完形填空（每题1分，共10分）Elena Desserich was a little girl. She loved to ___1___ and write
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完形填空（每题1分，共10分）
Elena Desserich was a little girl. She loved to ___1___ and write. Elena dreamed of becoming an artist when she grew up—but sadly, she ___2___ had the chance to be an adult. When elena was 5 years old, the ___3___ said that she had brain cancer(癌症) and only had 135 days to ___4___.
Elena ___5___ the long days in hospital working on her painting, which were full of hearts and smiling families. ___6___ of her painting was shown in a gallery(画廊), right next to a Picasso’s painting. Soon she lost the use of her ___7___, and she began to “talk” with her family by writing notes.
When Elena died, her parents were very sad, ___8___ they knew the day would come. When they were tidying up her things, they began to find notes. All through her final days, Elena was writing love notes to her family and hiding(藏) ___9___ in secret places in the house.
Her parents started to collect them and all the ___10___ would say “I love you Mum, Dad and Grace.” They kept finding them—the amazing gift from Elena.
1. A. sing B. play C. paint D. read
2. A. never B. sometimes C. always D. usually
3. A. father B. teacher C. mother D. doctor
4. A. die B. live C. work D. paint
5. A. took B. paid C. spent D. cost
6. A. All B. One C. Both D. Neither
7. A. voice B. eyes C. ears D. nose
8. A. ever since B. even C. even though D. however
9. A. it B. her C. that D. them
10. A. notes B. paintings C. books D. places |
答案
| 1-5 CADBC 6-10 BACDA |
解析
小题1:根据第二行的becoming an artist可知，Elena Desserich喜欢画画和写作。故选C。
小题2:考查频度副词。A“从不”；B“有时”；C“总是”；D“通常”。根据文意可知，Elena不会有长大的机会了。故选A。
小题3:考查名词辨析。根据句意可知，医生说Elena得了脑癌。故选D。
小题4:考查动词辨析。Elena的了脑癌，只能活135天。故选B。
小题5:考查词义辨析和固定搭配。spend time doing sth.“花时间做某事”。故选C。
小题6:考查固定句型。One of...“......之一”。Elena的一幅画在展出。故选B。
小题7:根据”talk”by writing notes可知，Elena丧失了说话的能力。voice“嗓音”。故选A。
小题8:考查连接词。尽管Elena的父母知道她会去世，但他们还是很伤心。这里表示让步，even though“尽管”。故选C。
小题9:Elena把写的love notes藏在病房里。指代复数名词love notes用them。故选D。
小题10:Elena的父母在房里找寻Elena写的日记，所以的日籍上都写着“爱妈妈，爸爸和Grace”。故选A。 |
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完形填空（共 15小题，每小题 1 分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将其字母标号填入题前的括号内。
A well-dressed man came into a famous jewellery （首饰）shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl（珍珠）for his wife’s birthday and that the 16 did not matter since business had been very good for him that year. After examin;ing a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that _17_ $5000. He paid for that pearl , shook hands with the jeweler and left.
A few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked that pearl _18_ that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the _19_ size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. “Can you give me any advice on _20_ to get such a pearl?” said the man. The jeweler replied , “I would say it’s _21_ to find an exact one like that pearl.”
The rich man _22_ the jeweler to advertise in the newspaper, and offered $25.000 for that matching pearl. Many people answered that ad, _23_ nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had _24__ hope, an old lady came in. To his _25_ , she took a wonderful pearl from her handbag. “I don’t like to sell it, ” she said _26_. “I inherited (继承)it from my mother, and my mother inherited from _27_, but now I really need money.”
The jeweler was quick to pay her _28_ she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell the good _29_ to him. The rich man, however, was _30_ to be found. He had fled with the old woman a few more minutes before.
小题1: A. size B. shape C. price
小题2:A. spent B. cost C. took
小题3: A. a little B. so much C. at all
小题4: A. same B. different C. common
小题5:A. what B. why C. how
小题6: A. possible B. easy C. impossible
小题7: A. let B. make C. asked
小题8: A. so B. but C. and
小题9: A. found out B. given up C. come up with
小题10: A. disappointment B. surprise C. fear
小题11:A. happily B. loudly C. sadly
小题12:A. mine B.his C. hers
小题13: A. when B. before C. after
小题14: A. news B. advice C. way
小题15: A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere |
Living in the foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing. A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences . They discussed that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought the waitress wasn’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot she went into a store and asked, “ Do you have any cold drinks ?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question again. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She has raised her eyebrows , which in Micronesia , it means, “yes”.
