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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the 　36 side is as much interesting．It may be a discussion of the way to 　37 in good health, or 38 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 　39 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 　40 the title．Therefore, the scissors would 　41 before they start, 　42 halfway done when I find out the 　43 result．

　　　 Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 44 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 45 up.

　　　 But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 　46 . Thus you are 　47 　in a difficult position and feel sad．How 48 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 　49 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other．

　　　 In fact that is what 　50 is like: we are often 　51 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable (吸引人的) like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only 　52 we get into another. The 　53 may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind．I 　54 remember a philosopher's（哲学家）remarks: "When one door shuts, another opens in life．" So a casual (不经意的) 　55 may not be a bad one．

36．A．front　　　　 　　 B．same　　　　 　　 C．opposite 　　　　 D．either

37．A．get　　　　　 　 B．keep　　　　 　　 C．lead 　　　　 D．bring

38．A．a report　　　　 　 B．news　　　　 　　 C．a theory　 　 D．advice

39．A．reduce　　　　　 B．suffer　　　　 　　 C．prevent　 　　 D． cause

40．A．on　　　　　 　　 B．for　　　　　 　 C．without　　 　 D．off

41．A．use　　　　　 　　 B．stay　　　　 　　　 C．prepare　 　　　 D．handle

42．A．or 　　　　　　B．but　　　　　 　　 C．so　 　　 　　 D．for

43．A．satisfying　　 　　 B．surprising　　 　　　 C．regretful 　　　 D．impossible

44．A．courage　　　 　 B．strength　　　 　　 C．attention　　　 D．patience

45．A．given　　　　 　 B．held　　　　　 　　 C．made 　 　　 D．picked

46．A．near　　　　　 　 B．alone　 　 　　　　　 C．behind 　 　　 D．about

47．A．caught　　　　 　 B．attracted 　　　　　　 C．filled　 　 　　 D．struck

48．A．dares　　　　 　 B．deals　 　　　　　　　 C．comes 　 　　 D．does

49．A．goes　　　 　　　　　 B．changes 　　　　　 C．progresses　　　 　　 D．improves

50．A．life　　　　 B．society　　 　 　　　 C．nature 　　 　　 D．study

51．A．supplied　　　 　　 B．faced　　 　　　　　　 C．connected 　 D．fixed

52．A．before　　　　 　　 B．after　　　　 　　　　　　 C．until 　　 D．as

53．A．following　　 　　 B．next　　　　 　　　 C．above　　　　 D．former

54．A．almost　　　 　　 B．also　　　 　　　　 C．once　 　 　　 D．still　

55．A．treatment 　　 　　B．choice　　 　　　　　 C．action　　　 　　 D．remark (评论)

On Sundays my father always wore that gray apron（围裙）?the one with the race cars all over it．　 36 _breakfast Dad always announced: "Go ahead everyone．I'll 　 37　 the dishes!"

I suppose it was 　38 for a boy's father to wear an apron? even one with race cars? 39 I never thought much of it until the last Sunday in August．As we 　40 　home slowly from church together, my father seemed very 　41 ．"Tommy," he said letting my name roll off his 　42 ．"There comes a time in every boy's 43 when he must take on responsibilities．It's time you 44 a greater role in the family．From now on, I want you to__45__the dishes on Sunday morning, so your mother and I can work the crossword puzzle（纵横字谜）together．"

"The dishes!?" I 46 in surprise．

"Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son?" father said．

I started to say something about a man's 47 or woman's work, but I knew immediately that my protests（抗议）would be 48 .

I didn't taste a bit of 49 that morning．Dad seemed joyful as he described an American game．

At the end of the meal, my father 　50　 : "Let's go read the paper, Honey．" "Aren't you doing the dishes?" my　 51　 asked surprisedly．Father smiled and said, "your oldest son has 52 to fill the position．"

"I want you to have this apron on, Tommy．It'll keep your clothes from getting 53 ．" And before I could go against it, he had put the thing on me．"Thanks, Son．Your mother and I 54 this．"

With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper．I looked 55 at the dishes．I could see my dad reaching for the dishes．He was always happy to help the family．My anger soon flew off and I began to sing．

36．A．Until　　　　 　　 B．During　　　 　　 C．Before　　　 　　　 D．After

37．A．keep up　　　 　 B．take care of　 　　 C．look for　　 　　　 D．turn over

38．A．important　　 　　 B．natural　　　　 　 C．strange 　　　　　　　　 D．exciting

39．A．but　　　　　 　 B．so　　　　 　　　　　 C．because　　 　　　 D．when

40．A．rushed　　　　 　 B．hurried　　 　　　　　 C．walked　 　　　　　 D．danced

41．A．happy　　　　 　　 B．angry　　　 　　　　 C．sad　　　 　　　　 D．mad

42．A．eyes　 　　　　　 B．tongue　　　 　　　 C．ears　　　　 　　　 D．hands

43．A．death　　　　 　 B．school　　　 　　 C．work　　 　　　　　 D．life

44．A．made　　　　 　 B．played　　　 　　　 C．did 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．carried

45．A．do　　　　　 　　 B．buy　　　 　　　　 C．break　　 　　　　　　 D．set

46．A．smiled　　　　 　　 B．laughed　 　　　　　　 C．whispered　 　　　　 D．screamed

47．A．game　　　　 　 B．joy　　　 　　　　　 C．job 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．feeling

48．A．turned down　 　 B．turned to　　　 　　 C．turned up　　 　　　 D．turned off

49．A．breakfast　　 　　 B．lunch　　　 　　　 C．supper　　 　　　　 D．juice

50．A．ordered　　　 　　 B．announced　 　　　 C．demanded 　　　　　　 D．chatted

51．A．brother　　　　 　 B．sister　　 　　　　　 C．mother　　 　　　　 D．friend

52．A．started　　　　 　 B．gone　　　　 　　　 C．managed 　　　　　　 D．offered

53．A．cold　　　　　 　 B．warm　　 　　　　　 C．dry　　　 　　　　 D．wet

54．A．hate　　　　　 　 B．scold　　　 　　　　 C．appreciate　 　　　 D．require

55．A．up　　　　 　　　 B．down　　　　 　　 C．out　 　　　　　　　　 D．on

　　A sixth of undergraduates in Beijing this year have registered at driving school. The students, mostly from majors such as business management or international trade, will finish their driving courses within 20 days or so.

