第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 21 a few of them are very 22 . English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but in other parts of the world. About 200 million people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 23 language. Millions of people are trying to do so.
Is 24 easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 25 . Have you ever 26 the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?
“Learning English in six months, or your 27 back…”“Easy and funny? Our records and tapes 28 you master your English in a month. 29 your first day your 30 will be excellent. Just send…”Of course, it never 31 quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 32 that we all learned our own language well when we were 33 . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Imagine 34 a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using a language, talking in it, and 35 it all the time, just imagine how much 36 that gets.
So it is 37 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command （掌握；精通）of English 38 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 39 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books and dictionaries will work. 40 they cannot do the student’s work for him.
21. A. not B. quite C. only D. very
22. A. difficult B. important C. necessary D. easy
23. A. native B. foreign C. useful D. mother
24. A. this B. that C. it D. which
25. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers
26. A. found B. watched C. noticed D. known
27. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. English
28. A. make B. help C. let D. allow
29. A. From B. On C. Since D. After
30. A. spelling B. grammar C. English D. pronunciation
31. A. happened B. knew C. seemed D. felt
32. A. know B. remember C. understand D. think
33. A. students B. children C. babies D. grown-ups
34. A. what B. which C. who D. whose
35. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing
36. A. time B. money C. language D. practice
37. A. hard B. easy C. funny D. silly
38. A. depends B. tries C. has D. takes
39. A. uses B. takes C. gets D. costs
40. A. And B. But C. So D. So
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In 2012, I had just recovered form a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer's conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n) might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I .
Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I to catch a taxi to my and settle in. Next morning, I took another to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs. I went to a cafe to have lunch, but all the tables were . Then I heard a friendly voice saying, "You can my table."
I gratefully sat down with the lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn't a car, and hadn't realised how taking taxis would be, After a while she said, "My dear, don't use any more taxis. I'm retired and it would be my pleasure to you wherever you wish." I told her that I couldn't put her to that ,but she brushed aside my protests (反对)。She asked me where I was and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to alone. At the end of the day, she to take me back to my accommodation. I her money but she refused to take any.
I'll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her , filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.
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完形填空（共20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和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business Semco in Brazil at the age of 21. Ricardo worked like a(an) man, from 7：30 am to midnight every day. One afternoon, while he was visiting a factory in New York, he . The doctor told him if he like that, he would find a new home in hospital. Semler got the . He changed the way he. In fact, he changed the ways his worked, too.
He let his workers take more so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He them to set their own salaries， their own working hours and he cut all the jobs he thought were , like receptionists and secretaries.
He changed the office： walls, they have plants at Semco, so bosses can't themselves away from everyone else. And the workers are to decorate their work space as they want.
It sounds perfect，but does it ? The answer is in the ：in the last six years, Semco's revenues（收入）have from $35 million to $212 million. The company has gone from eight hundred employees to 3,000. Why?
Semler says it's because of "peer pressure" which makes employees work for everyone else. If someone isn't doing his job , the other workers will not allow the to continue. In other words，Ricardo treats his workers like adults rather than children, and expects them to act like responsible . And they do.
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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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the fourth grade, I discovered my one true love—acting. It is not only fun, but it ____ teamwork and empathy, things I think the world should have more of.
However, I never expected that acting would also teach me to !
In the first semester of my freshman year of high school, my school the play Frankenstein. It’s about a scientist named Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster, and __ the monster destroys the scientist’s life.
I got the lead female of Frankenstein’s girlfriend, Elizabeth. I had been in plays before, so I was very to the rehearsal(排练) process of memorizing lines and then a character with help from the director. But this play was different from one I had ever done before, because Frankenstein and Elizabeth had to kiss in the play a lot. The boy who ____ Frankenstein was very cute, I must say. There was a(n) in which our characters shared “15 kisses”. , the director removed it. But there were still some kissing scenes.
Would we to kiss, or would we actually kiss? Our director 53 having us kiss for real, and for the first few times, it was very . My lips barely touched the boy’s. Many of the other actors and actresses laughed at us.
, one thing about stage kissing that you have to understand is that you are not being yourself. That goes for any . After that experience, I feel like I can any role. It was a big event in my toward becoming a better actress. I feel more being onstage and showing my character’s personality to the . And that is important for getting the message of a play across.
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You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a woman.
One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly had grown to over＄150,000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national .
What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had my life. I am 19 years old and the first of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship.
I was a student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the way I could attend.
One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous . The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money for me, but if anything came up they’d call.
A few days later, I was going out with my mother the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was !
McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is , she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new . She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see on TV—she just smiles.
McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of . Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to when I can some day. So I plan to add to her scholarship fund.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“There’s nothing I can do，theeye doctor told my parents. “Take your baby home. She’s . ” Mom cried. “ I’ll give her a full，happy life，Dad .
As I grew，my parents realized I could see . One day after school，my dad saw me holding Dick and Jane close to my eyes， to read the letters. “Dad，I can’t do this. It’s too . ” I said.
“Honey，you’re not a quitter. I’ll help you. ” He painstakingly drew big enough for me to see and then pronounced them. I learned to read after my father and eventually read Dick and Jane with my classmates. Because of my dad，I had in myself as a reader—until middle school.
One afternoon a student me，“You blind bat. If you get your face any nearer to that page，your eyes will fall out of your head!I ran out of the school in . Dad was home when I burst in. “I thought I was a good ，but the kids are making fun of me.Dad hugged me. “I’m sorry，Pam. But that doesn’t change the . You can read and your classmates can’t take that away from you，right?” to speak， I just nodded. After Dad’s ，the knot (结）in my stomach went away.
Dad taught me to laugh at myself. He reminded me of the time I tried to a sign painted to the floor. Another time，I to eat flowers off an empty plate. When I was ten，I wanted to ride a two-wheeled bike. I heard Dad say to Mom，“I’m not going to hold Pam back from the any kid has. ” On my first attempt，I said，“Dad，what if I fall off?” His was，“You’ll get on and try again. ” ，I learned to skate，climb trees，and so on.
I wouldn’t be who I am today if it weren’t for my dad. He made the for me to be believer in myself.
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