第三节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分 30分）
从A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项：
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. 21 you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 22 down. But relaxation is 23 for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a 24 part of everyday life and there is no way to 25 it. In fact, it is not the bad thing that it is often supposed to be. A 26 amount of stress is important to provide motivation and give 27 to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control 28 it can lead to poor performance and 29 health.
The amount of stress a person can bear 30 very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such 31 are obviously chief material for managerial.(管理的) responsibilities. Other people lose heart at first 32 of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in 33 form , we react both physically and mentally. In fact we make a choice between “34 and fight”. And in more ancient days the choices made the 35 between life and death. The crisis we meet today are 36 to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it requires the same response. It is when such a reaction 37 a long time, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes 38 . Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. 39 we cannot remove stress from our lives, we need to find ways to deal with it.
So what do you think of 40 ? What is your way to deal with it?
21．A．When B．While C．Once D．As
22．A．slow B．calm C．get D．turn
23．A．unnecessary B．satisfied C．useful D．necessary
24．A．physical B．natural C．hard D．terrible
25．A．tolerate B．solve C．avoid D．accept
26．A．sure B．certain C．large D．great
27．A．purpose B．resource C．influence D．instruction
28．A．when B．why C．that D．how
29．A．ill B．good C．strong D．weak
30．A．insists B．depends C．calls D．spends
31．A．patterns B．personalities C．situations D．characters
32．A．glance B．view C．sight D．impression
33．A．whichever B．whatever C．however D．whenever
34．A．peace B．fright C．pressure D．heaviness
35．A．decision B．promise C．difference D．choice
36．A．unlikely B．likely C．necessary D．probable
37．A．continues B．lives C．stands D．lasts
38．A．balanced B．injured C．endangered D．changeable
39．A．Unless B．Since C．Because D．As
40．A．stress B．relaxation C．ways D．exposure
完形填空（共1小题）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano．She studied music in college and her_________was to become a concert pianist or blues singer．Everything_________when she was 20 years old．She became sick with what doctors _________ was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died．Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine _________her to become_________deaf．She could no longer hear the music which she had always_________
Shirley would never give up playing the piano, _________she did decide to change_________.She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English .In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for_________.She wanted to be _________and work full time .
For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington,D.C．_________,in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor(宿舍监管员).Shirley supervised young women who_________in the university during the school year．She also taught English．Somehow she found time to_________ graduate school at Howard University in Washington,D.C．In 1972,Shirley received her M.A.degree.
Always _________ a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), which_________deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.
This_________ woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D．She made _________in 1992_________she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.
Dr.Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and_________many rainbows searching for her dream．With courage and_________,she never gave up.
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People always talk about what they look for in close friendships，what they ________ from friends，what they are willing to give as the ________ of what they have taken and how satisfied they are with the quality of their friendships．
Friendship is a(n)________ form of human relation．Unlike marriage or the ties between parents and children，it is not defined or________ by law．Unlike other ________roles that we are expected to play in society as citizens，employees and members of organizations，it has its own principle，which is to ________ feelings of warmth，trust，love and affection between two people．
Findings in a recent survey ________ that topics of trust and betrayal are central to friendship．It is also suggested that human do not look for friends only among those who are most like them；
________，we find many who ________ in race ，religion，and ethnic background．
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完形填空（共2小题）
16. I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check in．It had been a very busy three days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the ________ time to make my notes on what I needed to do the following day，but suddenly the announcement came that my flight had to be delayed．
As I sat waiting for my _______to be called，I reflected on my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable ________ with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by ________ filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we ________ the good times and the great experiences we had shared together．
It was great to have this additional time to replay in my mind what we had talked about．I realized just how important it was to have regular ________ of the good times in our life．I was ________enough to have had the chance to take a short break and look back on the good things that had happened in my life．It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album ________ in a cupboard in your house．There before your eyes are lots of wonderful memories that take you back to times and places，and most importantly to those people who are in the ________ ．
My flight home was finally called three hours later．I smiled as I ________ the plane and realized that I was not at all ________ about the delay in the flight，as I had been able to spend the time reflecting on the good times from days gone by．
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
Double Angels
It was Christmas Eve, and the stores were going to be closing pretty soon．I was trying to ____ my way through the crowds when a guy in a black coat came up to me , told me that he had lost his brown leather ____and shoved his gray business card into my hand．
Please call me at the number on the card if you happen to find it," he said．I looked at him, shrugged my shoulders and ____, "Yeah, no problem．I'll do that．"
Suddenly, I noticed a flat, green box ____under some wrapping paper．I opened it up to find an amazing ____plate with a Nativity scene on it．There it was．I smiled____, gathered it up and headed____ the cash register．As the cashier was ringing up my ____, I reached into my pocket to get my money．____my pocket was empty! I began to scramble around searching every pocket when I ____I had left my wallet at home．
So I did the only thing I could think of at that moment: I ran outside the store and started to beg people for ___．Some looked at me like I was crazy; others just____me．Finally, giving up, I slumped down on a cold bench feeling totally ____．
I reached down to tie my shoe when I spotted a ____ wallet lying next to the front leg of the bench．I wondered if it ____ be the wallet that the man in the black coat had lost．I opened it and read the name on the driver's license inside．Yep．It was his．Then my mouth dropped in awe ____ I discovered three hundred dollars inside.
I never even questioned what I should do．I found a nearby pay phone and made a/an____call to the number on the gray business card．The man was so excited that he thanked me over and over ．Then he opened up the wallet and ____ me four twenty-dollar bills, thanking me again and I hurried to get my mom a present before the mall closed．
I bought the glass plate and started skating home, ____that everything had worked out．I realized that I had been sort of a Christmas angel for the man who had lost his wallet, and that he had been the same for me when I'd ____ mine．Double angels! I thought．
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完形填空（共1小题）
When I stopped by to get a newspaper，a tall，sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions.With a printout of Google maps，he was looking for a ________ on the main street，but just couldn’t find it.After checking out his written directions，I mapped it ________ my phone and showed him ________ where he needed to go.
He，in ________ , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel．I ________ it again for him．He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand，and ________ ．I got into my car and he got into his, and we ________ ways．As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed ________ wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and________ that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away！
________it had been several minutes, the chances of finding him miles away－where he was surely still looking around－were________ ．But I thought I'd give it a（an）________ and set off in that direction．I'd ________ noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up．I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－________ , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still ________ about where the hotel was．
When I ________ next to him, he couldn't believe it: " ________ did you find me？！" he asked．"I'm not sure, but I ________ that you are in the wrong city！" I showed him the right directions, and after more ________and a handshake, we ________．Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more sweet．
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