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。
Fight against crime hots up
Forget about tanks, guns, and bombs - India’s latest weapon ___36___ in the garden. The bhut jolokia is the world’s ___37__ chili pepper（胡椒）. Now the Indian Army has a plan to turn its seed into powder and use the ___38___ as a kind of natural teargas（催泪弹）.
The army says the smoking hot powder - which some people claim can stop a charging（向前冲的） elephant – will help to break ___39___ riots and chase terrorists out of ___40___ spaces. Women might also be able to use the power to chase off （赶走）attackers.
___41___ to RB Srivastava, a director at New Delhi’s Defense Research and Development Organization: “This is ___42___ going to be an effective non-toxic（无毒的） weapon because its ___43___ can choke（使窒息）terrorists and ___44___ them out of their hideouts（藏身处）. It would literally（确确实实地） choke them.”
On the other ___45___ of the world, in New York, police ___46___ to track（追踪） down a “vampire（吸血鬼） thief” who tried to steal a taxi driver’s ___47___. Police say that man got into the taxi and asked to ___48___ to a neighborhood in New York City. ___49___ they arrive, he pointed a gun ___50___ the taxi driver and told the driver to give him all his money.
When the taxi driver tried to fight ___51___ the gunman, the man bit(咬) him at least five times ___52___ the neck, arm, and back. After biting the driver, the man ran away ___53___ money.
If only the taxi driver ___54___ some bhut jolokia powder, he might have been able to save himself from ___55___ and to get his money back!
36. A. makes B. grows C. is made D. is grown
37. A. most smelly B. coldest C. hottest D. hardest
38. A. juice B. taste C. power D. powder
39. A. up B. down C. through D. in
40. A. hidden B. hiding C. open D. broad
41. A. According B. As C. Based D. Known
42. A. probably B. definitely C. possibly D. hardly
43. A. smell B. taste C. flavor D. energy
44. A. force B. take C. put D. bring
45. A. way B. side C. corner D. half
46. A. have tried B. has tried C. are trying D. is trying
47. A. car B. wallet C. gasoline D. money
48. A. be taken B. take C. be brought D. bring
49. A. As B. As soon as C. Once D. B and C
50. A. to B. at C. from D. away from
51. A. for B. back C. off D. out
52. A. on B. from C. in D. around
53. A. with the B. without the C. with D. without
54. A. had B. has had C. has D. had had
55. A. biting B. bitten C. being bitten D. being biting
I was born and raised in Minnesota, the USA, but as an adult I have mostly lived in Europe and Africa. I teach cross-cultural management at the International Business School near Paris. For the last 15 years, I’ve studied people in different parts of the world build trust, communicate and make decisions in the workplace.
While travelling in Tokyo recently with a Japanese , I gave a shorttalk to a group of 20 managers. , I asked whether there were any questions or comments. No went up, so I went to sit down. Mycolleague whispered to me, “I think there were some comments, Erin.Do you mind if I try?” I agreed, but I guessed it a waste of . He askedthe group again, “ Any comments or questions”.
Still, no one raised a hand, this time he looked very carefully at each person in the silent audience. Gesturing to one of them, he said, “ Do you have to add?” To my amazement, she “ Yes, thank you.” and asked me a very interesting question. My colleague repeated this several times the audience and asking for more questions or comments.
After the session, I asked my colleague, “ How did you that those people had questions?” He , not sure how to explain it, and then said, “ It has to do with how their eyes are.”
He continued, “In Japan, we don’t as much direct eye contact as you do in the west. So when you asked if there are any , most people were not looking directly at you. But a few people in the were looking right at you and their eyes were bright. That that they would be to have you call on them.
I thought to myself I would ever have learned from upbringing in Minnesota. Since then, I try to understanding behavior in other cultures I encounter, and keep finding the bright eyes in the room.
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A. let B. make C. take D get
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Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets him, especially those who are .For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that ?He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's _. His briefcase always has some gloves. In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and the street .He looks around at .He stops when he someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he , looking for more people with cold .On winter days, Mr. Greenberg gloves. During the rest of the year, he gloves. People who have heard about him him gloves, and he has many in his apartment. Mr. Greenberg doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them .It runs in the .Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the .A pair of gloves may be a thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
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Very often we will have to speak to a large audience. For example, we may need to give a talk, in which case most of us will be shy and embarrassed. There is no for this. If a few simple rules are , anyone can speak well in . First of all, the talk should be well . In this way we a good command of what we are going to say and up our confidence. By working hard we can get some necessary facts or information ; as a result, we feel much .
There are things we should know when we are preparing our . The first one is what we are trying to do and what we want to tell our . The second thing is who our audience will be. If we are talking to , our talk should be simple. If we are speaking to adults or older people, we can make it if necessary. The third thing we should know is for how we should talk, and we should make sure that we to that time.
It has been that the main of any talk is that your should bring you and the audience together. If you keep that in mind and speak clearly and honestly in a(n) manner, your speech will surly be a successful one.
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About two years ago, I was at a stop sign when I heard whimpering (微弱的狗叫声) coming from inside a car parked on the street next to me. It was very and the dog was trying to get some of the cooler fresh air outside the car. Without thinking I my car and got out to help him.
The car was locked and there was no way to the dog. Thinking of the irresponsible owner I became . I didn’t know if I should the window and take the dog or try to contact (联系) the owner. Just then, I a police car on the opposite side of the street. I ran out and flagged it down.
When the police officer helped open the door, the dog both of us and ran quickly behind the house the car was parked in front of. We the dog to make sure he was OK. Then we saw the dog had run: The dog’s owner was in the middle of his garage.
Apparently the man had a condition that caused him to have a(n) . This one was particularly and required medical attention. After the incident I learned that had I not , both the dog and the man would likely have died. I was overcome with and my eyes swelled up. I realized how much of an effect you can have on other people’s lives by doing the thing. I was so quick to assuming the dog’s owner was neglecting (疏忽) his pet. And had the police officer not have been around I may have just left a(n) on the car after I took the dog.
I cannot what I would feel if I knew that man had died because of any number of things that may have went . It made me understand that things are not always as they .
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If you want to stand out, there is no alternative but hard work.
Once a boy in ____clothes full of patches ran to ask a successful building contractor (承包商) in a construction site, “How could I become as _____as you when I grow up ?”
With a _____ at the boy, the contractor replied, “There is a story about three diggers .The first digger liked holding a spade without doing anything but saying that he wanted to be a (n) ___ in the future. The second always liked ____ about the work and his low ____. The third digger liked ______ devoting himself to digging. Later, the first was still holding his spade in the ____ place and the second took an excuse for early _____. Only the third became a boss. Do you understand the _____ of this story? Just go to buy a _____ shirt and work hard .”
The little boy was ____. So he asked the contractor to explain further. ____ the working builders, the contractor replied, “Look at my workers! I can’t remember all their names, and even I have no ____ of some of them. Most of them wear blue shirts. But if you look _____, you will notice a sunburned man in red. He seems to be working harder than others. He is always the first one to work while the last one to leave. It is exactly his red shirt that makes him _____. Soon he will be _____ to my assistant. You know, that is also how I got _____ I am now. I worked hard and wore a striped shirt. My boss ______ me. I also became a boss eventually.”
Success can only ____ action. Working hard is all winners’ shared experience for achieving their dreams.
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