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A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My father believed that there was mysterious forces at work in the world. One day, when he was lecturing me on these tales, a neighbour woman suddenly entered, with two geese in hands. She smiled 21 and looked frightened.
“Yusef, I have a very 22 problem. These dead geese, they keep shrieking in such a sad voice…”.
My father turned pale. “But dead geese don’t shriek,” my mother cut in.
“You’ll hear for yourself,” replied the woman. And so it happened. It is impossible to 23 what I heard. My hands grew 24 and I wanted to run from the room.
Father was no less 25 than I was. He jumped away from the table. Just then, for the second and the third time, the shriek came again. “Well, I didn’t 26 it, did I?”
Suddenly my mother laughed. “Did you 27 the windpipes?” my mother asked.
“The windpipes? No…”.
Mother took hold of one of the geese, and pulled out the windpipe. She did the same with the other one. I was surprised by my mother’s 28 . “Now, try it again.” I was 29 to hear the geese shriek, but they were dead silent.
“There is always a(an) 30 . Dead geese don’t shriek,” said my mother. “Now go home and cook them for the meal. They won’t make a sound in your pot.”
21. A. nervously B. cheerfully C. jokingly D. surprisingly
22. A. simple B. sudden C. unusual D. interesting
23. A. remember B. understand C. describe D. bear
24. A. hot B. cold C. still D. hard
25. A. curious B. excited C. frightened D. interested
26. A. mean B. notice C. design D. imagine
27. A. remove B. change C. break D. block
28. A. action B. courage C. strength D. speed
29. A. trying B. pretending C. expecting D. preparing
30. A. fact B. truth C. method D. explanation
第三节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A father sat at his desk poring over (细读) his monthly bills when his young son rushed in and 21 , “Dad, because this is your 22 and you’re 55 years old, I’m going to give you 55 23 , one for each year!” When the boy 24 carrying out his word, the father exclaimed (呼喊), “Oh, Andrew, don’t do it now; I’m too 25 !” The youngster immediately fell silent as tears 26 in his big blue eyes. Apologetically the father said, “You can finish 27 . ”
The boy said nothing 28 quietly walked away, 29 written over his face. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t 30 .
31 , a few days later after this 32 , the boy had an accident and was drowned. His heartbroken father wrote: “If only I could tell him how much I regret my 33 words, and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is 34 . ”
Love is a 35 street. Any loving act must be warmly 36 or it will be taken as rejection and can 37 a scar (疤痕). If we are 38 busy to give and receive love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than responding with love to the cry for love from those who are near and 39 to us. Because there may be no 40 at all as in the case of the little boy.
21. A. questioned B. thought C. announced D. asked
22. A. vocation B. birthday C. workday D. holiday
23. A. kisses B. touches C. shakes D. presents
24. A. enjoyed B. finished C. imagined D. started
25. A. busy B. nervous C. shy D. tired
26. A. fell B. flowed C. gathered D. moved
27. A. recently B. later C. immediately D. quickly
28. A. and B. or C. yet D. but
29. A. excitement B. disappointment C. surprise D. satisfaction
30. A. answer B. reply C. respond D. move
31. A. Unfortunately B. Luckily C. Surprisingly D. Hopefully
32. A. discussion B. incident C. argument D. adventure
33. A. considerable B. powerful C. helpful D. thoughtless
34. A. aching B. beating C. losing D. willing
35. A. two-way B. heart-shaped C. man-made D. one-way
36. A. wanted B. believed C. accompanied D. accepted
37. A. stay B. leave C. remain D. keep
38. A. so B. very C. quite D. too
39. A. rare B. scarce C. precious D. bare
40. A. need B. difficulty C. chance D. risk
第二节完形填空(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、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and you can imagine how excited they were. Certainly the boy was 36 as the apple of their eyes.
One morning, the husband saw a medicine bottle 37 .As he was late for work, he asked his wife to cap the bottle and ___38____. The mother, who was busy in the kitchen, 39 the matter. The boy playfully went to the medicine bottle, was 40 with its color, and drank it all. It 41 to be a poisonous medicine 42 adults in small dosages. When the child showed 43 of poisoning, the mother took him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned(使昏迷).She was too 44 to face her husband. When the 45 father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he 46 his wife and uttered just four words.
