To be qualified for the job, _____．

       A．one needs to have profound knowledge  

       B．profound knowledge is important  

       C．profound knowledge is a must  

       D．it is required that one has profound knowledge

第四节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、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。

       David grew up poor. He started   26   in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, leaving at 11 am to go to work.

       Lack of money meant lack of   27   opportunities, but he had a   28   for knowledge. In his   29   time he read books on human development, vocabulary builders,   30   that he thought would help him succeed   31   down the road.

       He was a hard worker and rose above his lack of higher education to produce decently for his family,   32   the factory life was taking it toll (造成伤害) on him   33   , emotionally, and spiritually. It was, in his mind,   34   him like a slow poison.

       In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or more hours in the   35   and worked   36   40 or more hours a week teaching   37   computer skills. He worked harder than he   38  had in his life, logging over 100 hours a week on many, many  39  .

       David began applying for jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was shot down many times, but he never   40   . he had a goal and kept after it even when he didn’t feel like it because anything else seemed so   41   . That kind of drive and perseverance (坚持不懈) almost always pays off.

       I’m   42   to say David left the factory and took a job in the computer field. He beat out college-educated applicants with 4-year degrees with his   43   skills.

       This is a true story about   44  . It’s a story about believing yourself. It’s a story about finding what you love to do and following your   45  .     

26. A. studying      B. working     C. entering            D. playing

27. A. educational  B. personal     C. political            D. occasional

28. A. way      B. hope   C. hunger       D. goal

29. A. spare    B. part    C. own    D. school

30. A. something    B. everything  C. anything            D. nothing

31. A. somewhere   B. everywhere C. anywhere          D. nowhere

32. A. and      B. so       C. yet      D. but

33. A. terribly B. personally  C. heartedly           D. physically

34. A. fighting       B. killing C. murdering  D. butchering

35. A. factory B. farm   C. school D. family

36. A. other    B. the other    C. others D. another

37. A. him      B. himself      C. themselves  D. others

38. A. even     B. ever    C. still     D. yet

39. A. positions      B. conditions  C. occasions    D. situations

40. A. gave up       B. gave in       C. gave away  D. gave out

41. A. helpful B. hopeful      C. helpless      D. hopeless

42. A. sure      B. certain       C. sorry   D. happy

43. A. self-taught   B. self-assured       C. self-controlled   D. self-styled

44. A. failure  B. confidence  C. foundation  D. determination

45. A. ideas    B. ways   C. dreams       D. styles

Michael Lewis writes about the inner strategies of sports to fans’ delight, and yet describes the personalities and worlds of his real-life characters with such depth that nonfans will enjoy his writing just as much. He looked successfully at baseball management with Moneyball.  Now The Blind Side examines the increasing value placed on the left tackle(左后卫)position in football, the high pressure world of college football recruiting(招收队员), and in particular, the life of one promising young left tackle, Mike Oher.

Oher’s story’s attractive. The big boy was silent to the point that many people thought he was mentally disabled. Then, in a lucky break, Oher and a friend are admitted to a very white, private high school, far across town from their own poor African-American neighborhood. Oher is unbelievably far behind academically, but he’s taken under the wing of Sean Tuohy, one of the school’s coaches, a wealthy man whose family Oher eventually joins. Before long, though Oher almost completely lacks football experience, he leads him to new athletic heights and brings on a fierce competition from eager college coaches.

Lewis’s book brings on many interesting questions: How did a kid like Oher get so lost in the college recruiting system at first? How far should the system bend to meet the needs of a few student athletes? Are the Tuohys the most selfless, or are they using Oher themselves? If so, does it matter, if it benefits him? And what should we think of the college recruiting system that comes after him? These are just a few subjects raised by this highly readable book.

No fan of football should pass on this good one, but even if your interest in sports is only mild, consider tracking down the works of Michael Lewis.

72．Michael Lewis is ________.

    A. a football player              B. a high school student       C. a book writer     D. a football coach

73．People thought Oher was mentally disabled because ________.

    A. he was too tall and heavy                                     B. he seldom spoke with others

    C. he was too academically poor                               D. he was an African-American

74．The third paragraph is intended to ________.

    A. explore deep meanings of the book               B. tell how hard it is to understand the story

    C. question the poor quality of the book                    D. show what a hot topic the book becomes

75．Which of the following would be the best title?

A. The Blind Side: Progress of a Game               B. Michael Lewis: Thinker of Real Life

C. Where Is College Recruiting System Going?   D. Where Are the African-Americans Going?

—I just received a letter from one of my old school friends.

—______

    A. How come?              B. You bet.                          C. Congratulations!              D. That’s nice.

Parents’ opinions on studying abroad differ greatly _____their children’s ____their aims.

A. in; from      B. from; in         C. from; about     D. in; on

 ---- I will come to attend your lecture at 10:00 tomorrow.

---- I’m sorry, by then my lecture will have ended and I _____ in my office.

