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。

I know that it's hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But, I wanted to succeed in both. I knew this would be a  36  but didn't realize how much until classes began.

I  37  on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm. Often,  38  finishing my homework before it was  39  to hand in, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I  40  finished it the next day between classes. But I knew it wasn't very good and the  41 I received showed my lack of  42  .I realized that I needed to find some sort of  43  .So, the next day I created a  44 _ that would  45  my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea,  46  I was only able to  47  it for a few days. A schedule like that had too much   48   .So I tried another plan. This one  49  lists and common sense. Each week I made a list of  50  I had to get done during that week and by which day I had to have it done. Then,  51  the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had the time. This is the  52  I have used since then. Now, I have started my senior year and I feel time is  53 . Scheduling my time has become more challenging, but I continue to do it.

My cousins, who are now in college, tell me that there are a lot of books to read by yourself and many different things to do, with various people and organizations. So I'm  54  that I've learned to balance things and it has helped  55  me for what is to come after graduation.

36．A．disaster         B．challenge       C．trouble          D．competition

37．A．kept            B．caught         C．took            D．got

38．A．as well as       B．in order to      C．instead of      D．not only

39．A．point          B．late           C．ready         D．time

40．A．seldom        B．always        C ．hardly      D．never

41．A．degree         B．rank           C．grade         D．title

42．A．intelligence    B．confidence           C．exercise      D．effort

43．A．balance        B．skill          C．change        D．improvement

44．A．form           B．timetable      C．method             D．system

45．A．average        B．arrange      C．divide       D．organize

46．A．and            B．but                 C．so            D．then

47．A．accept          B．collect       C．follow       D．insist

48．A．pressure        B．influence      C．question             D．doubt

49．A．provided       B．included       C．formed        D．needed

50．A．anything        B．something    C．nothing        D．everything

51．A．under          B．among       C．from        D．with

52．A．skill           B．method              C．experience           D．way

53．A．important      B．valuable             C ．limited            D．up

54．A．glad           B．convinced       C．sure           D．ungrateful

55．A．enable         B．prepare              C．practise      D．equip

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　　I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son 1 up at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say. For several 2 all I could do was to 3 there and looked down at him. My first thought was that he must need 4 with his homework or he was trying to 5 me for some news.

　　Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”

　　“Nothing,” he said. “My teacher said we should 6 our parents that we love them and see what they say. It is 7 ”.

　　The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had 8 .

　　“Most of the father had the 9 reacting(感应)as you did,” the teacher said. “When I first 10 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. “The 11 is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of 12 . It is something all people 13 . What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too 14 we don't all express those feelings. A boy should be 15 to tell his dad he loves him.”

　　The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how 16 it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

　　When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for 17 second. And just before he 18 away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too.”

　　I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children said “I love you”, it wouldn't take me a whole 19 to think of the right 20 .

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I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.

When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son 36 up at me and said,“I love you.”I didn't know what to say. For several   37 all I could do was to  38 there and looked down at him.My first thought was that he must need   39 with his homework or he was trying to  40 me for some news.

Finally I asked,“What was that all about?”

“Nothing,”he said.“My teacher said we should   41 our parents that we love them and see what they say.It is  42 .”

The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment”and how the other parents had  43

“Most of the fathers had the   44 reacting（反应）as you did ,”the teacher said.“When I first  45we try this , I asked the children what they thought their parents would say . Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.“The 46 is,”the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of  47.It is something all people 48 .What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too  49 we don't all express those feelings.A boy should be  50 to tell his dad he loves him.”

The teacher, a middle-aged man , understands how  51 it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

When my son came to me that evening ,I held on to(抱着)him for  52 second.And just before he  53 away, I said in my deepest, most manly(男子气慨)voice,“Hey, I love you ,too.”

I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good(感觉很好)，Maybe next time one of my children said“I love you”，it wouldn't take me a whole  54 to think of the right 55 .

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　　I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.

　　When I walked into the living room my 12 year-old son looked 1 at me and said,“I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. 2 several seconds all I could do was stand there and 3 down at him. My first thought was he must need 4 with his homework or he was trying to 5 me for some news.

　　Finally I asked,“What was that all about?”

　　“Nothing.”He said,“My teacher said we should 6 our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an 7 .”

　　The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this“experiment”and how the other parents had 8 .

　　“Basically, most of the fathers had the 9 reaction as you did.”The teacher said,“When I first 10 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”“The 11 is,”the teacher explained,“feeling loved is an important part of 12 . It’s something all human beings 13 . What I am trying to tell the children is that it’s too 14 we all don’t express those feelings. A boy should be 15 to tell his dad that he loves him.”

　　The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how 16 it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us.

　　When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for an extra second. And just 17 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice,“Hey, I love you, too.”

　　I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier, 18 it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children says,“I love you.”It would not take me a whole 19 to think of the right 20 .

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