第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答
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第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Cars are too expensive for many people around the world to own. Not only that, many cities are already full of traffic, and many country areas have rough roads.
So how do people 21 those distances that are too far to walk? They use public transportation. If you ride the subway 22 bus where you live, you can appreciate some of the benefits of public transportation. With many people 23 one bus or train there is less traffic and, more importantly, less 24 .
Which of the types of mass transit described below are you familiar with? If a regular bus can 25 dozens of people, imagine what a bus twice the size can hold! In Great Britain, there are many buses that are 26 double-deckers.
Buses in Haiti are often very crowded. It’s not 27 for passengers to actually sit on the rooftops. Buses are sometimes called “tap-taps”, because the riders on the roof tap（敲击）when they want to be dropped off.
Many large cities around the world take advantage of the 28 beneath the streets and run underground trains. People in Paris, Mexico City and Tokyo may use the subway system to get to school, to work, or to visit friends in other neighborhoods. Both the Japanese and French have 29 High-speed trains to link various cities. While electric trains in North America 30 130 kph, the French TGV (high-speed-train) is the world’s fastest, averaging over 270 kph!
21. A. find B. fly C. observe D. travel
22. A. and B. also C. or D. as well as
23. A. sharing B. crowding C. sparing D. sitting
24. A. smoke B. people C. buses D. pollution
25. A. include B. stand C. hold D. seat contain
26. A. known as B. popular withC. familiar with D. looked like
27. A. frequent B. usual C. true D. uncommon
28. A. building B. structure C. space D. channel
29. A. imported B. operated C. produced D. developed
30. A. travel B. average C. run D. fly |
答案
21-25. DCADC 26-30. ADCDB |
解析
| 略 |
举一反三
It was a bright Saturday morning in the late fall. I had stopped at a café to enjoy a cup of coffee and__1__ the morning newspaper. Suddenly, I__2__ a hand on the back of my jacket and heard someone say, “Hey Steve! How ya doin’?”
__3__ up, I saw a boy wearing a mechanic’s uniform worn by employees of the gasoline station next to the café. He looked__4__, but, at first, I was unable to__5__ where we had met.
He also held a cup of coffee, so I asked him to join me. Very soon, his__6__ and probably my coffee began to thaw(解冻) out my__7__.
Five years earlier, he had been traveling home late on a February night. A fierce__8___ had arrived that afternoon, and by midnight, the snowdrifts were getting__9___. He recalled__10__ a drift just down the road from my house.
He had walked to my house for__11__. I had taken my pickup and a tow-rope and__12__ his car out of the snowdrift and up to the highway where maintenance(维护) trucks had__13___ away the snow.
This has been a__14__ occurrence here during the winter. I cannot__15__ the times someone has also pulled my car from a snowdrift.
___16__, it was an unforgettable experience for him, and his memory of our unexpected meeting in a snowstorm__17__ my entire day.
Leo Buscaglia wrote, “Too often we underestimate(低估) the__18_ of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment(赞扬), or the smallest act of__19__, all of which have the potential to turn a__20__ around.”
1. A. preview B. scan C. order D. buy
2. A. noticed B. got C. caught D. felt
3. A. Looking B. Standing C. Rising D. Glaring
4. A. sensitive B. friendly C. familiar D. grateful
5. A. reflect B. determine C. regain D. recall
6. A. story B. experience C. appearance D. greetings
7. A. heart B. feeling C. memory D. wonder
8. A. sandstorm B. snowstorm C. hurricane D. rainfall
9. A. high B. slippery C. thin D. deep
10. A. blocking B. hitting C. knocking D. crashing
11. A. help B. advice C. emergency D. shelter
12. A. pulled B. dragged C. pushed D. dug
13. A. collected B. cleared C. threw D. melted
14. A. basic B. common C. forgettable D. practical
15. A. count B. keep C. master D. predict
16. A. Besides B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise
17. A. covered B. influenced C. brightened D. filled
18. A. meaning B. relation C. value D. power
19. A. caring B. offering C. sharing D. forgiving
20. A. course B. fate C. truth D. life |
For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on my suit every Sunday. __1__ I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not__2__ much of it. It was a nice gesture that became__3__. One Sunday, however, what I considered__4__ became very special.
