完形填空

　　It's an age-old saying: Men are from Mars; women are from Venus. Males and females 1 different behaviors almost 2 birth. Researchers say these behaviors are due to 3 differences in brain structure and activity. Studies show men are better at hitting targets(靶子) and solving math problems 4 women are better at memorizing words and 5 faces. Why the differences?

　　A test of the brain's electrical activity (EEG) shows that women 6 use both sides of their brain while men rely more on one. Scientists 7 know that the two sides of the brain control different functions--one controlling the sense of space, 8 , the other controlling 9 Some researchers 10 that the different ways men and women use their brains 11 from ancient times, when cave men hunted and women 12 the children. Men had to have good 13 . Women had to talk to the kids.

　　Whatever the 14 , the battle of the sexes 15 And although their brains are constructed slightly differently, men and women may be 16 capable. They may simply 17 different abilities. Take a couple arguing over the location of their car in a parking lot. The man might use his sense of 18 to find it, while the woman relies on her memory of landmarks. 19 of them find the car. But chances are, they'll still 20 who's the better driver and who's better at finding the way home.

完形填空

　　It's an age-old saying: Men are from Mars; women are from Venus. Males and females 1 different behaviors almost 2 birth. Researchers say these behaviors are due to 3 differences in brain structure and activity. Studies show men are better at hitting targets(靶子) and solving math problems 4 women are better at memorizing words and 5 faces. Why the differences?

　　A test of the brain's electrical activity (EEG) shows that women 6 use both sides of their brain while men rely more on one. Scientists 7 know that the two sides of the brain control different functions--one controlling the sense of space, 8 , the other controlling 9 Some researchers 10 that the different ways men and women use their brains 11 from ancient times, when cave men hunted and women 12 the children. Men had to have good 13 . Women had to talk to the kids.

　　Whatever the 14 , the battle of the sexes 15 And although their brains are constructed slightly differently, men and women may be 16 capable. They may simply 17 different abilities. Take a couple arguing over the location of their car in a parking lot. The man might use his sense of 18 to find it, while the woman relies on her memory of landmarks. 19 of them find the car. But chances are, they'll still 20 who's the better driver and who's better at finding the way home.

We are already familiar(熟悉) with computers.Computers work for us at home,in offices,in industry(工业).But it is also 1 that many children today are using computers at school before they can write.What does this 2 for the future?Are these children 3 or not?

Many people who do not know about computers 4 of them as machines that children play 5 .They worry that children do not learn from 6 but just from pressing a button and 7 this is not good for them.They think that children are growing 8 not knowing about the real world.

But people who understand 9 about computers 10 that they can be very good for children.A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly,to learn 11 they want to learn and to think for themselves.And for the future, 12 we need people who can think clearly,who know 13 to get information quickly and 14 it well? 15 do you think?

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house.

He flew into the water, not 　36 that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator (短吻鳄) was swimming toward the shore. His mother in the 　37 was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great 　38 , she ran toward the water, 　39 to her son as loudly as she could. 　40 her voice, the little boy became

41 and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too 　42 . Just as he got to her, the alligator 　43 him.

From the dock, the mother caught her little boy by the 　44 just as the alligator caught his legs. That began an incredible war between the two. The alligator was much 　45 than the mother, but the mother was much too 　46 to let go. A farmer happened to 　47 by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took aim and 　48 the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy 　49 . His legs were terribly scared by the 　50 of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches(抓痕) where his mother’s 　51 dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter, who 　52 the boy, asked if he would 　53 his scars(伤疤) to him. The little boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious 　54 , he said to the reporter, “but look at my arms. I have great 　55 on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn’t let go.”

