第二节完型填空（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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had 31 the balls and left them out in the dun to bake.
They didn’t look like much, but they 32 intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he walked along the beach, he 33 the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it 34 he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open（裂开）on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone! 35 , the man started breaking open the 36 balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars’ 37 of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones.
Then it 38 him. He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the 39 . Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he 40 have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!
It’s like that 41 people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we 42 see the clay shell. It doesn’t look like much from the 43 . It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we 44 it. we see that person as less important than someone more 45 or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure 46 inside that person.
There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the 47 He sees them, then the clay begins to 48 and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth. May we not come to the 49 of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a 50 in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them.
31．A．invented B．rolled C．handled D．bounced
32．A．confused B．encouraged C．interested D．relaxed
33．A．dipped B．pushed C．kicked D．threw
34．A．until B．when C．since D．though
35．A．Frightened B．Determined C．Excited D．Disappointed
36．A．shining B．floating C．surviving D．remaining
37．A．worth B．value C．cost D．wealth
38．A．shocked B．rejected C．struck D．delighted
39．A．caves B．waves C．seashore D．storms
40．A．might B．must C．could D．should
41．A．with B．towards C．about D．between
42．A．hardly B．actually C．simply D．luckily
43．A．distance B．outside C．weight D．pattern
44．A．removed B．suspected C．ignored D．reserved
45．A．beautiful B．cautious C．positive D．grateful
46．A． lost B．hidden C．divided D．mixed
47．A．moment B．point C．degree D．way
48．A．come off B．break away C．take over D．fall down
49．A．sight B．best C．middle D．end
50．A．relation B．position C．fortune D．memory
We have completed our first month of preschool .Matthew seems to 36it ,He is catching on to the routine (常规)quite nicely .I didn’t leave him there 37 much the first couple weeks ,I am finding if I’m not there he behaves much better .
In this class a little German boy ,who does not speak 38 ,cried all the time at first and nor cries occasionally.
The Monday of the second week the little fellow just cried and cried .he was sitting39Matthew ,I thought Matthew was going to start 40 and join in ,I stood by and watched ,ready for the rescue ,Matthew kept turning around and 41 the boy ,Then he reached his hand back and42him on the leg .He was comforting the boy! Later Matthew was playing with a 43and the boy with blocks (积木),actually he was just standing by and crying .Matthew drove his truck over to the blocks ,44 it ,picked up a few of the blocks and started handing them to45.They then together started 46 towers on the table and the little boy 47 crying ,It seemed48 Matthew knew what the little guy needed ,Here was the little guy ,who can’t speak English ,and Matthew ,who49playing together ,like they were best50.
One of the days when I stayed ,they were at lunch and Matthew was 51 at the table ,I pulled up a chair to sit next to him ,He smiled ,then grabbed his book bag and took off running52the cafeteria ,I took off after him ,When we reached the wall he wall he just giggled (咯咯笑),turned around and looked at me ,I leaned down to his 53to blame him for leaving his seat and running ,He suddenly 54a big wet kiss right on my lips and smiled at me ,All I could do was to take his hand and 55him back to his seat ,Then I turned my back and couldn’t help laughing.
36． A．escape B．hate C．enjoy D．avoid
37． A．out B．in C．off D．alone
38． A．Spanish B．English C．Chinese D．Japanese
39． A．behind B．beside C．in front of D．far from
40． A．over again B．any moment C．even harder D．loudly
41． A．beating B．shouting at C．looking at D．learning from
42． A．helped B．hit C．held D．patted
43． A．toy B．doll C．truck D．train
44． A．parked B．repaired C．broke D．threw
45． A．me B．the teacher C．himself D．the little boy
46． A．adding B．climbing C．building D．putting
47． A．continued B．enjoyed C．began D．stopped
48． A．where B．as C．when D．as if
49. A．signs B．starts C．teaches D．learns
50. A．brothers B．children C．friends D．people
51. A．standing B．running C．sitting D．jumping
52. A．across B．into C．out of D．through
53. A．table B．level C．hand D．back
54. A．planted B．received C．made D．had
55. A．force B．walk C．push D．drive
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.
People often fall ill because of me. 36 , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 37____ .A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 38 is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.
