第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
Lehrner always wanted to design roller coasters (过山车). Even as a(n) 41 , though, she knew that there had to be more to it than just hopping on board. “I started 42 how I would prepare,” she says. She looked to science and math and took classes in algebra （代数）and geometry（几何学） in middle school and high school. Then she did even more advanced math and a high-level physics course.
She also 43 theme parks as often as she could and researched the teams making those coasters online. When it came time for 44 , she went to the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, where she 45 a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Now Lehrner works with amusement parks to design and 46 new coasters. These new coasters they design are 47 made of wood, except for a metal 48 on which the cars run. The basic design has been around for more than a century. Still, Lehrner notes each new one is different. “ A lot of the same components and concepts are used when I design new coasters. But they 49 with the terrain (地势) and design. That tells us what the limits will be— how tight the bends and how 50 the hills are.”
Some parks 51 their coasters to be as scary as possible. That means big 52 and quick turns and lots of inversions (倒转). Lehrner is expert at making twisted wood coasters. The coasters she 53 make you feel as if you’re going 54 than you really are, because the tracks are lower to the ground. “We also try to build rides that are fun for the whole 55 — children as well as their parents,” she said.
If you’re really interested in something, go for it and pursue it. Jobs like this do exist!
完形填空（每题1分，满分15分）
41-45 ABBBC 46-50 DCABC 51-55 DCDAB
完形填空解析：
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。
Lehrner always wanted to design roller coasters (过山车). Even as a(n) 41 , though, she knew that there had to be more to it than just hopping on board. “I started 42 how I would prepare,” she says. She looked to science and math and took classes in algebra （代数）and geometry（几何学） in middle school and high school. Then she did even more advanced math and a high-level physics course.
She also 43 theme parks as often as she could and researched the teams making those coasters online. When it came time for 44 , she went to the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, where she 45 a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Now Lehrner works with amusement parks to design and 46 new coasters. These new coasters they design are 47 made of wood, except for a metal 48 on which the cars run. The basic design has been around for more than a century. Still, Lehrner notes each new one is different. “ A lot of the same components and concepts are used when I design new coasters. But they 49 with the terrain (地势) and design. That tells us what the limits will be— how tight the bends and how 50 the hills are.”
Some parks 51 their coasters to be as scary as possible. That means big 52 and quick turns and lots of inversions (倒转). Lehrner is expert at making twisted wood coasters. The coasters she 53 make you feel as if you’re going 54 than you really are, because the tracks are lower to the ground. “We also try to build rides that are fun for the whole 55 — children as well as their parents,” she said.
If you’re really interested in something, go for it and pursue it. Jobs like this do exist!
| 41．A．kid | B．genius | C． teacher | D．inventor |
| 42．A．going over | B．thinking about | C． breaking down | D．dreaming of |
| 43．A．created | B．visited | C． managed | D．sponsored |
| 44．A．vacation | B．college | C．graduation | D．decision |
| 45．A．missed | B．bought | C．got | D．refused |
| 46．A．discover | B．learn | C．purchase | D．build |
| 47．A．carefully | B．completely | C．mostly | D．probably |
| 48．A．track | B．frame | C．fence | D．cover |
| 49．A．agree | B．change | C．compare | D．deal |
| 50．A．beautiful | B．dangerous | C．high | D．famous |
| 51．A．imagine | B．consider | C．hate | D．want |
| 52．A．steps | B．seats | C．drops | D．carriages |
| 53．A．rides | B．enjoys | C．studies | D．designs |
| 54．A．faster | B．slower | C．farther | D．crazier |
| 55．A．place | B．family | C．world | D．society |
完形填空（每题1分，满分15分）
41-45 ABBBC 46-50 DCABC 51-55 DCDAB
完形填空解析：
