二、完形填空(每题1分,共8分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
The Picture of Peace
When Mike was seven, he knew his dream was to be a photographer. He kept working on it for years. Recently, he was trying to take a picture of a sunset(日落) to enter the school 13 competition.
“Mom, it has been cloudy these days. I don't think I can get this picture!” Mike complained.
“Why not use one of your photos on the computer?” suggested Mom.
“I can't—the rules say the photos have to be taken with a traditional camera. We hand in a roll of film, it gets developed(冲洗胶卷), and we 14 one photo for the competition.”
“Why is a sunset so important?” Mom asked.
“The 15 of the competition is peace,” Mike explained, “and I feel most peaceful seeing a sunset.”
Zach, his six-year-old brother, came out of the bedroom. “Hey, you want to take a picture of me? Look!” He put both arms over his head.
“Not right now,” said Mike, laughing.
That very afternoon, Mike felt excited when he saw clear skies. He carefully lined up his shot(镜头) and waited 16 till the sun reached the ground.
“That's it! Perfect!” he shouted cheerfully.
The next morning, Mike noticed he could take one more picture to complete the roll of film, so he walked into Zach's room. Zach was 17 quietly with a teddy bear under his arm. Mike didn't wake Zach up, and carefully took a picture of him.
A week later, Mike got the photos. The sunset picture was the one he was most 18 to see. There it was! It was as nearly perfect as Mike had expected.
Then, he looked through the other photos. Suddenly, he stopped. His eyebrows(眉毛) rose as he 19 the photo of Zach. He looked back at the photo of the sunset, which seemed less perfect now. He 20 the two choices. Finally, he decided to hand in the photo of Zach for the competition.
13.A.violin B.tennis C.photo D.chess
14.A.choose B.collect C.describe D.design
15.A.prize B.topic C.result D.purpose
16.A.politely B.bravely C.hopefully D.secretly
17.A.playing B.reading C.writing D.sleeping
18.A.afraid B.eager C.surprised D.confused
19.A.studied B.shared C.copied D.fixed
20.A.changed B.offered C.accepted D.weighed
答案解析：
13. 根据前文“he knew his dream was to be a photographer”和“trying to take a picture of a sunset”可知，Mike想成为一名摄影师，并且正在拍摄日落照片，因此他要参加的是学校的摄影比赛，所以选C。
14. 根据前文“We hand in a roll of film, it gets developed”的描述，可知比赛流程是交上冲洗好的胶卷，然后从中“选择”一张最好的照片参赛，所以选A。
15. 根据后文“Mike explained, ‘and I feel most peaceful seeing a sunset.’”可知，Mike向妈妈解释日落的重要性，是因为比赛的“主题”是和平，所以选B。
16. 根据前文“Mike felt excited when he saw clear skies”和后文“till the sun reached the ground”可知，Mike在晴朗的天气里满怀希望地等待太阳落下的那一刻，所以选C。
17. 根据后文“Mike didn't wake Zach up, and carefully took a picture of him”可知，Mike没有叫醒他的弟弟，而是悄悄地拍下了他的照片，由此推断Zach当时正在安静地睡觉，所以选D。
18. 根据前文“The sunset picture was the one he was most...to see”和后文“It was as nearly perfect as Mike had expected”可知，Mike对自己精心拍摄的日落照片充满期待，最“渴望”看到它，所以选B。
19. 根据后文“His eyebrows rose”这一细节描写，可知Mike在看到弟弟的照片时，表情发生了变化，这表明他正在“仔细审视、研究”这张照片，所以选A。
20. 根据前文“He looked back at the photo of the sunset, which seemed less perfect now”和后文“Finally, he decided to hand in the photo of Zach”可知，Mike在两张照片之间犹豫不决，经过一番“权衡”后，最终做出了决定，所以选D。
