高中英语社会知识面完型填空

II. 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2l-30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It’s an age-old saying: Men are from Mars; women are from Venus. Males and females __21_ different behaviors almost from birth. Researchers say these behaviors are due to basic differences in __22_ structure and activity. Studies show men are better at hitting targets and __23__ math problems while women are better at memorizing words and_24__faces. Why the differences?
A test of the brain’s electrical activity shows that women commonly use both sides of their brain while men rely more on one. Scientists already know that the two sides of the brain control different functions---one controlling the sense of space, __25__, the other controlling language. Some researchers believe that the different ways men and women use their brains _26__from ancient times, when cave men hunted and women cared for the children. Men had to have good aim. Women had to talk to the kids.
Whatever the __27__, the battle of the sexes continues. And although their brains are constructed __28__ differently, men and women may be equally capable. They may simply __29__different abilities. Take a couple arguing over the location of their car in a parking lot. The man might use his sense of space to find it, while the woman relies on her __30__ of landmarks. Both of them find the car. But chances are, they’ll still argue about who’s the better driver and who’s better at finding the way home.
21. A .build             B. form                  C. choose                     D. show
22. A. brain                B. muscle                   C. heart                  D. head
23. A. testing         B. finding                C. making        D. solving
24. A. realizing          B. recognizing            C. describing             D. painting
25. A. at least            B. as a result              C. above all              D. for example
26. A. grew             B. developed          C. invented               D. produced
27. A. consideration      B. decision               C. imagination            D. explanation
28. A. slightly           B. heavily                C. greatly                 D. quite
29. A. show off            B. take on        C. depend on             D. keep up
30. A. drawing           B. memory          C. thinking                  D. setting

第二节 完形填空
Dad is a liar （说谎者）, definitely.
He never tells the truth about anything   36  , or anything that he thinks is bad to me, even though I   37  that I don’t mind hearing these things.
He is the kindest man I have ever met , who never   38  others, as well as the    39 man, for he’s always hard on himself. Every time I   40  home from college and asked Dad how his   41 was getting on, he would always reply. “Oh, couldn’t be   42  !”when I asked my mum the same question on the phone ,   43  , she honestly told me every   44 with Dad’s business. I didn’t blame Dad for his   45  . I felt a deep sympathy for him.
Dad is a miser (吝啬鬼), undoubtedly..
I hardly see Dad wear   46  clothes. In fact , his closet is half empty. Even in this half, two-thirds is occupied by Mum’s clothes and the other   47    belongs to him . I urged him to buy some new clothes ,   48  the simply shook his head, “The old clothes are still good enough.” Were they? I saw   49  in them.
It   50  my heart up when I saw had Dad  51  terribly with his hand covering his mouth. When the pains became unbearable, he   52 took some pills.
So it surprised   53   when the day came that Dad got sick . He was lying in bed. And all the family gathered around him. I knelt （跪）by his bedside , tears filling my eyes.
Dear Dad, you’ve been   54  yourself too hard, which you should not have. I know I might as well   55  a river to flow backward as hope to talk you out of working so hard. But I still want to say . “Dad , take better care of yourself!”
36．A．interesting                     B．good               C．bad                 D．valuable
37．A．emphasize               B．realize             C．decide             D．admit
38．A．envies                           B．blames             C．helps               D．hurts
39．A．noblest                   B．cruellest           C．most selfless     D．most diligent
40．A．phoned                   B．drove                     C．went                D．stayed
41．A．health                            B．business           C．experiment       D．treatment
42．A．better                    B．harder             C．easier                     D．healthier
43．       A．meanwhile              B．anyway            C．however          D．therefore
44．A．change                   B．incident           C．achievement     D．problem
45．A．belief                            B．carelessness      C．lies                  D．excuses
46．A．old                         B．new                 C．beautiful          D．cheap
47．A．one-third                B．half                 C．thing               D．closet
48．A．so                          B．but                  C．since               D．although
49．A．holes                      B．stains               C．hope                D．importance
50．A．woke                        B．warmed           C．cheered            D．tore
51．A．act                         B．shake               C．cry                  D．cough
52．A．still                        B．even                C．merely             D．seldom
53．A．somebody               B．anybody          C．everybody        D．nobody
54．A．controlling                     B．pushing           C．criticizing        D．fighting
55．A．beg                        B．allow               C．expect             D．cause

