第二节 完形填空(共20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四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a __36__ problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without __37___; they try to find a solution by trial and error. __38___, when all these methods __39___, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six __40___ in analyzing a problem.

First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must _41___ that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the thinker must __42___ the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For instance, he must __43___ the parts that are wrong.

Now the person must look for __44___ that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam __45___ that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. __46___, he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.

After __47__ the problem, the person should have __48___ suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example__49___, his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.

Eventually one __50___ seems to be the solution __51__ the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes quite __52__ because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a __53__way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖)stuck to a brake. He __54___ hits on the solution to his problem: he must clean the brake.

Finally the solution is __55__. Sam does it and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short, he has solved the problem.

36. A. serious      B. usual       C. similar       D. common

37. A. practice     B. thinking     C. understanding  D. help

38. A. Besides     B. Instead      C. Otherwise    D. However

39. A. fail         B. work        C. change      D. develop

40. A. ways       B. conditions    C. stages       D. orders

41. A. explain     B. prove        C. show        D. see

42. A. judge      B. find          C. describe      D. face

43. A. check      B. determine     C. correct       D. recover

44. A. answers    B. skills         C. explanation   D. information

45. A. hopes      B. argues        C. decides       D. suggests

46. A. In other words B. Once in a while C. First of all    D. At this time

47. A. discussing   B. settling down  C. comparing with D. studying

48. A. extra       B. enough        C. several       D. countless

49. A. secondly    B. again         C. also          D. alone

50. A. suggestion   B. conclusion     C. decision      D. discovery

51. A. with        B. into           C. for          D. to

52. A. unexpectedly B. late            C. clearly       D. often

53. A. simple      B. different        C. quick        D. sudden

54. A. fortunate    B. easily          C. clearly       D. immediately

55. A. recorded    B. competed       C. tested        D. accepted

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。                           A

Queen Elizabeth II is not only the queen of the United Kingdom, but she is also the queen of other 16 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Jamaica. Her face is seen on stamps and coins all around the world.

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in London on April 21st 1926. Her parents were George, the Duke of York, and Elizabeth, the daughter of the Earl and Count-ness of Strathmore. As a child, Princess Elizabeth lived with her parents and younger sister in London and Windsor. Every summer, she traveled to Scotland to visit her mother’s parents. She was interested in all sorts of sports, but her favorites were horse riding and swimming. She was also fond of acting, art and music.

As princess Elizabeth grew older, she started to play a part in British public life. When she was 14, she broadcast a radio message to all the children of Britain and the Common-wealth(共和国). Two years later, she carried out her first public engagement, and started to go on official tours shortly after that. After a tour to South Africa in 1946, she married Philip Mountbatten. The couple had four children: Prince Charles, born in 1948, Princess Anne, born in 1950, Prince Andrew, born in 1960 and Prince Edward, born in 1964.www.5ykj.com

After her father died, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony held in London in 1953. As a queen, she has many duties, and leads a very busy life. She travels throughout the world, meeting the leaders of other countries, and attends a large number of official functions. She also holds a meeting every week with the British Prime Minister. Every year, on Christmas Day, she broadcast a message to the people of British and the Commonwealth, talking about her hopes for the future.

Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for more than 40 years and has become one of the most famous women in the world. Lots of people in British believe that she tries hard to understand her people and be a good queen. More than her title, this quality has earned her much love and respect.

56. Queen Elizabeth II ________

A. is only queen of the United Kingdom.       B. is queen of Australia and the USA

C. is queen of 16 different countries           D. is queen of 17 different countries

57. As she grew older, Princess Elizabeth _______.

A. started to take part in British public life.    B. broadcast several radio messages

C. went on many tours to South Africa

D. stopped playing a part in British public life.

58. Queen Elizabeth’s four children are called ________.

A. Prince Charles, Prince Philip, Prince Edward and Princess Elizabeth

B. Prince Andrew,  Prince Philip, Prince Charles and Princess Anne.

C. Princess Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward

D. Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Charles

59. Today, Queen Elizabeth__________

A. holds a meeting every fortnight with the British Prime Minister

B. is always busy carrying out her royal duties.

C. does not lead a very busy life.

D. rarely leaves the UK.

60. Which of the following statement is true?

A. She talks about her hopes for the future every day.

B. Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in 1960.

C. She has been on the throne for more than forty years.

D. Lots of people in Britain depreciate her.

B

As students across the country have their yearly flu shots (打流感疫苗), doctors across the world are preparing against a possible outbreak of bird flu that few current vaccines (疫苗) will guard against. The likelihood of a bird flu spreading among humans is very high, the World Health Organization warned recently. European countries worry about bird flu very much, since many migratory birds (候鸟) start to fly back from the North.

There are at least 15 different types of bird flu virus around the world. The possible outbreak may be caused by a virus known as H5N1. It was first found to have spread from a bird to a human in Hong Kong in 1997. In addition to Asia, this bird flu has been found among birds in Romania, Turkey, Russia and Kazakhstan. Xkb1.com

The outbreak in 1997 in Hong Kong was quickly controlled at a cost of 18 people ill and six dead. About 1.5 million chickens were collected in an effort to remove the source of the virus. But scientists say that the virus can change itself rapidly. Also, if the virus mixes with the human flu virus, it could be spread through person-to-person contact in the same way as ordinary human flu is spread. Bird flu can cause fever, coughing, sore throats and muscle aches in humans. With the introduction of vaccines, flu is not as deadly as it used to be. But throughout history it was a huge cause of death around the world. The outbreak of Spanish flu in 1918-19 killed about 40 to 50 million people worldwide.

Currently there is no vaccine against bird flu that can be used on humans. Scientists are working to develop one. This will probably take several months to complete and may not be ready in time to stop a widespread outbreak of the disease.

61. The author mainly tells us _____ in the passage.

A. people all over the world are worried about the outbreak of bird flu

B. there is a good chance of bird flu spreading to humans, which might be deadly

C. scientists are working together to develop vaccines against bird flu

D. throughout history, bird flu was a huge cause of death around the world

62. Which statement is NOT true?

A. The outbreak of bird flu in 1997 in Hong Kong was caused by a virus known as H5N1.

B. H5N1 wasn't discovered until it was found among birds in Romania and Turkey.

C. The Spanish flu in 1918-19 was deadly because it was spread from person to person.

D. People infected by bird flu suffer from fever, coughing, sore throats and muscle aches.

63. An outbreak of dangerous bird flu is possible because ______.

A. the constant changing of H5N1 may enable it to mix with the human flu virus

B. the symptoms (症状) of bird flu are just like human flu, making it hard to discover

C. there are at least 15 different types of bird flu virus

D. many countries have been affected by the dangerous disease before

64. According to the scientists, _______.

A. people needn't worry about the outbreak of bird flu

B. the virus can't be spread among humans

C. no vaccine against bird flu can be used on humans right now

D. many migratory birds start to fly back from the North

65. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. in several months, a widespread outbreak of the disease can be stopped

B. the bird flu in 1997 in Hong Kong was soon stopped

C. as time goes on, bird flu is becoming more deadly

D. it takes scientists great effort to stop the possible outbreak of bird flu