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。

Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If  36 , you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews  37 .

    In his book, Matthews  38  us how to have a happy life and answers the  39  of teenagers.

    There are many  40  such as parents and friends, and the book  41  we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills  42  how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to  43 your memory better.

    Many teenagers think  44  happiness comes from a good exam result  45  praise from other people. But you can  46  be happy when there are no such “good” things.

    Success comes from a(n)  47  attitude(态度). If you  48  from problems, you will have success in the future.

    Some school students have  49  such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that  50  comes from thinking about things in a positive(积极的)  51 . If you are  52 , people notice you and you can get a  53  view(视线) at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes  54  less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important  55 : you choose to be happy!

36. A. so           B. not          C. it            D. do

37. A. wise         B. smart        C. useful         D. simple

38. A. orders        B. tells         C. asks          D. argues

39. A. problems     B. questions     C. ideas         D. comments

40. A. roles         B. classes       C. courses       D. subjects

41. A. says         B. writes        C. reads         D. thinks

42. A. for example   B. such as       C. so as         D. so that

43. A. make         B. turn         C. let           D. change

44. A. what         B. how          C. that         D. whether

45. A. and          B. but           C. so          D. or

46. A. yet           B. already       C. still         D. forever

47. A. bad          B. good         C. independent   D. normal

48. A. learn         B. rescue        C. struggle      D. separate

49. A. experiences    B. difficulties    C. fears         D. problems

50. A. success       B. happiness     C. failure        D. height

51. A. way          B. means        C. manners       D. spirit

52. A. short         B. small         C. tall           D. fat

53. A. lower         B. higher        C. worse         D. better

54. A. take          B. spend        C. cover         D. cost

55. A. work         B. lesson        C. teaching        D. study

                           

   About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: “So, how have you been?” And the boy, who could not have been more than seven or eight years old, replied, “Frankly, I’ve been a little depressed lately.”

   This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school.

   The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.

   Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, why?

   Human development is based not only on innate(天生) biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social rote(生搬硬套) to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.

   In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation(揭示) machine has been brought in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information to all viewers alike, indiscriminately (不加区分地). Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.

   Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbol that must be memorized and practices. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.

53. Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world______________.

   A. through contact with society

   B. naturally and by biological instinct (本能)

   C. gradually and under guidance

   D. through exposure to social information

54. The phenomenon that today’s children seem adult like is due to ____________.

   A. the widespread influence of television

   B. the poor arrangement of teaching content

   C. the fast pace of human intellectual development

   D. the constantly rising standard of living

55. Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children?

   A. It enables children to gain more social information.

   B. It develops children’s interest in reading and writing.

   C. It helps children to memorize and practice more.

   D. It can control what children are to learn.

56. What does the author think of the change in today’s children?

   A. He feels amused by their premature (早熟) behavior.

   B. He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note.

   C. He considers it a positive development.

   D. He seems to be upset about it.

         The United States will introduce a new exam system for students who seek to study in the USA and other English-speaking countries, Xinhua News Agency reported from New York.

         The exam, which means a great change from the current English level test, was introduced by Theresa Jen, associate director of the International Service of the USA College Board, America's leading educational organization.

         "The Advanced Placement International English Language (APIEL) will be offered for the first time all over the world on May 10, 2012," said Jen.

         However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), the GRE (Graduate Record Examination), or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System).

         "I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam," said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL.

         Most of Xu's classmates have never heard of the APIEL."The APIEL is made for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia." Jen said.

         "The APIEL will be used," said Jen, "because the TOEFL can no longer perfectly show the students' abilities of using English." Xinhua reported that a large number of foreign students who had high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after being admitted.

         "Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL measures a student's ability to read, write, speak and understand 'English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with fluency, and writing in an organized way." Jen said.

1.The underlined word "current" in the second paragraph means____.

         A.high B.present     C.low           D.formal

2.We can learn from the passage that____.

         A.the TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS

         B.it will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL

         C.Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future

         D.a student will have to take the APIEL if he/ she wants to study in English-speaking countries from 2012

3.The APIEL is designed for students who want to study in English-speaking countries, such as____.

         A.the United States and Canada       B.Canada and Ireland

         C.Australia and India                   D.Britain and France

4.According to the passage, the United States will introduce a new exam because____.

         A.it will bring the US government quite a lot of money

         B.more and more students want to get further education in the USA

         C.the existing exam systems can no longer perfectly show the students' abilities

         D.the Chinese pay special attention to English studies with China's entry into the WTO

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

         A.A New Exam Designed for Students   

     B.The Four Skills in Learning English

         C.The Key to English-speaking Countries       

         D.TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to Be out of Date

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