第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题15分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从36---55题给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If I had known earlier that there was a reason why I was a low achiever, I may not have worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties. I was writing. I was working for no other reason than to hear people 36 me.

Most people who 37 university read at least twice as fast as I do. I’ve never known my left38my right. I avoid dialing a telephone，if I can, because I sometimes have to try three times to get the number39. I hear that recording “The 40 you have reached is not in serve.” more than any man on earth.

In spite of my 41 I view dyslexia as a gift, not something bad. Many dyslexics are good at right-brain, advanced thought, and that’s what my kind of creating writing is . I’m starting with nothing and coming up with something that didn’t 42 before. That’s my advantage.

I 43 my career to Ralph Salisbury, my writing 44 at the university of Oregon, who looked past my misspellings and gave me   45 and hope. I never looked 46.

I am also very good at observing. This means nothing in school, but when I 47 books or scripts, I’m seeing everything in my  48 .

I write 49 . I go like the wind and can 50 up to 15 pages a day. Writing is not the 51.I have no problem downloading; it’s inputting where things get jumbled.

The real 52 I have for dyslexics is not that they have to 53 with jumbled input, but that they will give up before they finish school. Parents have to create victories 54 they can, whether it’s music, sports or the arts. You want your dyslexic child to be able to say, “Yeah, reading’s 55. But I have these other things I can do.”

36. A. leave         　　 B. love         　　C. help        　　　D. praise

37. A. begin with     　 B. head for     　C. get along   　　 D. go through

38. A. from          　　　B. between      C. to         　　　　 D. of

39. A. wrong         　　B. down        　　C. right        　　　D. clear

40. A. amount        　　B. number       　C. code       　　　D. zone

41. A. shortcomings   B. weaknesses    C. faults      　　　D. difficulties

42. A. happen        　　B. meet          　C. remain     　　　D. exist

43. A. owe         　　　 B. refer          　C. devote      　　　D. obey

44. A. instructor   　   B. examiner     　 C. professor    　　D. headmaster

45. A. disappointment  B. encouragement C. satisfaction  D. spirit

46. A. into           　　　B. through       　C. around     　　　D. back

47. A. read          　　　B. publish        　C. write       　　　D. borrow

48. A. books        　　　 B. mind         　C. imagination  　　D. world

49. A. slowly       　　　 B. usually       　 C. quickly     　　　D. suddenly

50. A. get           　　　B. go            　　C. make      　　　　D. hurry

51. A. point       　　　  B. problem      　 C. reason      　　　D. hard-work

52. A. puzzle       　　　 B. thing          　C. situation    　　　D. fear

53. A. argue        　　　B. struggle         C. compare   　　　D. provide

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

55. A. necessary     　　B. pleasant        C. hard       　　　　D. easy

阅读理解

A

CHINA wants to launch a satellite to orbit the moon by December of 2006, Xinhua News Agency has reported. These latest plans schedule the launch one year earlier than was previously announced. Luan Enjie, director of the China National Space Administration and commander of the lunar satellite project, said last week that research and development on five major systems was under way. These are the satellite, launch vehicle, launch site, survey(检查) and control, and ground application(应用) systems. The project has 1.4 billion Yuan in funding.

Luan said the project had been named the Chang’s Project, after a legendary(神奇的) goddess who flew to the moon. The lunar satellite had been named Chang’s No.1.

The satellite system consists of a satellite platform and payload, which will be based on China’s Dongfanghong 3 satellite platform, and payload and other mature satellite technology. The satellite will weigh 2350 kilograms with 130 kilograms of equipment, and will orbit the moon for one year. It will be carried aloft(向上的) on a Long March III A rocket.

The satellite will collect images of the lunar surface, analyze the content of elements and materials, and probe(调查) the depth of the lunar soil and the space environment between the earth and the moon.

The lunar program has three phases(阶段): sending the satellite into orbit; landing an unmanned vehicle on the moon by 2010; and collecting samples of lunar soil with an unmanned vehicle by 2020.

56.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. The support of the project is 1.4 billion Yuan.

B. After letting the public know the launch plans, China will schedule it.

C. The satellite system in made up of a satellite platform and payload etc.

D.     The satellite will travel around the moon for one year.

57.What’s the function of the satellite?

A.     To record images of the moon surfaces.

B.     To examine what’s in elements and materials on the moon.

C.     To study to the environment of the moon.

D.     Both A and B.

58.According to the lunar program, what will be the second step?

A.     Landing a vehicle which there is no driver in on the moon.

B.     Landing a vehicle which is not made by man on the moon.

C.     Sending an unmanned vehicle on the moon.

D.     Sending an unmanned vehicle to the moon.

59.What is the meaning of the word “latest(Line 2, Paragraph 1)”?

A. Not on time.          B. Not in time.

C. Most recent.          D. None of A, B and C.

B

To build a safer car, Japanese automakers are trying to replace the most accident-prone (易出事故的) part: the driver.

Inspired by statistics blaming human error for most accidents, Toyota and its competitors are designing “intelligent” cars that can almost drive themselves on the high way.

The systems are designed to reduce human tiredness and the mistakes that often result. This kind of support is what drivers need most in a country with some of the most crowded reads in the world. That is why it should not be surprising that Japan is leading the race to make cars smarter.

To provide a safer ride, Japanese automakers are turning to technologies like laser radar and machine vision to replace tired eyes and wandering minds.

An infrared (红外线的)radar unit fixed on the bumper is part of a now cruise(巡航)control method that Toyota introduced in August 1997. It’s now an optional feature on its Celsior luxury sedan that costs 70,000 yen (US$648).

The “adaptive” system tracks the car ahead, and slows down or speed up the car automatically to keep a safer distance in highway traffic. The same technology has also been used by some cars made by Toyota’s competitors.

Subaru, a type of its Legacy wagon, made its first appearance last September with Active Driving Assist(ADA), which besides adjusting cruising speed, sounds an alarm if the car goes out of its lane or makes a turn too fast. In the latter case, it down shifts gear even before the driver starts to brake.

An even smarter system is coming from Honda. Called Honda Intelligent Driver Support (HIDS), it “sees” the road through a tiny camera on the windshield and helps steer the car down the middle of lane.

A computer picks out lines on the highway surface and touched the car’s steering wheel in the right direction.

Honda got approval (批准)in March to start testing HIDS on the highway and says it will arrive in showrooms in the near future.

60.Why are Japanese automakers developing cars that can almost drive themselves on the highway?

A.     Because they want to win the car competition.

B.     Because many accidents resulted from the mistakes made by drivers.

C.     Because drivers are always tired when driving the car.

D.     Because people don’t want to drive the cars themselves.