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.I w

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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.
I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law.
Let us take a 36 , reasonable look at what the results might be if such a(an) 37 were accepted; families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction of TV, they might   38 together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our 39 —everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of 40 illness —are caused at least in part by 41 to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to 42 our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better.
On evenings when such talk is 43 , families could discover more active pastimes（消遣，娱乐. Freed from TV, forced to find their own activities, they might take a   44 together to watch the sunset 45 they might take a walk together. 46 free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in 47 than in a TV program. 48 report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence, 49 at the college level. 50 is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quiet hour.
A different 51 of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the 52 ends, the TV net works might be forced to 53 with better shows in order to get us back from our newly discovered activities.
At first glance, this idea seems radical（激进的. How will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years 54 television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can 55 childhoods without television. It wasn’t that difficult.
36．A．valuable   B．pleasant    C．quick D．serious
37．A．advice      B．suggestion C．opinion     D．Offer
38．A．get around       B．stand still C．meet D．sit around
39．A．problems B．trouble     C．affairs      D．Misfortune
40．A．physical    B．common   C．mental      D．familiar
41．A．attempt     B．failure      C．ability      D．permission
42．A．discuss     B．talk   C．make sure D．see to
43．A．impossible       B．unnecessary      C．funny       D．unpleasant
44．A．walk B．look C．ride   D．rest
45．A．and   B．or     C．but    D．While
46．A．At    B．In     C．For   D．With
47．A．a fine poem     B．a good book     C．a quiet hour     D．a composition
48．A．Professors B．Scientists C．Parents     D．Educators
49．A．yet    B．still   C．even D．just
50．A．Writing    B．Skill C．Speaking D．Listening
51．A．form B．kind C．method     D．step
52．A．reading     B．quiet hour C．activity     D．programme
53．A．come across     B．come about      C．come up   D．broadcast
54．A．before      B．since C．until D．after
55．A．remind     B．remember C．recognize D．Know

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36---55 DBDAC BABCB DBDCA ABCBB

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In Canada you can find dogs， cats， horses，etc．in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and have them as their good friends．Before they keep them in their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射） so that they won"t carry disease．They have special animal food stores，though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store．Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.When you visit people"s houses，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them．You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal． They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada．They have a law against killing wild animals．If you killed an animal，you would be punished.If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it．
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals． One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours． When children grow up， they leave their parents and start their own life． Then the old will feel lonely． But pets can solve this problem． They can be good friends and never leave them alone．
67． The passage mainly talks about        ．
A． how to keep disease from pets       B． pets in Canada
C． how to take good care of pets       D． life of the old in Canada
68．They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because      ．
A． the pets are sick
B． the pets are wild
C．they want to stop them from carrying disease
D．they want them to sleep on the way home
69． In Canada， children leave their parents when they grow up because ＿＿＿＿＿．
A.they don"t love their parents any more B.they can only find jobs far from their parents
C.their parents" houses are too small    D.they wouldn"t depend on their parents any more
70． Which of the following is TRUE？
A.People buy animal food only at the animal food stores．
B.Pets eat better than people．
C.Almost every family has a birdcage in his house．
D.Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat．

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In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences that it is not even questioned. There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black man protests by setting fire to cities. Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence--- as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other. What is really frightening, what really fills you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch（关键时刻）, we have made no actual progress at all. We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instinct remain basically unchanged. The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing. We have still not learned that violence never solves a problem but makes it even acute. The sheer horror, the bloodshed（流血）, the suffering mean nothing. No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us.
The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and harder to get a hearing. They are despised, mistrusted and even persuaded by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement（执行）. If half the energy that goes into violent acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living standards and providing education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution. Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake. In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social programme. The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us. Genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, providing we work within the framework of the law.
72. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Advocating Violence.
B. Violence Can Do Nothing to Diminish Race Prejudice
C. Violence as a Legitimate Solution
D. Violence: The Instinct of Human Race
73. Recorded history has taught us __________.
A. violence never solves anything   B. nothing
C. the bloodshed means nothing     D. everything
74. It can be inferred that truly reasonable men ________.
A. can’t get a hearing   B. are looked down upon
C. are persecuted      D. have difficulty in advocating law enforcement
75. According to the author, the best way to solve race prejudice is ________.
A. law enforcement   B. knowledge C. nonviolence   D. mopping up the violent mess