The husband just said “ 47 ”
The husband was indeed 48 in human relationships. The child was dead. He could 49 be brought back to life. There was no 50 in finding fault with the mother. 51 , if only he had taken time to keep the bottle in the cupboard or other place, this would not have happened. No one is 52 . She had also lost her only child .What she needed at that moment was comfort and 53 from the husband. That was what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Sometimes we spend time in asking who is 54 or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. In this way, we will 55 some warmth in human relationship .
36.A.treated B.thought C.looked D.abandoned
37.A.shut B.close C.bare D.open
38.A.put it aside B.set it aside C.put it away D.leave it alone
39.A.completely forgetting B.wholly terrified
C.totally forgot D.absolutely remembered
40.A.satisfied B.fascinated C.puzzled D.calmed
41.A.happened B.seemed C.appeared D.occurred
42.A.stood for B.left for C.meant for D.called for
43.A.symbols B.signals C.clues D.signs
44.A.ashamed B.frightened C.annoyed D.worried
45.A.awful B.angry C.heartbroken D.patient
46.A.looked at B.smiled at C.glared at D.glanced at
47.A.I hate you, now. B.How do you do?
C.How did this happen? D.I love you, Darling.
48.A.an idiot B.a genius C.a success D.an evil
49.A.never B.seldom C.even D.once
50.A.wonder B.point C.pleasure D.worry
51.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.Besides D.However
52.A.to blame B.to be blamed C.to be accused D.to be noticed
53.A.explanation B.courage C.excuse D.sympathy
54.A.suitable B.believable C.accessible D.responsible
55.A.make out B.look out C.stand out D.miss out
第二节完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、c和D)中选出最佳选项。
One winter Nasreddin had very 31 money.His crops 32 very bad that year,and he 33 live very cheaply.He gave his donkey less food,and when after two days the donkey 34 just the same,he 35 to himself,“The donkey was used to 36 a lot.Now he is quickly getting used to eating less; and soon he will get used to living 37 almost nothing.”
Each day Nasreddin gave the donkey a little 38 food, until it was hardly eating anything.
Then one day,when the donkey was going to market with a load of wood on its back, it suddenly 39 . “How unlucky I am,”said Nasreddin,“Just when my donkey had got used to eating hardly anything,it came 40 the end of its days in this world.
31.A.few B. little C. lot D. much
32.A.had been B. has been C. was being D. is being
33.A.has to B. have to C. had to D. must have to
34.A.1ooks B. is seen C. looked D. was seen
35.A.says B. say C. saying D. said
36.A.eat B. eating C. have eaten D. being eaten
37.A.on B. by C. up D. to
38.A.more B. less C. few D. small
39.A.dead B. dying C. died D. was dying
4 0.A.on B. up C. in D.to
第二节 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、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。
Ted spent seven years as a prisoner of war. There he discovered the power of 36 . For more than half of that 37 he was in isolation (隔绝). He lived for ten months in total 38 . Those ten months was the longest of his life. When they 39 with wooden boards the window of his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the light, he 40 if he was going to make it.
Ted spent hours a day exercising and thinking. But at times he felt he could do 41 but scream. Not wanting to give his 42 the satisfaction of knowing they’d 43 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to lessen the noise 44 he screamed at the top of his lungs.
One day Ted got down on the45 and crawled (爬) under his bed. He found a hole that 46 air from the outside. As he approached the hole, he saw a47 ray of light. Ted put his eye next to the wall and discovered a small crack in the building. It allowed him to glimpse 48 , though all he could see was a 49 piece of grass. But when he saw this, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and 50 that he hadn’t had in years. “It represented life, growth and 51 ,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Ted 52 this nearly unbearable experience.
The human spirit is53 . It seems to run forever54 nothing but a faint (微弱的) hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else 55 — even the worst conditions.
