第二节：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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the  36  just inside the entrance  37 . It said: Remember,  38 , one of our customers gets  39  goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!
For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards  40 , like many of her  41 , to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never  42  hoping. The  43  in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her  44  buying so many things but failed. She 45  dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, "Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 46 doesn't need to be paid!" One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 47 . But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her  48  than she found that she had forgotten to  49  tea. She dashed back to the  50 ,got some tea and went towards the  51 . As she did so, she saw the  52  came.  53  his hand he said, "I want to  54  you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket  55 !"
36. A. notice   B. report C. board  D. newspaper
37. A. did       B. promised    C. made  D. agreed
38. A. every day     B. every month      C. twice a week      D. once a week
39. A. excellent     B. free    C. extra   D. unexpected
40. A. waited  B. came   C. hoped D. went
41. A. friends  B. neighbors   C. relatives     D. customers
42. A. got rid of     B. got along with   C. gave up      D. gave out
43. A. counter B. cushion      C. food   D. cupboard
44. A. against  B. for      C. with    D. about
45. A. often    B. always       C. usually       D. seldom
46. A. bill       B. hand   C. car      D. basket
47. A. anxiously     B. seriously    C. crazily       D. wonderfully
48. A. pockets B. car      C. basket D. house
49. A. buy      B. find    C. take    D. have
50. A. shop     B. counter      C. department D. supermarket
51. A. door     B. entrance     C. cash-desk   D. shelves
52. A. secretary      B. policeman  C. manager     D. salesman
53. A. Putting out   B. Holding out       C. Shaking     D. Waving
54. A. congratulate B. tell     C. inform       D. thank
55. A. is yours       B. means nothing   C. belongs to you   D. costs nothing

When someone gives you advice, listen without judgment, try to find value in what you’re hearing, and say: “Thank you”. This wise advice is easy to understand yet hard to practice. I’ll give you an example from my life when I totally blew it in term of practicing what I teach.
In my work I travel constantly. I always put off going to the airport until the last second. My wife, Lyda, was sitting next to me in the front seat. I was racing along and not paying much attention. Lyda cried out: “Look out! There is a red light up ahead.”
Being a trained behavioral science professional—who teaches others the value of encouraging advice—I naturally screamed at her: “I know there is a red light up ahead! Don’t you think I can see?” When we arrived at the airport, Lyda didn’t speak to me. I wondered why she seemed mad at me.
During the flight to New York, I did a cost-benefit analysis. I asked myself: “What was the cost of just listening when Lyda called out the warning? Zero.” I then reasoned: “What was the potential benefit? What could have been saved?” Several potential benefits came to mind, including her life, my life, and the lives of other people.
I landed in New York feeling ashamed of myself. I immediately called Lyda and told her my cost-benefit story. I convinced her: “The next time you help me with my driving, I am just going to say, ‘Thank you!’”
A few months passed, and I had long forgotten the incident. Again, I was racing off to the airport, when Lyda cried out: “Look out for the red right!” I was embarrassed, and then shouted: “Thank you!”
I’m a long way from perfect, but I’m getting better. My suggestion is that you get in the habit of asking the important people in your life how you can do things better. And be ready for an answer. Some people may tell you things like “Look out for the red light.” When this happens, remember that there is possibly some potential benefit. Then just say: “Thank you.”
60.What do we know about the author?
A. He is expert at behavioral science.             
B. He is gifted in cost-benefit analysis.
C. He seldom takes his wife’s advice.              
D. He often runs the red traffic light.
61.The underlined part “blew it ” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_______”.
A. became annoyed with the adviser                B. forgot the practical method
C. failed to say “Thank you”                                D. lost personal judgment
62.It can be inferred from the passage that people _________.
A. tend to be defensive when given advice    
B. intend to follow others’ suggestions
C. had better study behavioral science
D. should give their opinions patiently
63The purpose of the passage is to advise people to ________.
A. do a cost-benefit analysis in daily life
B. treasure others’ suggestions
C. learn from the author’s experiences
D. discover potential benefits

