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第二节: 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和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I think we should try to find a happy memory, something to lift us up on those unpleasant days. I'm saying this because I think I just found mine!
I had some work in Glasgow then. I was on a really 36 schedule, which meant I would have no time for myself all day. I was having one of those days, the train was completely 37 and the conversation going on around me seemed to be particularly 38 . Besides, I had a bit of a headache. _39 quickly across the station hall, I fished some 40 from my pocket. There was usually someone at the exit 41 The Big Issue ( a magazine that helps homeless folk earn a living).
_42 the crowd parted ways at the bottom of the hall, I saw someone selling the
Big Issue. She really looked like she'd been sleeping 43 . Her clothes were 44 and she obviously hadn't had a scrub up (擦洗) for quite a while.
As I 45 the exit, I saw that she was 46 from side to side. At first I thought maybe she was trying to keep 47 against the biting wind. But she wasn't, she was moving in time to a 48 . I couldn’t hear her, but I could see her lips moving.
When I got closer, I saw a white 49 hanging from her elbow and noticed that she had sunken eyes. She was 50 , dirty and living on tile streets. I came closer and through the 51 of the traffic I heard her 52 the immortal (不朽的)line, "... and I think to myself, what a wonderful world!"
I bought her last magazine for twice what I'd originally 53 . She thanked me, then she 54_ her belongings and went tapping off along the pavement – still singing!
So, I have my happy 55 for the day. And I think it will stay with me a long, long time.
36. A. enjoyable B. relaxing C. tight D. tiring
37. A. crowded B. delayed C. loaded D. crashed
38. A. moving B. interesting C. pleasing D. meaningless
39. A. Crawling B. Walking C. Wandering D. Searching
40. A. cigarettes B. sweets C. change D. paper
41. A. selling B. buying C. collecting D. delivering
42. A. With B. Since C. Until D. As
43. A. comfortably B. rough C. soundly D. anxiously
44. A. ragged B. costly C. tidy D. fashionable
45. A. left B. passed C. approached D. examined
46. A. jumping B. climbing C. rolling D. rocking
47. A. active B. energetic C. warm D. awake
48. A. dance B. tune C. step D. sound
49. A. issue B. arm C. stick D. log
50. A. deaf B. lame C. mad D. blind
51. A. noise B. music C. voice D. whistle
52. A. recite B. compose C. read D. sing
53. A. expected B. charged C. intended D. organized
54. A. picked up B. throw away C. put down D. hid away
55. A. decision B. memory C. program D. design
Standing on the top of a church tower not far from our home in Rome, Father said to me, "Look down, Elsa." I gathered all my and looked down. I saw the crisscross（十字形）of twisting, turning streets to the square in the centre of the village.
“See, my dear,” Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get where you want to go by one road, try ."
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the lunches that were served at school. But she because she could not believe the lunches were so bad.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not . Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a(n) .
At school the next day, I secretly my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I the cook into serving it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked . She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅）, "The cook must have gone mad!" Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the Father taught me. I knew where I wanted to go in life — to be a fashion designer. And on the way to my first small success I found the road .
I was busy getting ready to my winter fashions. Then just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike. I felt so depressed that I was that we would have to cancel the presentation show the clothes unfinished. Then it dawned on me. Why not show the clothes unfinished?
We worked hurriedly and the showing took place as . Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were only made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material. In this way we were able to show what colors and textures the clothes would have when they were finished. It was our showing that caught the attention of the public, and for the clothes poured in.
Father’s wise words had guided me once again. There is more than one way to the square always.
A．strength B．breath C．courage D．belief
A．linking B．appealing C．taking D．leading
A．each B．another C．none D．the other
A．awful B．special C．fascinating D．delicious
A．regretted B．agreed C．complained D．refused
A．comment B．submit C．oppose D．handle
A．conclusion B．plan C．rest D．image
A．drank B．spat C．poured D．flowed
A．talked B．forced C．sent D．urged
A．terribly B．naturally C．perfectly D．shortly
A．get through B．take up C．look into D．make up
A．class B．lesson C．story D．idea
A．occupied B．smoothed C．blocked D．widened
A．show B．provide C．follow D．lead
A．curious B．doubtful C．determined D．sure
A．apart from B．or else C．rather than D．or rather
A．usual B．supposed C．scheduled D．unexpected
A．patterns B．colours C．drags D．scarves
A．meaningful B．common C．ordinary D．unusual
A．criticisms B．orders C．designs D．budgets
What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent Ants Tribe about the lifeof some young people flock (聚集) to Beijing after university, describes the graduates, like ants, as smart but as individuals, drawing strength from living together in communities.
The book, which is based two years’ interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing, in mid September, about a month before an announcement from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates had been by Sept. 1.
For the book’s chief editor, Lian Si, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, that piece of statistic says about the real situation for many of these graduates. “I am always how many of these employed college graduates are leading a decent life,” Lian said. “I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates, whose stories are known.”
The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” on the outskirts of Beijing, large number of college graduates . Most of these graduates work for or medium-sized businesses, less than 2,000 yuan a month. They live together because it’s : the rent in these communities is only around 350 yuan a month. Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.
Tangjialing, a small 20 kilometers from Tiananmen Square, has around 3,000 villagers, but has become a for more than 50,000 migrants, most of them from all over the country. Lian describes the students’ as five-or-six-storey buildings with two or three people crammed together in each room of about 10 square meters. Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.
