第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
What will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and (26) ____________ (make) predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain—they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth’s natural (27)____________ (resource) run out. We will use lots of (28) ____________       (recycle) materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more (29) ____________ alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, (30) ____________ there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.
B
Public transport (31) ____________ (provide) a cheap way to get around in Beijing. There are 20,000 buses and (32) ____________ (trolleybus) in Beijing, but they can get very (33) ____________ (crowd). It’s a good idea to avoid public transport during the (34) ____________ hour (6：30 am - 8：00 am and 5：00 pm - 6：30 pm). Fares are cheap, (35) ____________ (start) at 1 yuan.  Air-conditioned buses cost more.
C
We use “learned” body language when we are (36) ____________ (introduce) to strangers. Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to (37) ____________ (relax). So every culture has developed a formal way to greet strangers, to show them we are not (38) ____________ (aggress). Traditionally, Europeans and Americans shake hands. They do this with the right hand—the (39) ____________ (strong) hand for most people. If our right hand is busy (40) ____________ (greet) someone, it cannot be holding a weapon.
D
We left the docks (41) ____________ a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shining (42) ____________ (bright) as we sailed downstream through a hilly region. Men (43) ____________ (ride) bamboo rafts along the river’s edge and coal boats went past. As the sun set we docked at Fengdu. We could see the sun (44) ____________ (set) behind the white pagoda. It was beautiful.
We slept through the first gorge, (45) ____________ is called the Qutang Gorge. 

Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.

There are four parts in the book:

Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else .There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages.

Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal English in biography (传记) . There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.

Part 3 is Places: In this part, too, many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard. There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.

Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.

You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text .I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it .

We can find the introduction to a product in         .

      A．Part 1       B．Part 2       C．Part 3       D．Part 4

Which of the following is most probably written in informal English ?

       A．A letter of complaint.    B．A computer handbook

C．A letter to a friend.      D．A story of a president .

The passage is most probably written for         .

       A．test designers   B．students   C．test-takers       D．teachers

What is the best title of the book ?

A．Test Your Reading                      B．Help with Your Writing

C．Learn Different Kinds of English   D．Practise English in Different Ways

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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

About two years ago while working downtown at our company’s headquarters I met a man. I’ll call him “Martin”. Martin was a short, middle-aged man with a glandular(内分泌) problem. He was fat, using a walking stick to help, and was painfully shy. Almost every morning I saw Martin on the elevator. We were usually the only people there, so I made __36   conversation as we __37_ to the 15th floor. I chatted with him about sometimes weather and sometimes about each other’s weekend.

About six months __38   our daily elevator chats, Martin came to my office and asked if I had a minute to chat. Though we worked on the same floor, I’m sure he had to __39   to find me. I invited him to sit down. He said, “I wanted to come and say __40  . The company has let me go. Today will be my last day.”

I didn’t know what to say. __41   I was too familiar with saying goodbye to co-workers, it was never __42  . Honestly, I usually avoid talking about the event because I felt __43   and at a loss for words. I told him I was __44   and asked if there was anything I could do. He said, “No, I’ll be fine, I just wanted to take the time to thank you.” I was now __45   . He explained that our daily talks had __46   a lot to him.

He thanked me not only for  __47   with him in the mornings, but for speaking directly to him and others on the elevator, and for telling him a quick joke in the crowded cafeteria. It seemed that __48   had ever been his friend before—or if so they were __49   to him in public.

He said he didn’t want to __50   much of my time, as he knew I was busy and he needed to __51   his personal things. He had tears in his eyes as he shook my hand and left.

I’ve never seen him since, but I imagine he’s doing well. Meeting him  __52   my life. Now when I’m in a hurry, or have a bad day, I try extra hard to speak __53   to those around me. I remind myself that it’s just as easy to say something nice as to say something __54  , and I’m awed (敬畏) at how __55   our daily actions are.

36. A. formal          B. polite        C. special          D. usual

37. A. climbed                 B. ran              C. rode             D. moved

38. A. during                B. before          C. until             D. after

39. A. search                 B. walk            C. drive            D. move

40. A. thanks                B. goodbye       C. hello             D. words

41. A. But                    B. Because        C. When           D. Though

42. A. difficult                     B. easy            C. convenient    D. comfortable

43. A. astonished           B. painful       C. embarrassed   D. amazed

44. A. calm                   B. nervous        C. disappointed  D. sorry

45. A. confused        B. worried        C. moved          D. proud

46. A. meant                 B. done            C. caused          D. brought

47. A. working              B. traveling      C. chatting               D. staying

48. A. someone             B. everyone      C. anyone          D. no one

49. A. cold                   B. friendly        C. warm            D. cruel

50. A. use up                B. take up         C. break up       D. pick up

51. A. sell                     B. decorate      C. pack             D. sort

52. A. changed                     B. colored        C. satisfied               D. controlled

53. A. directly               B. loudly          C. kindly           D. softly

54. A. different             B. rude         C. serious       D. interesting

55. A. surprising           B. strange         C. impressive    D. powerful

 Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms. There are two extra. (10 points)

1.I tried every possible means to persuade him to give up the plan with little succes, and finally my patience _________.

2. He had no choice but _________ to his wife when a quarrel broke out between them because he is a responsible and gentle man who loves his wife so much.

3. As a science student, I’d like to choose a career which _________ engineering after graduation from college.

4.____________ his mother who was born into a very poor family, the boy also formed a habit of saving.

5.While teaching how to write a formal letter, the teacher _____________ the conventions, content as well as the details including the vocabulary, grammar and accuracy of the language.

6.The Three Gorges Dam was completed in 2002, ___________ the danger of flooding .

7.Since Chairman Xi Jinpin came to power, many local governments in China ___________ the cost of all kinds of meetings greatly.

8.____________the 11th century, the old buildings of Paris including the palaces, castles and churches have attracted masses of visitors.

9.If you ___________ a monster which only existed in fictional novels or movies on the road, would you feel so frightened as to freeze?

10.From my perspective, it is poor air quality that __________ an increasing number of people getting ill.

One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be put up for the night. “I’ m very   36   ,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all    37 tonight. But you could stay in my room if you don’t    38 . As I’m on duty, I’ll be staying up in the office anyway,” The young man gave the    39 _ advice.
The elderly couple    40  his offer with gratitude(感激). They    41  for the inconvenience they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it cleared up. When the old gentleman went to pay his   42 , the clerk behind the counter was that same helpful young man. “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper guest room in this hotel,  43  you don’t need to pay,” said the clerk, with the same friendly smile.
The old gentleman nodded in    44 , “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would    45 . Perhaps   46  I’ll build a hotel for you. ” The clerk was amazed but, deciding that the guest must have been joking, he gave the remark no more    47 .
Two years later, the young man received a registered letter(挂号信) from the old gentleman, in which he   48 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also enclosed（附上） a formal    49  and a round-trip air ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay a visit.
At a street comer in Manhattan, the young man met his   50  guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new    51  towering over the crossroads, said, “Look, that is the hotel I    52 to build for you. I hope you will manage it for me. Remember what I said then? Well, I was serious about it.”
“But…will there be any conditions, sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”
“My name is William Aster. There’s not any condition.   53  I told you before, you are the best employee…!”
This building was none    54 the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Starting business in 1931, this hotel has been a symbol of supreme status and honor in the city of New York. The young man who became its first    55  was George Boldt, the man who turned Waldorf into one of the most glamorous hotels in the world.