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，并在答题卡上将该项
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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away. In New Zealand, the __1__ driving age is 15.
However it wasn’t __2__ two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our __3__ was Urawa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland. That morning I __4_ sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet (厕所) about three times __5_ we left. I thought I was totally __6 for the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family’s _7__. "Relax! Don’t hold the steering wheel (方向盘) so _8_. The car is going zigzag (弯弯曲曲的), called a nervous voice from the __9__. "Speed up. 70km/h isn’t fast enough. You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered from the seat next to mine.
How _10__ ! My parents were really starting to get on my nerves. To satisfy them I sped up and within a second, an angry voice began to yell again. "Stop! __11__! Are you crazy? ” Everything did not go fine until I pulled off the motorway and drove into the city, 12__ the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved (放心的) and __13__ telling me what to do. They all looked out of the windows and enjoyed the scenery. 14__, that silence didn’t last very long. My mum suddenly cried out, "Look at those birds above us. __15 they lovely?"
How did she expect me to look up in the __16__? As the driver I had to _17_ . Who knows what would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the 18__? Four hours later we drove home. This time the journey was much __19__ than before as everyone else __20__ fast asleep. So, I just took my time and enjoyed the drive.
| 小题1: | | A．oldest | B．youngest | C．best | D．worst |
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| 小题2: | | A．until | B．unless | C．after | D．when |
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| 小题3: | | A．destination | B．home | C．city | D．aim |
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| 小题4: | | A．thought | B．decided | C．kept | D．made |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．since | C．before | D．as |
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| 小题6: | | A．disappointed | B．prepared | C．excited | D．upset |
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| 小题7: | | A．praises | B．encouragements | C．complaints | D．cries |
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| 小题8: | | A．tightly | B．lightly | C．loosely | D．happily |
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| 小题9: | | A．front seat | B．back seat | C．top seat | D．empty seat |
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| 小题10: | | A．interesting | B．moving | C．puzzling | D．annoying |
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| 小题11: | | A．Get out | B．Move on | C．Slow down | D．Speed up |
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| 小题12: | | A．where | B．while | C．which | D．why |
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| 小题13: | | A．began | B．stopped | C．continued | D．forgot |
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小题14: A. Luckily B. Probably C, Warmly D. Sadly
| 小题15: | | A．Can’t | B．Don’t | C．Aren’t | D．Won’t |
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| 小题16: | | A．air | B．water | C．ground | D．woods |
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| 小题17: | | A．see | B．concentrate | C．check | D．care |
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| 小题19: | | A．easier | B．flatter | C．harder | D．lower |
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| 小题20: | | A．felt | B．began | C．fell | D．kept |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:C |
解析
小题1:从后面的15岁，可知是最年轻的驾驶员。选B。
小题2:It was not until…这是强调句。”直到….才”,选A。
小题3:destination目的地，aim目标，选A。
小题4:词组make sure “确保”选D。
小题5:句意是：在我们走之前，我上了三次厕所。选C。
小题6:固定词组：be prepared for “为…做好了准备”，选B。
小题7:从后面的话：Relax! Don’t hold the steering wheel 可知是家人的埋怨。选C。
小题8:这是常识题，开车时，把手不能抓得太紧。选A。
小题9:推理题：从这段的最后一句话the seat next to mine看出旁边座位已经有人坐了，这里应该是后排座位，故选B。
小题10:从前面家人的唠叨，可以推断作者是有些恼火的。选D。
小题11:从前面的sped up“加速”，加上后面的“stop”看出这里是让他放慢速度，slow down，选C。
小题12:这里where引导定语从句，修饰the city。选A。
小题13:从前面的句子：My family seemed relieved家人放心了，可以推断出，这里指：不再叫他怎么做了。Stop doing sth “停止做…”选B。
小题14:从后面的句子：that silence didn’t last very long. 沉默没有持续太久，说明作者感到难过了，选D。
小题15:后面给的是形容词lovely，说明要填连系动词。选 C。
小题16:look up in the air 词组“抬头看天空”选A。
小题17:句意是：做为司机，我需要专注，所以选B。
小题18:这题考查常识，司机是不能把目光离开道路的，选C。
小题19:从文章最后一句话：大家都睡着了，我慢慢的享受驾驶，看出这次旅程比之前的容易。选A。
小题20:固定词组fall asleep 睡着了。选C。 |
举一反三
Most students hate their endless homework. The students from Class 2, Senior 2 of the High School Affiliated to Peking University certainly did before they published their own collection of English novels at home.
Their small book contains stories about a holy (神圣的) war, the happy life of a self-taught artist and the story of a laid-off worker who devoted his last breath to playing his beloved accordion (手风琴). The book becomes an instant hit on campus. About 3,000 copies have been sold and the class is already working on the second volume.
"We’re up to our ears in homework. Exercises and exams make us out of breath. But to do something creative and full of imagination is such a great achievement," said Yu Xiaoxiao, 16.
