第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
In its latest move to fight online piracy (盗版), the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has shut down hundreds of BT file-sharing websites, 36 the popular BTChina.net. The name BT is short for BitTorrent, one of the most common 37 methods used in 38 . As a result of 39 , the more people who download the same thing, the 40 the downloads get. BT sharing has been the means of choice for users to trade software , music, movies, and digital books, TV dramas and pirated DVDS and CDs. These BT sites were shut down either for operating without a 41 , or for copyright problems.
The closure of BT sites has 42 millions of young Chinese netizens. Liu Pei, a 27-year-old IT engineer who visits BTChina most nights to get a 43 movie, was upset by the change. “It was so popular and I can’t believe it has 44 from my life overnight,” he told China Daily newspaper. The shutdown might have an immediate 45 on the amount of downloads, but over time it will 46 quickly, according to Hurvitz, a member of the foreign counsel (法律顾问) for Kangxin Partners PC.
Netizens are beginning to search for new download 47 . “The problem is, if you shut down the top 48 BitTorrent sites, then people are simply going to go to number three, number four or number five on the list,” Hurvitz said. Whether netizens like it or not, SARFT said the 49 sites will have to solve the “copyright (版权) problem” if they want to reopen. Copyright should be 50 . If you don’t pay for 51 , investors lose money. Then no one will make movies in the future, experts say.
In the future, some 52 say, the concept of “downloading” will disappear. The Internet’s future is completely “online”, a founder of one software downloading website told Information Times. Eventually, you may not have to bother downloading content to your computer, but just 53 it online, the founder said. But the concept of “copyright” will still be there, inspiring talented people to create 54 things, in which they take pride, and from which they make 55 .
36. A. except B. beside C .but D. including
37. A. upload B. download C. reading D. listening
38. A. England B. America C. China D. India
39. A. sharing B. broadcasting C. selling D. purchasing
40. A. less B. worse C. slower D. faster
41. A. leader B. monitor C. license D. computer
42.A. satisfied B. disappointed C. excited D. touched
43.A. sad B. foreign C. paid D. free
44. A. developed B. destroyed C. deferred D. disappeared
45. A. effect B. affect C. impression D. advantage
46. A. rebuild B. recover C. disappear D. spread
47. A. ways B. methods C. sites D. experts
48. A. two B. three C. four D. five
49. A. popular B. reopened C. opened D. closed
50. A. remembered B. protected C. argued D. discussed
51. A. movies B. plays C. songs D. music
52. A. teachers B. experts C. engineers D. students
53. A. buy B. sell C. download D. enjoy
54. A. strange B. popular C. new D. old
55. A. money B. future C. friends D. information
As a banker, Chip Paillex had never planted so much until he moved to rural Pittstown, New Jersey, seven years ago. __36__ by farms, he quickly became interested in growing and rented a 30-by-30-foot land. One weekend, he __37__ tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant ---- enough to feed his family for the summer.
He ended up with so much __38__ that he couldn’t give it away. __39__ he found a local food __40__, and by the time he delivered his last harvest, he had __41__ 120 pounds of fresh vegetables.
The following year, with a handful of __42__ from his church and a memorable name “America’s Grow-a-Row”, Paillex planted, __43__, and harvested 1,500 pounds of vegetables, all of which he donated to food banks. Later he had more volunteers, rent more land and donated more vegetables.
Pailex also __44__ local school kids. On a __45__ Friday morning in May, 40 third and fifth graders trooped onto a freshly plowed field, each __46__ with a spade. Squatting or kneeling in teams of two, they loosened the dirt, then carefully __47__ the plants. Several rows later, they eagerly lined up to seed corn under a hot midmorning sun. Nobody __48__.
“The __49__ makes kids know there are people __50__, says Paillex, “and it plants the seed for giving back. When they become tomorrow’s __51__, it will be much more possible for them to __52__ their coworkers and employees to get __53__ in something like this.
“Paillex makes people want to __54__,” says Colleen Duerr, a mother of two who has signed on as an __55__ “Grow-a-Row” member. “And families love this. Pallex has given us a way to raise our kids with a giving heart.”
A.Trapped B.Occupied C.Prevented D.Surrounded
A.tasted B.planted C.collected D.wrapped
A.produce B.advice C.cost D.equipment
A.Thus B.Or C.Still D.But
A.shop B.market C.bank D.room
A.stored B.sold C.found D.donated
A.neighbours B.volunteers C.employees D.tourists
A.tended B.stored C.bought D.delivered
A.refuses B.chooses C.welcomes D.pushes
A.rainy B.snowy C.foggy D.cloudless
A.armed B.combined C.filled D.compared
A.cooked B.counted C.pulled D.positioned
A.laughed B.worked C.complained D.competed
A.example B.program C.lesson D.thought
A.in need B.in anger C.on business D.at war
A.farmers B.workers C.leaders D.owners
A.force B.wait C.beg D.encourage
A.locked B.involved C.moved D.turned
A.help B.relax C.settle D.grow
A.unexpected B.unpaid C.unseen D.unknown
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 36 for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve37a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 38 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it39 , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she 40 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a __41 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 42 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled(难住). They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called43 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 44 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 45 his eyes. Immediately, he 46 and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
47in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He48 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and49 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 50__attention to her case.