第三节：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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The climate will be warm and __21___ with prolonged droughts in most of the world’s grain growing ___22__. Because of the increase in temperature, the ice cap will begin to melt and sea level is predicted to __23___ about ten meters, causing flood in many areas.
In the atmosphere, a concentration of carbon dioxide acts like the _24__ in the roof of a greenhouse. It allows the sun’s rays to pass _25___ easily on the way to the earth’s _26__, but prevents heat _27__ by the earth from escaping back into space. __28__, as the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide rises,because of the industrial burning of fossil fuels, this greenhouse effect could __29__ the temperature of the earth. The burning of fossil fuels __30__ carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide accumulates(积聚) in the atmosphere, and __31_ the greenhouse effect, the temperature of the earth’s surface could rise. __32__ this warming up took place, the polar ice caps would begin to melt,__33__raising sea level. The __34__ influence that seems to be cooling the earth is the variable behavior of the sun. As the sun rotates(旋转) on its orbit, it presents hotter or colder faces to the earth, and this seems to have a considerable effect __35__ the distribution of the earth’s atmospheric pressure and on the wind circulation. The heat __36__ of the sun also varied, the latest trend being __37__, the heat output appears to be decreasing and the indications are that the earth’s __38_ is entering a cooler cycle. Scientific models that take __39__ account this __40__ behavior of the sun are also predicting that the world should be entering a new Ice Age. 
21. A. wet           B. rainy               C. dry                 D. icy
22. A. farms               B. regions              C. towns               D. villages
23. A. rise             B. appear                 C. move              D. raise
24. A. glass            B. shylight(天窗)     C. chimney       D. attic(顶楼)
25. A. by              B. over                    C. in                    D. through
26. A. ground        B. bottom                C. floor              D. surface
27. A. taken in      B. sent out                    C. admitted to     D. taken out
28. A. However     B. Yet                    C. Afterwards        D. Therefore
29. A. benefit               B. forbid                  C. raise             D. effect
30. A. leads to     B. gives off              C. results from      D. joins hands
31. A. as to           B. as for                         C. without         D. because of
32. A. Whether      B. Before                   C. If                   D. After
33. A. so             B. instead                    C. thus            D. but
34. A. natural      B. unusual              C. former                     D. ordinary
35. A. in                      B. on                         C. over                 D. at
36. A. input           B. activity              C. output           D. movement
37. A. downward        B. upward                    C. forward          D. onward
38. A. pressure    B. surface              C. climate         D. appearance
39. A. from         B. into                   C. in                   D. on
40. A. unbelievable B. dull                         C. variable         D. hidden

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第四个选项（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。
Compared with the children of a few decades back, today’s children seem to be 16  . They enjoy better health owing to recent 17  in medicine and in public health care. They also enjoy all the  18  of modern life. Physically and materially, today’s children seem to be much better off than their predecessors（前辈）. Nevertheless, 19  the improved standards of  20  , many children nowadays seem to be emotionally deprived（剥夺）since most parents are 21   less time with their children, so little, in22 , that many could  23  be called ‘weekend parents’. An increasing number of mothers are taking full-time jobs,  24  their children in the care of baby-sitters or nurseries. Time has become a luxury few parents can  25  because of the pressures of their work and the very brisk pace of life in our  26  society. On the other hand, these working parents can often well afford to  27  their children with the best food, clothes, toys and other  28 desires, but  29  to say, they fail to  30  the emotional requirements of their growing children. As a noted pediatrician (儿科医生) of the Medical and Health Department 31  , children need love, security, praise, recognition and responsibility. If these needs are not  32  , their development might be stunted (抑制). Child psychologists all 33  that some illnesses and emotional disturbances  34  to children are because of a lack of parental care. In the light of this, parents who really  35  their children should be sure that there are good lines of communication between themselves and their children, despite their heavy work loads.
16． A．unhappier             B．luckier                    C．naughtier                D．richer
17． A．inventions          B．discoveries           C．advances              D．products
18． A．comforts             B．facilities             C．pleasure               D．appliances
19． A．due to                   B．regarding             C．for                         D．in spite of
20． A．housing                B．living                  C．caring                     D．earning
21． A．passing              B．spending              C．taking                     D．costing
22． A．general              B．fact                     C．total                       D．truth
23． A．wrongly                B．rightly                 C．totally                    D．namely
24． A．entrusting             B．leaving                C．lending                   D．making
25． A．afford                   B．spend                  C．waste                      D．do
26． A．passive                 B．active                  C．competitive             D．dangerous
27． A．buy                      B．offer                   C．give                       D．provide
28． A．emotional             B．physical               C．material                  D．intellectual
29． A．sad                       B．happy                  C．lucky                      D．unfortunate
30． A．show                    B．feel                     C．satisfy                    D．create
31． A．talks                     B．explains               C．speaks                    D．says
32． A．made                    B．taken                  C．met                        D．done
33． A．argue                    B．admit                         C．tell                         D．disagree
34． A．common               B．popular                C．ordinary                 D．pubic
35． A．look after              B．bring up              C．care about               D．agree with

