完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ___16___ than housewives. Evidence shows that ___17___ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows ___18___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly(相应的) by 2%. All this ___19___ one point: Work is helpful to health.

Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, _20__ loneliness and solitude. Researches show that people feel __21__ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ___22___. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as __23___ between man and reality. By work, people ___24___ each other. By collective activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of  work _25__ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于)___26__.

__27___, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of ___28___. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When ___29_ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __30___ a patient or a teacher sees his students ___31___, they are happy __32___.

From the above we can come to the conclusion ___33___ the more you work, __34___ you will be. Let us work hard, __35__ and live a happy and healthy life.

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

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

18．A．whenever     B．whether           C． though             D．since

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

20．A．on          B．at               C．in        D．away from

21．A．interested    B．joyful     C． unhappy    D． worried

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

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

24．A．come across         B．come into contact with    

C．look down upon          D．watch over

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

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

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

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

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

30．A．manages              B．controls        C．operates on             D.  deals 31．A．raise                   31．B．grow  C．rise                            D．increase

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

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

34．A．the lonelier and weaker                  B．lonelier and weaker

         C．happier and healthier                      D．the happier and healthier

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

Do people ever consider the possibility that, if they’re exposed to increased reports about a social problem, it’s the reporting that has increased rather than the problem? It’s increasingly clear that this is the case with school bullying（欺凌）：Only news reports about it have increased, not the behavior itself. In fact, both bullying and fear of it are down among US middle school students

The rate of students who reported fearing an attack or harm at school at all has dropped dramatically, from nearly 12% in 1995 to less than 4% in 2011. For black and Hispanic students, it’s an even more encouraging shift—from more than 20% of both groups of students worried about being attacked at school to less than 5% in 2011.

The decline in actual physical violence in schools is even more dramatic: It was down 74% between 1992 and 2010, according to the latest US Department of Justice data.

What about cyberbullying? Online harassment increased from 6% in 2000 to 9% in 2005 to 11% in 2010 between, and it’s interesting to note that it increased less between 2005 and ’10 than in the first 5 years tracked. Because social media is very much a reflection of school social life for young people, the peer aggression seen in social media is a lot like the peer aggression seen on school bathroom walls. So once it finds its “dead level,” it will probably decline in the same way verbal and written aggression have.

Besides education and crime prevention at the social level, medicine treatment and better access to mental healthcare also contribute to this downward trend in victimization of self and others.

The rise of social media is what people don’t typically think of as a positive force in society. But Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire says, “These technologies might have prevented crime and bullying by providing more ways of help, more forms of social supervision, and interesting activities that destroy forms of alienation(异化) that lead to crime”.

1.From the first paragraph we learn that __________.

A. school bullying has increased because of increased reports

B. school bullying has decreased because of increased reports

C. the number of reports on school bullying has increased

D. the number of reports on school bullying has decreased

2.The underlined word is closest in meaning to "_________".

A. crime                      B. aggression                       C. surfing                     D. communication

3.The cyberbullying is still increasing probably because ________.

A. it isn't as easy to control as the other school bullying

B. it hasn't been concerned by the governments

C. it isn't part of school social life

D. it hasn't come to its top level

4.Finkelhor believes that social media have a ________ influence on the falling trend of school bullying.

A. positive                   B. negative                           C. major                                D. slight

We often use the words “growth” and “development” as if they meant basically the same thing. But this may not always be the case. One can easily imagine instances in which a country has achieved higher levels of income (growth) with little or no benefit coming to most of its citizens (development).

In the past, most development policies were aimed at increasing the growth rate of income per capita (人均所得). Many are still based on the theory that benefit of economic growth will come to all members of society. If this theory is correct, growth should encourage development.

By the early 1970s, however, the relationship between growth and development was being questioned. A major study by the World Bank in 1974 concluded that it is now clear that more than decades of rapid growth in developing countries has been of little benefit to & third of their population.

