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,掌握其大意,然后从41-- 60各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项

Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If  41, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews  42 .

   In his book, Matthews  43  us how to have a happy life and answers the  44  of teenagers.

   There are many subjects(研究对象) such as  45  and friends, and the book 46  we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills  47  how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 48  your memory better.

   Many teenagers think  49 happiness comes from a good exam result  50  praise from other people. But you can  51 be happy when there are no such “good” things.

   Success comes from a(n)  52  attitude（态度）.  If you 53  from problems, you will have success in the future.

   Some school students have  54 such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that 55  comes from thinking about things in a positive(积极的)  56 . If you are 57 , people notice you and you can get a  58  view(视野) at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes  59 less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important  60  : you choose to be happy!

41.   A       so     B.     not.  C       it       D.     do

42.   A.     wise B.     smart       C.     useful       D.     simple

43.   A.     orders      B.     tells C.     asks D.     argues

44.   A.     problems B.     questions          C.     ideas         D.     comments

45.   A.     roles         B.     classes     C.     courses    D.     parents

46.   A.     says B.     writes       C.     reads        D.     thinks

47.   A.     for example      B       such as     C       so as         D      so that

48.   A.     make        B.     turn C.     let    D.     change

49.   A.     what         B.     how C.     that D.     whether

50.   A.     and  B.     but   C.     so     D.     or

51.   A.     yet   B.     already     C.     still   D.     forever

52.   A.     bad  B.     good         C.     independent    D.     normal

53.   A.     learn         B.     rescue      C.     struggle   D.     separate

54.   A.     experiences     B.     difficulties         C.     fears         D.     problems

55.   A.     success    B.     happiness         C.     failure       D.     height

56.   A.     way  B.     means      C.     manners  D.     spirit

57.   A.     short         B.     small         C.     tall   D.     fat

58.   A.     lower        B.     higher       C.     worse       D.     better

59.   A.     take B.     spend       C.     cover        D.     cost

60.   A.     work         B.     lesson       C.     teaching  D.     study

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。

When I began my high school years, I was quite interested in biology. I read lots of books of my father’s about animals, and I was   36   much educated about such matters as a 16-year-old could be.

    One Sunday afternoon, I was   37  with friends about animals. I said the whale（鲸鱼）was   __38  a mammal animal. They disagreed. Finally, I called a   39   over to help settle the matter. I knew I was  40  , so I was looking forward to the teacher  41   I was right. My friends were eager for an opposite answer. We asked her   42  the whale was a mammal. “No, the whale is a fish,” she said without a moment’s   43  .

You could have knocked me over with a feather. My   44   was hurt because I lost the argument, but that wasn’t the main reason I was too  45  to speak. I still knew I was right, which   __46  the teacher was wrong. Not only was she wrong,   47   she was completely ignorant（无知的） about something I thought was   48   knowledge. But she was a teacher who had taught a long time. Everyone   49   her and no one else thought she could be wrong.

__50  that, I hadn’t known grown-ups could be wrong. This   51  shaped the way I viewed people as I grew up.   52   I found anyone treated another person with too much respect and admiration, I thought——and still think——“   53   silly.” From that point on, I had no  54__ for authority（权威）. To earn my respect, you have to be smart or  55   . I’ll never respect you just because you happen to be in charge or have a degree.

