二、完形填空(共8分,每小题1分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
Real Solutions(解决方法) to Problems
Thirty engineers were working as a team in a company. They were young and eager to learn. The management decided to teach them about finding real solutions to problems.
One day, the team was called for a 13 in a hall. They were quite surprised and all reached the hall holding various 14 . As they entered, they found a box placed in the center, full of flat balloons.
The manager asked everyone to pick a balloon and blow it up. Then they were asked to write their names on their respective(各自的)balloons 15 so that the balloons wouldn' t blow out. All tried, but not everyone was 16 . Five balloons blew out due to pressure(压力).
Those who failed to mark their names on the balloons were 17 out of the game. As a result, 25 engineers came to the next level. All the balloons carrying their names were 18 and then put into a room, here and there.
The engineers were told to pick the balloon with his or her name on. All the 25 engineers began to search for the respective balloons in a rush. It was almost 15 minutes but no one was able to 19 the right one. The second level of the game was over.
Then came the final level. The engineers were asked to pick any balloon and give it to the person named on the balloon. within a couple of minutes, all balloons 20 the hands of the respective engineers.
The manager announced this was the real solution to the problem. Many times in our life, sharing and helping others give us real solutions to problems.
13.A.game B.show C.concert D.party
14.A.purposes B.suggestions
C.thoughts D.plans
15.A.quietly B.carefully
C.secretly D.clearly
16.A.honest B.ready
C.patient D.successful
17.A.checked B.helped C.ruled D.cheated
18.A.collected B.weighed
C.tied D.cleaned
19.A.mark B.hide C.number D.find
20.A.freed B.reached C.lifted D.hit
答案解析：
13. A根据后文描述的一系列活动，如吹气球、写名字、找气球等，可知这是一个游戏(game)，而不是演出(show)、音乐会(concert)或聚会(party)。
14. C他们很惊讶，到达大厅时带着各种想法(thoughts)。purposes意为“目的”;suggestions意为“建议”;plans意为“计划”，均不符合语境。
15. B经理要求他们小心地(carefully)在各自的气球上写名字，以免气球爆炸。quietly意为“安静地”;secretly意为“秘密地”;clearly意为“清楚地”，均不恰当。
16. D由“Five balloons blew out due to pressure”可知，不是每个人都成功(successful)了。honest意为“诚实的”;ready意为“准备好的”;patient意为“有耐心的”，均不符合文意。
17. C那些没能在气球上标记名字的人被排除(ruled out)在游戏之外。check out意为“检查”;help out意为“帮助”;cheat out这种表达不常见，且不符合语境。
18. A所有写着他们名字的气球被收集(collected)起来，然后放进一个房间。weigh意为“称重”;tie意为“系”;clean意为“打扫”，均不符合。
19. D25名工程师开始匆忙寻找各自的气球，但几乎15分钟过去了，没人能找到(find)正确的气球。mark意为“标记”;hide意为“隐藏”;number意为“编号”，均不合适。
20. B在最后阶段，工程师们被要求拿起任何气球并把它给气球上写有名字的人，几分钟内，所有气球都到了(reached)各自工程师的手中。free意为“释放”;lift意为“举起”;hit意为“击打”，均不符合语境。
