Ⅲ、完形填空(每小题1.5分，满分30分)
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few  36 . On their faces was confidence（自信）. This was their last exam—then on to   37 and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they   38  get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take  39   of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n)   40   task. The professor had said they could bring   41  books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not   42  each other during the test.^
43  they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles   44  on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed   45  the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the   46  faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?”   47  a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished   48  .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I   49 ,” He said. “I just want to impress upon you that   50   you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the   51  you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively  52  in everyday practice.” Then smiling, he added, “You will all  53  this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just   54 .”
They years have   55  the name of his professor, but not the lesson he taught.
36. A. seconds           B. minutes             C. hours                D. days
37. A. interview            B. discussion      C. education          D. graduation
38. A. would                 B. must                 C. had to           D. used to
39. A. hold                   B. control                 C. charge           D. place
40. A. interesting           B. necessary           C. easy                  D. unusual
41. A. no                  B. either                C. any                   D. all
42. A. listen to                 B. look at                 C. refer to                D. talk to
43. A. Nervously           B. Joyfully            C. Quickly             D. Curiously
44. A. appeared             B. changed            C. froze                 D. stopped
45. A. then                   B. as                        C. before           D. after
46. A. pleased           B. worried             C. surprised       D. moved
47. A. Not                   B. Once                 C. Only                 D. Even
48. A. all                     B. none                 C. one                   D. it
49. A. wondered            B. enjoyed             C. hated                D. expected
50. A. right now            B. as though          C. now that            D. even though
51. A. exam                  B. subject                 C. question            D. college
52. A. valuable                 B. difficult            C. common            D. strange
53. A. pass                    B. fail                   C. take                  D. start
54. A. begun                 B. completed     C. failed                D. succeeded
55. A. forgot                 B. remembered      C. strengthened      D. Weakened

二、完形填空
When an NBA player is young he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later when he has aged and been through many battles  36  he learns an important lesson: there is no “I” in “team”.
There is  37  better example of the value of teamwork than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all  38  on three different teams. Yet, none of them had any titles to show for it.  39  last season, they  40  to sacrifice money and individual statistics to play together. Garnett and Allen joined Pierce on the Celtics and  41  the NBA in the process.
It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the most intense athletes in the world. They treat every second of every practice like it is the NBA  42 . If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. So, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their full effort too.
Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He  43  shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and  44  on defense. His  45  showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that  46 .
When the Celtics  47  and the game was almost over, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench.  48 , they stood and cheered and  49  for their teammates. They wanted to support their friends and  50 .
Now, the guys who don’t play know they can still  51  the game by cheering so they scream and cheer when Garnet, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have developed a strong  52 . They are more than just teammates. They are  53 .
The result: the Boston Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and are considered the favorites to  54  the Eastern Conference championship again this year.
There is a saying that  55 , “A successful team beats with one heart.” If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.
36. A. that              B. when                    C. where                D. which
37. A. not                    B. no                           C. never                 D. seldom
38. A. super stars          B. film stars           C. football stars          D. known persons
39.   A. Yet                  B. Though             C. Then                 D. Finally
40.   A. meant              B. planned             C. decided           D. intended
41.   A. created             B. changed                C. maintained         D. altered
42.   A. championship    B. test                   C. practice          D. drill
43.   A. would              B. used to                    C. could                 D. need
44.   A. focused            B. looked                     C. depended               D. relied
45.   A. selfishness        B. selflessness         C. heroism                  D. male chauvinist
46.   A. happened      B. took                    C. came                D. mattered
47.   A. were winning    B. were failing        C. were going              D. were rising
48.   A. However         B. But                     C. Though            D. Instead
49.   A. shouted        B. laughed               C. screamed          D. neighed
50.   A. teammates           B. relatives                   C. families            D. audience
51.   A. effort                      B. afford                     C. effect                      D. affect
52.   A. teamship       B. connection               C. friendship          D.relationship
53.   A. friends             B. brothers            C. comrades          D. teammates
54.   A. beat                 B. defeat                      C. knock                  D. hit
55.   A. writes              B. goes                    C. speaks                 D. talks

