完形、阅读 2

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 36 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, 37 , I felt like getting up early.I stood by my window overlooking the 38 , having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something 39 in life.As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I 40 an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its 41 and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He 42 from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already 43 washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.Several thoughts 44 my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) 45 T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern 46 would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed 47 with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, 48 at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then 49 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.There was a noticeable touch of 50 in the way he seemed to be doing things —51 the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and 52 , standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.It was a 53 to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a 54 if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt 55 of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.36. A. forces B. allows C. causes D. forbids37. A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. besides38. A. parking lot B. bus stop C. school D. market39. A. interesting B. surprising C. awful D. useful40. A. noticed B. recognized C. called D. assisted41. A. back B. handle C. wheel D. seat42. A. searched B. left C. moved D. wandered43. A. stopped B. started C. intended D. finished44. A. crossed B. slipped C. disturbed D. inspired45. A. attractive B. shiny C. simple D. expensive46. A. repairmen B. businessmen C. drivers D. cyclists47. A. busy B. content C. careful D. bored48. A. waving B. looking C. laughing D. pointing49. A. about B. for C. with D. like50. A. worry B. respect C. sympathy D. pride51. A. cleaning B. fixing C. replacing D. covering52. A. still B. yet C. again D. soon53. A. lesson B. subject C. skill D. fact54. A. business B. living C. success D. right55. A. tired B. doubtful C. fearful D. ashamed第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AA year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. ―Wait a minute,‖ someone might say, ―are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?‖The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, ―Hello, class. I’m Mr. Davis.‖ Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves.I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.―All right then,‖ I said. ―Okey, here we go.‖ Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forest of hands. Every student would yell. ―Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!‖A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I inspected the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.56. The author took the job to teach writing because ______.A. he wanted to be respectedB. he had written some storiesC. he wanted to please his fatherD. he had dreamed of being a teacher57. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?A. He would be aggressive in his first class.B. He was well-prepared for his first class.C. He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.D. He waited long for the arrival of his first class.58. The author chose the composition topic probably because ______.A. he got disappointed with his first classB. he had prepared the topic before classC. he wanted to calm down the studentsD. he thought it was an easy topicBHere’s How to Get Your 6 Movies for 1￠EachJust Write in the Numbers of the 6 movies you want for 1￠each, plus shipping. 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We can learn from the passage that the members of the Club ________.A. cannot cancel their membership anytimeB. can return everything 10 days later, if not satisfiedC. can always buy what they want at the lowest priceD. can enjoy more savings from the very beginningCMinimizing the environmental damage that new roads cause is generally regarded as a good thing. But to do that, it helps to understand just how new roads cause the damage of which they are accused.Recently, a group of researchers led by Dr. Gonzalez conducted an experiment and proved that immigration is good for the health of animal populations.A road destroys only a small part of the habitat, thus destroying just a few local populations of creatures. So the argument that road-building itself is bad for biodiversity is not self-evidently correct. Those who nevertheless hold this view say that apparently separate local populations of animals are, in fact, parts of much larger populations connected via migration.According to this theory, when a local population struggles to move about—because of an epidemic(流行病), for example—individuals from neighboring communities can fill the gaps.The implications of the theory are straightforward. Cut local populations off from each other and each is more likely to disappear. And roads are good at doing just that. Testing the theory with experimental roads, however, would be expensive. Dr. Gonzalez’s brainwave was to do the whole thing on a much smaller scale.The team studied moss(苔藓)-covered rocks. On some rocks the researchers left the moss untouched; on others they made ―roadways‖across to leave the moss isolated. After waiting six months, they found that in the disturbed habitats nearly all the bug population had declined compared with undisturbed moss, and 40% of the species had become extinct(灭绝).The real test came in the second part of the experiment. In this, the researchers removed moss much as before, but they left narrow moss paths to bridge the no-bug’s-land between islands. The islands with bridges did far better than isolated islands—a result that supports the notion that population exchange is necessary to keep an ecosystem healthy.Whether these results can be translated to large-scale ecosystems remains uncertain. But if they can, they would cause more, not less, concern about the ecological effects of road-building. On the other hand, they also suggest a way out. In Britain, tunnels are often built under roads for animals of regular habits, such as badgers（獾）, to be able to travel their traditional routes without having to fight with traffic. Extending that principle, perhaps special bridges might be a cheap way of letting man and nature rub along a bit better.63. The purpose of the passage is to _______.A. call on us to stop building roadsB. inform us of animal immigrationC. warn us of the environmental damage caused by new roadsD. suggest a new way to reduce the damage caused by new roads64. Dr. Gonzalez’ experiment found that_______.A. building roads is expensiveB. immigration is good for animalsC. roads cut off animal immigrationD. tunnels should be built under roads65. How does the author present his point?A. By analyzing facts.B. By giving examples.C. By providing scientific findings.D. By comparing possible effects.66. From the passage we know that __________.A. road-building is not as serious as we thoughtB. road-building is bad for a healthy ecosystemC. environmental damage caused by road-building is still uncertainD. environmental damage caused by road-building might be avoidedDIn modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: ―I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.‖ What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mist aken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (disappear) can we discover a new meaning in competition.67. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.B. Opinions about competition are different among people.C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition.68. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?A. It pushes society forward.B. It builds up a sense of duty.C. It improves personal abilities.D. It encourages individual efforts.69. The underlined phrase ―the most vocal‖ in Paragraph 3 means _______.A. those who try their best to winB. those who value competition most highlyC. those who are against competition most stronglyD. those who rely on others most for success70. Which point of view may the author agree to?A. Every effort should be paid back.B. Competition should be encouraged.C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。