第二节完形填空（共2小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mobile phones are everywhere. It seems that no one can 21 without one. Mobile phones are a great way to stay 22 with friends and family. 23 it is important to remember that there are certain 24 when you should not be using your phone, the most important of these being during 25 .
There is no reason 26 you should feel the need to have your mobile phone during class. Aren’t you at school to 27 .If you are in class, you should not be 28 your friends text messages or taking phone calls.
In America students would never be 29 to use their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or 30 a text message you would probably be kicked out of class. It is OK to have your mobile phone with you, you just need to remember to turn it 31 . It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and 32 during class.
As a teacher in China, I have to deal with students 33 mobile phones everyday. I have told my class to turn off their phones, 34 many students do not listen. The desire to be connected all the time seems to be 35 than the desire to learn.
It’s easy to understand why it is so tempting(诱惑人的)to have your phone on during class. It seems so 36 to just send a short text message; it’s not 37 anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting yourself when you do this. Sending a text message also 38 your attention away from what’s 39 in class, you may miss 40 important. The next time you think about sending a message in class you should think again.
21. A. survive B. act C. study D. peak
22. A. friendly B. close C. connected D. natural
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. A. Instead B. However C. Sometimes D. Finally
24. A. times B. days C. hours D. weeks
25. A. shopping B. meeting C. rest D. school
26. A. when B. that C. why D. where
27. A. play B. learn C. help D. fight
28. A. sending B. writing C. posting D. retaining
29. A. hoped B. wished C. allowed D. encouraged
30. A. keep B. help C. take D. receive
31. A. on B. in C. out D. off
32. A. ringing B. sound C. voice D. shouts
33. A. thinking B. using C. considering D. bringing
34. A. and B. so C. but D. then
35. A. faster B. stronger C. lower D. easier
36. A. cheap B. hard C. easy D. brave
37. A. hurting B. meeting C. knowing D. killing
38. A. pays B. puts C. breaks D. takes
39. A. coming on B. going through C. going on D. coming by
40. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
Beware of those who use the truth to deceive(欺骗). When someone tells you something that is , but leaves out important information that should be , he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say, “I just a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, ? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred , and only one was a winner. He’s really a big !
He didn’t say anything that was , but he deliberately left out some important . That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically , but they are just as not .
Untrustworthy candidates in campaigns often use this tactic(手段). Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, the state lost one million jobs and three million jobs. Then she another term. One of her opponents runs an ad , “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!”That’s true. , an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of million jobs. ”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the . An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples. ”It to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
A．false B．true C．interesting D．boring
A．included B．contained C．ignored D．referred
A．lost B．found C．donated D．won
A．changed B．took C．turned D．made
A．right B．well C．really D．though
A．books B．papers C．tickets D．balls
A．winner B．loser C．fighter D．thinker
A．true B．real C．doubtful D．false
A．details B．information C．mistakes D．errors
A．stories B．truth C．messages D．lies
A．pleasant B．exciting C．honest D．clever
A．political B．commercial C．personal D．public
A．stopped B．found C．avoided D．gained
A．seeks B．gets C．achieves D．searches
A．writing B．telling C．saying D．speaking
A．Otherwise B．However C．Meanwhile D．Because
A．one B．two C．three D．four
A．for B．to C．against D．in
A．words B．facts C．data D．truth
A．fails B．tries C．manages D．plans
I’m a straight-A student and have been my whole life. When you come from a family of educators, it just seems .
With high academic standards and a competitive , I don’t just like losing and I also can’t it. I need to beat the students, perfectly in everything. I’ve even gone so far as to define myself by my , saying how outstanding I am. If I don’t get the grade I then I am lost.
Today I was sitting in class trying to the last minutes studying for a test in which I had to get full marks. the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen while still glancing at my study sheet . When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and . And then I found myself wishing she would be so I could study. After a while, she said, “You know, you’re a really good . You’re so easy to talk to. ”I froze.
I replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it . But inside, I knew it wasn’t true. She’d made every effort to have a conversation and I wasn’t even trying to .
I passed the test excellently despite my of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasn’t on that test. I had being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what to me most? What I have is all about my personal and about me being too self-centered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is enough sympathy. I want that to be what matters to me—sympathy.