二、完形填空(每小题1.5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The famous scientist Albert Einstein died in 1955.His___36__ now is in the central state of Kansas of the U.S. It belongs to a retired (退休的) ___37__ doctor, Thomas Harvey. ___38__ did this happen? And why?
In the 1950s,Albert Einstein and Thomas　Harvey __39__ each other when they both lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein was working at Princeton University____40__ Doctor Harvey was working at Princeton Hospital. When Einstein died, Doctor Harvey was __41__ to examine his body. It was then that he started to study __42__ has become a long time examination of Einstein's brain. His goal was to __43__ some physical evidence(证据)of the scientist's genius(才华)。
Doctor Harvey, ___44__, did not tell Einstein's family that he __45__ the great man's brain. It was only later ___46__ the family learned of Doctor Harvey's work. They did not ___47__ the idea at first. After Doctor Harvey explained his idea to them, they agreed to __48__ him to study the brain Doctor Harvey then asked __49__ scientists to help. They cut the brain __50__ three pieces. They marked each piece before placing it in containers __51__ chemical formaldehyde(甲醛)to protect it. Doctor Harvey has been ___52_ Einstein's brain since then. He has carried it with him as he moved from place to place. He has also lent parts of the brain to other scientists ___53__ study.
Only one researcher has found something ___54__. A doctor at the University of California found that the left part of Einstein's brain has more certain cells(细胞)than __55__. Such cells are known to feed brain. She this may mean that the cells could affect intelligence.
36．A. body             B. heart                 C. brain                 D. head
37．A. actual           B. chemical           C. natural                     D. medical
38．A. What            B. How                 C. Who                 D. Which
39．A. realized             B. recognized         C. learned              D. knew
40．A. as                     B. because             C. while                D. since
41．A. called on       B. called at            C. sent up                 D. sent off
42．A. which               B. how                  C. that                   D. what
43．Ａ. Invent              B. discover            C. prove                D. examine
44．Ａperhaps              B. therefore           C. thus                 D. however
45．A. bought                 B. sold                  C. kept                  D. made
46．A. that                  B. when                C. before               D. after
47．A. hear of                 B. like                   C. suggest              D. offer
48．A promise              B. let                    C. have                 D. permit
49．A. other two          B. two other          C. more two          D. two another
50．A. off                   B. by                    C. into                  D. about
51．A. for                   B. about                C. of                        D. with
52．A. learning            B. studying            C. searching           D. selling
53．A. for                   B. on                    C. into                  D. about
54．A. easy                  B. difficult            C. particular          D. common
55．A. ever                  B. enough              C. usual                 D. Normal

三、完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my
36   , it was the same score.
Later that evening, I    37    told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our    38    much better than an IQ test. We    39    that Michael’s score must have been a    40    and we should treat him    41    as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got    42    grades in the school, especially    43   biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael    44    Indiana University in 1965 as a premedical student. Soon afterwards, his teacher permitted him to take more courses than    45   . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I    46    the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the    47    IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say    48   . “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school! ” It is his special way of thanking us for the     49     we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then    50   another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had    51    the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be     52   .
Children often do as    53    as what adults, particularly parents and teachers,   54 
of them. That is, tell a child he is “   55   ”,  and he may play the role of a foolish child.
36.  A. joy                         B. surprise                    C. dislike               D. disappointment
37.  A. tearfully                  B. fearfully                   C. cheerfully          D. hopefully
38.  A. student                    B. son                          C. friend               D. doctor
39.  A. argued                    B. realized                    C. decided             D. understood
40.  A. joke                        B. mistake                    C. warning            D. wonder
41.  A. specially                 B. strictly                            C. naturally           D. carefully
42.  A. poor                       B. good                        C. average             D. standard
43.  A. in                           B. about                       C. of                     D. for
44.  A. visited                    B. chose                       C. passed               D. entered
45.  A. allowed                   B. described                  C. required            D. offered
46.  A. missed                    B. held                         C. delayed             D. attended
47.  A. high                       B. same                        C. low                   D. different
48.  A. curiously                 B. eagerly                     C. calmly                     D. jokingly
49.  A. faith                       B. interest                     C. pride                 D. delight
50.  A. looked for               B. asked for                  C. waited for         D. prepared for
51.  A. received                  B. accepted                   C. organized          D. discussed
52.  A. imperfect                B. impossible                C. uncertain           D. unsatisfactory
53.  A. honestly                  B. much                       C. well                  D. bravely
54.  A. hear                        B. learn                        C. expect               D. speak
55.  A. wise                       B. rude                         C. shy                   D. stupid

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Everyone needs water and a diet  36   healthy foods. These foods should    37  some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.

   People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods   38    change into energy. Our bodies use different   39  of energy. The energy is measured in calories(卡路里). The more  40  we take, the more calories we burn.  Even when you are   41  , you are using energy---about 65 calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is  42  up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On  43  Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as   44  as 650 calories an hour.

   The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world.  It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is   45  in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many   46  countries in the world. That is   47  lots of people in China have white teeth.

   People in the Western world do not eat   48  healthy foods. They eat too much fat and sugar and don’t take   49  exercise. Because of this, they  50  very easily. In order to   51  with the quick pace(步伐) of their life and work, they eat a lot of fast food. They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato crisps, chocolate, butter and ice cream and so on,  52  are called  53  food by some epicureans（美食家）. The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid    54__ fat and   55  it is advisable(明智的) to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating.

A. above                    B. of                     C. at                     D. over

A. include               B. hold                  C. contain    D. make up

A. which                    B. what                 C. where        D. it

A. numbers             B. amounts            C. plenty        D. deal

A. exercise              B. exercises           C. sport          D. game

A. sleepy                B. running             C. working     D. asleep

A. running              B. adding                  C. burning      D. wasting

A. Children             B. Work                C. Sports        D. Sport

A. much                    B. many                C. few            D. little

A. poor                    B. low                   C. rich           D. plenty

A. more                   B. other                 C. rest            D. others

A. Why                    B. because             C. because of  D. since

A. so                    B. very                  C. much         D. such

A. a number of      B. too much           C. masses of   D. enough

A. lose weight       B. put on weight  C. die             D. stay healthy

A. keep up            B. carry on            C. keep on      D. go on

A. as                     B. these                 C. which        D. they

A. bad                         B. diseased            C. healthy       D. junk

A. to get                 B. becoming          C. to become  D. get

A. keep thin             B. keep fit             C. stay calm    D. fall ill