第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上
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第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head. My Christmas 21 contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt 22 I bought them something, so gift buying was 23 but fun.
Hurriedly, I finished shopping and 24 the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of 25 slippers. When we finally _ 26 the checkout register, the girl 27 placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a 28 .
“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy 29 his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft 30 broke from the little girl. “But 31 would have loved these shoes,” she cried.
“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely 32 ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And, 33 , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice 34 said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you 35 when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to 36 . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 37 walking on those streets in these shoes?”
My eyes 38 as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am 39 she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to 40 me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.
21. A. plan B. list C. goods D. purchases
22. A. unless B. because C. if D. since
23. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
24. A. waited B. joined C. attended D. gathered
25. A. cotton B. leather C. gold D. silver
26. A. approached B. got C. checked D. found
27. A. immediately B. hesitantly C. shyly D. carefully
28. A. gift B. treasure C. life D. prize
29. A. opened B. touched C. reached D. searched
30. A. tear B. sob C. smile D. sigh
31. A. mommy B. daddy C. we D. Jesus
32. A. leave B. come C. return D. arrive
33. A. above all B. at last C. at least D. after all
34. A. gratefully B. sweetly C. gracefully D. kindly
35. A. request B. expect C. mean D. attempt
36. A. hospital B. tomb C. heaven D. sky
37. A. equal B. comfortable C. convenient D. beautiful
38. A. pained B. wetted C. shut D. froze
39. A. sure B. afraid C. glad D. confident
40. A. inform B. warn C. cure D. remind |
答案
21-25 BACBC 26-30 ADBDB 31-35 DCDAC 36-40 CDBAD |
解析
| 略 |
举一反三
第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
——Tom,could you do something for me,please?
——Certainly! 61
——Well,do you know I’m going to England next week for a holiday?
——Yes.
——Well, Jim, 62 Could you look after her for me while we’re away?
——With pleasure.
—— 63
——Yes,of course.I’m sure.I would love to look after her.Glad to help! 64
——I’ve written it all down on this list.
——Good,Don’t worry. 65
——I’m sure you will.| A．Are you sure you don’t mind? | | B．Why were you shouting? | | C．What so I have to do? | | D．What would you like me to do? |
E.It was luchy.
F.We can’t take Polly with us.
G.I’ll take good care of it. |
D
Eight-year-old Bethany and seven-year-old Eliza are having a great time jumping around in the orchard of their home in a village near Penrith. They can play any time they like because they don"t go to school. Instead, they are educated at home by their parents, Paul and Veronika Robinson. But they don"t have lessons, have never used a timetable and learn only what and when they want to learn.
"I want my kids to have freedom in their childhood, not spend it in an institution," says 37-year-old Veronika, "School is all about control and following the rules." Veronika and her 56-year-old husband Paul have never experienced the daily rush to get dressed and out of the door that is common in most households with school-aged children. "We get up at our leisure - usually around 8:30," says Veronika. "We might visit a friend, or go to the library, and on Tuesdays we shop at the market. In summer, we spend most of our time outside and the girls entertain themselves a lot."
New research due to be published this spring reveals a very different picture of Britain"s home educators. "Out of 297 families, 184 said that they never use a timetable," says Mike Fortune-Wood of Home Education UK. "Ninety per cent never or rarely use textbooks, and nearly all said that happiness, contentment and self-fulfillment were more important than academic achievement. Only 15% felt that planning what to learn was crucial."
So far, so good. But what, you might ask, are the children actually learning?
"It wasn"t important to me that the girls could read by a certain age, but they both picked it up for themselves at around seven," says Robinson. "Weighing cooking ingredients uses maths, and making a shopping list teaches them to write. Observing five hens has taught the girls about survival of the fittest. "
But what about when the children grow up? Can they go to university? The home educators" answer is they can if they want to. There are a variety of routes into higher education, but probably the most common is to join a local college. This is what Gus Harris-Reid has done. "I was educated at home all my life. I"d never had a lesson or been inside a classroom until I started GCSEs," says the 18-year-old. "I"m now studying for 4 A-levels at Exeter College. I"ve had no problem with the work or with fitting in." When asked to reflect on his experience of home education, his considered response is, "Like a permanent holiday, really!" Not a bad start for someone who plans to take a mechanical engineering degree next year.