The World Bank study showed that increase in GNP per capita did not promise important improvements in such devel??opment indicators as nutrition (营养), health, and education. Although GNP per capita did indeed rise, its benefit came down to only a small part of the population. This realization gives rise to a call for new development policies. These new policies favor agriculture over industry, call for national redis??tribution (资源分配) of income and wealth, and encourage programs to satisfy such basic needs as food and shelter.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s the international macroeconomic crises (大规模的经济危机) of high oil prices, worldwide recession (衰退) and the third world debt, forced attention away from programs designed to get rid of poverty. however, the lesson remains: economic growth does not prom??ise economic development. Efforts may be required to change growing output capacity (能力) into economic benefit that reach most of a nation’s people.

What do we learn from the first paragraph about the relationship between growth and development?

A. Growth and development refer to the same thing.

B. Growth always brings about development.

C. Development is not a necessary result of growth.

D. Development is a reliable measure of growth.

Before the 1970s, most development policies were based on theory that economic growth would benefit ________.

A. most people in society                  B. some people in society

C. few people in society                   D. everyone in society

according to the study by the World Bank in 1974, economic growth in some backward countries brought ________.

A. benefit to a third of their population

B. benefit to two thirds of their population

C little benefit to their people

D. no benefit at all to their people

If the passage continues, what would the author most likely discuss in the next paragraph?

A. How to turn growth into development.

B. How to remove poverty from society.

C. How to decrease the third world debt.

D. How to cope with economic crises.

第二部分 阅读理解 (满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。 (每小题2分)
Wang Hao and Wang Liqin, two of China’s top tennis players, both saw the World Table Tennis Championships as a chance to prove themselves. But there was only one champion and Wang Hao, 25, won it last Tuesday in Yokohama, Japan.
Wang Hao, who won the men’s doubles title with Chen Qi last Monday, played with spirit to best Wang Liqin 11-9, 13-11,11-5,11-9.
Wang Hao said it was his mental toughness (心里稳定) that made the difference. “I was disappointed by my performances in past championships and the last two Olympic Games. But I have tried to pull myself together and prepared well. This is the result.”
Wang Hao said he always understood the importance of physical training and technical skills. Now he knows the need for mental preparation as well. Having two Olympic silvers had left him feeling bitter (痛苦的). The bitterness perhaps explains why he has not always played at his best in the past.
“I’ve come to understand that you can learn important lessons (教训) from failure,” he said. “Losing can build your character and make you a stronger player.” His next goal, or dream, is to win the medal at the London Olympics in 2012.
Liu Guoliang, head coach of China’s table tennis team, sang the praises of Wang Hao’s victory. “This is just the beginning of his rise,” said Liu. “It’s the confidence-booster he needs to make further progress.”
1 According to the passage, Wang Hao won ____ gold medals in the World Table Tennis Championships in Yokohama, Japan.
A. only one    B. two     C. three   D. four
2From Wang Hao, we can know the main reason for his beating Wang Liqin is his ____ .
A. technical skills   B. physical training       C. mental toughness       D. past experience
3What is the next goal of Wang Hao?
A. To win the title of the champion at the 2012 Olympics.
B. To beat Wang Liqin again.
C. To prove himself in the future competitions.
D. To win more goals in future.
4 What can we learn from Wang Hao?
A. Failure is the mother of success.
B. Never give until you succeed.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. A good beginning makes a good ending.
5 The passage is mainly about how to ____ .
A. get gold medals B. beat Wang Liqin C. play table tennis D. beat Chen Qi

The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is 36 . So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration(挫折), not  37
what to do. But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is  38  by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American  39 . To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children  40  on their own two feet. From  41  each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more  42  to make their own choices.  43  choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to  44  them with. When they  45  young adulthood, they choose their own jobs and marriage  46  . Of course, many young adults still  47
their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the  48  ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own , not  49  to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带). The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to  50  their children as individuals—not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to achieve their own  51  . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the  52  
to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a (an)  53  among equals.  But  54  to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to  55  . Even as adult, they respect and honor their parents.