第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ___36___ than housewives. Evidence shows that ___37___ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows ___38___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly (相应地) by 2%. All this ___39___ one point: work is helpful to health.

　 　　 Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, __40___ loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel __41___ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ___42___. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as ___43___ between man and reality. By work, people ___44___ each other. By collective (集体的) activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work __45___ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于)___46___.

　 　　 __47__, work gives one a sense of fulfillment (充实感) and a sense of ___48___. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When ___49__ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __50___ a patient or a teacher sees his students ___51___, they are happy __52___.

　 　　 From the above we can come to the conclusion ___53___ the more you work, __54___ you will be. Let us work hard, __55___ and live a happy and healthy life.

36. A. more healthier　　 　 B. healthier　　　 　　 C. weaker 　　 　　　　D. worse

37. A. career women　 　　　 　　B. the busy 　　 　　C. the jobless　　　　 D. the hard-working

38. A. that whenever　　 　 B. whether　　　 　　 C. that though　　　　 　　　 D. since

39. A. comes down to　 　 B. equals to　　　 　　 C. adds up to 　　　 　　　　D. amounts to

40. A. \　 　　　　　　 　　　　B. off 　　　　　　 　　C. in touch with　　　 D. away from

41. A. happy, interested　　　 B. glad, joyful　　 C. cheerful, concerned　 D. unhappy, worried

42. A. busy　　　　　 　　　　 B. free 　　　　　 　　C. lazy　　　　　 　　　 D. empty

43. A. a river　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. a gap 　　　　C. a channel　　 　　　 D. a bridge

44. A. come across　　　　　　 B. come into contact with　 C. look down upon　　　　　 D.watch over

45. A. means　　　　 　　　　 B. stands 　　　 　　C. equals　　　　　　　 　　　 D. matches

46. A. success　　　　　　 　　 B. death 　　　　C. victory　　　 　　　 　D. disease

47. A. Besides　　　　　　 　　 B. Nevertheless　 C. However 　 　　　　D. Yet

48. A. disappointment 　　B. achievement 　　 C. regret　 　　　　　 D. apology

49. A. a worker 　　　　 　　B. a farmer 　 　　C. a writer 　　 　　　　D. a manager

50. A. manages　　　　　　 　　 B. controls 　　 　　C. operates on　　　　 D. deals with

51. A. raise　　　　　 　　　　 B. grow 　　　　C. rise　　　　　　 　　　 D. increase

52. A. in a word　 　　　　 B. without a word　 C. at a word　 　　　 D. beyond words

53. A. that　　　　　　 　　　　 B. which　　　　 　　　　 C. what　　　　　 　　　 D. 不填.

54. A. the lonelier and weaker　　　　　　 　　　　 B. lonelier and weaker

C. happier and healthier　　　　 　　　　　　 D. the happier and healthier

55. A. study well　 　　　　 B. studying well　　 C. study good　　　　 D. studying good

35. ---Did you visit the memorial?---No．We ____it，but we spent too much time shopping．

　 A. needn’t have visited　　　 B. can’t have visited　

C. could have visited　 　　　　 D. must have visited

34. Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, of China, would not play for the rest of the NBA basketball season _____ his foot injury on Tuesday.　

A. due to　　　 B. as to　　　　 C. according to　 D. in addition to