第二节  完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

All the World Asks

On my first day in a college classroom, I felt like an overgrown child returning to civilization after having been lost in the forest for thirty years. There I sat,  21  enough to be a father to most of the students in the room,   22   unconfident enough to be their baby brother. We were crowded elbow (肘部) to elbow, listening to a  23  who looked even younger than the students. I felt uncomfortable and out of place as the professor carefully    24  what she expected us to learn. As I listened, I couldn't help but  25  of my own oldest daughter who was now beginning her first year in    26   , just like me. I remembered how hard I had tried to help build self-confidence in her and my other children. So why did I suddenly feel like a scared   27  myself'? When I walked out of that classroom, I had serious    28   about my ability to make it   29   college. Not until late that night did my thinking   30    .It was a long-distance  31   from my daughter, my fellow college freshman, that did the trick. She spoke on the phone about the doubts, worries and anxieties she was   32 . She was certain that she'd never   33  at college. How   34   her worries sounded! In my most confident parental   35   , I said, “Doing your best is all the world   36  .” The next day in class, those words still repeated in my head. When the professor raised a   37   for the class, nobody, including me,    38   to answer. When I looked around al the   39   and uncertainty on the young faces in that room, I knew   40  what I had to do: my best. That's all the world asks. So I raised my hand, and the professor called my name. I spoke.

21. A. big                       B. tall                    C. old                     D. strong

22. A. and                 B. so                 C. or              D. yet

23. A. professor                   B. teacher                 C lecturer            D. instructor

24. A. showed                    B. explained               C. designed         D. offered

25. A. think                      B. speak                      C. talk                D. hear

26. A. school                     B. office                 C. classroom        D. college

27. A. father                      B. parent                  C. child            D. son

28. A. fears                  B. doubts                   C. opinions          D. ideas

29. A. over                      B. on                     C. with                    D. through

30. A. stop                       B. turn                   C. change                  D. continue

31. A. call                        B. talk                    C. report                D. discussion

32. A. obtaining                  B. gaining                 C. experiencing   D. feeling

33. A. fail                       B. succeed                 C. win             D. pass

34. A. common                   B. ordinary                C. regular                  D. familiar

35. A. sound                      B. whisper                 C. word            D. voice

36. A. hopes                      B. asks                   C. wants                D. expects

37. A. request                     B. problem                C. question           D. demand

38. A. dared                      B. preferred                C. tried                    D. prepared

39. A. sorrow                    B. joy                    C. fear             D. anger

40. A. exactly                     B. roughly                C. gradually                D. Certainly

D

       Are you nervous about climbing because you think it's too dangerous? Do you feel you're not fit enough to climb? Do you know how to start climbing?

       Let's consider the idea that climbing is dangerous.Being afraid is natural, but if you use suitable ropes and other climbing equipments you will feel completely safe.Climbers are usually very careful because they know what they are doing is dangerous.Accidents happen, but when they do, they tend to attract a lot of publicity.As a result, people think there are many more accidents than there are in reality.

       You cannot expect to start climbing straight away.Climbing is a challenge and challenges take time.It is necessary first of all that you achieve a good level of fitness.Begin as soon as you become interested in climbing ?go to the gym, go swimming, take up jogging and continue to do so throughout your training period.

       Discover as much as you can about climbing.Visit the library and find book, especially for beginners or buy climbing magazines and look for articles which describe your situation.Look up information on the Internet.Find out about equipment, methods and places to go.

       Next, take a course on a climbing wall.There are plenty of climbing walls all over the country which have trained and qualified people as instructors.Call your local leisure centre to find out if there is one in your area. These training sessions are a quick way to get experience and you are likely to meet other beginners. After this, you can do an outside course of join a club where you can meet climbers of all abilities and eventually join in group-climbing events.

       At first you may not understand the importance of a good training period, but after you have completed your first climb and you are standing safely at the top of a rock feeling thrilled, then you will know it was the right thing to do.

62.The article is written by            .

       A.a doctor           B.an experienced climber

       C.a beginner        D.a fitne3ss instruetor

63.The writer thinks a new climber should           .

       A.begin by becoming fit

       B.have the courage to meet the challenges

       C.be aware of the causes of the accidents

       D.do enough sports to get interested in climbing

64.By climbing walls you can         .

       A.join a club y ou like

       B.gain contorlled experience

       C.become qualified instructors

       D.take part in group-climbing events

65.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably means      .

       A.the climb  B.the training      C.the equipment  D.the achievenment

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