36. A. thought B. scream C. support D. hope
37. A. prison B. war C. time D. month
38. A. happiness B. sadness C. darkness D. silence
39. A. strengthened B. fixed C. covered D. broke
40. A. reminded B. required C. wondered D. feared
41. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
42. A. soldiers B. friends C. enemy D. army
43. A. wounded B. quitted C. satisfied D. broken
44. A. till B. since C. as D. after
45. A. window B. floor C. wall D. board
46. A. let in B. put out C. took in D. gave off
47. A. weak B. soft C. strong D. sharp
48. A. inside B. outside C. above D. below
49. A. very B. right C. specific D. single
50.A. gratefulness B. usefulness C. fulfillment D. establishment
51. A. courage B. perseverance C. choice D. freedom
52. A. by B. out C. over D. through
53. A. straight B. strong C. lucky D. interesting
54. A. against B. from C. on D. over
55. A. matters B. relates C. changes D. happens
第二节.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。
Nancy had just got a job as a secretary in a company. Monday was the first day she went to work, so she was very 36 and arrived early.
She 37 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 38 to arrive,” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to find a bunch of 39 on it. They were fresh. She 40 them and they were sweet. She looked round for a 41 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the very first day!” She thought 42 . “But who could it be?” She began to 43 .
The day passed quickly and Nancy did everything with 44 interest. For the following days of the 45 , the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers and then she 46 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. 47 she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an) 48 bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, 49 the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy began to think of ways to find out the 50 .On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to hand in a plan to the 51 . She waited for his directives(指令) at his secretary's 52 .She happened to see on the desk a half-opened notebook, which 53 :“In order to keep the secretaries 54 ,the company has decided that every 55 a bunch of fresh flowers should be put on each secretary's desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist.
36. A. depressed B. encouraged C. excited D. surprised
37. A. turned B. pushed C. knocked D .forced
38. A. last B. second C. third D. first
39. A. keys B. grapes C. flowers D. bananas
40. A. smelt B. ate C. took D. held
41. A. vase B. room C. glass D. bottle
42. A. angrily B. quietly C. strangely D. happily
43. A. seek B. wonder C. work D .ask
44. A. low B. little C. great D. general
45. A .month B. period C. year D. week
46. A. buried B. dressed C. devoted D. seated
47. A. Unless B. When C. Since D. before
48. A. old B. red C. blue D. new
49. A. covering B. demanding C. replacing D. forbidding
50. A. sender B. receiver C. secretary D. waiter
51. A. assistant B. colleague C. employee D. manager
52. A. notebook B. desk C. office D. house
53. A. said B. written C. printed D. signed
54. A. at home B. on time C. in high spirits D. in low spirits
55. A. Sunday morning B. Monday morning C. Monday afternoon D. Tuesday afternoon
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to 36 an artificial tree for us and _37 it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a 38 . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree 39 . We decided to wait one more day.
Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk 40 a box under a counter. He 41 that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no 42_ on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.
After putting the 43 on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was 44 and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his 45 at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could 46 play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man 47 to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to 48 the package.
At home in Mannheim, we were busily 49 to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't 50 a workable solution. We were ready to give up 51 the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long 52 carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in, 53 it was Christmas Eve and he was 54 to get home to his own family.
The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the 55 of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."
36. A. sell B. buy C. deliver D. bring
37. A. send B. pass C. carry D. take
38. A. surprise B. hunger C. pleasure D. panic
39. A. leaf B. trunk C. stand D. branch
40. A. watched B. caught C. spotted D. broke
41. A. directed B. whispered C. realized D. confirmed
42. A. delivery B. customer C. money D. letter
43. A. present B. tree C. mail D. package
44. A. crowded B. small C. noisy D. normal
45. A. friends B. colleagues C. relatives D. companions
46. A. really B. confidently C. kindly D. patiently
47. A. overcame B. agreed C. astonished D. struggled
48. A. fetch B. transform C. post D. consult
49. A. solving B. explaining C. trying D. worrying
50. A. come across B. come back to C. come upon D. come up with
51. A. while B. when C. as D. since
52. A. slim B. beautiful C. thick D. heavy
53. A. but B. so C. because D. or
54. A. in surprise B. it, the, way C. in a hurt7 D. in lime
55. A. sight B. back C. corner D. scene
第一节完形填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called 1 , but Dr. Kleitman has a new 2 . He has proved that everyone has a 3 energy cycle. During the hours when you 4 through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s 5 . The time of day when you feel most 6 is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the 7 comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it 8 such familiar monologues as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the 9 . Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives 10 what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better.
