The technology is great. Without it we wouldn’t have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the ocean’s depths or eat microwave sausages. Computers have revolutionized our lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.

　　Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients who’ve come into their surgery waving an Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they don’t have throat cancer, and it’s just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet “school” of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-checks.

　　One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. While I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “I know what’s wrong; I’ve got throat cancer. I know there’s nothing you doctors can do about it and I’ve just got to wait until the day comes.”

　　As a matter of routine I ordered a chest X-ray. I looked at it and the blood results an hour later. Something wasn’t right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I haven’t been to the doctor for years,” she replied. “I read about it on a website and the symptoms fitted, so I knew that’s what I had.”

　　However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, didn’t fit with it—but she’d just ignored this.

　　I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasn’t the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核)—something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did.

　　Mrs. Almond went pale when I explained she would have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. It was certainly a lesson for her. “I’m so embarrassed,” she said, shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested.  She listed up to about 20, and then I went to my office to type up my notes. Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I had to wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it. Typical. Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?

　　63. Mrs. Almond talked about her illness calmly because ______.

　　A. she thought she knew it well

　　B. she had purchased medicine online

　　C. she graduated from a medical school

　　D. she had been treated by local doctors

　　64. It was lucky for Mrs. Almond ______.

　　A. to have contacted many friends

　　B. to have recovered in a short time

　　C. to have her assumption confirmed

　　D. to have her disease identified in time

　　65. Mrs. Almond said “I’m so embarrassed” (Para. 7) because ______.

　　A. she had distrusted her close friends

　　B. she had caused unnecessary trouble

　　C. she had to refuse the doctor’s advice

　　D. she had to tell the truth to the doctor

　　66. By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove ______.

　　A. it’s a must to take a break at work

　　B. it’s vital to believe in IT professionals

　　C. it’s unwise to simply rely on technology

　　D. it’s a danger to work long hours on computers

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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  21 and always has something 22 to say．
If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  23  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  24  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t 25 ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"
Michael replied, each morning I 26 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  27 today．You can choose to be in a  28  mood or be in a bad mood．' I 29  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  30  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"
"Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．
"Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  31 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  32 you live life．"
Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 33 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  34  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had 35  his mind as the accident took place．
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  36  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to 37 ．I chose to live．"
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  38  his amazing attitude．
I learned from him  39  every day we have a choice to live fully． 40 is everything．
21．A．mood       B．sense      C．feeling      D．emotion
22．A．active    B．positive    C．reactive    D．negative
23．A．trainee   B．interviewee     C．employee  D．bee 
24．A．moved   B．interested        C．precious        D．curious
25．A．take it      B．hold it     C．make it    D．get it
26．A．make up B．take up    C．wake up        D．bring up
27．A．roads       B．choices     C．ways        D．methods
28．A．good B．pretty      C．nice D．smart
29．A．decide     B．choose      C．feel   D．require
30．A．cook        B．receiver    C．victim      D．leader
31．A．by     B．against     C．with        D．to
32．A．what        B．that C．how  D．which
33．A．thing B．incident   C．accident    D．state
34．A．help  B．care       C．rest   D．holiday
35．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through
36．A．sat  B．lay    C．stood       D．lied
37．A．move       B．leave       C．die  D．remove
38．A．so long as       B．in case of        C．instead of      D．because of
39．A．what        B．how C．that   D．which
40．A．Attitude        B．Choice     C．Person     D．World

Experts have put forward detailed plans for a tunnel to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland．

The shortest proposed route would be 126 kilometers―more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel．And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers．

A recent conference in xiamen，Fujian Province brought together more than 70 experts．The event was co一sponsored(共同发起)by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland．Fujian is the province where both proposed mutes would begin．

There is no direct passenger access(通道)between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the moment．

Experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later，although there is a lack of government funding(资金)．There  are no technical problems t0 build a Taiwan tunnel．But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits．

A professor of TsinghHa University said，“A special feature of  huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the  period of construction．”

For example，he said，the English channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries．And preparations for the huge Three Corges(三峡)dam on the Yangze River began in the 1950s．

The xiamen conference focused on the longest southern route，which would  use the Taiwan-controlled  islands of Jinmen  and Penghu as steppingstones.

