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。
The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool．It is a division that___36___ in school．The cool kids are good at _37____ ．They are ______38 with the opposite sex ．They are good-looking and people want to __39___ their style．They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort．That would __40______ be cool．
The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground．They are very bright ,but they don’t have great___41___skills and they are ____42____ at sports ．When they are not programming computers or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads ,they are reading comic books and watching shows like the “X Files” ．They are __43____ as the geeks（古怪的人）．
Here’s the news．The geeks are _44_____．Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and__45_____ your maths homework to ruin．Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but ______46____ good degrees．
The most important___47____ of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks ．Geek heroes like Bill Gates___48_____ others to follow their example ．Being a geek is a way of earning good money ．And the creation of the Internet gave them a___49_____ of their own to work and play in, making them a global___50_____．Besides ,the effect of the geeks ___51_______ popular culture has started a new trend．It is now cool to be ___52____ ．Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than___53______ you look like．
But there are also_54_____ ．Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school．Now a geek may be your boss ．Perhaps it is time for __55___ ．
36．A．continues B．makes C．remains D．starts
37．A．computers B．study C．sports D．maths
38．A．pleasant B．popular C．crazy D．average
39．A．copy B．advance C．take D．act
40．A．not B．indeed C．perhaps D．actually
41．A．speaking B．operating C．social D．experimental
42．A．speechless B．sharp C．active D．hopeless
43．A．known B．referred C．thought D．admired
44．A． taking on B．taking up C．taking over D．taking in
45．A．put B．cause C．bring D．serve
46．A．win B．take C．wish D．finish
47．A．industry B．discovery C．progress D．development
48．A．promise B．discourage C．demand D．excite
49．A．chance B．space C．world D．career
50．A．force B．company C．organization D．department
51．A．of B．on C．in D．for
52．A．rich B．attractive C．handsome D．uncool
53．A．how B．that C．what D．how much
54．A．opportunities B．dangers C．possibility D．question
55．A．punishment B．argument C．competition D．employment
It was a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon. I had to take my two older kids to the local playground while my wife the youngest for a nap. As soon as we got there, my daughter for the swings and asked for a push. As I was helping my daughter to go higher and higher, I noticed another little girl trying to get her own swing going.
I gave my daughter one big and then walked to her asking if she needed any help. She said “yes!” I soon had her feet towards the clouds while she laughed happily. 43 we returned home, I was worn out, but my were still flying higher than those swings.
Two years later, I went to my kids as usual after a long-day hard work from the local grade school. I stood wearily watching for my children suddenly I felt two tiny arms around my stomach. I looked down and there was the little girl from the playground towards me. She gave me one more big hug before heading off to her school bus. As I watched her back, I didn’t feel quite so tired and my spirits were once again soaring in the heaven.
In this life every single bit of love we finds its way back to us again. It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom in the soul it was planted. It may take seconds or it may take years. The law of love is never broken What we sow, we harvest. The love we share, the kindness we give, and the joy we will always come back to bless us.
A．tried B．volunteered C．preferred D．wanted
A．put down B．lay down C．set down D．fell down
A．ran B．walked C．headed D．turned
A．in need B．in wonder C．in vain D．in peace
A．ball B．hug C．push D．smile
A．over B．forward C．away D．down
A．lifting B．flying C．taking D．running
A．Up till now B．At a time C．By the time D．So far
A．mentally B．totally C．physically D．especially
A．hearts B．spirits C．minds D．brains
A．look for B．watch out C．pick up D．attend to
A．while B．as C．before D．when
A．pat B．wrap C．look D．walk
A．showing up B．pointing out C．smiling up D．running out
A．find B．keep C．take D．catch
A．any more B．much more C．no more D．once more
A．seek B．have C．share D．hold
A．when B．where C．which D．what
A．yet B．however C．though D．still
A．enjoy B．possess C．own D．create
not be the wisest person on this planet. but I will tell you a little to happiness: Help others and live life. It is that simple. Just help a friend study for a test, or at a nursing home . I learned this after a long, hard search.
I was feeling really because my friend had died. Then I started a six week work at a nursing home all day every Saturday for free. My routine was to the meal and clean up. After that, I wait for the head nurse to tell me what to do.
One day I was told to go to Room 117 to make sure the patient was all right. In the room I found a boy of eight in his bed watching a movie. I was to see a child in this seemingly forgotten nursing home for the aged. He was so small and weak that you had to look closely to find him. He motioned for me to sit down. I grabbed his medical chart from which later I found out he had a terminal illness.
We started to talk, and I found out that his family visited, and all he did every day was watch TV. I wanted to cry for him, and for my lost friend. As we talked, he had a smile on his face, and I asked him why.
"The entire two hours I've been here you've never lost that smile. this horrible disease, how do you still to stay happy?"
He thought for a while, and then said that too many people are dead even before they stop .They walk around feeling that God has cursed (诅咒) them and that they have to live for.
The boy said that he would not be like that. He wakes every morning to see another sunrise. He keeps his window open so that he can the flowers and feelthe heat of the sun. He also said that he has hope.
"Too many people haven't seen much of is around here," he said," Life is full of hope and we need to live life it is gone. "
I don’t know what happened to him. I assume he , but his lesson lives on. I now wake up and live each day to the . The key to life is not money or fame, but the lessons we learn from it.
