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　　Bob and Annie had not known each other long before they became eager to get married. Bob because he wanted Annie and she because she could at least lead a life away from her 1 . When Mrs. Thompson 2 that they marry and live with her until they could get a 3 of their own, Annie hesitated. Her idea of 4 had been something that 5 her a husband and an orderly, well-furnished home all at once. 6 she soon saw the 7 of this arrangement. She would, first of all, 8 from her present life into a house which was quiet and well run, not 9 her own, and she would be able to go on working so that she and Bob could 10 up all the more quickly for their own house. She would also get Bob, a good enough husband for any working class 11 : good-natured and 12 to be bent her way whenever it was 13 for her ends.

　　Things went well until her mother-in-law's 14 , when Annie had to give up her 15 and was at home all day. Her father-in-law became just a 16 figure in the house, and 17 Bob became used to him, Annie began to find the old man's constant 18 in the house a source of growing annoyance(烦恼).

　　“He gets on my nerves, Bob.” she said. “And he hardly says a word all day. ”

　　“Well, I suppose he has a 19 to do as he likes. ” Bob said mildly. “It's his house not ours.” But to Annie, now looking after the house 20 it were her own, it was beginning to seem the other way about.

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Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they   36  . Yet, all living things still show the   37   of aging, which will eventually   38   death.

Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the  39  they form do not function as well as they   40   in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less   41   against disease and is more   42   to have accident.

A number of related causes may   43   aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not   44   when they die. As a person ages,   45   of brain cells and muscle cells decreases.   46   body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the   47  cells may not be as workable or as capable   48   growth as those of a young person.

Another   49   in aging may be changes within the cells   50   . Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known   51   with age and become less elastic (有弹性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles (皱纹) and   52  . This is also the reason why old people   53   in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and   54   information that the cells need． Aging may affect this  55  and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.

36. A．would          B．be used to C．used to     D． used

37. A．function          B．effect         C．affect         D． sign

38. A．lead in           B．give in         C．run into     D． result in

39. A．hands           B．feet C．heart        D． organs

40. A．do             B．has done          C．did           D． had done

41. A．energy         B．protection      C．vigor             D． power

42. A．likely             B．probable         C．possible    D． alike

43. A．attend to        B．contribute to  C．add to     D． devote to

44. A．replaced        B．reborn   C．recovered      D． surrendered

45. A．a number        B．the amount   C．the number   D． a great deal

46. A．The others              B．The other              C．Another         D． Other

47. A．old               B．left                C．new             D． other

48. A．to                 B．for      C．of                D． in

49. A．factor            B．effect              C．reason   D． element

50. A．for themselves          B．of themselves   C．themselves         D． on their own

51.   A．change            B．to have changed  C．to change          D． to be changed

52. A．hangs loose   B．hangs loosely     C．is hanging loosely D． is hanging loose

53. A．increase          B．shrink     C．lengthen         D． decrease

54. A．pass away      B．pass by            C．pass off           D． pass on

55. A．improvement           B．procession      C．approach       D． process

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they   1  . Yet, all living things still show the   2   of aging, which will eventually   3  death.

Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the  4 they form do not function as well as they  5  in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less  6   against disease and is more  7  to have accident.

A number of related causes may   8   aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not   9 when they die. As a person ages,   10  of brain cells and muscle cells decreases.   11  body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the   12  cells may not be as workable or as capable  13   growth as those of a young person.

Another  14   in aging may be changes within the cells  15  . Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known   16  with age and become less elastic (有弹性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles (皱纹) and   17 . This is also the reason why old people   18  in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and   19  information that the cells need． Aging may affect this  20 and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.

1. A．would                    B．be used to            C．used to               D． used

2. A．function              B．effect                                          C．affect             D． sign

3.    A．lead in             B．give in                 C．run into              D． result in

4.    A．hands             B．feet                    C．heart                 D． organs

5.    A．do                B．has done            C．did                   D． had done

6.    A．energy            B．protection          C．vigor              D． power

7.    A．likely              B．probable            C．possible              D． alike

8.    A．attend to           B．contribute to       C．add to               D． devote to

9.    A．replaced           B．reborn               C．recovered         D． surrendered

10. A．a number          B．the amount        C．the number        D． a great deal

11. A．The others        B．The other         C．Another            D． Other

12. A．old                B．left                 C．new               D． other

13. A．to                  B．for                 C．of                 D． in

14. A．factor              B．effect               C．reason              D． element

15. A．for themselves    B．of themselves   C．themselves       D． on their own

16.   A．change              B．to have changed  C．to change         D． to be changed

17. A．hangs loose       B．hangs loosely       C．is hanging loosely D． is hanging loose

18. A．increase            B．shrink               C．lengthen            D． decrease

19. A．pass away         B．pass by             C．pass off            D． pass on

20. A．improvement      B．procession         C．approach          D． process