新视野大学英语自主阅读教程2

新视野大学英语自主阅读教程2第二节完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分。

）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that they are changing our lives for the better 31 making everything faster and more dependable, but I’m not so sure that this is the 32 .33 day I was standing in a large department store waiting to pay for a few films for my camera 34 the assistant told everybody that the computer for the money drawer(抽屉)had 35 working. I didn’t think this was a big problem and I set off to find another computer, but of course, all the machines are part of 36 system (系统).So there we were: a shop full of customers (顾客),money at the ready, waiting to 37 ，but it was quite clear that 38 of the assistants knew what to do .They weren’t 39to take our money and give customers a written receipt(收据),because the sales wouldn’t then have been 40 on the computer system. In the end, like many other people, I 41 my shopping there and walked out.Don’t you think that’s 42 ?It would never have happened 43 computers, and that, for me, is the problem: we are beginning to 44 these machines 45 much that we simply can’t do anything without them any more.31. A. for B. byC. atD. with32. A. case B. wayC. reasonD. result33. A. Some B. AnotherC. OtherD. The other34. A. as B. whileC. whenD. then35. A. kept B. startedC. finishedD. stopped36. A. a different B. the sameC. a wrongD. the wonderful37. A. see the manager B. repair the computers C. do shopping D. change money38. A. none B. no oneC. anyD. some39. A. allowed B. pleasedC. encouragedD. asked40. A. written B. foundC. usedD. recorded41. A. dropped B. didC. leftD. carried42. A. unforgettable B. strangeC. funD. ordinary43. A. on B. withC. toD. before44. A. work with B. depend onC. care aboutD. believe in45. A. very B. tooC. soD. a little tooⅢ阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AHistorians believe that theancient Olympic Games mayhave started as long ago asthe13th century BC.In the late 19th century a Frenchman, Baron deCoubertin, decid4ed to restore the idea of the ancient Games. Coubertin wanted to have a competition which was not just about victory, but which would increase the friendship between nations. He wanted athletes to do their best, remembering the motto of the ancient Olympics, “Faster-higher –Stronger”.The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896, Two hundred and forty-five competitors came to the games, representing 14 countries and competing in only seven sports. These first modern Games were rather informal. One French runner wore gloves during his race, because he was running in front of royalty(皇室成员)!Some of the athletes entered the competition personally, because they were onholiday in Greece at the time and felt like joining in. One lf these holiday makers even got two gold medals for playing tennis.The USA won the most gold medals in 1896, but the real hero of the Games was a Greek shepherd called Spiridon Louis. On the fifth and final day of the Games was the most important event, the marathon. Although the Americans had won all the other running events,Spiridon was determined to win in front of his fellow Greeks. He tried his best to get in front of all the other runners, and when he entered the Olympic playground, the 70,000 Greeks shouted loudly and cheered excitedly. Although Spiridon was very sick and tired he ran over the finish line. The whole of Greece was so proud of Spiridon that a tailor offered to give him all the clothing he needed, a restaurant owner offered to feed him, and a barber offered to cut his hair for as long as the barber lived!Since 1896, the Olympic Games have been held every four years with only three Gamesmissed because of the two World Wars. The year 2000saw the 27th Games, held in Sydney in Australia. Today, the Games are a huge, formal event. Nearly 10,000 athletes compete in the Summer Games, and nearly 2,000 more meet in the Winter Games. Now, thanks to television, the Olympic Games are watched by people all over the world. The American television network NBC paid $785 million for the US television rights to the Sydney games.阅读短文后，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项上，选出最佳选项46. Coubertin added a new idea to the modern Olympics －__________.A. victoryB. confidenceC. healthD. friendship47. A Frenchman competed wearing gloves in order to ________.A. keep warmB. express his respectsC. run fasterD. be different form others48. From the text we can see ________.A.all the athletes who came tothe Olympics were professionalsB.the 1896 Olympic Gameslasted about ten daysC.not all the athletesrepresented their countriesD.the early modern Olympicgames were very formal49. One of the reasons why Spiridon Louis won the marathon at the 1896 Olympics was that______.A.he was strong as a shepherdB.he was competing in hisnative countryC.he loved this eventD.he would have clothes andfood and have his hair cut without pay50. Television makes the Olympic Games _________.A. have a much larger audienceB. have more eventsC. make more moneyD. have more athletesBThe audience starts to scream (cry loudly) and young people all over Britain turn on their TVs. Yes, it’s Top of the Pops!Top of the Pops is an amazing 34 years old. Pop stars from all over the world appear on this successful TV programme. After 1,800 shows, it’s still the most popular pop music show in Britain. So what’s the secret?“We get lots of bands to perform live in the studio,” says producer Chris Cowey. “That just doesn’t happen on other shows.”Chris starts planning the programme over a week before it goes out. His first job is to decide which bands to have on the show. When the chart of the top twenty songs is produced on Sunday, Chris can start to book the bands.Monday starts with Chris meeting his sound, lighting and camera workers. They listen to each song and plan the show.Tuesday is paperwork day. There are bookings to make sure of ,letters to answer and lots of phone calls to make. The show is no Thursday. Bands arrive at the studio from 10 o’clock in the morning and start practising. Tonight’s presenter, Jo Whiley, practices too.First the bands go to make up (化装).Judy and Issy are the make-up artists. “We see the stars with no make-up on, looking terrible,” says Issy, Then the bands go to the costume department where Marianne dresses the stars.Back in the studio things are happening. The audience are practicing their dance moves! It takes over two hours to record the whole programme, then Chris edits (剪辑)it all night long. The final version (版本)is exactly 29 minutes long.阅读短文后，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。