第二节 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
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第二节 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。 It was a family adventure trip. My wife, Judith, our two-year-old daughter, Leila, and I had rented a small camper (旅行车) and were 36 through Baja California. The day before our return to San Diego, we 37 the camper near a beach for one last night in nature. In the middle of the 38 I was awakened by Judith 39 me with her finger and yelling at me to 40 . My first impressions were of 41 and banging. Fairly confused, I jumped down out of our little loft-bed, and standing without clothes on, 42 the wind screen. What I saw 43 me quickly out of my half-dazed state. The camper was 44 by masked men hitting the 45 . I dove for the driver"s seat and tried to start the 46 . The camper had started perfectly at least 50 times that 47 . Now it tried to turn over, sputtered (劈啪作响) a few times, and died. There was the sound of breaking glass, and a hand 48 in through the driver"s side window. I hit the hand with a lot of force. My hand was bleeding 49 the broken glass. I 50 I had one more chance to start the car. Having played hero 51 a thousand times in fantasy, I never 52 I would do it. I turned the key. The engine sputtered to life... and died. Then someone jammed a gun into my throat. I remember this thought: "You mean I don"t save the family?" I was really quite surprised. One of the men, who spoke a little English, was 53 , " Money! Money!" The gun still at my throat, I reached under the driver"s seat and 54 one of them my 55 through the broken window. I was hoping this was the end of it… 36. A. crossing B. traveling C. conveying D. entering 37. A. threw B. deleted C. parked D. moved 38. A. camper B. beach C. nature D. night 39. A. pushing B. beating C. controlling D. holding 40. A. jump up B. set up C. light up D. get up 41. A. noise B. sound C. voice D. fantasy 42. A. grasped B. crashed C. faced D. glanced 43. A. confused B. woke C. feared D. barked 44. A. surrounded B. robbed C. examined D. hunted 45. A. doors B. windows C. walls D. tyres 46. A. machine B. engine C. journey D. camp 47. A. moment B. day C. time D. trip 48. A. came B. reached C. trembled D. peered 49. A. by B. at C. from D. in 50. A. suggested B. figured C. indicated D. observed 51. A. energetically B. enthusiastically C. successfully D. naturally 52. A. doubted B. thought C. imagined D. required 53. A. begging B. translating C. yelling D. reminding 54. A. handed B. offered C. provided D. protected 55. A. trousers B. license C. shoes D. wallet |
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36 – 40 BCDAD 41– 45 ACBAB 46 –50 BDBCB 51– 55 CACAD |
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For many years, scientists couldn"t figure out how atoms and molecules on the Earth combined to make living things. Plants, fish, dinosaurs, and people are made of atoms and molecules, but they are put together in a more complicated way than the molecules in the primitive ocean. What"s more, living things have energy and can reproduce, while the chemicals on the Earth 4 billion years ago were lifeless. After years of study, scientists figured out that living things, including human bodies, are basically made of amino acids and nucleotide bases. These are molecules with millions of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms. How could such complicated molecules have been formed in the primitive soup? Scientists were stumped. Then, in 1953, two scientists named Harold Urey and Stanley L. Miller did a very simple experiment to find out what had happened on the Primitive Earth. They set up some tubes and bottles in a closed loop, and put in some of the same gases that were present in the atmosphere 4 billion years ago: water vapor, ammonia, carbon dioxide, methane, and hydrogen. Then they shot an electric spark through the gases to simulate bolts of lightning on the ancient Earth, circulated the gases through some water, sent them back for more sparks, and so on. After seven days, the water that the gases had been bubbling through had turned brown. Some new chemicals were dissolved in it. When Miller and Urey analyzed the liquid, they found that it contained amino acids-the very kind of molecules found in all living things. 61. When did scientists come to realize how the atoms and molecules on the Earth combined to make living thing? A. 4 billion years ago. B.1953. C. After seven days.D. Many years later. 62. Scientists figured out that human bodies are basically made of . A.amino acids B.molecules C. hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen atoms D. water vapor, ammonia, carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen 63. Harold Urey and Stanley L.Miller did their experiment in order to . A. find out what had happened on the Earth 4 billion years ago B.simulate bolts of lightning on the ancient Earth C. dissolve some new chemicals D.analyze a liquid 64. At the end of the last paragraph, the underlined word "it" refers to . A. a closed loop B. an electric spark C.water D. the liquid 65. According to the writer, living things on the Earth include . A. atoms and molecules B.chemicals C. plants, fish, dinosaurs and human beings D.the primitive soup |
