完形填空题(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)
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，选出最佳选项：
I found out one time that day a favor(帮助) for someone could get you into a lot of trouble.
I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me 36 something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned(斜靠) over her way and 37 that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of 38 and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, 39 I took it out of my pocket and put it on the desk.
Later, after the test papers had been 40 , the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed（离开）. As soon as we were 41 , she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she mentioned how 42 it was to stand on your own two feet and be 43 for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about 44 and emphasized(强调) the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really 45 themselves. She made me promise that I would think 46 about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could 47 . I walked out of the room 48 why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to 49 to the girl next to me, it looked as though I was 50 answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to 51 about the pen, but all she could say was that it seemed 52 to her that I hadn’t mentioned anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. 53 I tried to explain that was just doing the girl a 54 by letting her use my pen, I’m sure she continued to 55 that I had cheated on the test.
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---What’s the chief ______ of the world this year?
---I think the Twin- Tower was destroyed.
A．business B．matter C．event D．affair
Mr Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not satisfied with life. He did not sleep well and his food did not 21with him. The situation lasted for some time. Finally, after a 22of sleepless nights, he decided to consult his doctor. The doctor advised a change of 23. “Go abroad,” he said, “But I’m not good at foreign languages,” said Mr Smith. “It doesn’t matter,” said the doctor. “It won’t 24you to talk a little less. Go on a voyage. Take plenty of exercise. Try to reduce your weight, 25rich food.”
Mr Smith went to Switzerland. He did not know French or German, and had to communicate through gestures. He attended a physical training course. The instructor made him bend his knees, swing his arms, stretch his neck and shake his head rapidly. He had to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs 26. After a time his muscles grew hard and firm. The life suited him; he almost put aside his financial 27and nearly forgot the importance of making more money. He even began to 28individual trees and individual birds. He ate and slept well. Finally he returned home. But unfortunately his improvement was temporary. Soon he was a 29businessman again, worried about his property, his profits, his savings, his success in a 30society, and things in general.
21. A. agree B. taste C. suit D. fit
22. A. series B. course C. number D. few
23. A. situations B. surroundings C. weather D. life
24. A. stop B. hurt C. help D. prevent
25. A. eat B. prepare C. avoid D. try
26. A. highly B. widely C. alternately D. regularly
27. A. hardship B. debts C. worries D. success
28. A. see B. notice C. glance D. consider
29. A. rich B. happy C. normal D. successful
30. A. struggle B. business C. miserable D. competitive
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