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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
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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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table, 36 with a piece of bread. He’s not even 37 . Is he ill? No, but he does have a 38 . He has nothing to do because the Internet is down. When he 39 up this morning, Tony was feeling 40 . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the weekend 41 . It would be a weekend like any other --- a great weekend. But that was 42 he turned on his computer and 43 he was unable to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.
Every weekend, Tony 44 goes online to email friends, read the 45 to keep up with what’s happening in the world and 46 a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to finish the weekend off. The perfect weekend --- online!
Just as Tony is 47 how he can possibly have a normal weekend without the Internet, his mum walks into the 48 . “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t 49 the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no 50 but sighs (叹气). “Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum 51 .
“Oh, yes! Helen lives just around the 52 . We can meet and play chess face to face for a 53 . Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad,” Tony 54 , as he walks to the phone. There is 55 without the Internet after all.
| 小题1: | | A．cutting | B．playing | C．eating | D．thinking |
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| 小题2: | | A．hungry | B．generous | C．equal | D．confident |
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| 小题3: | | A．lifestyle | B．problem | C．pressure | D．tradition |
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| 小题4: | | A．dialled | B．rang | C．stood | D．woke |
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| 小题5: | | A．great | B．peaceful | C．urgent | D．unusual |
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| 小题6: | | A．around | B．above | C．ahead | D．away |
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| 小题7: | | A．after | B．before | C．until | D．when |
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| 小题8: | | A．thought | B．guessed | C．surprised | D．found |
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| 小题9: | | A．usually | B．nearly | C．especially | D．already |
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| 小题10: | | A．disasters | B．news | C．reports | D．documents |
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| 小题11: | | A．admire | B．explore | C．play | D．involve |
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| 小题12: | | A．suffering | B．wondering | C．realizing | D．supposing |
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| 小题13: | | A．living-room | B．hall | C．kitchen | D．study |
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| 小题14: | | A．talk about | B．care about | C．think about | D．look about |
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| 小题15: | | A．answer | B．progress | C．movement | D．choice |
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| 小题16: | | A．requests | B．cries | C．solves | D．suggests |
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| 小题17: | | A．edge | B．distance | C．corner | D．end |
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| 小题18: | | A．challenge | B．champion | C．ceremony | D．change |
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| 小题19: | | A．promotes | B．smiles | C．reacts | D．continues |
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| 小题20: | | A．study | B．task | C．weekend | D．life |
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答案
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
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解析
小题1:B 从后面他根本不饿，无事可干，可推知他摆弄着(play with)一块面包。
小题1:A 由上一句在厨房摆弄面包而不吃早餐，可以判断Tony不饿。
小题1:B 由后面一句网络不通因而无事可做，可知他确实是遇到了问题。本句中的does表强调。
小题1:D wake up“醒来”符合语境。rise up“反抗，起义”。
小题1:A 从后一句的jump out of可判断他醒来时心情很好，应填“great”。
小题1:C ahead在此为“预先”，句意为他为预先计划好的周末感到兴奋。这里是描述Tony刚起床时的心情。
小题1:B 那愉快的心情是在打开电脑之前，此处应填before。
小题1:D 当他打开电脑，发现不能上网时，一切都改变了。
小题1:A 由文中可知，每个周末Tony通常都是在网上度过的，故应选A。
小题1:B 由后面的目的状语to keep up with what’s happening in the world可判断是news(新闻)。
小题1:C play games“玩游戏”。
小题1:B Tony在琢磨在没有网络的情况下，怎样才能有一个正常的周末。wonder“想知道，琢磨”。
小题1:C 由第一段第二句可知Tony在厨房里闷闷不乐，此处应是他母亲走进厨房。
小题1:C think about“想到，考虑”，母亲劝他别再想上网的事啦。
小题1:A 前面母亲问了Tony, Tony并没有作出回答，只是叹气。
小题1:D 不能上网，母亲建议(suggest)他去和Helen下棋。
小题1:C around the corner“在拐弯处”。
小题1:D for a change意为“改变一下”。
小题1:B 由此一想，Tony也就高兴起来了，露出笑容。
小题1:D after all“毕竟”。没有网络毕竟也要生活啊！ |
举一反三
The girl looking for the job turned out to be excellent but she ended up giving her employer a headache when it also turned out that she used an unreal diploma(文凭).
In December, a Civil Administration Bureau in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, announced that it needed five new staff members. Some 120 people applied and took the exam. Applicants were required to show proof of a college degree at least.
