第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，共20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Three packs of cigarettes were lying there on the pavement. I went down from  Shubentsov’s office doorstep, picked them up and pocketed them. Later, in a bar, when I opened the first pack, I found – to my    36    – the twenty cigarettes were there.

I’m still at the bar, telephone in one    37    and the cigarettes in the other. I’m dialing Shubentsov, who told me to call the moment I felt the urge to    38   . I feel it, feel it even    39    than I felt Shubentsov’s healing energy. That’s saying something, since Shubentsov is known around the world for   40    smokers of their nasty habit, using a   41    method. He sent his healing energy from his fingertips, he tells me – something he picked up from another man in Russia. “I help you for free,” he told me in his muddy accent. “Just call me    42   .”

I went to see Shubentsov. I think it’s time to    43    because I’m getting old, and I can’t keep doing this to myself. But here’s the real problem. I should quit, but like a lot of you    44      with the same habit, I really don’t want to.

Smoking has been very good to me. Cigarettes have never let me down, never abandoned me on   45   , desperate nights. Smoking   46   my head, helps me   47   . Smoking has started conversations, driven away annoying people. Smoking helps me celebrate victories, get over losses, comfort the comfortless. It also chases away the mosquitoes.

I will   48   . Soon, my body and my mind are demanding that , daily.

I claim to smoke for pleasure, but I realise that slowly I’m losing control of this close, special friend. I   49    that. I realise it’s not just a “habit”. I’m    50   .

So here I am, attempting to    51    again, at Shubentsov’s place. I’ve tried all the other quitting techniques    52   . Anytime the urge to smoke    53   , he said, just call him immediately and he’ll help. The funny thing is, I realise that I’m not phoning him to stop me from lighting up. I’m phoning him so I can. If I call, I’ll have done my part. Then I can smoke this cigarette. Besides, I know that at 9.30 on a Friday night, I’ll get the answering machine. I do. “The office is open from ten to four. Call me back then. This machine does not take messages.”

I put the phone down and I can honestly say I’m   54   . You see, it’s not Shubentsov’s fault or anyone else’s fault that I’m still   55   . It’s mine.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to smoke this cigarette. Whether I’ll really enjoy it, though, is another story.

36.A. sadness     B. disappointment       C. inspiration        D. delight

37. A. pack          B. hand                C. pocket           D. bar

38.A. smoke         B. talk                 C. drink            D. dial

39.A. weaker        B. faster                C. stronger          D. harder

40.A. accusing       B. helping               C. developing       D. curing

41.A. popular        B. mysterious            C. frightening       D. dangerous

42.A. whenever      B. whatever             C. however          D. whichever

43. A. start          B. continue              C. stop             D. keep

44. A. struggling      B. beating              C. hitting           D. playing

45.A.lovely          B. friendly             C. lonely            D. daily

46.A. destroys        B. hurts                C. cuts             D. clears

47.A. breathe         B. smile               C. see              D. think

48.A. begin           B. quit                C. report            D. study

49.A. hate            B. love                 C. ignore           D. miss

50.A. ill              B. excited             C. addicted          D. fascinated

51. A. give in         B. give up              C. give off          D. give away

52.A. available        B. alike                C. abnormal         D. additional

53.A.strikes          B. attacks               C. indicates         D. continues

54.A.disappointed     B. unhappy              C. satisfied         D. relieved

55.A.living           B. working              C. smoking         D. smiling

第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Seeing in Stereo

Have you wondered why you have two eyes and why they are set close together on the front of your face? The reasons are simple and important to the way you see the rest of your world.

Your eyes are like two small cameras. A camera catches an image of an object and records it on film.Similarly，when you look at something，each eye takes in what it sees and sends this image to the back of the eyeball.Because your eyes are set close together，they view the world from about the same height but from slightly different angles. Working as a team, the eyes send the images to your brain, which puts them together into a single, centered image.

Seeing in stereo means seeing with two eyes working together，which is called stereoscopic sight.This allows you to view the world in three dimensions，or 3-D.Seeing depth helps you to judge the distance between you and the objects you see and to adjust to the changing angle at which you see something as you move closer to or farther away from it.If images are coming from only one eye, however，only two of these dimensions-height and width-can be perceived.A world seen with one eye is thus two-dimensional，as in a photograph.

Now consider why your two eyes are on the front of your face.Think of other animals with this same arrangement.They are all animals that hunt，like lions and wolves.Their eyes face directly in front of them.This provides a field of sight about 180 degrees wide，which is called binocular sight.On the other hand，animals that are hunted have eyes on the sides of the head，which provides nearly 360-degree field of sight.In order to stay alive，they need to see things coming from the sides and from behind.However，without stereoscopic sight，they have difficulty determining how far a danger is.

