完形填空（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36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. _36 in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 37 on both sides with many _38 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. _39 , some shops offered _40 .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. _41 in the 1950s, a change began to _42 . Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street _43_ too few parking places were _44_ shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open sp aces _45_ the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed.
And open space is what they got _46 the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls, 47_ as a collection of small new stores _48_ crowded city centers. _49_ by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from _50_ areas to outlying malls. And the growing _51_ of shopping centers led _52_ to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. _53_ the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the _54_ of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 55_ benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.
36. A. As early as B. Early C. Early as D. Earlier
37. A. built B. designed C. intended D. lined
38. A. varied B. various C. sorted D. mixed up
39. A. Apart from B. However C. In addition D. As well
40. A. medical care B. food C. cosmetics D. services
41. A. Suddenly B. Abruptly C. Contrarily D. But
42. A. be taking place B. take place C. be taken place D. have taken place
43. A. while B. yet C. though D. and then
44. A. available for B. available to C. used by D. ready for
45. A. over B. from C. out of D. outside
46. A. when B. while C. since D. then
47. A. started B. founded C. set up D. organized
48. A. out of B. away from C. next to D. near
49. A. Attracted B. Surprised C. Delighted D. Enjoyed
50. A. inner B. central C. shopping D. downtown
51. A. distinction B. fame C. popularity D. liking
52. A. on B. in turn C. by turns D. further
53. A. By B. During C. In D. Towards
54. A. cheapness B. readiness C. convenience D. handiness
55.A. because of B. and C. with D. provided
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Nothing can better illustrate the failure of education in this country than the contrast between millions of college graduates finding it hard to get a proper job every year and the lack of workers in the more industrialized regions.
According to news from Dongguan (东莞), one of the __50__ manufacturing centers in the Pearl River Delta (珠江三角洲) region in South China, “over 90 percent” factories have said they are finding __51__ difficult to employ people from the second half of 2009, when the __52__ began picking up and overseas orders restarted pouring in. Running to full capacity seems a dream that the factories had__53__.
An awkward reality is that only few, __54__, of the new college graduates could really fill the vacancies because the trainings they have received are entirely __55__ from the demands of the jobs. Nor will Chinese cities have enough workforce if they pursue a development model other than export-based manufacturing.
The __56__ for that is simple: The knowledge about management graduates gather is totally out of step with reality, __57__ of them can hardly express themselves in English or compose an email message properly, and __58__ handle even paper work in a law service with the legal knowledge they have.
I __59__ some college teachers, whom I went to college with, that the amount of time an average college student spends on studies today is less than half of what we __60__ in the late 1970s when proper college education was recovered after the “cultural revolution” (1966-76).
“They (the administrations) have enrolled so many students just to __61__ from their parents (tuition and other charges)”, one of the teachers said embarrassedly. “It's a nationwide phenomenon, you know.”
It is hard to believe that a country should not __62__ education so seriously when there are no longer as many young people as before and view its opportunities only in terms of immediate financial gains, which greatly affects the quality of education. __63__, vocational education faces a double threat: frequent ups and downs in the business cycle and that of a flooding of cheap college certificates.
It is __64__ in a country with rapid development in many fields to see little reform and progress in its education system. When colleges are reduced to money-making machines, they cannot help a society create enough workers, thinkers and leaders.
50. A. necessary B. key C. new D. remote
51. A. this B. that C. it D. as
52. A. economy B. country C. city D. industry
53. A. in the near future B. at present time C. from time to time D. in the long past
54. A. and some B. but none C. if any D. because such
55. A. different B. same C. opposite D. similar
56. A. result B. method C. reason D. expectation
57. A. some B. most C. few D. all
58. A. can B. must C. can’t D. mustn’t
59. A. took from B. picked out C. caught sight of D. learned from
60. A. spent B. cost C. wasted D. detected
61. A. cost money B. make money C. create money D. deal with
62. A. put B. set C. make D. take
63. A. Although B. Besides C. However D. Therefore
64. A. common B. likely C. worthwhile D. surprising
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Some people are just sure to be failures. That’s how some adults look at troublesome kids. Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “A bird with a broken wing will __50__ fly as high.” I’m sure that T.J. Ware, who was caught __51__ a year ago, was made to feel this way almost every day at school.
