第二节　 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

Dear editor,

　 　　 Several days ago, I heard that a dear friend of mine had killed herself. I was deep in sorrow by the sudden news. I can’t keep calm any longer. 54__________.

　 　　 Life is so precious. If we can slip into death in an impulsive (冲动的) moment, what use in all our efforts and hopes? Our families, our ambitions, everything is flung into total darkness. 55_______.

　 　　 Nevertheless, the suicide rate increases year by year, particularly of young people. Reasons may vary from person to person, 56____________.

　 　　 First, today’s young people are morally weak. They hunger for success but can not face failure; they are eager to be understood but afraid of opening their hearts to others. They live in a wide world, from east to west, ancient to present, but their hearts beat in a narrow desert, closed tight, unable to communicate. Each becomes an isolated fortress (孤堡), lonely, and weak.

　 　　 57__________. As a young teacher, she was devoted to her work but was disappointed with her students’ occasional failures. She fell in love with a colleague but he deserted her. With no close friends, disappointed at work and in love, death seemed to her the only remaining choice and she took it.

　 　　 Another reason for the weakness of today’s youth, in my opinion, comes from society’s pressures.58_____________. On the other hand, society refuses to accept that children sometimes do fail. But failure is more important because it can teach the young how to win next time.

　 　　 What can we do to save the desperate young?

A. I’m always thinking about life and death

B. yet I think they share something in common

C. The young are forced to try too hard to succeed

D. My friend is a good example of that

E. And death allows no time for regret

F. people love success and are afraid of failure

G. failure is the mother of success

25.　 The wreckage of something like a jet plain discovered in the heart of the desert is believed ______ a UFO and _______down for reasons still mysterious.

　　 A. to be; have fallen　 B. to have been; to have fallen　 C. to be; to fall　 D. having been; having fallen

　There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.

24.　 The goods on this counter ____ at a discount of 25%, like the typewriters, television receivers, dustbins, etc.

　　 A. sell　　　 B. sells　　 C. is sold　　 D. are sold

23.　 It is every citizen’s duty to go out to ______ the snow on the street______ it stops falling so as to make it convenient for traffic to pass. .　

A. sweep up; the instant　　 B. clear up; the moment　 C. clean up; immediately　 D. whirled up; directly

22.　 The most important _____ of the job as a typist is to be able to type fast and _______.

A. aspect; accurate　　 B. way; exactly　　 C. aspect; accurately　 D. part; precisely

21.　 The local government has again _______ its words not to swallow the arable land for town building and the farmers can do nothing but swallow it. Which of the following is NOT OK?

　　 A. swallowed　　 B. eaten　　 C. broken　　 D. let down

20.　 When you are _______ about which button to press on the complicated machine, you can either read the user’s guide for guidance or fax us for specific instruction. Don’t ______ the trial-and-error method.

　　 A. insure; do　 B. ensure; make　　 C. uncertain; try　　 D. unsure; touch

19.　 They are representatives of farm workers and the frustrating conditions they are in are______ the true state of the majority of them.

　　 A. symbolic　 B. representative of　 C. curious about　　 D. ambitious about

18. No sooner had I began to sing the English song than it was_______ by a 13-year-old girl. She sang the song so beautifully that I couldn’t help asking her when she had ______ the study of English.

　　 A. brought up; taken up　　 B. picked up; picked up　 C. taken up; taken up D. come up; set up