第三节 阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，共40分）
President Barack Obama has apologized for a gaffe (失言) in which he described his bowling
skills as akin to participants in the Special Olympics, a sports program for
people with intellectual disabilities.
Obama made the mistake during an interview on Thursday night on “The Tonight Show” with host Jay Leno, the first time a sitting U.S. president had been on the show.
Talking about living in the White House, Obama said he had been practicing his bowling in the home’s bowling alley and had scored a 129 out of a possible 300.
It was an improvement on the embarrassing 37 he had rolled during a stop on the presidential campaign trail a year ago. “It’s like—it was like Special Olympics or something,” Obama said.
The Special Olympics is a global nonprofit organization serving some 200 million people with intellectual disabilities, with a presence in nearly 200 countries worldwide.
Soon after the Jay Leno interview, Obama telephoned Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver to apologize.
Shriver told ABC’s “Good Morning America” television show that Obama had apologized “in a way that I think was very moving” and that he said “he did not intend to humiliate (羞辱) the population, didn’t want to embarrass or give anybody any more reason for pain or kind of suffering.”
Shriver said people should gain a lesson from the incident.
“I think it’s important to see that words hurt. Words do matter. And these words in some respect, can be seen as humiliating or a put-down to people with special needs, do cause pain. And they do result in stereotypes,” Shriver said.
White House spokesman Bill Burton said Obama “made an offhand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to look down upon the Special Olympics.”
“He thinks that the Special Olympics are a wonderful program that gives an opportunity to shine to people with disabilities from around the world,” Burton said.
1. What does the underlined word “akin” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. skillful B. similar C. appealing D. superior
2. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Obama loves sports and is especially gifted at bowling.
B. Obama apologized for his remarks via ABC’s TV show.
C. The Special Olympics are for various disabled people.
D. The Special Olympics don’t intend to make any money.
3. What does Shriver mean by saying people should gain a lesson from the incident?
A. Disabled people cannot be humiliated. B. One should be careful with his words.
C. An apology for wrong words is wanted. D. Words matter even more than actions.
4. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. Obama receiving a TV interview B. Obama looking down on the disabled
C. Obama apologizing for his gaffe D. Obama being attacked for his words
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30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。
In some
cities, workaholism （废寝忘食工作） is so
common that people don’t consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle
as 36 . Government workers in Washington, D. C.,
37 , frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don’t do this
because they have to; they do it because they 38 . Workaholism can
be a 39 problem. Because true workaholics would
rather work than do anything else, they 40 have no idea
of how to relax ; that is, they might not 41 movies, sports,
or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they 42
to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful , and the
tension（紧张）and worry
can cause 43 problems such as heart attacks and
stomach diseases. 44 , typical workaholics don’t pay much
attention to their families. Their marriages may end in
45 as they spend little time with their families.
Is workaholism 46 dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work 47 under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work. The 48 is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs 49 them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative. 50 do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several 51 to work. Of course , it provides people with paychecks, and this is important. But it offers 52 financial security. It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction 53 they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I 54 it”. Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity（自身价值）. After they take part in work, they 55 a sense of self and individualism.
36．A．strange B．boring
C．pleasant D．normal
37．A．for example B．on the other hand C．what’s more D．after all
38．A．agree B．promise
C．dare
D．want
39．A．slight B．serious C．obvious D．difficult
40．A．still B．probably C．certainly D．mostly
41．A．afford B．enjoy C．watch D．allow
42．A．dream B．decide
C．intend D．hate
43．A．physical B．cultural C．social D．mental
44．A．Therefore B．However C．Anyway D．Besides
45．A．happiness B．silence C．failure D．surprise
46．A．sometimes B．always
C．seldom D．hardly
47．A．sadly B．differently C．efficiently D．slowly
48．A．study B．family
C．life
D．work
49．A．equip B．pack C．provide D．fill
50．A．When B．Why
C．How
D．Where
51．A．factors B．advantages C．steps D．ways
52．A．no more B．more or less C．no more than D．more than
53．A．when B．before C．unless D．until
54．A．valued B．failed
C．caught D．made
55．A．give B．lose C．get D．need
She thought herself _______ to her friends because her family was rich.
A. superior B. better C. richer D. higher
I have no _______ to the plan, so long as it would not cost too much.
A. refusal B. comment C. idea D. objection
The radiation amount of a mobile phone for two half-hour periods per day is equal to _______ to an X-ray for ten seconds.
A. expose B. exposing C. exposed D. being exposed
—Another cup of coffee? That’s your third since lunch.
—Yeah, well, I ____ all night preparing for my history exam. I can hardly keep my eyes open.
A. stayed up B. have stayed up C. have been staying up D. will stay up