—What ______ when the earthquake happened on May 12^th ?
—Er, I was having a geography class in the classroom.
A. are you doing        B. did you do   C. were you doing  D will you do

完型填空（共20分）
A boy selling magazines walked up to a house people seldom visited. The house was old and the owner  36  came out. When he did come out he wouldn’t say hello to anybody  37  simply stared at them.
The boy knocked on the door and  38 . as he was ready to  39  away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want? ” the old man said.
“Uh, sir, I’m selling these magazines and I was  40  if you’d like to buy one.” The old man  41  stared at the boy. The boy could see the inside of the house and  42  some dog figurines （小雕像）. “Do you  43  dogs?” the boy asked. “Yes, I do. They’re my family here and they’re all I have.” The boy felt sorry for the man, as he seemed to be very  44 . “I’ve a magazine here for collectors. It’s perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.” But the old man said, “I need  45  of the magazines, now goodbye.”
The boy was sad. He went home and then an idea 46  to him. He had a little dog figurine. He walked back to the old man’s house with the  47 . He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I  48  I told you no magazines.”
“No, sir. I know that. I wanted to bring you a  49 . ” The boy handed him the figurine and the old man’s face  50 . “It’s a Golden Retriever. I have one at home. This one is  51  you. ” The old man was  52 ; no one had ever shown him so much  53 . “Boy , you have a big  54 . Thank you!” From that day on the old man   55 coming out of the house and talking with people.
36．A．regularly             B．never          C．hardly                  D．nearly
37．A．but                                 B．when          C．as                          D．so
38．A．hurried                          B．remained   C．waited                 D．left
39．A．drive                     B．run                        C．escape                 D．walk
40．A．wondering          B．saying                  C．doubting             D．hoping
41．A．ever                      B．yet                        C．still                       D．just
42．A．loved                    B．noticed                C．contacted  D．sensed
43．A．help                      B．raise           C．collect                  D．like
44．A．lonely                            B．cruel           C．old                        D．terrible
45．A．nothing                B．none           C．either                   D．some
46．A．happened           B．reached               C．brought               D．occurred
47．A．fear                      B．magazine  C．figurine                D．idea
48．A．imagined             B．thought               C．wished                 D．expected
49．A．friend                            B．dog                       C．gift                        D．book
50．A．went up               B．turned up  C．grew up               D．lit up
51．A．with                      B．for                         C．on                         D．in
52．A．surprised            B．calm            C．disappointed      D．encouraged
53．A．pity                       B．kindness              C．politeness D．happiness
54．A．hand                     B．eye                       C．heart          D．head
55．A．continued           B．started                C．avoided               D．risked

In a few years, you might be able to speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and English
— and all at the same time. This sounds incredible, but Alex Waibel, a computer science professor at US's Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Germany's University of Karlsruhe, announced last week that it may soon be reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand each other.?
One application, called Lecture Translation, can easily translate a speech from one language into another. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Users also have to be trained how to use the programme.?
Another prototype(雏形机) can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what language they speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you,” Waibel said.?
Prefer to read? So-called Translation Glasses transcribe(转录) the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal(液晶) display(LCD) screen.?
Then there’s the Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech. The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a person's face, according to researchers.?
During a demonstration held last Thursday in CMU's Pittsburgh campus, a Chinese student named Stan Jou had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks, neck and throat. Then he mouthed — without speaking aloud — a few words in Mandarin(普通话) to the audience. A few seconds later, the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: “Let me introduce our new prototype.”?
This particular gadget(器械),when fully developed, might allow anyone to speak in any number of languages or, as Waibel put it, “to switch your mouth to a foreign language”. “The idea behind the university's prototypes is to create ‘good enough’ bridges for cross-cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world,” Waibel said.?
With spontaneous(自发的) translators, foreign drivers in Germany could listen to traffic warnings on the radio, tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people, and leaders of different countries could have secret talks without any interpreters there.?
【小题1】 Which of the following statements is not TRUE?