第二节完形填空 (共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41-55各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Playing organized sports is such a common experience in the United States that many children and teenagers take them for granted. This is especially true __41__ children from families and communities that have the resources needed to organize and sponsor sports programs and make sure that there is easy __42__ to participation opportunities. Children in low-income families and poor communities are __43__ likely to take organized sports for granted because they often __44__ the resources needed to pay for participation __45__, equipment, and transportation to practices and games __46__ their communities do not have resources to build and maintain facilities.
Organized youth sports __47__ appeared during the early 20th century in the United States and other wealthy nations. They were originally developed __48__ some educators and experts __49__ that the behavior and character of children were __50___ influenced by their social surroundings and everyday experiences. This __51__ many people to believe that if you could organize the experiences of children in __52__ ways, you could influence the kinds of adults that those children would become.
This belief that the social environment influenced a person’s overall development was very __53__ to people interested in reforms at the beginning of the 20th century. It caused them to think about __54__ they might control the experiences of children to __55__ responsible and productive adults.
41. A. among         B. within              C. on             D. towards
42. A. entrance              B. access           C. chance          D. route
43. A. higher         B. less                   C. more          D. fewer
44. A. shrink          B. tighten                 C. limit          D. lack
45. A. bill                     B. accounts            C. fees           D. fare
46. A. so               B. for                    C. and           D. but
47. A. last                     B. later                  C. first           D. finally
48. A. before         B. while                C. until          D. when
49. A. realized              B. recalled             C. expected     D. distributed
50. A. specifically  B. largely             C. strongly     D. exactly
51. A. moved         B. led          C. put            D. convinced
52. A. precise         B. precious            C. particular   D. clear
53. A. encouraging B. disappointing    C. upsetting  D. surprising
54. A. what            B. how                  C. whatever    D. whom
55. A. produce              B. provide             C. grow          D. become

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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
When I was young, my grandmother used to tell me stories. I’d like to  36  with you one of my favorites.
Once, there was a young boy. He was very  37  because he couldn’t keep his friends. He asked his father  38  this was so. His father  39  replied, “Son, each time you say or do something that  40  one of your friends, hammer a piece of wood into the  41  .” The curious boy did  42  he was told and soon he made fence(篱笆)  out of the wood.
“Father!” he cried, “I can’t get out! I am blocked by this fence!”
“Well, Son, each time you say something  43  to a friend, you can take one piece of wood out.”
The boy  44  this, too. On the first day he took out one piece of wood and on the second day he took out  45  two. On the third day he took out  46  more. Finally he had  47  all of the wood. “But Father!” he cried again, “Look at the  48  in the ground! They are big and dark! Oh, how ugly!”
“Son,” his father said, “this is why you aren’t able to  49  your friends. Remember: when you hurt someone’s feeling, no matter what you do to  50  for it, there will always be a scar(伤痕) in his  51  .”
From that day on, the boy was very  52  of his words and actions and he  53  hurt his friends’ feelings again.
I always keep this story close to my heart. It has  54  me lot. I am always careful not to hurt any of my friends because they are people that I wouldn’t want to  55  .
36. A. argue                  B. discuss                C. share                 D. compare
37. A. happy            B. upset               C. friendly               D. frightened
38. A. what             B. how                 C. when                 D. why
39. A. just              B. hardly                C. also                   D. once
40. A. leaves            B. pleases                C. hurts                 D. amuses
41. A. wall              B. ground               C. field                 D. door
42. A. that               B. which               C. when                D. as
43. A. surprising       B. interesting                  C. nice                    D. bad
44. A. did               B. made                 C. refused               D. said
45. A. other             B. another              C. the other              D. others
46. A. few               B. some                 C. any                  D. no
47. A. removed        B. repeated              C. replanted              D. recycled
48. A. sand              B. dirt                    C. holes                    D. sticks
49. A. make              B. meet                   C. keep                    D. stay
50. A. turn up          B. take up                C. bring up               D. make up
51. A. heart              B. face                    C. neck                   D. hand
52. A. afraid            B. careful                C. proud             D. fond
53. A. always                  B. ever                     C. never                         D. already
54. A. found            B. taught             C. lent                     D. saved
55. A. avoid                   B. admire                C. respect                D. lose

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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race.   36   look very strong and fast.37   one runner speeds ahead and wins the race.The other  38    .

Some athletes can reach great    39   such as winning an Olympic gold medal. Others never live up to their   40  . What kind of preparation before a race or before other kinds of events makes the    41   ?

Everyone knows that athletes try to    42   their bodies. But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as   43 . Careful study indicates that the best athletes win  __44  because they think they can win.

Positive thoughts seem to provide the edge for   45   in sports. People who say “I know I can do this” to themselves over and over   46    find that they have the advantage to win.On the other hand, people who think“I can,t win”often __47.

One procedure that helps many athletes is creating    48  in their mind. They are told to think of each jump they must make to   49  . Some use pictures that are more fanciful. One skater liked to think about a star bursting inside her,    50    her with energy. Another athlete who wanted to feel   51   pictured himself as a bird floating in the air.

Next time you want to do something well, try training your    52    to help you. Perhaps a teacher or other instructors can   53   you plan your training. If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see improvements in   54   you really can do. Positive thinking and pictures ___55   in your mind can help you win!

