根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Laughter and tears are part of living. But do you find enough time for laughter? I am not

asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course we should laugh during the happy times.

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Erma Bombeck is known for her humorous books, but she wrote one that covered a more

serious topic: cancer in children. Erma talks with lots of children with cancer and learns an important life lesson from them.   2  

She tells the experience of 15-year-old Jessica from Burlington, VT. Jessica’s leg was amputated (锯掉) at the knee because of cancer. Jessica tells about playing soccer. She kicked the ball hard and it flew off in one direction while her artificial leg flew another way. Then “the tall, pretty person that I am,” she said, “sat on the floor in laughter.”

   Jessica may not have laughed about her cancer, but she laughed about dealing with its results.  3   

Then there is the story of 17-year-old Betsy. She made her way to the radiation room(放射室) for

her regular radiation therapy. As usual, she dropped her hospital coat and, wearing only her birthday suit, climbed onto the table and waited. After a couple of moments she began to realize something disturbing: the extra people in the room were not the medical students she had thought, but rather painters giving an estimate on painting!    4   And like Jessica, her ability to laugh helped her to deal with one of the most difficult things a young person can endure(忍受) — cancer.

There is a time to weep and a time to laugh.    5    And you’ll smile at the end.

A. She was learning to wear an artificial leg.

B. And her laughter helped her cope.

C. You would be happy if you find reasons to laugh.

D. Betsy laughed heartily about the incident.

E. But do you also laugh during the difficult times?

F. If you can laugh even when the going gets rough, you’ll make it.

G. She learns that all cancer survivors prefer to laugh.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many years ago, there was a king in China. He  36  a beautiful girl named Chang Er and made her stay in the palace so that he could see her  37  he wanted. However, the girl did not like the frightened figure of the king. She.  38  spoke a word in the palace. Each time the king went to her place, he  39  show her some treasures and brough some gifts to  40  her.
On every full moon, the girl would light candles to worship the moon. People believed that there was a god living in the moon that made the moon  41 .
One day, the full moon of the eighth month, the king  42  three pills to show her. “ This is from the priest(道士) of the palace. If  we eat them up, we can live forever.” He  43 .
Because the king was afraid that the pills would have side effects. He forced the girs to take the  44  first. If nothing wrong with her after taking the pill, he would take it immediately.  45,  the girl recognized that if she took all three of them, the king would  46  her eventually. Therefore, she  47  the king for the first time, “ Let me have a look at the pills first. Otherwise, I will not try at all.”
The king was  48  that the girl talked to him. So he  49  the pills to the girl. She did not say  50  but eat all of them. The king was extremely angry. He wanted to kill her.
At this moment, the girl started to  51 . She could fly for the sake of the  52  of the pills. The king could not catch her but had to watch her fly  53  the moon and disappear.
After that, people  54 . that there was a beautiful girl stay in the moon with a little old man and a bunny. The old man was believed to be the god inside the moon and bunny was his 55 . Day after day, Chinese believed that there were people lived in the moon.   
36.A.met B.married       C.inspected    D.loved
37.A.wherever       B.however      C.whatever    D.whenever
38.A.seldom B.never   C.ever     D.always
39.A.should   B.might      C.would  D.could
40.A.satisfy    B.show    C.guarantee    D.please
41.A.shine      B.light    C.appear        D.hide
42.A.took       B.brought       C.carried D.fetched
43.A. answered      B.responded    C.exclaimed    D.forecasted
44.A.palace    B.pill      C.moon   D.bunny
45.A.Therefore      B.Moreover    C.Besides       D.However
46.A.forgive   B.give up       C.leave    D.give away
47.A.turned to       B.talked with          C.depended on      D.spoke to
48.A.surprised       B.confused     C.angry D.scared
49.A.donated  B.returned      C.awarded      D.handed
50.A.something   B.nothing       C.anything      D.everything
51.A.fly        B.rise      C.develop       D.strike
52.A.quality   B.variety C.intake D.instructions
53.A.into B.toward             C.onto    D.within
54.A.argued    B.estimated     C.guessed       D.believed
55.A.companion     B.guide C.pet      D.choice

The city of Rome has passed a new law to prevent cruelty to animals. All goldfish bowls are no longer allowed and dog owners must walk their dogs.

