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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned   36  the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his   __37   was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She   38  to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out   39_ . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested   40  the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the   41 _. Yet he knew that if all else   42  there would be no other alternative.
So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more   43 . Open your hand and stretch your  44  out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “  45  Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll   46  my penny!”
The boy had had a coin in his hand   47  and was holding it   48 in his little fist(拳头). And he wasn’t   49  to open his hand and lose it. But  50  he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.
The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be  51  to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite  52   to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and   53  earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists   54  and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to   55  hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”

【小题8】

A．chance B．choice C．try D．force

76. I have no       about me now. Let’s go to a bank nearby for the big note .

 You’ve bought what you need. The grocery cashier asks, “Will that be paper or plastic? You reply “Plastic, please.”

This seems like a simple question and there are plenty of reasons we choose plastic: easier to carry, lighter than paper bags, possibly less damaging to the environment, less expensive to the shop owners, able to be used as trash bag, and so on. There are different opinions on plastic and paper. Now let’s follow the travels of 3 plastic bags. It begins at the grocery store with the customer’s choice.

Plastic Bag 1: As the waste engineer come by and pick up the trash, the first plastic bag falls out. It sits on a small street for a couple of hours until a car comes along and takes it down to the road. Then a gust of wind blows it across the road, then another car, then another gust of wind finally makes its way to the beach. Water fills the plastic bag and makes it look like a jellyfish. A seal(海豹) swims by, thinking it looks very interesting, and swallowed it. The plastic bag may stay in the seal’s stomach for months, maybe years. You see, our lovely animals have been living thousands of years in a world where everything can be eaten.

Plastic Bag 2: This bag does make its way to landfill(垃圾场). Before they have a chance to cover up the thousands of pounds of daily waste, a strong wind comes up and blows these plastic bags out of the landfill. Once the wind stops, workers will be sent to collect thousands of bags around. But they can’t possibly get them all. So our little bag continues his adventure getting caught in trees, eaten by birds or making its way to our lakes or rivers.

Plastic Bag 3: The last bag also blows away but is caught in a landfill where it sits for many years, as all the trash is wrapped in a big plastic bag, making natural degradation(降解) impossible. Although workers do much work to make sure water and air system won’t be polluted, some do. Guess what, plastic bags are made from petrol, a harmful waste material, which in one way or another makes its way to the environment.

Another problem with putting plastic bags in out trash is that our landfills for most cities may be filled in about 20 years. More importantly, since we are running out of land to build homes, you might have the pleasure of one day living on top of your plastic bags!

One of the best suggestions is not to use a bag at all or bring your own cloth bags. If you must, please choose paper bags, which, though not suggested, can be eaten by animals. And there are more opportunities recycle paper bags. It does take a little extra effort. But please have a thought about the little seal next time you say, “Plastic please.”   

1.According to the passage, what is NOT the reason for a customer to choose plastic bags?

A. He can use plastic bags to carry trash later.

B. He finds paper bags heavier than plastic bags.

C. He finds plastic bags more convenient to carry.

D. He can save money for plastic bags are cheaper.

2.The author describes the travel of Plastic Bag 1 to show ______.

A. seals like eating plastic bags around them.

B. seals really have a good stomach.

C. seals are potential victims of plastic bags.

D. seals are not able to differ plastic from food.

3.Wrapped in a big plastic bag, Plastic Bag3_____.

A. still does harm to the environment

B. can hardly be harmful to the environment

C. is much safer than Plastic Bag2

D. will end up being eaten by seals or some fish

4.What will the following part of this passage talk about?

A. Suggestions on reducing harm of plastic bags.

B. Disadvantages of using too many plastic bags.

C. Persuading people into using paper bags.

D. Other potential victims of plastic bags.

5.What is the overall tone of this passage?

A. Excited    B. Serious    C. Ironical   D. Casual

Now let’s look ourselves as a species in relation to ecosystem balance.Modern scientists believe that humankind, like other animals, evolved(进化) through millions of years of changes and adaptations to the environment and that our most direct evolutionary ancestor was probably an earlier species of the primate(monkey, ape) group. Despite this similarity with other creatures, however, the evolution of humankind differs from that of other species in one important and unique way.
In other species, evolution has led to specialization, both in the species abilities and in its place within the environmental structure. For example, the giraffe is much adapted to feeding on treetops, but it is also specialized and thus limited to feeding on trees and shrubs. Only with great difficulty can it bend down to graze on the ground. Similarly, the anteater is extremely well adapted to eating ants but is unable to catch or eat other animals. The same is true for countless other species.
For humankind it is opposite. Our evolution had led to a very generalized ability. Our highly developed intelligence and ability to make and handle tools mean that we can do almost anything. Humans evolved in such a way that we are able to move into every environment on Earth and even into space. No natural competitor offers great resistance, and other natural enemies such as disease have been controlled.
Said another way, we see in humankind a great imbalance between biological potential and environmental resistance. The result is the rapidly increasing world population, frequently referred to as the population explosion. Further, to support our growing population, natural ecosystems are being increasingly displaced by human habitations, agriculture, and other human supporting activities.
【小题1】From the passage we can infer that in the course of evolution _______.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned   16   the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his   17   was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She   18   to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out   19 . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested   20   the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the   21 _. Yet he knew that if all else   22   there would be no other alternative.

So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more   23  . Open your hand and stretch your   24   out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “  25   Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll   26   my penny!”

The boy had had a coin in his hand   27   and was holding it   28  in his tight little fist. And he wasn’t   29   to open his hand and lose it. But  30   he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.

The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be  31   to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite   32   to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and   33   earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists   34   and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to   35   hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”

A. in                        B. at                            C. from                D. on

A. foot                      B. hair                  C. hand                D. head

A. tried                     B. refused            C. completed         D. separated

A. in fun                 B. in general          C. with fear          D. in pain

A. abandoning         B. selling              C. burning            D. breaking

A. time                   B. state                 C. process             D. record

A. failed                   B. lost                  C. impressed         D. tried

A. chance                B. choice              C. try                   D. force

A. lip                      B. fingers             C. nails                 D. thumb

A. But                   B. And                 C. Though            D. When

A. touch                  B. hit                   C. employ             D. lose

A. all the time               B. in time             C. at one time       D. for some time

A. apparently           B. securely            C. stupidly            D. normally

A. hesitated            B. accepted           C. excited             D. prepared   

A. yet                     B. since                C. once                 D. although

A. seemed              B. compared         C. looked              D. related

A. difficult              B. safe                  C. easy                 D. quiet

A. allow                  B. admit                      C. forbid              D. make

A. open                   B. urgent              C. closed              D. intended

A. bring                  B. take                 C. have                 D. come