【2015·广东】完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15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。
How long can human beings live? Most scientists who study old age think that the human body is ______ to live no longer than 120 years. However, 110 years is probably the longest that anyone could hope to live —— if he or she is ______ healthy and lucky. Some scientists even say we can live as long as 130 years! Yet, our cells simply cannot continue to reproduce ______. They wear out, and as a result, we get old and ______ die.
Even though we can’t live forever, we are living a ______ life than ever before. In 1900, the average American life span (寿命) was only 47 years, but today it is 75 years!
When does old age begin then? Sixty-five may be out-of-date as the ______ line between middle age and old age. After all, many older people don’t begin to experience physical and mental ______ until after age 75.
People are living longer because more people ______ childhooD.Before modern medicine changed the laws of nature, many children died of common childhood ______. Now that the chances of dying ______ are much lower, the chances of living long are much higher due to better diets and health care.
On the whole, our population is getting older. The ______ in our population will have lasting effects on our social development and our way of life. Some people fear such changes will be for the worse, while some see ______, not disaster, many men and women in their “golden years” are healthy, still active, and young in ______ if not in age.
As the society grows old, we need the ______ of our older citizens. With long lives ahead of them, they need to ______ active and devoted.
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The “Doorman”
On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench and opened the door for us. Regardless of his , he greeted us in a friendly way.
Once inside, my daughters whispered, “Mom, he . ”After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look the dirt. We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many him. Seeing this rudeness truly upset me. The day I became a mother, I had resolved to set a good to my children. Yet sometimes when things didn’t go right, being a good example was . When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck. With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I myself from the meal and went to get them.
Just then, the “doorman” was opening the door for a couple. They rushed past him without even acknowledging his . Letting them in first, I said a loud “thank you” to him as I .
When I returned, we talked a bit. He said he was not allowed inside he purchased food. I went back and told my family his . Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich. The kids looked as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the“doorman”, they smiled. When it was time to our trip, I noticed the“doorman”enjoying his meal. Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily. He then his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted. I suddenly noticed the tears in his eyes—tears of . What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the“doorman”a . He pulled away, with tears down his face.
Back in truck, I fell into deep thought. While we can’t choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude(感恩). I said thanks to a man who had help open a door for me, and also said thanks for that to teach my children by example.
A．heavy B．long C．messy D．grey
A．service B．appearance C．status D．attitude
A．smokes B．smiles C．sniffs D．smells
A．beyond B．over C．around D．into
A．hated B．ignored C．missed D．refused
A．target B．rule C．record D．example
A．stressful B．authentic C．awkward D．tough
A．excused B．freed C．prevented D．withdrew
A．company B．presence C．effort D．attempt
A．quitted B．marched C．exited D．approached
A．before B．unless C．though D．since
A．story B．deed C．experience D．demand
A．concerned B．shocked C．puzzled D．bored
A．make B．start C．take D．continue
A．lifted B．washed C．raised D．waved
A．approval B．affection C．sympathy D．gratitude
A．hug B．nod C．lift D．clap
A．slipping B．streaming C．rushing D．breaking
A．firmly B．instantly C．simply D．politely
A．journey B．wisdom C．opportunity D．challenge
I’d meant to go to Miros that day. I’d packed my bag and was ready. The motor-boat in on time. The sky was cloudy, but the wind wasn’t too strong for the two-hour . I stood at my window, staring at the boat. Then I lost of her, an old light-house partly blocked my view of the harbor. A dozen passengers were their way there. I was about to join them --- when a man’s face at the light-house window.
This was strange, because the light-house had been empty, unused and for thirty years. It was stranger still --- because I’d seen that before. I couldn’t place it but it was, or had once been, familiar to me. I opened my window and across. “I know we’ve met before, but I can’t remember where.”
I him to open his if he could and answer me. He did neither. The face behind the glass motionless (静止). Seeing him more clearly now, I knew he was not looking at me. He seemed to be looking upwards, the clouds. How well I’d known that face, sometime, somewhere!
I again. “We met years ago. Was it in Athens in the 1950s? I used to live in Plaka.”
He didn’t reply nor give any that he’d heard. I went back further, to I was in the navy. “Perhaps we met at sea during the war,” and that thought at once him to mind. Commander Leftis! He was Commander Leftis of course! How could I have forgotten? I’d saved his life once. But surely he …
The motor-boat her bell. I turned my eyes. The wind had risen, but she was pulling . Laughing, I called, “Now I’ve missed her, and it’s your , Commander!”
As the boat drew away, the face at the window faded. minute it was there. Looking up, I could see the whites of the eyes. The minute it was gone.
Well, I didn’t rush to the light-house. I knew that Leftis was dead. He died at sea in 1963 or 1964. But there’s one other thing I ought to tell you: the motor-boat never reached Miros. It was lost in a storm, with all the passengers.
A．reached B．arrived C．went D．came
A．voyage B．crossing C．travel D．boating
A．sight B．way C．patience D．chances
A．searching B．finding C．making D．hurrying
A．placed B．existed C．occurred D．appeared
A．locked B．opened C．rebuilt D．chained
A．man B．face C．window D．light-house
A．jumped B．ran C．shouted D．screamed
A．expected B．hoped C．believed D．asked
A．became B．remained C．seemed D．grew
A．through B．after C．for D．at
A．persuaded B．repeated C．tried D．continued
A．suggestion B．answer C．sign D．action
A．when B．which C．where D．how
A．kept B．brought C．caused D．changed
A．beat B．rang C．turned on D．put on
A．up B．down C．in D．out
A．problem B．question C．duty D．fault
A．Each B．Every C．One D．Some
A．next B．rest C．other D．last
Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles(障碍), I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully____ the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to ____.
