第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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
A “Panda Express” plane carrying Mei Lan, three, and Tai Shan, four, landed in Chengdu, where the 36 will join China’s panda – breeding programme.
The pandas were 37 while the two sets of parents were borrowed from China to US zoos. Lent pandas and their young babies must eventually 38 to China.
They both will experience a period of 39 to help themselves deal with the change of language and 40 . Zoo – keepers have advertised for an English – Chinese 41 to teach Mei Lan the Sichuan dialect so that she can understand basic 42 . In Chengdu, mei Lan, from Zoo Atlanta, and Tai Shan, a male from Washington, will have their high – fibre US diet 43 with steamed bread and bamboo shoots.
Since the days of the Cold War China has 44 lent pandas as goodwill gestures, giving rise to the term “panda diplomacy (外交)”. Tai Shan’s 45 will remain at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington and, 46 , will return to China at the end of their 10 – year loan.
Animal keeper Nicole Meese, who held Tai Shan as a baby, traveled with the animals on the “Panda Express” to China. “Mei Lan was a little 47 , but basically they were both OK,” she said. “I’m going to 48 him terribly.”
She has 49 Tai Shan to understand 50 and prepared a booklet of hand signals to help his new 51 at the Bifengzia Breeding Base in Ya’an, Sichuan.
She was the first baby panda born at Zoo Atlanta, bringing thousands more 52 to the zoo and to its webcam online. And she is expected to stay a media 53 in China: people are being asked to 54 potential mates (配偶) via a website. Superman Kobe and Young Yong, or Doubly Brave, are among the 55 . Experts will also add to more into the choice.
36．A．hosts B．guests C．couple D．pair
37．A．exchanged B．purchased C．born D．raised
38．A．return B．reflect C．appeal D．explain
39．A．recovery B．adjustment C．hardships D．growth
40．A．creature clock B．climate C．character D．food
41．A．school B．dictionary C．interpreter D．teacher
42．A．attitudes B．commands C．conditions D．knowledge
43．A．replaced B．recycled C．compared D．combined
44．A．offered B．created C．displayed D．borrowed
45．A．roommates B．acquaintances C．keepers D．parents
46．A．otherwise B．therefore C．too D．anyway
47．A．curious B．lonely C．desperate D．nervous
48．A．mourn B．tolerate C．miss D．pity
49．A．guaranteed B．trained C．expected D．advised
50．A．gestures B．movements C．functions D．pictures
51．A．colleagues B．keepers C．researchers D．owners
52．A．pandas B．visitors C．reporters D．dollars
53．A．problem B．phenomenon C．task D．star
54．A．suggest B．select C．match D．accuse
55．A．electors B．partners C．candidates D．Employers
Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age five with her family. While1her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(an)2in medicine. At 18 she married and3a family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a4. Her husband supported her decision.
5, Canadian medical schools did not6women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study7at the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to8her medical degree.
Upon graduation, Charlotte9to Montreal and set up a private10. Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a11doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. Charlotte12herself operating on damaged limbs and setting13bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area.
But Charlotte had been practicing without a license. She had14a doctor's license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was15. The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to16her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to17her patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appeared to the Manitoba Legislature to18a license to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte19to practice without a license until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73.
In 1993, 77 years after her20, a medical license was issued to Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor "this courageous and pioneering woman."
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There was a pet store and the owner had a parrot. One day a1walked in and the parrot said to the man ,"Hey you!" The man said, "What!?" The parrot said, "Your2is really ugly." The man got very3and went to the store owner and said, "Your bird just4my wife. It said she was ugly."
The owner stormed over,5the bird, took it into the "black room," shook it a bit,6out a few feathers, and said, "Don't ever, ever say anything to7my customers again. You got that！！！"
With that8he took the bird and put it back into its cage. The old bird shook out its9and relaxed in its cage. A couple of weeks10and in walked this guy and his wife again. The parrot said, "Hey you!" The guy said, "What!?" The parrot answered, "You know that."