At high school, Ware was always making __52__. He didn’t answer questions, got into lots of fights and was __53__ from school at times. Teachers didn’t want to have him again the following year.
I met Ware for the first time at a meeting. All the students at school had been invited to __54__ for a program designed to have students become more active in their communities. The program __55__ group discussion and voluntary work in their neighborhoods.
In the beginning, Ware just stood by, not ready to join the discussion groups. But slowly, the interactive games __56__ him in… At the end of the meeting, he joined the Homeless Project team. He knew much about __57__, hunger and helplessness. The other students on the team had never seen Ware making such a long, moving speech. They were __58__ with his passionate concern and ideas, so they elected Ware to be chairman of the team with a __59__ vote.
Two weeks later, Ware led a group of 70 students to collect __60__. They collected a school __61__: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. It was enough to feed needy families in the area for 75 days. The local newspaper __62__ the event with full-page article the next day. After that, Ware started showing up at school every day and answering questions from teachers.
Ware’s change __63__ us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. Once it has __64__, it can fly higher than the rest.
50. A. sometimes B. always C. never D. still
51. A. cold B. stealing C. lying D. spitting
52. A. known B. mistake C. fun D. trouble
53. A. absent B. different C. present D. free
54. A. take up B. make up C. sign up D. put up
55. A. contained B. included C. concluded D. increased
56. A. took B. caught C. pulled D. drew
57. A. poverty B. fighting C. robbery D. courage
58. A. disappointed B. surprised C. impressed D. bored
59. A. quantity B. majority C. minimum D. quality
60. A. food B. money C. clothes D. furniture
61 A. rule B. mark C. foundation D. record
62. A. spread B. covered C. printed D. wrote
63. A. requests B. decides C. reminds D. requires
64 A. repaired B. realized C. protected D. healed
完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。将正确选项答案涂在答题纸上。
I was wandering through the streets when I caught sight of a tailor’s shop.I wanted very much to get a new suit and throw off my old 36 .But … I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note.I went in 37 asked if they had a cheap 38 .The fellow I spoke to 39 no answer at first,looked me up and down,noticed that I was almost in rags, 40 said, “just a minute.”
I waited till he 41 his work.Then he took me into a dark back room.He looked through the suits and 42 the cheapest one for me.I put it on.It didn’t fit, 43 it was new and I was anxious to have it,so I said:
“Could you wait a few days for the money?I haven’t any small change on me.”
The fellow looked at me 44 and said, “Oh,you haven’t?Well,of couse,I know that gentlement like you carry only 45 notes.”
I was 46 and said, “My friend,you shouldn’t judge a stranger always by the clothes he wears.I’m quite 47 to pay for this suit.But I’m afraid you can’t change the note.”
“Why do you think we can’t change your note? 48 the contrary,we can!”
I handed the note to him and said: “Oh,very well,I apologize.”
He 49 it with a smile,and then as he looked at the note,his smile froze. 50 the note in his hand,he stood there,unable to talk or move.
36.A.way B.friend C.watch D.clothes
37. A.and B.but C.so D.when
38. A.cloth B.clothing C.suit D.suits
39. A.make B.makes C.making D.made
40. A.have finished B.had finished C.will finish D.is finishing
41. A.have finished B.had finished C.will finish D.is finishing
42. A.choose B.pick C.find D.selected
43. A.so B.or C.but D.and
44. A.warmly B.hardly C.coldly D.kindly
45. A.large B.small C.some D.strange
46. A.mad B.sorry C.hurt D.welcome
47. A.anxious B.able C.tired D.worried
48. A.To B.For C.In D.On
49. A.receiving B.to receive C.received D.will receive
50. A.Holding B.To hold C.Held D.To be held
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Anger is good for you, as long as you control it properly, according to new psychology research. A new study from Carnegie Mellon University ___36___ anger may help you ____37___ the negative effects of stress and help you become healthier.
“Here getting emotional is not bad for you if you look at the case of anger.” Said Jennifer Lerner of Carnegie Mellon. “The more you display anger, the lower your ____38___ responses.”
