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16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The Price of a Dream
　　I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 　16　 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 　17　 a dream.
My dream was 　18　. By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 　19　 anything that moved on the football field.
I was also  20　. My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 　21　to believe in myself. He 　22　 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 　23　 with Coach John changed my life forever.
　　A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 　24　 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 　25　 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
　　When I told John, he was 　26　 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 　27　 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 　28　, trying to think of the right　29　　that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　30　 in me.
　　“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.
　　“Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
　　That simple question made  31    for me the difference between  32 　something at once and having a 　33　. I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34    year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 　35　 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
16. A. happy                 B. polite　             C. shy　                        D. honest
17. A. live                    B. have　　　       C. make　　　           D. need
18. A. athletics                 B. music　　　     C. business　　              D. money
19. A. kick                   B. play                   C. pass　　　　             D. hit
20. A. right                   B. popular　　       C. lucky　　　             D. honest
21. A. how                   B. why　　　        C. when　　　           D. whether
22. A. gave                   B. taught　　　     C. brought　　　          D. asked
23. A. accident                 B. matter　　      C. problem　　            D. experience
24. A. aim　　　　    B. idea　　　       C. start　　　　           D. purpose
25. A. keep　　　      B. end　　　       C. give　　　　           D. pick
26. A. mad　　　　     B. mournful　             C. frightened　           D. shameful
27. A. living　　　     B. playing　　        C. working　　            D. dreaming
28. A. moving　　      B. nodding　　       C. shaking　　           D. hanging
29. A. answers　　      B. excuses　　        C. words　　　            D. ways
30. A. sadness　　    B. regret　            C. hopelessness           D. disappointment
31. A. direct　　　　  B. clear　　           C. straight　　　      D. bare
32. A. wanting　　　    B. changing　　       C. dreaming　　           D. enjoying
33. A. wish　　　　　 B. goal　　　                 C. score　　　　      D. desire
34. A. following　　　 B. same　　           C. previous　　            D. very
35. A. charged　　　　B. got　　　　         C. offered　　       D. presented

Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn，New York in 1917.Her mother was away for much of her　36　.So her grandmother helped raise her.
At the age of sixteen，Lena　37　work as a dancer at the famous Cotton Club in New York City.After　38　 voice lessons，she soon began performing there as a singer too.At the age of nineteen，Lena moved to Pittsburgh and 　39　Louis Jones，who was an actor.　40　，their life together did not last long.But they had two　41　，Gail and Edwin.
In 1940，Lena Horne became the first African American to travel and　42　with an all white jazz band.She　43　made records and performed at New York City’s Café Society jazz club.This was the first nightclub in the United States　44　racial barriers (隔阂).Many jazz clubs during this period had　45　 performers，but few allowed them to watch the　46　as part of the audience.
Lena Horne became very　47　.After performing at a club in Hollywood，California，she　48　filmmakers.So with the help of some filmmakers，she soon　49　making movies.Lena Horne said that she was able to make movies　50　she was the kind of black person that white people could accept.But she said this was the　51　kind of acceptance.It was because of the way she　52　，not because of how good she was or how hard she worked.
However，through her hard work，she helped　53　racial barriers.During her sixty year career as a performer，Lena Horne earned people’s　54　and respect.She used her fame to　55　social injustices(不公正)toward African?Americans.

完形填空

　　If you want to stay young, .sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who said that most of our brains are not getting enough 1 ; and as a result, we are growing old unnecessarily 2 .

　　Professor Matsuzsawa wanted to fund out why quite 3 farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to 4 and reason (推理) at a rather early age, and how the speed of getting old could be 5 down.

　　With a team of researchers at Tokyo National University, he set about 6 brain volumes (容量) of a thousand people of different ages with different jobs.

　　Computer technology helped the researchers to get most 7 measures of the volume of the front and side parts of the brain, which 8 something to do with intellect (智力) and feelings, and 9 the human characters. As we all know, the back part of the brain, which 10 tasks like eating and breathing, does not contract (萎缩)with ages.

　　Contraction of front and side parts was 11 in some people in their thirties, 12 it wag still not found in some sixtyyearold.

　　Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to 13 the contraction 14 the head.

　　The findings show that contraction of the brain begins 15 in people in the 16 than in the towns, Those with 17 possibility are lawyers, 18 by university professors and doctors. 19 workers doing the same work 20 in government offices are as likely to have contracting brains as the farm workers.

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The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 　36　 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food stuck in her 　37　and could hardly 　38　.?

    The driver, Mr. White, 　39　 his siren (警报器) and flashing light, and started speeding toward the 　40　 hospital, fighting against 　41　. The cars ahead of him pulled out of way 　42　 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance the parents were shouting at him to 　43　, since Ally almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic 　44　, with the red “stop” light shining. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking 　45　 his left and right as he did so.

    Coming towards him from his right was a 　46　. The driver had the windows 　47　, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not hear the ambulance.

    The lights were 　48　, so he drove straight 　49　 into the path of the ambulance. Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked back to see 　50　 little Ally was. He was 　51  to see relief instead of fear in the face of the parents.

    “Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is 　52　 again.”?

    “It must have been the crash (撞击),” said her husband. “It 　53　 the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning normal, and she was crying in a loud 　54　 healthy voice.

They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the 　55　, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

1.A. worried            B. excited      C. angry            D. surprised

2.A. mouth             B. nose      C. throat           D. ear

3.A. talk　            B. breathe       C. cry                  D. hear

4.A. turned on         B. opened on　   C. turned off       D. sped up

5.A. best              B. biggest　     C. first            D. nearest

6.A. time              B. cars          C. policemen    D. speed

7.A. that              B. as            C. there        D. if

8.A. stop              B. slow down C. hurry            D. keep safe

9.A. lights            B. signs         C. policemen    D. marks

10.A. at                   B. to                C. down     D. forward

11.A. taxi             B. car           C. truck        D. train

12.A. up               B. down          C. open         D. covered

13.A. red              B. green         C. yellow       D. out

14.A. out　            B. away          C. on           D. off

15.A. who              B. what          C. where        D. how

16.A. lucky　          B. astonished        C. worried      D. happy

17.A. crying              B. breathing      C. smiling      D. talking

18.A. made             B. let           C. knocked      D. pulled

19.A. and              B. with          C. or　             D. but

20.A. driver               B. accident      C. girl         D. reporters

　　　 with an important decision, one that can affect his future, he doesn’t know what to do.

A．Face             B．Facing            C．To face           D．Faced