第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Familiar stories can be told differently or
extended in interesting and humorous ways. The 36 of the famous fable of “The Tortoise and
the Hare” is well known to all: the tortoise wins the race against the hare.
The moral lesson is that 37
wins the race. We all
have grown up with this popular 38 _, but the same fable can be
extended with different twists. At the 39
of the hare, a second race
is arranged and this time, the hare runs without taking a 40 and wins. The moral lesson is that fast and
__41 will always beat slow and steady. Then it
is the tortoise that 42
the hare to a third race
along a different route in which there is a river just before the final __43
_. This time, the tortoise wins the race because the hare cannot 44 _. The moral lesson is “First identify
your 45
, and then change the playing field to suit them.” But the story
continues. 46 competitors know their own drawbacks and
limitations very well; 47 , they jointly decide to have one
last race - _ 48 to decide
who the winner or loser is, but just for their own pleasure and satisfaction.
The two cooperate as a _49_ .
Firstly, the hare carries the tortoise on its back to the river. 50 _, the tortoise carries the
hare and swims to the 51 bank of the river. Lastly, the hare
carries the tortoise 52 on its back. Thus they reach the 53
line together. Overall,
many moral lessons from the last match are highlighted. The most obvious one is
the importance of __54 .
Another moral which also means a great deal is “competition against situations 55 against rivals (对手).”
36．A．title B．idea C．beginning D．end
37．A．slow and steady B．kind
and honest C．short and fat D．wise and diligent
38．A．trend B．lesson C．version D．issue
39．A．side B．request C．sight D．order
40．A．rest B．bath C．guide D．map
41．A．confident B．considerate C．consistent D．conservative
42．A．charges B．cheers C．chooses D．challenges
43．A．departure B．destination C．desert D．dilemma
44．A．swim B．climb C．jump D．dive
45．A．disadvantages B．feelings C．strengths D．interests
46．A．All B．Neither C．Some D．Both
47．A．otherwise B．therefore C．finally D．generally
48．A．not B．as C．enough D．only
49．A．class B．result C．team D．rule
50．A．Again B．Then C．There D．However
51．A．pretty B．green C．nearby D．opposite
52．A．again B．away C．over D．up
53．A．fishing B．waiting C．finishing D．shipping
54．A．homework B．teamwork C．hard work D．network
55．A．but also B．as well as C．more than D．rather than