66. What is the topic of this article?
A. New ways of learning to read and write B. Problems with UK schools
C. Home education in the UK D. Wild, undisciplined children
67. Why do the Robinsons not send their children to school?
A. They think schools control children too much.
B. They do not like the courses taught in schools.
C. They want to teach their children farming skills.
D. They live in a remote area where there are no schools.
68. According to the article, in homes with school-going children, ______.
A. mornings are rushed and stressful.
B. the children hardly ever go outside.
C. the family wakes up around 8:30am.
D. the children must ask permission to go to the toilet.
69. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Most home educators believe that happiness is more important than good grades.
B. Most home educators believe that planning is important.
C. Most home educators do not follow a timetable or use textbooks.
D. Most home educators are not worried about when their children learn to read and write.
70. What does the article say about home-educated children getting into university?
A. They learn so many useful skills at home that universities are happy to accept them.
B. They can get into university if they have 4 A-levels.
C. They can go to school later and get the qualifications they need in order to enter university.
D. Home education is so relaxed that they are likely to experience problems when faced with the pressures of a degree course. |
IV. 任务型阅读（每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。
When I opened my e-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm. Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. She was reading to me an e-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about his getting the phone company to give him a high-speed Internet connection. It was pretty cool.
Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail. Facemail lets you send e-mail that gets read to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown. The software, which is free, can be downloaded at www. Facemail.com.
Facemail faces are lifelike, and they copy emotions based on the ones that you put in your text. For example, type in X, and Rachel blows a kiss.
Life FX, the company that develops the Facemail is sure there are broad business uses. The reason e-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch. But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale? And the company is talking with Whirlpool about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge. Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat.
Facemail could get hot fast. Personally, I’m a fan. But Facemail should be used with words in an e-mail and add angry emotions when you’ve got psycho-mail.
Title: A New Technology on Facemail
My findings
| The other day, when I opened my e-mail , I was （71）_________ by a pretty woman on my computer enthusiastically.
She kept reading to me an e-mail from my brother about a high-speed Internet connection.
She stopped to smile at me （72）_________.
| （73）_________
to facemail
| With the help of a male or female or a clown, Facemail can get your e-mail （74） _________ to the receiver.
Facemail’s（ 75） _________ faces can stimulate emotions you put in your text.
| （76） _________
Life FX with e-business
| Life FX is sure to have broad business uses.
You can be greeted and waited on by Michael Jordan politely.
Buying through e-business is not popular for lack （77） _________ the human touch.
The （78）_________ of the facemail can be used on a fridge.
| My personal
（79）_________
| Facemail is fantastic and fun, but it has some disadvantages:
Firstly, it should be used with words in an e-mail.
Secondly, it might make you (80)______when getting psycho-mail.
| Conclusion
| Facemail could get hot fast.
|
|
My destination is the River Walk, one of the most popular places in all of Texas. In the first half of 20th century, to control flooding, the city fathers began redirecting the San Antonio River. They built a network of canals that pass through the downtown area. At nearly every street corner, stairs lead down to walkways on both sides of the canals.
The River Walk is linked with cafes, bars, shops --- and, of course, plenty of bridges. You can easily cross over to the other side without having to return to the street. It’s a constant party along the River Walk, with music and festivals throughout the year. The Mud Festival, for example, takes place each January, when the city empties this section of the river to clean it out. That’s when the Mud King and Mud Queen are crowned.
No visit to Texas would be complete without seeing a rodeo --- another aspect of this part of the country that is completely foreign to someone from New England. The announcer walks on stage and gets the crowd excited with talk about the courageous cowboys who’ll be performing. While he’s talking, a band plays sad songs about love gone wrong.
