湖南英语完形填空第二部分

Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

A

The giving of gifts has been practised in every civilization ever studied. It is48.basic human phenomenon that has a place in every culture and religion. Gifts are given to mark occasions throughout49.，such as birth，marriage and retirement. Sociologists view gifts as a marker of the social relationship50.givers and recipients. When friends exchange gifts，for example，there is an unwritten expectation51.the gifts will be of roughly the52.value，showing that the friends have equality of status. However，in hierarchical (等级的) relationships it is a53.story. If a(n) 54.and a boss were exchanging presents，the boss would be expected to give a larger present. In 55.

for this generosity，the employee would be expected to both work hard and be respectful.

B

One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored kites of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies 48 beautiful birds dancing. 49 the strong winds blew against the kites, a string kept them incheck(在控制中).

Instead of blowing away with the wind, 50 rose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining (限制的)string and 51 heavy tail kept them in check, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be 52 !” They soared(翱翔) beautifully even as they fought the restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly53 the wind.”

Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze. It fell 54 to the ground and landed in a mass of weeds.

Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the restraints that we may be annoyed about are actually the steadying force 55 helps us rise and achieve.

C

It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible 48 housework , but with one of foll owing suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.

If you give your children the impression __49___they can never do anything quite right, they will regard themselves ___50 unfit or unabl e persons. Unless children believe they can succeed , they will never become totally independ ent.

My daughter Carla’s fifth-grade teacher made every child in _51 class feel special. When students received 52 than a perfect test score ,she woul d point out wha t had mastered and d eclared firmly they coul d learn 53 they had missed.

You can use the same technique when you evaluate your children’s work at home. Don’t always scol d them. You shoul d give lots of praise 54 . Talk about what they have done right, not about what they have d one wrong. If your children complete a difficult task , promise them a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.

Learning is 55 process of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear the failure of making mistakes, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.

D

The construction of Shanghai Disneyland project and the international tourist resort is 48. ______ to cost the municipal government more than 100 billion yuan ($15.1 billion), 49. ______ than the expense of last year's World Expo. According to the report, it will cost about 25 billion yuan to build the new theme park's core area, and 50. ______ 40 billion yuan to finish affiliated（附属的）facilities. Most of these expenses will be paid by the Shanghai government.

The entire project will cover 51. _____ to 107.1 square kilometers, with 7 square kilometers taking up the core area, 13.6 square kilometers for affiliated facilities 52. ______ 86.5 square kilometers for control areas. The government is expected to spend more than 100 billion yuan on the project..

"Affiliated facilities, 53. ______ a commercial hotel, are set to be finished before the park opens in 2015," said Xu Lin, who heads the Pudong New Area district. Major construction work will begin in May, and affiliated facilities are scheduled to be done 54. ______ June 2014.

In addition, apart from government investments, overseas capital and some domestic companies are eyeing deals for the