第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to   36   a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to   37   him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   38   time I had let such moments pass.

       When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked     39     the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar   40   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  41    and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words   42   me.

       Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   45   to me. Or what he might want to face in the years   46  . Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

       What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so   50   to tell a son something from the heart?

       My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was   52   of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine. What I had said to Daniel was   54   . It was nothing. And yet, it was    55     .

36. A. experience           B. spend             C. enjoy               D. shape

37. A. show              B. give                C. leave               D. instruct

38. A. last                 B. first                C. very               D. next

39. A. upward              B. into                C. down              D. up

40. A. sign                 B. scene                C. scenery              D. sight

41. A. interest               B. instruction           C. courage            D. direction

42. A. failed               B. discouraged          C. struck              D. troubled

43. A. future                B. embarrassing         C. obvious            D. lost

44. A. last                 B. fly                 C. pass               D. remain

45. A. counted              B. meant               C. valued             D. eared

46. A. forward              B. before              C. ago                  D. ahead

47. A. But                  B. And                 C. Instead             D. So

48. A. wondered             B. regretted               C. minded           D. tried

49. A. views               B. actions              C. feelings            D. attitudes

50. A. important             B. essential             C. complex           D. hard

51. A. disappeared           B. changed             C. progressed          D. advanced

52. A. sensitive              B. convinced           C. aware              D. tired

53. A. by                B. against               C. on                 D. with

54. A. clumsy            B. gentle                C. absurd              D. moving

55. A. none              B. all                   C. anything            D. everything

    Struggling in the US? Move to China!

I graduated from the university with a degree of civil engineering. It is a good field but my heart was not in it. I wanted to be an actor or work in the entertainment industry…living a creative life. My choice of civil engineering was really a mistake but I realized too late. As soon as I graduated, I moved straight to Los Angeles—the home of the film and television industry!

For three years, I tried to get a job in that field. I often worked as an extra in movies and TV shows—standing in the background while actors are in the foreground. This was fun for a while, but I wanted a real acting job, where I was speaking! Sadly, in Los Angeles, there is too much competition. Every race and age is represented: old, young, black, white, Asian and thousands of blondish-red haired Midwestern types like me. Being an extra couldn’t make enough money for me to live in Los Angeles. I had to do something else for money.

After three years of trying, I gave up my dream of being an actor and started a different career. I then tried network-marketing, but in the end, that failed. Seven years after graduating college, I was still in debt, still searching for a satisfactory life. I decided to go back to civil engineering.

However, I was starting to get very disappointed with my life. Why is life not like what I expected? I expected to have made a lot of money, gotten married, with a house and nice cars, kids, time freedom, etc. Millions of people lead lives with their dreams shelved, existing but not really living. I want my life to be different, more satisfactory, more alive. America was not providing that for me…

In addition, America was too expensive—always worrying about money was a headache. I wanted a life filled with adventure, romance, friendships, successes, and dreams realized.

…

I decided to move to China.

69．How can we describe the writer’s attitude toward life?

     A．Practical    B．Passive   C．Disappointed     D．Positive

70．What does the underlined sentence mean?

     A．A lot of people are living but they are not enjoying their life.

     B．A lot of people are living with dreams though their life is not that enjoyable.

         C．A lot of people give up their dreams and yet are living a good life.

     D．A lot of people don’t have dreams, nor do they want to live either.

71．What did the writer do before he finally decided to move to China?

     A．Engineer→extra→marketing→engineer

     B．Extra→marketing→engineer

     C．Engineer→extra→marketing

     D．Extra→engineer→marketing

72．What can we infer from the passage?

     A．Life is easier in the US.

     B．Life in China is not easy.

     C．There is always somewhere in the world where you can enjoy life.

     D．More Americans will move to China.

This necklace is beautiful but it doesn’t _____ the color of your hair.　　

A．agree　　　    B．go with   　　         C．fit for　　     D．suit

---Why does the boss look worried?　

---Tom left the company a month ago and his work ________ unfinished ever since.

A．has been left    B．was left 　　　        C．left 　　　       D．is leaving

The doctor        me a stay a few more days in hospital.

       A、suggested          B、agreed               C、approved           D、recommended

—What about the books ?  —Books of this kind          well .

       A．sell   B．sells C．are sold    D．is sold

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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There are many American expressions that use parts of the body like the back, shoulders and even chest.

When I am facing a lot of  36  at work, my back and neck will start to hurt. I have too many things to do  37  my supervisor is on my back all the time. In other words, my employer is always telling me to do things.

