第三节:完形填空:(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices go up, up, and up. “How high can they go ?” is the common question that 46 in the city is asking. But right now, few people seem to have the answer. “ 47 interest rates(利率) stay at about 5 percent, there’s no way of knowing,”, said a local Guangzhou economist.
“It’s crazy,” said Li Hua, who is 48 a house near the river. “In 1993, I bought my first place, a two-bedroom apartment in Haizhu district, for 100,000 yuan. My friends thought that I was overpaying and said it just wasn’t worth it. Five years later , I had to move to Shenzhen. I 49 it for 160,000 yuan, which was nice profit. Last year, while 50 friends here, I saw in the local paper that exact same 51 was for sale for 450,000 yuan!”
It is a seller’s 52 . Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the asking price just to have a chance. Li Hua says the situation is really diffcult. “Whether you decide to buy or decide not to buy, you still feel like you made the 53 decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you don’t buy, you want to kick yourself for passing up a great 54 .”
Everyone says prices must fall, but everyone hopes it will happen the day after they sell their house. 55 government officials have no idea what the future will bring. “All we can say is that these things change,” said the state director of housing. “What goes up must come down.”
46. A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody
47. A. When B. As long as C. Before D. As soon as
48. A. looking at B looking out C. looking after D. looking for
49. A. bought B. sold C. got D. gave
50. A. visiting B. watching C. making D. having
51. A. friend B. apartment C. house D. bedroom
52. A. shop B. home C. house D. market
53. A. right B. wrong C. strong D. weak
54. A. opportunity B. time C. happening D. pity
55. A. Even B. When C. As D. Though
It’s very easy to see why people have bad attitudes. A quick look at the news revealing _21___ with crime, war and corruption (腐败) can easily bring us down. Is it possible to _22__ a healthy, happy attitude when surrounded by these negative things?
Sure it is! It is possible to wake up each morning with a good mood and _23__ the day. Having a positive _24__not only allows us to enjoy life more but also _25__ our health and relationships with others.
To lead a happy life, we need to have a positive attitude. We are responsible for our own _26__; other people can’t make us happy. We need to decide to make ourselves happy. This is wonderful because we don’t have to wait around for someone else to do it for us.
We should surround ourselves with __27_ people. We are influenced by those people with whom we spend the most time. When we have positive friends, we become positive. Otherwise, we become _28__.
We should also use positive_29__. A. L. Kitselman once said, “‘I am…’ are powerful words; be careful when you use them.” We need to replace our negative self-talk with positive words. Don’t say “I hate getting up in the morning.” Instead, try to say “I am _30__to see a new day.” Changing our self-talk will lead us to the changes in our behavior.
21. A. affairs B. questions C. troubles D. problems
22. A. change B. refuse C. keep D. invent
23. A. look forward to B. look down on C. look up to D. look back on
24. A. opinion B. attitude C. influence D. answer
25. A. damages B. improves C. affects D. weakens
26. A. satisfaction B. decision C. happiness D. development
27. A. positive B. friendly C. easy-going D. good-mannered
28. A. anxious B. nervous C. satisfied D. negative
29. A. writings B. pictures C. expressions D. signs
30. A. painful B. bored C. thankful D. surprised
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Love is blind”? If so, you are already 21with a type of mistake in our attempts to understand others: halo effects. This type of mistake 22to the fact that once we form an overall impression of somebody, it could have strong effects on our 23of his personality. 24, halo effects are both common and powerful. For example, most organizations contain one or more “superstars”--- people who have earned the reputation for being unusually 25and capable. Once they have gained such a “halo”, everything they do receives good 26. Ideas that would be regarded as just so-so if suggested by someone else are seen as 27when proposed by these persons. And actions that might be considered risky if taken by others are seen as brave when carried out by these “chosen” men and women.
As you can see, halo effects carry high costs. They may lead some persons to have an 28 high opinion of their own worth, while making things 29for others who are equally deserving. Further, by giving too much influence to persons who are not ready to receive it, and by preventing hidden talent from being 30, they can harm organizations as well as individuals. Clearly, then, it is important to recognize the existence and impact of halo effects; only then can their harmful effects be avoided.
