完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文, 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。
It has been difficult to sit on the bench the majority of my high school basketball career. To watch my team from the sideline and   21  ­why I am not good enough to be on the floor.  22  
endless hours of work and devotion, pushing myself through drill after drill, the   23   thing I want is to be a cheerleader. The feeling of being   24   is sometimes too much and drives me to
25   on the spot. I often feel as though my efforts are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to   26   .  
It is heartbreaking to be a spectator(旁观者) for the game I love, knowing that no one has enough   27   to give me the chance to   28  on the floor. Tears well up, but I hold them back. I shouldn’t be so   29   over something so silly.
Away from the game, it’s easier to put my thoughts together,   30   letting my emotions drive my reasoning. I consider   31   I am where I am. I have played basketball my whole life. I have a passion for the   32   and always have. There is nothing like the excitement of   33  : the swish of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises(青肿) are battle wounds worn   34   after every game.
Even if I don’t play much, I participate in every   35  . I am part of a team of girls who
36    together like a family. I am there for them,   37   they are for me.
Should I move on? Or should I stay with my team and pursue my passion just a little longer?
The decision isn’t difficult when I consider the   38    that being a part of a team brings me— and not just any team,   39  my team. I love basketball and my teammates. When I think about that, my view from the bench really isn’t so bad    40   .
21. A.consider                  B. wonder                 C. think                         D. hesitate
22. A. Since                          B. During                C. After                         D. Before
23. A. other              B. next                          C. first                           D. last
24. A. worthless               B. hopeless                C. helpless                        D. careless
25. A. fight                      B. quit                     C. transform                   D. retire
26. A. something              B. nothing                 C. anything                    D. everything
27. A. sympathy              B. encouragement      C. permission                    D. faith
28. A. respond              B. perform                     C. promote                            D. practice
29. A. scared                    B. nervous                 C. upset                         D. amazed
30. A. less than                 B. more than            C. other than                    D. rather than
31. A. why                    B. how                          C. whether                     D. what
32. A. bench                    B. sport                    C. drill                        D. battle
33. A. waiting                B. watching              C. learning                            D. playing
34. A. proudly                B. bravely                C. unfortunately               D. painfully
35. A. decision                  B. plan                     C. game                          D. project
36. A. compete               B. stick                    C. live                           D. represent
37. A. because                B. if                      C. as                              D. though
38. A. joy                    B. patience              C. challenge                         D. position
39. A. so                             B. as               C. but                             D. like
40. A. above all           B. after all                C. at all                          D. all in all

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area.My parents  36   the necessities of life   37   they couldn’t give much more.If I asked my father   38   a pair of jeans,he would say,“If you want them,make the money and buy them  39  .”He wasn’t being mean;he just couldn’t   40   them.From age 12 on,I did part-time jobs after school.
When I   41   from high school,I joined the navy.Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island,S.C.,where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily   42  .These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles.Completing these tasks successfully   43   discipline,team-work and responsibility.It didn’t  44  whether you were black,white or Asian;everyone worked together for the  45   of the company.
I went   46   to graduate from the U.S.Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy.The part of my job I   47   most was the consueling(咨询) meetings I   48   with the family members of the men and women in my   49  ,trying to help them deal with the long periods of   50  .These proved popular and word of them spread.   51   I was being asked to give encouraging   52   to business groups,educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real  53 ,and my life is still guided by the  54   lessons I learned there.It taught me discipline,friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to   55   it.
36.A.provided              B.got                           C.made                        D.bought
37.A.while                   B.but                           C.so                             D.or
38.A.about                   B.with                          C.for                            D.of
39.A.themselves            B.ourselves                   C.yourself                    D.myself
40.A.pay                      B.find                          C.produce                     D.afford
41.A.came                    B.returned                    C.escaped                     D.graduated
42.A.drills                    B.tasks                         C.exercises                   D.reports
43.A.included               B.asked                        C.required                    D.met
44.A.matter                  B.mean                        C.exist                         D.work
45.A.good                    B.boss                          C.rest                           D.right
46.A.out                       B.on                                   C.away                         D.off
47.A.took                     B.hated                        C.enjoyed                     D.did
48.A.ended                   B.began                        C.continued                  D.held
49.A.charge                  B.situation                    C.position                     D.choice
50.A.lessons                 B.meetings                   C.training                     D.separation
51.A.Long before                                             B.Before long
C.As usual                                                       D.Once again
52.A.performances                                           B.descriptions
C.speeches                                                       D.gifts
53.A.vacation               B.place                         C.job                           D.travel
54.A.important             B.bitter                        C.normal                      D.difficult
55.A.gain                            B.achieve                            C.show                         D.match

