第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　 What would life be like without television? Would you spend more time 　36　 , reading, or studying? Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and 　37　 ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.

　 The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 　38　 　and participate in activities 　39　 　drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 　40　 , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 　41　 　people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11^th year in which 　42　 　are asking people to “turn off the TV and turn on 　43　 .”

　 According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 　44　 　in the US spend 　45　 　time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV 　46　 　has made many kids grow fat. 　47　 , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 　48　 　generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”

　 Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 　49　 　poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 　50　 , part of a healthy lifestyle”.

　 “One of the great lessons of 　51　 　TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 　52　 　I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.

　 TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 　53　 . Recent US Census(人口普查)data 　54 　that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s 　55　 　about 63 percent ten years ago.

36. A. drinking 　　　　　　 B. sleeping　　　　　　 C. washing　　　　　　 D. playing outside

37. A. find out　　　　　　　　　　 B. go out　　　　　　　 C. look out　　　　　　 D. keep out

38. A. away　　　　　　　　　 B. alone　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　 D. beside

39. A. like　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　 D. such as

40. A. end　　　　　　　　　　 B. event　　　　　　　　 C. beginning　　　　　 D. total

41. A. besides　　　　　　　 B. except for　　　　　 C. including　　　　　 D. except

42. A. governments　　　　　　　 B. parents　　　　　　　 C. organizers　　　　 D. businessmen

43. A. the light　　　　　　　　　　 B. the radio　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　 D. the Internet

44. A. grown-ups　　　　　 B. kids　　　　　　　　　 C. clerks　　　　　　　　 D. parents

45. A. less　　　　　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　 D. more

46. A. programmes　　　　 B. screen　　　　　　　 C. hours　　　　　　　　 D. watching

47. A. However　　　　　　 B. On the contrary　 C. In fact　　　　　　　 D. As a result

48. A. overweight　　　　　 B. overeaten　　　　　 C. overgrown　　　　 D. overseeing

49. A. leads to　　　　　　　 B. results from　　　　　　　 C. develops　　　　　　 D. keeps away

50. A. will be　　　　　　　　 B. should be　　　　　 C. may be　　　　　　　 D. could be

51. A. organizing　　　　　 B. taking part in　　 C. participating　　　 D. asking for

52. A. wherever　　　　　　 B. every day　　　　　 C. every time　　　　 D. this time

53. A. living　　　　　　　　 B. choice　　　　　　　 C. difference　　　　　 D. sense

54. A. shows　　　　　　　　 B. says　　　　　　　　　 C. reads　　　　　　　　 D. writes

55. A. rising　　　　　　　　 B. down from　　　　 C. up to　　　　　　　　 D. up from

35. To his disappointment, the opinion he had stuck ______ out wrong.

　 A. to turn　　　　　 B. to turning　　　　　　　　　　 C. to turned　　　　　　　 D. to be turned

34. The fruit _______ fresh in his fruit stand sells well.

　 A. looking　　　　 B. looked　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. look　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be looked

33. _______ two compositions to write, you have to work really hard this weekend.

　 A. With　　　　　　 B. Besides　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. As for　　　　　　　　　 D. Because of