1. A. patience B. laziness C. sadness D. comfort
2. A. discovery B. invention C. explanation D. statement
3. A. changing B. increasing C. full D. daily
4. A. labour B. get C. go D. look
5. A. honest B. actual C. true D. real
6. A. pleasant B. energetic C. excited D. comfortable
7. A. power B. energy C. peak D. altitude
8. A. comes to B. gets to C. leads to D. refers to
9. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. noon
10. A. realize B. recognize C. memorize D. see
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第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从短文后所给的四个选项(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。
Have you heard of “Green hotels”? 36 you stay at a green hotel, you help reduce the unfriendly 37 that hotel has on the environment.
“Green hotels” include any hotels, motels, and inns that use energy and other resources 38 environmentally (环境) responsible ways. These green hotels take advantage of (利用) 39 resources when possible, make effective 40 of resources that can’t be reused, and 41 that many byproducts(副产品)are reused or recycled.
__42 2.6 million hotel rooms are rented in the United States daily. 43 , an astonishing number of hotel 44 need clothes washed, meals prepared, fresh water for showers and toilets, and energy for lights, heating, and cooling. Thus, there is a great _45 for green hotel practices(做法).
46 a guest of a green hotel, you will receive quality service 47 knowing you are helping the environment. Hotels also realize cost savings when they 48 green hotel practices, which they can then use to 49 guest services.
Some green hotels are already making a big 50 . For example;
1. By switching to more energy-effective 51 , the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City has saved 1.2 million kilowatt hours per year.
2. One hotel reduced water use by 2 million gallons per year when it 52 a chef (厨师)who was improperly defrosting(解冻)food by running water over it.
3. The Fairmont Acapulco Princess and Fairmont Pierre Marques filter(过滤器) and treat
53 and reuse it to water their golf courses.
These and other green hotels are 54 responsible steps, but many others have not yet accepted the green hotel challenge. You can help by supporting green hotel practices every time you 55 .
36. A. When B. Before C. Unless D. Although
37. A. pollution B. cost C. effect D. step
38. A. with B. through C. by D. in
39. A. wasted B. reused C. limited D. lost
40. A. time B. space C. use D. usage
41. A. make sure B. make up C. make fun D. make room
42. A. Much more B. Over C. More D. Above
43. A. Besides B. As a result C. In the end D. As a matter of fact
44. A. professors B. waiters C. door-keepers D. guests
45. A. need B. necessity C. require D. request
46. A. With B. To C. As D. By
47. A. before B. at C. in D. while
48. A. get B. accept C. receive D. take
49. A. change B. improve C. make D. lift
50. A. act B. face C. control D. difference
51. A. lighting B. line C. action D. management
52. A. used B. found C. fired D. questioned
53. A. wastewood B. wasteland C. wastepaper D. wastewater
54. A. making B. taking C. borrowing D. getting
55. A. walk B. journey C. play D. travel
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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,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。
One day, a young man was taking a walk with a professor.
As they went along, they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to ____36___ a poor man who was employed in a field close by.
The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let us play the man a ____ 37___: we will hide his shoes, and hide____38 ___behind those bushes and wait to see his reaction ___ 39 ___ he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never ___40 ___ourselves at the expense of the poor. But you are ___ 41___and may give yourself a much greater pleasure ___42 ___ helping the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then watch how the discovery ___43 ___him.”
The student did so.
The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his ____44 ___. While he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, he felt something____45____. He bent down only to find the coin.
____46____ was seen upon his face. He gazed upon the coin, and then ____47____ him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He went on to put on the other shoe: but his surprise was ____48 ____ on finding the other coin.
___ 49 ___, he fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered(说) aloud ___50___ , in which he spoke of his wife, sick and___ 51 ___, and his children without bread. Without the timely help, she would die.
The student stood there deeply___52____,and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much more ___ 53___than if you had played your ___54___trick?”