Lerner studied 92 UCLA students by asking them to count back from 6,200. They must say out loud every 13th number. Researchers interfered with them by asking them to ___39____ faster or ask them other questions. If they made any ____40___ , they had to restart from the very beginning. Many students felt depressed about making so many mistakes or got angry ____41____ the researchers were ____42____ them.
Lerner used a ____43____ video camera and recorded all their facial _____44____ during the test. The researchers ____45____ their reactions as fear, anger and disgust. Other members recorded the students’ blood pressure, pulse and production of a high- stress hormone called cortisol.
People whose faces showed more ____46____ during the experiment had higher blood pressure and higher levels of the hormone. Both can have lasting effects such as diabetes (糖尿病), heart disease, depression and weight gain. When people fear, negative impacts ____47____, but when they get angry, those negatives go down, according to the ____48____. “ Having that sense of anger ____49____ people to actually feel some power in what ____50____ is a maddening situation.” Lerner said.
Lerner previously studied Americans’ emotional response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks two months after the incident. He found people who reacted with ____51____ were more optimistic. These people are healthier ____52____ with those who were frightened during the event.
So in maddening ____53____, anger is not a ____54____ thing to have. It’s a ____55____ response than fear.
36. A. shows B. suggests C. expresses D. insists
37. A. drop B. reduce C. lose D. throw
38. A. mistake B. sadness C. stress D. anger
39. A. read B. write C. speak D. count
40. A. mistakes B. decisions C. changes D. losses
41. A. unless B. because C. if D. until
42. A. watching B. stopping C. interrupting D. recording
43. A. rented B. stolen C. borrowed D. hidden
44. A. spots B. points C. expressions D. smiles
45. A. chose B. regarded C. treated D. described
46. A fear B. anger C. regret D. happiness
47. A. decrease B. increase C. climb D. spread
48. A. plan B. method C. study D. project
49. A. hopes B. leads C. lets D. drives
50. A. actually B. really C. otherwise D. luckily
51. A. pain B. joy C. sorrow D. anger
52. A. compared B. comparing C. satisfied D. connected
53. A. situations B. conditions C. positions D. persons
54. A bad B. good C. proper D. wonderful
55. A. shorter B. bigger C. faster D. healthier
III．完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
"I've been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in 36 it?" said the old lady.
John took over the 37 from her shaking hand and 38 her in a chair. He remembered her rich 39 in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. "It's good, Grandma." He said gently. Then realizing that she couldn't hear him, he shouted 40 her ears. “I think it's very good. I'll 41 it to a publisher."
Ten days later, he reported that the 42 had had time to read only a few pages. But he was so 43 that he had sent $100 for an option（版权）. 44 money would be given as an advance（先付）.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn't get up. The doctor told her that she couldn't 45 more than a few days. She was 46 to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she 47 get the book very soon.
Grandma 48 on until the day the book came into her hands, with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn't see it, sh
e could 49 it. She 50 felt her name with her fingers, tears in her 
eyes. Two hours later, she died 51 , still holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. "Why, it's just blank（空白的）pages!" she cried in 52 John's face turned red. Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn't 53 the little bell when the typewriter came to the end of the line. She would keep on working, not knowing the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were 54 . John did not tell her, for he couldn't take away her only 55 . It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.
36．A．buying B．publishing C．reading D．lending
37．A．papers B．newspaper C．book D．magazine
38．A．sat B．put C．placed D．seated
39．A．lives B．experiences C．thoughts D．family
40．A．onto B．inside C．into
D．on
41．A．throw B．put C．send D．lift
42．A．publisher B．officer C．doctor D．teacher
43．A．interested B．angry C．frustrated D．gentle
44．A．Little B．Much C．Enough D．More
45．A．die B．stay C．last D．remain
46．A．worried B．anxious C．ready D．eager
47．A．must B．would C．could D．might
48．A．did B．took C．made D．lived
49．A．read B．smell C．Hear D．touch
50．A．proudly B．quickly C．carefully D．slowly
51．A．angrily B．peacefully C．willing D．quickly
52．A．anger B．joy C．surprise D．tears
53．A．see B．smell C．Hear D．taste
54．A．missing B．finished C．completed D．ended
55．A．hope B．book C．life D．paper
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