完形填空:阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very  36  and think the world is laughing at you . But in fact, five minutes later, they have  37   it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the  38  .

The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of  39  is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid  40  trouble.

I admit that we should keep  41  because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your  42  can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do 43  to make things better.

I used to be a(n)  44  girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  45 when I couldn’t answer it.

“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t how can I know   46  you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher  47  me to go to the blackboard and  48  what I knew. If I had  49  the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s  50 , I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I  51  you could do it!”

Since then, I have become active in maths as  52  as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know  53  I do can make things better. Everyone is the  54  of his own fate.

    If we make mistakes, we should take on an active 55  . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep(哭泣), and you weep alone.

36.A. nervous      B. excited        C. afraid         D. embarrassed

37.A. realized      B. recognized     C. forgotten      D. remembered

38.A. speaker      B. reader         C. author        D. announcer

39.A. environment  B. surrounding    C. condition      D. situation

40.A. ordinary     B. extra          C. common       D. usual

41.A. confident    B. smart          C. calm          D. strong

42.A. smile        B. worry         C. courage       D. satisfaction

43.A anything      B. something      C. nothing       D. everything

44.A. shy         B. energetic       C. happy         D. clever

45.A. joy         B. pride          C. shame         D. surprise

46.A. what        B. that           C. when          D. whether

47.A. forced       B. invited        C. asked          D. pushed

48.A. bring up     B. put down      C. think about      D. show off

49.A. obeyed      B. doubted       C. refused         D. understood

50.A. expectation  B. disappointment  C. surprise         D. delight

51.A. hoped       B. knew         C. doubted        D. regretted

52.A. long        B. far            C. soon          D. well

53.A. whoever     B. whenever      C. wherever       D. whatever

54.A. architect     B. owner         C. host           D. controller

55.A. position      B. attitude        C. value         D. response

       From good reading we can get pleasure, companionship, experience, and instruction.A good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity.Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life.It increases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad.Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction.

       With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely.Whether the characters portrayed are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may become our companions and friends.In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times.The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble human friends whom we hold dear or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances.Our human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company.By turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting their feelings.When human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement.                                              

       One of the most valuable gifts bestowed by books is experience.Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books.Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can.To travel by book we need no bank account to pay our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport to enter me land of our heart's desire.

       Through books we may get the thrill of risky adventure without danger.We can climb lofty mountains, brave the danger of an Antarctic winter, or cross the hot sands of the desert, all without hardship.In books we may visit the studios of Hollywood; we may walk among the gay crowds of the Paris wide streets; we may join the picturesque peasants in an Alpine village or the kindly natives on a South Sea island.Indeed, through books the whole world is ours for the asking.The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited.The beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs of architecture, the miracles of engineering, are all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read.

60.Why do we sometimes forget our surroundings and even our identity while reading?

       A.No one has come to disturb you.

       B.Everything is so quiet and calm around you.

       C.The book you are reading is so interesting and attractive.

       D.Your book is overdue; you are finishing it at a very fast speed.

61.What can we learn from this passage?

       A.Your wish to visit some far-off place can be realized through the pages of the books.

       B.To escape from the dull realities of everyday life you should take up reading.

       C.Books can always help you to live a colorful life.

       D.You may obtain valuable experience from reading good books.

62.The underlined word "weary" means ____.

       A.to attract someone's attention  B.to distract someone's attention

       C.to make someone very tired  D.to make someone interested

63.The last paragraph of the passage implies that through books ____.

       A.the whole world is more accessible to us

       B.we can ask to go anywhere in the world

       C.it is possible for us to make a round-the-world trip free of charge

D.we can ask for everything in this world

Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child would burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn the child to keep away from the fire that had burnt him or her before. A really fearless soldier-and some do exist –is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out.

In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: a plane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the wood in your roof, and they later may fall on you, or you may get cancer !

The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.

In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight toward you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is OK.

In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent a plane from crashing into your house, and you may not want to go and live in a desert where there are no plants. In this case, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it.

72. Children would play with fire until their hands were burnt away if _______.

A. they were given no warning beforehand

B. they didn’t have any sense of pain at all

C. they had never burnt themselves

D. they felt afraid of the fire

73. A really fearless soldier _______.

  A. is of a little use to his army

  B. is not afraid of battles at all

  C. is nothing but a dead soldier

  D. is easy to get killed in a battle

74. People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding dangers because _______.

  A. they are warned of the danger and take quick action

  B. they are quick both in mind and in action

  C. they are calm in face of danger

  D. they have gained much experience

75. It is implied but not stated that _______.

  A. fear is always something helpful

  B. too much fear is harmful

  C. fear should be used as a servant and guide

  D. fear is something strange and particular

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