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,从短文后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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 

The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination.  ___16___,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived   17    for many years ,In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a    18    . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son    19     .

Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long    20    over the hills. They had been   21    this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days    22    . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some   23   .

One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert   24   that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of   25   . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the    26   treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly   27   something of an adventure story in the boy’s   28   .While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the   29    a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd.  But who would he the pirate(海盗)?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the   30   of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to   31   such a man in a story.  32   Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was   33   .

So thanks to a    34   September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest   35   stories in the English language.

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

17.A.alone B.next door      C.at home        D.Abroad

18.A.meeting    B.story          C.holiday   D.job

19.A.Lloyd       B.Robert      C.Henley     D.John

20.A.talk   B.rest   C.walk  D.game

21.A.attempting       B.missing     C.planning   D.enjoying

22.A.quiet B.dull   C.busy  D.cold

23.A.cleaning   B.writing     C.drawing    D.exercising

24.A.doubted    B.noticed     C.decided        D.recognized

25.A.the sea      B.the house  C.Scotland  D.the island

26.A.forgotten  B.buried   C.discovered   D.unexpected

27.A.saw   B.drew   C.made   D.learned

28.A.book  B.reply  C.picture  D.mind

29.A.star   B.hero  C.writer  D.child

30.A.help  B.problem    C.use  D.bottom

31.A.praise       B.produce    C.include     D.accept

32.A.Yet   B.Also  C.But   D.Thus

33.A.read  B.born  C.hired  D.written

34.A.rainy B.sunny       C.cool  D.windy

35.A.news   B.love   C.real-life    D.adventure

    A recent study, published in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how dangerous it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a serious accident as a teenager driving alone.

   The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 pm, and especially after midnight. With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.

    Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic problem,” he says, “is that adults who are responsible for giving out licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is”.

Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (缓解) the problem is to have states set up so-called graduated licensing systems(驾照考试体系), in which getting a license is a process with several stages. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself able to drive in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions(限制) before graduating to full driving rights.

Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies.

1. Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?

   A. Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 pm.

   B. A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.

   C. Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.

   D. A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.

2. According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to _______.

   A. their lack of driving experience               B. their frequent driving at night

   C. their wrong way of driving                   D. their driving with passengers

3. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A. Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.

   B. Teenagers should not learn any driving.

   C. Laws should be made to punish those teenagers who want to take driving licenses.

   D. The licensing department is partly responsible for teenager's driving accidents.

4. A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents is that_________.

A. the licensing system should be improved

B. they should be forbidden to take on passengers

C. they should not be allowed to drive after 10 pm

D. driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule.

Spiritual Intelligence Quotient

Our spiritual intelligence quotient (精神智商),or SQ, helps us understand ourselves, and live a fuller, happier life.

While we are all born with SQ, most of us don’t even realize that we have it. Fortunately, you don’t have to sign up for classes to learn how to improve your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to a new level of understanding.

Sit Quietly. The process of developing spiritual intelligence begins with solitude (独处) and silence. To tune into your spirit, you have to turn down the volume (强度) in your busy, noisy and complicated life and force yourself to do nothing at all. In the car, instead of reading or doing something else, use the time to think. At work, shut the door to your office between meetings, take a few breaths and let them out very, very slowly. Enjoy the stillness in your home after the kids are finally in bed.

 Step Outside. For many people, nature set their spirit free. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. If you are walking with your dog, take the time to admire flowers in bloom; follow the flight of birds; watch clouds floating overhead.

Ask Questions of Yourself. Ask open-ended questions, such as “What am I feeling? What are my choices? ”or “Where am I heading? ” But don’t expect an answer to arrive through some supernatural forms or e-mails. “Rarely do I get an immediate answer to my question,” says Reverend Joan Carter. “I never considered a problem from a different perspective (角度) before. ”

Trust Your Spirit. While most of us rely on our gut feeling (直觉)to realize danger, spiritual intelligence pushes us towards some action that will lead to a greater good.

1. The passage is mainly about______ .

 A. what your SQ is and in what way it can benefit your life

 B. What your SQ is and in what way it can be improved

 C. the relationship between your SQ and your life

 D. the advantages and disadvantages of SQ.

2. The underlined phrase “tune into your spirit ”in the third paragraph probably means______ .

A. get your spirit relaxed        B. keep up your spirit

C. keep seated quietly           D. change your spirit

3. The author mentions the example of Reverend Joan Carter to show that______ .

  A. there are no immediate answers to your questions

  B. e-mails can’t keep working out a problem

   C. the more questions you ask, the better answers you will get

   D. changing your way of thinking might help you solve a problem

4. From the passage, we can know that the most important thing to improve your SQ is ______.

 A. a peaceful mind   B. deep thought   C. spare time and hobbies   D. good spirit

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