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　　DC Hilton was one of the first American to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night. 42 years ago be bought a small __1___on US highway 69, in Oklahoma. His___2___customers were truck drivers and___3___salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheese-burgers when they stopped to___4___their journey.

　　It was they who first tried to____5____Hilton to remain open all night. He thought about it for a while, and then suddenly made up his___6____. He took the door key and threw it across the road. He hasn't closed the door____7___.

　　Over the years his simple cafe expanded into a 24-hour roadside ____8___,with a 100-seat restaurant, a petrol station, a mini shopping market, a car ___9___for mobile homes and all-night selfhelp laundry（洗衣店）.

　　Hilton was a ___10__in a 24-hour working trend which has now ___11___ around the world. Today not only restaurants but also hanks, supermarkets, mail-order ___12___and many other businesses are___13___to be open all night. But is this really a good thing?

　　A lot of ____14____has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working and there is growing ___15____about the long term dangers of society that doesn't sleep.

　　Americans are said to be___16___20％ less than they did 100 years ago, and 55％ claim to __17___at least occasionally from overtiredness. ___18____of the worst man-made accidents happened in the last few hours before ___19___, when even the most experienced night-worker has difficult____20____awake.　　

【2011·辽宁东北育才中学模拟】

完型填空（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very 　36　in using a dictionary, and 　37　it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no 　38　.
　　I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and 　39　read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as 　40　troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was 　41　these Latin words. We agreed together that he should 　42　me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement 　43　wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite 　44　with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week 　45　I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty 　46　, but once we were nearly caught out.
　　One afternoon, the headmaster 　47　my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this 　48　you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me 　49　you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this 　50　for some time to the fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to 　51　an occasion of praise into 　52　of fault-finding, finally 　53　him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow 　54　and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my 　55　.
　36. A. quick       B. slow   C. hard    D. good
　37. A. made       B. got     C. found        D. left
　38. A. trouble     B. difference   C. labor   D. worry
　39. A. might       B. would C. should D. could
　40. A. very  B. little    C. much  D. few
　41. A. for　　　　　       B. by　　　　　   C. in　　　　　   D. to
　42. A. change     B. take    C. forgive       D. tell
　43. A. worked　　　       B. tried    C. happened　       D. developed
　44. A. angry　　　　       B. satisfied      C. frightened   D. sad
　45. A. or so B. or else C. as usual      D. as far
　46. A. became    B. seemed       C. lay      D. appeared
　47. A. called       B. taught C. arranged     D. sent
　48. A. aim   B. goal    C. point   D. opinion
　49. A. why  B. how   C. which D. what
　50.A. excitement 　 B. way 　　　      C. meaning 　　   D. disappointment
　51. A. turn 　　　　 B. leave 　　　     C. grow　　　　  D. become
　52. A. none　　　　 B. one 　　　       C. either　　　      D. some
　53. A. ordered　　　 B. asked 　　       C. took　　　　    D. let
　54. A. surprise 　　  B. escape　　 C. hope　　　　   D. chance
　55. A. reading　　　 B. writing 　  C. translations　    D. essays

Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist had been ?????? 21 by a well-known magazine to write an article ?????? 22 the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article?????? 　23 , the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article ??? 24: 'Hundreds of steps ?????? 25 the high wall which surrounds the president's palace'. The editor at once sent the journalist ????? 26 instructing him to find out ?????? 27 the exact number of steps and the ?????? 28 of the wall. ?????

The journalist immediately set out to obtain these ?????? 29 facts, ?????? 30 he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting?????? 31 , for the magazine would ?????? 32 go to press. He sent the journalist two more faxes, but ?????? 33 no reply. He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that?????? 34 he did not reply soon he would be fired.?????? 35 the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had ?????? 36 been written. A week later, the editor ?????? 37 received a fax from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been ?????? 38 , but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been ?????? 39 to send a fax in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested ?????? 40 counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace. 　