After a long51 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 52 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 53 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 54 . She read thesewords…
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 55 silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
A.call B.make C.beg D.prepare
A.while B.when C.though D.unless
A.thirsty B.lazy C.tired D.hungry
A.slowly B.unexpectedly C.steadily D.hurriedly
A.announced B.shook C.replied D.doubted
A.reward B.kindness C.hand D.value
A.physically B.mentally C.normally D.properly
A.up B.for C.on D.in
A.rich B.famous C.observant D.vivid
A.fixed B.consulted C.filled D.concentrated
A.rose B.raised C.got D.left
A.Worn B.Having C.putting D.Dressed
A.recognized B.knew C.spared D.regained
A.desired B.declared C.determined D.declined
A.special B.ordinary C.normal D.no
A.decision B.preparation C.struggle D.debate
A.ordered B.requested C.confused D.compressed
A.negative B.uncertain C.positive D.obvious
A.presentation B.preference C.attention D.arrangement
A.praised B.pretended C.pressed D.prayed
One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 1 .
Once I heard a bald man said, “Whenever I enter a room, all I see is hair.” Once you’ve 2 what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 3 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 4 , or forget about it and 5 the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have had a relatively 6 life, yet are essentially unhappy, while people who have suffered a great deal generally remain happy.
The first 7 is gratitude. All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 8 , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret is awareness. We should 9 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious 10 are those pursuits ( 追求) that give our lives purpose---anything from studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 11 to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 12 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We need a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy is, it should 13 this truth: if you choose to find the 14in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As for happiness itself, this 15 depends on your decision to make.
A.different B.short C.missing D.broken
A.imagined B.predicted C.assumed D.determined
A.really B.naturally C.hopefully D.completely
A.ceiling B.brick C.tile D.house
A.go on B.focus on C.put on D.rely on
A.easy B.difficult C.ordinary D.peaceful
A.factor B.secret C.rule D.key
A.upset B.quarrel C.depress D.complain
A.realize B.decide C.prove D.suppose
A.answers B.results C.sources D.goals
A.curious B.satisfied C.tentative D.likely
A.value B.existence C.survival D.destination
A.include B.tell C.absorb D.mean
A.worst B.positive C.disgusting D.negative
A.absolutely B.totally C.largely D.exactly
I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 36 and did not know the 37 very well. I was on the 38 after I had made some enquiries.
At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut(小道,近路). The short cut was to 39 several hills and was dangerous, I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be 40 .
Something strange happened 41 I drove a long way and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to 42 , but the hilly road I decided to avoid. I realized that it was at the 43 that I had made the 44 mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself. If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thinking it 45 , I decided to go on. “If 46 people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I 47 myself.
The short cut, to my surprise, was not that 48 . In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, 49 up and down two low 50 .There was 51 traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 52 with cows and horses. My fear was 53 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 54 the scenery which was so quiet and so natural. Even my used car forgot to give me 55 . It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.
A.ago B.before C.already D.still
A.town B.country C.way D.friends
A.highway B.car C.train D.phone
A.have B.go C.ride D.cross
A.safe B.dangerous C.fast D.slow
A.after B.before C.if D.since
A.come B.leave C.take D.drive
A.station B.corner C.crossroad D.beginning
A.road B.direction C.disappointed D.interesting
A.about B.over C.of D.up
A.another B.other C.the other D.others
A.asked B.forced C.encouraged D.told
A.far B.safe C.dirty D.dangerous
A.going B.coming C.driving D.walking
A.lands B.cars C.farms D.hills
A.heavy B.little C.few D.much
A.farms B.trucks C.houses D.villages
A.gone B.together C.covered D.coming
A.looked B.liked C.enjoyed D.found
A.happiness B.scenery C.joys D.problems
It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work - 36 up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dished. She was 37 jeans and a sweater. Sitting at the table I had just 38 a pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s 39 was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had 40 happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of 41 .
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had 42 an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just 43 I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉)dirt stuck to their wooden floor. 44 that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was 45 than that, for I felt I had become a part of their 46 .
Freda stayed at home with the kids, 47 I would often see her in the morning 48
them to school. And I’d be there when they 49 home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had 50 them grow up. Now I was fired, but the 51 thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s 52 relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I 53 them? As a matter of fact. I’m 54 an employee - the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted 55 of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.
A.moving B.coming C.jumping D.stepping
A.hanging B.making C.changing D.wearing
A.washed B.cleaned C.swept D.brushed
A.duty B.pay C.work D.money
A.never B.seldom C.already D.yet
A.loss B.surprise C.fear D.regret
A.started B.improved C.developed D.broken
A.why B.what C.that D.which
A.but B.and C.or D.for
A.less B.more C.least D.most
A.story B.life C.activity D.experience
A.so B.as C.since D.however
A.taking B.bringing C.meeting D.calling
A.left B.marched C.went D.returned
A.found B.noticed C.watched D.realized
A.possible B.great C.proper D.strange
A.meaning B.result C.nature D.importance
A.for B.to C.with D.at
A.merely B.certainly C.probably D.hardly
A.member B.person C.relative D.companion