I’ve finally finished my paper and it ＿＿ me an entire month.

A. takes       B. took             C. was taken     D. had taken

任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

Throw the bottles and boxes of drugs out of your house. A new theory suggests that medicine could be bad for your health, which should at least come as good news to people who cannot afford to buy expensive medicine. This new theory argues that healing is at our fingertips: we can be healthy by doing Yoga on a regular basis.

Supporters of medical treatment argue that medicine should be trusted since it is effective and scientifically proven. They say that there is no need for spiritual methods such as Yoga. These waste our time, something which is quite precious in our material world. There is medicine that can kill our pain, x-rays that show us our bones or MRI that scans our brain for tumors.

We must admit that these methods are very effective in the examples that they provide. However, there are some “everyday complaints” such as back pains, headaches, insomnia, which are treated currently with medicine. When you have a headache, you take an Aspirin; when you cannot sleep, you take Xanax without thinking of the side effects of these. When you use these pills for a long period, you become addicted to them; you cannot sleep without them. We pay huge amounts of money and become addicted instead of getting better. How about a safer and more economical way of healing? When doing Yoga, you do not need anything except your energy so it is very economical. Its popularity has spread particularly throughout America and Western Europe. In quantum (量子) physics, energy is recognized as the fundamental substance which the universe consists of. Yoga depends on the energy within our bodies. It is a simple and effective way of restoring the energy flow. There are no side effects and it is scientifically explained.

Opponents of alternative healing methods also claim that serious illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer cannot be treated without drugs. They think so because these patients spend the rest of their lives in the hospital taking medicine. How can Yoga make these people healthy again? It is very unfortunate that these patients have to live in the hospital losing their hair because of chemotherapy (化疗), losing weight because of the side effects of the medicine they take. Actually, it is common knowledge that except for when the cancer is recognized at an early stage, drugs also cannot treat AIDS or cancer. Most of the medicines these patients use are to ease their pain and their sufferings. Instead of drugs which are expensive and have many side effects, you can use your energy to overcome the hardships of life, find an emotional balance, leave the stress of everyday life and let go of the everyday worries. We should definitely start learning Yoga and avoid illnesses before it is too late.

Six Americans are working on a new highway. But this highway won't have any traffic．It's an "ice highway" to the South Pole.

The team has just finished a second year of work on the 1,020-mile highway. "The road is the greatest single footprint of activity we've seen in the Antarctic (南极洲)," said Alan Hemmings, an Australian environmentalist.

The highway will provide a new way for supplies to be trekked (拉, 搬) across the earth on tractor-pulled sleds (雪橇). This method will use a lot less fuel than an aircraft, the current (当前的) way that scientists and supplies reach the Amundsen-Scott Base, a U.S. research station in the South Pole. The highway will also allow for equipment that is too big for planes to carry to be brought to Antarctica．Even with these benefits, there is one disadvantage—a round trip on the road will be 30 days, compared to a few hours by plane.

Making this 20-foot-wide road isn't easy, and it takes a lot of time. The crew (工作队) has been working on the road for two summers, when it's warmer and easier to work with the ice. It probably won't be completed until 2006.

Crevasses (裂缝), or cracks, in the land often make the construction difficult. Crevasses are kind of like pot holes that form when surface ice is stretched．This can be very dangerous, especially when the crevasses are hidden under a layer (层) of snow and can't be seen.

"Last year it took us three months to go three miles across a crevasse field, full of dangerous, hidden crevasses," said the project's manager, John Wright. Each year, more crevasses appear and they have to be filled with snow and ice so the road is safe for travel. The road will also be lined with green flags so travelers know where the safe surface is.

It will probably take ______ years to complete the ice highway.

       A．2     B．4      C．6      D．8

When it is finished, the highway will not be used for ______.

       A．giving supplies to the research station in the South Pole

       B．taking scientists to the South Pole

       C．taking travelers to a tour of Antarctic

       D．bringing huge equipment to Antarctic

How many miles can be covered at most each day if you take the ice highway to the South

Pole?

