We can’t believe that he drew such a big conclusion according to he took___ for granted（想当然）.

     A. as      B. that      C. what       D. it

完形填空（共20小题，满分30分）

阅读下面段文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train. After getting off the train, they walked without an __36__ into the outer office of Harvard’s president. So they were stopped by his secretary and kept __37__. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __38__ that the couple would finally become disappointed and __39__. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __40__.

   A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a __41__ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that __42__ at Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was __43__ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __44__ a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.”

   The president wasn’t moved. Instead, he was __45__. “Madam,” he said, “ we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look like a __46__.” “Oh, no,” the lady __47__ quickly. We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __48__ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and __49__ at the couple and then exclaimed, “ A building! Do you have any __50__ how much a building costs?  We have spent

over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was __51__ , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a __52__? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __53__ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University __54__ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer __55__ about.

A. choice         B. decision         C. acquaintance         D. appointment

A. waiting            B. standing         C. sitting                  D. talking

A. hoping         B. finding          C. realizing                D. imagining

A. go down        B. go out               C. go away              D. go around

A. hopelessly     B. carefully            C. unexpectedly         D. unwillingly

A. funny          B. cold             C. sad                  D. pleasant

A. visited            B. studied          C. served                   D. attended

A. brave          B. proud                C. happy                    D. clever

A. set up         B. set down         C. set off                  D. set about

A. excited            B. shocked          C. ashamed              D. satisfied

A. cemetery       B. garden               C. museum               D. park

A. expressed      B. refused          C. admitted             D. explained

A. yard            B. playground           C. square                   D. building

A. shouted            B. glanced          C. called                   D. laughed

A. idea           B. thought          C. opinion              D. suggestion

A. astonished     B. interested           C. pleased              D. bored

A. university     B. business         C. club                 D. department

A. While           B. Since                C. Though               D. Once

A. looked         B. taken                C. followed             D. named

A. knew           B. heard                C. cared                    D. talked

They are _____ little children ____ we can’t scold them. For they have tried their best.

A．so; that

B．such; that

C． that ; that

D．so; /

 

That “Monday morning feeling” could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.

The risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2,600 Germans showed that the average person had a 20 per cent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.

Working Germans are particularly not protected against attack, with a 33 per cent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.

A study of 11,000 Italians proved 8 am on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewer heart attacks in both countries.

The findings could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willich of the Free University. “We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol（胆固醇）but we don’t know what actually causes heart attacks, so we can’t give clear advice on how to prevent them,” he said.

Monday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work.

“When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal（内分泌）changes in their bodies,” Willich explained. “All these things can have an unfavourable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot（血凝块）in the arteries（动脉）which will cause a heart attack.”

“When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity,” said Willich.

1.Monday morning feeling, as this passage shows,         .

A．is not so serious as people thought

B．is harmful to working people in developed countries.

C．is the first killer in Germany and Italy.

D．is created by researchers in Germany and Italy

2.To protect people from suffering from heart attack, doctors have paid much attention to    . 

A．people’s working time

B．people’s living place

C．people’s diet and lifestyle

D．people’s nationalities

3.It can be learned from this passage that heart attack has nothing to do with     .

A．blood pressure                         B．heart rate

C．hormonal changes                       D．blood group

4.If the researchers give us some advice to avoid Monday morning feeling, what might it be?

A．Stop working on Monday

B．Create a pleasant working environment

C．Get up late on Monday morning

D．Go to work with a doctor

 

Television is an important part of modern life, one we can hardly imagine living without it. If I were forced to live without television, I would seek other interests, socialize（参加社交活动） with my friends and family and exercise more often.

Without TV in my home, I would have time to seek other interests. For example, I love to play the piano and without the fun of TV, I would have more time to practice. At other times, I could paint portraits of my family and friends.  

Not only that, but also I could find much more time to socialize with my friends and family if my TV disappeared. At my house, the TV is always on during dinner. Without TV we might have time to tell each other about what happened to us that day. In addition, we could more easily find more time to talk with old friends on the telephone. Thus, social time would increase without TV.

Most importantly, lacking a TV would give me a big increase in the available time for exercise in my life. With extra time, I could make the long journey to Bowen Island and go on an enjoyable hike in the mountains. Another exercise would be to go swimming or to an aerobics（有氧运动） class at Bonsor Community Centre. Watching more TV will only develop my bottom muscle.

Seeking other interests, socializing with friends and family, and exercising frequently would be the benefits of having no TV at my home. Just think how much more time I would have if I got rid of my computer, too!

62. According to the passage, we can infer that the author _________ too much.

A. takes exercise                                  B. plays the piano

C. watches TV                                    D. talks with his family

63. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. we can’t live without TV

B. TV does harm to the author’s life

C. what the author could do without TV

D. why the author dislikes TV

64. The author thinks that he could do the following EXCEPT _____ without TV.

A. playing computers                       

B. doing outdoor sports

C. make conversations with family and friends  

D. doing social activities

65. What’s the most suitable title for the passage?

A. We can’t live without TV.                      B. TV benefits us a lot.

C. Disadvantages of TV.                     D. Living without TV.