Suddenly the announcer calls for silence. He takes off his tall hat and asks us to join him in prayer. We pray for the cowboys who are, we are told, risking their lives to entertain us, as well as for the bulls and other animals taking part in the shows. We pray for the tourists who are visiting. The rodeo gets going and the fun begins.
Our prayers for the cowboys and animals are answered, and nobody gets hurt. But as we walk over to the cowboy dance hall after the show to enjoy a Texas-size barbecue, it’s clear that not enough prayers were said for the bulls’ less athletic relatives --- the ones not chosen for rodeo work. They’ll be our meal. It seems that moving too slowly has its disadvantages, too.
46.What do you know about the River Walk from the article?
A. People hold parties to celebrate festivals here every day.
B. It refers to the sidewalks on either side of this section of the San Antonio River.
C. There are many bridges that connect the River Walk and the Main Street.
D. Stairs link the River Walk to cafes, bars and shops in the street.
47. Which of the following statements about Mud festival is NOT true?
A. Mud Festival dates back to the first half of 20th century.
B. Mud Festival is held in January every year.
C. Mud King and Mud Queen are chosen in the festival
D. Mud Festival is celebrated to clear the mud of the San Antonio River.
48. What does the underlined word “rodeo” refer to?
A. One aspect of the American country life. B. The concert given by a band.
C. The cowboys’ performance. D. The grand Texas-size barbecue.
49. Why do some bulls become the visitors’ meal?
A. Because they do not run as fast as those taking part in the shows.
B. Because the visitors do not pray enough for them before the shows.
C. Because they lose the competition to their relatives in the shows.
D. Because they are only beef cattle intended as people’s food.
50. Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe the writer’s mood?
A. light-hearted B. excited C. anxious D. humorous |
第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
Few countries will admit officially that they employ spies. _36_, from time to time a spy is caught and the public sometimes gets a glimpse (一瞥) of what is going on behind _37_ scenes. Spies are rarely _38_ these days. They are frequently tried and imprisoned. If a(n) _39_ is important enough, he is sometimes _40_ to an enemy country in exchange for an equally important spy whom the enemy had caught. Few people have the _41_ to witness such exchanges, for they are carried out in _42_
One cold _43_ morning last year, a small blue car stopped on a _44_ in a provincial town in northern Germany. _45_ men dressed in heavy black coats got out and stood on the bridge. 46_ they waited there, they kept on looking over the side. Fifteen minutes later, a motor-boat sailed past and _47_ the river-bank. Three men got_48_ the boat and looked up at the bridge. The men on the bridge _49_ walked down the stone steps leading to the _50_. No words were spoken when they _51_ the men from the boat. After a while, the _52_ moved off and three men _53_ the bridge. Now only two of them were _54_ black coats. The third was dressed in a light grey jacket. Anyone who had been watching the_55_ might not realized that two master spies had been exchanged on that cold winter morning.
36． A．As a result B. Moreover C. Therefore D. However
37． A．political B. war C. personal D. civil
38． A．caught B. shot C. praised D. broadcast
39． A．leader B. official C. spy D. judge
40． A．handed back B. given out C. held on D. turn down
41． A．opportunity B. pace C. increase D. performance
42． A．order B. public C. advance D. secret
43． A．spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
44． A．road B. boat C. railway D. bridge
45． A．Kind B. Tall C. Three D. Old
46． A．While B. In case C. Before D. Because
47． A．destroyed B. drew up C. sent away D. set up
48． A．onto B. over to C. out of D. opposite
49． A．silently B. loudly C. surprisedly D. curiously
50． A．office B. road C. tree D. river-bank
51． A．killed B. met C. saved D. punished
52． A．car B. bus C. train D. boat
53． A．left from B. returned to C. jumped off D. died on
54． A．making B. mending C. wearing D. tearing
55． A．film B. novel C. river D. scene |
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