　　Training costs have dropped to 2, 600 yuan for students, according to the Haidian Driving School in Beijing. The price is not really low, but students will accept it, seeing it as an investment （投资）in their future. Familiarity with the operation of computers and fluent English are the basic skills graduating students need to find a job. But a driver’s permit has become another factor （因素）.

　　“In the job market, owning a driver’s permit sometimes strengthens a graduating student’s competitiveness for a good position, ”says Zhou Yang, an undergraduate at the China University of Political Science and Law.

　　Cars will become a necessary part of many people’s lives in the coming years, and it is difficult to get a permit of campus because of the pressures on working people’s time. “Having a fulltime job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive. We senior students have plenty of spare time, plenty of opportunity to learn. ”Zhou says.

　　Xu Jian, an official at the driving school, said undergraduates were very able and serious, and could grasp in an hour what ordinary people took four hours to learn. In this driving school, middle -aged people, young women and college students are the main customers.

　　To get a driver’s permit, a beginner is now required to have at least 86 hours’practice before the final road test.

　________ in Beijing want to learn to drive.

　　A. Most of the undergraduates

　　B. Many undergraduates

　　C. Many students in the driving school

　　D. Most of the students who learn business or international trade

　　The undergraduates are learning to drive because ________.

　　A. they need this skill to find a good job

　　B. they like to drive cars

　　C. they will not have any time to learn to drive after they have

　　found a full - time job

　　D. most of them will be able to buy cars in the future

　　Which of the following is likely to be Xu Jian’s opinion of students learning to drive?

　　A. He thought it was better to learn it at college than at work.

　　B. He decided it was a waste of money and time to learn to drive.

　　C. He agreed that they could learn to drive.

　　D. He thought they would spend three times more time to learn to drive than usual.

　　Which of the following can be the best headline for the passage?

　　A. Students Pay Less to Learn to Drive Now.

　　B. Students Learn to Drive.

　　C. It is Better to Learn to Drive at Colleges.

　　D. Welcome to the Driving School.

LONDON----Here’s a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly.
Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be bad for your health. And it doesn’t matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it occurs. Several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die.
　　In an editorial published this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin EkblomBak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define physical activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.
　　While health officials have issued guidelines recommending minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven’t suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated position.
　　"After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send harmful signals," Ekblom-Bak said. She explained that genes regulating(调节) the amount of glucose（葡萄糖） and fat in the body start to shut down.
　　Even for people who exercise, spending long periods of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day — but still spend a lot of time sitting — might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day, rather than in a single bout.（一回）
　　Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised.
　　"We don’t have enough evidence yet to say how much sitting is bad," said Peter Katzmarzyk of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, who led the Canadian study. "But it seems the more you can get up and interrupt this sedentary behavior, the better."
　　Figures from a U.S. survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars.
　　Experts said more research is needed to figure out just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible tooffset those effects.
　　"People should keep exercising because that has a lot of benefits," Ekblom-Bak said. "But when they’re in the office, they should try to interrupt sitting as often as possible," she said.
【小题1】What is the best title for the text?

A sixth of undergraduates in Beijing this year have registered at driving school. The students, mostly from majors such as business management or international trade, will finish their driving courses within 20 days or so.

　　Training costs have dropped to 2, 600 yuan for students, according to the Haidian Driving School in Beijing. The price is not really low, but students will accept it, seeing it as an investment （投资）in their future. Familiarity with the operation of computers and fluent English are the basic skills graduating students need to find a job. But a driver’s permit has become another factor.

　　“In the job market, owning a driver’s permit sometimes strengthens a graduating student’s competitiveness for a good position, ”says Zhou Yang, an undergraduate at the China University of Political Science and Law.

　　Cars will become a necessary part of many people’s lives in the coming years, and it is difficult to get a permit out of campus because of the pressures on working people’s time. “Having a fulltime job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive. We senior students have plenty of spare time, plenty of opportunity to learn. ”Zhou says.

　　Xu Jian, an official at the driving school, said undergraduates were very able and serious, and could grasp in an hour what ordinary people took four hours to learn. In this driving school, middle-aged people, young women and college students are the main customers.

　　To get a driver’s permit, a beginner is now required to have at least 86 hours’ practice before the final road test.

1.The undergraduates are learning to drive because ________.

A. they like to drive cars

B. they need this skill to find a good job

C. they will not have any time to learn to drive after they have found a full-time job

D. most of them will be able to buy cars in the future

2.Which of the following is likely to be Xu Jian’s opinion of students learning to drive?

A. It is better to learn it at college than at work.

B. Young people have an advantage in learning to drive.

C. It is a waste of money and time to learn to drive.

D. They will spend three times more time to learn to drive than usual.

3.Which of the following can be the best headline for the passage?

A. Students Learn to Drive.

B. Students Pay Less to Learn to Drive Now.

C. It is Better to Learn to Drive at Colleges.

D. Welcome to the Driving School.