My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 39 , he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately. 
I seized this golden chance to attack him .He reacted, trying to 40 me, but I was already reproducing deep in his throat. He kept sneezing and his nose was running. 41 he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept42 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 43 .
The next day he couldn’t go to school He had lost his appetite and was not as 44 as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his recovery.
For two days he was nursed by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 45 . I knew I had to leave him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. Unfortunately, it was my turn to feel 46 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 47 and finally my time was over.
Do you know what I am?
36. A .Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Then
37. A .business B . responsibility C. excuse D. fault
38. A. temperature B. season C. place D. condition
39. A. excited B. hurt C. late D. tired
40. A. get on with B. get rid of C. put up with D .take hold of
41. A. Since B. Once C. Whether D. Although
42. A. reminding B. upsetting C. comforting D. influencing
43. A. escaped B. succeeded C. regretted D. failed
44. A. peaceful B. afraid C. active D. happy
45. A. loss B. operation C. pressure D. movement
46. A. painful B. disappointed C. nervous D. ashamed
47. A. bigger B. weaker C. smaller D. stronger
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 36 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 his father could well 38 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 39 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40 but slightly disappointed, the young man 41 the box and found a lovely book. 42, he raised his voice at his father and said. ” 43 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 44 the book in the study
He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 45 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 46 he bad to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 47 the hospital. he saw on the desk the 48 new book , just as he had left it one 49 ago. He opened it and began to 50 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 51 from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 52 dealer who had the sports car he had 53 . On the tag was the 54 of his graduation. and the 55 PAID IN FULL.
36.A. expected. B. enjoyed.C. admired.D. owned
37 A. finding B. proving C. deciding D. knowing
38. A. afford. B. offer C. keep D. like
39. A. encouraged. B. comfortable C. proud.D. moved
40. A. Nervous B. Serious C. Careful D. Curious
41. A. packed. B. opened. C. picked up D. put aside
42. A. Angrily B. Eagerly C. Calmly D. Anxiously
43.A. At B. From C. With D. To
44 A. toasting B. puttingC. forgetting D. leaving
45 A. until B. as C. before D. unless
46 A. learned . B. realized. C. recognized. D. admitted
47 A. get to B. search forC. turn to D. leave for
48 A. much B. still C. hardly D. quite
49 A. year B. monthC. week D. day
50 A. clean B. read. C. turn D. count
51 A. lost B. cameC. appeared. D. dropped
52 A. old.B. sameC. special D. new
53 A. remembered. B. desired.C. found.D. met
54. A. PictureB. place C. date D. met
55. A. word.B. informationC. date D. card
Money, or the lack of it, changes everything, and that includes how people will be working out in 2010.
In these belt-tightening times 1 , cost-conscious workouts（锻炼）at home and at the gym topped the list of fitness trends for this year in a survey, followed 2 by shorter, more time-efficient regimens, such as 3 boot camp（强力集中训练） and circuit training.
"People are looking 4 for ways to accomplish as much as possible with as little 5 time and money as necessary," said Cedric X. Bryant, chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), which conducted the online poll of fitness professionals.
"Last year money was on the list but this 6 year the majority of the respondents put 7 it as one of the top," he added.
Bryant said some 600 ACE-certified fitness 8 professionals responded to the annual poll 9 , which the non-profit organization has been conducting for a decade.
Other money-saving measures 10 , such as the shift from personal training sessions to small group training 11 classes and in-home workouts 12 using smaller, more portable equipment, also made the list.
"Personal trainers are seeing they've got to respond to market needs 13 . Working with two to four clients at a 14 time they can charge less 15 but still get their hourly fee," Bryant said.
Boot-camp workouts and circuit training, both of which burn 16 calories while building strength and endurance（持久性）, will be among the most popular trends in 2010, as time-constrained（受压制的）consumers 17 seek shorter, more intense activities.
One bright spot is the rise of exergaming-type systems, like Nintendo's Wii Sports, Wii Fit and the PC-based Dancetown. Bryant says the fitness-based video games are turning up 18 in health clubs and senior centers.
Functional training workouts, which are geared to improving the quality of life and the ability to perform everyday tasks, will remain strong 19 , and the use of computerized tracking and online training and scheduling tools will increase 20 in the coming year.
