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各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑
I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession   36  in the way of being a good parent．
I no longer consider myself the   37   of the universe．I show up．I listen．I try to laugh．I
am a good friend to my   38  ．I have tried to make marriage vows (誓约)   39   what they
say．I am a good friend to my friends，and they   40   me．Without them，there would be nothing to say to you today．
So here’s what I wanted to tell you today：Get a   41  ．A real life，not a desire of the next   42  ，the bigger paycheck，the larger house．
Get a life in which you are not   43  ．Find people you love，and who love you．And remember that love is not   44  ，it is work．   45    the phone．Send an e-mail．Write a letter．And realize that life is the best thing and   46  yon have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to    47   our lives，oar days，our hours，and our minutes．It is so easy to exist   48  to live．I learned to live many years ago．Something really，really   49   happened to me，something that changed my life in ways that，if I had my choice，it would never have been changed at all．And what I learned from it is what，today，seems to be the hardest   50  of all．
I learned to love the   51  ，not the destination．I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it．completely and totally．And I tried to do that．in part，by telling others what I had learned．
By telling them   52  ：Read in the backyard with the sun on your face．Learn to be happy-
And think of life as a deadly   53  ，because if you do   54  it ought to be lived，you will live it with joy and   55  ．
36．A．come           B．stand                  C．take                    D．block
37．A．body           B．star                    C．center                    D．planet
38．A．child           B．husband              C．mother                   D．friend
39．A．mean           B．express               C．concern                  D．convince
40．A．for              B．of                      C．with                   D．to
41．A．job              B．family                C．life                     D．home
42．A．promotion    B．success                C．baby                 D．accomplishment
43．A．busy            B．guilty                    C．immature            D．alone
44．A．game           B．fun                     C．enthusiasm          D．leisure
45．A．Pick up       B．Take up              C．Hold up              D．Get up
46．A．whether       B．what                   C．/                                   D．that
47．A．waste                 B．spend                    C．kill                      D．pass
48．A．in favour of   B．instead of            C．in spite of           D．in honoue of
49．A．nice            B．fierce                        C．bad                    D．great
50．A．decision       B．method               C．1ife                    D．lesson
51．A．trip             B．journey               C．tour                    D．travel
52．A．this             B that                       C．it                       D．follows
53．A．routine        B．acquaintance       C．illness                 D．enemy
54．A．as if           B．how                   C．as                       D．than
55．A．delight        B．sorrow                C．anxiety               D．passion

I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows (誓约) mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here’s what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion (提升)， the bigger paycheck, the larger house.
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure (空闲), it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.
I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned. By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.
【小题1】The best title of this passage probably is ________.

       she is not so cheerful        she used to be?

A. How is it that; as    B. Why is it that; what          C. Is it why; that        D. How it is what; as

In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation（模仿） is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes (菜谱) and turned out some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. Why follow someone else’s way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child’s bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.
In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地) hold poor role models. If, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others.
In the field of entertainment, those stars look great on screen. But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.
Think of the movies, books, teachers, and friends that have affected you most deeply. The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before them, but by those who do what has been done inside them. Creative people have an endless resource of ideas. The problem a creator faces is not running out of material; it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.
【小题1】
.Imitation proves useful when you        .

She looks sad. Could you please tell me ____ that prevents her from being as happy as before?

A. what it is     B. it is what       C. how it is        D. it is how