完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,共20分)

    阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36   from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37   it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch   38   on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaton,   39   will pay any more attention to your scar  40  you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother others,  41   .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42  high — glad he was alive.

  43   , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people   44   like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  45  .

But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  46   , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  47  .

One of my friends in college was very  48   . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  49  for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time  50  about other people’s comfort and welfare.  51  , people ignored his looks. w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mWhat people  52  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t  53   him an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on   54   you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  55  .

36.A.cured             B.recovered          C.improved              D.returned

37.A.because          B.though     C.until            D.before

38.A.cut             B.wound   C.injure        D.scar

39.A.none       B.anyone    C.everyone              D.no one

40.A.as          B.like        C.than            D.when

41.A.yet     B.still     C.too     D.either

42.A.put         B.held         C.taken        D.hung

43.A.After all           B.In conclusion           C.In fact             D.Above all

44.A.will     B.would         C.can     D.may

45.A.house            B.telephone       C.job            D.car

46.A.clothes           B.hairstyle          C.figure          D.salary

47.A.means         B.standards       C.comments    D.rules

48.A.smart           B.optimistic       C.rude            D.ugly

49.A.manners           B.expressions   C.looks          D.actions

50.A.inquiring    B.asking         C.knowing     D.caring

51.A.Completely     B.Gradually        C.Obviously        D.Suddenly

52.A.wanted          B.understood      C.brought      D.saw

53.A.regard        B.look    C.consider     D.treat

54.A.what  B.that   C.which          D.how

55.A.kindness    B.concern      C.beauty        D.perfection

It is a typical case. A young professional has just moved to a new city. She is very active in her new job but wishes to meet people socially outside of work. How does she do this?

  Signing up for a night class is always a good starting point. Not only is it an ideal way to meet like-minded people,it can also be a great new learning experience. Pubs and clubs can be a good meeting place but can be a bit hard if you are on your own.

  Join a gym

  GL-14 health club in Manchester city centre is a gym which also has lots of member activities outside the gym from charity fashion shows to dinner dances giving members a chance to socialize away from the treadmill(繁忙的工作). Or if you want a gym with a difference,try a“Green Gym”for people who want to exercise but wish to be outdoors and doing something that will benefit the environment at the same time. The“work out”could involve such activities as practical conservation or gardening work. It’s a great way to get people’s heart and muscle working. And many agree that meeting other people and having a matter and a laugh is a big attraction of the scheme.

  Reading groups

  In the Reading Groups,Jenny Hartley suggested that there may be as many as 50,000 people in reading groups in the UK. They range from informal groups of friends or colleagues who meet in someone’s home or at the local pub,to discuss a book. If you want something a bit more structured,lots of libraries have reading groups and could have a broader group of members.

  Statistics

  The BBC recently conducted a survey called Going solo:single life in the 21st century. You can look at the overall results or search by area. It found that:

  *69% of people thought that the gym was a good place to meet new

  *Pubs or clubs were considered to be good meeting places by 58% of people in the UK

  *68% thought that work was a good place to meet people

  *72% thought that internet chat was not an ideal way to meet people

(   )56.“Green Gym”in Paragraph 3 refers to an activity in which you can________.

A.have night classes with like-minded people

B.do something good for the environment on your own

C.discuss a book with other members at a pub

D.benefit the environment while doing outdoor exercise

(   )57.Which of the following is a Green Gym activity?

A.Gardening work.         B.Chatting on the Internet.

C.A charity fashion show.    D.A dinner dance away from the treadmill.

(   )58.What’s the most popular place to meet new people outside of work?

A.Pubs or clubs.  B.The Internet.  C.The working place. D.The gym.

No matter how long your life, you will, at best, be able to read only a few books of all that have been written, and the few you do read should include the best. You can rejoice in the fact that the number of such is relatively small.

       ________________ Yet there is a surprising uniformity in the lists which represent the best choices of any period. In every age, the list makers include both ancient and modern books in their selections, and they always wonder whether the moderns are up to the great books of the past.

       What are the signs by which we may recognize a great book? The four I will mention may not be all they are, but they are the ones I’ve found most useful in explaining my choices over the years.

       Great books are probably the most widely read. They are not best sellers for a year or two. They are enduring best sellers. GONE WITH THE WIND has had relatively few readers compared to the plays of Shakespeare or DON QUIXOTE. It would be reasonable to estimate that Homer’s Iliad(伊丽亚特)has been read by at least 25,000,000 people in the last 3000 years.

       Great books are popular, not pedantic. They are not written by specialists about specialties for specialists. Whether they are philosophy or science, or history or poetry, they treat of human, not academic problems. They are written for men, not professors. To read a textbook for advanced students, you have to read an elementary textbook first. But the great books can be considered elementary in the sense that they treat the elements of any subject matter. They are not related to one another as a series of textbooks, graded in difficulty or in the technicality of the problems with which they deal.

       Great books are always contemporary, the most readable and instructive.

       Great books deal with the persistently unsolved problems of human life. There are genuine mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking. Inquiry not only begins with wonder, but usually ends with it also. Great minds acknowledge mysteries honestly. Wisdom is fortified, not destroyed, by understanding its limitations.

54.Which of the following can be put in the blank in the second paragraph?

       A.Great books deal with the persistently unsolved problems of human life.

       B.It is to be expected that the selections will change with the times.

       C.The listing of the best books is as old as reading and writing.

       D.The fundamental human problems remain the same in all ages.

55.According to the author, Gone With The Wind is ________.

       A.a best seller                                           B.disgusted by readers who like Shakespeare

       C.read more often than Don Quixote          

       D.a great book

56.In the passage “pedantic” means ________.

       A.showing the feelings, esp, those of kindness, which people are supposed to have

       B.serving as practical examples

       C.being elementary

       D.paying too much attention to details in books

57.The best title for this passage is ________.

       A.Great Books in Your Life   B.Great Books in Your Speciality

       C.How to Find a Great Book?       D.What Is a Great Book?

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