36. A. Neither              B. All                           C. Each                        D. Both

37. A. But                    B. So                      C. Or                       D. And

38. A. falls down    B. leaves behind     C. leaves alone              D. falls behind

39. A. prizes      B. goals          C. medals        D. places

40. A. promise          B. name             C. level          D. ability

41. A. progress              B. mistake                C. achievement         D. difference

42. A. determine    B. expand                     C. strengthen         D. extend

43. A. possible     B. interesting         C. difficult            D. important

44. A. partly          B. entirely                    C. completely        D. mostly

45. A. failure         B. luck                         C. success                     D. competition

46. A. often           B. never                C. hardly               D. rarely

47. A. fail         B. succeed              C. understand         D. expect

48. A. ideas           B. thoughts                   C. wonders                   D. pictures

49. A. fail                     B. run                          C. win                          D. go

50. A. giving         B. helping                    C. taking           D. tiring

51. A. encouraged  B. calm                        C. excited                     D. anxious

52. A. mind                  B. body                     C. brain                 D. imagination

53. A. help                   B. advise               C. allow                D. persuade

54. A. which          B. that                     C. what                        D. how

55. A. made                  B. hung                        C. discovered         D. created

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-10各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If you have been dreaming of becoming an astronaut after you grow up, get start now! An astronaut needs a strong body and mind. Shenzhou VI astronauts are able to live upside-down. They do this not just during sleep, but also when eating and going to the toilet. Before they  1   the space, they had lots of practice. Each upside-down training time lasted 20 days.

       Chinese astronauts aren’t just spaceship  2   but also machine repairers and scientists. They have to know every part of the spaceship and how it works.  3   something goes wrong, they’ve got to know  4   repair it. Also they do scientific experiments in space.

       Shenzhou VI astronauts know how to live in  5  . They took a knife, a gun and some dye with them into space. If they land in forests, the knife and gun can  6   them from wild animals. If they  7   the sea, the dye can color the seawater around them yellow. This can drive  8   sea animals away.

       Astronauts must have strong  9  . They can’t get a headache and be sick. With many things to   10   , they’ve got no time for sickness. Do you still have a long, long way to go?

A. went through                              B. flew into               C. stayed at D. lived at

A. teachers      B. coaches                 C. inventors              D. drivers

A. If               B. Unless                  C. So                        D. While

A. what to       B. why to                  C. how to                  D. when to

A. the world    B. the wild                C. trouble                 D. space

A. prevent       B. protest                  C. predict                  D. protect

A. fall into      B. jump into              C. fly over                D. fly across

A. harmless     B. lively                   C. dangerous             D. selfish

A. bodies         B. minds                   C. healthy                 D. encouragement

A. bring        B. take care               C. tend                     D. look forward to

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

       When I was a girl, in the deserts of Somalia（索马里）, my family was nomadic（游牧的）,   36  with our animals, and leading a happy life．

       I was about thirteen  37 my father called me at the end of a hot day．“Come and  38  here．” He said．“I’ve found you a  39 ! We have arranged that he will  40  me five camels．“ That night I ran away．I was  41．For almost three weeks, I walked  42  the desert, and finally I got to my auntie’s house in Mogadishu．Auntie’s husband was an ambassador（大使）, and in a few months I  43  Britain to work at his London house．

       One day a  44  called Michael Goss saw me in the street．He took my picture and the photographs were  45 ．“You should try and do  46 ,” he told me．When my aunt and uncle  47  Africa, I stayed in London．I found a place to stay and got  48  at McDonald’s before I  took Michael Goss’s photographs to an agency one day．They  49  me to a studio, and my picture appeared  50  of the Pirelli calendar．Soon after that, the agency got me  51  in the James Bond film The Living Daylights．

       That was seven years ago．Since then I’ve done modeling all over the world and I’ve had frequent  52  in magazines such as Vogue and Elle．I have  53  hosted the US music program Soul Train．

       Once  54  five camels, now I can  55  up to ??5000 for one day’s work．I have gone from the bottom to the top．

A．working hard                B．living together        C．looking after         D．moving around

A．when                      B．after                C．as                  D．before

A．listen            B．sit                  C．work               D．see

A．business          B．boss               C．husband             D．chance

A．support           B．provide             C．share               D．give

A．excited           B．worried             C．frightened          D．surprised

A．around            B．through             C．inside              D．beyond

A．flew to           B．stayed in            C．chose              D．left

A．director          B．editor          C．photographer     D．writer

A．satisfied       B．beautiful            C．well-mannered       D．young

A．designing      B．photographing   C．dressing         D．modeling

A．moved to             B．changed for          C．returned to          D．started for

A．something to eat       B．a job               C．a bedroom     D a workroom

A．sent                  B．wanted              C．ordered             D．informed

A．in the list             B．on the cover          C．in the ads           D．on the page

A．a rise                 B．a job               C．a part              D．an actress

A．interviews             B．performances        C．visits               D．appearances

A．already         B．even               C．yet                 D．still

A．looking after   B．feeding              C．worth              D．as much as

A．pay           B．spend          C．give              D．earn