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B
America has long been considered the land of opportunity(机遇)by those from other countries. Amer

icans, too, believe that the United States gives almost limitless opportunities for those who want to open business on their own.
Today, Americans are still fond of trying their hand at becoming small business people, even though only one out of two survives in the first two years. Many of these people start their business for the wrong reason; to get away from the paper work of their present jobs or to exchange the responsibility(责任) of their present jobs for freer life styles. But more, not less paper work and responsibility come with the ownership of a small business.
Not all small businesses succeed. Fifty percent of the 4 550 000 that start in the United States ever fail. Still ninety-five percent of businesses in the U.S. can be regarded as small, and these businesses altogether produce forty percent of America’s total national products.
60．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A．People from other countries and Americans think there are a lot of opportunities in the U.S.
B．On

ly the Americans think the U.S. can give them many opportunities.
C．Both people from other countries and Americans believe they have many opportunities in the U.S so that they can do whatever they like.
D．People from other countries and Americans all think the U.S. the place where they can realize their dreams.
61．From this passage, we know that________.
A．many people from other countries think that in the past there were many opportunities in the U.S. but not now
B．now Americans don’t believe the U.S. can give them a lot of opportunities
C．people from other countries still think they have more opportunities in the U.S. than in their own countries
D．Americans think they have more opportunities to start their own business than those from other countries
62．According to this passage, many American people like to start their own business because___.
A．they want to become rich soon
B．they not only dislike their present jobs but also want a freer life style
C．they don’t want to do paper work
D．they want to have more chances
63．From this passage, we can get the idea that________.
A．it is easy to do business successfully in the U.S
B．it is easy to start a business but hard to make it successful
C．there are more big business t

han small business in the U.S
D．only big business can succeed in the U.S

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   Many people cannot forget the beautiful thousand hand dance performed by disabled people during the 2005 CCTV Spring Gala(晚会). Many of these dancers cannot hear or speak, but their performances are wonderful.
The leading dancer is a beautiful young woman, Tai Lihua, who was born healthy but lose her hearing when she was two years old because of a fever. Not long after that, she also became mute and, from then on, her world was silent. She did not realize this at first, but when she was five, she played a game about sounds with her school friends and discovered she was different. She felt very sad. Her father went to many places looking for treatments for her disabilities, but nothing worked.
When she was seven years old, Tai Lihua went to a school for deaf and mute children,
where she did very well in her studies. Her teacher said she used her brain more than other children and was very good at expressing her feelings through movements.
Then when she was fifteen, she started learning to dance. At first, she found it difficult but she didn’t give up. She spent a lot of time practicing and became a brilliant dancer. In the last few years, she has performed in many countries and is much admired by foreign audience. Dancing has changed her life and brought her world wide success and fame.
56. Which of the following is expressed in the passage?
A. Where there is life, there is hope.
B. No one is too old to learn.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. The early bird catches the worm.
57. Tai Lihua discovered that she was different from other children when she was _____.
A .two         B. five            C. seven         D. fifteen
58. We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. Tai Lihua was born healthy.
B. Tai Lihua isn’t successful now.
C. Tai Lihua’s parents didn’t take good care of her.
D. Tai Lihua had a natural ability to dance very well.
59. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. A disabled girl.
B. A dancer in a silent world.
C. A beautiful dancer.
D .Dance performance in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

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E
More than 20 Internet service providers in China have joined hands to crack_down_on junk mail that has long plagued（折磨, 使苦恼）e-mail users in China by establishing a coordinated （协调）group, the China Daily reported Tuesday．
The union, connecting such big fish as Sina and 263．net, has agreed to share information on technical solutions, promote public involvement and extend international cooperation, said the newspaper．
The group was collecting information from netizens（网民） on junk e-mail addresses and contents．
"We will then examine the information, leading to the formation of a blacklist that can help block spam （垃圾邮件）sources," Jiang said．
He added that software solutions will also be developed to make it easy for net users to block and delete spam themselves．
But some Internet experts voiced warning, saying junk mail problems will continue to appear in the years ahead, according to the newspaper．
"There are still loopholes（漏洞） in legal, managerial and technological terms which have not yet been patched up," said Qing Sihan, an information security technology specialist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences．
China has had surprising growth in Internet users with their number reaching 45．8 million by this June, ranking the second largest cyber community in the world after the United States, according to the paper．
But netizens are increasingly attacked with junk e-mails．
On average, a Chinese net user is troubled by 350 junk e-mails each year．One out of every two e-mails they receive is spam, according to China Internet Network Information Center．
73．The underlined phrase “crack down on”（in Paragraph 1）probably means “__________．”
A．make full use of            B．take severe measures against
C．get rid of                      D．make a careful study of
74．The group was collecting information from netizens on junk e-mail addresses and contents to __________．
A．ask for international cooperaton        B．put the trouble-makers in prison
C．prevent the spread of junk e-mail       D．warn people of the danger of using Internet
75．From the passage we know that__________．
A．Sina and 263．net keep many big fish
B．Sina and 263．net are big Internet service providers
C．China owns the largest Internet user in the world
D．very few e-mails that people receive are spam

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