Care of the soul is a gradual process         even the small details of life should be considered.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The House Fairy
As young parents, my husband and I felt that at age 6 and 8, our children were old enough to be cleaning their rooms and making their beds. But they thought   36  . My complaints, repeating myself, even self-justified shouting were landing on   37   ears. I felt frustrated (沮丧的) , and very often a whole afternoon’s scolding would end with their   38   into tears, I realized I needed to   39   my methods of “mothering”.
One day while they were at school, I had great fun   40   their rooms. On their desks, in plain   41  , I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was   42   to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the House Fairy.”   43   arriving back, the children were   44  excited to receive the little note from the House Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the House Fairy         45   for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and   46   asking them to play a certain violin   47 . Each day, thank--you notes would be worded differently to keep the ideas   48  .
Sometimes the House Fairy would propose a little   49  : “If you can finish your homework today and   50   it before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in   51
of jobs especially well done the day   52  .
53   I can’t remember how long “the House Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were no longer age appropriate (合适的), we used various versions of Post-Its. The bathroom mirror became the   54   centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.
We all benefited from and   55   the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true legacy of the House Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.
36.  A. different      B. no             C. otherwise        D. doubtful
37.  A. side          B. deaf           C. neither           D. either
38.  A. crying        B. breaking        C. bursting          D. bumping
39.  A. adjust        B. adopt         C. access            D. addict
40.  A. to tidy        B. tidying         C. tidied            D. tidy
41.  A. distance        B. words         C. speech           D. sight
42.  A. sent          B. read           C. delivered         D. addressed
43.  A. As           B. At             C. Of             D. Upon
44.  A. more than     B. rather than       C. no more than     D. other than
45.  A. asking        B. waiting         C. praying         D. expecting
46.  A. politely       B. friendly         C. gently          D. toughly
47.  A. music        B. song             C. piece           D. tone
48.  A. respectable    B. uninteresting     C. incredible        D. fresh
49.  A. challenge     B. question         C. suggestion       D. advice
50.  A. go with       B. go through       C. look up         D. look into
51.  A. response      B. answer          C. praise          D. honor
52.  A. ahead         B. before          C. over           D. ago
53.  A. Actually       B. Even so         C. Even if         D. Though
54.  A. reminder      B. main            C. memory        D. life
55.  A. learned          B. appreciated      C. shared          D. thanked

       People living in the UK take quite a few holidays abroad and in this country each year. Choices made about where to go, how to get there and what to do while there can either benefit or harm the environment.

While on holiday

       Many of the things you can do to be greener on holiday will be the same things you can do at home—but there are also some extra things too, like avoiding gifts made from endangered plants and animals. Here are some suggestions:

       ●Making the most of locally produced food and drink, and local activities and attractions will support people in the area you are visiting and reduce the need for further environmental influence from transport;

       ●Switching off any air conditioning, heating and lights will help reduce climate change effect;

       ●Save water—some countries suffer from water shortages and saving water can help avoid damage to our natural habitats.

Endangered species

       Some gifts and foods available in some countries can be made from endangered plants or animals. Check before you buy, but if in doubt, avoid animal and plant gifts. More details of the types of products to avoid and illegal trade hotspots can be found on the Souvenir Alert webpage.

Making a positive contribution to the place you are visiting

       There are ways in which your holiday can help support local people and the environment;

       ●There are many opportunities to volunteer and help with projects that conserve and improve natural habitats;

       ●When you are away, or if you are looking for somewhere to visit, you can support projects or attractions which protect wildlife, such as nature reserves and conservation projects.

60．According to the passage, we can ________ to help reduce climate change effect.

       A．save electricity                                    B．buy local food and drink

       C.  make good use of water                       D．go around on foot

61．We should check the gifts and foods before buying because ________.

       A．sometimes they are of poor quality

       B．they may not be typical local products

       C.  some of them will do harm to our health

       D．they may be made from endangered animals or plants

62．We can infer from the passage that ________.

