There are many ways in which you can improve your study. But __________, you should work hard.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
When I was 14, my family went on our first trip to the United States. My uncle moved there several years ago to work in the    36    industry in California.
Although we flew several times before. this trip seemed really    37   because I had never been to America before. However, to our disappointment, the ride was    38    this time. People smoked and the air quality was very poor.
Moreover, it was    39    to see American money—it was very ugly and boring, all green and white, but what it could ___40   —freedom, Hollywood—was    41    . I didn’t see any movie stars in fur coats    42    their lovely dogs, either. I   43   , “Is this California？Where are the beaches, the sun and the blonde girls? ”   44    a land of dark-haired people, seeing blondes was    45    one of the extremely    46    parts of the trip. However, I was rather disappointed.    47    , the weather was really foggy, the city looked kind of old and the traffic was lerrible.
We droved north to Sonoma where my    48    had his house. The wine industry to a     49    can be both extremely boring and endless exciting. It was great to see my cousins and they    50    that they would take me out when the weather was nicer. We rode for miles and miles and played in the hills where no one could    51    us.
By the time we     52    to see the city of San Francisco all my bad thoughts had been    53   . I was having so much fun with my cousins that I wanted to move there.
I saw neither blonde girls nor   54    on that trip, but I met a lot of nice People and    55   that wherever you live it’s always a nice place if you like the people there. I hope I can travel back to California soon.
36．A．clothing              B．wine                      C．service                    D．travel
37．A．interesting                     B．fearful                    C．boring                    D．common
38．A．lovely                    B．smooth                   C．expensive                D．terrible
39．A．surprising               B．helpful                   C．disappointing          D．meaningful
40．A．impress                  B．change                    C．realize                    D．buy
41．A．frightening             B．moving                   C．exciting               D．depressing
42．A．walking                  B．marching                C．approaching            D．fighting
43．A．explained                B．complained             C．wondered                D．announced
44．A．Rounding up           B．Looking through      C．Resulting from        D．Coming from
45．A．impossibly              B．surely                     C．seriously                 D．fortunately
46．A．beneficial               B．wonderful               C．effective                 D．ordinary
47．A．After all               B．As a result          C．First of all              D．Worse still
48．A．uncle                      B．father                            C．brother                   D．friend
49．A．native                 B．child                      C．cousin                D．worker
50．A．imagined                B．promised                C．believed                  D．appealed
51．A．hate                       B．help                     C．bother                    D．miss
52．A．spread out               B．held back                C．turned up                D．got around
53．A．turned down           B．given away             C．washed away           D．put forward
54．A．beaches                  B．cities                     C．planes                     D．hills
55．A．appreciated             B．identified                C．realized                  D．imagined

Every decision is made within a decision environment, which is defined as the collection of information, alternatives, values. Many decision makers have a(n)  50 to seek more information than required to make a good decision. When too much information is sought and obtained, one or more of several   51 can arise.

﹡ A   52  in the decision occurs because of the time required to obtain and process the extra information.

﹡  53  overload will occur. In this state, so much information is available that decision-making ability actually   54  because the information in its entirety can no longer be managed or assessed  55 . A major problem caused by information overload is  56 . When too much information is taken into memory, especially in a short period of time, some of the information (often that received early on) will be pushed out.

﹡Selective use of the information will occur.  57   , the decision maker will choose from among all the information available only those facts which support a preconceived(预先构想的) solution or position.

﹡Mental fatigue occurs, which  58  slower work or poor quality work.

﹡  59   fatigue occurs, where the decision maker tires of making decisions. Often the result is fast, careless decisions or no decisions are made at all.

The quantity of information that can be processed by the human mind is limited. Unless information is  60 selected, processing will be biased toward the first part of the information received. After that, the mind tires and begins to  61 subsequent information or forget earlier information.

A common   62 about decision making is that decisions are made in isolation from each other: you gather information, explore alternatives, and  63 , without regard to anything that has gone before. The fact is, decisions are made in a context of other decisions.

