三、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

　　Crowdsourcing is an interesting new application of the saying "Many hands make light work". In the same way that classmates might work 14 on a task, now dozens, hundreds or thousands of people can collaborate(合作) on projects that would be too ___15 or complex for a small group of co-workers. At the same time, crowdsourcing follows the old 16 that two heads are better than one. When many people collaborate, they not only work faster, but they also work better, by 17 their intelligence and experience.

　　Perhaps one of the most 18 examples of crowdsourcing is Wikipedia - an online encyclopedia(百科全书) that is 19 , edited and managed by people all over the world. The writers are volunteers who 20 their work for free. And 21__ them, Wikipedia now offers more than 4 million free articles in English, and millions more in almost 300 other 22 . That's an amazing achievement for a project that ___23 started in 2001.

　　Traditional institutions, such as London's Tate Museum, have also 24__ Crowdsourcing for projects. In 2010, the museum 25 the Tate Movie Project website, where children learned how 26 are made. The children also wrote stories, drew their own characters and 27 them to the website. After that, professionals worked with the children to 28 a collaborative film which was later shown on BBC television.

　　Finally, crowdsourcing can also be a way for people and companies to make ___29 . Some businesses organize crowdsourcing websites to get suggestions for new products, services or advertising campaigns. They may also offer 30 for the best ideas. 31 , the Goldcorp mining company offered a prize for a list of good locations for discovering gold. The 32 list won $676, 000 and the company 33__ $3 billion dollars of gold.

　　14. A. late B. together C. well D. again

　　15. A. similar B. personal C. large D. necessary

　　16. A. saying B. tradition C. style D. story

　　17. A. increasing B. predicting C. influencing D. combining

　　18. A. absurd B. famous C. expensive D. dangerous

　　19. A. bought B. printed C. written D. inspired

　　20. A. discuss B. offer C. check D. gain

　　21. A. thanks to B. except for C. as to D. regardless of

　　22. A. places B. reports C. teams D. languages

　　23. A. seldom B. ever C. only D. even

　　24. A. traded B. changed C. mistaken D. used

　　25. A. started B. sold C. consulted D. ignored

　　26. A. cakes B. shoes C. cars D. films

　　27. A. owed B. sent C. compared D. accompanied

　　28. A. watch B. share C. make D. play

　　29. A. friends B. promises C. peace D. money

　　30. A. help B. prizes C. room D. lessons

　　31. A. For example B. In short C. However D. Otherwise

　　32. A. shortest B. usual C. best D. formal

　　33. A. found B. lost C. delivered D. returned

四、单句语法填空（每小题2分，共24分）

34. Human beings have made great progress in space ________ (explore) and medicine.

35. This entertainment centre allows you________ (download) any program.

36. The increase in agricultural output should be due to ________ (technology) progress.

37. I know you have tried your best, but we should face ________ (real).

38. ________ (work) out regularly will bring great benefits to your health.