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36--55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.
Walking up to a department store’s cloth counter, a(n)  36 young woman said,“I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?”
“Only one  37 per yard,” replied the smirking (自鸣得意的) male clerk.
Not to be 38   back by the funny words, the woman said,” That’s fine! I’ll take ten yards.”
With 39written all over his face, the clerk 40 measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it out teasingly, 41   forward to receive his “  42  ”.
The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and 43 to a little old man standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me,” she  44 .
He was no 45  disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are 46 when others do not 47 their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be 48. These three particular 49 and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes:
1. Expect too much  50  .When others say,“Thank you,” or in any way to show their gratitude, be  51  . It is a gift!
2. Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and 52 your joy with others.
3. Expect not to be 53   . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need. 54 them and move on.
Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more 55 right away!
36. A. tricky           B. attractive               C. ugly                      D. generous
37. A. kiss             B. pay              C. dollar                  D. cent
38. A. moved         B. forced                      C. fought                D. taken
39. A. happiness        B. enjoyment              C. expectation      D. courage
40. A. hurriedly         B. slowly                    C. patiently         D. curiously
41. A. setting          B. sitting                       C. leaning          D. taking
42. A. reward         B. payment                  C. bonus           D. money
43. A. tended         B. paid                           C. pointed          D. nodded
44. A. smiled          B. begged                   C. waved          D. thought
45. A. wonder                                            B. use                     C. good    D. doubt
46. A. encouraged      B. disappointed            C. annoyed         D. surprised
47. A. live up to       B. go against                  C. go without       D. hope for
48. A. set            B. made                          C. dropped         D. completed
49. A. reasonable      B. proper                        C. unimportant      D. unrealistic
50. A. profit         B. kiss                             C. appreciation       D. disappointment
51. A. happy        B. sad                             C. angry           D. excited
52. A. spare         B. share                            C. make           D. control
53. A. put down      B. let down                    C. taken down      D. thrown down
54. A. Forgive        B. Punish                     C. Blame          D. Praise
55. A. happiness    B. encouragement                 C. excitement       D. pride

The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must   36  sixty hours of service learning,   37  they will not receive a diploma（文凭）.    38   of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. During a service experience, students must keep a journal and then write a  39  about what they have learned.
Supporters state that there are many   40 of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think   41 their own interests and become aware of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real-life skills that   42  responsibility, problem-solving, and working as part of a team. Finally, students can explore possible careers 43  service learning.
For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in a primary school classroom a few afternoons each month.  44  there are many benefits, opponents （反对者） point out problems with the new requirement. First, they   45  that ,because service learning is time-consuming, students spend   46  time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without   47  goes against the law.
In my view, service learning is a great way to   48  to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers.  49  , I don' t believe you should force people to help others – the  50  to help must come from the heart. I think the best solution is one that gives students choices. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility.
  

