When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very   36   . When Doctor Gibbs wasn’t   37   lives, he was planting trees. His house was   38   on ten acres of land, and his life’s  39   was to turn this land into a forest. The good doctor had some  40   theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: “No pain, no gain”. He never watered his new trees, a(n)  41   which is contrary to   42    wisdom.

Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants   43    them because it made them grow weaker. He said you have to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest    44   . He talked about how watering trees made them develop   45  

roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots   46    moisture

(水分). So Doctor Gibbs would plant an oak(橡树) and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s   47   .

Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him   48    some 25 years ago. They were tall and    49   .

I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of coddling(溺爱) these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches     50   .

Adversity (逆境) seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb’s trees in ways comfort and ease  51   

could.

Every night before I got to bed, I   52   my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to   53   my prayer. I know my children are going to    54   hardships. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be    55   .                       

36. A. cruel                     B. mean                     C. kind                       D. grateful

37. A. living                     B. saving             C. wasting           D. helping

38. A. depended               B. sat              C. located             D. existed

39. A. work                     B. goal                       C. value                  D. belief

40. A. interesting              B. complicated     C. funny                     D. abnormal

41. A. rule                       B. attitude            C. trend                  D. principle

42. A. current               B. conventional         C. original            D. reasonable

43. A. spoiled                B. restored                C. strengthened     D. discouraged

44. A. support               B. survive                 C. insist                      D. continue

45. A. shallow               B. strong           C. slim                        D. deep

46. A. in need of              B. in spite of               C. in view of               D. in search of

47. A. attention                B. interest            C. injury                      D. improvement

48. A. grow                     B. plant                      C. bring                      D. destroy

49. A. weak                     B. colorful           C. beautiful                  D. strong

50. A. waved                B. danced                 C. swung                D. trembled

51. A. never                     B. always            C. sometimes               D. almost

52. A. look through              B. care for               C. watch out               D. check on

53. A. improve                     B. correct                 C. stop                        D. change

54. A. experience             B. challenge                C. beat                        D. reach

55. A. put out           B. held up            C. taken over               D. torn apart

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Particles from car exhausts generate more persistent clouds but less rain, new research suggests. Furthermore, putting more of these particles into the atmosphere reduces the low-level winds, which could reduce the amount of wind power available in very polluted regions. The dry but populated regions may therefore suffer a triple blow as a result of vehicle pollution：less water, less hydropower and less wind energy.
Scientists studied the effects of aerosol（浮质）pollution from cars and industry. They correlated satellite data on wind speeds and the amount of aerosol particles in the atmosphere above the South Coast Basin in California and above China. Results showed that higher concentrations of aerosols were closely associated with slower ground winds. Scientists then used computer models to support the idea that there was a cause and effect relationship behind this correlation.
Particles floating in the atmosphere block energy from the Sun, preventing it from warming the surface of the Earth. Cooler surface temperatures during the day means the low—level and slow moving air does not rise up and mix with the faster winds at higher altitudes. Slower winds also induce less evaporation from oceans, rivers and lakes. And finally, once clouds have formed, they store less moisture in the form of rain. This is because raindrops form around small particles— dust, for instance, or pollution. With more particles in the atmosphere, it takes longer for enough water to condense（凝结）onto a particle to form a raindrop. And if the cloud of fine droplets（小滴）moves to a drier area before its would-be rain can rail, the moisture evaporates once more and the cloud disappears.
Scientists note their new work does not contradict previous findings that suggest global warming might lead to more tropical storms, because there is far less particulate（微粒的）pollution over the oceans.
60. The first paragraph mainly talks about        .
A. the results of vehicle pollution
B. an introduction to particles from car exhausts
C. less wind energy in polluted regions
D. less water caused by vehicle pollution
61. From this passage we can learn that        .
A. scientists supported their idea by using material models
B. the new study is contrary to the previous findings
C. if there are more particles in the atmosphere, there will be more raindrops
D. there is a cause and effect relationship between wind speeds and particle pollution
62. The underlined word “induce” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean       _ .
A. reduce         B. persuade           C. cause             D. produce
63. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Pollution and Global Warming          B. Car, Wind and Rain
C. Industry Pollution                    D. How Rain Forms

What parents say and do in daily life usually have a(n) _________ influence on their child.

1. A.
   practical
2. B.
   avoidable
3. C.
   beneficial
4. D.
   permanent

第二节：完形填空(共20小题, 每小题 1分, 满分20分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16—35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Nancy had got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very   16    . She got up very early and arrived at the   17  at twenty to eight. She   18   the door open and found nobody there. “I am the   19   to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 20  a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She   21   the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh，how lovely!” Nancy  22   joyfully. She then looked round for a   23   to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the   24   first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very   25   and Nancy did everything with great interest and   26   . For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she  27   herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a (n) __28 _bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it   29   and this time she began to think of ways to find out the   30   On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to   31   a plan to the general manager’s office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary’s desk waiting for his   32   . She happened to see on the desk a big note book   33 “Records of manager’s meetings”, and glanced at the   34   pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries   35  , the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary’s desk.”
Later, she was told that their manager was a business management psychologist.
16. A. depressed        B. encouraged     C. excited           D. surprised
17. A. office             B. workshop          C. classroom         D. bookshop
18. A. forced                  B. pushed              C. turned               D. knocked
19. A. last                B. second                     C. third                 D. first
20. A. uncover                 B. smell                C. find                  D. pick
21. A. packed up       B. threw away        C. stared at            D. took up
22. A. cried                  B. laughed             C. wept             D. replied
23. A. jar                            B. box                   C. bottle                  D. vase
24. A. happy                 B. very                 C. funny            D. quite
25. A. slowly                B. normally       C. quickly         D. hardly
26. A. wisdom             B. bravery            C. sadness          D. enthusiasm
27. A. buried                B. dressed              C. devoted             D. seated
28. A. old                     B. red                   C. blue              D. new
29. A. special                B. angry                C. strange              D. difficult
30. A. sender                B. receiver             C. manager            D. waiter
31. A. send for                     B. hand out            C. try out              D. hand in
32. A. orders                B. instructions        C. gifts                  D. receipts
33. A. marked               B. written             C. printed                 D. signed
34. A. closed                B. damaged           C. pinned                 D. half-opened
35. A. at home                     B. on time             C. in high spirits    D. in low spirits

Nancy had just got a job as a secretary in a company. Monday was the first day she went to work, so she was very    36   and arrived early.
She    37   the door open and found nobody there. “I am the    38  to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to find a bunch of   39 on it. They were fresh. She   40  them and they were sweet. She looked around for a    41   to put them in. “ Somebody has sent me flowers the very first day!” she thought   42   . “ But who could it be?” she began to     43   .
The day passed quickly and Nancy did everything with    44    interest. For the following days of the    45   , the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the followers and then    46   her work.
Then came another Monday.    47  she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(n)    48   bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase,   49  the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy began to think of ways to find out the     50   .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to hand in a plan to the    51    . She waited for his directives(命令)at his secretary’s    52   . She happened to see on the desk a half-opened notebook, which    53   : “ In order to keep the secretaries    54  , the company has decided that every     55    a bunch of fresh flowers should be put on each secretary’s desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist（心理学家）.