A．film B．story C．book D．magazine
A．who B．what C．which D．whose
A．leaving B．studying C．going D．working
A．meaningful B．meaningless C．important D．tiring
A．up B．on C．at D．out
A．camp up B．came on C．came along D．came out
A．fired B．interviewed C．employed D．graduated
A．much B．little C．some D．more
A．wondering B．researching C．studying D．telling
A．rarely B．well C．always D．often
A．which B．that C．why D．where
A．work B．study C．relax D．live
A．small B．big C．famous D．unknown
A．earning B．thinking C．shopping D．paying
A．expensive B．comfortable C．cheap D．convenient
A．city B．town C．community D．village
A．original B．young C．rich D．poor
A．school B．hotel C．home D．company
A．benefit B．differ C．come D．suffer
A．lives B．dormitories C．buildings D．restaurants
If you give employees the right to telework, be careful! The very technology that enables working from home could be 1 its value to your company. Although productivity may increase in the short term, working from home may prevent your teams from working 2 .
While remote workers may indeed be happier, more carefree and 3 , that doesn’t mean it’s good for their 4 . A company is more than just the work that needs to be done, plus the workers who are there to do it.
A healthy organization has a 5 that allows the sharing of values and ideas and the 6
of competitive spirit that allows a company to be flexible and creative.
However, working from home can fail to motivate remote workers in the same way as a/an
7 company environment. As a result, companies 8 — despite the increases in productivity and happiness that come with teleworking.
In work environments where co-workers socialize and have 9 lunchtime chats, some real learning gets done. A lot of information 10 takes place, which allows the very same workers to increase their 11 to the organization. There is something 12 about spending the time together, about sharing meals, about 13 ideas, and about asking.
Magical or not, the fact remains that teleworking generally doesn’t work well. As technological change 14 and marketplace pressures increase, companies need to become more flexible and creative, just to keep up.
Strange as it sounds, the very technology that made teleworking a real option is now requiring workers to remain in the 15 .
A．testing B．destroying C．keeping D．assessing
A．effectively B．normally C．formally D．separately
A．attentive B．talkative C．productive D．sensitive
A．workers B．companies C．health D．family
A．leader B．rule C．party D．culture
A．sense B．cost C．way D．lack
A．independent B．different C．special D．shared
A．develop B．survive C．suffer D．expand
A．official B．regular C．required D．planned
A．exchange B．technology C．gap D．search
A．availability B．damage C．value D．disappointment
A．reasonable B．magical C．psychological D．typical
A．discussing B．changing C．welcoming D．selling
A．varies B．differs C．accelerates D．stops
A．place B．house C．distance D．office
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．moved B．proud C．satisfied D．active
A．phoned B．visited C．emailed D．interviewed
A．paused B．refused C．hesitated D．agreed
A．discovered B．knew C．explained D．replied
A．seriously B．nervously C．patiently D．quietly
A．fooling B．blaming C．inviting D．urging
A．hardship B．pressure C．failure D．comment
A．by B．on C．with D．in
A．disappeared B．spread C．returned D．improved
A．compare B．struggle C．survive D．compete
A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．decorating B．cleaning C．repairing D．leaving
A．disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．trouble
A．relevant B．subjective C．private D．reliable
A．broadcast B．create C．assess D．publish
A．prepare B．recover C．escape D．concentrate
A．energetic B．endless C．enjoyable D．typical
A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．expect C．afford D．pretend
Ever so long ago ,two young men , Edmund and Oswald, appeared in court.
Edmund said to the : “I gave Oswald , who I was my best friend, a costly gold ring and I asked him to it till I returned home. Now he says that he knows about it .”
his hand on his heart , Oswald said : “I swear I know nothing about the . I am afraid that Edmund has been in his mental powers since he .”
The judge said : “ Edmund, were there any witnesses who could that you gave the ring to Oswald ?”
Edmund replied : “45 in the field where we were at the time there was nobody. We were talking beneath an old oak tree and there we were .”
Oswald said : “ I know as little of the oak tree as I do of the ring .”
The judge said : “ Edmund , go to that again and bring back a branch of that oak tree. Oswald ,you wait here in the meantime, Edmund comes back .”
So Edmund left. After some time the judge said to Oswald: “How is it that Edmund is taking so long to ? Go to the window and see if you can see him returning the road.”
Oswald said : “Oh , my Lord , he wouldn’t have even the tree yet ----the tree is over an hour’s walk from here.”
When the judge heard this ,he was very .
“You were telling a !You know as much about the tree as you do about the ring. For the year while you are in prison you will have time to think about the of always telling the truth .”
A．policeman B．doctor C．judge D．lawyer
A．defined B．expected C．noticed D．thought
A．hide B．sell C．keep D．break
A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything
A．using B．placing C．waving D．feeling
A．illness B．tree C．ring D．law
A．cheated B．affected C．inspired D．amused
A．went on B．went along C．went by D．went away
A．prove B．understand C．agree D．predict
A．surprisingly B．unfortunately C．finally D．generally
A．close B．wise C．alone D．busy
A．while B．since C．once D．until
A．return B．wait C．leave D．walk
A．around B．ahead C．along D．aside
A．ignored B．reached C．planted D．remembered
A．sad B．worried C．angry D．terrified
A．lie B．joke C．story D．secret
A．same B．next C．only D．other
A．advantage B．difficulty C．question D．necessity
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