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the writer, “Do you have cabbage today ?” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class , he asked his students if they understood . They answered with different nods and shakes of heads. He thought some people hadn’t understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, the did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake heads in different ways . It depends on where they come from.
小题1:These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they _____________.
needed to learn foreign languages.
should often discuss their experiences
had problems with communications
小题2:People in Micronesia show “yes” by _________.
A. nodding heads B. raising the eyebrows C. shaking hands.
小题3: Tom misunderstood his class at first because __________.
he didn’t know much about Indian culture
he didn’t explain everything clearly enough
he didn’t know where the students came from
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”
Jan taught English on a Pacific island
Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
小题5:The passage is mainly about _________.
body language in foreign restaurants
class discussion in Indian schools
miscommunicaions in different cultures |
Tom is a schoolboy. He is only seven years old, but he is very busy on weekdays. One Saturday he decided to relax himself, so he went to the cinema.
It was the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or tree minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him, “Why did you buy so many tickets? How many friends did you meet?” Tom answered. “No, I have no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears(撕) my ticket.”
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Tom wanted to buy ________ when the girl asked him why.
A. a second ticket B. a third ticket C. a fourth ticket D. a fifth ticket
2. The big boy stopped Tom at the door because ________.
A. it was the big boy’s job B. the big boy didn’t like Tom
C. the big boy didn’t know Tom D. Tom didn’t buy tickets at all
3. The big boy was ________ at the cinema.
A. a bookseller B. a policeman C. a shopkeeper D. a worker
4. From the story we know ________.
A. Tom had a lot of money B. Tom knew little about the cinema
C. the big boy wasn’t friendly to Tom D. the girl wanted to get more money
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Tom bought the tickets for himself. B. Tom hadn’t been to the cinema before.
C. Tom was too young to make friends. D. Tom met no friend at the cinema. |
完形填空(本题共15小题, 每小题1分, 共15分)
On my first day of high school, I met David. It was cloudy. When I went home after school, I saw a boy also walking back home. He was my classmate, David. He was carrying his books. 21._______ he was walking, I saw a group of kids rushing to him. David 22._______ and his glasses went flying. All his 23._______ fell on the ground. Then the kids ran away. He looked up and I saw sadness in his eyes. I helped him stand up and 24._______ his glasses. Then I saw there 25._______ a big smile on his face.
From then on, we became 26._______. The more I got to know David, the more I liked him. During the four years, we always studied, played together and had a 27._______ time.
On the day when we finished high school, I could see that he was 28._______ about his speech. So I said, “Don’t be stressed out. Believe in 29._______ and you’ll be the best!” Then he began, “Today is a good time to say 30._______ to those people who helped you succeed through the difficult years. Our parents, our teachers, but mostly our 31._______. Being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I’ll 32._______ you a story…” I just looked at the handsome popular boy amazingly when he told the story of the 33._______ day when we met each other.
All of us were 34._______. Everyone was listening to his story in silence. I saw his parents looking at me and smiling. I did not know the deep meaning 35._______ that moment. I know even a small action can change a person’s life. As you know, “Friends are angels to make us rise when our wings have problems flying.”
小题1: A. Because
| B. While
| C. Though
| 小题2: A. fall down
| B. fell down
| C. falling down
| 小题3: A. books
| B. money
| C. glasses
| 小题4: A. look for
| B. look after
| C. look like
| 小题5: A. is
| B. was
| C. will be
| 小题6: A. classmates
| B. students
| C. friends
| 小题7:A. happy
| B. bad
| C. sad
| 小题8: A. bored
| B. nervous
| C. excited
| 小题9: A. himself
| B. yourself
| C. myself
| 小题10: A. hello
| B. sorry
| C. thanks
| 小题11: A. friends
| B. parents
| C. teachers
| 小题12:A. give
| B. tell
| C. ask
| 小题13:A. first
| B. second
| C. last
| 小题14: A. crazy
| B. quiet
| C. strange
| 小题15: A. until
| B. for
| C. but
|
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Charles Dickens, one of the greatest English writers, was born in 1812 in a small town of England. When he was nine years old, the family moved to London. There were several younger children in the family. Their life was hard. So Dickens could not go to school. When Charles went to school, he was already twelve years old. But he didn’t finish school Two years later he began to work. The future Writer often went to the library to read books. He read a lot. Then Dickens wrote a lot of novels and stories all his life. Dickens died over a hundred years ago, but people are still reading his books with great interest.
判断正误：（Y 或N）
1. Charles Dickens was a great British writer.
2. Dickens began to go to school when he was very young.
3. At the age of fourteen Charles began to work.
4. The future writer bought lots of books to read.
5. Today, people still like the books written |
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