Not long before, my daughter's shoes were scratched with a knife．She burst into   36 ．I took them to the shoemaker to get them   37 ．
The young apprentice （学徒） glanced at the opening and said, " 38  I can do except replace the upper．" His master looked at them and said to me, "If you   39  me, I will add more scratches on both of the shoes．" _K^S*5U.C#O%
I was   40  and asked why．
He explained, "As if the openings were made   41  for the sake of special style and reuse．"
Two days later I found there were indeed more scratches on   42  shoe, but all the openings were patched （打补丁） by soft red leather with edges sewed by thick thread,   43 more unique and interesting than ever．I couldn't help but   44  the master's skill．
Another time, my wife's sister's white blouse had been torn, leaving a large opening on the back．My wife   45  the blouse carefully, and then said, "Let me take it   46 _ and mend it．"
Seeing the blouse again, I was shocked: all the torn parts had been sewed up by thin and   47  thread and they   48  a look of ice crystal （冰晶） hanging from a winter's branch． 49  , she had attached a snowman and a cabin made of flowery cotton rags onto the shirt．I 50  with praise, "It's just as beautiful as a piece of   51  !"
"I was inspired by that craftsman．Patches are supposed to be   52 , but a skillful craftsman can make it take on a kind of perfection," replied my wife．
Her words inspired me even more: Perfection is   53  to achieve in everything; Patches are unavoidable, so is human's life．Since you can't   54  the existence of wound, you should not expect people's   55  by exposing the wound, which reveals nothing meaningful．

Which is safer --- staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working at the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low．However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home．

The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby．It is this that makes chemical accidents so newsworthy．Fortunately, they are extremely rare．The most famous ones happened at Texas City （1947）, Flixborough （1974）, Seveso （1976）, Pemex （1984） and Bhopal （1984）．

Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small．No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough．The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed．The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552．The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal．

Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger．Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate, which is safe unless stored in a great quantity．The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production  going during essential repairs．The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep．When the poisonous gas drifted over the town , local leaders were incapable of taking effective action．The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb．The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks．Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode．Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died．

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Working at the office is safer than staying at home．

B．Travelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office．

C．Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry．

D．Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air．

2.Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because       .

A．they are very rare

B．they often cause loss of life

C．they always occur in big cities

D．they arouse the interest of all the readers

3.According to the passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened in_________．

A．Texas city   B．Flixborough

C．Seveso        D．Mexico City

4.From the passage we know that “ammonium nitrate” is a kind of _____．

A．natural gas, which can easily catch fire

B．fertilizer, which can't be stored in a great quantity

C．poisonous substance, which can't be used in overcrowded areas

D．fuel, which is stored in large tanks

5.From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that _____．

A．to avoid any accident we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry

B．the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry

C．all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measures had been taken

D．natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe

There is an English saying:“ laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health. 

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter had similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial .

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐)the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which  diminish  both stress and pain .

As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

Doctors have proved the following EXCEPT that   ____   .

A. smiling does good to health 

B. laughter can be tolerated

C. there is a way to reduce pain 

D. laughter can work the muscles in the feet 

.The main idea of the passage is          .

A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human body 

B. smile can produce the same effects as laughter 

C. pain can be reduced by laughter 

D. laughter is the best medicine 

The students who  ___  tolerated the pain for the longest time .

A .listened to different radio programs

B .slept in the room 

C. don’t have stress of pain 

D .listened to a funny program

The underlined word “diminish” is similar to   _____     .

A. test    B .stop     C. reduce    D. find 

Doctors hold laughter clinics _________. 

A .to give better condition to their patients 

B .in order to improve patients’ health 

C .to make patients smile   

D. to prove smile and laughter have the same effect

Theses days, there's a popular cartoon named happy sheep and gray wolf. It's an excellent Chinese cartoon, which tells the stories of happy sheep and gray wolf. The poor gray wolf is always trying hard to catch the sheep, but the sheep could always run away from the danger. The sheep are so clever and lovely that the cartoon gets all the children's love. At the same time, the cartoon is full of the humor. The children could learn more knowledge and enjoyment from it.

The cartoon is shown repeatedly on many TV channels, such as the Zhejiang Channel broadcasts the cartoon on weekends and the vacations; the Sichuan Channel broadcasts the cartoon for an hour in the evening; the Shandong Channel broadcasts it in the morning, while CCTV-3 broadcasts it at the noon everyday.

