第二节   完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Be careful of those who use the truth to deceive (cheat). When someone tells you something that is true, but  36  important information that should be included, he can create a false  37  .
For Example, a man once told me, “I just won a hundred dollars on the  38  . It was great. I   39  that ticket back to the store and turned it in   40  one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, right? May be, may be not. Then  41  I discovered that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a  42  . He was  43  a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false,  44  he left out important information  45  . That’s called a half—truth. Half—truths are not technically  46  , but they are just as dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this  47  . Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her  48  lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she sought another  49  . One of her opponents put an ad saying, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s  50  . However, an honest statement would have been quite different.
Advertisers will sometimes use half—truths. It’s  51  the law to make false claims, so they  52  to mislead you with the truth. An ad  53  blow its own horn, “Nine out of ten doctors lend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It fails to mention that they only ask ten  54  , and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of  55  deception happens too often. It’s a fact of life: lies are lies, but sometimes the truth can lie as well.
36. A. makes out           B. leaves out                 C. tries out            D. puts out
37. A. chance            B. expression            C. impression     D. translation
38. A. spot                    B. lab                           C. competition          D. lottery
39. A. took                   B. turned                  C. went                 D. looked
40. A. with                   B. as                               C. like                   D. for
41. A. later                   B. formerly                  C. hardly           D. generally
42. A. loser                   B. winner                        C. shame           D. surprise
43. A. wrongly                 B. usually                  C. really                D. right
44. A. since                  B. what’s more                 C. therefore           D. but
45. A. on purpose      B. by accident        C. in time                 D. at first sight
46. A. chats                  B. lies                          C. failures             D. consequences
47. A. fair                       B. court                        C. trick             D. entry
48. A. company             B. fellow                  C. country             D. state
49. A. term                   B. cooperation                 C. election             D. service
50. A. boring                B. shocking                  C. true                  D. wrong
51. A. for                        B. against                        C. through             D. across
52. A. regret         B. forget              C. fail                   D. try
53. A. must                   B. need                        C. should           D. might
54. A. customers           B. patients                    C. reporters           D. doctors
55. A. attractive            B. critical                        C. fair                   D. Sad

Barack Obama became US President in January, 2009. Since then, the world has been watching him closely to see whether he keeps his promises about the economy(经济), foreign policy and health care.

But at home, he has also been under pressure from his two daughters to keep his promise: to give them a new dog as a gift for helping him with his election campaign(竞选活动).

On Tuesday the nation’s first dog, named Bo, came out. It is a six-month-old water dog which is black with a white chest and white paws(爪).

“Bo’s got star quality,” said President Obama as he and his family took a walk with the dog on the White House lawn(草坪) in front of reporters.

He then joked, “ I finally got a friend. It took some time,” mentioning a famous saying, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.”

1.Barack Obama is ______ President now.

A．French           B．British            C．Russian           D．American

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The dog is called Bo.                     B．The dog is six month old.

C．The dog is black and white.                D．The dog is all white.

3.The dog is Obama’s gift to ______.

A．the reporters      B．his wife           C．his daughters       D．his sons

4.What might the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A．It’s not easy to find a dog in Washington.

B．It’s not easy to find a friend in Washington.

C．Dogs aren’t friendly to man.

D．Man isn’t friendly to dogs.

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always   1__   my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.

Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections,   2  I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn't had a chance. I wasn't pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it   __3   to win a school election. I was   4 ___ .

As I cried in my room that evening, I   5   took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming. I decided that I would   6   for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.

I recognized that my   7   had a lot of things in their favor(有利). What were the points that would work in ___8___ favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest  9   was the faith(信念) I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me __10____ from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I   11   my election plans a whole year ahead of time.

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to   12   them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,   13 __  I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election   14 __ , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students   15    .That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was   16   theirs.

Suddenly, I realized that I had   17  much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people   18   the way. I had won the   19   and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and  20   their day.

