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, 掌握其大意, 然后从36~55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race.   36   look very strong and fast.37   one runner speeds ahead and wins the race.The other  38    .
Some athletes can reach great    39   such as winning an Olympic gold medal. Others never live up to their   40  . What kind of preparation before a race or before other kinds of events makes the    41   ?
Everyone knows that athletes try to    42   their bodies. But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as   43 . Careful study indicates that the best athletes win  __44  because they think they can win.
Positive thoughts seem to provide the edge for   45   in sports. People who say “I know I can do this” to themselves over and over   46    find that they have the advantage to win.On the other hand, people who think“I can,t win”often __47.
One procedure that helps many athletes is creating    48  in their mind. They are told to think of each jump they must make to   49  . Some use pictures that are more fanciful. One skater liked to think about a star bursting inside her,    50    her with energy. Another athlete who wanted to feel   51   pictured himself as a bird floating in the air.
Next time you want to do something well, try training your    52    to help you. Perhaps a teacher or other instructors can   53   you plan your training. If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see improvements in   54   you really can do. Positive thinking and pictures ___55   in your mind can help you win!
36. A. Neither              B. All                           C. Each                        D. Both
37. A. But                    B. So                      C. Or                       D. And
38. A. falls down    B. leaves behind     C. leaves alone              D. falls behind
39. A. prizes      B. goals          C. medals        D. places
40. A. promise          B. name             C. level          D. ability
41. A. progress              B. mistake                C. achievement         D. difference
42. A. determine    B. expand                     C. strengthen         D. extend
43. A. possible     B. interesting         C. difficult            D. important
44. A. partly          B. entirely                    C. completely        D. mostly
45. A. failure         B. luck                         C. success                     D. competition
46. A. often           B. never                C. hardly               D. rarely
47. A. fail         B. succeed              C. understand         D. expect
48. A. ideas           B. thoughts                   C. wonders                   D. pictures
49. A. fail                     B. run                          C. win                          D. go
50. A. giving         B. helping                    C. taking           D. tiring
51. A. encouraged  B. calm                        C. excited                     D. anxious
52. A. mind                  B. body                     C. brain                 D. imagination
53. A. help                   B. advise               C. allow                D. persuade
54. A. which          B. that                     C. what                        D. how
55. A. made                  B. hung                        C. discovered         D. created

Megan's Library of Love book drive began in 2006, in memory of a student who passed away. The_ 21__ to send books to a school _22 _was created by Megan's classmates at Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle School as a tribute(悼念)to her.
The project formed out of the desire to23 _Megan, to help our community heal, and to make a _24__ in the life of others. Students have many   25_ of Megan, but the most vivid was her love for her family and the diligent 26__ she gave to her classmates. They combined this with her _27_ for learning and reading to create the Library of Love. This project honors Megan's special qualities. In the _28__of one of her classmates, Megan was, “A good daughter, a good student, a good friend. ”We are all blessed to have been a _29_ of Megan's life.
Every February, on Megan's birthday, fifth graders at Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle School _30 _donations of newly purchased books and send them to a school in need. The “Love books” are truly a __31__ of love meant to _32_ reading and learning. Students earn the money for postage by writing letters to local _33 _.The fifth graders also have the _34_ of labeling every book with a Library of Love sticker(标签),  _35_ the books into categories(类别), and _36_ all the books for shipping.
In the two years since the Library of Love _37 _began, students have collected over 5000 newly purchased books to send to schools in need. In 2006, 3419 books were sent to St. Bernard's Parish to help _38  their school library after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the community. In 2007, 1613 books were sent to White Mountain School in Alaska, who _39 _their high school in a fire. Students look forward to sending the gift of _40 _to other schools in the future.

【小题1】
A.moveB.thoughtC.ideaD.offer
【小题2】
A.in needB.in troubleC.in difficultyD.in pain
【小题3】
A.helpB.honorC.keepD.save
【小题4】
A.contributionB.markC.differenceD.start
【小题5】
A.imagesB.picturesC.storiesD.memories
【小题6】
A.effortB.adviceC.helpD.example
【小题7】
A.interestB.passionC.preferenceD.determination
【小题8】
A.caseB.ideasC.wordsD.look
【小题9】
A.companyB.witness C.partD.friend
【小题10】
A.getB.countC.seekD.collect
【小题11】
A.measure B.forceC.giftD.mark
【小题12】
A.pushB.rewardC.inspireD.connect
【小题13】
A.familiesB.communities C.factoriesD.businesses
【小题14】
A.chanceB.responsibilityC.pleasureD.work
【小题15】
A.dividingB.placingC.sortingD.passing
【小题16】
A.cleaningB.checkingC.packingD.examining
【小题17】
A.planB.organizationC.campaignD.project
【小题18】
A.repairB.rebuildC.removeD.restart
【小题19】
A.lostB.ruinedC.closedD.escaped
【小题20】
A.comfortingB.readingC.encouragingD.writing

Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp(营地). There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, “Mom, what’s for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can’t find any clean socks.” In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job----taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don’t cook, they don’t clean, they don’t look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp.
【小题1】 From this passage we can see      in the United States.

A.women want to work outside the home
B.working wives do most of the housework
C.husbands do as much housework as their wives
D.women do not like to stay at home with their families
【小题2】At Mother’s Camp, women can’t         .
A.watch TVB.read newspapers
C.swim in the lakeD.bring their husbands and children
【小题3】Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because        .
A. they don’t like their husbands and children
B. they have to work full-time
C. they are too busy to relax themselves
D. they want a new life
【小题4】        is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.
A.HouseworkB. Working outside the home
C.When to take a vacationD. Looking after their children
【小题5】What’s the best title for this passage?
A.Busy Working MothersB.Welcome to Mother’s Camp
C.Mothers Relax Away from Home D.Mothers in the US

When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes, But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.
“She only likes apples.”               “Only she likes apples.”
“I have seen the film already.”           “I have already seen the film.”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit(精神实质) of the language and use it as the English speaker does.

  1. 1.

    From the passage we know that _______when we are learning English.

    1. A.
      we shouldn’t put every word into our own language
    2. B.
      we should look up every word in the dictionary
    3. C.
      we need to put every word into our own language
    4. D.
      we must read word by word
  2. 2.

    The writer thinks it is _______ in learning English.

    1. A.
      difficult to understand different sounds
    2. B.
      necessary to remember the word order
    3. C.
      important to master the rules in different ways
    4. D.
      easy to master the rules for word order
  3. 3.

    We can learn from the passage that ________.

    1. A.
      the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words
    2. B.
      The order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence
    3. C.
      sometimes different order of words has a different meaning
    4. D.
      if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different
  4. 4.

    “She only likes apples.” ________.

    1. A.
      is the same as “Only she likes apples.”
    2. B.
      is different from “Only she likes apples.”
    3. C.
      means “She likes fruit except apples.”
    4. D.
      means “She doesn’t like apples.”

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