With sight both stereoscopic and binocular，humans share with animal hunters the ability to  see from side to side and to accurately determine the distance.If you think it would be great to  have another type of sight，perhaps with hundreds of tiny eyes like many insects do，think again! Each tiny insect eye sees only a tiny part.Besides，what if you needed glasses? Be glad for the  eyesight that you have.

56. According to the passage，an eye is like a camera because both

A. can record images          B. can imagine objects

C. provide centered images     D. work at the same height

57. Stereoscopic sight is a result of having

A. a three-hundred-sixty-degree field of sight

B. hundreds of eyes，all seeing parts of an image

C. two eyes close to one another that work together

D. one eye on either side of the head，each seeing a different image

58.The author implies that “seeing in stereo”

A.is similar to the way cameras work

B.is an ability humans are fortunate to have

C.would be better for a wider field of sight

D.helps people to have better sight than animals

B

Computer games have been criticised for quite some time over a whole range of issues. Some people say they are overly violent and encourage violent behaviour particularly in children. Others say that they make children unsociable and are bad for their eyes. Some have even attributed falling standards of literacy and a lack of interest in reading on them. Now, however, it seems that computer games have also become a feminist issue.

Game manufacturers have, for some time, been looking to increase the number of female game players. The vast majority of computer games still sell to a mainly male market. Perhaps this is because the violent nature of many of the games appeals more to males or perhaps because many of the main characters in the games are male. Manufacturers' attempts to produce more female characters increase their share of the female gaming market which has met with serious criticism from many women's groups.

While heroines such as Lara Croft of the Tomb Raider game are seen as providing positive role models of strong women, many believe that the character's unrealistic Barbies  are subconsciously setting unattainable standards in the minds of young women. Perhaps a stronger criticism is that although many games now include female characters, their role is often secondary and they support the main, male, action characters within the games. Of course the nature of many of the games remains violent and destructive and this in itself could well continue to put off female gamers.

There are now, however, a number of web sites springing up on the World Wide Web to help women deal with this issue. Sites such as Game Girlz, Women Gamers and Game Gal offer game reviews, articles, discussion forums and even employment opportunities for women interested in becoming part of the rapidly expanding games industry. The games are reviewed by women from a very female perspective. Some rate the games from one to ten across a range of criteria which include the appearance of the female characters, the degree of intelligence attributed to them in the game and even the marketing attitude adopted by the company. The sites are obviously looking for games that move away from the very male dominated and violent nature of the majority of computer games. Many of them review games that are more constructive and developmental. Although the common fantasy themes of knights, witches and goblins(妖精) still exist within these games, the aims are often very different. Instead of destroying opposing armies，the aim of the game can be to make peace with them.

With this increased degree of awareness and involvement from women in the games industry many positive changes could be made that could encourage more women and young girls to become enthusiastic about technology. Perhaps we may even find more male gamers moving away from the traditional violent and destructive games towards the more positive values promoted by these more feminine role models, after all Tomb Raider is still one of the most popular computer games on the market, but perhaps that's too much to ask.

59. What is paragraph 1 mainly about ?

A. The violence in computer games.       B. Common criticisms of computer games.

C. Children’s feeling in computer games.   D. The computer issues.

60. Manufacturers want to produce more female characters in order to _______.

A. increase sales in the male market

B. help women learn how to play computer games

C. encourage more women to buy computer games

D. increase the number of male game players

61. From the passage we know that Tomb Raider is _______.

A. a film which provides positive role models of strong women

B. a site which helps women to deal with many issues

C. a female role which is secondary in many games

D. a computer game which is very popular on the market

62.Which would be the best title for the passage ?

A. Girls’ Games                      B. Computer Games

C. Children’s Games                  D. Games Industry

C

Hungry For a Win

A victor is, by definition, someone who wins a struggle or contest. However, that doesn’t mean he or she will live a proud and happy life ever after, as Katniss Everdeen is about to discover in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Catching Fire, out in Chinese theaters on Nov 21, is set in a futuristic society called Panem. Every year its government holds a televised fight to the death. Two teenagers from each of the 12 districts of Panem are chosen to compete.

In the new film, last year’s victors Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and her partner Peeta are back home after winning the 74th Hunger Games. Katniss just wants to live a normal life. However, that never seems to happen. She has nightmares, which remind her that she is a killer.

Her worst nightmare comes true when the annual Hunger Games arrive again. The teenager finds herself back in the competition along with Peeta. Since Katniss brings hope to Panem through her courage, President Snow plans to use this year’s Games to kill off Katniss and Peeta and in turn dampen the fires of rebellion.

“This is the next step of Katniss’ heroism and the next part of her journey to finding out who she is really going to be,” Lawrence told Reuters.