"I took the writing as an ordinary homework at the beginning, but after I finished the first part of my story, I could not help but let it flow," said Wang An, who wrote "Accordion".
Inspired by "Lord of the Rings", Jiang Lu wrote his story about magic wars between angels from the light and the dark side. "The main message of the story was to look at the balance of the world. Both dark and light angels fight with love as their weapons. I want to tell people that selfish love might bring hate," Jiang said.
"I was shocked by their work and felt so proud to be the editor of my students’ book," said Nathaniel Timmermann, the oral English teacher at the school. Liu Xiuqin, an English teacher, started the project by asking students to write whatever was in their mind every week. "They have performed beyond expectation," Liu said. "They wrote interesting stories and their English has improved after they started to express their real minds."
"We never imagined that our homework would be so popular and profitable (盈利的). We sell the novels at five yuan, but many teachers pay more to encourage us," said Yuan Mengyao.
小题1: After Wang An finished the first part of his story, he _________.| A．couldn’t go on | B．had to put it aside | | C．just wanted to express it freely | D．lost it |
小题2:What was not the outcome of the students’ homework of writing whatever was in their mind?| A．Being popular. | B．Being profitable. | | C．Improving their English. | D．Winning prize. |
小题3:What is the reason for the students’ liking to write interesting stories?| A．It is creative and imaginative. | | B．It is profitable. | | C．Interesting stories are sure to be popular. | | D．Interesting stories can be well sold. |
小题4:What is the best title of this passage?| A．Creative homework leads to a popular book | | B．Writing interesting stories | | C．Students’ new book | | D．A popular book |
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Every summer, no matter how urgent work schedule is, I take off one day exclusively for my
son. We call it dad-son day. This year our third stop was the amusement panic, where we discovered
that he was tall enough to ride one of the fastest roller coasters (过山车)in the world. We experienced through face-stretching turns and circles for ninety seconds. Then, as we stepped off the ride, in a calm voice, he remarked that it was not as exciting as other rides he’d been on. As I listened, I began to sense something seriously out of balance.
Throughout the season, I noticed similar events all around me. Parents found it hard to find new stimulations for cold kids. Surrounded by ever-greater stimulation, their young feces were looking disappointed and bored
Facing their children’s complaints of "nothing to do", parents were spending large numbers of dollars for various forms of entertainment In many cases the money seemed to do little more than buy relief from the terrible complaint of their bored children. This set me thinking the obvious question: "How can it be so hard for kids to find something to do when there’s been such a range of stimulating entertainment available to them?"
What really worries me is the strength of the stimulation. I watch my little daughter’s &ce as she absorbs bloody special effects in movies.
Why do children facing such excitement seem starved for more? Thai was, I realized, the point I discovered during my own adolescence that what creates excitement is not going fast, but going faster. Excitement has less to do with speed than changes in speed.
I am concerned about the increasing effect of years at these levels of feverish activity. It is no mystery to me why many teenagers appear uninterested and burned out, with a "been there, done that" air of indifference toward much of life. As increasing numbers of friends’ children are advised to take medicine to deal with inattentiveness at school or anti-depressants (抗抑郁药)to help with the loss of interest and joy in their lives—I question the role of kids’ boredom in some of the diagnoses (处方).
My own work is focused on the chemical imbalances and biological factors related to behavioral and emotional disorders. These are complex problems. Yet I’ve been reflecting more and more on how lie pace of life and the strength of stimulation may be contributing to the rising rates of psychological problems among children and adolescents in our society.
小题1:The reason why the author felt surprised in the amusement park was that ________.| A．his son was not as excited by the roller coasters ride as expected | | B．his songs enjoyed turns and circles with his face stretched | | C．his son appeared upset but calm while riding the roller coasters | | D．his son could keep his balance so well on the fast moving roller coasters |
小题2:According to the author, children will probably feel excited ________.| A．if their parents allow them to ride roller coasters very often | | B．since parents spend money on the same form of entertainment | | C．after they take anti-depressants according to the diagnoses | | D．if they are often exposed to more stimulating entertainment |
小题3:From his own experience, the author came to the conclusion that children seem to expect _______.| A．a much wider variety of sports facilities | | B．activities that require complicated skills | | C．the change of the forms of recreation | | D．more challenging physical exercise |
小题4:. In order to relieve children’s boredom, the author would probably suggest ________.| A．adjusting the pace of life and strength of stimulation | | B．promoting the practice of dad-son days | | C．consulting a specialist in child psychology | | D．balancing school work with after school activities |
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A student was one day taking a walk with his teacher. As they went along, they saw a pair of old shoes lying in the path. They were a poor farmer’s, who was working in the nearby field.
The student turned to the teacher, saying:“we will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those trees, and wait to see what he will do”
“My young friend,” answered the teacher, “we should never make fun of the poor. Why not put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch?” The student did so and they both hid themselves behind the trees. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
After putting on his coat, he put his foot into one of his shoes, and felt something hard. Then he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Surprised, he looked at the coin, turned it around and looked at it again. He then looked around, but no person was seen. He put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe. His surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.
