第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Chinese tennis is entering a golden time. In recent years there has been an explosion (激增) of　36　female tennis players bursting onto the global scene. And this couldn't have come at a　37　time with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just months

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These young girls have both strong will and talent.　39　the way is Li Na， who may have the　40　name in women's tennis， but she has a big reputation(名气). Li Na is China's top ranked player and the first to have　41　into the world's top 20.

After　42　nearly six months of the season with a serious injury， the 25??year??old　43　an impressive comeback by winning the Australian Women's Hardcourt Tennis Championships.

In the world of professional tennis， Li's refreshing sense of humor proved to be a hit both on and　44　the court(球场).

“My husband said he had a special gift for me　45　I won，” Li Na said after lifting the prize cup. “That’s 　46　I tried so hard today. I wanted a special gift.”

The Wuhan girl　47　tennis at the age of eight after being discovered by a coach who had　48　her playing badminton. After years of hard training， Li Na turned　49　in 1999 and has become one of the most successful Chinese tennis players.

With her solid groundstroke (击落地球) and aggressive (攻击的) mindset， she　50　the first Chinese tennis player to win a WTA Tour　51　.  Then two years later， she was the first Chinese to make　52　into the last 16 of Wimbledon， which led to her being　53　number 16 in the world last January.

Li is now looking forward to winning a　54　at the Olympics. “The Olympics are very important for us，” she said. “I am more motivated after my recovery　55　I feel my desire for the Olympics is bigger than ever before.”

36.A.pleased  B.talented  C.excited  D.interested

37.A.good  B.better  C.best  D.well

38.A.along  B.before  C.away  D.later

39.A.Knowing  B.Leading  C.Showing  D.Finding

40.A.biggest  B.longest  C.smallest  D.shortest

41.A.broken  B.walked  C.dropped  D.changed

42.A.playing  B.wasting  C.sparing  D.missing

43.A.returned  B.made  C.kept  D.brought

44.A.over  B.off  C.in  D.around

45.A.unless  B.if  C.whether  D.that

46.A.what  B.how  C.because  D.why

47.A.went on  B.met with  C.took up  D.set out

48.A.spotted  B.heard  C.minded  D.persuaded

49.A.competitor  B.player  C.professional  D.coach

50.A.found  B.became  C.got  D.helped

51.A.event  B.team  C.project  D.race

52.A.one  B.this  C.that  D.it

53.A.praised  B.ranked  C.received  D.announced

54.A.reward  B.score  C.gold  D.prize

55.A.and  B.or  C.but  D.while

Phoenix people awoke on Wednesday to a thick cover of dust on their cars , streets and just about everything else outside after a big sandstorm.

The storm on Tuesday evening grounded airplanes and led to traffic tie-ups . At the height of the storm , visibility（能见度）was reduced to zero . Sandstorms are not uncommon in Arizona and other desert areas , but the size of this one and the dust it raised were highly unusual. “The greatness of this event was really exceptional, ” said Ken Waters , a meteorologist (气象学家) of the Na-tional Weather Service in Phoenix.“People who have been living in Arizona for 30-35 years say this is the biggest one they’ve ever seen.”

“The storm was driven by 60-mile-an –hour winds that collected the sand into a rolling brown cloud and sent it moving across the city , briefly damaging the lights of downtown Phoenix as it passed through . The sandstorm ran about 150 miles before dissipating, and at its peak（最高点） might have grown to as large as 100 miles wide and more than one mile high . The more dust it picks up , the higher the cloud goes, ” Mr. Waters said.

Arizona’s continuing drought –some areas have had no rain for four months – only made conditions worse . The drought in southern Arizona is the fifth-most extreme in the past 50 years . “The sandstorm closed Phoenix International Airport for about 45 minutes starting around 8 p.m , when visibility was reduced to one –eighth of a mile.” said Julie Rodriguez , an airport spokeswoman . “ Two flight were canceled and sand was also blown into some buildings.”

“Several thousand homes lost power in the area after the winds blew down power lines . The winds turned over a truck on Interstate 8 near Casa Grande , but caused no serious injuries,” officials said.

61. What happened in Arizona on Tuesday evening?

A. People living there covered their houses with dust.

B. Many traffic accidents happened that night.

C. An unusual sandstorm hit Phoenix City.

D. Some airplanes fell down to the ground at night.

62. We can learn from the second paragraph that 　　　.

A. there are few sandstorms in most part of Arizona State

B. people in Arizona haven’t seen sandstorms for 35 years

C. it is uncommon for desert areas to see sandstorms

D. the sandstorm on Tuesday affected people’s normal life

63. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “dissipating ” in Paragraph 3 ?

A. Happening.　　　 B. Moving .　　　　 C. Lessening .　　 D. Strengthening.

64. The big sandstorm caused the following EXCEPT　　 .

A. some areas in Arizona have had no rain for four months

B. Phoenix International Airport closed about 45 minutes.

C. homes got power off because power lines were blown down.

D. a truck was turned over by the winds with no one killed.

65. You can probably read this text in a(n)　　 .

A. tour handbook　　　　 B. business magazine　　

C. newspaper report　　　 D. advertisement board