and Europe while output in the United States grows steadily. A. fell B. had fallen C. were falling D. have been falling
24. -Sharon, many experts believe that the two pictures are roughly ____.
-I don't quite agree, The painting styles may look very similar but their painters were bom in quite different dynasties. A. conventional B. contradictory C. contemporary D. conservative
25. %until I knew much about the Nanjing Massacre\the foreigner says, \Day.\
A. had I understood B. did I understand C. I have understood D. I understood
26. The man's innocence was disbelieved untilevidence came to light ______he was trapped by a group who had committed the murder. A. that B. which C. when D. where
27.-How long do you expect it _______ before the African can keep the disease under control? -As soon as possible.
A. is B. has been C. will be D. will have been
28. The three travelers finally reached the home of Bertha's mother
around dusk,______ 65 miles in less than 12 hours.
A . covering B. having covered C. to cover D. to have covered
29. -I would be greatly thankful to Jason Coates who rescued my life after I fell through the ice.
-That's it. You _______ Christina, your wife but that Jason pulled you from the canal.
A. will never meet B. would never meet C. would never have met D. will never have met 30. Many climate experts warn that, like a sleep-walker, we seem unable to _____the potential
disasters that the global warming might bring about.
A. stand up to B. wake up to C. live up to D. look up to
31. You can't expect John and Jane will have different opinions. When one of them makes any proposal, the other will readily ______. A. compromise B. consent C. conflict D. consult
32. While visiting Europe, I was lucky to have the great _______of praying in a historic church that dates back to the early 12th century.
A.. favour B. motivation C. equality D. privilege
33. Many local citizens wrote to the mayor, complaining that the
police were always failing to take adequate measures to ______ the growth in crime.
A. decline B. quit C. reject D. check
34. French writer Patrick Modiano, 69, devoted himself _____to his writing, and won the 2017-2018 Nobel Prize for Literature. A. entirely B. extremely C. gradually D. generally
35. -How far is it from the mountain top, Dad? I am really tired out.
-________, dear! We are reaching it.
A. That's all right B. My goodness C. Come on D. No wonder
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、 B、 C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a recent airing of \boy who was the victim of the holocaust(大屠杀).He'd been 36 in a work camp for several years and somehow had managed to survive the 37 0fhis imprisonment.
The story was of a boy - now in his sixties - and his quest to find an American soldier who had 38 a kindness to him by 39 some food. It might seem 40-,but to this child, who had seen nothing but 41 and inhumanity for__42 he could remember, it was a 43
that marked a turning point in his life, for he had lost hope .When he was liberated by the American forces, he was dying. He， 44 needed food. As he was staggering along the road ,a young soldier 45 down from his tank and gave him some of his supplies. 46 this one act of generosity, a kind American had aroused the 47 again that there really was some good in the world. And the boy never 48 it. The boy later went to America, raised a family , became successful and worked hard to repay the 49 he had received with his own.
Actually there were so many similar acts of generosity that it would be almost impossible to know 50 who the soldier was. We all have a choice: to create more light in the world. As Confucius 51 0ver 2500 years ago, \is better to light one small candle than to. 52 the darkness.\
As the story above so nicely 53 .small gestures can often generate huge 54 .If we're constantly 55 and doing kind acts, we will no doubt bring more joy into the world around us as well as into our own world!
36.A.stationed B .placed C. distributed D. treated 37.A. horror B. embarrassment C .relief D. annoyance 38.A.held on B. agreed on C.focused on D.passed on 39.A.guaranteeing B. offering C.presenting D. contributing
40.A.unbelievable B. troublesome C.insignificant D.