A．spend B．gain C．complete D．save

A．and B．or C．but D．for

A．Subjects B．Ideas C．Procedures

A．diary B．report C．note D．notice

A．courses B．benefits C．challenges D．features

A．beyond B．about C．over D．in

A．possess B．apply C．include D．develop

A．through B．across C．of D．on

A．So B．Thus C．Since D．While

A．argue B．doubt C．overlook D．admit

A．much B．full C．less D．more

A．cost B．pay C．care D．praise

A．contribute B．lead C．attend D．belong

A．Therefore B．Besides C．but D．However

A．courage B．desire C．emotion D．spirit

完型填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)　　
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。并将答案写在答题卡上。
Shopping habits in the United Stateshave changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 　36  in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street .Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 37  on both sides with many 38  businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 39   ,some shops offered 40   .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 　41 in　 the 1950s, a change began to 42  .Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street 43  too few parking places were 44  shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 45  the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. 　　
And open space is what they got 46  the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 47  as a collection of small new stores 48  crowded city centres. 49  by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 50  areas to outlying malls. And the growing 51  of shopping centres led 52   to the building of bigger and betterstocked stores. 53   the late 1970s,many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 54   of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, 55   benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.　　
36.A.As early as     B. Early  C. Early as     D. Earlier　　
37.A.built       B.designed      C.intented       D.lined　　
38.A.varied    B.various C.sorted  D.mixed up　　
39.A.Apart from    B.However     C.In addition  D.As well　　
40.A.medical care  B.food    C.cosmetics    D.services　　
41.A.suddenly B.Abruptly     C.Contrarily   D.But　　
42.A.be taking place      B.take place     C.be taken place       D.have taken place　　
43.A.while     B.yet       C.though D.and then　　
44.A.available for  B.available to  C.used by       D.ready for　　
45.A.over       B.from    C.out of  D.outside　　
46.A.when      B.while   C.since    D.then　　
47.A.started    B.founded      C.set up   D.organized　　
48.A.out of     B.away from   C.next to D.near　　
49.A.Attracted       B.Surprised    C.Delighted    D.Enjoyed　　
50.A.inner      B.central C.shopping     D.downtown　　
51.A.distinction     B.fame    C.popularity   D.liking　　
52.A.on   B.in turn C.by turns      D.further　　
53.A.By  B.During C.In D.Towards　　
54.A.cheapness      B.readiness     C.convenience D.handiness　　
55.A.because of     B.and      C.with     D.provided

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21--30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Experts believe that young people are drinking more alcohol than ever. They say it's not just the __21__ that teenagers consume that's worrying them but also what they do when they're drunk.
A recent survey found that 40% of British teens drank at least once every month and that younger teens were often __22__ to take their first drink by older friends.
As one teen said, "When you're with all your friends and having a good time, if someone gets out some alcohol you just __23__ it and drink."
The government believes part of the problem is the availability of __24__ alcohol and has introduced a law to ban such drinks. Others oppose the law because they say it __25__ targets poorer drinkers.
One young drinker interviewed thinks price is __26__ and that teens, determined to get drunk, will find a way. But alcohol expert Professor Martin Plant says the evidence supporting the new law is __27__. He said, "The science is absolutely clear. Putting in a minimum price will __28__ alcohol consumption by young drinkers. This is the first real development that offers the __29__ of cutting the size of the alcohol problem, and luckily the government has __30__ the opportunity."
21. A. time                  B. types                C. products           D. amount
22. A. promised            B. encouraged       C. forced              D. charged
23. A. go along with      B. come into         C. turn to              D. get away with
24. A. sweet                 B. strong              C. cheap                      D. expensive
25. A. intentionally       B. unfairly            C. rightly              D. completely
26. A. irrelevant           B. unreasonable     C. inexpensive       D. unknown
27. A. weak                 B. existing            C. convincing        D. approving
28. A. prevent              B. reduce              C. balance             D. delay
29. A. issue                  B. choice              C. time                 D. promise
30. A. missed                      B. given                      C. taken                D. used

