第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项

Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more　 36　 and parents have noticed another kind of pollution, which came from the printed papers　 37　 on streets. These printed things　 38　 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with　 39　 , you can only find reading materials badly made up there—— some are too strange for anyone to 40 ; others are frightening stories of something　 41 ．However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such　42　 reading, which 43   them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares（恶梦）and immoral（邪恶的）ideas in 44  . Homework was left　 45　 ; daily games lost.

　　These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers,　 46　 they are, we never know, are　 47　their silent money.

　　The sheep - skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not　 48　 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers.　 49 　, the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it.　 50 　 you may even find out several children, driven by the curious nature,　 51 　 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.

　　It really does 52 　 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 53　 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time the young　 54　 need more interesting books to help them　 55　 those ugly papers.

　　36．A. writers     B. readers    C. students      D. teachers

　　37．A. sold        B. printed     C. put          D. found

　　38．A. work out   B. look like    C. act as        D. depend on

　　39．A. them       B. children     C. young people  D. it

　　40．A. think　     B. believe      C. know        D. understand

　　41．A. still worse  B. even better   C. very good   D. more important

　　42．A. wonderful  B. interesting   C. useful        D. poisonous

　　43．A. spends     B. costs        C. pays         D. takes

　　44．A. sight       B. common     C. return       D. use

　　45．A. unknown  B. much       C. less        D. undone

　　46．A. what       B. whoever    C. whatever     D. who

　　47．A. making     B. spending     C. wasting      D. using

　　48．A. forbid     B. separate      C. leave        D.forget

　　49．A. Luckily    B. Unfortunately C. Badly        D. Happily

　　50．A. Always    B. Hardly      C. Sometimes   D. Seldom

　　51．A. share      B. get          C. hold        D. take

　　52．A. good       B. favor        C. wrong      D. harm

　　53．A. puzzled     B. surprised     C. disappointed  D. worried

　　54．A. teachers     B. parents     C. readers       D. writers

　　55．A. come into   B. break down   C. get rid of     D. get of

 

　　I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most   1   and tiring games I've ever had. When Ed first phoned and   2   we play. I laughed quietly, figuring on an   3   victory all. Ed's idea of   4   has always been nothing more   5   than lifting a fork to his mouth,   6   I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and   7    proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often   8   about that I'd refused to buy a   9   T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed  10   for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly  11   , I was so surprised that I was   12   . My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape.   13   , at the point in our game when I'd have predicted (预计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was   14   7 to 9 and Ed was  15   . The sudden realization was painful. We   16   to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up. I was having serious   17   about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone    18   that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to   19   . In a way, I think we both won. I the game, but cousin Ed my  20

1. A. encouraging　　　　　　　　 B. hopeless　　　　　　　　   C. surprising　　　　　　　　 D. regular

2. A. declared　　　　　　　　　　   B. mentioned　　　　 C. persuaded　　　　　　　　 D. suggested

3. A. unforgettable　　　　　　    B. unexpected　　　　　　   C. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. early

4. A. exercise  　　　　　　　　　　 B. preparation　　　　　　   C. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fitness

5. A. time-saving　　　　　　　　  B. comfortable　　　　　　　　　　 C. suitable　　　　　　　　    D. effort-making

6. A. As soon as　　　　　　　　   B. As long as　　　　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　 D. Since

7. A. strangely　　　　　　　　　　  B. personally　　　　　　　　 C. reasonably　　　　　　    D. eagerly

8. A. cared　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　  C. quarreled　　　　　　　　  D. joked

9. A. clean　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. larger　　　　　　　　　　   C. straight　　　　　　　　    D. darker

10. A. set out　　　　　　　　　　   B. got ready　　　　　　　　  C. arrived　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. returned

11. A. notice　　　　　　　　　　    B. admire　　　　　　　　　　  C. believe　　　　　　　　　　 D. measure

12. A. nervous　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. curious　　　　　　　　　　 C. careless　　　　　　　　    D. speechless

13. A. After all　　　　　　　　　　  B. As a result　　　　　　    C. Above all　　　　　　　　  D. At last

14. A. mistakenly　　　　　　　　  B. then　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. instead　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. naturally

15. A. leading　　　　　　　　　　   B. coming　　　　　　　　　　 C. waiting　　　　　　　　　　 D. counting

16. A. pretended　　　　　　　　   B. stopped　　　　　　　　    C. continued　　　　　　　　 D. decided

17. A. thoughts　　　　　　　　    B. doubts　　　　　　　　　　  C. situations　　　　　　　　  D. problems

18. A. scoring　　　　　　　　　　  B. completing　　　　　　    C. receiving　　　　　　　　  D. keeping

19. A. play　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. start　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sleep　　　　　　　　　　    D. move

20. A. friendship　　　　　　　　   B. respect　　　　　　　　　　 C. support　　　　    D. favor