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36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In some cities, work holism（废寝忘食工作）is so common that people don’t consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as    36   . Government workers in Washington, D. C., 37, frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they 38    to. Work holism can be a     39    problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they    40    have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not    41 movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they 42    to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension and worry can cause   43    problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases.    44   , typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families. Their marriages may end in    45    as they spend little time with their families.

Is work holism    46    dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work    47 under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work. They feel    48    is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs    49    them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative.

   50    do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several    51    to work. Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important. But it offers    52    financial security. It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction   53    they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I    54    it”. Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity. After they take part in work, they    55    a sense of self and individualism.

1.A．strange         B．boring                   C．pleasant                 D．normal

2.A．for example B．on the other hand    C．what’s more         D．after all

3.A．agree           B．promise                 C．dare                     D．want

4.A．slight           B．serious                   C．obvious                D．difficult

5.A．still                     B．probably                C．certainly                D．mostly

6.A．afford          B．enjoy                     C．watch                    D．allow

7.A．dream          B．decide                    C．intend                    D．hate

8.A．physical       B．cultural               C．social                  D．mental

9.A．Therefore     B．However                C．Anyway                 D．Besides

10.A．happiness   B．silence                   C．failure                   D．loss

11.A．sometimes B．always                   C．seldom                   D．hardly

12.A．sadly          B．differently              C．efficiently              D．slowly

13.A．study         B．family                   C．life                        D．work

14.A．equip         B．pack                      C．provide                  D．fill

15.A．When         B．Why                      C．How                      D．Where

16.A．factors              B．advantages             C．steps                      D．ways

17.A．no more     B．more or less            C．no more than       D．more than

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

19.A．valued               B．failed                     C．caught                   D．made

20.A．give        B．lose                    C．get                        D．need

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In some cities, workaholism （废寝忘食工作） is so common that people don’t consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as   36  . Government workers in Washington, D. C.,   37  , frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they  38  . Workaholism can be a   39    problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they   40   have no idea of how to relax ; that is, they might not   41  movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they   42   to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful , and the tension（紧张）and worry can cause   43    problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases.   44  , typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families. Their marriages may end in   45   as they spend little time with their families. 

　The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman‘s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement(退休) at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by modern living conditions.
　　This important change in women’s life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women‘s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left schools at the first chance, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry younger, more married women stay at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with the both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.
　【小题1】According to the passage, around the year 1900 most women married ________.
　　A. at about twenty-five B. in their early fifties
　　C as soon as possible after they were fifteen
　　D. at any age from fifteen to forty-five
　【小题2】 We are told that in a common family about 1900 _________.

Even after several weeks, every time I read this little story I start to cry:

My sister-in-law teaches physically and mentally handicapped children at a private school in Brooklyn. She recently   21   a Special Olympics and went to the starting line of the 100-metre dash with six   22   contestants.

As the starting whistle sounded, a boy tripped, fell and began to cry. All the other   23  stopped, turned and went back to help. Then they all   24   hands and went on to the finish line together. Needless to say, everyone in the stands   25  .

Why am I so moved? There are tears of joy   26   with tears of sadness. Tears of joy, just for the   27   friendship, selflessness and love embodied (体现) by these children. Tears of sadness, just for how   28   from such behavior we adults have wandered. Wouldn’t it be nice if, at least once in a while, we could pause in our race for money and power; turn around to see the   29   of those we have left behind; go back and   30   these less able ones to their feet; and then walk forward together with them, arm in arm.

A. witnessed       B. reported    C. interviewed       D. attended

A. eager      B. smart        C. breathless D. active

A. players B. members   C. runners      D. cheerleaders

A. held       B. shook        C. took   D. clapped

A. shouted   B. cheered     C. cried D. yelled

A. filled    B. mixed       C. joined       D. associated

A. mature B. unusual     C. common    D. pure

A. long       B. easily        C. far     D. much

A. suffering        B. shortcoming     C. surrounding      D. behaving

A. comfort       B. support      C. carry D. help

完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age as you are. Not only are students in China ___36___ from this problem, but kids in the United States are ___37___ fed up with（饱受…之苦） heavy school bags.

Experts are starting to___38___ that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags ___39___ too heavy for them. “It’s hard for me to get up the___40___ with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, ___41___ 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among the students who have ___42___ backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, ___43___ a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. However, even with rolling backpacks, ___44___ up stairs and buses with them is ___45___ a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.

But how much is too ___46___? Experts say students should carry ___47___ more than 10 to 15 per cent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin ___48___ doctor, said kids under 4th grade should ___49___ with 10 per cent. But it’s also important that older kids don’t go ___50___ 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are ___51___ their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said．

Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take ___52___ library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets (作业纸) or ___53___ workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some ___54___ themselves suggested, to have no homework ___55___!

36． A．meeting                B．facing                    C．experiencing   D．suffering

37． A．already       B．always             C．yet              D．also

38． A．explain             B．say               C．worry               D．announce

39． A．being              B．be                C．are               D．is

40．A．schools              B．stairs            C．houses             D．homes

41．A．this                 B．that             C．a                    D．an

42．A．special               B．unusual          C．ordinary            D．regular

43．A．when                B．but             C．then                  D．and

44．A. getting               B．climbing     C．going                D．turning

45．A．only                 B．still              C．even                D．just

46．A．more                B．very              C．much              D．many

47．A．no                  B．not              C．any                 D．much

48．A．children              B．student           C．bag                  D．back

49．A．carry               B．stay         C．take               D．bring

50．A．about              B．under        C．beyond               D．before

51．A．keeping             B．missing       C．losing              D．making

52．A．home              B．class         C．school              D．city

53．A．valuable             B．thin         C．important           D．interesting

54．A．reports              B．teachers      C．parents       D．kids

55．A．at all                B．after all      C．in all         D．for all