21. A. ordered 　　　　　 B. hoped 　　　　　 C. instructed 　　　 D. suggested

22. A. for　　 　　　　　 B. on　　 　　　　　 C. of　　　 　　　　 D. to

23. A. arrived　 　　　　　 B. received　 　　　 C. reached 　　　　 D. got

24. A. read　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. said　 　　　　　　 C. went 　　　　　　 D. began

25. A. link to 　　　　　　 B. point to 　　　　 C. lead to 　　　　　 D. connect to

26. A. a letter 　　　　　　 B. an E-mail 　　　 C. a message 　　　 D. a fax

27. A. by all means B. by no means 　C. by any means D. by means of

28. A. position　 　　　　 B. surroundings C. height　 　　　　 D. condition

29. A. important　　　 B. unimportant 　　 C. interesting　　 D. unknown

30. A. so 　　　　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　　　　 C. otherwise 　　　 D. moreover

31.. A. impatient 　　　 B. sorry 　　　　　　 C. disappointed 　 D. sad

32. A. never 　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly　 　　　　 C. soon 　　　　　　 D. immediately

33. A. A. received　　　　 B. accepted 　　　 C. heard from 　　 D. made

34. A. although 　　　　 B. unless 　　　　　 C. because　 　　　　　　 D. if

35. A. But　 　　　　　　　 B. So　 　　　　　　　 C. When 　　　　　 D. If

36. A. originally 　　　　 B. badly 　　　　　　 C. roughly 　　　　 D. firstly

37. A. only 　　　　　　　 B. accidently 　　 C. at last 　　　　　 D. happily

38. A. arrested 　　　　　 B. fired 　　　　　　 C. refused 　　　　 D. beaten

39. A. managed 　　　　 B. succeeded 　　 C. tried　 　　　　　 D. allowed

40. A. while 　　　　　　　 B. for 　　　　　　　 C. because 　　　　 D. because of

The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I'd grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I 　36 a hand rest on my shoulder.I looked up to 　 37 my grandfather. “It isn't 　 38　 ，is it，Billy?” he said softly.

　 Gently 39 my hand in his, we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, 40　 a huge red rose-bush sat alone.

　 "What do you see here, Billy?" he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing 41 to say, and then answered,"I see something soft and 42 , grandpa."

　 He pulled me　 43 . “It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It's that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I 44 these roses when my first son was born. It was my 45 of saying 'thank you' to God. I 　46　 to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. "Never say good-bye, Billy. Never 　47 　to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the 48 when you first said hello to a friend."

A year later, my grandpa became very 　49 . Then all members of the

family were 50 back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my 51 , I took his hand as 52 as he had once taken mine.

"Hello, grandpa," I 53 　. His eyes slowly opened and said. "Hello, my friend." With a brief 54 　he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had　 　55 about never saying good-bye ---- about refusing to give in to sadness.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

36. A. felt　　　　 B. fixed　　　　 C. watched　　 D. heard

37. A. watch　　　 B. interview　　 C. see　　　　 D. discover

38. A. difficult　 B. hard　　　　 C. easy　　　 D. comfortable

39. A. making　　　 B. taking　　　 C. 1eading　　 D. carrying

40. A. where　　　 B. when　　　　 C. which　　　 D. while

41. A. what　　　　 B. how　　　　　 C. who　　　　 D. whether

42. A. red　　　　 B. tasty　　　　 C. funny　　　 D. beautiful

43. A. close　　　 B. hard　　　　 C. far　　　　 D. around

44. A. bought　　　 B. planted　　　 C. treated　　 D. discovered

45. A. approach　　 B. method　　　 C. way　　　　 D. solution

46. A. preferred　 B. wanted　　　 C. referred　 D. used

47. A. give up　　 B. give off　　 C. give in　　 D. give away

48. A. word　　　　 B. happiness　　 C. sight　　　 D. memory

49. A. ill　　　　 B. weak　　　　 C. old　　　　 D. serious

50. A. ordered　　 B. called　　　 C. delivered　 D. sent

51. A. pleasure　　 B. duty　　　　 C. turn　　　　 D. wish

52. A. happily　　　 B. sadly　　　 C. carefully　 D. gently

53. A. laughed　　　 B. shouted　　 C. added　　　 D. whispered

54. A. sign　　　　 B. sigh　　　　 C. smile　　　 D. wave

55. A. thought　　　 B. meant　　　 C. worried　　 D. cared