第二节：完形填空 (共20小题，每题1分, 满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved（心爱的）__21__child．But they may not realize that they will have to “__22__” the love as their__23__ones grow old．They will have to__24__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their_   25  _parents and grandparents．China is becoming__26_  country．
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one   27   10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to   28   from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The    29    for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this__30__is under stress as the market economy puts millions of young Chinese on the road__31__better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents__32_．Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__33__for support when they’re old．China has increased its basic social security（基本社会保险）plan which is__34__protecting those__35__, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, __36_they are still not highly developed．
As more people grow__37__, China will have fewer working people, __38__will slow down economic growth．According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should __39__its people to have more than one child in the future__40_China should keep its labor population and total population size stable（稳定的）．
21．A．only        B．lonely    C.friendly        D．heartily
22．A．take up  B．take back  C．pay back D．pay for
23．A．hated     B．loved       C．tired      D．hearted
24．A．care for    B．bring up   C．look for    D．pay attention to
25．A．daughter’s or son’s     B．niece’s or nephew’s
C．wife’s or husband’s       D．aunt’s or uncle’s
26．A．an old      B．an aging   C．a developing    D．a developed
27．A．where       B．when     C．which       D．that
28．A．an article  B．an email   C．a magazine      D．a report
29．A．conclusion      B．character       C．figure      D．survey
30．A．tradition   B．opinion  C. saying          D．way
31．A．in favor of      B．in search of   C．in the way of    D．in the face of
32．A．out   B．off   C．ahead     D．behind
33．A．friends     B．relatives    C．parents     D．children
34．A．an act      B．a case       C．a program       D．a plan
35．A．in danger        B．in need     C．in desperate      D．in disaster
36．A．but    B．or     C．and   D．so
37．A．strong    B．realistic  C．rich   D．old
38．A．as     B．which       C．what  D．that
39．A．forbid      B．promise   C. encourage        D．order
40．A．so that      B．though      C．even if     D．because

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their ears, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries (食品杂货) saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

I was so grieved that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick ii up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity (人性) as a whole. And it has influenced (影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

1.Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A．The man's job was bike racing.              B．It was their only possession.

C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed.               D．They used it for work and daily life

2.We can infer from the text that ________

A．The couple worked 60 hours a week         B．people were busy before Christmas

C．the stranger brought over the bike          D．life was hard for the young family

3.How did people get to know the couple's problem?

A．From radio broadcasts.                   B．From a newspaper.

C．From TV news.                          D．From a stranger.

4.The underlined word "grieved" in paragraph 3 probably means________.

A．upset            B．pleased           C．frightened         D．lucky

5.What do the couple learn from their experience?

A．Strangers are usually of little help.           B．One should take care of their bike.

C．News reports make people famous.          D．An act of kindness can mean a lot.

If you boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he’d better offer you more money to do so — or even double that depending on where you live now. That’s because Moscow has just been found to be the world’s most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.

Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment(娱乐).

A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a CD $24.83, and an international newspaper $6.30, according to Mercer. By comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger(汉堡包) is a steal at $4.80.

London takes the No.2 place, up from No.5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estimates(估算) London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days. Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New York, while No.5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly.

Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world’s most expensive cities. But both have fallen since last year’s study — New York came in 15^th, down from 10^th place, while Los Angeles fell to 42^nd from 29^th place a year ago. San Francisco came in a distant third at No. 54, down 20 places from a year earlier.

Toronto, meanwhile, is Canada’s most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82^nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No. 21 worldwide.

1.What do the underlined words “a steal” in Paragraph 3 mean?

2.London has become the second most expensive city because of ______.

3.Which city is the third most expensive on the list?

4.Which city has dropped most on the list in North America?

What’ s the fastest way to learn a language?

Learning a new language seems hard and frightening as

we look back on the years of grammar and translations in

school．Yet babies communicate t eighteen months and speak

the language fluently before they go to school.

Firstly and most importantly, a child’ s natural language-learning ability exits only in a speech environment free of translations and explanations of translations and explanations of grammar．Secondly, a child’ s language learning speeds up by constant feedback（反馈）from family and friends．Thirdly, children learn through play.

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Which of the following as is TRUE about Rosetta Stone?

       A．You can learn only a few languages.

       B．You will get some advice in time during learning.

       C．You may take part in the language school today.

       D．You can get your money back after seven months.

The main purpose of the text is to         ．

    A．tell adults how to 1earn a language well

    B．present readers to buy CDs of Rosetta Stone

    C．present some problems of learning languages

    D．compare adults and children 1earning 1anguages

If there’ s a$499 program，you order it today and pay        .

    A．$479    B．$459    C．$449        D．$439

The passage is most 1ikely to be a（ n）           ．

    A．education paper                  B．review on 1anguage

C．science report         D．advertisement for a product

There was a Greek shopkeeper in a small corner shop in London. She taught me about the     of an act of kindness, which has motivated me to give.

On the day I went to that shop, I was      with a very high fever. I had been off work for days and I had        out of food. Because I had been working so hard since I had       to town, I also had no friends who could help.

So I went out to get some food.      , I would have gone to the supermarket, but on this      , I went into the Greek shop because it was closer. I       a few things, which revealed the     that I lived alone. Then I       them to the shopkeeper, who told me, “You are unwell.” I       rather shyly. She pointed at the things I was buying and      “I can make you a sandwich, so you don’t have to do it yourself.”

So, she made the sandwich and asked me to       a moment. She went in the back room and reappeared with a container of hot soup.” It will       you up,” she said with a smile.

         What really warmed me up,       , was not the soup. It was her      that told me she cared. Her kindness made me feel cared for when I was particularly       .

And it       me. It made me want to be as       as the shopkeeper. I had been quite shy, but, from that day on, I did not let shyness prevent me from        random acts of kindness.

         I was determined to        the joy… and I haven’t felt lonely since!

1.A. power            B. method        C. lesson           D. cause

2.A. sick              B. angry          C. satisfied         D. nervous

3.A. made             B. sold           C. run             D. eaten

4.A. arrived           B. turned          C. moved          D. saved

5.A. Normally         B. Officially       C. Formally         D. Probably

6.A. chance           B. occasion        C. point            D. reason

7.A. picked up         B. took in         C. gave off          D. made out

8.A. news             B. fact           C. secret            D. idea

9.A. handed           B. lent           C. returned          D. threw

10.A. paid             B. listened                C. nodded           D. followed

11.A. promised        B. wondered     C. introduced        D. offered

12.A. leave           B. stop          C. wait               D. last

13.A. warm           B. take           C. put                D. catch

14.A. thus            B. even         C. still                D. though

15.A. permission       B. choice                 C. smile              D. view

16.A. bored           B. curious                C. guilty              D. lonely

17.A. surprised        B. inspired                C. developed                D. punished

18.A. patient          B. lovely         C. kind               D. pure

19.A. performing       B. judging       C. accepting        D. helping

20.A. hold            B. spread         C. enjoy              D. value