A．usual B．helpless C．unfortunate D．natural
A．spirit B．sport C．school D．market
A．take B．recommend C．stand D．help
A．ordinary B．top C．handsome D．strong
A．strength B．appearance C．grades D．tricks
A．invent B．expect C．copy D．hide
A．save B．spend C．collect D．cost
A．When B．After C．Because D．Before
A．rudely B．bitterly C．excitedly D．politely
A．in no time B．on time C．for a long time D．now and then
A．refused B．worked C．agreed D．waited
A．quiet B．gentle C．pretty D．safe
A．talker B．listener C．lecturer D．teacher
A．angrily B．carelessly C．disappointedly D．gladly
A．alarm B．gather C．participate D．shout
A．fear B．joy C．worry D．possession
A．given up B．focused on C．complained of D．dreamed of
A．happens B．matters C．appeals D．devotes
A．success B．failure C．depression D．health
A．always B．ever C．much D．never
Dear son,
The day that you see me old, have patience and try to understand me. If I get when eating, if I can not dress, have patience. Remember the hours I spent it to you. If, I speak to you, I repeat the same things thousand and one times, do not me. Listen to me . When you were small, I had to read thousand and one times the story until you get to sleep. When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame me scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my on new technologies, give me the necessary time and not me by mocking smiles. I taught you how to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to life. . . When at some moment I lose the in conversation with you, do not become annoyed, as the most important thing is not my but surely to be with you and to you listening to me. When my legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hand, the same way I when you gave your first steps. And when someday I say I do not want to live any more and that I want to die, do not get angry. Try to understand that my age is not lived but .
Some day you will discover that, my mistakes, I always wanted the thing for you and tried to prepare the way for you. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, son!
Your father
A．angry B．satisfied C．tidy D．dirty
A．teaching B．mentioning C．warning D．talking
A．before B．when C．unless D．until
A．disturb B．interrupt C．upset D．break
A．finally B．soon C．instead D．too
A．good B．interesting C．difficult D．same
A．or B．nor C．and D．but
A．invented B．realized C．spotted D．imagined
A．view B．prejudice C．favor D．ignorance
A．look down on B．look into C．look up D．look through
A．overcome B．confront C．defeat D．challenge
A．sight B．theme C．memory D．touch
A．narration B．conversation C．statement D．thought
A．have B．make C．get D．force
A．exhausted B．broken C．folded D．injured
A．made B．worked C．did D．tried
A．wasted B．spent C．counted D．survived
A．in spite of B．regardless of C．rather than D．other than
A．worst B．least C．most D．best
A．mercy B．support C．enthusiasm D．patience
I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier , my mother was telling me“Don’t watch the when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the , so he’ll know you it. ”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) apology: It must be direct. You must never to be doing something else. You do not a pile of letters while apologizing to a person in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad .
One of the important things we should do for an apology is a readiness to the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no for the other person to us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling about themselves. That, after all, is the of every apology. It little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s encourages others to take their share of the blame.
A．provided B．mixed C．compared D．treated
A．dreams B．courses C．memories D．ideas
A．side B．ground C．wall D．bottom
A．mind B．soul C．face D．eye
A．imagine B．enjoy C．mean D．regret
A．useful B．successful C．equal D．basic
A．pretend B．forget C．refuse D．expect
A．hold on B．put away C．look through D．pick up
A．poorer B．weaker C．worse D．lower
A．fault B．reason C．result D．duty
A．cruelly B．freely C．roughly D．foolishly
A．manners B．excuses C．efforts D．roles
A．active B．effective C．extra D．easy
A．raise B．perform C．admit D．bear
A．situation B．need C．sign D．room
A．advise B．forgive C．warn D．blame
A．wiser B．warmer C．better D．cleverer
A．purpose B．method C．end D．advantage
A．cares B．matters C．depends D．remains
A．facts B．states C．rights D．actions
The purpose of a letter of application(求职信)is to help you to“sell”yourself. It should state the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without out any necessary facts.
In writing a letter of application, keep in that the things a possible employer is most to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. the first few sentences fail to the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not your own need or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your in today’s newspaper”, you might say“I have made a careful of your advertising during the past six months”or“I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives your product and why they like it. ”
Try to generalities(概述). Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask“What can I in a letter? Employers want experience—which, naturally, no has. ”The answer is that everything you have ever done is .
It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent is to enclose(内附)a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it for a possible employer to get in touch with you.
A．easily B．carefully C．obviously D．clearly
A．done B．found C．known D．heard
A．sending B．leaving C．taking D．picking
A．brain B．sight C．mind D．order
A．probable B．possible C．able D．likely
A．While B．Although C．If D．As
A．win B．pay C．show D．fix
A．kept B．read C．written D．continued
A．from B．for C．into D．to
A．article B．report C．advertisement D．introduction
A．watch B．study C．search D．discussion
A．use B．make C．sell D．change
A．gain B．remember C．protect D．avoid
A．applying B．losing C．preparing D．fitting
A．offer B．supply C．provide D．mean
A．worker B．manager C．owner D．beginner
A．success B．experience C．practice D．development
A．State B．Ask C．Make D．Get
A．result B．idea C．promise D．decision
A．easier B．happier C．cheaper D．safer