36.A. deciding　　　　　　　 B. realizing　　　　　　　　　 C. believing　　　　　　　　　 D. pretending

37.A. car　　　　　　　　　　 B. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. yard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. house

38. A. surprise　　　　　　 B. excitement　　　　　　C. fear　　　　　　　　　　D. disappointment

39.A. shouting　　　　　　　 B. whistling　　　　　　　　　 C. singing　　　　　　　　　　 D. talking

40.A. Hearing　　　　　　　 B. Recognizing　　　　　　 C. Ignoring　　　　　　　　　 D. Missing

41.A. angry　　　　　　　　　 B. hopeless　　　　　　　　　 C. alarmed　　　　　　　　　 D. interested

42.A. early　　　　　　　　　 B. late　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. slow　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. far

43.A. ate　　　　　　　　　　　 B. saw　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reached

44.A. head　　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　　　　　 C. arms　　　　　　　　　　　 D. legs

45.A. faster　　　　　　　　　 B. heavier　　　　　　　　　　 C. weaker　　　　　　　　　　 D. stronger

46.A. surprised　　　　　　 B. determined　　　　　　　 C. terrified　　　　　　　　　 D. satisfied

47.A. drive　　　　　　　　　 B. fish　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. live　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dive

48.A. cut　　　　　　　　　　 B. shot　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. caught

49.A. retired　　　　　　　　 B. survived　　　　　　　　　 C. died　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. escaped

50.A. visit　　　　　　　　　　 B. kiss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. attack　　　　　　　　　　　 D. protection

51.A. words　　　　　　　　 B. palms　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hands　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fingernails

52.A. saved　　　　　　　　　 B. cured　　　　　　　　　　　 C. admired　　　　　　　　　 D. interviewed

53.A. leave　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. show　　　　　　　　　　　 D. describe

54.A. pride　　　　　　　　　 B. pain　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　　　　　　　　 D. guilty

55.A. scars　　　　　　　　　 B. patterns　　　　　　　　　 C. designs　　　　　　　　　　 D. rings

One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it 36 obstacles（障碍物in its path．And after a pause it made the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to 37　 a crack(裂缝) about 10 mm wide．After some brief thoughts, the ant laid the 38 over the crack, walked across it and 39 up the feather on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 40 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 42　 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human feelings．

After some time the ant finally reached its 44 – a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its　 45 home．It was there that the ant met its 46 . How could that large feather possibly　 47 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this trouble and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just 　48 the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 　49 it began its journey and in the end the feather was　 50 more than a burden. Isn’t our 　51　 like this?

We worry about our families; we worry about our money or the　 52 of it; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all 53 —the things we pick up all the life, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to　 54 that at the destination they are　 55　 and we can’t take them with us．

36．A. brought about　 　　　　　 B. got over　 　　　　　 C. came across 　　　　 D. dealt with

37．A. move　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cross　　　 　　　　 C. crawl　　　 　　　　　 D. suffer

38.　 A. feather　　　　 　　　　　 B. flower　　　 　　　 C. grass　　　 　　　　　 D. flick

39．A. made　　　　 　　　　　　 B. took　　　　 　　　　　　 C. picked　　 　　　　　 D .set

40．A. frightened　　 　　　　　　 B. interested　　 　　　 C. annoyed　 　　　　　 D. attracted

41. A. size　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. height　　　 　　　　 C. depth　　　 　　　　 D. length

42．A. Therefore　　 　　　　　　 B. But　　　　 　　　　 C. So　　　　 　　　　 D. Otherwise

43．A. working　　　 　　　　　 B. sleeping　　 　　　　　 C. walking　　 　　　　 D. living

44．A. habitat　　 　　　　　　　　 B. background　　　 C. battle　　　 　 　　 D.destination

45. A. underground　 　　　　　　 B. comfortable　　 　　 C. underwater　 　　　 D. distinctive

46．A. game　　　　 　　　　　　 B. sport　　　 　　　　 C. trouble　　　　 　　 D. focus

47．A. fit　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. fix　　　　　 　　 C. suit　　　　　 　　　 D. lay

48．A. gave in　　　 　　　　　　 B. gave up　　 　　　　 C. gave away　　　 D. gave out

49．A. after　　　　 　　　　　　 B. while　　　　 　　　 C. before　　　 　　　 D. once

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

51．A. study　　 　　　　　　　　 B. aim　　　　 　　　　 C. life　　 　　　　　　　　 D. dream

52．A. waste　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. lack　　　　　 　　 C. worth　　　 　　　　 D. danger

53. A. presents　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. questions　　　 　 C. pleasure　　 　　　　 D. burdens

54．A. think　　　　 　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　 　　 C. wonder　　 　　　　 D. attempt

55. A. helpless　　　 　　　　　　 B. powerful　　　　 　 C. meaningful　　 　　　 D. useless