第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21–40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Kate Chin, like many renters, is tired of renting．One reason is that her __21__ rent goes up like clockwork．Every year her landlord raises the rent by five percent．Another reason is her __22__．“New neighbors always seem to be more __23__ than the ones who moved out,” she said．“My first neighbor would __24__ his door very heavily．I __25__ knew when he came home or left home．__26__ he moved out, a saxophonist moved in．A saxophonist! He practiced two hours a day．On Saturday his friends would come __27__ and I had to __28__ to a whole band．I called the police, but they said saxophone playing is permitted in __29__ for up to four hours a day, because saxophone playing is job-related．They told me I was __30__ that the guy was only playing two hours a day!”
There are many unhappy renters, __31__ there are also happy renters．“I’ve been lucky my whole life,” said Karl Leen, a middle-aged man．“My neighbors couldn’t have been any __32__ if I had picked them myself．One neighbor was a cook．He’d bring me the best __33__ in the world．Another neighbor was a pianist．She played the most __34__ music．Another neighbor was a __35__ who did my tune-ups and changed the oil in my car．My __36__ neighbor is a birder; and we go __37__ every weekend with our telescopes．”
Different persons have different attitudes．Kate saw the saxophone player as __38__, yet Karl saw the __39__ player as delightful．Millions of people would be happy just to have a roof over their head．Yet there are millions who would __40__ that their roof is the wrong color．
21．A．weekly       B．monthly          C．daily         D．annual
22．A．children      B．colleagues        C．neighbors     D．servants
23．A．inconsiderate  B．considerate       C．careful         D．foolish
24．A．knock        B．lock             C．shut           D．clean
25．A．always        B．occasionally      C．never         D．sometimes
26．A．Before        B．Since              C．From         D．After
27．A．up           B．over                  C．down          D．on
28．A．dance        B．listen            C．turn           D．look
29．A．departments   B．apartments       C．offices         D．bedrooms
30．A．unfortunate   B．unlucky           C．lucky          D．pleased
31．A．and          B．so                 C．but           D．for
32．A．worse        B．sadder            C．better          D．happier
33．A．books        B．clothes             C．CDs           D．leftovers
34．A．sorrowful     B．heavy              C．delightful     D．light
35．A．artist          B．cook              C．barber         D．mechanic
36．A．former        B．latest              C．latter          D．previous
37．A．shopping      B．boating            C．hiking         D．birding
38．A．amusing       B．pleasing            C．hating          D．annoying
39．A．saxophone     B．violin             C．piano         D．guitar
40．A．find         B．remember          C．praise         D．complain

To find how the name Canada came about we must go back to the 16th century. At that time, the French dreamed of disclosing and controlling more land, of expanding(扩展)trade beyond(超出)  their borders and of spreading their faith(信仰) across the world .In 1535, Francois I ,King of France, ordered a navigator (航海家) named Jacques Cartier to explore(探险) the New World and search for a passage to India.
Cartier first arrived at the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, which he wanted to explore. He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. If it was, he would soon be on his way to the Far East. So he sailed upstream along the St. Lawrence River. However, instead or reaching Asia he arrived at Quebec or Stadacona, as the Indians called it. It was at this point that the term “ Canada” entered the country’s history. Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian work “Kanata”, which means community or village. Cartier first used it when he referred to Stadacona or Quebec. What a huge “ village” Canada is!
【小题1】In the early sixteenth century , the King of France ordered Cartier to ______

The conflict(争执) over what or how much homework should be comes partly from the fact that people can't seem to agree on the purpose of homework.
What teachers think?
Some teachers think that homework is necessary to reinforce(巩固)what is learned in school. And so they ask their students to memorize what was discussed in class through homework..
Some teachers think the point of homework is to cover material that the class didn't have time to get to, so their homework is to let students learn additional things.
Other teachers like homework simply because they want students to form work habits and still others believe homework is necessary because it is the best way for parents to learn what their children do in school.
Parents' ideas.
But many parents seem to have different ideas.
Elissa Cohen,who has twins at Lafayette Elementary School, doesn't like the fact that third-grade students in DC elementary schools are asked to write about 25 book summaries a year. “They do the same thing over and over without really getting into alternate(交替) ways of thinking about books and thinking about reading and writing. ”
Experts' opinions.
Some education reformers (改革者), such as Howard Gardner, a Harvard University, professor well-known for his theory on multiple intelligence(智力), think that Cohen is on the right track. But it is often hard to persuade overworked teachers to give much thought to homework tasks.
60. How many opinions do the teachers have on "homework"?
A. 3.            B. 4.          C. 5          D.6
61. According to the experts' opinions,
A. teachers should give necessary work to the students
B. teachers should not work too hard or too long
C. teachers should let the students repeat what they didn't have time to get in class
D. what Cohen's thinking about is correct
62. What's the problem with Elissa Cohen's twins in writing about their book report?
A. They find homework really hard.
B. They simply copy one repeatedly.
C. They aren't given much thinking about what they read.
D. They get different ways of thinking about their work.

An old man had been working for many years for a town. His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby. Quietly and   36 , the old man guarded the hills,  37   the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have   38  and polluted the fresh flow of water . The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists. Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful   39     words.
Years passed. One evening the town    40   met. As they reviewed the budget, one man’s  41____caught sight of the salary   42   being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river. He asked , “Who is the old man? Why do we    43  to employ him? No one in town ever  44 him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn’t doing his job. His position isn’t   45   any longer.” Then they voted to   46  the man.
For several weeks, nothing changed….
By early autumn, the trees began to  47 their leaves. Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills,  48   the flow of the shining water. One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown   49  in the river. A few days later, the water was much   50  . Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible   51   was soon sensed. Swans left and so did the 52   . The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.
Quickly, the   53   town committee called a special meeting. Realizing their huge error in  54  , they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up. Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.
Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job or life. They may all make a  55   .

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41─60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you would let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”

Mr Williams  36 his little boy by the hand, and said   37  to him, “Come, my son. I want to show you  38  in the garden.”

Harry walked into the garden with his   39  , who led him along until they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be  40  about their roots.

“See how beautifully these peas are   41, my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good   42 . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”

Mr. Williams then  43 Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.

After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you   44 Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”

“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such  45 looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as  46 as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!”

“  47  are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”

“Because they have been left to grow as they  48 . I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them  49 ”

“ Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds  50  it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams  51 , “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be  52  cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your  53  may have good seeds(种子) and   54 plentifully. Now which would you  55 , to stay at home or go to school?”

“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.