第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的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。
Rest is critical to life and work and a positive attitude towards rest needs to be maintained. Enough rest is significant to our body and mind 36 a lack of adequate rest, as well as __37__ attitudes to rest, will do great harm to our health.
Rest is vital to our ability to 38 at our best. Recent news stories report that scientists are learning surprising things about the importance of sleep. There is enough __39_ suggesting that rest will refresh us, 40 our body and mind to work efficiently. Besides, rest is important for 41 that; it is helpful in setting 42 goals and deciding what goals to attain first. Those who are caught up in extremely busy lives 43 the time to think about what they are doing and to make objective 44 , which blocks the maximization of their 45 .
On the contrary, lack of adequate rest damages brain function, so much so that sleep experts have been able to 46 drops in IQ in patients who are 47 of sleep. Other studies have presented a negative effect on body movements in sleep-wanting subjects. It should not, therefore, be a 48 that the California Highway Patrol has stated that sleep-wanting drivers are as great a 49 to road safety as are drunken drivers.
However, rest is widely 50 by some people. Instead of sleep, they go to pubs and clubs 51 what they call social drinking or having a smoke with friends and they 52__ that this kind of entertaining is rest. Nowadays, the economy forces people to drink and gamble for the sake of the 53 one moves in. The truth is that rest means not using our _54 _ both physically and mentally, even spiritually. We need to rest correctly and 55 ; otherwise, tiredness and illness will occur.
36. A. when B. though C. until D. while
37. A. critical B. misleading C. puzzling D. ambiguous
38. A. survive B. create C. function D. advance
39. A. evidence B. theory C. belief D. information
40. A. encouraging B. enabling C. persuading D. concentrating
41. A. more than B. rather than C. other than D. less than
42. A. ideal B. appropriate C. professional D. high
43. A. afford B. expect C. lack D. waste
44. A. comments B. complaints C. attempts D. decisions
45. A. potential B. limit C. vision D. goal
46. A. predict B. evaluate C. measure D. assume
47. A. short B. afraid C. full D. tired
48. A. fact B. warning C. rule D. surprise
49. A. burden B. reminder C. threat D. blow
50. A. accepted B. valued C. abandoned D. misunderstood
51 A. with B. like C. as D. for
52. A. claim B. suggest C. announce D. promote
53. A. traps B. circles C. mysteries D. troubles
54. A. judgment B. time C. labor D. power
55. A. completely B. partly C. sufficiently D. permanently
All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. It's the age when we have to deal with the most ____ in our life. This transition (过渡) from childhood to adulthood is ____ for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is ____. When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.
It's all not so ___ about being a teenager though. We don't have to have our ____ take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldn't go before. We can have ____ with friends or even alone, which we couldn't have because we were too ___ to know what pleasure is! It's a very enjoyable time of life. During this age, we are old enough to ____ what is good for us, and make decisions without ____ others.
But like the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue ___.” During this period, we are having much ____ for our studies. If we don't pass, we won't get jobs, and things will take a turn for the ____. With the present world economy in ___, we have to do really, really well in our ____ for a job. Adults say that their ____ is the hardest part of life. But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much ____ than being already an adult. What we do in our teenage years will ____ what we become and how we lead our life in the future.
In conclusion, it is quite ____ that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better. ____ for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. What's more, we should understand the right ____ of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.
A.chances B.changes C.feelings D.expectations
A.smooth B.practical C.demanding D.necessary
A.knowledge B.independence C.confidence D.responsibility
A.easy B.strange C.bad D.interesting
A.guides B.partners C.parents D.friends
A.fun B.trouble C.relation D.business
A.proud B.young C.smart D.mature
A.predict B.remember C.imagine D.understand
A.guiding B.helping C.inviting D.consulting
A.occasionally B.briefly C.forever D.naturally
A.pressure B.passion C.motivation D.panic
A.better B.worse C.fewer D.more
A.decline B.hope C.increase D.debt
A.contribution B.education C.application D.qualification
A.promotion B.work C.experience D.age
A.harder B.happier C.easier D.lighter
A.reflect B.confirm C.determine D.identify
A.vital B.urgent C.common D.unnecessary
A.Or B.Otherwise C.But D.Because
A.experience B.way C.condition D.power
Peter Wiggins grew up in a poor family. He worked diligently at his ____ job as teaching assistant in a private kindergarten and put in three more hours at night as a parttime cashier at a ___. By the time Peter walked home with slow and heavy steps every day,it was often close to ____.
