第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

One in five US workers regularly attends after­work drinks with co­workers，where the most common things__36__from bad­mouthing (说坏话) anohter worker to__37__too much，according to a study released on Tuesday.

Most workers__38__so­called “happy hours” to bond with (培养关系) colleagues，__39__15 percent go to hear the__40__office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel forced，said the survey__41__，an online job site.

__42__what happens when the after­work drinks__43__，16 percent__44__bad­mouthing a colleague,10 percent__45__a secret about a colleague,8 percent kissed a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted__46__.

Five percent said they had shared a secret about the company，and 4 percent__47__singing karaoke.

__48__21 percent of those who attend say happy hours are good for networking,85 percent said attending had not helped them__49__someone higher up or get a better__50__.

A(n)__51__number of men and women said they attend happy hours with co­workers，__52__younger workers age 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55__53__likely to attend.

__54__，21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co­workers and，of those，nearly a quarter go at least once a month.

The survey was conducted online among 6,987 full­time __55__between February 11 and March 13.

36．A.separate　 B．depend　 C．range　 D．happen

37．A.drinking　 B．playing　 C．working　 D．demanding

38．A.devote　 B．focus　 C．accept　 D．attend

39．A.because　 B．although　 C．where　 D．as

40．A.special　 B．common　 C．late　 D．latest

41．ducted　 B．functioned

C．carried　 D．put

42．A.Other than　 B．Apart from　 C．As to　 D．As with

43．A.take　 B．flow　 C．deliver　 D．fly

44．A.recognized　 B．reported　 C．believed　 D．imagined

45．A.shared　 B．made　 C．admitted　 D．declared

46．A.wisely　 B．diligently　 C．urgently　 D．foolishly

47．A.took up　 B．stood out　 C．admitted to　 D．held on

48．A.While　 B．Despite　 C．When　 D．Whether

49．A.adopt themselves to　 B．focus them on

C．stand up to　 D．get closer to

50．A.situation　 B．position　 C．sight　 D．view

51．A.proper　 B．adequate　 C．equal　 D．important

52．A.with　 B．for　 C．without　 D．beyond

53．A.best　 B．very　 C．necessarily　 D．least

54．A.However　 B．Overall　 C．Actually　 D．Instead

55．A.managers　 B．assistants　 C．empolyees　 D．trainers

35．She has made great progress in her studies but she said what she had achieved was________little compared to the teacher’s expectation.

A．so far　 B．too far　 C．far from　 D．far too

34．Chinese differs greatly________Japanese________pronunciation.

A．from；in　 B．with；at　 C．from；on　 D．in；from

33．________let her brother continue his study，she had to leave school and do manual work in the town.

A．So as to　 B．In order to

C．In order that　 D．So that

32．The time has come________we can make extensive use of nuclear energy.

A．when　 B．which　 C．since　 D．while