Mei Jing beat everyone in the test and the interview. When a follow-up check was done, however, her education certificate(证书) was discovered to be an unreal one.
This was a bit of an embarrassment for the employers. A dilemma, one might say. If she were hired because of her excellent performance, she still wouldn"t have the qualifications on paper. But, if she were dropped because she didn"t meet the education requirements, they would lose a good worker. Tough problem!
While Mei"s future hangs in the balance, the public having learned of the case got involved. Some people said the Bureau should employ her, since results are the only important thing. “After all, ability is more important than a diploma, ”said one office worker.
Others, however, have attacked Mei"s dishonesty. They said that morality was, after all, more important than talent, especially in the case of a government position. Mei wasn"t honest, so she shouldn"t be hired.
But, Shen Ronghua, the head of the Shanghai Public Administration and Human Resources Institute, tries to be a bit more philosophical.
“There is still a sort of "diploma means this" prejudice among people,” Shen explains, “Many employers regard a diploma as the only sign of ability and talent.”
So, with this in mind, people may pay little attention to whether someone has real ability or not. They turn to chasing a diploma instead. The unreal diploma is the natural product of this thought.
The conclusion? "China needs a new human resource system. The new system will not define a person only by his or her diploma, " Shen says.
小题1:What"s the meaning of the underlined word “dilemma” in Paragraph Four? | A．A problem easy to deal with or solve. | | B．A situation in which it is difficult for you to make the decision. | | C．A difference in two or more statements, ideas, or stories. | | D．Something said or done that is funny. |
小题2:What can we infer from this news report?| A．The Civil Administration Bureau of Wuhan employed the girl. | | B．The girl was not employed because of dishonesty. | | C．It remained to be seen whether the girl was to be employed or not. | | D．Another Human Resource Institute employed the girl. |
小题3:What does Shen Ronghua mean by saying “diploma means this”? | A．A diploma can tell whether a person is honest or not. | | B．A diploma is the only sign of ability and talent. | | C．A diploma is what you get after you finish a course. | | D．A diploma means a job. |
小题4: Which of the following do you think is the best title of this news report? | A．A Girl"s Unlucky Experience. | B．Unreal Diploma. | | C．Dishonesty Has Been Attacked. | D．Can A Diploma Be All There Is. |
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Photos that you might have found down the back of your sofa are now big business!
In 2005, the American artist Richard Prince’s photograph of a photograph, entitled (Cowboy), was sold for $ 1, 248, 000.
Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to have worked with so-called “found photographs”—a loose term given to everything from discarded(丢弃的) prints discovered in a junk shop to old advertisements or amateur photographs from a stranger’s family album. The German artist Joachim Schmid, who believes “basically everything is worth looking at”, has gathered discarded photographs, postcards and newspaper images since 1982. In his on-going project, Archiv, he groups photographs of family life according to themes: people with dogs; teams; new cars; dinner with the family; and so on.
Like Schmid, the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion (捍卫) found photographs. One of them, called simply Found, was born one snowy night in Chicago, when Davy Rothbard returned to his car to find under his wiper(雨刷) an angry note intended for someone else: “Why’s your car HERE at HER place?” The note became the starting point for Rothbard’s addictive publication, which features found photographs sent in by readers, such as a poster discovered in your drawer.
The whole found-photograph phenomenon has raised some questions. Perhaps one of the most difficult is: can these images really be considered as art? And if so, whose art? Yet found photographs produced by artists, such as Richard Prince, may raise endless possibilities. What was the cowboy in Prince’s Untitled doing? Was he riding his horse hurriedly to meet someone? Or how did Prince create this photograph? It’s anyone’s guess. In addition, as we imagine the back-story to the people in the found photographs artists, like Schmid, have collated (整理), we also turn toward our own photographic albums. Why is memory so important to us? Why do we all seek to freeze in time the faces of our children, our parents, our lovers, and ourselves? Will they mean anything to anyone after we’ve gone?
In the absence of established facts, the vast collections of found photographs give our minds an opportunity to wander freely. That, above all, is why they are so fascinating.