This comes after a national law was passed to give prison sentences to people who desert cats or dogs.

“The civilization of a city can be measured by this,” said Monica Carina, the councilor behind the new law.

The newspaper reported that round bowls don’t give enough oxygen for fish and may make them go blind.

“Rome has tried to protect fish more than anywhere else in the world. It stands out for recognizing that fish are interesting animals that deserve over respect and pity every bit as much as dogs and cats and other animals,” said Karin Robertson, a director of the People for the Ethical treatment of Animals.

Lat year a law was passed in Italy that gives people who desert pets big fines and prison sentences. Since then local governments have added their own animal protection rules.

The northern city of Turin passed a law in April to give pet owners fines of up to $598 if they do not walk their dogs three times a day.

The new law in Rome also says that owners mustn’t leave their dogs in hot cars or cut their dogs’ tail to make them look lovelier. The law also gives legal recognition to the “cat ladies” who feed homeless cats. The cats live all over the city from ancient ruins to modern office car parks.

1.The new law passed in Rome will _________.

A. help improve fishing environment

    B. guarantee better conditions for goldfish

    C. stop people from catching goldfish

    D. discourage keeping goldfish at home

2.People in Rome believe that the civilization of a city can be judged by _________.

    A. exchanges with other cities

    B. Protection of ancient ruins

    C. awareness of animal protection

    D. recognition of animal lovers

3.People may break the law in Turin if they _____________.

    A. keep their dogs or cats in cars         B. feed homeless animals in car parks

    C. raise their cats near ancient ruins          D. shut their dogs home all day long

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[1] If you are applying for an American higher education, you probably dream of getting into an Ivy League （常青藤联盟） university．The eight schools with the best reputations attract top students from the United States and many other countries． However, on average, the Ivy League schools accept less than 15 percent of applicants．And with the applicants growing in size year on year, it is becoming more and more difficult _________．

[2] So how can you give yourself the best chance of admission?

[3]Having a high school grade point average （GPA） in the top 10 percent of your class and being ranked among the top few students dramatically betters your chances．But although GPA and SAT scores are important, they only tell admission deans（主任） part of the story．

[4] The whole admissions process will single out （挑选出） from a large pool of academically strong applicants the unique individuals．They  stand out because they have shown in their interviews a range of virtues （优点） expected of these universities．Take Harvard for example．Although there is no guarantee of admission, the school judges applicants based on 15 additional criteria．

[5] Intellectual curiosity （求知欲） comes first tor almost all admission deans．Schools look to such students because they believe their peers find them stimulating（激励人的）inside and outside the classroom．

[6] Leadership also weighs heavily．The school would rather see an applicant who takes on additional responsibility in one or two areas where he or she is good at, rather than one who is merely "very good" academically．This can mean the class presidency（主席职务）, leading the cheerleading team or being the officer of a student union．

[7] Whether a person has personal warmth and cares about others counts a lot with the admission deans．Writing an essay on a personal experience, like a summer spent raising funds for the earthquake victims or teaching in a local school, can show that a person has qualities in addition to academic experience．

1.According to the passage,what’s the attraction of Ivy League universities ?（no more than 3 words）________________________________________________________________________________

2.What is the purpose of the writer? （no more than 15 words）__________________________________

3.Fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (no more than 5 words)_________________________________________________________

4.Based on the passage, list three additional criteria for admission besides academic performance．（no more than 10 words）①____________________ ?②_______________ ?③____________________

5.What does the word “They” (Line 2, Paragraph4) probably refer to ? (no more than 3 words)

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