( ) 1. A. times B. years C. centuries D. societies
( ) 2. A. caught B. followed C. covered D. conducted
( ) 3. A. such like B. in other words C. such as D. that is to say
( ) 4. A. taking B. developing C. opening D. looking
( ) 5. A. little B. much C. many D. few
( ) 6. A. that B. next C. this D. previous
( ) 7. A. manage B. put C. try D. organize
( ) 8. A. medicine B. train C. economy D. fitness
( ) 9. A. poll B. conference C. observation D. reception
( ) 10. A. measures B. procedures C. policies D. systems
( ) 11. A. speaking B. training C. exercising D. processing
( ) 12. A. work B. workouts C. rest D. race
( ) 13. A. changes B. prices C. needs D. habits
( ) 14. A. some B. no C. any D. a
( ) 15. A. less B. fewer C. more D. much
( ) 16. A. produce B. burn C. cut D. add
( ) 17. A. professionals B. students C. consumers D. trainers
( ) 18. A. turning up B. turning down C. turning around D. turning out
( ) 19. A. weak B. useful C. strong D. possible
( ) 20. A. decrease B. appear C. increase D. want
What sounds or impressions are you making on the people around you? Think about it. Your words, phrases, even your message may soon be forgotten but believe me, good or 1 , your melody music.
An odd choice of phrase? Not really. The dictionary 2 melody? as a succession of sounds, and what is life other than the combining and blending of a succession of movements and sounds.
Just as a musical composition affects the moods and emotions of people who hear it, so too does the way you live your 3 .
Think of your life as a 4 sheet of manuscript paper. Only the rhythm is there ------it is 5 to you to create the harmony. Naturally you will want your composition to be a 6 , a chart buster' even a Symphony - something to be remembered with pleasure.
So where to 7 ? YOU MUST BEGIN WITH YOURSELF. Have the right 8 , enjoy life, - and most importantly, be optimistic about the future.
Be really 9 in other people. Make a conscience effort to bring peace and happiness into other people's lives.
10 situations that generate excessive ambition, envy, anger
and pride. They are all 11 of peace and will play ruin with your harmony.
12 has been said that if these emotions or feelings were forgotten, the world would live in permanent peace. Well, to banish（消除） them from the world is probably aiming a bit high but it shouldn't be too 13 to rid them from your own life.
Develop features such as smart, social, and sensitivity. These attributes are invaluable in enhancing not only your own life but the lives of those around you.
Everything you do has an 14 on those around you. The way you move, whether you 15 or frown. You are capable of making someone's day bright or miserable.
Take time to 16 other people. If there are too many discords & not enough harmony in their lives, 17 them to have a brighter outlook.
Throughout the world most people are striving for 18 .
From the family unit 19 around the dinner table to world leaders at the conference table, the name of the game is the pursuit of peace.
So, let us all play our part in composing the rhythm of life by consciously choosing peace and harmony in our daily lives to 20 a harmonious Universe.
( ) 1. A. wrong B. false C. bad D. harmful
( ) 2. A. defines B. thinks C. regards D. acts
( ) 3. B. school B. home C. life D. college
( ) 4. A. blank B. used C. full D. deserted
( ) 5. A. ready B. decided C. possible D. up
( ) 6. A. failure B. success C. model D. mess
( ) 7. A. do B. write C. make D. begin
( ) 8. A. attitude B. type C. mood D. opinion
( ) 9. A. enthusiastic B. mild C. interested D. cautious
( ) 10. A. Choose B. Discover C. Avoid D. Design
( ) 11. A. enemies B. friends C. conditions D. helps
( ) 12. A. Which B. It C. What D. These
( ) 13. A. easy B. willing C. difficult D. terrifying
( ) 14. A. effort B. mark C. damage D. effect
( ) 15. A. smile B. cry C. shout D. talk
( ) 16. A. attack B. listen to C. change D. interview
( ) 17. A. encourage B. defeat C. train D. stop
( ) 18. A. war B. peace C. fight D. talk
( ) 19. A. arranged B. reached C. seated D. loaded
( ) 20. A. create B. invent C. seek D. protect