1.A. admired     B. remembered      C. praised          D. believed

2.A. hoping        B. planning           C. pretending             D. judging

3.A. offered      B. provided       C. meant            D. took

4.A. concerned            B. upset         C. surprised                D. angry

5.A. gradually    B. immediately       C. suddenly                D. impatiently

6.A. pay    B. stand     C. speak             D. wait

7.A. competitors   B. classmates      C. enemies                 D. schoolmates

8.A. their          B. your     C. our                D. my

9.A. problem     B. strength         C. worry             D. dream

10.A. in     B. up          C. out                 D. back

11.A. began            B. discussed      C. announced          D. challenged

12.A. reconsider       B. accompany   C. represent             D. support

13.A. but  B. and        C. so        D. or

14.A. capsule    B. speech C . meeting               D. promise

15.A. nodded          B. gathered       C. cheered               D. cried

16.A. only B. still        C. almost          D. also

17.A. accomplished  B. absorbed     C. devoted                D. developed

18.A. by    B. to C. in         D. along

19.A. announcement  B. recognition      C. conclusion           D. arrangement

20.A. enlarge    B. wish      C. brighten            D. experience

His first fight was for the equal rights of black people in South Africa. Then, as the first black president he fought to unite the country and organize the government. Now Nelson Mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, AIDS.
On March 19 the 82-year-old, former president, hosted his second AIDS-awareness concert. He warned that 25 million people in Africa were already infected with the fatal disease.
Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa in 1918. He was adopted (收养) by the chief of his tribe (部族) and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life.
But he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination ( 种族歧视). He decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in South Africa. Before 1990, under the country’s Racial Segregation Law (种族隔离法), colored and white people lived separately. Black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. Blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people even when there were only a few of them on board.
For his opposition (反对) to the system Mandela was arrested (被捕) and spent 27 years in prison. He was freed in 1990 and become the president of the country after the first elections were held in which everyone could vote.
Mandela was not only a political fighter who attacked with speeches. He was also a trained boxer (拳击手) and fought in the ring when he was young.
“ Although I did not enjoy the violence of boxing, I was interested in how one moved one’s body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat (撤退),” he wrote in his autobiography.
As a skilful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against AIDS. He hopes to win another victory against AIDS.
【小题1】Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing the following except _____.

Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at the White House after serving as First Lady of Arkansas for twelve year. On many occasions, Hillary Clinton has spoken about the need to find the right balance in our lives. For her, the elements of that balance are family, work, and public service.

Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947. An excellent student. Hillary also enjoyed sports and was always interested in politics. Graduating from Wellesley College with high honors, she entered Yale Law School, where she developed her special concern for protecting the best interests of children and their families. It was there that she met Bill Clinton, a fellow student.

In 1973, Hillary became a lawyer for the Children’s Defense Fund. In 1975 Hillary left Washington and followed her heart to Arkansas, marrying Bill Clinton. The couple taught together in the University of Arkansas. Their daughter. Chelsea, was born in 1980. As First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary continued to work tirelessly for the benefit of children and families. She introduced a program training parents to work with their preschool children. Because of her efforts, Hillary was named Arkansas Mother of the Year in 1984. Hillary Rodham Clinton brings her own special talents, experience, style and interests to the role of First Lady of the US. She played a leading part in national Health Care Reform.

Hilary Clinton was elected to the US Senate (参议院) in 2000, becoming the first Lady elected to public office and the first female senator to represent New York. In 2006, Senator Clinton won re-election to the Senate, and in 2007 she began her historic campaign for President. In 2008, she campaigned for the election of Barrack Obama and Joe Biden, and in November, she was chosen by President elect Obama as Secretary of State.

1．What do we know from the first paragraph?

         A．Hillary Rodham Clinton never finds it hard to balance herself in life.

         B．Family, work and public service are all important to Hillary Clinton.

         C．The experience as First Lady of Arkansas led her to the White House.

         D．Before entering the White House, Hillary had worked for the First Lady. 

2．Why did Hillary leave the Children’s Defense Fund?

         A．Because she wanted to marry Bill Clinton who was in Arkansas.

         B．Because she married Bill Clinton and had to move to Arkansas.

         C．Because she found she fell in love with Arkansas.

         D．Because she was offered a better job in the University of Arkansas.

3．Where did Bill Clinton get his high education?

         A．At Wellesley College.

         B．At the Children’s Defense Fund.

         C．At the University of Arkansas.

         D．At Yale Law School.

4．Which is the right order of the following events?

    a. Hillary was elected to the United States Senate.

    b. Hillary was chosen as Secretary of State.

    c. Hillary served as the First Lady.

    d. Hillary supported Obama in his presidential election.

    e. Hillary began her campaign for President.

         A．c, a, e, d, b         B．c, e, d, b, a         C．a, e, c, b, d         D．b, e, c, d, a