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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I just read a beautiful story.It is about a little girl, a   36   and a corporation.  37  , if crying at work might be a  38  , you should wait until you get home to read it.Trust me.

10-year-old Colby Curtin of Huntington Beach, California, had been  39   a rare form of cancer for three years.This month, it became  40   that Colby would probably   41   soon.The one thing she wanted to do  42   she died was see the movie, “Up(《飞屋环游记》).” She’d been  43   by the previews(预告片).

But Colby’s health was so  44   that she could not be taken to the theater, and “Up” is only playing in theaters.By June 9, it was clear Colby wouldn’t  45   much longer.A family friend began desperately  46   numbers at Pixar.She finally  47   to someone and told them Colby’s   48  .After a discussion, Pixar  49   to help.

Colby’s mother asked her, “Do you think you can hold on?” “I’m   50   to die, but I’m going to wait for the movie,” the girl replied.

On June 10, Pixar  51  an employee to the Curtin home and showed the film on DVD—possibly the only DVD copy of the movie that  52 

Here’s what her mom said, “When I  53   it, I had really no idea about the  54   or the theme of the movie, I just know that word ‘Up’ and all of the balloons and I swear to you, for me it meant that Colby was going to go up.Up to  55  .”

Colby died seven hours after watching the movie.

36.A.boy   B.lover C.play  D.movie

37.A.However  B.Besides     C.Therefore  D.Finally

38.A.joy    B.problem    C.treat  D.misery

39.A.sticking to       B.diagnosed with C.keeping up with       D.living with

40.A.clear B.uncertain  C.sorry D.sure

41.A.recover     B.return       C.die    D.come

42.A.until  B.when C.after  D.before

43.A.fascinated B.food  C.interested  D.surprised

44.A.good B.poor  C.healthy     D.ordinary

45.A.do it  B.see to it    C.make it     D.survive it

46.A.calling      B.sending     C.dialing      D.taking

47.A.got over   B.got across C.got down  D.got through

48.A.wish  B.will   C.demand    D.order

49.A.refused     B.hoped       C.agreed      D.offered

50.A.scared      B.ready C.afraid       D.sad

51.A.planned    B.made C.shipped     D.flew

52.A.matters     B.counts      C.disappears D.exists

53.A.watched    B.listened     C.saw   D.heard

54.A.trick  B.content     C.hint   D.disadvantage

55.A.sky   B.balloon     C.heaven      D.hell

Some people worry about being the target of laughter. These people are frightened. They suffer from an emotional disorder called gelotophobia. That long name comes from the Greek language. The word Gelos means laugh, while photos means fear.

Victor Rubio is an expert on human behavior at the Autonomous University of Madrid. He says people laugh at others for many different reasons. He says being laughed at causes a fear response in the victim. That fear leads the victim to avoid social situations. Sadly, gelotophobia limits the way they lead their lives.

Victor Rubio was among researchers in a huge international study about laughter. The researchers wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another goal was to measure the fear of being laughed at within different cultures.

A team from the University of Zurich led ninety-three researchers from many countries in search of answers.

The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people. They used questions provided in forty-two languages. Their findings were reported in the scientific publication Humor.

Some of the people questioned said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations. But they hid their feelings. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before. People also admitted to differing levels of fear that they themselves were the targets of other people’s laughter. The researchers measured and compared all these reactions.

Fear of being laughed at, being made fun of, is a common emotion. But the researchers learned that these feelings differed from nation to nation.

For example, the study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia are likely to hide insecure (不安) feelings when they are around others’ laughter. But people in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan who feel they have been victims before may avoid such situations.

People in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them. Only eight and a half percent of Finns said they would – compared to eighty percent of those questioned in Thailand.

64. The passage is mainly about______________.

A.    a common emotion                             B. laughter

C.    shyness                                              D. gelotophobia

65. In which country are people most likely to avoid social situations where they have been laughed at before?

A.    Turkmenistan               B. Iraq                 C. Finland            D. Thailand

66. According to the text the following is true EXCEPT that ________.

A. people suffer from gelotophobia because they are shy

B.    not all the people questioned hid their feelings in social situations

C.    perhaps Humor is a magazine

D.    people in Finland are the least likely to suffer from gelotophobia

67. A person who suffers from gelotophobia will probably ______.

A.    be active in social activities                 B. be easily laughed at

C.    like to laugh at others                                D. like to stay alone

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