完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）?
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项
Would you agree with the statement that a wish is born from an idea, a simple idea imagined in the mind? Back in the 19^th century two men had an idea which in the end became their great  36 . The efforts they had made were rewarded(奖赏) with their success that    37  world travel.
In 1903, the Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville) achieved their dream. They flew the world’s first power-driven, heavier-than-air machine by which they made free, controlled and sustained(持久的)   38 . Kitty Hawk, North Carolina(美国地名)   39  this important and memorable moment.
The dream started with an idea that was planted in their minds by a   40  given to them by their father. In the words of the boys, “Our father came into the house one evening with some object in his hands, and   41  we could see what it was, he threw it into the air. Instead of falling to the floor, the toy flew across the room   42  it hit the ceiling(天花板), where it finally sank to the   43 .” This simple toy attracted the Wright Brothers and started their lifelong   44  in human flight.
The Wright Brothers   45  learning new things.   46  they opened their own printing office and then in 1893 they opened a company where they repaired bicycles. But Wilbur had his mind set on something more   47 . He decided to pursue(致力于)   48 .
The brothers spent many hours researching,   49  their machines and making improvements. What started out as a   50  soon became a career. With determination and    51 they realized their dream in 1903.
The next time you hear or see an airplane or travel on one,   52  where it all started. A simple idea was developed in the minds of the two young men who didn’t have a university degree. They were not scientists in the   53  sense of the world.
What idea are you working on? Have you limited yourself by saying you are not a scientist or not   54  enough? Whatever the mind can think and believe, it can be   55 .

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Tech-Camp is a day camp with a focus on computers and electronic technology. We offer 2-week summer programmes for students of 12-17 years of age. We have a computer lab with the latest and fastest equipment, an electronics lab and a video production studio. Our staff is special, too. Our programme leaders are experts in computer and electronics, of course, but they are also people who care about children and enjoy working with them.
The Benefits of Tech-Camp
In all of our programmes, we show students how to work in teams and how to solve problems by themselves. We encourage them to think creatively(有创造性地).
What students will do at Tech-Camp
Each day Tech-camp is filled with useful, interesting and challenging activities. For example, in the Computer Programme, students lean the basic computer programming, and how to use the Internet. In the Tech-Camp Programme, they make radio-controlled model cars and produce their own short videos.

三、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。
A famous scientist was asked why he was able to be so much more   36  than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He  37  that it all came from a (n)  38   that occurred when he was three. He was trying to  39  a bottle of milk from refrigerator when he lost told of the bottle. spilling its  40   all over the kitchen floor.
Instead of   41   at him, his mother said,“       Robert, what a wonderful  42  you have made! I have  43  seen such a huge puddle (水坑) of milk, Since the  44  is done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a while  45 cleaning it up?”
Indeed, he did. “Robert, 46    you make a mess like this, 47  you have to clean it up and restore everything to its 48   order,” And then together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said.” Robert, that is a   49   experiment in how to  50   carry a big milk bottle. Let’s go out to the yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can  51   a way to carry a bottle of water without dropping it.
The scientist remarked he learned from that moment that mistakes were just 52  for learning something new, which is  53    scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn’t work”, we usually learn something  54   from it.
Wouldn’t it be great if all  55    would respond like Robert’s mother?
36.  A．hard-working     B. creative             C. popular             D. outstanding
37.  A. responded           B. acknowledged    C. assumed            D. declared
38.  A. experiment                B. coincidence          C. experience     D. conflict
39.  A. deliver                    B. return           C. move                D. remove
40.  A. mixture                   B. water            C. liquid            D. contents
41.  A. yelling                    B. coming             C. nodding            D. laughing
42.  A. mistake                   B. mess                 C. trick            D. treasure
43.  A. always                    B. often             C. rarely            D. ever
44.  A. damage                   B. business            C. favor            D. harm
45.  A. before                        B. after             C. with                  D. without
46.  A. whatever             B. however            C. wherever           D. whenever
47.  A. especially            B. eventually     C. respectively          D.immediately
48.  A. opposite              B. particular      C. proper           D. natural
49.  A. failed                  B. forbidden      C. demanded          D. deserved
50.  A. absolutely           B. comfortably       C. confidentially    D. effectively
51.  A. develop                   B. grasp            C. invent           D. discover
52.  A. choices                   B. opportunities   C. qualities        D. procedures
53.  A. that                    B. where           C. what                 D. which
54.  A. right                   B. valuable            C. practical        D. accessible
55.  A. managers            B. directors        C. parents              D. Relatives

Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and _36_ his tent then, made a fire and have a _37_ meal. When night fell, he_38_ down to sleep.
He had_39_ fallen asleep when he felt a soft _40_ on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much  41  .”
The Arab was a  42  man, “All right, do as you  43  .” he said. Then he turned on his _44_  and went back to sleep.
It wasn’t long  45  he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind  46  I keep it inside the tent, too?”
“ _47_ .” the man said. But this time he felt a bit  48  , as camel had such a long neck.
No sooner had he shut his eyes  49  he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”
The Arab_ 50_ over to one side of the tent. He made _51_ as small as he could. It was not _52_ comfortable, and sleep was now out of  53  .Soon after that the camel gave his a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us.  54  , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only_55_ that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.

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Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can't you be bothered to do?
A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of the adults are so idle (懒散的) that they'd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.
Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain's largest health center. The results were extremely surprising.
About one in six people questioned said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.
More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.
This led the report to conclude that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese (very fat) before they start school.
Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too.”
“If we don't start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most fundamental tasks.”
And Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most idle city in the UK, with 75% questioned admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.
The results bring serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.
60．How many people questioned don't play with their children?
A．1280.   B．More than 333.     C．654.    D．About 420.
61．The study leads us to believe that      .
A．the pets in the UK will be in trouble if their owners keep their way of life
B．Glasgow people feel ashamed because they don't get enough exercise
C．British people are the laziest around the world
D．five sixths of the British children are healthy
62．How does the author convince the readers?
A．By presenting the results of a study.                 B．By providing answers to questions.
C．By interviewing some experts.                            D．By telling a story.
63．What is the passage mainly about?
A．A study of British people's laziness.                 B．A study of British people's lifestyles.
C．The health service in the UK.                       D．The obesity problem in the UK.