五、完形填空五、完形填空（怀柔-共 12 分，每小题 1 分） Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now heres a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36 began to live in New York City on her own. She 37 a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38 and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost smallFor most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40_ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often 44 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She 46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.“Dont think of saving money as something 47 . Its a kind of game,” said Sarah. 36. A. he B. she C. we D. they 37. A. found B. tried C. asked for D. looked for 38. A. salary B. time C. dream D. idea 39. A. difficult B. possible C. useful D. different 40. A. buy B. sell C. stay D. share 41. A. food B. rest C. studying D. playing 42. A. Soon B. Finally C. Once D. Again 43. A. prepared B. took C. caught D. picked 44. A. pay B. lend C. spend D. save 45. A. along B. up C. down D. around 46. A. even B. seldom C. always D. never 47. A. hard B. interesting C. nice D. great C America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They dont feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending（延伸）deeply into both families. There is another difficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take a day off from our work to act as guides to our friends. It is opposite in America. Americans cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality（好客）at home andenjoy your visit in America! 54. The underlined phrase “pick up“ in Paragraph 1may mean “_“.A. put down B. give up C. pay no attention to D. continue 55. From the passage, we can know_.A. Americans are always generous with their time. B. Americans dont feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon. C. Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.D. Chinese friendships develop faster than American friendships. 56. This passage is most probably written for _. A. American students B. Chinese students C. Chinese visitors to America D. American visitors to China D Our spiritual intelligence quotient, SQ (精神智商)helps us understand ourselves and live fuller, happier lives.While were all born with SQ, most of us even dont know that we have it. Luckily, you dont have to sign up for classes to learn how to enhance(加强) your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding:Sit Quietly. The step of developing SQ begins in solitude （独处） and silence. To tune in to its whisper, you have to keep away from your busy, noisy, complicated life and make yourself do nothing at all. At home, for example, shut the door of your bedroom, take a few deep breaths and let them out very, very slowly.Step Outside. For many people, nature makes their spirit free. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. Follow the flight of a bird; watch clouds floating overhead.Find An Activity You Enjoy. Its important to find a hobby that helps you