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents    36    the necessities of life    37    they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father    38    a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them    39   .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t    40    them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.

       When I    41    from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily

   42   . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully    43    discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t

   44    whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the    45   of the company.

I went    46    to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I    47    most was the counseling(咨询) meeting I    48     with the family members of the men and women in my    49   , trying to help them deal with the long periods of    50   . These proved popular and word of them spread.   51    I was being asked to give encouraging    52    to business groups, educators and kids across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real    53   , and my life is still guided by the

   54    lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to    55    it.

36.A.provided                            B.got                           C.made                               D.bought

37.A.while                                 B.but                           C.so                             D.or

38.A.about                                 B.with                         C.for                                  D.of

39.A.themselves                         B.ourselves                  C.yourself                           D.myself

40.A.pay                                   B.find                         C.produce                           D.afford

41.A.came                                 B.returned                   C.escaped                           D.graduated

42.A.drills                                 B.tasks                        C.exercises                          D.reports

43.A.included                            B.asked                       C.required                          D.met

44.A.matter                               B.mean                        C.exist                                D.work

45.A.good                                 B.boss                         C.rest                                 D.right

46.A.out                                    B.on                            C.away                               D.off

47.A.took                                  B.hated                        C.enjoyed                           D.did

48.A.ended                          B.began                       C.continued                        D.held

49.A.charge                               B.situation                   C.position                           D.choice

50.A.lessons                               B.meeting                    C.training                           D.separation

51.A.Long before                       B.Before long               C.As usual                          D.Once again

52.A.performances                     B.descriptions        C.speeches                         D.gifts

53.A.vacation                             B.place                        C.job                                  D.travel

54.A.important                           B.bitter                        C.normal                            D.difficult

55.A.gain                                  B.achieve                     C.show                               D.match

Babies are born yogis. Once we were all able to pull our toes up by our ears and laugh about it. Then we aged, got injured, and began carrying stress in our shoulders and back. In short, we lost our balance.

Yoga（瑜伽） is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union in body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance. I was seriously out of balance when I started practicing yoga in 1999. I had plantar facilities in both feet, and my doctor had warned me against all the things I loved to do: walking, hiking, and playing tennis. I was desperate for exercise. Yoga became my salvation and even enhanced my other fitness activities. I practice yoga at least twice a week, but I consider yoga to be part of my daily life because after a while you no longer just practice yoga—you love it.

Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned, and more flexible as you move from one pose to the other. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscle, yoga builds muscle tone,” says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of the K.I.S.S. Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism (新陈代谢), it also helps to regulate weight. Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat to be removed around the cells.” I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need a boost of energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative poses.

Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis courts, in the dentist’s chair, and in traffic jams. You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, not tired. If you feel tired after yoga, it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the pose by letting go of the tension.

Yoga becomes part of your spiritual life. Yoga is practiced by people from all religions; it is not restricted to any religious group. Yoga teaches “right” living in how we deal with ourselves and others. As I work on a difficult pose, I learn patience, forgiveness, and the value of gentleness. Yoga advocates proper eating, but you don’t have to be a vegetarian to practice yoga.

1.What would be the best title for this passage?

2.According to the third paragraph, yoga can help people __________.

3.People feel tired after yoga because __________.

4.If this passage continues, what will the writer most probably write about in the next paragraph?

I consider________ a great honor that I have been invited to give a speech.

A. it                       B. that                  C. this                     D. what