It was my first day at school in London and I was half-excited and half-frightened. On my way to school I wondered what sort of questions the other boys would ask me and rehearsed (practiced) all the answers: “I am nine years old. I was born here but I haven’t lived here since I was two. I was living in Farley. It’s about thirty miles away. I came back to London two months ago.” I also wondered if it was the custom for boys to fight strangers like me, but I was tall for my age. I hoped they would decide not to risk it. No one took any notice of me before school. I stood in the center of the playground, expecting someone to say “hello”, but no one spoke to me. When a teacher called my name and told me where my classroom was, one or two boys looked at me but that was all the curiosity my arrival aroused. My teacher was called Mr Jones. There were 42 boys in the class, so I didn’t stand out there, either, until the first lesson of the afternoon. Mr Jones was very fond of Charles Dickens and he had decided to read aloud to us from David Copperfield, but first he asked several boys if they knew Dickens’ birthplace, but no one guessed right. A boy called Brian, the biggest in the class, said: “Timbuktu”, and Mr Jones went red in the face. Then he asked me. I said: “Portsmouth”, and everyone stared at me because Mr Jones said I was right. This didn’t make me very popular, of course. “He thinks he’s clever,” I heard Brian say. After that, we went out to the playground to play football. I was in Brian’s team, and he obviously had Dickens in mind because he told me to go in goal. No one ever wanted to be the goalkeeper. “He’s big enough and useless enough,” Brian said when someone asked him why he had chosen me. I suppose Mr Jones remembered Dickens, too, because when the game was nearly over, Brian pushed one of the players on the other team, and he gave them a penalty. As the boy kicked the ball hard along the ground to my right, I threw myself down instinctively and saved it. All my team crowded round me. My bare knees were grazed and bleeding. Brian took out a handkerchief and offered it to me. “Do you want to join my gang (team)?” he said. At the end of the day, I was no longer a stranger. 51.The writer prepared to answer all of the following questions EXCEPT “________”. A. How old are you? B. where are you from? C. Do you want to join my gang? D. When did you come back to London? 52.We can learn from the passage that ________. A. boys were usually unfriendly to new students B. the writer was not greeted as he expected C. Brian praised the writer for his cleverness D. the writer was glad to be a goalkeeper 53.The underlined part “I didn’t stand out” in paragraph 3 means that the writer was not ________. A. noticeable B. welcome C. important D. outstanding 54.The writer was offered a handkerchief because ________. A. he threw himself down and saved the goal B. he pushed a player on the other team C. he was beginning to be accepted D. he was no longer a new comer |
When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to grandma’s generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday best. But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware (粗陶) and stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times. Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs-one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier. Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company “has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend” toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television. Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it’s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real” dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time? Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette (礼节) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents (“Chew with your mouth closed.” “Keep your elbows off the table.”) must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be able professionally but inexperienced socially. 67.Why do people tend to follow the trend to casual dining? A. Family members need more time to relax. B. Busy schedules leave people no time for formality. C. People prefer to live a comfortable life. D. Young people won’t follow the etiquette of the older generation 68.It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is ________. A. a seller of stainless steel tableware B. a dealer in stoneware C. a pottery chain store D. a producer of fine china 69.The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is ________. A. the increased value of the pound B. the worsening economy in Asia C. the change in people’s way of life D. the fierce competition at home and abroad 70.Formal table manners, though less popular than before in current social life, ________. A. are still a must on certain occasions B. are certain to return sooner or later C. are still being taught by parents at home D. can help improve personal relationships |
