第二节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to control others’ thoughts and actions. Whatever your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to   36   others to vote for the person of your   37   or to describe the   38   you want your hair cut ... the key to success seems to be the   39   to speak well.

    Another   40   advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to   41   the admiration, respect, or liking of others. Tell jokes, and everyone will think you’re really a   42   man. Tell them all you know, and they’ll be   43   by your wisdom. But keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a   44   person.

    Finally, talking gives you the   45   to release (释放) energy in a way that listening can’t. When you’re   46  , the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better. In the same way, you can often   47   your anger by letting it out orally. It is also helpful to   48   your excitement with others by talking about it,   49   keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst.

    While it is true that talking does have many advantages, it’s important to   50   that listening can do good to listeners, too. As you’ll soon read, being a good listener is one good way to   51   others with their problems; and what better way is there to have others   52   you? As for controlling others, it may be true that it’s hard to be persuasive while you’re listening, but your   53   to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas   54  . Listening is often reciprocal (互惠的). “You get what you   55  .”

36. A. insist           B. advise    C. persuade             D. suggest

37. A. friend       B. relation      C. choice         D. leader

38. A. idea            B. way        C. means         D. plan

39. A. resource      B. energy           C. power           D. ability

40. A. obvious       B. easy        C. new             D. special

41. A. gain            B. grasp      C. remain          D. seize

42. A. successful    B. simple     C. wise         D. stupid

43. A. affected     B. impressed   C. instructed      D. moved

44. A. fruitless           B. priceless     C. worthless      D. senseless

45. A. pleasure           B. course      C. duty          D. chance

46. A. in trouble     B. in danger   C. in debt        D. in silence

47. A. reduce       B. lengthen     C. deepen         D. widen

48. A. control       B. share       C. enjoy           D. remove

49. A. or               B. so              C. for                D. though

50. A. suppose           B. notice     C. realize      D. imagine

51. A. fail          B. cure        C. hurt         D. help

52. A. appreciate  B. listen to    C. envy       D. support

53. A. kindness   B. favor     C. willingness  D. eagerness

54. A. by turns              B. in return   C. in turn     D. in order

55. A. lose          B. ask for           C. need          D. give

Jean – Gilles was a millionaire. But Tuesday night, he was sleeping in his car.

Jean – Gilles was the owner of the Peace of Mind Hotel in Jacmel, Haiti, a three – story, 30 – room building in a quiet tropical valley on Haiti’s southern coast, 25 miles from the noises of the capital, Port – au – Prince. Jean – Gilles and his wife, Marie, lived in an apartment on the property, close enough to watch carefully over the guest rooms, conference rooms and restaurant, close enough that they know the first name of every guest.

After the 7.0 – earthquake hit at 4:57 pm on Jan. 12,2010, they slept in their aging Isuzu, parked in the hotel driveway.

Jean – Gilles figured a second was the difference between life and death when the earthquake struck. He was working in a ground – floor conference room and first heard, then felt the quake. He asked his electrician, Roberne St. Louis, who was working nearby, what was happening.

“Get out. Now . Get out. Now,” St. Louis said.

Jean – Gilles cleared the falling structure by a mere second, he estimated. His wife, who was working in the couple’s apartment on the second floor, wasn’t able to get clear. People nearby heard her screams after the shaking stopped and removed the building blocks around her by hand. She was shaken and scratched, but walked away from the ruins.

“I am alive. God is good,” she repeated over and over on Saturday.

The Peace of Mind Hotel was a dream which had come true for Jean – Gilles, 57, and Marie, 59. Born in Port – au – Prince, they moved to the United States shortly after meeting 34 years ago. Together, they owned a beauty supply store in jersey City, New Jersey, and invested in real estate. In 2003, they cashed out their US investments, returned to Haiti and began building the Peace of Mind Hotel, looking to make a future for themselves and the people of their homeland.

64.Which of the following statements about Jean – Gilles is TURE?

       A.He lived far from the Peace of Mind Hotel.

       B.He helped St. Louis to manage a hotel.

       C.He was born in Haiti in 1976.

       D.He once owned a store in the US.

65.According to the passage, the Peace of Mind Hotel_______.

       A.offered guests different services

       B.was located in the capital city of Haiti

       C.was a building with 30 guest rooms

       D.was owned by Marie and St. Louis

66.When the earthquake hit, Marie was_______.

       A.sleeping in the car              B.working in the conference room

       C.working on the second floor      D.cooking in the restaurant

67.It can be inferred from the passage that_______.

       A.Haiti is the 51 st state of the US

       B.the earthquake happened quickly and unexpectedly

       C.nobody in the hotel died in the earthquake

       D.Marie was not sad about losing her property in the earthquake

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