第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
Time is the easiest thing in the world to waste—the most difficult to control. When
you look ahead, it may appear you have 36        you need. Yet it has a way of slipping 37        your fingers like quicksand. You may suddenly find that there is no way to stretch the little time you have 38        to cover all your obligations. For example,
39           a beginning student looking ahead to a full term you may feel that you have an oversupply of time on your hands.40         toward the end of the term you may be
41         because you are running out of time. How can you do? —Control!
Time is 42        . If you don't control it, it will control you. If you don't make it work for you, it will 43        you. You must become the master of time, not the servant. “Study hard and play hard” is an old saying, but it still 44       . You have plenty of time for classes, study, work, and play if you use your time 45        . It is not how much time you 46          for study that counts but how much you learn when you do study.
Too much wasted time is 47         medicine. The more time you waste, the easier it is to continue wasting time. Soon, doing nothing becomes a habit you can't 48        . You will be 49        to wasting time. When this happens, you 50       your feeling of accomplishment and you fall by the wayside. A full schedule is a good schedule. Some students 51          to hear the time message. They refuse to 52        the fact that college life demands some53             of time control. There is no escape. So what's the next step? If you seriously want to get the time message, the next passage will give it to you. 54           — it will not only improve your grades but also free you to        55         college life more.
36．A．less than            B．more than         C．rather than        D．other than
37．A．by                B．between           C．through           D．on
38．A．saved            B．left               C．remained          D．wasted
39．A．since              B．because            C．for              D．as
40．A．Although          B．But                C．Therefore         D．Otherwise
41．A．angry             B．brave              C．worried           D．eager
42．A．money            B．friendly            C．enough           D．dangerous
43．A．work out           B．work on           C．work at            D．work against
44．A．makes sense         B．makes no use        C．makes up          D．makes it
45．A．immediately        B．properly            C．apparently         D．shortly
46．A．allocate            B．spend              C．save              D．take
47．A．bad               B．good           C．useful             D．alternative
48．A．get along with      B．get close to         C．get rid of          D．get down to
49．A．crazy              B．achieve             C．catch              D．lose
51．A．hesitate            B．refuse              C．.like              D．want
52．A．accept             B．receive            C．ignore             D．imagine
53．A．disagreement        B．agreement         C．degree             D．standard
54．A．Forget             B．Remind           C．Think             D．Remember
55．A．hate               B．enjoy              C．dislike             D．assess

When you are far away from home for the first time and have a lot to adjust to，you can't do it alone. However independent you are，it is good to have a roommate during your first year.
Living with someone helps ease your loneliness. Sure it may seem appealing to be able to play your music and turn up your TV as loud as you want, but coming home to an empty room every day can be depressing. If you have a bad day, you may want to talk to someone.
Friends are great sources of venting (宣泄), but friends can't always be there. Even worse, they may be self­centered and show no interest in your problem. It's not that roommates aren't like this, but even just small talk can help you feel better.
Having a roommate teaches you how to get along with people and settle conflict. You two should set up rules immediately and discuss what to do when there is conflict. If you two don't like each other，you still study，relax，and sleep in the same room. You must find a way to get along.
Finally，having a roommate exposes (使接触) you to different ways of living. Your roommate may come from a different city，and have different living habits. He or she also has different interests and personalities. You don't have to end up liking the same things your roommate does，but try to learn something different. You will be surrounded by many different people in college and have the chance to try things you never have before. Why not start learning from your roommate？
Having a roommate gives you the skills and personal background you will need to utilize (利用) when you are out on your own. Make the most of living with a stranger and besides，there will be plenty of opportunities for you to have your own room later in your college years.
【小题1】Who are probably the intended readers of the passage？

Are you still wishing your friends and partners “Happy New Year”? In the first few days of a new year, we say these three words countless times. The ___16___ is that we say them almost without thinking. The result of such a wish is that it ___17___ its meaning and power.
Last month, I ___18___ Dada J P Vaswani’s first speech after his return from the US. The ___19___ of his speech was “In 2012, all will be fine”. While sharing one of his many ___20___ ideas, he said that while “Happy New Year” is a nice greeting, there’s a more beautiful and encouraging way to ___21___ others—“Happy New You!”
Those three ___22___ words show that New Year is a time to leave behind our ___23___ and step forward. It’s the time to renew ourselves by getting rid of the negative things of the past — ___24___, pain and so on. It’s also the right time to give up thoughts of fear and failure.
For those who are ___25___ what to change, Dada has a simple suggestion: write down all the things that you don’t ___26___ about yourself… every single one. They could be small or big, easy or difficult — ___27___ write them all down. Putting them on ___28___ brings clearness of thought, which is the first step towards bringing about any change.
So this New Year, let’s wish each other “Happy New You” and then ___29___ that trend all through the year. Each time you wish others, you will be ___30___ not only them but also yourself to leave behind sadness and the past — because it’s time for being Happy and New.

第二部分完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman. It was hard to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out   36   he caught enough to feed the family. No just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad. When the weather was bad he would   37   me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing   38  . Older than it was, that truck, out of   39   , coughed all the way with loud noise and heavy smoke. As he would drive, I would fall down into the seat hoping to   40  . He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and   41  . Then he would lean over to give me a big kiss and tell me to be   42  . It was so   43   for me now. Here, I was 12 years old, and he would   44   me good-bye!
I remember   45  I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his   46   big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my   47   up and said, “No, Dad.”
It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this   48   look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My father looked at me for the longest time. When   49   came into his eyes, he turned and   50   . “You’re right’ he said, “You’re a big boy….  51  . I won’t kiss you anymore.” It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when   52   of the ships stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed.
You don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…. To touch his rough old face…, to   53   the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I   54   I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too   55   for a goodbye kiss.”
36. A. since           B. when             C. until                       D. before
37. A. take           B. drive             C. watch               D. rush
38. A. business           B. career                      C. project                     D. journey
39. A. preparation         B. control                            C. distance                    D. condition
40. A. repair                 B. scream                    C. complaint                 D. disappear
41. A. laughing             B. watching                  C. performing             D. playing
42. A. a cute son      B. a honest fisherman  C. a good boy          D. a quiet passenger
43. A. amazing              B. surprising         C. disappointing        D. embarrassing
44. A. kiss                B. say                   C. hug                D. send
45. A. the day               B. the way           C. the order            D. the action
46. A. usual          B. common          C. daily               D. sweet
47. A. head                   B. hand             C. cheek                    D. mouth
48. A. excited           B. pleased           C. terrified            D. bored
49. A. lights           B. apologies          C. tears                     D. sorry
50. A. looked out          B. looked up         C. looked around       D. look on
51. A. a partner       B. a student           C. a kid                     D. a man
52. A. all            B. most             C. some              D. none
53. A. notice         B. smell             C. sense               D. feel
54. A. realize         B. regret             C. wish              D. hope
55. A. young                 B. old                C. shy                          D. late

It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech.At some point in every speech,every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned.Fortunately,such moments are usually not obvious(明显的) to the listeners.Why?Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say.They hear only what the speaker does say.If you lose your place for a moment,wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences,or forget to pause at a certain point,no one will be any the wiser.When such moments occur,don’t worry about them.Just continue as if nothing happened.
Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech,that doesn’t really matter.If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous speech—“I Have a Dream”,you may notice that he stumbles(结巴) over his words twice during the speech.Most likely,however,you don’t remember.Why?Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making.
People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication(交流).They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition.But,in fact,the listeners are not looking for a perfect performance.They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly.Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human.
As you work on your speech,don’t worry about being perfect.Once you free your mind of this,you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.
【小题1】The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will _______.