完型填空(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 It was in New York City to advise large banks on the secret to success in business. Once I started a 36 with my taxi driver, Tony. He had studied be an oceanic biologist, but couldn"t get a 37 job in that field. “I like driving a taxi,” he said. “38 I hope to do much better than just get by.” Like many people, Tony thought that being self-reliant meant 39 asking for help. But we need to develop relationship in order to 40 our goals. Tony liked chatting with his customers, yet he didn’t want 41 to them. I advised him to give it a 42 . And he did. Not only did his customers take his taxi more often, but they 43 him to their friends. Soon he had a long list of regulars and 44 buy his own car, then a second. He had to 45 a friend to help with the overflow. We each contain 46 Of greatness. Life is all about finding that seed and nurturing it to its 47 growth. And I know it’s 48 , because I am living proof. I’m the son of a steelworker. My dad would come home, his hands 49 and dirty, and say, “I don’t want this for you, Keith. You need a great 50 .” And bravely, he went to the CEO(总裁)of his company to ask for his advise. The CEO admired his 51 and helped get me a scholarship at one of the best schools in the country. I 52 to Yale University and Harvard Business School. 53 I was the youngest chief marketing officer in the Fortune 500. I learned 54 a young age that the secret to success 55 the power of relationship. 36.A.report B.conversation C.suggestion D.speech 37.A.hard B.correct C.suitable D.dull 38.A.And B.Since C.Because D.Though 39.A.never B.always C.ever D.sometimes 40.A.find B.fail C.miss D.achieve 41.A.please B.excite C.bother D.worry 42.A.try B.drive C.talk D.hand 43.A.suggested B.recommended C.mentioned D.told 44.A.was able to B.could C.ought to D.might 45.A.make B.let C.hire D.order 46.A.plants B.seeds C.origins D.members 47.A.empty B.full C.huge D.tiny 48.A.enough B.necessary C.strange D.possible 49.A.scratched B.wounded C.injured D.fixed 50.A.work B.career C.education D.university 51.A.honesty B.feeling C.expression D.courage 52.A.went on B.got off C.set out D.kept up 53.A.So B.Meanwhile C.Soon D.Once 54.A.of B.in C.under D.at 55.A.leads to B.lies in C.relies on D.sticks to |
The first thing my host father “warmed” me was that almost everyone in America was a big hugger. I didn’t understand what he meant until my first party. Whether they were friends or strangers, teenagers or elders, girls or guys, everyone I met gave me a big hug. However, as time went on, I began to understand America’s hugging culture. When a friend broke up with me, I was sad. When I told my best American friend about it, she said nothing but put her arms around me. Then warmth of the hug was a greater comfort than anything she could have said to me. One winter day I was walking along the street, shivering(颤抖). It was then I saw two women, each holding a paper board, on which there were two words:FREE HUGS. Their were red because of the freezing weather and they were jumping up and down to keep themselves warm. “Hi, girl! Do you want a hug?” One of them asked me. I went up and opened my arms. The hug was short but warm and it took some of the coldness of the day away. After that I became a big hugger myself. One time my host father and I were traveling to another town. When we reached a restaurant where my friend Cindy worked, he stopped the car. “What’ wrong?” I asked.” “Alice, why don’t you go inside and give Cindy a hug?” He suggested. I went into the restaurant, ran straight up to Cindy, and gave her a hug before she realized what was going on. “That was a big surprise! And you got my day sweetie! ” She told me later. A hug is a way to communicate love and care. Do you want a hug? My arms are wide open. 56.The point of the first three paragraphs is to explain . A.how body language is more important than actual words B.why hugging is so important in American culture C.how expressing, feelings can be difficult for Chinese D.how the author’s attitude toward hugging culture changed 57.We can infer from the passage that the host father . A.seldom has has time to spend with the author B.often shares his experience with the author C.warns the author of the possible danger D.teachers the author to show her care for her friends 58.According the passage, a hug can make us feel A.comforted, loved and cared for B.happy, understood and amazed C.excited, wise and surprised D.cared for, wise and happy |
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