第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从41～55各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Saint-Ex back from the dead
The French Government confirmed last Wednesday that pieces found at the bottom of the Mediterranean belonged to a plane piloted by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, one of France's most beloved authors. The discovery throws some  41  on Saint-Exupery's mysterious disappearance about sixty years ago.
The author of "The Little Prince" disappeared completely during World War II while      42  a group of men for the Allies (联盟)over  43  of France on July 31, 1944. But  in May 2000, a professional diver discovered the remains of a Lockheed Lightning P38 plane thrown here and there on the seabed in 70 metres of water  44  the French port of Marseilles. A state ban (禁令) on  45 dives in the area delayed further searches until October 2003. At that time, a salvage (打捞)team  46  pieces of the aircraft's landing parts and engine. One of the pieces  47  a maker's number. It wasn't until last Wednesday that  the researchers 48  confirmed that it belonged to Saint-Exupery’s plane.
Saint-Exupery was 44 when he  49   out to photograph parts of southern France in  50  for the Allied landings there, but was never seen again. Repeated searches of the coast  51   to turn up the aircraft, leaving the author's disappearance  52  in mystery. The discovery was a dream for  53  , even if it did not explain why the plane came down.
Saint Exupery was a great adventurer whose life and  54   turned him into one of the country's biggest heroes. "The Little Prince" is a tale about a little boy who tells his      55   to a pilot he meets in the Sahara Desert.
41.A. ideas                   B. light                 C. thought                    D. views
42.A. sending           B. seeing off          C. flying                      D. being together with
43.A. the east                  B. the west          C. the north            D. the south
44.A. along            B. off                 C. over                         D. to
45.A. late                   B. immediate       C. further                   D. new
46A. searched         B. got                 C. found out               D. recovered
47.A. got                   B. bore                  C. made                     D. put
48.A.surely                  B. carefully         C. completely             D. finally
49.A. sent                     B. flew                  C. turned                  D. came
50.A. preparation        B. search             C. group                    D. secret
51.A. succeeded      B. failed             C. got                          D. missed
52.A. recovered      B. covered          C. unknown                  D. known
53.A. dives                B. France            C. authors                  D. historians
54.A. books                  B. stories           C. plane                       D. war
55.A. discoveries       B. author       C. experiences            D. searches

I. Associate Product Manager -- New Grad-- Beijing
Responsibilities include working with engineers to define products, understanding user needs, researching markets and competitors, and planning future product directions. As you gain more experience, there’s an opportunity for promotion within the organization.
Requirements:
☆Bachelors degree and more than one year of job experience.
☆Strong organizational and analytical skills.
II. Director of Education -- Sylvan Learning Centers -- Long Beach, California
Job description:
As a successful director of education, your primary responsibility will be to champion the Sylvan developed course, ensure the quality of the education standards and teachings staff as well as grow the business in your center.
We require:
☆Bachelors degree and at least 2 years of teaching experience.
☆Managerial experience.
III. Area Export Manager -- Beijing Import＆Export Corporation -- Beijing
Highly developing company is looking for bright, experienced salesperson who will be responsible for the export of frozen seafood and other goods between China and the USA, Australia, and Canada.
Qualifications：
☆Excellent level of English，spoken and written.
☆Excellent communication and organizational skills.
☆Experienced salesperson with proven results in fast-moving consumer goods essential，preferable in frozen seafood market.
IV. Subeditor---Media Contacts----London
Working in the amazing world of law and enforcement（执法）, you will be making sure that you are meeting the exceptionally high standards of copy for this company. As part of a team of six, you will be meeting tight deadlines on a daily basis and ensuring regular flow of articles onto the website. Must have a keen eye for detail and confidence in working with challenging copy. Experience in subediting, and a practical knowledge of publishing law are required.
V. Casual trainer---Medilife --- Sydney，NSW Australia
Medilife requires able, reliable trainers who can demonstrate the qualities of flexibility and loyalty and join their young, fun-living team. Successful applicants will receive excellent hourly rates. Suitable training provided to the right applicant．
1. Which of the following are specially required to most of the positions in the ads？
A. Experience and responsibilities        B. Experience and good English.
C. Special skills and English                        D. Responsibilities and bachelor’s degree
2. The positions are offered in _____ different countries.
A. three                B. four               C. five               D. six
3. Which position is possible for a fresh university graduate to apply to？
A. Education director  B. Associate product manager C. Casual trainer D. Export manager.
4. From Passage IV we can infer that a subeditor’s work is to _____.
A. write articles for website                B. copy information from the Internet
C. enforce publishing laws                 D. examine other people’s writing

All the citizens, young and old, walked and sang, beautifully ______ in new clothes of all kinds, ______ the success of their football team.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This is one of life’s __1__ questions and people have been debating about it for thousands of years. Now scientists believe they have solved this _2__. Researchers from Sheffield and Warwick Universities in England discovered the answer __3__. They used a super computer to observe the shell-making process while a new shell was __4__. Then they found one protein called OC17 that is __5__ for forming eggshell. This is only found inside a chicken’s body, which is proof that the _6__ came first. The team was __7__ looking at how animals and birds make eggshells but suddenly made their surprising __8__. The big question now is where chickens came from. The _9__ is from dinosaurs.
The research team said eggshells are one of nature’s most __10__ creations. Professor John Harding from the team told reporters: “Understanding how chickens make eggshells is fascinating in itself, but it can also be __11__ in designing new materials.” Eggshells are very lightweight but incredibly strong. Even the most up-to-date materials __12__ by the world’s top engineers can not produce anything as __13__ as an eggshell. Professor Harding added that __14__ eggshells could help to cure bone diseases and design materials for the construction industry.“Nature has found wonderful ways that __15__ for all kinds of problems in materials science and technology — we can learn a lot from them.” he said.

If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would 　36　:surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 　37　.Most certainly not.?
I started surfing about five years ago and　38　in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first 　39　 was the best feeling I had ever experienced.?
When I try to 　40　 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my ___41_　,there’s nothing like it. It involves body,　42　,and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 　43　 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 　44　,becoming one with the 　45　,is like I’m weightless.?
The one thing I can 　46　 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 　47　 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and 　48　.All of these things attract me to surfing and make it ?　49　 ? from any other sport.?
I’ve 　50　 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new 　51　,so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start 　52　 the limits of things boys and men used to dominate??
There’re women 　53　 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 　54　 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to __55　, and they will.?