第二节 完形填空 (共20小题，每题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。
Learn and Earn
Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company (批发公司) together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie   36   a salesman. One day Charlie could not   37   it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained（抱怨） that the boss did not   38   hard-working employees（雇员）, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really   39  .
The boss knew that Charlie had spared no   40   for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the   41   between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the   42  . "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons(西瓜) in the market." Charlie went, returned and   43   said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to   44  , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the   45   question. Jackie went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a   46   of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg,   47   from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good   48  ."
Charlie was   49    and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie.  He decided not to   50   but to learn from Jackie.
My dear friends, you know, a more   51   person is more observant, thinks more and understands in   52  . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,   53   you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you   54   ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How   55   are you?
36.A. made     B. became      C. remained    D. kept
37.A. take      B. do      C. get      D. put
38.A. enjoy    B. meet   C. repay  D. value
39.A. unusual B. unfair C. careless      D. selfless
40.A. rest       B. trouble       C. effect  D. effort
41.A. competition  B. relationship       C. difference   D. distance
42.A. following     B. finding       C. shopping    D. searching
43.A. still       B. again  C. even   D. only
44.A. offer     B. answer       C. remind       D. repeat
45.A. difficult B. familiar      C. same   D. simple
46.A. total      B. lot      C. pile     D. number
47.A. taken     B. come  C. bought       D. heard
48.A. value     B. quality       C. condition    D. shape
49.A. struck    B. moved       C. puzzled      D. encouraged
50.A. stay       B. stop    C. work   D. leave
51.A. important     B. intelligent   C. successful   D. hardworking
52.A. time      B. depth  C. need   D. common
53.A. while    B. though       C. unless D. since
54.A. see B. think   C. know  D. win
55.A. hopeful B. thoughtful  C. helpful       D. meaningful

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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Staring at a computer semen，Patty Hall noticed all e-mail from Christopher Mutuku，a driver she knew when volunteering in Kenya．People in his village of Kathmlgu were  36 ，he wrote．”The river has dried up and there is no water．Do you know anyone who can raise  37 to build a dam(坝)?”
Imagining a huge expensive concrete dam，Hall   38  ．At 57 ，she was about to retire．after  35 years of  39 ．Much as she wanted to help Kenya, she didn’t want to get  40  in a time-consuming project like this．She knew, 41 ，that the lack of clean water was a life-and-death problem in rural villages．Animals contaminated(污染)the rivers，the main  42  of drinking water．In summer，the rivers dried up completely．
“How much would it  43 ．”she wrote to Mutuku．”About $7,000，”he answered．
That might be doable(可做的)，she  44 ．
Hall showed her students slides of Kenyan mud huts(棚屋)and asked them to  45  living without running water．She shared photos of young girls carrying h11ge containers of  46 on their backs. The girls were  47  to attend school because they spent most of their day walking  48 four miles to and from rivers，springs，orthe well in a nearby village．
49  to help，the ClaSS decided on a name—H2O for Life—and set to work．Students  50  H2O for Life wristbands(手带)，holiday crafts and African-themed note cards．A student pianist held a  51 that brought in $400．A group of girls sold valentines(情人节卡)and collected $300．
In just six months，the kids  52  over $12，000．
Later, Hall flew to Kenya and visited Kathungu．The villagers held a  53  to welcome her and then showed her the dam that traps and filters(过滤)water so that it's  54 and drinkable all the year round．
Since that first e-mail，H2O for Life has  55  to 14 schools and raised $130,000 to bring clean water to communities in Africa and Central America．
36．A．anxious    B．diligent      C．stressful    D．desperate
37．A．money     B．awareness    C．material    D．contribution
38．A．delayed    B．puzzled      C．hesitated    D．quitted
39．A．working    B．teaching     C．serving    D．volunteering
40．A．involved    B．committed    C. buried     D．occupied
41．A．therefore    B．moreover     C．instead    D．however
42．A．resource    B．source        C．origin     D．root
43．A．pay        B．spend         C．cost      D．need
44．A．wondered    B．decided      C．convinced  D．expected
45．A．think       B．balance       C．predict     D．imagine
46．A．water       B．food         C．crop       D．drink
47．A．unlucky     B．unwilling     C．unable     D．unskillful
48．A．far         B．above        C．beyond     D．some
49．A．Likely      B．Eager        C．Fond      D．Active
50．A．sold        B．bought       C．wore      D．offered
51．A．party       B．contest       C．concert     D．exhibition
52．A．loaned     B．raised        C．donated     D．contributed
53．A．opening     B．greeting      C．celebration   D．reception
54．A．available    B．accessible    C．adaptable     D．acceptable
55．A．extended    B．spread       C．expanded     D．Intended

