第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Picture this situation. It is late afternoon and you are 　　36　 . You have an important dinner engagement that evening so you 　　37　 　to take an hour nap. Instead of setting your alarm you ask a friend who is visiting to wake you in an hour. He　 38　　 .

Two hours later, your friend wakes you. You ask, “Why didn’t you wake me after one hour?” He 　　39　 　that he thought you asked him to wake you in two hours and that is what he said. You then have to run around and get ready 　　40　 , muttering to yourself about how you 　　41　 　have set the alarm rather than asking your friend to wake you. Had you done that, you would not have been so 　　42　 　to get ready.

Your conclusion is correct. Your 　　43　 　of what happened looked at the system you used. Your friend’s 　44　 　to wake you resulted from a miscommunication.　 45　 　he didn’t hear you correctly or you misspoke.

　　 46　 　at the situation from the point of view of being personally responsible is always better than blaming yourself or another. So how do you best be “responsible” in this situation? The answer is　 47　 　in systems thinking.

Dr. W. Edward Deming is the American statistician who is credited with 　48　 　the quality practices to Japan. 　49　 　his arrival in that country in 1950, the label “made in Japan” was synonymous with inferior(劣等的) quality. Now the same “made in Japan” label is synonymous(等同) with　 50　 　quality.

So what did Dr. Deming teach the Japanese that made such a　 51　 to the quality of their products? The answer is quite simple, yet profound. 　52　 　on years of statistical analysis, Deming was able to validate(证明) that 94 % of all failures are not because people don’t want to do a good job. The fact is that 　53　 　people want to do a good job.

What, then, is the 　54　 　if it’s not the people?

It’s the system. The system failed in 94% of the 　　55　 , not the people.

36. A. relaxed　　　 　　 B. puzzled　　　　　 　 C. concerned　　　 　　 D. tired

37. A. try　　　　 　　　 B. decide　　　　　 　 C. promise　　　　 　　 D. expect

38. A. agrees　　　　 B. admits　　　　　 　　 C. accepts　　　　　 　 D. adopts

39. A. wonders　　　 　 B. doubts　　　　　 　　 C. replies　　　　　 　　 D. requests

40. A. carelessly　 　　　 B. quickly　　　　　 　 C. angrily　　　　　 　　 D. suddenly

41. A. should　　　 　　 B. could　　　　　 　　 C. might　　　　　 　　 D. would

42. A. slow　　　　 　 B. rushed　　　　 　　　 C. uncertain　　　　 　　 D. satisfied

43. A. understanding B. presentation　　 　 C. description　　　 　　 D. analysis

44. A. forgetfulness B. unwillingness　　 　 C. failure　　　　　 　　 D. fault

45. A. Either　　　　 B. Neither　　　　　 　　　 C. Both　　　　　 　　　 D. Whether

46. A. Glaring　　　 　 B. Staring　　　　　 　　 C. Glancing　　　　 　　 D. Looking

47. A. left　　　　 　　　 B. found　　　　　 　　 C. received　　　　 　 D. completed

48. A. bringing　　　 　　 B. turning　　　　　 　　 C. fetching　　　　 　　 D. leading

49. A. Until　　　　 　 B. After　　　　　 　　 C. Before　　　　　 　　 D. Since

50. A. different　　 B. poor　　　　　 　 C. best　　　　　　 　　 D. high

51. A. difference　　 B. destruction　　　 C. decoration　　　　 D. distinction

52. A. Based　　　　 B. Relied　　　　　 C. Focused　　　　 　 D. Counted

53. A. few　　　　　 　 B. fewer　　　　　　 　 C. more　　　　　　 　 D. most

54. A. reason　　　 B. cause　　　　　　 　　　 C. effect　　　　　 　 D. result

55. A. incidents　　 B. accidents　　 　　　　　 C. cases　　　　　 　　 D. actions

35. ---So hard_ in the past few months that he has made great progress in English.

　 ---I can see that, only a few mistakes _____ in this exam.

A. has he worked; did he make　　　　 　　 B. he has worked; he made

C. he has worked; has he made　　　 　　　　　　 D. has he worked; he made

34. --- Journalists have to work very quickly in order to_______.

　 --- I know. I like that. It’s very challenging.

A. meet their deadlines　　　　　　　 　　 B. earn a high salary

C. avoid being fired　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. make both ends meet

33. ---Do you mean that he should prepare for his exam one year in advance? --Sure. Anyway,____.

A. actions speak louder than words　　　 　 B. better late than never

C. a good beginning is half done　　　　 　　 D. the early bird catches the worm

32. ---Did you go somewhere on holiday?

　 ---I ____________ to go to Hawaii, but I didn’t sign up for the tour in time.

A. would hope　 　　 B. was hoped　　　　 　 C. had hoped　　　　 　 D. have hoped

31. His efforts to raise money for his program were _______ because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.

A. in place　　 　　 B. in vain　　　　 　　　 C. in effect　　　　 　 D. in sight

30. Those businesses that are closely ____ sport such as the huge brands of Nike, Adidas and Puma make the clothes and equipment that sportspeople need to play their games.

A. applied to 　 B. contributed to　　 　　 C. connected to　　 　　 D. submitted to