第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon  41  into complaints about pressure in work and life.

While the guests were talking, the professor went to the  42  and prepared coffee. Then he   43  with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups — porcelain (瓷) , plastic, glass, crystal, some  44  looking, some expensive, some delicate (精致) — telling them to  45  themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee  46　 hand, the professor said, “If you noticed, all the nice-looking, expensive cups were taken up,  47  behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is  48  for you to choose the best for yourselves, that is the  49  of your problems and pressure. Be assured that the cup itself  50  no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. Though  51  all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you  52  the best cups directly. And then you began  53  each other’s cups.”

The professor paused and then went on, “Now consider this: Life is the coffee and the jobs, money and  54  in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and  55  life and they do not change the  56  of life. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we  57  to enjoy the coffee God has  58  for us. God brews the coffee, not the cup…Enjoy your coffee!

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just  59  the best use of everything.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the  60  to God.

41. A. stopped              B. looked            C. became           D. turned

42. A. kitchen              B. bedroom         C. study                D. living-room

43. A. went                  B. got                  C. returned           D. turned

44. A. plain                  B. clean              C. ugly                  D. fine

45. A. enjoy               B. help                      C. offer                D. devote

46. A. for                  B. by                   C. in                    D. with

47. A. falling                    B. leaving            C. hiding               D. keeping

48. A. natural                B. formal            C. necessary      D. important

49. A. answer                B. cause               C. result                D. reason

50. A. adapts                 B. puts              C. applies             D. adds

51. A. as             B. that              C. what                 D. which

52. A. cared for          B. called for     C. looked for       D. went for

53. A. facing                B. eyeing            C. smelling       D. tasting

54. A. condition            B. attitude           C. position        D. situation

55. A. contain              B. include           C. control                 D. experience

56. A. quality                      B. color         C. cost          D. style

57. A. manage         B. start                 C. hope            D. fail

58. A. shown              B. taken        C. sent           D. provided

59. A. keep            B. make                     C. take                 D. hold

60. A. complex         B. remains           C. rest              D. complaints

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。(满分２５分)                       
After my brother died in an accident , my mother was inconsolable(痛苦的，极其伤心的). I was only 4 years old at that time, but I still understood the seismic shift（地震的改变） in my mom’s attitude towards safety. Suddenly, everything around us was potentially dangerous.
I grew up with a lot of restrictions（限制）that were meant to protect me. I couldn’t walk home from school by myself even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn’t attend parties, or go to summer camp, because what if something happened to me. My life was divided into “things you should avoid” and “things you needed to do in order to have a good , long life”.
I became a natural worrier. I worried about things like getting cancert, losing my wallet, car accidents, and earthquakes-disasters big and small, real and imagined.
When I was 14, my mother died suddenly in a car accident. That loss, on top of my brother’s unnatural death, could have paralyzed(瘫痪) me. But at my mom’s funeral, I made a choice. I could either live out the rest of my life trying to be “safe”　or I could be brave enough to live out a fulfilling, exciting and, yes, sometimes dangerous life.
I began constantly forcing myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact, I’ve developed a rule for myself: If it scares（使….害怕） me, I have to do it at least once. I’ve done lots of things that my mom would have worried about: I’ve ridden a motorcycle, I’ve dived, I’ve tried rock-climbing, I’ve traveled a lot.
Courage（勇气，勇敢） isn’t a natural attribute (性格) of human beings. I believe that we have to practice being courageous; using courage is like developing a muscle. The more often I do things that scare me, the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could. I’ve also come to believe that fear can be good thing if we face it.
写作内容
1. 以约３０词概括以上短文的主要内容；
2. 然后以约１２０词写一篇短文谈谈你对培养勇气的看法，并包括如下要点：
1).勇气是否需要后天的培养；
2).以你自己成长的经历（真实的或虚拟的）举例说明。
写作要求:
可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文句子。

When I was small and my grandmother died I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.　　

   So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that crying does so, too.　　

Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to be helpful. Study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.　　

Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and more friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don’t even know we’re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.　　

Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering — can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don’t fight it. It’s a natural — and healthy — emotional response (反应).　　

1.Why didn’t the author cry when her grandmother died?　　

A. Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.　　

B. Because she did not love her grandmother.　　

C. Because she was too shy to cry at that time.　　

D. The author doesn’t give the explanation.　　

2.  It can be inferred from the text that ______.　　

A. there are two ways to keep healthy　　

B. crying does more good to health than laughing　　

C. crying and laughing play the same roles　　

D. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health　　

3.According to the author, which of the following statements is TRUE?　　

A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.　　

B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.　　

C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.　　

D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.　　

4.What might be the most suitable title for the text?　　

A. Power of Tears                    B. How to Keep Healthy　　

C. Why Do We Cry                     D. A New Scientific Discovery

Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite “Why, thank you,” but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and had) reflect about your personal qualities?

Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy－the ability to put yourself into someone else’s head and heart. We’re all able to do this; in fact, we’re born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced（加强）－by our parents, teachers, friends .When it isn’t, we’re not able to understand other people’s feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional（情感的）qualities.

Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping ,and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know.

We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Ignoring the tradition won’t make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.

1.The underlined expression “you had missed the mark” means “you had failed to     ”.

A. make her feel better

B. keep your friendship

C. receive a present in return

D. get the expected effect

2.Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced.

B. Emotional changes influence one’s choice of gifts.

C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with.

D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers.

3.In the third paragraph, the author tells us that        .

A. attention should be paid to the receiver’s responses

B. one learns from what he did in the past

C. the choice of girls reflects one’s emotional qualities

D. one should spend more time choosing gifts

4.The best possible title for this passage is “　　　”.

A. Ways of Choosing Gifts

B. An Important Tradition

C. Exchanging Presents

D. Message in a Gift

Michel is a young girl who works for the police 21  a handwriting expert. She has helped   22  many criminals  by using her special talents　　When she was fourteen, Michel was already  23  interested in the differences in her friends'   24  that she would spend hours  25  them. After  26  college she went to France for a  27  two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is  28  for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 29  of what she needs to know simply   30 looking at the writing with her own eyes,  31  she also has machines  32   help her make   33   different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often   34  great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good   35  of what kind of person the    36   is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow    37  I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she  38 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman  39   she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be   40 , however.