六. 完形填空(共15分，每小题1分)

阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从36-50小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

(A)

New Year’s Resolution Survey Results

We got over 1,000 letters, faxes and e-mails from our readers about their New Year’s Resolutions. Many readers are going to work   36   in school this year. To be healthy, lots of readers are going to play   37   and some readers said they are going to eat more vegetables. Some girls said   38   are going to exercise more to   39  . Some parents are going to   40   the subjects their children learn at school. They want to communicate better   41   their kids. An old lady said she found a job as a foreign language   42  . She is going to teach in China next year.

(    )36. A. higher                 B. harder               C. faster                D. earlier

(    )37. A. music                 B. the guitar           C. sports               D. the games

(    )38. A. she                     B. they                  C. he                     D. you

(    )39. A. go out                B. have fun            C. keep fit             D. get up

(    )40. A. study                  B. watch               C. think                 D. pass

(    )41. A. with                   B. of                     C. in                            D. at

(    )42. A. cook                  B. doctor               C. worker                     D. teacher

(B)

Maria was a 42-year-old lady. She always said she had one of the world’s best   43  . She worked for National Park Service at the Statue of Liberty (自由女神雕像)in New York City. “  44   come here from all over the world, ”Maria said. “Helping them learn about‘Lady Liberty’is really   45  .”

Maria began her day just like one of the visitors. She took a fifteen-minute boat   46   to Liberty Island, where the statue   47  . Then she helped visitors see the exhibits in the museum. The museum is   48   the famous statue. In the museum, Maria often talked with visitors   49   they climbed to the statue’s crown. (皇冠). “It’s fun to talk with all these people, ”she said. “Besides, it   50   me my exercise. There are 154 steps on the way to the crown. ”

(    )43. A. jobs                    B. places               C. parks         D. museums

(    )44. A. Readers              B. Learners            C. Reporters   D. Visitors

(    )45. A. boring                B. interesting          C. special              D. terrible

(    )46. A. run                     B. hike                  C. ride            D. travel

(    )47. A. rested                 B. stayed               C. made         D. stood

(    )48. A. on                      B. over                  C. inside         D. behind

(    )49. A. as                      B. until                  C. for             D. though

(    )50. A. plans                  B. gives                 C. helps          D. does