The youth replied,“You have taught me a ___55____I will never forget: ‘One is happier to give than to receive.’ ”
36. A. come to B. belong to C. get to D. refer to
37. A. trick B. part C. match D. record
38. A. ourselves B. themselves C. himself D. itself
39. A. though B. unless C. before D. when
40. A. surprise B. satisfy C. amuse D. disappoint
41. A. rich B. learned C. poor D. young
42. A. in B. by C. with D. through
43. A. catches B. judges C. affects D. improves
44. A. coat B. tools C. shoes D. food
45. A. soft B. real C. hard D. valuable
46. A. Excitement B. Determination C. Fear D. Astonishment
47. A. looked for B. looked around C. looked back D. looked at
48. A. lost B. doubled C. discovered D. followed
49. A. Suddenly B. Similarly C. Silently D. Naturally
50. A. apologies B. encouragement C. thanks D. sufferings
51. A. useless B. careless C. helpless D. hopeless
52. A. moved B. puzzled C. relaxed D. attracted
53. A. proud B. pleased C. confident D. worried
54. A. preferred B. demanded C. promised D. intended
55. A. lesson B. game C. way D. joke
第二节 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.
When my three children were young, my husband, Roy, and I were very 36 .
“Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky 37 .“Please.”
I had said no so many times in the 38 months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could wait.To her 39 , I agreed.
I prepared a few sandwiches and 40 a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy 41 .My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some 42 time together as a family.
About the time I got the lunch 43 out on the table, Roy arrived on the 44 .
That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together.The meal was filled with45 .We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school 46 for so many months.Roy and the boys 47 rocks into the lake.Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table, 48 God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.
That night as our 49 went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had.
As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest 50 could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you 51 .
Even though the kids have now grown up and 52 from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.
Maybe today would be a good time to 53 potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry 54 and skipped a few rocks into the lake.Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a 55 .
36.A.old B.poor C.busy D.miserable
37.A.begged B.asked C.doubted D.wondered
38.A.coming B.recent C.following D.later
39.A.doubt B.disappointment C.sadness D.surprise
40.A.supplied B.provided C.combined D.filled
41.A.off work B.at home C.at work D.on business
42.A.unhappy B.quality C.quantity D.sad
43.A.spread B.taken C.made D.cooked
44.A.scene B.view C.event D.landscape
45.A.sadness B.expectation C.hope D.laughter
46.A.orders B.charges C.activity D.responsibilities
47.A.missed B.took C.skipped D.left
48.A.praying B.praising C.thanking D.trusting
49.A.family B.children C.friends D.parents
50.A.lifestyle B.time C.world D.family
51.A.enjoy B.own C.have D.love
52.A.left alone B.passed away C.ran away D.moved away
53.A.supply B.cook C.watch D.plant
54.A.ducks B.children C.family D.people
55.A.salad B.life C.picnic D.hope
第二节完形填空(共2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、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mobile phones are everywhere. It seems that no one can 21 without one. Mobile phones are a great way to stay 22 with friends and family. 23 it is important to remember that there are certain 24 when you should not be using your phone, the most important of these being during 25 .
There is no reason 26 you should feel the need to have your mobile phone during class. Aren’t you at school to 27 .If you are in class, you should not be 28 your friends text messages or taking phone calls.
In America students would never be 29 to use their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or 30 a text message you would probably be kicked out of class. It is OK to have your mobile phone with you, you just need to remember to turn it 31 . It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and 32 during class.
As a teacher in China, I have to deal with students 33 mobile phones everyday. I have told my class to turn off their phones, 34 many students do not listen. The desire to be connected all the time seems to be 35 than the desire to learn.
It’s easy to understand why it is so tempting(诱惑人的)to have your phone on during class. It seems so 36 to just send a short text message; it’s not 37 anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting yourself when you do this. Sending a text message also 38 your attention away from what’s 39 in class, you may miss 40 important. The next time you think about sending a message in class you should think again.