第二节完形填空  (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36至55各个题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When we visit another country, differences in music and dance are   36   some of the first things that we notice. Every culture has   37   its own types of music and dance, which are very different from those of other societies.
Each type of music usually has a distinctive rhythm and a special sound,   38   on the kinds of instruments that are used to produce it. The most common type of instruments are   39   instruments, such as guitars and violins; wind instruments, including horns and flutes. Many different kinds of musical sounds   40   be created by using different combinations of instruments.
The human voice is a very special kind of instrument,   41   it can produce a great number of different sounds with different   42  , ranging from loud to soft. Singing is very popular in most cultures because it allows us to   43   words and ideas with music.
Societies coordinate body movements with musical rhythms to create   44  . Sometimes people dance for fun and individual expression. Dances can also be used to   45   ideas to an audience. Hawaiian dancers,   46  , use arm and hand movements to express the meaning of a song. In the same way, many societies use dances in religious ceremonies   47   to tell about important events.
Music and dance are passed from one   48  to another and thus become a permanent part of the society and   49   culture. Of course, as cultures come   50   contact with each other, the music and dance of one society may be accepted by other societies, or the different styles may be combined to   51   a new kind of music or dance. Some Latin American music, for example, has taken   52   from Indian cultures and mixed them with those from European and African cultures.   53  , popular music from England and the US can be heard in countries   54   the world,   55   it has had an influence on musical tastes, especially among young people.
36. A. unlikely       B. likely  C. probably    D. surely
37. A. installed       B. meant    C. developed       D. established
38. A. focusing      B. depending  C. playing        D. resting
39. A. thread   B. string  C. cord   D. band    
40. A. might   B. can    C. must   D. should   
41. A. when    B. after   C. since   D. although  
42. A. heights B. sizes   C. tones   D. volumes
43. A. explain B. express       C. provide      D. compose
44. A. sounds  B. songs  C. moves D. dances
45. A. give     B. communicate     C. translate     D. perform
46. A. such as B. for example       C. that is D. on the contrary
47. A. just      B. as       C. only    D. or
48. A. country B. generation  C. people D. time
49. A. their     B. its       C. form   D. the
50. A. to  B. for      C. into    D. with      
51. A. join      B. show   C. form   D. become
52. A. advantages   B. features      C. styles           D. origins
53. A. However      B. On the contrary  C.  Similarly D. Besides
54. A. over     B. through      C. across D. along
55. A. when    B. where C. which D. what     

第二节完形填空(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A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
About 70 scientists worked on a very busy project. They were really 36.______ because of the pressure of work and the demands of their 37.______. However, everyone liked him and did not 38.______ quitting their job.
One day, one scientist came to him and said, “Sir, I have promised my 39.______ that I will take them to an exhibition, 40.______ I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm.”
His boss said, “You’re 41.______ to leave the office early today.”
The scientist started working. He 42.______ his work after having lunch. 43.______, he had such a heavy work load that he looked at his 44.______ only when he felt he was about to 45.______ the work. The time was 8:30 pm. 46.______, he remembered the promise he had 47.______. He hurriedly left the office, feeling 48.______ to have disappointed the ones he loved so much. He got home, but only his wife was in.
“Where are they?” he asked.
His wife 49.______, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 pm and took them to the exhibition.”
What had really happened was like this. The boss noticed him working 50.______ at 5:00 pm. He thought to himself, “This person will not 51.______ the work. But if he has promised his children, they should enjoy the 52.______ to the exhibition.” So he offered to take them to the exhibition.
The boss does not have to do it 53.______, but once it is done, loyalty（忠诚）is established. That is why all those scientists continued to work 54.______ him even though the work was too 55.______.
36.   A. afraid B. angry  C. tired   D. bored
37.   A. boss    B. partner       C. teacher       D. company
38.   A. keep on      B. set off C. make up     D. think of    
39.   A. students     B. friends       C. children     D. parents
40. A. as       B. so       C. but     D. if
41.   A. meant B. refused       C. allowed      D. fired
42.   A. continued   B. finished      C. checked      D. reduced
43. A. So far B. As a result  C. As usual     D. For example
44.   A. timetable    B. watch  C. tools   D. papers
45.   A. design B. report C. hate    D. complete
46.   A. Suddenly   B. Strangely   C. Unexpectedly     D. Unfortunately
47.   A. done   B. set      C. made  D. had
48.   A. painful       B. shy     C. excited       D. sorry
49.   A. begged       B. replied       C. whispered   D. shouted
50.   A. carelessly   B. skillfully    C. unhappily   D. seriously
51.   A. value  B. leave   C. choose       D. like
52.   A. promise     B. way    C. visit    D. interest
53.   A. every time  B. on purpose C. at once       D. in turn
54.   A. on      B. at       C. under  D. in
55.   A. dangerous  B. boring C. worthless    D. much

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31—50 各题后给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her  31  voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and  32  decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now，the girl knew she had  33  the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the  34  letter. So she lost the contest.
　　  As the girl walked off the  35 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her　36  .
　    Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl's honesty，even when it  37  her the contest. But the fact is that she  38  the biggest contest that day: the contest of her   39  .
　　Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get  40  .This young girl could easily have  41  and nobody would have known it but herself. But that's just it: She would know she did wrong. It's been said, "If you  42  , you make yourself cheap." This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own  43  and character more than the prize from a spelling  44  . Her respect for herself was more important than any   45  others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the  46  she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
　　  It's so true that the choices you make today  47  what you are tomorrow. Our children will  48  our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to  49  to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are  50  what we do and how we live even when we don't think they see or know.
31. A. high           B. sweet            C. tough           D. soft
32. A. finally         B. kindly          C. secretly          D. totally
33. A. forgotten       B. mispronounced   C. misspelled       D. lost
34. A. correct        B. wrong            C. different        D. same
35. A. stage          B. studio            C. test             D. classroom
36. A. bravery        B. honesty           C. courage         D. cleverness
37. A. cancelled      B. cost             C. offered           D. wasted
38. A. achieved       B. broke            C. won             D. defeated
39. A. reputation     B. knowledge       C. 1ife             D. character
40. A. paid           B. awarded          C. caught          D. reported
41. A. escaped        B. 1ied              C. changed         D. answered
42. A. accept        B. fight             C. cheat            D. insist
43. A. conscience     B. feeling           C. diligence        D. modesty
44. A. contest         B. champion       C. judger           D. expert
45. A. sense          B. pride            C. respect          D. awareness
46. A. plan           B. conclusion      C. discovery        D. choice
47. A. make         B. change           C. keep             D. create
48. A. give           B. take              C. follow          D. set
49. A. grow up        B. bring up         C. take up          D. come up
50. A. recording      B. inspecting        C. correcting        D. watching