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，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

    Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to   36   in order to pay the high tuition (学费) for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.

I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”

I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road．

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

36．A．keep fit             B．rise early     C．earn money         D．collect money

37．A．magic              B．romantic            C．fantastic             D．attractive

38．A．simple             B．easy          C．relaxing             D．luxurious (奢侈)

39．A．the question    B．problem             C．interest          D．control

40．A．feeling             B．love                C．quarrel              D．smile

41．A．raised          B．shook           C．nodded        D．bowed

42．A．hurt            B．injured          C．wounded     D．harmed

43．A．in great surprise             B．in a great embarrassment

       C．with deep depression           D．at extreme sorrow

44．A．happens             B．comes about  C．appears        D．occurs

45．A．warm and soft        B．hot and hard    C．thin and cool         D．strong and durable

46．A．somewhere and sometime               B．anywhere or anytime

       C．more or less                        D．here and there

47．A．inside           B．outside             C．faraway       D．nearby

48．A．could believe          B．couldn’t understand

       C．wouldn’t recognize            D．might know

49．A．got sick             B．got stuck            C．lay down      D．became disabled

50．A．quite healthy   B．very pale      C．fairly red            D．much surprised

51．A．jump high     B．go hurriedly          C．run fast      D．walk slowly

52．A．think about     B．talk with     C．worry about          D．laugh at

53．A．Reading             B．Seeing        C．Saying              D．Writing

54．A．fresh roses      B．gold ring      C．sweet kisses    D．beautiful jewelry

55．A．a thread             B．a needle        C．the cloth            D．the cotton

Student Puts School President On eBay

An Ohio State University student has put their school president on the online auction（拍卖）site eBay. Bidding started at a penny and the seven-day auction had 64 bids from 19. bidders topping out at almost $ 100 million.

Skydiver, 96, Hurt In Attempt To Set Record

In Washington, a 96-year-old man aiming to become the oldest person to make a solo skydiver had a rough landing and suffered a dislocated shoulder, but otherwise safe.

Pets Fight In Car, Cause Wreck

An American Lovell man was moving to his new home with all his belongings packed into his car when his pet cat got loose, found his pet snake and started fighting inside the car, causing him to lose control and crash into a narrow ditch（沟）.

Thieves Steal Built-In Swimming Pool

When a Norwegian family visited their mountain cabin over the weekend, they discovered a big hole in the yard in place of the built-in swimming pool that had been installed 20 years ago.

Man Burns Down Home Over No Gifts

In Southampton, Long Island, Wednesday. A man, angry that he got no presents for

Christmas, burned down his parents' home early Christmas morning.

60．According to this passage, which of the events happened at the weekend?

A．A man’s pets fought in the car and caused a car crash.

B．An old man aiming to set a record got hurt.

C．A man burned down his parents' home over no gifts.

D．A family found their swimming pool stolen.

61．Which of the following events happened to the Lovell man?

A．He was put on the online auction site eBay.   B．His car crashed into a narrow ditch.

C．His built-in swimming pool was stolen.      D．He burnt down his parents' home.

62．The passage is most probably taken from _______.

A．a science magazine B．a research paper C．a personal diary D．a newspaper

Comprehensive lifestyle changes including a better diet and more exercise can lead not only to a better physique, but also to swift and dramatic changes at the genetic level, U.S. researchers said on Monday. In a small study, the researchers tracked 30 men with low-risk prostate cancer（前列腺癌）who decided against conventional medical treatment such as surgery and radiation or hormone therapy.  

