第二节:完型填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分
We’ve heard it before---we’ve heard it on
the news, from teachers, from parents -children and teenagers today
are growing up too fast. There are not too many people that will 36 with that statement. Teenagers are faced
with serious problems and decisions at an early 37 . In fact most teenagers’ daily
schedules are as 38 as those of an adult’s.
I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in 39 in which I was working with
adults. I have had to learn to think and 40 like an adult to be taken seriously. So,
I count myself as one who has grown up too fast. I just graduated from high
school, and have recently spent some time reflecting on the 41 eighteen years-thinking about myself, what I
have gained, and what 42 I have yet to achieve.
We are expected to work hard, get excellent 43 , be in a good relationship, and
know what we want to do 44 . The list goes on and on. But the 45 is clear: We live in a society today that
is 46 our childhood. We no longer have many
years to be careless and fancy-free. We are expected to 47 the strict school rules and to excel (擅长)in everything we do.
I’ve known these things for a long time, and knew that they 48 me. But, I never really admitted it until
last night, when I learned a 49 lesson, taught to me by my boss where I
work. We had finished a job at a remote site. It was about 11:30 at night, and
we had 50 to his house. We were talking about the 51 he had been making to his home. One of
the things he said was “I 52 my basketball hoop(圈). ”Then he threw a basketball
to me.
I hadn’t 53 a basketball in five years.
We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 40 minutes. Both of us were
terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time 54 like children. Then I realized something:
I am still a child. Oh, the law says I’m an adult. But, we are still really and
truly children. We all need to have 55 once in a while.
36. A. argue B. disagree C. satisfy D. discuss
37. A. age B. stage C. year D. grade
38. A. certain B. busy C. careful D. perfect
39. A. companies B. places C.
positions D. offices
40. A. study B. speak C. work D. act
41. A. last B. other C. rest D. coming
42. A. purposes B. success C. goals D. jobs
43. A. textbooks B. grades C. teachers D. schools
44. A. in life B. in time C. for ages D. for ever
45. A. information B.
message C. notice D. idea
46. A. ruining B.
correcting C. envying D.
shortening
47. A. respect B. accept C. learn D. follow
48. A. inspired B.
disappointed C. affected D.
frightened
49. A. valuable B. serious C.
important D. useful
50. A. walked B. flown
back C. gone
back D. driven
51. A. furniture B. improvements C. equipment D.
arrangements
52. A. moved B. fixed C. sold D. broke
53. A. played B. caught C. kicked D. held
54. A. laughing B. shouting C. running D. shooting
55. A. a rest B. a talk C. fun D. sports