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36~55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。

       Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three   36   —two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and   37   problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not   38   that she would live another year. w.w

         39   Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in   40  . Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the   41   of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards   42  , $150,000 a year. ”   

       He called the number. The line was busy, but he   43   calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken,   44   they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of   45   in Texas. Then they would   46   him to Iraq for his assignment.

       Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was   47  ；he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good.   48  , the family would have full medical benefits,   49   would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would   50   work there for one more year.

       Sheila was   51  . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”

       “You can’t   52   like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think   53  . Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that   54  . This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila   55   him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . “I don’t want you to go.”

       Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w

36．A．students          B．friends            C．workmates             D．kids

37．A．other              B．another           C．puzzling          D．strange

38．A．afraid             B．satisfied          C．confident        D．sad

39．A．Thinking of     B．Getting rid of  C．knowing of            D．Taking care of

40．A．debt               B．danger            C．thought           D．surprise

41．A．top                 B．entrance          C．bottom            D．end  

42．A．sold                B．watched          C．wanted            D．welcome

43．A．stopped           B．enjoyed           C．kept                D．finished

44．A．but                 B．and                 C．so                   D．because

45．A．holiday           B．training           C．work              D．rest

46．A．invite             B．drive               C．expect            D．fly

47．A．dangerous       B．easy                C．comfortable    D．interesting

48．A．However         B．Besides           C．Therefore        D．Otherwise

49．A．that                    B．which             C．who                D．where

50．A．luckily            B．happily           C．carefully         D．probably

51．A．excited           B．worried           C．satisfied          D．disappointed

52．A．think              B．guess              C．live                D．work

53．A．active             B．positive           C．hard               D．honest

54．A．time            B．news               C．money            D．paper

55．A．took               B．missed                   C．hugged           D．left

Pushing children too hard is a really big social problem that seems to be getting worse．Now we have 6-month-olds in music classes and swimming classes．Parents fear that if other children are attending these classes，they will be holding their own children back if they do not enroll，too．

    The other extreme，simply taking a laissez-faire approach and letting children do—or refuse to do—whatever they want，is not the answer either，of course．

    Dr Taylor emphasizes that parents need to push their children based on what is best for the children，not what is best for themselves．If children understand that an activity is in their best interests，then they will accept it, he finds．

    Dr Taylor and other family experts remain pessimistic about the possibilities for widespread social change．“The force of our popular culture，driven by money and superficial（表面上的） values，cannot be resisted，” he says．But change can take place at a“micro-level,” in families and schools．

    When changes do occur，the rewards can benefit everyone in the family．One mother supporting this new approach toward parenting mentions the advantages her family experienced after her children cut back on activities．“The biggest thing is that since we have done this，we are rested,” she says．“Not only are our kids rested，because they're not in a ton of stuff, but my husband and I are rested，because we're not driving them everywhere．We weren’t living in the moment when we were always busy．We were living by the schedule．The return on our investment of spending time together has been enormous．”

One of the reasons why parents push children so hard is that they       

   A. believe in early development in children

   B. are too busy to take care of their children

   C. don't want their children to lag behindw(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m

   D. want to repeat what their parents did to them

The phrase“a laissez-faire approach”(in Line 1，Paragraph 2)most probably refers to      .

   A. denying them what they need

   B. controlling children in a flexible way

   C. developing a keen interest in children

   D. letting children do whatever they want

The best way to encourage children to work hard is           .

   A. to make them believe it’s in their best interests

   B. to consider the matter from parents' standpointw(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m

   C. to emphasize the importance of hard work from time to time

   D. to make it interesting and enjoyable to them

What the author doesn’t approve of in the essay is _______.

   A. achieving a balance between pushing the children too hard and leaving them alone

   B. going from one extreme of pushing children too hard to the other of leaving them alone

   C. involving children in activity that will probably contribute to their development

   D. enrolling them in music and swimming classes at the very early age

Pushing children too hard is a really big social problem that seems to be getting worse．Now we have 6-month-olds in music classes and swimming classes．Parents fear that if other children are attending these classes，they will be holding their own children back if they do not enroll，too．

    The other extreme，simply taking a laissez-faire approach and letting children do—or refuse to do—whatever they want，is not the answer either，of course．

    Dr Taylor emphasizes that parents need to push their children based on what is best for the children，not what is best for themselves．If children understand that an activity is in their best interests，then they will accept it, he finds．

    Dr Taylor and other family experts remain pessimistic about the possibilities for widespread social change．“The force of our popular culture，driven by money and superficial（表面上的） values，cannot be resisted，” he says．But change can take place at a“micro-level,” in families and schools．

    When changes do occur，the rewards can benefit everyone in the family．One mother supporting this new approach toward parenting mentions the advantages her family experienced after her children cut back on activities．“The biggest thing is that since we have done this，we are rested,” she says．“Not only are our kids rested，because they're not in a ton of stuff, but my husband and I are rested，because we're not driving them everywhere．We weren’t living in the moment when we were always busy．We were living by the schedule．The return on our investment of spending time together has been enormous．”

One of the reasons why parents push children so hard is that they__________.

