第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然

题目内容：

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

We’ve heard it before － we’ve heard it on the news, from teachers, from parents －children and teenagers today are growing up too fast. There are not too many people that will _31 with that statement. Teenagers are faced with serious problems and decisions at an early _32 . In fact most teenagers’ daily schedules（日程表）are as 33 as those of an adult’s.

I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in 34 in which I was working with adults. I have had to learn to think and 35 like an adult to be taken seriously. So, I count myself as one who has grown up too fast. I just graduated from high school, and have recently spent some time reflecting（反思）on the 36 eighteen years － thinking about myself, what I have gained, and what 37 I have yet to achieve.

We are expected to work hard, get excellent 38 , be in a good relationship, and know what we want to do 39 . The list goes on and on. But the 40 is clear: We live in a society today that is 41 our childhood. We no longer have many years to be careless and fancy-free. We are expected to 42 the strict school rules and to excel（擅长）in everything we do.

I’ve known these things for a long time, and knew that they 43 me. But, I never really admitted it until last night, when I learned a 44 lesson, taught to me by my boss where I work. We had finished a job at a remote site. It was about 11:30 at night, and we had 45 to his house. We were talking about the 46 he had been making to his home. One of the things he said was “I 47 my basketball hoop（篮圈）. ”Then he threw a basketball to me.

I hadn’t 48 a basketball in five years.

We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 5 minutes. Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time 49 like children. Then I realized something: I am still a child. Oh, the law says I’m an adult. But, we are still really and truly children. We all need to have 50_ once in a while.

31. A. argue B. disagree C. satisfy D. discuss

32. A. age B. stage C. year D. grade

33. A. certain B. busy C. careful D. perfect

34. A. companies B. factories C. positions D. offices

35. A. study B. speak C. work D. act

36. A. last B. other C. rest D. coming

37. A. purposes B. successC. goals D. jobs

38. A. textbooks B. grades C. teachers D. schools

39. A. in life B. in time C. for ages D. for ever

40. A. information B. message C. notice D. idea

41. A. ruining B. correcting C. envying D. shortening

42. A. respect B. accept C. learn D. follow

43. A. inspired B. disappointed C. affected D. frightened

44. A. valuable B. seriousC. important D. useful

45. A. walkedB. flown back C. gone back D. driven

46. A. furniture B. improvements C. equipment D. arrangements

47. A. moved B. fixed C. sold D. broke

48. A. played B. caught C. seen D. held

49. A. laughing B. shouting C. running D. shooting

50. A. a rest B. a talk C. fun D. sports

最佳答案：

31. B。32. A33. B。34. C。35. D。36. A。37. C。38. B。39. A。40. B41. D。42. D43. C。44. A。45. C。46. B47. B48. D。49. A50. C

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。