As I was leaving the Sunday service, a little boy__5__ and said, “Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” “Do you__6__ this?” I said, pointing to the rose pinned to my coat.
He said, “Yes sir. I would like it if you are__7__ going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got_8__ last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not__9__, so she sent me to live with my grandmother. She has been so good to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for__10__ me.”
When the little boy finished I could hardly__11__. My eyes filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the__12__ of my soul. I reached up and__13__ my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the__14__ thing I have ever heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not__15__. If you’ll look in front of the platform, you’ll see a big__16__ of flowers. Different families buy them for the__17__ each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she__18__ the very best.”
If I hadn’t been__19__ enough already, he made one last statement and I will always treasure it. He said, “What a__20__ day! I asked for one flower but got a beautiful bouquet.”
1. A. Because B. Although C. If D. Once
2. A. speak B. think C. remind D. care
3. A. rule B. practice C. custom D. routine
4. A. valuable B. useless C. ordinary D. normal
5. A. approached B. stopped C. interrupted D. followed
6. A. notice B. see C. like D. mean
7. A. always B. just C. ever D. already
8. A. divorced B. lost C. disturbed D. troubled
9. A. stand B. understand C. stay D. help
10. A. comforting B. adopting C. supporting D. loving
11. A. move B. speak C. breathe D. refuse
12. A. depths B. back C. bottom D. corner
13. A. uncovered B. unloaded C. unpinned D. unwrapped
14. A. sweetest B. nicest C. saddest D. strangest
15. A. real B. fresh C. expensive D. enough
16. A. pile B. bouquest C. collection D. chain
17. A. relatives B. old C. poor D. church
18. A. deserves B. proves C. sounds D. matches
19. A. challenged B. surprised C. touched D. taught
20. A. sunny B. special C. lucky D. wonderful |
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，
选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When 1 was twelve years old，my family were the first black people to move into an
a11-white part of Grand Rapids，Michigan．Many of our new36_weren’t very welco—
ming. Some of the adults said 37 that we should return where we came from．The
38 sometimes threw stones at me or 39 me home from school．
Most of my teachers 40 ignored me，but not Dorothy Bean，my history teach—
er．Miss Bean was angry at how badly 1 was being 41 ，but she didn’t say this to
me．Miss Bean showed showed her 42 for me by teaching me just like anyone else．43
being unnoticed，1 was given a 44 to show that 1 was smart．Miss Bean was the first
teacher who ever made me 45 for myself． She insisted on knowing what I thought
about difficult 46 ．Was Thomas Jefferson right to buy Louisiana from France?
Why?She 47 me to have an opinion and to be able to 48 it up．Miss Bean was
teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real 49 to Success in learning.
One day，when 1 was not 50 in class，Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser at
me．Unbelievably，the eraser hit me right on the hand and 51 my pencil flying．The
whole class was 52 at first，then started laughing．This incident became famous in
the school and， 53 it happened to me，the students wanted to get to 54 ，So
that"s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target，and how I became just anoth—er 55 in school．
36．A．friends B．relatives C．fellows D．neighbors
37．A．kindly B．pitifully C．angrily D．anxiously
38．A．seniors B．children C．enemies D．elders
39．A．drove B．took C．helped D．carried
40．A．hardly B．simply C．suddenly D．widely
41．A．taught B．fooled C．picked D．treated
42．A．dislike B．thanks Crespect． D．gifts
43．A．Instead of B．In memory of
C．In case of D．In spite of
44．A．question B．chance C．test D．place
45．A．care B．100k C．work D．think
46．A．exams B．history C．questions D．books
47．A．persuaded B．forced C．allowed D．expected
48．A．back B．set C．shut D．give
49．A．notice B．key C．attention D．attitude
50．A．looking up B．paying attention
C．reading aloud D．getting along
51．A．sent B．found C.saw D．kept
52．A．moved B．calmed C．worried D．shocked
53．A．when B．once C．because D．whether
54．A．ask B．know C．punish D．admire
55．A．kid B．problem C.teacher D．example |
Young visitors to museums often complain(抱怨)about having museum feet，the
tired feeling one gets after spending too much time in a museum．A case of museum feet
makes one feel like saying：“This is boring．I could have done the painting myself．
When can we sit down? What time is it?
