I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and    21   was out of the question. So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates(大学毕业生) would get   22  . My job seemed at a dead end unless I    23    further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.

I    24   an admission form（表格） and rode to the Human Resource（人力资源） Management office. On arriving there, I was    25   ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to    26   the form, and no blank forms were   27   at the office. I was standing there, disappointed,    28   an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so    29  . I told him what happened,    30  , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”

“Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a    31   blank form at home.”

It was 12:30 pm. The counter（柜台） would    32   at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight   33 of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain    34  , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was    35  , he told me to rush back and     36   carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their   37   . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be    38   after mine. I breathed a sigh of    39   .

I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I     40   it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hat parliamentary debates, Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up; half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the group's on line service. Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because, of course, this isn't just something that happened in Australia. It's world history.”

　　The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ⅲ law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste(急忙) of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia-where an aging population, life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part-other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia(安乐死), In the US and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.

　　Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death-probably by a deadly injection or pill-to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed(诊断) as terminally ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ⅲ law means he can get on with living without the haunting(不易忘怀的) fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I'm not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks.”he says.

1 From the second paragraph we learn that ________.

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A．the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countries

B．physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasia

C．changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hasty passage of the law

D．it takes time to realize the significance of the law's passage

2．When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will ________.

[　　]

A．face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia

B．experience the suffering of a lung cancer patient

C．have an intense fear of terrible suffering

D．undergo a cooling-off period of seven days

3．The author's attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of ________.

[　　]

4．Under the new Northern territory law, an adult patient, once diagnosed as terminally ill, can practice euthanasia ________.

[　　]

5．Which of the following is not the reason for sanctification of euthanasia?

[　　]

A．An aging population.

B．Development of life extending technology.

C．Changing attitude towards death.

D．Over population of the world.

     阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

I had just finished high school when a disaster hit our family. It was October 1962, and   16   was out of the question(不可能). So I found a job. In 1971, my employer announced only graduates would get   17   . My job seemed at a dead end unless I   18   further. And to graduate, I had to pass the higher secondary examination first.

       I   19   an admission form and rode to the Human Resource Management office. On arriving there, I was   20  ---I couldn’t find the form. It was the last day to   21   the form, and no blank forms were   22   at the office. I was standing there, disappointed,   23   an elderly gentleman asked me why I looked so   24  . I told him what happened,   25  , “Now I’ll have to wait another year.”

       “Well,” he said, “if you’re really serious about studying further, come with me. I have a   26   blank form at home.”

       It was 12:30 pm. The counter(柜台) would   27   at 2 pm. His home was 10 km away and I had a slight   28  of going somewhere with a stranger. Anyway, this was my last chance. We reached his house on my bike. He advised me to remain    29   , and gave me a pen and the form. When it was   30  , he told me to rush back and    31    carefully. I reached the office at 1:58 pm. There were two people in line, waiting for their   32   . Just then, the counter official announced that no more forms would be   33   after mine. I breathed a sigh of   34   .

       I passed the exam and later got a bachelor’s degree. I also got the promotions. I     35    it all to the timely help from a true gentleman whose name I forgot to ask.

16. A. language             B. college                C. competition           D. employment

17. A. attention              B. prizes            C. promotions      D. approval

18. A. worked     B. explained                 C. attempted       D. studied

19. A. filled in        B. stepped onto         C. put down                D. looked at

20. A. ashamed             B. shocked        C. embarrassed           D. frightened 

21. A. submit     B. review            C. find                           D. revise

22. A. appropriate   B. practical        C. available                 D. helpful

23. A. before                 B. when                C. unless                 D. until

24. A. troubled              B. angry             C. serious            D. tired

25. A. agreeing              B. suggesting         C. responding    D. adding

26. A. special         B. similar               C. spare           D. private   

27. A. reset            B. move                         C. change                     D. close

28. A. fear                B. regret                         C. sadness                    D. puzzle

29. A. quiet                   B. calm                    C. slow                          D. polite

30. A. rewritten             B.    read               C. corrected                   D. done

31. A. drive                   B. walk                     C. follow             D. answer

32. A. form                   B. turn            C. luck                      D. role

33. A. recognized   B. chosen                  C. recommended    D. accepted

34. A. tension         B. confidence         C. relief                 D. anxiety

35. A. owe                    B. apply                        C.    devote                D. connect

第三节  完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分 30分）

从A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项：

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. 21  you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to  22   down. But relaxation is  23   for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a  24   part of everyday life and there is no way to  25  it. In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be. A  26  amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give  27  to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control  28  it can lead to poor performance and  29  health.

The amount of stress a person can bear  30  very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such  31  are obviously chief material for managerial.(管理的) responsibilities. Other people lose heart at first  32  of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in  33 form , we react both physically and mentally. In fact we make a choice between “34  and fight”. And in more ancient days the choices made the  35  between life and death. The crisis we meet today are  36  to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it requires the same response. It is when such a reaction  37  a long time, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes  38  . Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. 39  we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it.

So what do you think of   40  ? What is your way to deal with it?

21．A．When     B．While     C．Once       D．As

22．A．slow       B．calm       C．get  D．turn

23．A．unnecessary     B．satisfied         C．useful     D．necessary

24．A．physical         B．natural    C．hard        D．terrible

25．A．tolerate  B．solve       C．avoid      D．accept

26．A．sure        B．certain    C．large       D．great

27．A．purpose  B．resource         C．influence        D．instruction

28．A．when     B．why        C．that         D．how

29．A．ill    B．good       C．strong     D．weak

30．A．insists     B．depends  C．calls        D．spends

31．A．patterns  B．personalities  C．situations        D．characters

32．A．glance     B．view       C．sight       D．impression

33．A．whichever      B．whatever        C．however         D．whenever

34．A．peace      B．fright      C．pressure         D．heaviness

35．A．decision         B．promise  C．difference       D．choice

36．A．unlikely         B．likely      C．necessary        D．probable

37．A．continues       B．lives       C．stands     D．lasts

38．A．balanced        B．injured    C．endangered     D．changeable

39．A．Unless    B．Since      C．Because  D．As

40．A．stress      B．relaxation       C．ways       D．exposure