Sometimes, I want my employer to get off nay 38 ! I want her to  39  criticizing me and making too many  40  on my time. I cannot say this, however. I would never turn my back on her and   41   to help when there is a need. If I did refuse to help, my supervisor might say  42   things about me behind my back. She might  43  me when I am not present. This would surely be a stab (暗箭) in the back. It is never kind to unfairly  44  or say bad things about other people.

I know that my employer carries a lot on her shoulders. She is  45  for many things at the office. And because she is so important, she sometimes gets to rub shoulders with the top officials. She gets to   _46  time with some very important people. 1 believe the top official  47  my supervisor. He  48_   gives her file cold shoulder.  49  he always treats her like she is an  50  part of the organization.

I also value my supervisor. In fact, I think she is very effective in her job. Of course, I could  51_   my opinion at the top of my lungs, or as  52  as I possibly could. It might even feel good to get my emotions off my  53 . It is always helpful to tell people how you  54  so that your emotions do not   _55  you.

36, A. pleasure               B. pressure                  C. promotion                D. power

37. A. before          B. because            C. though                   D. unless

38. A. back          B, shoulders           C. chest               D. job

39. A, continue       B. finish              C. stop              D. miss

40. A, interests         B. profits            C. demands          D. changes

41. A. agree           B. like                C. offer               D. refuse

42. A. important        B. valuable            C. bad              D. boring

43. A. praise          B, attract            C. call               D. criticize

44. A. harm           B, believe             C. ignore              D. trouble

45. A. reasonable        B. responsible        C. required           D. resistant

46. A. spare            B. speed               C. spend               D. spread

47. A. values           B. understands         C. challenges         D. responds

48. A. always          B. never                    C. often             D. sometimes

49. A. However        B. Similarly                 C. Eventually                D. Instead

50. A. important        B. individual         C. inspiring          D. interactive

51. A. tell             B. yell                C. explain             D. scold

52. A. softly           B. eagerly              C. loudly              D. secretly

53. A. heart               B. chest             C. mind             D. hand

54. A. feel             B. go               C. think             D. act

55. A. support         B. protect             C. comfort            D. trouble

Eleven leatherback turtles(凌皮龟) are swimming across the Pacific Ocean to the Galapagos Islands in a "race" that will be tracked online to draw attention to the serious situation of the endangered creatures.

The turtles have been attached with satellite communication devices that give their positions, as they head South from their nesting sites on Costa Rica' s Playa Grande beach to their feeding grounds near the Galapagos, about 1,500km away.

Online participants can choose a turtle and track its course at http://www.great turtlerace.com. The winner will be the one that travels furthest in two weeks of swimming.

There is no prize for the winner of the race, aimed at highlighting the dangers to a creature that has graced (美化) the oceans for 100 million years.

Environmentalists say 95 percent of leatherbacks in the Pacific Ocean have vanished in the last 20 years due to human activity like fishing, poaching(偷猎) of their eggs and building near their nests.

Thousands of leatherbacks nested at Playa Grande 10 years ago, but the number has dropped to below 100 in the last 5 years.

The leatherback race will not be live because the turtles left Costa Rica at different times. Instead, environmentalist group Conservation International will provide a day-to-day showing of the first 14 days of their journeys simultaneously as if they were racing.

The event will raise funds to protect Playa Grande. It is being organized by groups such as Conservation International and Costa Rica' s Environment Ministry.

68. Why satellite communication devices were attached to the turtles?

A. To prevent them from losing.                        B. To live broadcast the race.

C. To communicate with the turtles.                   D. To make sure of the turtles' position.

69. You can watch the race by _________.

A. going to the Pacific Ocean                            B. tracking its course online

C. watching the program through TV                 D. fixing some communication devices to the turtles

70. From the passage we know _________.

A. the turtles will swim 14 days from their nesting sites to their feeding ground

B. there are only eleven turtles left in the Pacific Ocean

C. money will be raised to protect the endangered turtles

D. Playa Grande is an organization by Environmentalists

71. The purpose for the text is to _________.

A. throw people's attention to the endangered ocean animals

B. accuse humans of what they have done to the ocean animals

C. warn people of the dangers to ocean creatures

D. tell people that the ocean won't be lively without turtles

We ________ last night, but we went to the concert instead.

A. must have studied          B. might study              C. should have studied       D. would study

—I will take the driving test tomorrow!   —______ you should fail?

A. Why not     B. How so         C. What for        D. What if