09届高考题库(完形填空题).doc

09届高考题库（完形填空题） 1 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后人36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep 36? ?．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her 37??with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she 38? ?other old folks like her．By talking with them，she 39? ?two things．Old people had abilities that were not 40? ?． But old people also had some 41 ??．She found a new purpose for herself then． Through the years，she 42? ?to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new 43? ?： Old people like herself．She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”， which was about 44? ?old ．She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being 45? ?． Anna Douglas uses her 46? ?ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands 47???problems begin．For example，one of her 48? ?said that his grandchildren 49???the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs Douglas 50? ?some ways for him to understand his grandchildren． “Its important to know 51? ?about your grandchildrens world，”says Mrs Douglas．“That means questioning and listening，and 52???is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them，”she continues．“Never try to 53? ?your grandchildren or other young people．Never 54? ?your opinion．Dont tell them what they should do． 55? ?，they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．” 36．A．free B．rich C．powerful D．busy 37．A．service B．money C．students D．books 38．A．observed B．met C．comforted D．answered 39．A．recognized B．followed C．enjoyed D．demanded 40．A．studied B．agreed C．gave D．used 41．A．mistakes B．problems C．questions D．characters 42．A．had