   A. believe in early development in children

   B. are too busy to take care of their children

   C. don't want their children to lag behindw(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m

   D. want to repeat what their parents did to them

The phrase“a laissez-faire approach”(in Line 1，Paragraph 2)most probably refers to      .

   A. denying them what they need

   B. controlling children in a flexible way

   C. developing a keen interest in children

   D. letting children do whatever they want

The best way to encourage children to work hard is           .

   A. to make them believe it’s in their best interests

   B. to consider the matter from parents' standpointw(w w.ks&5 u.c*o m

   C. to emphasize the importance of hard work from time to time

   D. to make it interesting and enjoyable to them

What the author doesn’t approve of in the essay is _______.

   A. achieving a balance between pushing the children too hard and leaving them alone

   B. going from one extreme of pushing children too hard to the other of leaving them alone

   C. involving children in activity that will probably contribute to their development

   D. enrolling them in music and swimming classes at the very early age

The new approach toward parenting mentioned in the passage most likely refers to _______.

   A. relieving children’s hard work and unnecessary activity

   B. resisting the superficial values of pop culture

   C. reducing more activity off their school schedule

   D. spending more time with their children

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36~55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。
Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three   36  —two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and   37  problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not   38  that she would live another year. w.w
39  Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in   40 . Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the   41  of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards   42 , $150,000 a year. ”   
He called the number. The line was busy, but he   43  calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken,   44  they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of   45  in Texas. Then they would   46  him to Iraq for his assignment.
Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was   47 ；he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good.   48  , the family would have full medical benefits,   49  would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would   50  work there for one more year.
Sheila was   51 . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”
“You can’t   52  like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think   53 . Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that   54 . This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila   55  him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . “I don’t want you to go.”
Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w
36．A．students         B．friends           C．workmates            D．kids
37．A．other             B．another          C．puzzling         D．strange
38．A．afraid             B．satisfied          C．confident        D．sad
39．A．Thinking of     B．Getting rid of  C．knowing of            D．Taking care of
40．A．debt              B．danger            C．thought           D．surprise
41．A．top                 B．entrance         C．bottom            D．end  
42．A．sold               B．watched         C．wanted            D．welcome
43．A．stopped          B．enjoyed          C．kept                D．finished
44．A．but                B．and                 C．so                   D．because
45．A．holiday           B．training           C．work              D．rest
46．A．invite             B．drive              C．expect            D．fly
47．A．dangerous       B．easy               C．comfortable   D．interesting
48．A．However        B．Besides          C．Therefore       D．Otherwise
49．A．that                  B．which            C．who               D．where
50．A．luckily            B．happily          C．carefully         D．probably
51．A．excited          B．worried          C．satisfied         D．disappointed
52．A．think             B．guess             C．live               D．work
53．A．active             B．positive           C．hard              D．honest
54．A．time            B．news               C．money           D．paper
55．A．took              B．missed                  C．hugged           D．left

One night Mrs. Riley, an elderly woman, was walking along a dark street.

She was carrying her handbag.There was nobody e_______ except two young　　 1. _______

men, who thought there might be something _______(贵重的)in the handbag.　　 2. _______

They w_______ for a moment, and then ran quickly and quietly towards her.The　 3. _______

tall one held her from behind _______ the other one tried to seize her handbag.　 4. _______

Suddenly Mrs. Riley threw the tall one over her_______(肩膀). He crashed　　　 5. _______

into the other one and they b_______ landed on the ground. Saying nothing,　　 6. _______

Mrs. Riley struck them on the head _______ her handbag and then calmly　　　 7. _______

walked away. The two amazed young men were still _______ (坐)on the ground　 8. _______

when Mrs. Riley _______（穿过）the street towards a door with a lighted sign　 9. _______

above it. She paused, turned round, smiled at them in r_______ and walked　　 10. _______

into the London Judo Club.