第二节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Most children want to be pop stars or footballers when they grow up. But 11-year-old Amy Jones had the chance to ____16____ more about her ____17____ job—a medical biologist —when she won an essay writing competition for primary students.
Amy’s __18__ for the best essay on “What I want to be when I’m older” was a day at Oxford Medical Science Institute. Staff organised a special programme for the would-be __19__, introducing her to the projects being worked on by medical biologists at Oxford. The sessions included a look at the ___20___ of medical biologists in fighting cancer and ___21___ to become a medical biologist.
Amy said she was ___22___ to become a biologist after watching a television programme. In her essay she wrote: “The medical biologist plays a big part in many discoveries and it would be a challenging, exciting and ___23__ job.”
Dr. Kathryn Robson, the Institute director said: “ It’s ___24___that we encourage young people to study science and think about scientific research as a job. I hope Amy now has a better __25__of what it takes to become a medical biologist.”
16. A. carry out        B. sort out            C. find out          D. look out
17. A. dream          B. father’s             C. first          D. mother’s
18. A. idea                 B. prize              C. wish          D. topic
19. A. pop star            B. journalist          C. scientist                D. writer
20. A. performance       B. action               C. operation               D. role
21. A. when                      B. whether            C. how               D. where
22. A. inspired            B. chosen            C. made             D. forced
23. A. disappointing    B. tiring              C. surprising       D. rewarding
24. A. vital                 B. simple            C. funny            D. unusual
25. A. decision           B. understanding  C. desire            D. taste

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have   36   how difficult it is to write a   37   children's book.  Either the author has aimed too   38. , so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story,   39   the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children's books are  40   very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 41  who hears the story and the adult who   42    it. Unfortunately, there are in fact  43   books like this,  44   the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not   45   to solve.
This may be why many of books regarded as  46   of children's literature were in fact written for   47 . “Alice's Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most   48   of this.
Children, left for themselves, often 49  the worst possible interest in literature. Just  leave a child in bookshop or  50 and he will more  willingly choose the books 51 in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics (连环画), full of the stories and jokes to which both teachers and right-thinking parents  52  .
Perhaps we parents should stop trying to persuade children into   53   our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so   54  that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the  55  books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise（妥协） over that bedtime story.
36.A.hoped     B. realized      C. told    D. said
37.A.short      B. long    C. bad     D. good
38.A. easy      B. short   C. high    D. difficult
39.A. and       B   . but          C. or          D. so
40.A. both      B. neither       C. either                D. very
41.A. child     B. father  C. mother              D. teacher
42.A. hears     B. buys   C. understands              D. reads
43.A. few       B. many  C. little         D. much
44.A. but B. however     C. so                          D. because
45.A.hard       B. easy    C. enough              D. fast
46.A.articles   B. work        C. arts              D. works
47.A. adults    B. girls    C. boys          D. children
48.A. difficult B. hidden       C. obvious             D. easy
49.A. are B. show   C. find           D. add
50.A. library   B. school       C. home         D. office
51.A. read      B. designed     C. printed              D. written
52.A. favor    B. interest       C. object        D. read
53.A.receiving       B. accepting    C. having              D. refusing
54.A.same      B. friendly      C. different            D. common
55.A.common B. average      C. different            D. same  

第二节::完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. Coming my way from across the parking lot was  1  society would consider a bum(无业游民). From the  2  of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. He sat down in front of the bus stop but didn’t look like he could have enough money to even  3  the bus. “That’s a very pretty car,” he said. He was  4  but he had a(n)  5  of dignity around him. I said, “thanks,” and  6  wiping off my car. He sat there  7  as I worked. The  8  beg for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, “ask him if he needs any help.” I was  9  that he would say “yes”. “Do you need any help?” I asked. He answered in three  10  but profound(深远的) words that I shall never  11 . “Don’t we all?” he said.
I had been feeling high, successful and important  12  those three words  13  me like a shotgun. Don’t we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I  14  my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and  15  for the day. Those three little words still ring  16 . No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have  17 , you need help too. No matter how  18  you have, no matter how  19  you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can  20  help.
1. A. that              B. what          C. which        D. how  
2. A. expressions        B. manners       C. looks             D. attitudes 
3. A. ride                B. buy          C. drive          D. stop    
4. A. generous          B. disappointed   C. modern          D. ragged 
5. A. air                   B. atmosphere     C. appearance     D. figure 
6. A. finished            B. stopped          C. continued        D. began 
7. A. quietly                  B. casually                C. aimlessly               D. eagerly 
8. A. intenting            B. expected            C. boring            D. supposed 
9. A. afraid                  B. glad              C. doubtful         D. sure
10. A. simple             B. complex           C. strange              D. rigid 
11. A. accept                B. forget             C. respond          D. choose  
12. A. unless                B. after              C. until              D. when  
13. A. fightened        B. moved           C. wounded        D. hit  
14. A. reached in               B. searched for    C. looked up       D. exposed to 
15. A. shelter             B. clothes            C. reward            D. blanket 
16. A. nice                   B. ridiculous       C. true                D. proper 
17. A. submitted           B. devoted         C. applied          D. accomplished
18. A. few                 B. many              C. little               D. enough 
19. A. loaded             B. puzzled           C. angry             D. unsatisfied 
20. A. receive             B. give                 C. need              D. seek 

