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1—20题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they 1 . Yet, all living things still show the 2 of aging, which will eventually 3 death.
Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the 4 they form do not function as well as they 5 in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less 6 against disease and is more 7 to have accident.
A number of related causes may 8 aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not 9 when they die. As a person ages, 10 of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. 11 body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the 12 cells may not be as workable or as capable 13 growth as those of a young person.
Another 14 in aging may be changes within the cells 15 . Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known 16 with age and become less elastic (有弹性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles (皱纹) and 17 . This is also the reason why old people 18 in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and 19 information that the cells need． Aging may affect this 20 and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.
1. A．would B．be used to C．used to D． used
2. A．function B．effect C．affect D． sign
3. A．lead in B．give in C．run into D． result in
4. A．hands B．feet C．heart D． organs
5. A．do B．has done C．did D． had done
6. A．energy B．protection C．vigor D． power
7. A．likely B．probable C．possible D． alike
8. A．attend to B．contribute to C．add to D． devote to
9. A．replaced B．reborn C．recovered D． surrendered
10. A．a number B．the amount C．the number D． a great deal
11. A．The others B．The other C．Another D． Other
12. A．old B．left C．new D． other
13. A．to B．for C．of D． in
14. A．factor B．effect C．reason D． element
15. A．for themselves B．of themselves C．themselves D． on their own
16. A．change B．to have changed C．to change D． to be changed
17. A．hangs loose B．hangs loosely C．is hanging loosely D． is hanging loose
18. A．increase B．shrink C．lengthen D． decrease
19. A．pass away B．pass by C．pass off D． pass on
20. A．improvement B．procession C．approach D． process
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1—20题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1_ began when I was just a kid．I __2__ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I _5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a _7__. My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to _9__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from _10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy _11_ food and pay the bills. With everything __12_, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16_ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my __17__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __08__ my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __19__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This I believe.
1．A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
2．A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
3．A．lazy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
4．A．spent B．paid C．took D．did
5．A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often
6．A．read to B．present to C．teach D．explain to
7．A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick
8．A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
9．A．get rid of B．hang out with C．break away from D．keep in touch with
10．A．making B．stopping C．working D．getting
11．A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
12．A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
13．A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
14．A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
15．A．put an idea into B．gave an impression on
C．keep a roof over D．have eyes in the back of
16．A．let alone B．let out C．let in D．leave alone
17．A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play
18．A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried
19．A．little B．much C．few D．high
20．A．more interesting B．less important C．more important D．less interesting
A few days ago, I got a letter from a student. In his letter, he told me, “I have this friend at school. She’s one of my good friends but lately she has been ___36__ strange. When I talked to her the other day, she said coldly, ‘Do I look like I care?’ She was being all strange to me. She told me __37___ she thought I was a bad friend, but she still thinks I am her best friend. I am so confused.”
In my letter in reply, I gave him my advice:
After reading your question, I can understand why you’re confused. It sounds like your relationship with your friend is a little shaky. There could be several reasons for her __38__. For example, maybe she has a lot on her mind and is __39__ a few challenges of her own. She may not feel comfortable talking to anyone about them __40__ and may just need a little time to sort through her own feelings. Or, on the day you talked to her, she could have been having a bad day and didn’t realize she was very cold to you. I could list a few more __41__for you, but you know, __42__, the only person who knows why your friend reacted that way is your friend. My__43__ to you is to tell her how you feel. Let her know she hurt your feelings and ask why on some days she’s nice to you, and on other days she isn’t __44__ nice. It could be that your friend is making some other new friends at school and is having difficulty __45___ her old relationships. Whatever her reasons are, you should let her know that you are a unique, caring person who certainly deserves a good friendship at school, _46__ you wouldn’t have taken the time to write me. If your __47__ with this person fades a bit, it’s OK, because you will develop may other friendships.
36. A. proving B. thinking C. showing D. acting
37. A. before B. if C. until D. in case
38. A. background B. feelings C. reaction D. appearance
39. A. getting alone B. going through C. blaming for D. standing up
40. A. already B. too C. yet D. afterwards
41. A. choices B. questions C. opportunities D. excuse
42. A. last but not least B. to conclude C. to be honest D. as a result
43. A. letter B. focus C. recommendation D. advice
44. A. too B. as C. also D. such
45. A. refusing B. finding C. remembering D. balancing
46. A. and B. otherwise C. because D. so
47. A. attitude B. progress C. hesitation D. closeness
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