Passage 6  (广西柳州铁一中2009届高三第二次模拟考试)  完形填空

A lecturer was giving a lecture on stress management．He raised a glass of water and asked the audience，“   36    heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The audience’s answers    37    from 20g to 500g．

It does not depend on its   38   .It depends on    39    you hold it．If I hold it for a minute，It is OK, If I hold it for an hour，I will have a(n)    40    in my right arm．If I hold it fot    41   ,  you will have to call an ambulance．It is the exact same weight，  42   the longer I hold it，the    43   it becomes．

If we carry our burdens  all the time，   44   ，we will not be able to catty on，the burden becoming    45    heavier．  46    you have to do is to put the glass down，rest for a while    47    holding it up again．

We have to    48   the burden from time to time．so that we can be refreshed and are   49   to carry on．So before you return home from    50    tonight，put the burden of work down．Don’t    51    it back home．You can    52    tomorrow.    53    burdens you are having now on your   54  ，let it down for a moment if you can．

Life is short，  55   it !

36．A．What B．Where C．When D．How

37．A．ranged B．changed C．came D．turned

38．A．height B．length C．weight D．width 

39．A．how far B．how long C．how soon D．how much

40．A．wound B．injury C．cut D．ache  

41．A．a year B．a month C．a day D．a second

42．A．or B．therefore C．but D．so 

43．A．bigger B．1arger C．heavier D．1ignter

44．A．in no time B．sooner or later C，on time D．first  of all 

45．A．briefly B．interestingly C．increasingly D．decreasingly 

46．A．That B．What C．How D．It

47．A．since B．after C．before D．because 

48．A．put down B．write down C．note down    D．push  down

49．A ．kind B．able C．strong D．eager 

50．A．school B．hospital C．work D．walk

51．A．hold B．sell C．carry D．return

52．A．pick it up B．get rid of it C．carry it up D．put it out

53．A．However B，Whichever C．Whoever D．Whatever

54．A．heart B．shoulders C．bodies D．heads

55．A．have B．eat C．enjoy D．hate

答案  36.D   37.A  38.C  39.B  40.D  41.C  42.C  43.C  44.B  45.C  46.B  47.C  48.A  49.B  50.C  51.C  52.A  53.D  54.B  55.C