第二节 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36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

 A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, 36 he picked up a large 37 jar and began to fill it with rocks 38 to the top, rocks about 2 inches 39 diameter(直径). He then asked the students if the jar was full. They 40 that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles（鹅卵石） and 41 them into the jar. He shook the jar 42. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the 43 areas between the rocks. The students laughed. He asked his students again if the jar was full. They agreed that yes, it was. The professor then picked up a box of 44 and poured it into the jar. 45 , the sand filled up everything else.

  “Now,” said the professor. “I want you to 46 that this is your life. The rocks are the 47 things—your family, your partner, your 48, your children—anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other things in life that 49, but on a smaller scale. The pebbles 50 things like your job, house, or car. The sand is everything else, the 51 stuff.

  If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar 52, there is no room for the rocks. The same 53 your life. If you spend all your 54 and time on the small stuff, material things, you will never have room for the things that are 55 most important.

36. A. aimlessly     B. carelessly   C. wordlessly  D. hopelessly

37. A. beautiful      B. absent     C. empty     D. ugly

38. A. right         B. about      C. already       D. sharply

39. A. in          B. for         C. to               D. at

40. A. showed     B. argued           C. discussed    D. agreed

41. A. flowed      B. poured           C. threw      D. pulled

42. A. wildly      B. lightly     C. hardly     D. crazily

43. A. wide         B. closed     C. open       D. rare

44. A. water        B. mud        C. salt         D. sand

45. A. Of course     B. In short      C. To their delight  D. Frankly speaking

46. A. accept       B. conclude    C. recognize   D. decide

47. A. necessary     B. important   C. sensitive     D. valuable

48. A. health       B. intelligence C. wealth     D. clothing

49. A. value        B. matter     C. deserve      D. care

50. A. seem        B. stand       C. belong           D. represent

51. A. nice          B. pretty      C. small      D. upset

52. A. together           B. separately  C. first        D. before

53. A. goes for           B. goes on      C. goes over   D. goes down

54. A. money      B. energy           C. effort      D. life

55. A. nearly       B. fully       C. almost     D. truly

More perhaps than any other European nation, the Swiss have got used to looking after foreign travelers. As early as the 18th century, wealthy French, Germans and Italians were treating the country as an amusement center while, in the 19th century, it became the major holiday playground for the British nobles. Today, it attracts visitors from all over the world.

    The Swiss are clear about the importance of tourism to their economy, which makes up about eight percent of the Gross Domestic Product, and helps industry greatly. Managers of hotels from all over the world go to Switzerland to learn how to do the job, and a high standard can be expected from the great majority of the country’s hotels, most of which are small and pride themselves on personalized service. Public transport is the best in Europe. Both the Swiss Federal railways and the private railways are fully electric-powered, and the total network consists of about 5,000 kilometers of track.

    Under the Fly Baggage system passengers can check luggage in at 116 railway stations and have it automatically transferred to their flight. The national highway system is equally well planned, and the mountain roads offer views of some of the country’s most breathtaking scenery. Also serving the mountains is an effective system of railways and cable ways, while more than 160 passenger cars cross the lakes and rivers. Hiking in the mountains is equally popular with Swiss nationals and foreign visitors. For those who want to view the country from a great height without having to climb the mountain themselves, it is always possible to take in the view from a balloon.

１. Compared with other European countries, Switzerland ________.

A. places more importance on entertainment

B. thinks more about foreign travelers

C. has more convenient public transport

D. has more five-star hotels

２. According to the passage, Switzerland is now visited by ________.

A. wealthy French people               

B. rich Germans and Italians

C. British nobles                      

D. people from various countries

３. According to the passage we learn that ________.

A. most of the hotels in Switzerland are big

B. all the hotels in Switzerland offer exactly the same service

C. most of the hotels in Switzerland offer first class service

D. the hotels in Switzerland are accustomed to learning from the rest of the world

４. The Fly Rail Baggage system is a service to transport your luggage between the railway station and ________.

A. the airport                         B. the hotel   

C. the motorway station      D. the cable ways

５. The passage mainly tells us about ________.

A. scenery in Switzerland               

B. the life in Switzerland

C. tourism in Switzerland               

D. the transportation in Switzerland

假设你是李华，你的英国朋友David想要了解有关中国世博会的一些内容。就此你给他写了一封电子邮件，告诉他一些信息，并欢迎他来中国参观。内容如下:

举办时间：2010.5.1至10.31，共184天；地点：上海市；主题：城市，让生活更美好；参加国家：191个国家和 48个国际组织。

注意：词数120左右，可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。提供词数不计。

Not until then did I find it _________to do the job that way.

   A.is easier         B.easier               C.was more easily       D.more easily

Marking "Earth Day 2009" with his plan for _____ energy．President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for energy exploration.

A．alternative           B．traditional           C．available     D．inexpensive

．John has got a fever these days, and he says he doesn’t want to see a doctor, but I’m afraid he has no _____．

       A．idea     B．treatment       C．alternative         D．chance

 Every Saturday morning we can see that old woman __________ shopping.

A. loaded with     B. stocked with     C. equipped with          D. dealt with

 Though______ came that he was completely defeated, he didn’t lose ______.

A. the word; his heart    B. the word; heart     C. word; his heart    D. word; heart

He must have lived here for 10 years,  _______ he?

A. mustn’t            B. haven’t             C. didn’t               D. hasn’t

What I want to tell you is＿＿＿：The meeting is put off until Friday.

A. this    B. it    C. that   D. its