He couldn’t control his feelings and fell to his knees, looked up to the sky and expressed his thanks. Then he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without food. He said the help would save them from dying.
The student there deeply moved, and his eyes filled tears.“ Now,” said the teacher, “are you not much happier than if you had hidden the shoes?”
小题1:When the student saw the shoes, he wanted to____.| A．steal them | B．find their owner | | C．play a joke on the owner | D．give the owner some money |
小题2:According to the passage, the teacher is______.| A．quiet and honest | B．kind and friendly | | C．patient and clever | D．strict and careful |
小题3:When the farmer saw the second coin, he___.| A．was very excited and grateful | | B．was worried and looked up at the sky | | C．was surprised and decided to find the owner | | D．spoke of his difficulties and asked for more help |
小题4:At the end of the story, the student____.| A．was very proud of himself | B．was very pleased with his life | | C．felt very sorry about his first idea | D．felt sad for not taking his teacher’s advice |
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Learners report two main difficulties in reading, which may be linked. There are too many unknown words and as a result reading is simply not a pleasure. For some students, even reading in their own language is a chore.
Having a wide vocabulary is essential to making sense of written language. Of course, this is a circular argument, because the more you read the more vocabulary you learn and the more words you know the more easily you can read. Don’t make the mistake of reading with your dictionary beside you, looking up every single new or doubtful word. This is laborious and prevents you from practicing the skill of prediction.
Sometimes in reading you find a word you know but the sense doesn’t seem to fit in. This is not surprising because words have so many meanings and degrees of meaning. What is more, part of their meaning is shaped by the words around them. Keep looking at the surrounding words and asking yourself “what sort of meaning would make sense here?”
The more that people study the reading process, the better they can pass on to language learners a range of advice to choose from. People have learned to read in all kinds of ways. Here is some information that could help you plan to be a better reader in the foreign language you are studying.
1）Work out the general meaning first
When people read in a new language they often feel they must take a detailed approach, focusing on every word, particularly those they don’t know. They read as if they were using a microscope, looking carefully at each of the small pieces（the individual words）, but not necessarily seeing the whole picture at first. This is called the “bottom-up” approach. Other readers try to look first at the big picture（the “top-down” approach）, attending to individual bricks only as necessary, a process that involves some intelligent guesswork. Generally this second approach is recommended by successful learners.
2）Interactive reading
Another way of thinking about reading is to describe it as an interactive process, where the text brings something to you and you bring something to the text. Readers bring together all their knowledge of the world with what they see on the page in front of them. That is why, when reading in our own language, we don’t need to read every word. We add meaning which is not actually stated.
3）From supported reading to independent reading
Language learners start by needing considerable support as they read. Textbooks supply this support in the form of introductions that summaries the contents, glossaries, pictures, explanations of new grammar points. In your reading you need to move gradually from this support to reading more the text itself.
小题1:. According to the author, ______.| A．looking up the dictionary is of great help for the understanding | | B．reading more promotes the gaining of vocabulary | | C．the more you read, the less useful the dictionary will be | | D．the amount of vocabulary is the key to reading |
小题2:. Successful learners recommend ______.| A．trying to look first at the big picture | | B．looking carefully at each of the small pieces | | C．focusing on every word | | D．“bottom-up” approach |
小题3:. The word “chore” in the first paragraph maybe means ______.| A．an important aspect | B．a difficult and tiring thing | | C．an easy question | D．something special |
小题4:. You come across a new or doubtful word when you are reading, you can ______.| A．just miss it and let it be | | B．keep looking at the surrounding words | | C．look it up in the dictionary each time | | D．make sense of it with the help of dictionary |
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Balzac was good at buying things at its lowest price. One day he wanted to buy a vase in a shop window that was much more expensive than he could offer. Not being able to make the shopkeeper cut down its price very much, he left without further talking. Collecting a half dozen of his friends, he explained his wish to them and they worked a plan. The first would enter the shop and make an offer, lower than the marked price. Not getting the vase at his price, he would walk out. Shortly after another would enter and ask for a price lower than the first. In this way, each of the others would offer a price lower than the one before, and the last of his friends made a great effort to attempt to get it at the lowest price. Before long Balzac himself would return, offer more than the last two or three persons made and trust to luck. The plan worked--- Balzac got the vase at his price!
小题1:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．vase in the window was placed much higher than Balzac could reach. | | B．At first the price of the vase was much higher than Balzac could offer. | | C．Balzac always wanted to buy a vase that was much more expensive than he could pay. | | D．Balzac was very poor. He couldn’t buy the vase at a high price. |
小题2:How many friends did Balzac gather?小题3:Who asked for the lowest price?| A．The first one. | B．The second one. | | C．The last of his friends. | D．Balzac. |
小题4:What kind of person does the writer try to tell us about Balzac and his friends?| A．Unkind | B．Dishonest | C．Selfish | D．Clever |
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