Peter worked very hard in order to ____ his aged parents who had retired as restroom cleaners with ____ savings left after putting Peter and his sister through school. Peter was the only ___, for his sister, Beth, was often in poor health.
One day, as Peter was walking home from ACE Supermarket where he ____, he stumbled(绊脚) upon a small brown packet on the pavement. The package was slightly ____.
So he picked it up to examine it more closely. To his ____, it contained fiftydollar bills. Peter knew it was not his to keep and that the ____ might urgently need the money.
Without ____, Peter walked quickly to the nearest police station and handed it over to Mr. Roberts who was the police officer ____ for that night. Surprised to see someone hand in such a large amount of cash ____,the police officer said that Peter was indeed a role model others could ____.
“It's nothing really...I was doing what ____ would have done,” Peter's face turned red as the officer continued to ask for his name and contact number so that the owner could ____ thank him. The next day, Peter received a ____. The owner of the lost money was none other than Peter's ____ at the ACE Supermarket! He had found out about Peter from Roberts and had decided to ____ Peter to the position of manager with a handsome increase in salary. He had also decided to pay for Beth's ___.Peter was overjoyed.
A.anytime B.shorttime C.daytime D.nighttime
A.supermarket B.night school C.restaurant D.hotel
A.morning B.noon C.evening D.midnight
A.settle B.impress C.support D.treat
A.more B.some C.little D.much
A.son B.breadwinner C.one D.assistant
A.stayed B.shopped C.worked D.visited
A.old B.torn C.familiar D.heavy
A.joy B.disappointment C.shock D.relief
A.leader B.assistant C.boss D.owner
A.success B.fear C.hesitation D.doubt
A.on behalf B.on duty C.on watch D.on purpose
A.unfinished B.unused C.untouched D.unexpected
A.look at B.look up to C.look down on D.look forward to
A.few B.none C.anybody D.policemen
A.independently B.personally C.cautiously D.regularly
A.letter B.notice C.call D.packet
A.colleague B.boss C.consumer D.enemy
A.introduce B.expose C.promote D.lead
A.university education B.travel costs C.holiday parties D.medical treatment
Music to My Ears
Robby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class. Much as he tried, he ____ even the basic rhythm. However, he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required.
Over the months he tried and tried while I ____ and encouraged him. At the end of each lesson he'd always say, “My mom's going to hear me play some day.” ____ it seemed hopeless.
I only knew his mother from a ____ as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. Then one day Robby stopped coming. I was secretly ____ that he stopped because of his lack of ability.
Weeks later I informed the students, including Robby, of the coming recital(独奏). To my ____, Robby asked me if he could be included. I told him he really did not qualify because he had ____ out. He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still ____ .
“I've just got to play!” he ____. Something inside me let me allow him to.
Then came the recital night. The gym was ____ with parents. I put Robby up ____, thinking that I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer(谢幕).”
The recital went off smoothly. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was ____. “Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?” I thought.
Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. I was not ____ for what I heard next. His fingers were ____ on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After he ended, everyone was ____ their feet in wild applause.
In ____ I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby. “I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How did you ____ it?”
Robby explained, “Well, Miss Hondorf…remember I told you my mom was sick? …____ she had cancer and passed away yesterday. She was born deaf, so tonight she could hear me play in heaven. I wanted to make it special.”
There wasn't a ____ eye in the house. That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance and ____.
A.lacked B.had C.showed D.got
A.listened B.learned C.checked D.played
A.And B.But C.So D.Or
A.conversation B.performance C.distance D.picture
A.guilty B.sad C.anxious D.glad
A.relief B.surprise C.pleasure D.satisfaction
A.stepped B.worn C.run D.dropped
A.acting B.performing C.practicing D.recording
A.insisted B.suggested C.complained D.threatened
A.lined B.packed C.piled D.covered
A.least B.most C.first D.last
A.messy B.cool C.neat D.dull
A.eager B.concerned C.prepared D.grateful
A.hesitating B.dancing C.touching D.crawling
A.over B.under C.in D.on
A.chaos B.tears C.silence D.return
A.find B.feel C.make D.like
A.Gradually B.Suddenly C.Frequently D.Actually
A.dry B.curious C.bright D.wet
A.regret B.talent C.love D.courage
The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety. I was trying to do some __41__ for an important oral exam in the local library, but people kept ____ me. I was getting annoyed and of course, I wasn't able to ___. Suddenly I heard someone singing behind me. I ____ and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me.