The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometers between Xiamen and Jinmen．This would mean that traveling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutes．

The longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54-kilometer land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in  Italy．The tunnel will not be completed until 2015-2020．

48．Which is the longest tunnel in the world at present?

A．The English Channel Tunnel．

B．The tunnel between Lyon and Turin．

C．The Taiwan straits tunnel_

D．The passage doesn’t mention it．

49．The example of English Channel Tunnel shows――．

A．it’s important to complete a huge project

B．there are many problems to be solved before doing something

C．discussions among countries usually take a lot of time

D．the preparation takes 1onger time than the construction

50．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Universities both at home and abroad have sponsored(赞助)the plan．

B. If the project is completed，the world's longest tunnel will appear．    ．

C．You can't reach Taiwan from the mainland directly at present.

D．The starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian．

51．What is the possible difficulty in carrying out the plan?

A．The 1ack of money for the project from the government．

B．Improving the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland．

C．The detailed plans for the tunnel．

D．The technical problems with the tunnel．

I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭)，credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us   36   chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell   37   . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I   38   the countryside for some place I could rent for the   39   possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road   40   the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was   41   , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and   42   a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me,   43   slowly, they started teaching me the   44   of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began   45   around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a   46   American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of   47   .

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were   48   for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.   49   on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my   50   with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into   51   . I saw many people were having a really hard time,   52   their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to   53   a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in   54    if we hadn’t banded together.

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about   55   we can all get by together.

36. A. separately         B. equally             C. violently           D. naturally

37. A. off                     B. apart                C. over                 D. out

38. A. crossed             B. left                   C. toured              D. searched

39. A. fullest                B. largest             C. fairest              D. cheapest

40. A. at                      B. through            C. over                 D. round

41. A. occupied           B. abandoned      C. emptied            D. robbed

42. A. turned               B. approached     C. cleared            D. cut

43. A. but                    B. although          C. otherwise         D. for

44. A. benefit               B. lesson              C. nature              D. art

45. A. sticking              B. looking             C. swinging           D. turning

46. A. wild                    B. real                  C. different           D. remote

47. A. neighborliness B. happiness        C. friendliness      D. kindness

48. A. unique               B. expensive        C. rare                  D. necessary

49. A. Up                     B. Down               C. Deep                D. Along

50. A. cooperation       B. relationships    C. satisfaction      D. appointments

51. A. reality                B. society             C. town                 D. life

52. A. creating             B. losing               C. quitting             D. offering

53. A. put in                 B. turn in              C. take in              D. get in

54. A. yards                 B. shelters            C. camps              D. cottages

55. A. when                 B. what                 C. whether            D. how

If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would __36_: surfing (冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people __37_. Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and__38_in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first __39_ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to __40_ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my __41_, there’s nothing like it. It involves (牵涉到) body, __42_, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all __43_ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that __44_, becoming one with the__45_, is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can __46 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best suffer” because the ocean __47__ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some suffers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and __48__. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it __49__ from any other sport.
I’ve __50__ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new __51__, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start __52__ the limits(极限) of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women __53__ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys __54__ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to __55__, and they will.
36.A. tell       B. answer           C. give          D. realize                                             
37 A. wonder    B. understand        C. reply         D. believe                                               
38 A. stayed     B. came            C. dropped       D. fell                                                   
39 A. wave      B. storm            C. sail           D. boat                                                         
40 A. bring      B. connect          C. compare       D. tie                                                         
41 A. work      B study             C. holiday       D. life                                                        
42 A. mind      B. effort            C. health         D. time                                                          
43 A. along      B. above            C. around       D. by                                                                
44 A. beach     B. water            C. board         D. lake                                                           
45. A. sky       B. world           C. earth          D. ocean                                                        
46. A. take       B. get              C. make         D. keep                                                  
47. A. catches     B. includes         C. offers         D. collects                                                     
48. A. sharp       B. great            C. hard          D. calm                                                    
49. A. known      B. right            C. far           D. different                                                
50. A. chosen      B. tried            C. learned       D. promised                                                  
51. A. levels       B. points           C. steps         D. parts                                                    
52. A. reaching     B. accepting        C. pushing       D. setting                                                       
53. A. sitting      B. walking          C. fighting       D. working                                                       
54. A. of        B. from              C. on           D. with                                                          
55. A. think      B. succeed          C. perform       D. feel