第二節(jié)完形填空（20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant   36   distressed（痛苦的）, so Peter approached it very   37  .
He got down on one knee, examined the elephant's   38   and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded（刺入）in   39  . As carefully and as gently as he   40  , Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife,   41   which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant   42   to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face,   43   at him for several tense moments. Peter stood   44  , thinking of nothing else but being killed.   45  the elephant trumpeted（高聲鳴叫）loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years   46  , Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As  47    approached the elephant enclosure（圍欄）, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near   48   Peter and his son Cameron were   49  . The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the   50  , then put it down. The elephant  did that several times then trumpeted loudly,   51   staring at the man.
Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help   52   if this was the same elephant. Peter   53   his courage, climbed over the  railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked   54   up to  the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant   55   again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter's legs and threw this stupid ass hard against the railing, killing him immediately.
Probably it wasn't the same elephant.
36．A．a(chǎn)ppeared      B．proved        C．seemed        D．remained
37．A．quickly        B．carelessly           C．carefully      D．pitifully
38．A．foot      B．body           C．tail       D．head
39．A．her       B．it         C．them    D．him
40．A．might    B．could          C．should         D．would
41．A．a(chǎn)fter     B．before         C．with     D．on
42．A．rushed   B．turned         C．walked        D．stepped
43．A．stared    B．watched      C．noticed        D．glanced
44．A．quiet     B．silent          C．frozen         D．sad
45．A．Slowly         B．Highly        C．Lowly         D．Finally
46．A．later      B．a(chǎn)fter           C．a(chǎn)go      D．late
47．A．Peter     B．Cameron     C．they     D．visitors
48．A．where   B．when          C．what     D．that
49．A．sightseeing   B．visiting       C．walking       D．standing
50．A．floor     B．ground        C．earth    D．land
51．A．a(chǎn)ll at once    B．a(chǎn)ll the while     C．a(chǎn)ll the same     D．a(chǎn)ll of a sudden
52．A．realizing       B．feeling        C．sensing        D．wondering
53．A．gathered       B．called         C．took     D．kept
54．A．round    B．direct          C．a(chǎn)bout    D．right
55．A．shouted        B．cried           C．whispered    D．Trumpeted

When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”, My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her ,then there were baths, playing catch and many other games .Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.

One days, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破) one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl.” She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.

    Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she'd let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked (吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.

    Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.

What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?

     A. Look at them sadly.                    B. Keep them company.

     C. Play games with them.                  D. Touch them gently.

We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie __

     A. would eat anything when hungry         B. felt scary for her mistake

     C. loved playing hide-and-seek             D. disliked the author's dad

Why does the author say that Browrnie was more than just a family pet?

      A. She was treated as a member of the family.

      B. She played games with anyone she liked.

      C. She was loved by everybody she met.

      D. She went everywhere with the family.

Some people got frightened by Brownie when she

      A. smiled   B. barked   C. rushed to thhem    D. tried to be funny

Which of the following best describes Brownie?

      A. Shy.        B. Polite.       C. Brave.        D. Caring.

For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed.

“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope (聽診器) and walked around one of the biggest hospital in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and others doctors, it’s easy to take people in,” he said.

One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came to in hospital, York was standing over her.

“He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.”

Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was. “ shocked and horrified” that he got away with his deceiving for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders.

“I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behaviour of the psychiatrists(精神科醫(yī)生)who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.

1.York was proud of the fact that ___________.

2.York learned how to behave like a doctor by __________.

3.Why was Laura Kennan in hospital?

4.The judge’s remark implied that York would be more severely punished if he _________.

When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. Ore of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return. loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them we always felt better when she was around.

One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, ”Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.

Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us .People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull pm her hair. she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she lovely everyone.

Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.

1.What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?

A. Look at them sadly.    B. Keep them company.

C. Play games with them.  D. Touch them gently.

2.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie__________.

A. world eat anything when hungry   B. felt sorry for her mistake

C. loved playing hide-and-seek       D. disliked the author’s dad

3.Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?

A. She was treated as a member of the family.

B. She played games with anyone she liked.

C. She was loved by everybody she met.

D. She went everywhere with the family.

4.Some people got frightened by Brownie when she__________.

A. smiled    B. barked    C. rushed to them    D. tried to be funny

5.Which of the following best describes Brownie?

A. Shy      B. Polite     C. Brave    D. Caring

The number of accidents involving pedestrians (行人) wearing headphones is on the rise , a report suggests, causing fresh warning from road safety groups in Britain .

A US-based study found a total of 116 reports of death or injury to pedestrians wearing headphones between 2004 and 2011 , jumping from 16 in 2005 to 47 in 2011 .

Most victims were men (68%) and under the age of 30 (67%) , with around one in ten of all cases (9%) under the age of 18 .Some 89% of the cases occurred in urban areas and more than half (55%) of the victims were struck by trains .

Eighty-one of the 116 accidents (70%) resulted in the person’s death--- even though a warning was sounded in around a third of the cases .

The study concluded , “ The use of headphone may be a safety risk to pedestrians , especially in environments with moving vehicles（cars） . Further research is needed to determine if and how headphone use threatens pedestrian safety .” British road safety groups warned pedestrians to be careful.

Floor Lieshout , director of Youth For Road Safety , said, “ This study shows once more the importance of using all of our senses while we are near traffic . It is important that we find an attractive way to make youth learn about the risks of wearing headphones in traffic .”

Andrew Howard , who is the head of road safety at the Automobile Association , added that some pedestrians can be “so focused in their own little world they forget the world going on around them”.That can include headphone wearers , Howard said, but also people talking on phones.

However , Howard said that more researches needed to be done.

Earlier studies have shown that people wearing headphones or talking on phones can suffer “inattentional blindness” which makes them isolated (孤立) from the world around them .

Ian Harvey , at the charity Civic Voice , said that “ to defeat isolation and to help build a civic(文明的) society , people need to interact(交往) with each other .

He said , “ A basis for any civilized society is communication--- Surfing the web , listening to MP3s , reading blogs or sending e-mail is not interacting with a person; it’s interacting with a machine.

“If people feel socially isolated , they need to have more face-to-face interactions with other human beings and in time , will begin to feel happier and more connected to the world and place they live in .”

1.What does the text mainly discuss ?

A. Recent research on the risks to pedestrians

B. Safety problems caused by wearing headphones.

C. The advantages and disadvantages of headphones

D. Traffic accidents in the United States

2.We can learn from the Us-bases study that _________ .

A. most victims died in the accidents

B. most accidents were caused by cars

C. most accidents happened in the countryside

D. most victims are under eighteen

3.Howard will probably agree that ____________ .

A. it is safe if you wear headphones in a proper way

B. people wearing headphones are more likely to go blind

C. most people wear headphones because of loneliness

D. it is dangerous to talk on phones while walking

4.What Lan Harvey said shows the importance of ___________ .

A. beating isolation                 B. communication between people

C. building a civilized society         D. new technologies