The men underwent three months of major lifestyle changes, including eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and soy products, moderate exercise such as walking for half an hour a day, and an hour of daily stress management methods such as meditation（冥想）. As expected, they lost weight, lowered their blood pressure and saw other health improvements. But the researchers found more profound changes when they compared prostate biopsies taken before and after the lifestyle changes. After the three months, the men had changes in activity in about 500 genes -- including 48 that were turned on and 453 genes that were turned off. The activity of disease-preventing genes increased while a number of disease-promoting genes, including those involved in prostate cancer and breast cancer, shut down, according to the study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The research was led by Dr. Dean Ornish, head of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, and a well-known author advocating lifestyle changes to improve health. "It's an exciting finding because so often people say, 'Oh, it's all in my genes, what can I do?' Well, it turns out you may be able to do a lot," Ornish, who is also connected with the University of California, San Francisco, said in a telephone interview. "'In just three months, I can change hundreds of my genes simply by changing what I eat and how I live'. That's pretty exciting," Ornish said. "The implications of our study are not limited to men with prostate cancer."  

60. The article basically states that a healthy lifestyle__________.  

A. can even change your genes for the better.  

B. has no effect on your genes.  

C. is good for the environment.  

D. helps men recover from prostate cancer.  

61. Apart from eating healthy food and exercising, the men in the study__________.

A. were put under a lot of stress.  

B. were walking for hours a day..  

C. were taught stress management methods.  

D. were thinking for a whole day.

62. In total, how many disease-preventing genes turned on as a result of the healthy lifestyle?

A.   30           B. 453                   C.500             D. 48

63. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the article?

A. The men with low-risk prostate in the study lost weight and lowered their blood pressure.

B. A famous author and Dr. Dean Ornish led this research.

C. Dr. Dean Ornish expressed his optimism about this research in a telephone interview.

D. Conventional medical treatment has no effect on the men with prostate cancer.

The Media Village and Media Hotel for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will provide a collection of convenient services to the host broadcasters, rights holding broadcasters, and other media this summer.

Located near the Beiyuanlukou North Station of the Line 5 subway, the Media Village is northeast of the Olympic Green and the Olympic Forest Park in the north of the city -- just five kilometers(km) from the Main Press Center (MBC) and two km from the International Broadcast Center (IBC).

It will take just 15 minutes by car to reach the National Stadium and other core stadiums. In addition, shuttle buses to the different stadiums will run daily. Journalists will be able to pass the security check for their destination stadium when they get on the buses and be able to enter the stadium upon arrival.

The Media Village is being completed in two phases (阶段). Composed of two sections, the 640,000-sqm Media Village will accommodate 7,000 journalists. The project can continue to adopt changes according to the requirements of the Olympics.

Journalists staying at the Media Village will enjoy an attractive selection of services, including completely furnished rooms, a 24-hour media workroom, ADSL, 24-hour dining service, UPS delivery service, banking, Olympic licensed product store, newspaper and magazine booth, dry cleaning, post office, and gym.

In line with the concepts of " Green Olympics," " Hi-tech Olympics," and " People's Olympics," the Media Village makes use of green construction materials and surpasses the city's energy-saving standards by 60 percent.

Completed last May, the Media Village is undergoing decoration and outside greening at present. It is scheduled to be open from July 25 to August 29, 2008.

73. The Media Village is _______.

      A. in the northeast of the Olympic Forest Park

      B. five kilometers from the Main Press Center

      C. two kilometers from the International Broadcast Center

      D. a-quarter car ride from the National Stadium

74. Journalists staying at the Media Village must receive security check when_______.

      A. entering any destination stadiums before their arrival

      B. getting on the buses or entering any stadiums

      C. getting on the buses to their destination Stadium

      D. entering any destination stadiums upon their arrival

75. As for the Media Village, we know from the passage that _______.

      A. Journalists at the Media Village will enjoy all kinds of services they need

      B. It is designed to provide excellent services and built with higher standards

      C. The Media Village reaches 60 percent of the city' s energy-saving standards

      D. It will be completed in May, 2008 and will be open in July or August, 2008

76. What does the whole passage tell us about the Media Village?

      A. Its convenience, accommodations and decoration.

      B. Its function, safety, standards and transportation.

      C. Its location, security, services and construction.

      D. Its importance, security check and use.