Studies of museum behavior show that the average visitor spends about four sec．
onds looking at one object．For young visitors，the time call be even shorter．Children
are more interested in smells，sounds，and the“feel’’of a place than looking at a work of
art．If they stay in a museum too long，they will feel tired and become impatient．
To avoid museum feet，try not to have children look at too many things in one vis-．
it．It is reported that young visitors get more out of a visit if they focus on no more than
nine objects．One and a half hours is the ideal(理想的)time to keep their eyes and
minds sharp，and their feet happy.
65．When a child gets“museum feet”,he or she feels ．
A．bored B．interested C．pleased D．angry
66．To attract more children，museums should offer more ．
A．reading materials B．works of art
C．1ively things D．comfortable shoes
67．Children can benefit most from a visit to a museum if they spend .
A．1ess than 4 seconds looking at 1 object
B．a whole morning focusing on 19 objects
C．the time together with their parents
D．1.5 hours focusing on 9 objects
68．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The cause of museum feet and how to avoid them．
B．How to build better museums for children．
C．How to prevent children from getting museum feet．
D．Why more children get museum feet than adults． |
Self-esteem is all about how much we are valued, loved, accepted, and thought well of by others and how much we value, love and accept ourselves. People with healthy self-esteem are able to do better in school and find it easier to make friends. They tend to have better relationships with others, feel happier, find it easier to deal with mistakes and failures, and are more likely to stick to something until they succeed. People with low self-esteem may feel as if no one will like them or accept them or that they can’t do well in anything.
The following ways may help you improve your self-esteem.
Try to stop thinking negative thoughts about yourself. If you’re used to focusing on your shortcomings, start thinking about positive aspects of yourself that outweigh them. It is good to aim high, but your goals for yourself should be within reach. That’s why you should set practical goals and never expect the impossible. Mistakes are part of learning, so view mistakes as learning opportunities. Accept that you make mistakes because everyone does.
Also, you should recognize what you can change and what you can’t. If you realize that you’re unhappy with something about yourself, you can change and start from today. If it’s something you can’t change (like your height), start to work toward loving yourself the way you are.
Feeling like you’re making a difference or that your help is valued can do wonders to improve your self-esteem. So don’t hesitate to make a contribution. You can lend a hand to a classmate who’ s having trouble, help your neighborhood clean up, or volunteer to do some other things.
Self-esteem plays a role in almost everything you do. It’s never too late to build healthy self-esteem. It takes some work, and it’s a necessary skill you’ll have for life.
1. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “______”.
A. your classmates B. your shortcomings
C. your strong points D. your goals
2. According to the passage, which of the following can help improve your self-esteem?
A. Setting high goals similar to others’.
B. Never forgiving yourself for your mistakes.
C. Lending a hand to a classmate in trouble.
D. Changing all the things that make you unhappy.
3. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. the old tend to have healthier self-esteem than the young
B. we should build healthy self-esteem when young
C. there are more people with low self-esteem
D. it is not easy to build healthy self-esteem
4. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. how people improve their self-esteem
B. what self-esteem means
C. what people with low self-esteem are like
D. what people with healthy self-esteem are like
5. How many ways of improving your self-esteem are mentioned in the passage?
A. Five B. Six C. Seven D. Eight. |
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