第三节：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，从每题给出的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。
It was past 10:00 pm. I was busy with my schoolwork though I was   21 . Just then my little
brother Michael ran out of his room,   22  a pen in his right hand and a piece of paper in the other.
“Betty, can you help me with my   23  for school? It’s about the seven   24  of the world.” He said.
My eyes were so   25  on the computer screen that my brother had to pull my blouse just to get my   26 .
“Look, not right now! I’m very busy.” I said. “You’re always busy! You’re always like that!” he replied.
I felt a bit guilty（愧疚）   27  I thought about his words, but my work seemed more   28   to me than my brother’s. I sighed a few times and   29   with my own studies.
The next day, I arrived home late. Michael came into my room.
“I know you are   30 , but there’s something I want to show you”, he began. Without saying a word, I   31  the paper from him. I really didn’t   32  what he was saying. All I wanted was to   33  him and finally get to rest.
Suddenly, my eyes widened in   34 . There, he wrote:
The Seven Wonders of the World
1．Love   2．Friendship   3．Peace   4．Joy   5．Wisdom   6．Fun  7．Family
I   35  believe what my brother had written on the paper. I was completely   36 .
How could such an innocent（天真的）little child   37  such things in life?
The most valuable things in life are the ones that we   38  take for granted. These things don’t take the form of big houses or beautiful   39 . The most wonderful things in the world are immaterial（非物质的）   40  they can never be developed by human art, skill or effort.
21．A．tired     B．experienced         C．talented       D．satisfied
22．A．buying     B．holding        C．playing     D．biting
23．A．problem   B．mistake     C．trouble      D．homework
24．A．events   B．cities          C．wonders      D．mysteries
25．A．paid           B．attracted      C．applied        D．fixed
26．A．attention   B．care        C．love         D．concern
27．A．before      B．as           C．since           D．till
28．A．practical   B．useful          C．important     D．interesting
29．A．started      B．hated         C．forgot       D．continued
30．A．busy     B．bored        C．free         D．tiring
31．A．handed     B．took         C．got          D．accepted
32．A．record      B．worry       C．mind          D．share
33．A．get on well with      B．keep up with        C．make fun of       D．get rid of
34．A．surprise    B．sadness        C．happiness    D．disappointment
35．A．shouldn’t  B．needn’t       C．couldn’t       D．mustn’t
36．A．wounded B．lost          C．pleased         D．puzzled
37．A．understand       B．remember       C．study    D．finish
38．A．ever      B．often        C．seldom          D．never
39．A．voices      B．poems     C．cars            D．music
40．A．if        B．when      C．but             D．and

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!
The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.
Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.
If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.
【小题1】 The author felt depressed because she __________.

In Japan’s capital city of Tokyo, earthquake danger limits（限制）the height of buildings. The city has spread out so far and the traffic has become so heavy that it is very difficult to go from one place to another. The price of the land, too, has skyrocketed. All these explains why a group of Japanese land developers came to the conclusion（结论）that there was nowhere to go but down. So far they have dug out space underground for fifteen shopping centres.

    What are some of the advantages（优势）of shopping and eating underground? Clean air is one of them. The city of Tokyo has one of the most serious smog problems in the world.                Another advantage is that you escape the ever-present threat（威胁）of traffic accidents on the city’s busy streets. Still another is the convenience（便利）of getting around: you are usually right next to, or even in, a subway station. And you can even spend the night underground if you like. The Kibosh station, for example, in downtown Tokyo, has a hotel with a bar, restaurant, and barbershop.

1.The reason why buildings can not be very high in Tokyo is ____.

  A. that the information about high buildings is limited in Tokyo

  B. that the workers haven’t mastered enough modern science and technology

  C. the earthquake            

D. the heavy traffic

2.What’s the meaning of “skyrocket”? It means “____”.

  A. go up sharply              B. be as high as that of a rocket

  C. fall rapidly                 D. be as low as that of a rocket

3.So far how many shopping centers underground have there been?

  A.15       B.50       C. More than 15      D. More than 50

4.What are the advantages of shopping and eating underground

  A. Less air pollution, the convenience of shopping.

  B. Less air pollution, the convenience of shopping, and less traffic accidents.

  C. Clean air and the convenience of getting around.

  D. Clean air, less accidents’ threat, and the convenience of getting around.

5.The passage mainly tells us______.

  A. the capital of Japan                            B. the land and its limits

  C. the use of space underground in Tokyo    D. how to make full use of the land

For the last couple of weeks , I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me . My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead , I was feeling rather depressed . I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie,but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思) for a solution that the answer came to me : turn to nature!

The very next day , I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve , even though it was pouring with rain . Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again.To be honest . I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing , “I’m singing in the rain.”a song I used to sing when I was a child . I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制)our own spirits , which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly,it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking  in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels. But this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre .

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors , relax completely , remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1.The author felt depressed because she          .

A.couldn’t consume her waking hour

B.had not seen a film for a long time.

C.had not finished her work on time

D.had worked on a hard job for too long

2.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to       .

A.take photos           B.find a solution to the project

C.hop along the path    D.cheer herself up

3.The underlined part“to no avail” in Paragraph 1 probably means“           ”.

A.unsuccessful      B.unrelated     C.uninteresting     D.unexpected

4.In the author’s opinion,      .

A.a bath can make people relaxed

B.depression is usually caused by hard work

C.walking in a busy city centre harms people’s health

D.adults should express their inner feelings freely

5.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n)       .

A.explanation           B.suggestion        C.introduction          D.reminder