第二节  完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
　 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
  Daniel Brown was just five years old when he climbed into the family car and let it roll away down the road. He was only three when he flooded the kitchen. 
  His mother, Angela Brown, is in 36____ .She is very busy looking after her new baby, a little girl 37____  Laura, as well as Daniel. She told us, “Daniel is so full of 38____ ”At that moment, we hear a huge crash and then silence. We go up stairs and 39____ Daniel crawling（爬）out of a wardrobe (衣橱) he has pulled over onto the floor, with a book in his hand.“It’s for you Mum, ” he said and 40 ____ at his mum and smiled. Seven-year-old Daniel has a  41____face. He has golden hair, big brown eyes, and a friendly smile. I have to 42 ____that Daniel doesn’t look like a naughty boy. 
  Angela told me all about it. “ 43____ I found him as he was about to put Jasper in the washing machine. ”Jasper, she 44____ , is the Browns’ dog. “When I asked him why, he said that he thought Jasper was dirty! It’s 45 ____how one little boy can cause so much trouble. Another time he 46____ all the hair of the little girl next door. She was going to attend her sister’s wedding and the 47 ____haven’t spoken to us since. ”
  Angela told me about Daniel’s most  48 ____crime. “I was about to do the washing up 49____ the baby started crying. Daniel decided to 50____and filled the kitchen sink with water. When I came in, the water was already 51 ____the kitchen and was about to flood the hall. The carpet was ruined and had to be 52 ____.I hope things will get better as he gets 53____ ”
Amazingly, Daniel is quite 54 ____ behaved in school. This may be because he is rarely bored.  55 ____he continues to be the naughtiest little boy in England. Will his sister Laura grow up to be the naughtiest little girl?

36. A. despair       B. surprise      C.. anger       D.danger
37. A. hurt        . B. called        C.favored       D. repaid
38. A. regret        B. imagination   C. honesty      D.curiosity
39. A. hear         B. prevent       C. find         D.leave
40. A. looked up     B. turned out    C. gave in       D.got through
41. A. ugly         B.serious        C. mysterious   D.lovely
42. A. reform       B.admit         C.sense        D.rest
43. A. Even if       B. In no time     C. Once       D.Although
44. A. cured        B. discovered     C. damaged    D. explained
45.A. fearful       B. amazing       C.favorable     D. common
46.A. dried up      B. came down    C.cut off        D.fell off
47.A. sons         B. neighbors     C. assistants     D.teachers
48.A.exciting       B. boring       C. satisfied      D. expensive
49.A. as if          B. when        C.. before       D.because
50.A.help          B. disturb       C. save         D.puzzle
51.A. boiling       B. sweeping     C. flooding      D. nearing
52.A. blamed       B.replaced      C. burned       D. controlled
53.A. older         B.smarter       C. healthier     D.lighter
54.A. hardly        B.madly        C.well         D. badly
55.A. Instead       B. Furthermore   C.Though      D.Meanwhile
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