       A．it is not easy for people to travel abroad

       B．not everyone can tell an illegal souvenir

       C.  green holidays have been accepted by people

       D．volunteer work is a must for protecting natural habitats

63．The passage is mainly about ________.

       A．travel dos and don’ts                            B．the harm done to the environment

       C.  greener choices for holiday                  D．tips on protecting endangered species

Google Inc. introduced plans in June to offer 3-D maps of major cities and other new features for its popular Google Maps and Google Earth services.

New features include the ability to _____50_____ portions of Google Maps onto phones and other _____51_____ devices, with detailed data, so users can find their way around _____52_____ areas even if they don’t have an active Internet connection.

Perhaps the most _____53_____ new feature was the detailed three-dimensional images that Google plans to offer for major cities in coming months.

Google product manager Peter Birch explained that the company is using _____54_____ to obtain detailed images of every street and building in an area, from different _____55_____, which are then compiled into images that appear to show height, depth and even architectural details of buildings and streets, _____56_____ landscape features such as trees.

“We are trying to create the effect that you are flying _____57_____ the city, almost as if you were in your own personal helicopter,” said Birch.

Compiling those images _____58_____ extensive photographing and processing of images, however. _____59_____ Birch promised to have images _____60_____ for several major cities in coming months, he and other Google officials did not offer a detailed timetable.

Industry blogs have reported that Apple is preparing to _____61_____ its own maps and navigation service, including 3-D images. Analysts say the _____62_____ is part of a larger race between the two tech giants to offer services that keep users _____63_____ and allow each company to deliver advertising or other products targeted to specific locations and other data on ____64______ interests.

1.                A．buy            B．download       C．use  D．apply

2.                A．expensive       B．useful          C．portable  D．cheap

3.                A．familiar         B．unfamiliar       C．quiet D．busy

4.                A．interesting      B．impressive      C．ridiculous D．surprising

5.                A．computers      B．cameras        C．phones   D．planes

6.                A．angles          B．parts           C．sides D．areas

7.                A．except         B．except for       C．including  D．as well as

8.                A．over           B．below          C．through  D．in

9.                A．spends         B．costs           C．obtains   D．requires

10.               A．When          B．As             C．While D．As long as

11.               A．sold           B．available        C．accessible D．vivid

12.               A．introduce       B．make          C．draw D．sell

13.               A．image          B．competition     C．service    D．map

14.               A．busy           B．convenient      C．attractive  D．engaged

15.               A．children’s     B．users’        C．managers’    D．students’

It’s 2035. You have a job, family and you’re about 40 years old! Welcome to your future life.

Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror. “Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronics (智能电子元件) are rearranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror, you find it hard to believe you’re 40. You look much younger. With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live lo be 150 years old. You’re not even middle-aged!

As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl, you hear, “To lose weight, you shouldn’t eat that,” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code (电子源码) on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible foods appears on the counter as the kitchen checks its food supplies.

“Ready for your trip to space?” you ask your son and daughter. In 2005 only specially trained astronauts went into space — and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vacations. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel.” Thanks to medical advances, vaccination shots (防疫针) are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines. With the berries in their mouths, the kids head the front door.

It’s time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office, Autopilot,” you command. Your car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video film rather than read it.

1.What changes the color of your shirt?

A．The mirror.              B．The shirt itself.

C．The counter.             D．The medicine.

2.How do the shoes know that you shouldn’t eat the breakfast cereal?

A． By pouring the breakfast into a bow.       

B． By listening to the doctor’s advice.

C． By testing the food supplies in the kitchen.

D． By checking the nutrition details of the food.

3.The strawberries the children eat serve as       .

A．breakfast                     B．lunch

C．vaccines                     D．nutrition

4.How is the text organized?

A．In order of time              B．In order of frequency

C．In order of preference         D．In order of importance