第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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 free credits, news about our 44 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, 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 returning to teach, and this 48 was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made 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 he 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 your 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.
41. A. put forward B. jumped at
C. tried out D. turned down
42. A. waste B. earn
C. save D. pay
43. A. excited B. worried
C. moved D. tired
44. A. title B. competitor
C. textbook D. instructor
45. A. urged B. demanded
C. held D. meant
46. A. fastest B. easiest
C. best D. rarest
47. A. interview B. meet
C. challenge D. beat
48. A. chance B. qualification
C. honor D. job
49. A. real B. perfect
C. clear D. possible
50. A. attend B. pass
C. skip D. observe
51. A. add B. expose
C. apply D. compare
52. A. eventually B. naturally
C. directly D. normally
53. A. game B. presentation
C. course D. experiment
54. A. criterion B. classroom
C. department D. situation
55. A. taught B. wrote
C. questioned D. promised
56. A. fact B. step
C. manner D. skill
57. A. grades B. decisions
C. impressions D. comments
58. A. analyze B. describe
C. rebuild D. control
59. A. announce B. signal
C. block D. evaluate
60. A. role B. desire
C. concern D. behavior
第二节 （共10小题；每小题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 (long) than non-runners. You don’t have to run fast or for long 62 (see) the benefit. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of 63(die) early by running.
While running regularly can’t make you live forever, the review says it 64(be) more effective at lengthening life 65 walking, cycling or swimming. Two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014 66 showed a mere five to 10 minutes a day of running reduced the risk of heart disease and early deaths from all 67 (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, do exercises to 68(strength) your leg muscles (肌肉), avoid hills and get good running shoes. Running is cheap, easy and it’s always 69 (energy). If you are time poor, you need run for only half the time to get the same benefits as other sports, so perhaps we should all give 70 a try.