完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分, 满分30分)

Last year, I was speaking at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the   36    of a survey showing that only a small percentage of wealthy men believed their wives spent too much.

“What?”   37    one participant, “Those guys have to be lying.”

There is no reliable   38    of who spends more among the rich: men or women. Both will say the other is the   39    spender.

A recent survey by Wilmington Trust, Campden Research and Relative Solutions proves the   40   . The companies polled 40 women (I know, that is more like a show of hands than “survey”), each with a net worth of $25 million or more.

About half the respondents(受调查者) inherited(继承) their   41   , a quarter   42    it from their husbands and the other quarter earned it   43   . That is roughly in line with other surveys of   44    women and the source of their money. One interesting note: among the self-made women, 90% got their money from owning a business, rather than   45    a salary.

As for   46   , almost all the women (90%) described their spending habits as “below their means.” The report on the survey said that is possibly   47    they do not view their extreme wealth as defining their success.

“Women tend not to spend as much as   48    and splash(泼洒得使到处是) their names all over the place,” said one woman in the survey, describing her spending as conservative and her lifestyle as “below the radar.”

Many women also worried about wealth having   49    effects on their children and didn’t want to spend lavishly(挥霍) to   50   a bad example.

At the same time, 70% of the women said they “buy nice things when   51   .” And 93.5% of the women said they were responsible for making   52   on major purchases, which   53   that they do a lot of the big spending.

Of course, for truly major purchases a house in Aspen, Colo., a Gulfstream, a Feadship the couple probably makes the decision   54   .

But what about other   55   ? Do you think men or women do most of the high-end spending?

36. A. directions                B. reasons                    C. times                       D. consequences

37. A. cried                       B. sighed                     C. shouted                   D. laughed

38. A. data                        B. measure                   C. division                   D. news

39. A. better                             B. bigger                     C. smaller                    D. worse

40. A. affairs                     B. message                   C. point                       D. report

41. A. spirit                       B. money                     C. habit                       D. cost

42.   A. bought                    B. robbed                    C. got                          D. earned

43. A. itself                       B. herself                     C. ourselves                 D. themselves

44. A. wealthy                   B. poor                        C. ordinary                   D. honest

45. A. making                   B. earning                    C. taking                     D. spending

46. A. buying                    B. wasting                   C. spending                  D. saving

47. A. when                             B. if                            C. whether                   D. because

48. A. women                    B. youth                             C. adults                      D. men

49. A. serious                    B. good                       C. bad                         D. various

50. A. send                        B. set                          C. do                           D. give

51. A. necessary                 B. possible                   C. pleased                    D. anxious

52. A. plans                       B. decisions                 C. appointments           D. suggestions

53. A. notices                    B. stresses                    C. implies                    D. intends

54. A. away                       B. together                   C. as well                    D. out

55. A. purchases                B. effects                     C. differences               D. examples

LONDON (Reuters) ---Organic fruit, carried right to the doorstep. That is what Gabriel Gold prefers , and he is willing to pay for it. If this is not possible, the 26-year-old computer technician will spend the extra money at the supermarket to buy organic food.

“Organic produce is always better,” Mr. Gold said. “The food is free of pesticides(杀虫剂), and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms. And more often than not it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty.” Mr. Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are depending on more like him as they grow their organic food business. But how many shoppers really know what they are getting, and why are they willing to pay a higher price for organic produce? Market research shows that Mr. Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences---but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete. For example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic produce. And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet the growing need. “The demand for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market.” Said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.

1. More and more people in Britain are buying organic food because____________.

A. they are getting richer                 B. they can get the food anywhere

C. they consider the food free of pollution    D. they like home-grown fruit

2. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Those who buy organic food have a complete knowledge of organic food.

B. Some of the organic food is produced outside Britain.

C. Organic produce is not seasonal and tastes more tasty.

D. Organic products are those which are free of pesticides.

3. The underlined words “organic trend” means____________.

A. higher prices of organic food    B. better quality of organic food

C. rising market for organic food   D. growing interest in organic food

4. The news story is mainly about____________.

A. that more and more people prefer organic food in Britain

B. the production of organic food in Britain

C. the complete knowledge of organic food in Britain

D. good qualities of organic food in Britain

二、完形填空

       When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles  36  he learns an important lesson: there is no “I” in “team”.

       There is  37  better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all  38  on three different teams. Yet, none of them had any titles to show for it.  39  last season, they  40  to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together. Garnett and Allen joined Pierce on the Celtics and  41  the NBA in the process.

       It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the most intense athletes in the world. They treat every second of every practice like it is the NBA  42 . If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. So, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their full effort too.

       Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He  43  shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and  44  on defense. His  45  showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that  46 .

       When the Celtics  47  and the game was almost over, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench.  48 , they stood and cheered and  49  for their teammates. They wanted to support their friends and  50 .

       Now, the guys who don’t play know they can still  51  the game by cheering so they scream and cheer when Garnet, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have developed a strong  52 . They are more than just teammates. They are  53 .

       The result: the Boston Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and are considered the favorites to  54  the Eastern Conference championship again this year.

       There is a saying that  55 , “A successful team beats with one heart.” If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.

36. A. that                B. when                C. where               D. which

37. A. not                    B. no                    C. never                D. seldom

38. A. super stars          B. film stars       C. football stars     D. known persons

39.   A. Yet                  B. Though         C. Then             D. Finally

40.   A. meant              B. planned          C. decided         D. intended

41.   A. created             B. changed            C. maintained        D. altered

42.   A. championship    B. test               C. practice         D. drill

43.   A. would              B. used to             C. could                   D. need

44.   A. focused            B. looked              C. depended       D. relied

45.   A. selfishness        B. selflessness    C. heroism            D. male chauvinist

46.   A. happened       B. took                 C. came             D . mattered

47.   A. were winning    B. were failing    C. were going       D. were rising

48.   A. However       B. But                  C. Though         D. Instead

49.   A. shouted         B. laughed            C. screamed       D. neighed

50.   A. teammates       B. relatives            C. families         D. audience

51.   A. effort                      B. afford              C. effect                   D. affect

52.   A. teamship        B. connection        C. friendship       D.relationship

53.   A. friends             B. brothers         C. comrades       D. teammates

54.   A. beat                 B. defeat               C. knock               D. hit

55.   A. writes              B. goes                 C. speaks              D. talks

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