第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(ABCD)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。

“You are supposed to borrow only two books for one visit,” said the librarian as she handed over a library card impatiently. Neither the  36  nor her attitude surprised me, a poor 8¬year¬old Jewish girl growing up in Berlin in the late 1950s.I needed those visits. My only  37  was those books filled with many stories in which, however terrible things seemed and whatever happened, everything  38  well in the end,  39  justice,  kindness, and wisdom -- a striking contrast(对比)to my daily experiences.

Twenty five years later, I, a recent immigrant to the US with a daughter aged 12, stood in front of another librarian. This librarian was  40 . “What did she say?” I asked my daughter, who already knew a little English and often  41  as my interpreter. “She said, ‘Can I help you?’”

“Ask if they have any books in  42  ,”I requested.

“No, they don’t.” translated my daughter.

While hunting for a job, I was told that the library needed people to  43  books. The interview was short-the job didn’t require much English, just a knowledge of the alphabet(字母表). I started the next day. Every day, I  44  hundreds of books whose meaning was hidden from me, mentally dividing them  45  size and color. One day, while shelving, I came across English for Beginners and began studying it on my own.  46  English letters started forming words that I could  47 , words combined into phrases, and oh my dear! I was reading. It was a slow  48 , supported by dictionaries and accompanied by tears, but it was doing a wonder. Afterwards I got promoted to the front desk- 49  books in and out and answering simple questions.

Every day I receive dozens of people.  50  I spot new immigrants. They come from all over the world. Although they look different, the hesitant expression on their faces and their shy manners are  51  . My heart goes all out to them,  52  they are people like me. I fully understand the  53  roads on which they have stepped. “They’ve come to the right place,” I think to  54 .Then I smile and say—just the  55  a librarian said to me a long time ago — “Can I help you?”

36.A.book        B.card            C.range               D.limit

37.A.sadness         B.comfort         C.sorrow               D.relief

38.A.turned out       B.went out         C.brought out            D.carried out

39.A.responding     B.referring         C.reshaping              D.rewarding

40.A.teasing        B.joking           C.smiling               D.laughing

41.A.served        B.referred          C.guided                D.regarded

42.A.French         B.English          C.Russian               D.German

43.A.borrow        B.shelve           C.record                D.keep

44.A.packed        B.loaded           C.handled               D.carried

45.A.by            B.from            C.into                  D.between

46.A.Suddenly       B.Apparently       C.Gradually            D.Naturally

47.A.realize         B.reuse            C.recover              D.recognize

48.A.progress        B.procedure        C.process              D.procession

49.A.reading         B.checking        C.borrowing            D.lending

50.A.Some times      B.Sometimes      C.Some time           D.Sometime

51.A.complex        B.miserable        C.similar              D.familiar

52.A.for            B.as if             C.though              D.when

53.A.difficult        B.smooth          C.endless              D.straight

54.A.me            B.myself           C.them               D.themselves

55.A.means         B.style             C.method             D.way

Oshima reaches out and lays a hand on my knee on a totally natural gesture. “Kafka, in everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward any more. And when you reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That's how we survive.”

We’re about to get onto the main highway. “There’s one other thing I’d like you to know of,” he goes on. “Miss Saeki has a wounded heart. To some degree that's true of all of us. But Miss Saeki has a special wound that goes beyond the usual meaning of the term. Her soul moves in mysterious ways. I’m not saying she's dangerous-don't get me wrong. On a day-to-day level she's certainly got her act together, probably more than anyone else I know. She’s attractive, deep, smart. But just don’t let it worry you if you notice something strange about her sometimes.”

“Strange?” I can’t help asking.

Oshima shakes his head. “I really like Miss Saeki, and respect her. I'm sure you'll come to feel the same way.”

This doesn’t really answer my question, but Oshima doesn’t say anything.

56. The conversation takes place______ .

A. in the library          B. in a moving car       C. where Kafka lives

D. where Saeki used to spend time with her boyfriend

57. Which of the following statements is right?

A. Oshima knows every single detail about Saeki.

B. Oshima knows Saeki well enough to understand her.

C. Oshima knows Saeki better than any other one.

D. Oshima knows little about Saeki,but respects her.

58. We can infer from the passage that          .

A. something is wrong with Saeki’s clock and heart

B. nobody likes Saeki as she refuses to accept the fact

C. Saeki is attractive, smart but a little bit dangerous

D. Saeki still can’t get over the loss of her boyfriend.

59. The writer wants to give us a feeling of _______ by giving readers the description of Saeki.

A. mystery              B. horror          C. amazement         D. Danger

B

From good reading we can get pleasure, companionship, experience, and instruction. A good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity. Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It increases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad. Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction.

With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely. Whether the characters in it are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may become our companions and friends. In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times. The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble (相像)human friends whom we hold dear or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company. By turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting their feelings. While human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement.

Of all the gifts from reading books, the most valuable one is experience. Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books. Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of daily routines or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can. To travel by book we need no bank account to pay our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport to enter the land of our heart's desire. Through books we may get the thrill of hazardous adventure without danger. We can climb high mountains, brave the perils of an Antarctic winter, or cross the scorching sands of the desert, all without hardship. In books we may visit the studios of Hollywood; we may mix with the merry crowds of the Paris boulevards; we may join the picturesque peasants in an Alpine village or the kindly natives on a South Sea island. Indeed, through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited. The beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs of architecture, the marvels of engineering, are all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read.

60. Why do we sometimes forget our surroundings and even our identity while reading?

A. No one is trying to disturb you there.      B. All is so quiet and calm around you.

C. The book you read is so fascinating.       D. Our life is just far from satisfactory.

61. What makes people like their acquaintances in books even more?

A. They are just like our human friends.       B. They are unfamiliar types we like.

C. They will never ever abandon us.          D. They will never hurt our feelings.

62. The word “hazardous” means ______.

A. “unexpected”         B. “dangerous”       C. “imaginary”       D. “unusual”

63. “... the whole world is ours for the asking” implies that we can____________.

A. experience the whole world just by reading

B. get anywhere in the world only by asking

C. make a trip around the world free of charge

D. actually possess everything in this world

64. What is the most suitable title for this passage?

A. Reading and traveling           B. Experiencing the world

C. Traveling with books            D. Gifts from reading

"Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think their artistic aspects should also be considered," said the neurologist. "Beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. But at least there is no suggestion that ugly surroundings make the pain worse." "I think we need more research on how a beautiful environment makes us suffer less."

Pictures they liked included Starry Night by Van Gogh and Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. Works by Pablo Picasso,  Italian artist Anonio Bueno and Columbian Fernando Botero were among the “Ugly” ones. "These people were not art experts so the pictures they found ugly would be considered masterpieces by the art world,"said Prof Brown.

65. The underlined word “The subjects” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_____”.

A. the surveyed        B. the researchers         C. the themes      D. the projects

66. How many artists have been mentioned in the passage?

A. 4.                 B. 5.                   C. 6.             D. 7

67. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It is necessary to do more research on how beauty reduces pain.

B. A pleasant environment could reduce sensitivity to pains greatly.

C. Hospitals must take their artistic aspects into consideration first.

D. Ugly paintings are confirmed only to make the pain even worse.

68. From the last paragraph, we know that _________.

A. some paintings seemed ugly to men but beautiful to women.

B. some of the artists mentioned above are not real art masters.

C. patients have the same idea about masterpiece as art experts.

D. the ugly paintings in the research are actually masterpieces.

69. Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage?

A. Latest discovery of some “ugly” masterpieces.

B. Beautiful surroundings lessen your pain.

C. New survey on relationship of pain and beauty.

D. More research is needed to reduce pain.