小题1:The first paragraph of the passage is used to _________. | A．remind readers of found photographs | | B．advise reader to start a new kind of business | | C．ask readers to find photographs behind sofa | | D．show readers the value of found photographs |
小题2:The underlined word “them” in Para 4 refers to __________. | A．the readers | B．the editors | | C．the found photographs | D．the self-published magazines |
小题3:By asking a series of questions in Para 5, the author mainly intends to indicate that ________. | A．memory of the past is very important to people | | B．found photographs allow people to think freely | | C．the back-story of found photographs is puzzling | | D．the real value of found photographs is questionable |
小题4:The author’s attitude towards found photographs can be described as _________. | A．critical | B．doubtful | C．optimistic | D．satisfied |
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With a £4 million ITV contract（合同） in her pocket and an engagement （婚约） to her England footballer boyfriend, it"s been a good year for Christine Bleakley．Perhaps it"s no wonder, as the TV presenter is 31, the age at which women are the most attractive, according to a survey．
While the average British woman of 31 may be married with a child, the survey noted they are at a wonderful age because they have not only youthful beauty but also more confidence and a better sense of style than flesh-faced teenagers．
Some 70 percent of more than 2,000 men and women surveyed considered confidence as a key factor in making a woman attractive, ahead of the 67 percent who included physical beauty and 47 percent who looked for a sense of style．Almost two thirds of the women agreed with the opinion "With age, comes beauty", and over half said that as they age they do away with their insecurities and feel more beautiful, while 55 percent felt they knew the best make-up to wear．
Self-confidence varied widely across the country in the survey: London women emerged as the most confident about their looks, with 37 percent describing themselves as beautiful, compared with just 28 percent of Welsh women．Meanwhile, East Midlands women spend the most on beauty programs —£129．69 monthly—compared with a national average of £105．50．
The research was carried on for TV shopping channel QVC to mark the launch of its "Beauty Month"．QVC marketing director Sue Leeson said: "This research shows what many have always suspected — real beauty is about more than just good looks but a combination of confidence, style and personality, too．”
小题1:Which of the following doesn"t have much to do with a woman"s beauty?| A．Being famous and independent． | B．Having self-confidence． | | C．Looking young and stylish． | D．Wearing proper make-up． |
小题2:In the survey_______________ think attractive women should possess a sense of style．| A．nearly 1,000 women | B．more than 1,000 women | | C．nearly half the participants | D．55 percent of the women |
小题3:Which fact shows that a woman is confident?| A．Paying little attention to style． | | B．Wearing expensive make-up． | | C．Considering herself as beautiful． | | D．Spending much on beauty programs． |
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The mobile phone has become a problem for high schools. Some high-school students in Australia are not allowed to carry mobile phones during school hours.
The mobile phone used among children has become a problem for the school years. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students want them. Marry Brown, a headmaster, said that the mobile phone was a distraction (分心事) to students during school hours and it also gave teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers also say that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn"t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said phones were easily lost and were a distraction for studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let students know when they can use their mobile phones.
小题1:Some high schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones ____| A．because they are students | B．when they are free | | C．when they are at school | D．because they are children |
小题2:The headmaster, Marry Brown said that the mobile phone was ____to students at school.| A．a bad thing | B．a useful tool | C．a good thing | D．of some help |
小题3:Some parents felt unhappy, because they couldn"t__________ during school hours.| A．use their mobile phones | B．leave their mobile phones in the school office | | C．help the teachers with their work | D．get in touch with their children |
小题4:The passage tells us that________| A．students shouldn"t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons | | B．it is important to ban students from using mobile phones at school | | C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn"t use their phones at home | | D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hour |
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“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid-term exams were going on.
The 18-year-old was Shandong Province’s top scorer in this year’s college entrance examination. After graduating from Tai’an No.1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong(香港中文大学) ， although both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place.
“I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m majoring in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said.
It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems.
“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.
Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment.
“I’m happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.
Liu has 18 credit hours(学分) of classes every week and 23 non-credit hours every other week. She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare. And , of course, there are various parties to attend.
“I wasn’t a party animal before, but that may be interesting part of college. I sense myself changing,” Liu said.
小题1:Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, because___________.| A．she couldn’t be admitted to Peking University | | B．Hong Kong is a good place | | C．she wants to be far from her homeland | | D．the Chinese University of Hong Kong can widen her horizons |
小题2: According to the last paragraph, we can infer______________________________. | A．now Liu Ran is an animal | | B．Liu Ran hates the busy life in the Chinese University of Hong Kong | | C．Liu Ran likes the food there | | D．the busy and full life makes Liu Ran feel good |
小题3:Liu Ran had to overcome the difficulties in many aspects EXCEPT_______________.| A．food | B．language | C．missing home | D．no friends |
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