A．might B．could C．must D．would
A．secret B．response C．access D．answer
A．volunteer B．stay C．call D．employ
A．up B．off C．down D．out
A．cook B．prepare C．serve D．make
A．should B．could C．might D．would
A．laying B．seated C．sit D．lain
A．pleased B．surprised C．delighted D．interested
A．asked B．looked C．meant D．offered
A．usually B．regularly C．rarely D．occasionally
A．To B．As C．For D．With
A．hope B．try C．succeed D．manage
A．breathing B．working C．thinking D．loving
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．thankful B．delightful C．wonderful D．careful
A．feel B．smell C．taste D．look
A．that B．which C．what D．who
A．before B．after C．as D．while
A．broke away B．passed away C．took away D．gave away
A．biggest B．deepest C．widest D．fullest
My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to if there was any sign of it on our end.
The always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be . We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids and . Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood.
By Christmas Eve we finally had to the fact that the package was lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I the door, a man was standing there.
“I this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “ I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this stranger for taking so much trouble to this gift to us on Christmas Day, and thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place.
The real gift that holiday season was the new to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back!
A．booked B．decorated C．listed D．mailed
A．appointment B．deadline C．holiday D．party
A．year B．morning C．week D．month
A．pick out B．take out C．figure out D．find out
A．complaint B．conversation C．discussion D．quarrel
A．chatting B．arguing C．kidding D．scolding
A．gifts B．secrets C．husbands D．clothing
A．food B．time C．achievement D．money
A．consider B．ignore C．accept D．study
A．hardly B．simply C．mostly D．suddenly
A．restaurant B．office C．house D．class
A．terrible B．outstanding C．big D．missing
A．opened B．locked C．left D．watched
A．understand B．forget C．know D．believe
A．expected B．dreamed C．realized D．remembered
A．because B．but C．or D．so
A．generous B．honest C．polite D．kind
A．show B．present C．return D．offer
A．silently B．carefully C．gently D．actually
A．combination B．guide C．recognition D．closeness
I had heard about the benefits of gratitude(感恩). What was less clear was what to do. Hoping for _ , I called Robert Emmons. He was _ at the University of California. “Be _ ,” he said , “and soon you’ll know the benefits.”
He _ that I should pay a gratitude visit“ _ a person who has made a great difference to your life and whom you have _ thanked. Write a letter to him or her that expresses your thanks, and they read it aloud face to face.” Emmons told me. “It is very moving for the _ and the receiver. Be prepared for _ .”
I _ thought of Miss Riggi, my eighth-grade English teacher. She was the first one to open my __ to Hemingway, Faulkner, and some other great writers. She was the first to __ me to write. I made some quick calls and found she was still teaching in the same school. At once I __ plane tickets to my hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Miss Riggi was shorter than I __ . After a hug and a small __ , we sat down. I took a deep breath and read my letter to her.” I want to thank you in person for the effect you have had on my _ ,” I began . “Nearly 30 years ago, you introduced me to the wonders of the _ words…” I felt like I was speaking _ generations of students when I was reading to Miss Riggi, ”Time passes quickly. Memories blur(变得模糊不清)and fade, _ I am sure I will never forget the excitement of arriving each day at your class.”
Professor Emmons was _ about the tears. They did come, for both of us. My feeling of peace and joy _ long after I returned home.
A．stories B．tips C．thanks D．examples
A．teaching B．traveling C．searching D．studying
A．happy B．careful C．interested D．thankful
A．suggested B．shouted C．doubted D．lied
A．Look at B．think of C．Cheer up D．Look through
A．Always B．also C．already D．never
A．stranger B．designer C．giver D．lender
A．hopes B．questions C．pains D．tears
A．hopefully B．luckily C．immediately D．strangely
A．eyes B．mouth C．nose D．head
A．serve B．encourage C．refuse D．force
A．received B．booked C．gave D．changed
A．wanted B．understood C．remembered D．described
A．talk B．decision C．discussion D．praise
A．work B．class C．life D．family
A．spoken B．written C．lost D．forgotten
A．for B．to C．with D．at
A．as B．so C．but D．if
A．fine B．worried C．proud D．right
A．helped B．stopped C．moved D．Remained
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后给出的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入文中空白处的最佳选项。
It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. _______ I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed________. I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls _______ their souls belonged to the ________.
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man ________ in front of it. "I'm Steve", he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. "I can't talk with you. I'm ________ ", he said. He was chatting online and, ________, he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was _______.
Why didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried _______ to speak to that computer geek(怪人), ________ not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was ________. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, "_______!"
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I _______, and saw nobody showed any interest.
_______, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more ________ having a relationship with the _______, particularly Steve. I wouldn't want to ________ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines _______ with people.
I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn't even ________ that the coffee was cold, ________ Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him.
A．Before B．Since C．Although D．While
A．pain B．loneliness C．sadness D．fear
A．because B．when C．until D．unless
A．home B．world C．net D．cafe
A．sleeping B．laughing C．sitting D．learning
A．busy B．thirsty C．tired D．sick
A．first of all B．just then C．at the same time D．by that time
A．surprised B．delighted C．moved D．frightened
A．once B．again C．first D．even
A．but B．so C．if D．or
A．excited B．respected C．afraid D．unhappy
A．Shut up B．Enjoy yourself C．Leave me alone D．Help me out
A．walked about B．walked out C．raised my hand D．raised my head
A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all D．Above all
A．interested in B．tired of C．careful about D．troubled by
A．computer B．soul C．shop D．geek
A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design
A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．as well as
A．pretend B．understand C．insist D．realize
A．as if B．just as C．just after D．even though