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中选出最佳选项。
Fire can 36 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 37 useful. We cannot live without 38.In other words, fire is both the 39  and enemy of us. This  40  on whether we use it wisely or not.
To the people 41 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the location 42 most of their houses are made of wood, which 43  catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 44  and the wind is often 45  .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 46  the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 47  all over the area. If this happens 48 , it may not be too bad. 49 if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 50   ,and many of them cannot run away in time. If they can, they will just 51  all the things behind. Some people even do not know  52  is going on, and they  53  in their dreams.
We should do our best to 54 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people’s carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 55 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire.

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little ___1______ All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her 2        mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, "Only a miracle（奇迹） can save him now", the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she   3     her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.
"And what do you want?" asked the chemist.
"It’s for my little brother," the girl answered back. "He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a  4       . His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my   5______says only a miracle can save him."
"We don’t sell miracles here, child. I’m sorry," the chemist said, smiling 6      at the little girl.
In the shop was a   7      customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother need?"
"I don’t know," she replied. "He’s really sick and mommy says he needs   8     . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my  9    ."
"How much do you have?" asked the man.
"One dollar and eleven cents, _____10 ____I can try and get some more," she answered quietly.
"Well, what a coincidence（巧合）," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents? The  11    price of a miracle for little brothers. Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents."
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without   12    and it wasn’t long before __13__________was home again and doing well.
The little girl was____14______. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the  15    of a little child.
【小题1】A dog          B sister           C brother.        D father

When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.

.   So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.

Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.

Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don't even know we' re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through Crying, and then we can deal with them.

Just as crying can be healthy, not crying ― holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering ― can be bad for physical (身体的) health, Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don't fight it. It's a natural  ― and healthy ― emotional response (反应).

60．Why didn't the author cry when her grandmother died?

A．Because her father did not --ant her to feel too sad.

B．Because she did not love her grandmother.

C．Because she was too shy to cry at that time.

D．Tie author doesn’t give the explanation.

61, It car. be inferred from the text that ______.

A．there are two ways to keep healthy

B．crying does more good to health than laughing

C．crying and laughing play the same roles

D．emotional health has a close relationship to physical health

62．According to the author, which of the following statements is true?

A．Crying is the best way to get help from others.

B．Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.

C．We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.

D．We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.

63．What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A．Power of Tears                                 B．How to Keep Healthy

C．Why We Cry                                   D．A New Scientific Discovery

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Who buy the presents? How much should we spend? Questions about money like these ___50___ during the holidays, and they can turn this wonderful season into the most ___51___ time of the year.
The ___52___ cause of holiday stress is money issues, according to a recent poll by the American Psychological Association (APA). The survey found that 61 percent of Americans ___53___ lack of money as the top cause of family tensions, holiday blues and depression.
“People believe that they can go out and buy gifts because it’s the holidays, ___54___they can’t afford to do so,” says Dorothy Cantor, a noted psychologist and former APA president. “Not only is it stressful to feel that you have to buy everyone an expensive gift, but you will also be stressed for the rest of the year trying to pay your ___55___. You can show love and caring by giving something that you know is meaningful and ___56___ that doesn’t have to cost a lot.”
While managing money issues during the holiday season can be a ___57___, financial experts agree that you can ___58___ pressure by planning ahead, exhibiting patience and managing expectations to make the holiday season enjoyable and worry-free.
For starters, make an agreement with family members to discuss holiday spending and finances before you make any ___59___. The goal here is to learn one another’s thoughts and feelings about priorities and wishes. Be realistic, decide together on a budget and only use cash, rather than using credit cards. Avoid getting ___60___ unreasonable expectations. It makes no ___61___ to buy gifts you can not afford and put additional financial and emotional stress on yourself and your family that will cause problems long after the holidays are over.
Other ways to ___62___ the burden of money-related holiday blues include an understanding that everyone faces money problems at one time or another. It’s important to keep your ___63___ situation in perspective, to learn from experience and then to proceed with your life.
And lastly, make focusing on financial solutions a part of your New Year’s resolution. It’s the perfect time to take a __64___ approach by doing some soul-searching, forgiving yourself, letting go of the past and dealing with your financial problems in a businesslike manner each day.

It is interesting how NASA(美国航空航天管理局)chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men  26  the age of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them, Many were  27  air pilots.  28 were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose; told him the plans and the  29  they might get in. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut. “How could any man  30 such an exciting job?” One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course. It’s dangerous  31 most exciting”
The health and physical condition of  32 was, of course, very necessary.  33  those in very good health and physical condition were chosen.
While being trained to be astronauts. They went through many  34 . They studied the star and the moon, and they also studied geology, the science of rocks. This was necessary  35  astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the  36 of the moon. They were all  37 to fly in helicopters （直升飞机）。These helicopters landed  38 down to give them some experience of the way the spaceship would  39 land on the moon , They were also taught the  40  facts about the conditions in space. They learnt all the technical details of the spaceships and rockets. They visited the scientists and engineers who  41 them. They visited the factories where they were  42. They learnt how every 43 of a space-ship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail of ground-control  44 .
In a word, to be chosen as an astronaut. One must be in good health,  45  in science and good at piloting.