On one hand, the cartoon gets the children's love because the happy sheep is really clever. He always has a way to work out any problem and save his friends. What’s more there're many things about happy sheep and gray wolf, such as the books, the toys, the pencil-box, the clothings, and so on. Children are happy to buy them. On the other hand, many adults (大人) also like the cartoon, for the gray wolf is regarded as the perfect husband with skills and effort. He invents many things just to catch a sheep for his wife. Though he is often hit by his wife, he always makes her happy without complaining (抱怨).

 We can learn more from the cartoon, including the skills, the stories, the details, the humor, and so on. We could see the humor of Chinese type during the cartoon. But I don't like its being shown so often. It may make the children spend more time on watching TV and it is bad for their health and study.

The underlined word “cartoon” in the first paragraph is ________.

A. a kind of picture B. a kind of sheep C. a kind of film D. a kind of book

Which channel is not mentioned in the passage.

A. Zhejiang Channel B. Shandong Channel C. Sichuan Channel D. CCTV-1

Why do many adults also like the cartoon Happy Sheep and Gray Wolf?

A. Because they like men like gray wolf. B. Because they are still young.

C. Because they want to make their children happy.

D. Because there are many things about the happy sheep and the gray wolf.

The author doesn’t like its being shown repeatedly because ________

A. he thinks children will feel bored after seeing it again and again 

B. he is afraid that children’s health and study will be affected

C. he doesn’t like the cartoon himself.  D. he thinks it is a waste of money  

第三节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处
的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Not long before，my daughler,s shoes were scratched(划破)with a knife．She burst illto
tears。I took them to the shoemakel,s．
The young apprentice(学徒)glanced at the   21   and said，“Nothing I can do except
22   the upper．”
His master looked at them and said，“If you   23   me，1 will add more scratches on both the shoes．”
1 was  24  and asked why．
He explained，“As if the opening were made  25  for a special style．”
I didn’t fully understand him，  26  I deeided to leave thc shoes。
Two days later i dropped by from work to   27  the shoes．  I found more scratches on each
shoe；all the openings were patched(缝补)by soft red leather；the stitches(针脚)were twisted
with the appearance looking more  28 and interesting than ever．I couldn，t help praising the
master,s   29 ．
Another time，my sister,s blouse was torn，leaving a large opening．My wife checked it
30  and then said，“Let me take it home and  31  it．”
Three days later，seeing it again，1 was greatly 32 ：all the tom parts took on a look of
ice crystal(水晶)；attached to it was a snowman made of flowery rags．I sighed with  33．
“It,s amazing!”
“1 was  34  by that shoemaker．Patches are supposed to be  35 ．but a skilJful  craftsman(工匠)can make it take on a kind of  36 ，”replied my wife．
Her words inspired me more：perfection is impossible to achieve in   37   ；patches appear
in the  38   of injury，disability or disease．Since you c an，t change the existence of wound．you
should not 39  people,s sympathy by disclosing the wound，which is meaningless．Just sew the
40  by patches and produce a most beautifld flower on it，and that is the significance of life．
21．A．scar        B．opening           C．hole         D．mark
22． A．replace      B．remove       C．throw       D．tear
23． A．tell         B．show         C．agree      D．trust
24． A．delighted    B．confused     C．excited     D．astonistled
25．A．on purpose      B．by chance    C．in particular     D．in turn
26．A．so         B．and       C．as      D．but
27．A．bring      B．collect    C．see D．retum
28．A．ugly       B．strange     C．1ovely         D．familiar
29．A．skill    B．drill         C．performance       D．techniaue
30. A.anxiously    B．suddenly    C．carefully       D．delightly
31．A．wash    B．iron      C．save          D．mend
32．A．puzzled        B．disappointed    C． surprised D．touched
33．A．anger        B．regret    C．praise D．care
34．A．encouraged    B．inspired    C．moved      D．attracted
35．A．common       B．beautiful     C．ugly      D．rare
36．A．difference     B．perfection    C．newness    D.change
37．A．future        B．mind       C．1ife           D．place
38. A.form         B.name          C.shape           D.need
39．A．treat     B．accept     C．ignore      D．expect
40．A．wound     B．pain       C．injury      D．disability