A. am working           B. will work              C. will be working    D. will have worked

--Haven’t you been to the Great Wall since you came to China?

   ---_____. But how I wish to !

A. No, I have    B. Yes, I have    C. No, I haven’t     D. Yes, I haven’t

The yellow house ______  windows face south is the one ____I bought

last year.

A. whose; that B. whose; where      C. which; where      D. where; which

    Close your eyes and imagine you are living in the next two centuries or more. You’ll be living in a world filled with smart robots, which will be helping you to take care of your children, or your elderly parents in your home. You’ll live much longer thanks to the medicine made by genetic (基因的) science. And mankind may be going farther in space than ever before ––you will be living on the moon or Mars.

    How should we view the changes that wait for us in the future? Should we be optimistic about the years ahead, or worried about what the future holds? Some scientists and experts are having a discussion about how technology, science and society will develop in the future.

    “I’m looking forward to the day when more technology will come to my life,” says John Searle, a professor at the University of California Berkeley Philosophy, “because I think further research in such areas as genetics, physics, chemistry and medicine will help us to overcome poverty, improve health, and

make life longer.”

     Hugh Herr, at MIT’s Biomechatronics Group, considers very powerful weapons (武器) as concern (担心) over the future. Another is the growing role of technology in our lives. “Machines taking over what humans do is not a good thing,” Herr says.

    That is a similar concern shared by Daniela Cerqui, a social and cultural scientist. “I am afraid that the long-term future we are building will have no space left for human beings,” says Cerqui. “The main values of our society are related to information that must progress as quickly as possible, and computers are much better than humans in these tasks.”

60. The first paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A. how science will develop in the next two centuries 

B. how people will live in a modern society  

C. what life would be like in the future  

D. what computers will bring to our society

61. What is John Searle’s attitude towards the future of technology?

A. Worried.    B. Optimistic.   C. Uncertain.   D. Disappointed.

62. The underlined word “That” in the last paragraph refers to______.

A. the poverty problem in the future           

B. machines taking over what humans do

C. the technology of weapons

D. the health problem of humans

63. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The future––full of hope or concern?

B. Great changes will take place in the future

C. The relationship between technology and humans           

D. The role of robots and computers in the future

What would you do if you were lost in the dark forest at night? The first sensible lesson is that you shouldn’t bother trying to find your way in the dark at all, but just stay put until dawn. Because then you won’t trip over things? No, mainly because you’ll have an idea of direction. The sun rises in the east. But you will be amazed at how many people forget they know that. Apparently, the area underneath a holly bush provides a good makeshift shelter — they are thick, and evergreen. The next thing to do — or rather not to do — is panic, for the obvious reason that unless there is someone there to hear you scream, it will get you nowhere. Just try to think of nice, happy things.

There is always a point in films when a person who is lost in the desert or the snow, dehydrated(脱水的) and exhausted, comes across a set of their own footprints and realizes they have just walked in a huge, round circle. It is wrong to owe it to the unequal strengths or different lengths of your legs. Experiments prove that, without the sun or the moon (or landmarks) as a fixed guide, lots of small errors add up over time so the brain can’t correctly identify the “straight ahead” direction. To just get out of somewhere, pick a spot on the horizon and just head for it.

There are several ways to find directions in the dark, and by far the best is to establish north using the stars. Most people can identify the Plough, which is part of Ursa Major. It looks a lot like a saucepan. The Plough rotates through the sky, but let’s imagine the saucepan lying horizontally (水平地), with its handle on the left. You need to trace a line from the star at the right-hand base of the pan, through the star at the right-hand rim (边沿), and follow it upwards; the north star is roughly five times the distance between those two “pointer” stars. Then drop a vertical line from the North Star to the horizon and that’s north.

“Tonight is very cloudy and I can’t see the Plough.” Maybe luckily, it is quite windy. Keep in mind that almost all of our weather comes from a south-westerly direction. (This only works if you are in the British Isles). To find the direction, you can throw light bits of dried-out grass in the air and see which way they blow; or, if there are clouds and patches of clear sky, see which way they blow across the stars. You can also get an idea of direction from leggy plants. If they look as if they have been blown over, they will probably be pointing north-east. If they are simply leaning in one direction as they grow, there’s a good chance that is south (they will be reaching towards the sun). The last thing to do is to judge your direction and off you go.

68. What might be the best title of the passage ?

A. How to survive in the forest                     B. How to protect yourself in the forest

C. How to direct your way out of the wild                D. What to do if you are lost

69. Which of the following pictures matches the description of the position of the north star? 

70. Why will people often walk in a circle if they are lost in the desert or the snow?

A. Because without anything to refer to for directions, the brain will be confused by errors.

B. Because one of the legs is longer and stronger than the other.

C. Because the desert or the snow usually covers a large area for people to get across.

D. Because people usually feel dehydrated and exhausted in the desert or the snow.