第二节完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
Millions of youngsters across Europe could suffer permanent(永久性) hearing loss after five years if they listen to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week, EU scientists warned. This seemed to be 36  for many youngsters.
The scientists’ study, requested by the European Commission,  37  the concept of “leisure noise”, which was thought to be fashionable for the youth.  38  it said children and teenagers should be  39  from increasingly high sound levels—with loud mobile phones also coming in for  40  .
“There has been increasing  41  about exposure from the new generation of personal music players which can reproduce sounds at very  42  volumes without loss of quality,” the Commission, the EU’s executive branch,  43  in the report.
“Risk for hearing damage depends on sound level and  44  time,” it said. “More and more young people were  45  with the significant threat that leisure noise brought to  46  .”
The scientists  47  the number of people in that risk category at between five and ten cent of listeners,  48  up to 10 million people in the European Union.
49  of personal music players have sharply increased in EU countries’ market in recent years,  50  of MP3 players.
Mobile phones which are used  51  too high a volume also came under  52  from Meglena Kuneva, the EU’s consumer affairs commissioner.
“I’m concerned that so many young people…who are  53 users of personal music players and mobile phones at high volume levels, may be  54  damaging their hearing,” she said in the statement.
So, the youth, you should think twice about your preference. You should remember your  55  is more important than fashion and cool.
36. A. wonderful           B. thoughtful            C. believable             D. unbelievable
37. A. attracted             B. attained                    C. attacked                   D. contrasted
38. A. But                    B. And                         C. However                  D. So
39. A. stopped           B. prevented                 C. protected                  D. kept
40. A. criticism             B. protection                C. envy                        D. encouragement
41. A. concern                 B. appreciation              C. distraction            D. curiosity
42. A. low                    B. little                        C. hard                         D. high
43. A. protested             B. stated                       C. warned                     D. worried
44. A. leisure            B. pressure                   C. exposure                  D. expression
45. A. faced                  B. satisfied                   C. born                        D. armed
46. A. body                  B. hearing                    C. face                         D. life
47. A. sorted out           B. made out                  C. marked out           D. worked out
48. A. meaning             B. reading                    C. saying                  D. being
49. A. Prices                 B. Praises                     C. Limits                  D. Sales
50. A. specially             B. similarly                  C. particularly           D. partly
51. A. at                       B. to                               C. for                           D. by
52. A. threat                 B. fire                          C. discussion             D. repair
53. A. essential              B. exhausted                 C. frequent                   D. free
54. A. consciously     B. sensibly                    C. unwillingly           D. unknowingly
55. A. future                 B. health                  C. hope                        D. goal

A young Scottish lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s 　　lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving!” She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to 　　. Many years passed by, her father died, her mother grew 　　, and the daughter became more and more stubborn in her way of life.
No     was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having 　 heard of her daughter’s whereabouts, went to the poor part of the city in 　　of her daughter. She stopped at 　　of the rescue missions(收容所) with a simple speech. “Would you allow me to 　　this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten 　　at the bottom: “I love you still … come home!”
One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat 　　listening to the service, all the while letting her 　　wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?
She couldn’t 　　until the service was over. She stood and went to look. It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you still … come home!”　　she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too 　　to be true.
It was night, but she was so 　　by the message that she started walking home.　　the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and 　　her way timidly. As she knocked, the door 　　open on its own. She thought someone must broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s 　　, the young girl ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me! It’s me! I’m home!”
The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s 　　. The daughter said, “I was so worried and thought someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently, “No, dear. From the day you left, that door has never been 　　.”