The fact that she looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn't matter. If anything, it made me even angrier.“ How could she be so selfish?” I thought ____.
I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered coldly, “Thanks to your ____, I've been unable to study. You're so ____!”
I left the library in such a hurry that I left the most important textbook ____. when I got home two hours later, I found that textbook gone. I was so ____ that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. A gentle voice ____ the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After ____ that I was, she said that she had noticed I'd left my book in the library and as my ___ was in it, she'd asked a librarian to get my phone number. She said that she didn't live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.
I sighed with ____ and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course you've ____ who Jenny was. She was the girl I had shouted at for singing in the library. When I recognized her in the convenience store, I was filled with ____ and apologized for my ruled behavior. I felt so ____, but Jenny just laughed, saying she was glad to see that I'd also left my ____ in the library! I couldn't help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.
Ever since then we've been best friends and we got along really well. To be honest, I trust her more than any one else. I often think how ____ I am. If Jenny hadn't been a kind person who was willing to ____ my shortcomings, I would ____ have experienced such true friendship.
A.research B.revision C.work D.experiment
A.watching B.asking C.warning D.disturbing
A.speak B.improve C.concentrate D.follow
A.turned around B.turned down C.turned off D.turned over
A.sadly B.hopelessly C.angrily D.crazily
A.practice B.noise C.attitude D.existence
A.selfish B.active C.sensitive D.stupid
A.out B.around C.aside D.behind
A.nervous B.careless C.upset D.forgetful
A.introduced B.considered C.took D.remembered
A.deciding B.confirming C.realizing D.thinking
A.address B.class C.writing D.name
A.comfort B.relief C.confidence D.satisfaction
A.recognized B.found C.guessed D.heard
A.courage B.energy C.doubt D.shame
A.worried B.sorry C.terrible D.excited
A.glare B.expression C.virtue D.friendship
A.considerate B.pleased C.lucky D.grateful
A.overcome B.share C.hide D.forgive
A.ever B.never C.seldom D.still
The elderly Chinese man in the small booth (售票口) behind the thick glass shook his head. I didn't need to know a word of Chinese to understand there were beds available for the Thursday night train from Beijing to Shanghai. I had a Friday morning
with my college friend. I must be on that train. Desperate times desperate measures. So I squatted(蹲下). I assumed that this was the international for “Are there any hard seats available?”
, there were. It was seat 109. Very quickly, I found it. The Chinese man sitting in it, however, seemed to beg to differ.
I panicked. I am a man who usually avoids conflicts(冲突) and so I my seat, as if still looking, to buy myself more time. I had two options: The first is to be a and ask for what was rightfully mine. The second was to 23 and spend the next 13 hours staying in a corner.
Well, nine out of ten times I choose the second option. But at that moment, every square inch of had already been claimed. There wasn’t a corner in which to cower(退缩). So, I mustered up(聚集) some and presented the man with my proof of ownership. He looked at my ticket and .
About midnight my became heavy and I was ready for the lights to dim and my date
Ms ZZZZ to start. But the room bright and hot. I tried to persevere and was even able to work into a sleeping position.
It is here I must admit: I have a bladder (膀胱). The man next to me drank a Coca-Cola, a bag of milk and a bottle of water and the course of 13 hours he did not move once. I drank but finally, I made my way to the bathroom at 3:02 am.
After waiting in a thick cloud of cigarette smoke, I finally used the bathroom. The philosophy(原则) of my sleeping was right: if you get a seat on a train, don’t move.
A.extra B.few C.some D.no
A.discussion B.appointment C.debate D.conversation
A.take up B.call for C.keep away D.bring in
A.habit B.custom C.symbol D.style
A.Naturally B.Luckily C.Indeed D.Suddenly
A.rushed towards B.jumped upon C.pushed into D.walked past
A.man B.human C.fellow D.hero
A.give up B.lie down C.wait for D.sit still
A.seats B.beds C.space D.corners
A.ever B.yet C.still D.even
A.information B.support C.confidence D.force
A.moved B.refused C.accepted D.admitted
A.body B.eyelids C.arms D.legs
A.to B.on C.with D.from
A.remained B.turned C.stuck D.continued
A.it B.him C.one D.myself
A.sick B.wrong C.healthy D.small
A.at B.over C.to D.from
A.everything B.something C.nothing D.anything
A.neighbour B.friend C.colleague D.partner