Mom had a two-week ____ in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike ____ cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more ____, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane ____. Two days later, both oil and ice were in ____ demand.
In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to ____the storm in their homes, ____ others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more ____ side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most ____ belongings in the car and ____ the East Texas town of Lufkin.
As Ike pushed farther inland, we ____power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our ____ had remained well. Our hopes could not have been ____. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had ____, and it was sitting on our living room, ____ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗).
We wouldn’t be allowed to return home ____ September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof which showed a beautiful blue sky.
Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!”
My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes ____ crying, but ____ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay.
A．observe B．appreciate C．explore D．improve
A．work B．apologize C．recover D．change
A．vacation B．journey C．meeting D．schedule
A．must B．might C．should D．would
A．closely B．constantly C．warningly D．differently
A．adventure B．equipment C．supplies D．reports
A．basic B．high C．pure D．neat
A．get through B．put away C．test out D．suffer from
A．since B．when C．until D．while
A．dangerous B．abundant C．peaceful D．awesome
A．available B．concrete C．prized D．potential
A．set out B．headed for C．settled down D．watched out
A．provided B．reduced C．produced D．lost
A．garden B．house C．pool D．yard
A．clearer B．wilder C．lower D．higher
A．passed B．stood C．gone D．followed
A．leaving B．digging C．filling D．kicking
A．by B．before C．until D．after
A．in spite of B．instead of C．apart from D．in terms of
A．faith B．will C．strength D．laughter
"Efficiency is the by-product of comfort," says Dr. Erwin Tichauer of New York University. To prove this____, Dr. Tichauer uses his capability to find_____ways to do things. _____, he felt that the traditional kind of pliers(钳子）______a better design. The usual____limited hand movement and used unnecessary force because it bent the_____. So he designed a pair of pliers to allow the wrist to remain in a comfortable position.
To improve the design of______and then make work easier, Dr. Tichauer____the old tools. He asks such questions as: why ____a stepladder have four legs____three are more stable? Why dose a screwdriver (螺丝刀) have to be made with straight handles? After testing his____, he has invented a new tool that causes less muscle injury and is more efficient.
Tichauer is not interested in getting ____ from his inventions. In fact, he says, "We _____ people to steal from us. At New York University, we do not patent(注册专利）knowledge or invention."__ __companies have adopted some of his inventions.
As a biochemist, as well as inventor, Dr Techauer____the effect of stress on areas of the body. Even easy______work may put heavy stress on small areas of body and____causes a serious disease. Thus his studies of workers in factories who use the____tool all day long are extremely____in learning about the damage on human body? Dr. Techauer knows that he can not redesign the ____ so he redesigns the tool!
A．argument B．impression C．statement D．expectation
A．unusual B．easier C．new D．correct
A．Especially B．What's more C．Meanwhile D．For example
A．followed B．showed C．needed D．proved
A．design B．habits C．materials D．work
A．body B．finger C．hand D．wrist
A．pliers B．a tool C．a stepladder D．screwdrivers
A．tests B．uses C．fixes D．destroys
A．could B．will C．would D．must
A．if B．because C．when D．once
A．inventions B．theories C．tools D．questions
A．recognized B．famous C．excited D．rich
A．encourage B．prevent C．warn D．forgive
A．Modern B．Research C．Commercial D．Industrial
A．teaches B．studies C．produces D．discovers
A．physical B．daily C．office D．research
A．in time B．in addition C．immediately D．commonly
A．wrong B．old C．same D．heavy
A．suitable B．valuable C．logical D．practical
A．work B．study C．labor D．body
My daughter Julie and I went shopping this morning. A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line. This one had the shortest queue, there was only one guy in it, but he was in a ______ and there seemed to be some complications going on.
Well, I stamped on that little part, and we stepped in _______him. At first, he seemed to be having _____ getting his groceries onto the conveyor belt(输送带). But after a while, I _____ that what he was actually doing was dividing them into two lots.
Still, getting the stuff up there was no_______ task in itself. I ____to help, but he and the checkout lady had it under_____. He asked Julie if she would ______ putting his empty basket away. Then he ______for his wallet which was in a pouch(小袋子)on one side of his chair. The way he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable______ made this quite a stretch for him, so I helped there.
What must it be like, I ________, to be so dependent on other people like that?
The checkout operator came around and gave him his _______ and the items he needed to have to hand. I offered to get ________bigger bag and he said, “ No. but you could do me a favor. Take that lot along to the entrance and give it to Angela.”
I _____did that, leaving Julie with our shopping. Angela, it turned out, was collecting food for people who might otherwise go ___! I hadn’t even noticed her before.
This guy, despite the limitation that his ________condition imposed(强加于) on him, had bought more than twice as much shopping as he needed. He may have been _________ physically, but his heart was more than capable of ________ all that. And it changed my idea of _______ when I realized that the help he had given was ________ the help he had received.
A．taxi B．wheelchair C．grocery D．bench
A．before B．behind C．near D．beyond
A．difficulty B．potential C．doubt D．ability
A．regretted B．recognized C．requested D．realized
A．special B．obvious C．easy D．necessary
A．struggled B．offered C．forced D．preferred
A．control B．consideration C．repair D．attack
A．mind B．finish C．enjoy D．escape
A．hoped B．chose C．reached D．begged
A．leg B．knee C．foot D．arm
A．warned B．wondered C．feared D．insisted
A．change B．bill C．note D．coin
A．more B．another C．other D．the other
A．desperately B．faithfully C．sadly D．Gratefully
A．thirsty B．tired C．hungry D．crazy
A．mental B．natural C．official D．physical
A．admired B．limited C．forgotten D．accepted
A．overcoming B．keeping C．passing D．destroying
A．pride B．patience C．dependence D．bravery
A．other than B．more than C．less than D．rather than