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，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

We’ve heard it before － we’ve heard it on the news, from teachers, from parents －children and teenagers today are growing up too fast. There are not too many people that will   _31  with that statement. Teenagers are faced with serious problems and decisions at an early   _32 . In fact most teenagers’ daily schedules（日程表）are as  33  as those of an adult’s.

    I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in  34  in which I was working with adults. I have had to learn to think and  35  like an adult to be taken seriously. So, I count myself as one who has grown up too fast. I just graduated from high school, and have recently spent some time reflecting（反思）on the  36  eighteen years － thinking about myself, what I have gained, and what  37  I have yet to achieve.

    We are expected to work hard, get excellent  38 , be in a good relationship, and know what we want to do  39 . The list goes on and on. But the  40  is clear: We live in a society today that is  41  our childhood. We no longer have many years to be careless and fancy-free. We are expected to  42  the strict school rules and to excel（擅长）in everything we do.

    I’ve known these things for a long time, and knew that they  43  me. But, I never really admitted it until last night, when I learned a  44  lesson, taught to me by my boss where I work. We had finished a job at a remote site. It was about 11:30 at night, and we had  45  to his house. We were talking about the  46  he had been making to his home. One of the things he said was “I  47  my basketball hoop（篮圈）. ”Then he threw a basketball to me.

    I hadn’t  48  a basketball in five years.

    We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 5 minutes. Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time  49  like children. Then I realized something: I am still a child. Oh, the law says I’m an adult. But, we are still really and truly children. We all need to have  50_   once in a while.

31. A. argue                        B. disagree                    C. satisfy                        D. discuss

32. A. age                                B. stage                          C. year                            D. grade

33. A. certain                B. busy                            C. careful                       D. perfect

34. A. companies              B. factories                         C. positions                   D. offices

35. A. study                        B. speak                         C. work                           D. act

36. A. last                                B. other                          C. rest                             D. coming

37. A. purposes                 B. success                      C. goals                          D. jobs

38. A. textbooks                B. grades                       C. teachers                    D. schools

39. A. in life                   B. in time                       C. for ages                     D. for ever

40. A. information       B. message                   C. notice                         D. idea

41. A. ruining                B. correcting                 C. envying                      D. shortening

42. A. respect               B. accept                        C. learn                           D. follow

43. A. inspired              B. disappointed            C. affected                     D. frightened

44. A. valuable                       B. serious                           C. important                 D. useful

45. A. walked                B. flown back                C. gone back                 D. driven

46. A. furniture                  B. improvements         C. equipment                D. arrangements

47. A. moved                 B. fixed                           C. sold                             D. broke

48. A. played                 B. caught                       C. seen                      D. held

49. A. laughing                   B. shouting                    C. running                      D. shooting

50. A. a rest                        B. a talk                          C. fun                              D. sports

“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late   36  the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the   37  where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I  38 the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not   39.

“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your   40 this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “41  up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.   42  her was a young man of about 23. He seemed very 43 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and   44 about opening an account. I gave her necessary   45 and she went out.   46 I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 47   with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 48   my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time  49  I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!  50  shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.  51  the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “  52  of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my 53  the first customer was a girl 54  a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The  55 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

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，从短文后所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

This morning I awoke from a wonderful night’s sleep. One of those completely satisfying sleep—difficult to explain, but if you’ve ever had one you’ll know what I’m    36    about.

No amount of    37    could buy a better night’s sleep. I truly    38   my blessed rest. It was like a gift from heaven. Interesting to think that Bill Gates or any    39    billionaire you can     40   really couldn’t have had a more satisfying, fulfilling night of sleep.

That started me thinking of other    41   that cost nothing or very little．Like a drink of cold water on a    42   day．Or a warm relaxing    43   when you’re tired．

What could be better than    44    to your favorite music or watching good movies? These are    45    delights—small pleasures．I hope this doesn’t    46    too silly in today’s rough，loud world．I wonder if the new generation can appreciate some such things．

We’re told we   47    the latest model car, or TV or computer to be happy，but it’s all a trick, a marketing move．No sooner do we get these things,    48    we’re looking to replace them    49    a newer car, or TV or computer．

This is not to say that money isn't important. Money can help    50   , clothes and house those in need．Money is neither all good nor all bad—it’s just a   51    of life that can be used for good things or abused(滥用).

I suppose having    52    money worries can give a certain peace of mind that   53   a person to have a good night’s rest. But no amount of money can   54    buy that wonderful, particularly restful night’s sleep that I   55   last night.

36．A．telling         B．talking        C．hearing       D．referring

37．A．poors              B．persons       C．workers      D．riches

38．A．appreciated      B．feared         C．disliked      D．doubted

39．A．one          B．more        C．other      D．big

40．A．write         B．remember    C．mention      D．say

41．A．dreams        B．pleasures     C．nights     D．gifts

42．A．happy          B．fine         C．cool       D．hot

43．A．match          B．walk        C．talk        D．bath

44．A．enjoying      B．receiving    C．listening     D．looking forward

45．A．quiet         B．interesting    C．moving      D．exciting

46．A．sound          B．keep        C．seem      D．prove

47．A．have         B．need        C．buy        D．find

48．A．when         B．than        C．and        D．then

49．A．with         B．by           C．for         D．in

50．A．eat           B．feed        C．serve      D．food

51．A．necessity      B．thing        C．kind       D．tool

52．A．many              B．some        C．no          D．few

53．A．makes         B．forces         C．allows     D．advises

54．A．always         B．already       C．still        D．ever

55．A．experienced     B．awaited     C．liked       D．talked about

The secretary made a note of it _______ she should forget.

Thanks to the Web, We’re Alone Together and Loving it
There's a professor, Barry Wellman, at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the way a lot of us North Americans interact these days. And now a big research study confirms it.
Barry Wellman's term is "networked individualism." It's not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How can we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.
Here's what he means. Until the Internet and e-mail came along, our social networks involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at work. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.
But the latest study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social interchange. A lot of folks Pew talked with say that's a good thing, because of concerns that the Internet was turning us into hermits who shut out other people in favor of a make-believe world on flickering computer screens.
To the contrary, the Pew study discovered the Internet has put us in touch with more real people than we'd have ever imagined. Helpful people, too. We're turning to an ever-growing list of cyber friends for advice on careers, medical crises, child-rearing, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told the Pew that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major life decisions.
So we networked individuals are pretty tricky: We're keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!
【小题1】The Pew study was conducted in _____.