第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A，B，C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
During my second year at the city college,I was told that the education department was offering a “free” course,called Thinking Chess,for three credits.I __41___ the idea of taking the class because,after all,who doesn’t want to __42___ a few dollars? More than that,I’d always wanted to learn chess.And,even if I weren’t __43____ enough about three credits,news about our __44_____ was appealing enough to me.He was an international grand master,which __45___ I would be learning from one of the game’s ___46___,I could hardly wait to __47__ him.
Maurice Ashley was kind and smart,a former graduate retiring to teach,and this __48___ was no game for him:he meant business.In his introduction,he make it ___49____ that our credits would be hard-earned.In order to ___50___ the class,among other criteria,we had to write a paper on how we plan to ___51____ what we would learn in class to our future professions and ___52___ to our lives.I managed to get an A in that __53__ and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the ___54___.
Ten years after my chess class with Ashley,I’m still putting to use what be ___55__ me:”The absolute most important ___56__ that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __57___.On every single move you have to __58___ a situation,process what you opponent(对手) is doing and __59___ the best move from among all your options.”These words still ring true today in my ___60___ as a journalist.
B 41.A.put forward B.jumped at C.tried out D.turned down B 欣然接受，急切接受
C 42.A.waste B.earn C.save D.pay C 省钱
A 43.A.excited B.worried C.moved D.tired A 对。。。兴奋不已 be excited about
D 44.A.title B.competitor C.textbook D.instructor D 教员
D 45.A.urged B.demanded C.held D.meant D 意味着
46 A. fastest B. easiest C. best D.rarest C 最好的
47 A. Interview B.meet C. Challenge D. beat B 会见
48 A. chance B. qualification C. honor D. job D 工作
49 A. real B. perfect C. clear D. possible C 声明 make ..clear
50A. attend B. pass C. skip D. observe B 通过
51 A. add B. expose C. apply D. compare C 应用
52A. eventually B. naturally C. directly D. normally A 最终
53A. game B. presentation C. course D. experiment C 课程
54A. criterion B. classroom C. department D. situation B 教室
55 A. taught B. wrote C. questioned D. promised A 教授
56 A. fact B. step C. manner D. skill D 技巧
57 A. grades B. decisions C. impressions D. comments B 决定、决策
58 A. analyze B. Describe C. rebuild D. control A 分析
59A. announce B. signal C. block D. evaluate D 评估
60 A. role B. desire C. concern D. behavior A 角色
第二节(共10小题;没小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
According to a review of evidence in a medical journal runners live three years 61 longer(long) than non-runners You don’t have to run fast long 62 to see (see)the benefit You may drink ,smoke be overwhelming and still reduce your risk of 63 dying (die)early by running.
While running regularly can’t make you live forever, the review says it 64 is (be)more effective at lengthening life than 65 walking ,cycling or swimming. Two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014 66 that/which showed a mere five to 10 minutes a day of running reduced the risk of heart disease and early deaths from all 67 causes (cause)
The best exercise is one that you enjoy and will do. But otherwise ……
It’s probably running. To avoid knee pain,you can run on soft surfaces to 68 strengthen (strength)your leg muscles(肌肉),avoid hills and get good running shoes.Running is cheap,easy and it’s always energetic69 (energy). If you are time poor,you need run for only half the time to get the same benefits other sports,so perhaps we should all give 70 it/running a try.