21. A. familiar B. wrong C. connected D. bored
22. A. adds B. extends C. keeps D. refers
23. A. choices B. memories C. judgments D. requirements
24. A. Unfortunately B. Probably C. Hopefully D. Generally
25. A. amusing B. conscious C. fashionable D. talented
26. A. comment B. reply C. effect D. opportunity
27. A. average B. excellent C. funny D. similar
28.A. unexpectedly B. understandably C. unreasonably D. unsuccessfully
29. A. difficult B. disorderly C. valuable D. significant
30. A. harmed B. discovered C. wasted D. protected
Ero Carrera is watching the computer screen in a lab in California as he tracks a new computer virus slowly circling the globe, targeting cell phones. Working from the US office of the Finnish computer 21firm, Carrera knows this virus could be the start of something big and 22 . He’s one of a couple of hundred “virus hunters” worldwide who guard computers and cell phones from 23. That’s the job for these unlikely action heroes of the Internet age, where quick and curious minds are more important than strong 24.
Carrera works with Tzvetan Chaliavski to form the two-man team in California. Like that of other employees in the anti-virus companies in the world, their work is at the battle front of providing 25from the damaging of computer virus, worms and Trojans. They break down software to discover a new virus and crack its code. Then they 26and ship out a software update to customers. Roughly 300 new samples of viruses await the pair on a(n) 27day.
Carrera has created a mathematical formula(公式), to 28easily the software structure of viruses. With it, he is better able to compare the many variants(变种) and families of malware(恶意软件). To his 29, Chaliavski, it doesn’t even matter why someone would create a virus. All that 30is the hunt.
21. A. advertising B. commercial C. printing D. security
22. A. admiring B. exciting C. inviting D. threatening
23. A. attack B. bombing C. competition D. struggle
24. A. heads B. feelings C. muscles D. spirits
25. A. access B. contact C. measures D. protection
26. A. copy B. create C. delete D. download
27. A. average B. original C. previous D. special
28. A. get off B. make out C. pick up D. take in
29. A. assistant B. manager C. partner D. secretary
30. A. ignores B. matters C. overlooks D. rejects
A seeker asks, “I want to make a difference in the world, but there are so many causes crying for attention that I feel deeply confused. I don't know where to put my energy to have the greatest 21. Where do I begin?”
Lynn Answers:
There is no one “ 22” place to begin. Each of us has a different 23place, and the place where we will be of greatest service has to do with where we most want to 24. If we want to have an effect on the world around us, it's important to 25what I think of as our "Area of Power." Our Area of Power is where we feel the most passion to act and have the most 26that results are 27.
If we pray for world peace, but have no vision of what this would look like and no faith that our 28will help, our effect is less than if we pray for peace and harmony in our own 29with a clear picture of what this means and excitement that healing is possible. Without faith that we can 30, our power to help is decreased.
21. A. power B. easeC. effect D. result
22. A. rightB. real C. similar D. exact
23. A. amusing B. endingC. starting D. finishing
24. A. giveB. liveC. act D. dream
25. A. work B. regardC. consider D. identify
26. A. power B. peaceC. faith D. energy
27. A. visibleB. possibleC. reasonable D. accessible
28. A. prayers B. playersC. seekers D. watchers
29. A. language B. way C. world D. family
30. A. make an effortB. make it
C. make a difference D. make ends meet
Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___21___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still 22away. A mother who has not 23the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the 24of over learning, which can be stated as following:Once we have learned something, additional learning increases the 25of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and 26ourselves of poems such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but __27.
The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination,though it may result in a(an) 28grade, is not a 29way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning, 30, is usually a good investment toward the future.
21. A. only B. hardly C. still D. even
22. A. move B. drive C. travel D. ride
23. A. thought about B. cared for C. showed upD. brought up
24. A. result B. lawC. rule D. cause
25. A. accuracy B. unit C. limit D. length
26. A. remind B. inform C. warm D. recall
27. A. recite B. overlearn C. researchD. improve
28. A. passing B. average C. excellentD. discouraging
29. A. convenient B. demanding C. satisfactory D. swift
30. A. at mostB. by the way C. on the other handD. in the end