We might say, then every decision  64  from previous decisions: enables many future decisions, and assists other future decisions.

I liked climbing things when I was a baby. My mother remembers and has told me most of those   16   moments like this one. When I was one and a half years old, we lived in our first house in Rue St-Louis. On a hot summer day, my father intended to   17  the roof of our old house. In order to climb up there, he   18   a ladder front of the house.

In my town,   19   could walk outside because the streets were   20  . I was outside watching my father climb on that strange thing. I was curious about why my father disappear at last. So I decided to go up it to   21   why it was impossible to see my father after he reached the   22   of that thing. At 1.5 years old, still a baby wearing pampers, I climbed that ladder to the roof top and started walking   23  . My father did not notice that-he was on the other side occupied with his repairs. It happened that a nice lady in our   24   passed by and   25   me. The nice lady came to my house and   26   my mother of it, who was fearful and   27   ran outside to speak with me.

She really thought I would just   28   that roof, for I was just a baby  29  . She asked me to sit down and stop moving in a   30   way you speak to your babies when they are cute.   31  , I threw myself flat on the   32  and waited.

My mother climbed the ladder to   33   me up and there I was enjoying the view laughing at my mother’s shocked face.   34   the saying goes, “He who knows nothing   35  nothing.”

1.A．valuable         B．unforgettable  C．endless        D．worthy

2.A．build            B．paint          C．clean          D．mend

3.A．spread           B．laid           C．stood          D．moved

4.A．adults           B．children       C．babies         D．villagers

5.A．smooth           B．wide           C．clean          D．safe

6.A．figure out B．think out            C．pick out       D．point out

7.A．foot             B．top            C．step           D．body

8.A．out              B．up             C．down           D．around

9.A．house            B．neighborhood   C．family         D．company

10.A．met             B．inspected      C．heard          D．spotted

11.A．asked           B．warned         C．reminded       D．advised

12.A．quietly         B．slowly         C．immediately    D．curiously

13.A．fall off        B．climb onto     C．repair         D．destroy

14.A．after all       B．at all         C．in all         D．all in all

15.A．concerned       B．cautious       C．nice           D．clear

16.A．Therefore B．Instead              C．However        D．Otherwise

17.A．ladder          B．ground         C．roof           D．street

18.A．bring           B．pick           C．put            D．take

19.A．When            B．While          C．For            D．As

20.A．doubts          B．fears          C．ignores        D．understands

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36  from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37  it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch  38 on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton,   39 will pay any more attention to your scar  40 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother  41  .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42 high — glad he was alive.
  43  , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people   44  like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  45 .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  46  , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  47 .
One of my friends in college was very  48  . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  49 for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time  50 about other people’s comfort and welfare.  51 , people ignored his looks. What people  52  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t  53  him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on   54  you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  55 .
36．A．cured             B．recovered           C．improved       D．returned
37．A．because            B．though              C．until             D．before
38．A．cut              B．wound             C．injure           D．scar
39．A．none                B．anyone             C．everyone        D．no one
40．A．as                  B．like                C．than              D．when
41．A．yet                     B．still                     C．too                     D．either
42．A．put                 B．held                 C．taken           D．hung
43．A．After all          B．In conclusion   C．In fact              D．Above all
44．A．will                    B．would                 C．can                     D．may
45．A．house             B．telephone         C．job              D．car
46．A．clothes            B．hairstyle           C．figure           D．salary
47．A．means           B．standards          C．comments        D．rules
48．A．smart            B．optimistic         C．rude             D．ugly
49．A．manners           B．expressions       C．looks           D．actions
50．A．inquiring             B．asking                 C．knowing              D．caring
51．A．Completely      B．Gradually         C．Obviously        D．Suddenly
52．A．wanted            B．understood        C．brought         D．saw
53．A．regard                 B．look                    C．consider              D．treat
54．A．what                   B．that                     C．which                 D．how
55．A．kindness              B．concern               C．beauty                 D．Perfection