第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
Compared with the children of a few decades back，today’s children seem to be 36 ：they enjoy better health owing to recent 37 in medicine and in public health care．They also enjoy all the 38 of modern life, physically and materially．Today’s children seem to be much better off than their predecessors．Nevertheless， 39 the improved standards of 40 ，many children nowadays seem to be 41 deprived since most parents are spending less time with their children，so little，in 42 ，that many could 43 be called ‘weekend parents’．An increasing number of mothers are taking full-time jobs， 44 their children in the care of baby-sitters or nurseries．Time has become a luxury few parents can 45 because of the pressures of their work and the very brisk pace of life in our 46 society．On the other hand，these working parents can often well afford to 47 their children with the best food, clothes，toys and other 48 desires．But 49 to say, they fail to 50 the emotional requirements of their growing children．As a noted pediatrician(儿科医生)of the Medical and Health Department 51 ，children need love，security, praise, recognition and responsibility．If these needs are not 52 ，their development might be stunted(抑制)．Child psychologists all 53 that some illnesses and emotional disturbances 54 to children are because of a lack of parental care．In the light of this，parents who really 55 their children should be sure that there are good lines of communication between themselves and their children，despite their heavy work loads．
36．A．unhappier B．luckier C．naughtier D．richer
37．A．inventions B．discoveries C．advances D．products
38．A．comforts B．facilities C．pleasure D．appliances
39．A．due to B．regarding C．for D．in spite of
40．A．housing B．living C．caring D．earning
41．A．physically B．emotionally C．materially D．academically
42．A．general B．fact C．total D．truth
43．A．wrongly B．rightly C．totally D．namely
44．A．entrusting B．leaving C．lending D．making
45．A．afford B．spend C．waste D．do
46．A．passive B．active C．competitive D．dangerous
47．A．buy B．offer C．give D．provide
48．A．emotional B．physical C．material D．intellectual
49．A．sad B．happy C．lucky D．unfortunate
50．A．show B．feel C．satisfy D．create
51．A．talks B．explains C．speaks D．goes
52．A．made B．taken C．met D．done
53．A．argue B．admit C．tell D．disagree
54．A．common B．popular C．ordinary D．public
55．A．look after B．bring up C．care about D．agree with
35. The old lady’s hand shook frequently. She explained to her doctor _________ this shaking had begun half a year before, and ________, only because of this, she had been forced to give up her job.
A. when; how B. how; when C. how; how D. why; why
34. The old tower must be saved, _________ the cost.
A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. wherever
33. He went to Beijing at the end of September, _________ there was a grand celebration for new China’s 60th birthday on National Day.
A. when B. which C. where D. that
32. In such a close game, every point _________.
A. does B. works C. pays D. counts
31. ---Shall I lock the lab now before I go home?
---__________. I’ll check it myself later.
A. Go ahead B. No problem C. No hurry D. Don’t bother