36. A. as  B. so         C. too             D. very

37. A. meeting          B. working        C. arguing         D. staying

38. A. about     B. like            C. beside        D. above

39. A. professor       B. biologist       C. librarian       D. teacher

40. A. clever     B. fight          C. creative     D. silly

41. A. proving  B. finding C. promising    D. hoping

42. A. how        B. why           C. if         D. when

43. A. doubt     B. silence C. regret  D. hesitation

44. A. heart      B. mind    C. pride    D. feeling

45. A. foolish    B. anxious         C. serious         D. astonished

46. A. meant    B. suggested   C. admitted      D. concluded

47. A. and             B. but       C. for              D. or

48. A. special   B. normal          C. regular         D. common

49. A. pleased B. admired       C. believed       D. loved

50. A. Before   B. After    C. Until     D. Since

51. A. fairly       B. properly       C. nearly  D. greatly

52. A. Whenever      B. Although      C. While   D. Whether

53. A. I’m              B. that’s   C. he’s      D. you’re

54. A. idea        B. respect         C. choice  D. question

55. A. energetic       B. patient         C. talented       D. diligent

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。
When I began my high school years, I was quite interested in biology. I read lots of books of my father’s about animals, and I was   36   much educated about such matters as a 16-year-old could be.
One Sunday afternoon, I was   37  with friends about animals. I said the whale（鲸鱼）was  __38  a mammal animal. They disagreed. Finally, I called a   39  over to help settle the matter. I knew I was  40 , so I was looking forward to the teacher  41   I was right. My friends were eager for an opposite answer. We asked her   42 the whale was a mammal. “No, the whale is a fish,” she said without a moment’s   43  .
You could have knocked me over with a feather. My   44   was hurt because I lost the argument, but that wasn’t the main reason I was too  45 to speak. I still knew I was right, which   __46  the teacher was wrong. Not only was she wrong,   47  she was completely ignorant（无知的） about something I thought was   48   knowledge. But she was a teacher who had taught a long time. Everyone   49   her and no one else thought she could be wrong.
__50  that, I hadn’t known grown-ups could be wrong. This   51  shaped the way I viewed people as I grew up.   52   I found anyone treated another person with too much respect and admiration, I thought——and still think——“   53  silly.” From that point on, I had no  54__ for authority（权威）. To earn my respect, you have to be smart or  55   . I’ll never respect you just because you happen to be in charge or have a degree.
36. A. as  B. so       C. too          D. very
37. A. meeting       B. working     C. arguing      D. staying
38. A. about    B. like         C. beside      D. above
39. A. professor     B. biologist     C. librarian     D. teacher
40. A. clever   B. fight       C. creative    D. silly
41. A. proving       B. finding       C. promising   D. hoping
42. A. how     B. why        C. if      D. when
43. A. doubt   B. silence       C. regret  D. hesitation
44. A. heart    B. mind   C. pride   D. feeling
45. A. foolish  B. anxious      C. serious       D. astonished
46. A. meant   B. suggested   C. admitted     D. concluded
47. A. and         B. but     C. for           D. or
48. A. special  B. normal       C. regular       D. common
49. A. pleased B. admired     C. believed     D. loved
50. A. Before  B. After   C. Until   D. Since
51. A. fairly    B. properly     C. nearly D. greatly
52. A. Whenever    B. Although    C. While D. Whether
53. A. I’m         B. that’s  C. he’s    D. you’re
54. A. idea      B. respect       C. choice D. question
55. A. energetic      B. patient       C. talented      D. diligent

完形填空

　　It seemed that nothing had happened when dawn came. But they soon 1 that the entire boat was surrounded in ice. The captain had fallen 2 so the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe with great care, 3 make a hole 4 the deck（甲板）, and he began to knock the ice away. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he 5 on working for ten minutes 6 the others looked that anxiously. By this time he was so cold that he could 7 trust his grip（紧握力）or balance.

　　Each member of the crew took 8 in turn to cut the ice away for 9 he could bear it. First, they 10 knock off enough ice to get on their knees. Standing up on that rolling deck would have been committing suicide（自杀）because a man who had fallen overboard 11 .

　　Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin（船舱）. He 12 one of the crew and together they 13 to get the stove 14 in the hope that it would 15 enough heat to warm the cabin above freezing point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that it could be pumped out, they were in danger of 16 .

　　It 17 an hour’s work before the boat began to float better. But during this time they succeeded in getting rid of the most of the ice.

　　Throughout the afternoon, the coating of the ice began to build up again 18 they tried their best. In the face of this new danger, Captain Slater decided that it was 19 dangerous to gamble（孤注一掷）on the chance 20 the boat would survive（幸存）until the next morning. Once more, he ordered the crew to clear ice. Then they settled down to wait for another day.