       A．30.    B．34.    C．68.    D．88.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

       A．Other crevasses won’t appear if a crevasse has been filled.

       B．Many new crevasses will form after a crevasse has been filled.

       C．Travelers can drive their sleds on the ice highway freely.

       D．There will be less danger if the crevasses are covered by snow.

I fell in love with England because it was quaint (古色古香的)—all those little houses, looking terribly old fashioned but nice, like doll’s house. I loved the countryside and the pubs, and I loved London. I’ve slightly changed my mind after seventeen years because I think it’s an ugly town now.

Things have changed. For everybody, England meant gentleman, fair play, and good manners. The fair play is going, unfortunately, and so are the gentlemanly attitudes and good manners—people shut doors heavily in your face and politeness is disappearing.

I regret that there are so few comfortable meeting places. You are forced to live indoors. In Paris I go out much more, to restaurants and nightclubs. To meet friends here usually has to be in a pub, and it can be difficult to go there alone as a woman. The cafes are not terribly nice.

As a woman, I feel unsafe here. I spend a bomb on taxis because I will not take public transport after 10 p.m. I used to use it, but now I’m afraid.

The idea of family seems to be more or less non-existent in England. My family is well united and that’s typically French. In Middleses I had a neighbor who is 82 now. His family only lived two miles away, but I took him to France for Christmas once because he was always alone.

The writer doesn’t like London because she___________.

   A. is not used to the life there now

   B. has lived there for seventeen years

   C prefers to live in an old-fashioned house

   D. has to be polite to everyone she meets there

Where do people usually meet their friends in England?

A. In a café      B. In a restaurant    C. In a nightclub       D. In a pub

The underlined word “it” in Para.4 refers to__________.

A. a taxi    B. the money   C. a bomb      D. public transport

The writer took her neighbor the France for Christmas because she__________.

A. felt lonely in England                                B. had never been to France

C. was from a typical French family            D. didn’t like the British idea of family

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，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。

One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant , waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive . Suddenly I    36     that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction ,    37    he knew me . The man had a newspaper     38    in front of him , which he was    39     to read , but I could    40     that he was keeping an eye on me . when the waiter brought my     41    the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the    42     way in which the waiter and I    43     each other . He seemed even more puzzled as     44    went on and it became     45    that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me . Finally he got up and went into the    46     . When he came out , he paid his bill and    47     without another glance in my direction .

I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had    48     . “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (侦探) . He    49     you here because he thought you were the man he     50    .” “What ?” I said , showing my     51    . The owner continued , “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I   52    say he looked very much like you ! Of course , since we know you , we told him that he had made a     53    .” “Well , it’s really    54     I came to a restaurant where I’m known ,” I said . “   55     , I might have been in trouble .”

36．A．knew       B．understood      C．noticed    D．recognized

37．A．since       B．even if     C．though     D．as if

38．A．flat   B．open        C．cut   D．fixed

39．A．hoping     B．thinking   C．pretending       D．continuing

40．A．see   B．find C．guess       D．learn

41．A．menu       B．bill   C．paper       D．food

42．A．direct      B．familiar   C．strange     D．funny

43．A．chatted with B．looked at     C．laughed at       D．talked about

44．A．the waiter  B．time      C．I      D．the dinner

45．A．true B．hopeful    C．clear        D．possible

46．A．restaurantB．washroom        C．office      D．kitchen

47．A．left   B．acted       C．sat down D．calmed down

48．A．wanted    B．tried        C．ordered    D．wished

49．A．met B．caught     C．followed D．discovered

50．A．was to beat      B．was dealing with             C．was to meet     D．was looking for

51．A．care B．surprise    C．worry      D．regret

52．A．must        B．can   C．need        D．may

53．A．discovery B．mistake    C．decision   D．fortune

54．A．a pity      B．natural     C．a chance   D．lucky

55．A．Thus        B．However C．Otherwise       D．Therefore