A．modern B．religious C．awful D．simple

A．earn money B．help others C．get free D．become famous

A．lonelier B．slower C．angrier D．older

A．contract B．contact C．link D．difference

A．sight B．charge C．search D．need

A．each B．both C．none D．every

A．print out B．look at C．give off D．put up

A．record B．advice C．message D．notice

A．sensitively B．absent-mindedly C．devotedly D．carefully

A．eyes B．hands C．thoughts D．imaginations

A．help B．move C．wait D．listen

A．After B．Since C．Until D．As

A．lucky B．good C．happy D．certain

A．astonished B．touched C．interested D．ashamed

A．By B．At C．During D．Before

A．had B．led C．made D．held

A．seemed B．blew C．proved D．flew

A．safety B．health C．danger D．life

A．backs B．hearts C．shoulders D．arms

A．pushed B．opened C．locked D．fixed

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21--30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Experts believe that young people are drinking more alcohol than ever. They say it's not just the __21__ that teenagers consume that's worrying them but also what they do when they're drunk.
A recent survey found that 40% of British teens drank at least once every month and that younger teens were often __22__ to take their first drink by older friends.
As one teen said, "When you're with all your friends and having a good time, if someone gets out some alcohol you just __23__ it and drink."
The government believes part of the problem is the availability of __24__ alcohol and has introduced a law to ban such drinks. Others oppose the law because they say it __25__ targets poorer drinkers.
One young drinker interviewed thinks price is __26__ and that teens, determined to get drunk, will find a way. But alcohol expert Professor Martin Plant says the evidence supporting the new law is __27__. He said, "The science is absolutely clear. Putting in a minimum price will __28__ alcohol consumption by young drinkers. This is the first real development that offers the __29__ of cutting the size of the alcohol problem, and luckily the government has __30__ the opportunity."
21. A. time                  B. types                C. products           D. amount
22. A. promised            B. encouraged       C. forced              D. charged
23. A. go along with      B. come into         C. turn to              D. get away with
24. A. sweet                 B. strong              C. cheap                      D. expensive
25. A. intentionally       B. unfairly            C. rightly              D. completely
26. A. irrelevant           B. unreasonable     C. inexpensive       D. unknown
27. A. weak                 B. existing            C. convincing        D. approving
28. A. prevent              B. reduce              C. balance             D. delay
29. A. issue                  B. choice              C. time                 D. promise
30. A. missed                      B. given                      C. taken                D. used

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Newcomers（新来的人） to the United States are often    36    by the schools. American schools    37    seem so different from the schools they know in    38    parts of the world. American education is based on the    39    that children    40    to learn to think    41    themselves. The school should be the    42    where they learn to do this.    43   , children learn the “three R’s” [(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic(算术)], history and government (often called Social Studies) and many other    44   . They also learn    45   be independent(独立的)，how to make their own judgement(判断), and how to develop their own   46    and interests. The American teacher does not    47   the children in her class to sit    48   hands folded quietly and to say    49  . She wants them to listen attentively(专心地) to ask questions. She knows that    50    children learn from books is    51  . She also knows that it is necessary for them to know how to use this    52   for their   53    and development. During Open School Week, parents have a    54    to see how American education    55   .

A．happy B．afraid C．glad D．surprised

A．some time B．sometime C．sometimes D．some times

A．other B．the other C．another D．all

A．opinion B．idea C．promise D．conclusion

A．need B．needed C．dare D．dared

A．of B．against C．for D．with

A．place B．space C．room D．area

A．From school B．out school C．By school D．In school

A．lessons B．knowledge C．subjects D．object

A．when to B．how to C．what to D．where to

A．ability B．skill C．abilities D．skills

A．think B．want C．let D．make

A．with B．across C．over D．above

A．something B．anything C．nothing D．much

A．that B．which C．where D．what

A．important B．unimportant C．necessary D．useless

A．study B．work C．learning D．aim

A．growing B．growth C．future D．tomorrow

A．ability B．possibility C．interest D．chance

A．develops B．learns C．goes D．works