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A．greeted B．puzzled C．offended D．scared |
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A．hugged B．seized C．trained D．rescued |
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A．sent B．handed C．pulled D．dug |
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A．touch B．amuse C．cheat D．embarrass |
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A．warning B．comment C．suggestion D．request |
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A．eyes B．feathers C．fur D．skin |
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A．lasted B．arrived C．appeared D．passe |
It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had1to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my2，I had a good excuse: A business meeting had3and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the4，1 apologized and told Eleanor I didn't mean to be late. She screamed, "You never mean to." Well, I5tell she was angry. "I'm sorry but it was not6," I said. Then I told her about the business meeting.7, my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive8mad as well.
Several weeks later, when I9the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, "You10a classic mistake. You're stuck11your own way of thinking. You didn't12to be late. But that's not the point. What is13in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor." He pointed out that I focused on the intention14Eleanor focused on the result. Thus,15of us felt misunderstood and crazy.
Thinking more about Ken's words, I16recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It's the result of the action that really17.I should have started the conversation by expressing18my actions affected Eleanor and19the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never.
Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really20her experience of the results of my lateness, I've managed to be on time a lot more frequently.
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“Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It’s Friday, and we don’t have any ___.Can I, please?” Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was ___next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could ___that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.
“I’m so sorry, James,” she said.
“I’m never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?” James asked sadly, almost in ___.
“I know it’s ___ for you,” Mum said softly. “But I’m just worried other people might think we’re a little… strange. And then they would make fun of you.”
“No, they wouldn’t, Mum,” James protested. “We’re not ___ at all. We’re just ordinary people.”
Mum sighed heavily. “To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it’s given me a heavy ___. And your poor father –he doesn’t feel ___. He really needs a rest.”
“I can help, Mum!” James said. “___ I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?”
“Well…”Mum began.
“Great! Thanks Mum!” James almost shouted. “Just sit there, don’t move.” He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and ___ what he needed –two spanners. “Hang on, Mum,” he said. “This won’t take a second.” After some ___, James was finished. With a smile of ___ on his face he said, “There! How does that feel?” “Oh, James,” Mum said. “That’s a much better! How did you do it?”
“Easy,” James said ___.” Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much! I just___ them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school.”
“What about you father? Can you ___ him?” asked Mum.
“I’ll try,” James replied. He ___ up Dad’s hair at the back of his neck. and plugged the electric wire into Dad’s head. Then he turned the ___on. Dad opened his eyes and ___ immediately. “He just let his ___run too low, that’s all,” James said, “Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?”
“I guess so,” replied Mum. “Your friends will just have to ___ that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!”
A．chance B．message C．homework D．difficulty
A．asleep B．reading C．alone D．standing
A．explain B．see C．agree D．doubt
A．terror B．tears C．surprise D．silence
A．fair B．easy C．good D．hard
A．strange B．normal C．popular D．anxious
A．headache B．loss C．task D．day
A．ill B．funny C．sorry D．well
A．As B．If C．Since D．Before
A．kept B．controlled C．found D．returned
A．requests B．thoughts C．repairs D．instructions
A．sympathy B．satisfaction C．bitterness D．politeness
A．embarrassedly B．gratefully C．impatiently D．proudly
A．adjusted B．collected C．produced D．covered
A．greet B．accompany C．help D．ask
A．lifted B．caught C．gave D．filled
A．television B．power C．light D．gas
A．grew up B．lay down C．broke down D．sat up
A．food B．temperature C．battery D．blood
A．prove B．expect C．suspect D．accept
Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he firstback in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn't afford theat college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be donehis farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activitieshe didn't have the time or the. He had only one good suit. He triedthe football team, but the coach turned him down for being too. During this period Dale was slowlyan inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew couldhim from achieving his real potential. Shethat Dale join the debating team, believing thatin speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attemptsmade it. This proved to be apoint in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain thehe needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they,, were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle tohis feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability toan idea to an audience builds a person's confidence. And,it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do-and so could others.
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