21. A. survive B. act C. study D. peak
22. A. friendly B. close C. connected D. natural
23. A. Instead B. However C. Sometimes D. Finally
24. A. times B. days C. hours D. weeks
25. A. shopping B. meeting C. rest D. school
26. A. when B. that C. why D. where
27. A. play B. learn C. help D. fight
28. A. sending B. writing C. posting D. retaining
29. A. hoped B. wished C. allowed D. encouraged
30. A. keep B. help C. take D. receive
31. A. on B. in C. out D. off
32. A. ringing B. sound C. voice D. shouts
33. A. thinking B. using C. considering D. bringing
34. A. and B. so C. but D. then
35. A. faster B. stronger C. lower D. easier
36. A. cheap B. hard C. easy D. brave
37. A. hurting B. meeting C. knowing D. killing
38. A. pays B. puts C. breaks D. takes
39. A. coming on B. going through C. going on D. coming by
40. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
三、完形填空
A wise man once said, “A man who makes no mistakes usually does not make anything.” It took me a long time to gather the 21 to admit that I had been making mistakes since my earliest days. 22 , many of the things that I had learned were 23 .
As a child from a poor family, I learned that when you had money, you were 24 to spend it on whatever brought you happiness 25 . I didn’t understand that even though putting money in the bank would not 26 me that quick joy, it could provide a sense of 27 — I still had that money.
One problem is that I never had an opportunity to 28 any money of my own until late in my teen years. All of my gift money 29 to my parents for “saving”, which actually 30 to be an emergency fund(风险基金) for things such as food.
On rare 31 , some relatives would give me some money, but they would 32 in my ear not to tell my mother and to spend it quickly on something fun. Their 33 was good — they wanted to bring joy to the life of a “ 34 ”boy, but it didn’t teach me any 35 skills. Soon I would go back to having no money.
Another thing is that I believed that 36 help from others was bad. My parents were strict, and in many ways I 37 their philosophy (处事原则), but their personal beliefs prevented them from ever accepting any help. 38 we often had to live on a single part-time income, we never asked 39 anything. In this way, I was led to believe that accepting a helping hand, even in 40 of great need, was a sign of weakness.
21. A. time B. power C. courage D. chance
22. A. Otherwise B. Also C. Instead D. However
23. A. different B. common C. big D. wrong
24. A. supposed B. determined C. ordered D. left
25. A. naturally B. immediately C. probably D. eventually
26. A. buy B. prove C. sell D. show
27. A. direction B. guilty C. safety D. difference
28. A. receive B. lend C. manage D. earn
29. A. gave B. went C. borrowed D. left
30. A. added up B. came up C. gave out D. turned out
31. A. states B. occasions C. situations D. moments
32. A. shout B. explain C. whisper D. insist
33. A. plan B. information C. look D. intention
34. A. naughty B. poor C. hopeless D. lovely
35. A. financial B. imaginative C. popular D. formal
36. A. offering B. accepting C. begging D. demanding
37. A. disobeyed B. ignored C. respected D. agreed
38. A. Even if B. Now that C. Unless D. Until
39. A. about B. around C. against D. for
40. A. groups B. terms C. ways D. times
二、完形填空(共20 小题;每小题 1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A 、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents . The next day she drove her old car home along the road . 16 she found she got a flat . The 22-year-old student 17 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk(汽车车尾的行李箱). No 18 tire(轮胎).
At this time , a car 19 . Paul and Diane told Clay to 20 them to a service station near their 21 . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 22 with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul.
The couple called around to find a tire , No 23 . They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a 24 of keys, “Take our car. We 25 be using it over the holiday.”
Clay was 26 . “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she 27 them.
“We know,” Paul said. “We’ll be 28 when you get back.. Here’s our number if you need to 29 us.”
Unable to believe her eyes , Clay watched as the 30 put her luggage into their car and then 31 her off . Two weeks later she 32 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 33 .
“Thank you so much,” she said . “How much do I 34 you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said , “we don’t want any money . It’s our 35 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit.
16.A.Finally B.Suddenly C.Immediately D.Fortunately
17.A.afforded B.wanted C.managed D.allowed
18.A.full B.free C.spare D.empty
19.A.stopped B.passed C.paused D.started
20.A.help B.follow C.take D.push
21.A.house B.garage C.shop D.hotel
22.A.agree B.go C.match D.deal
23.A.way B.message C.luck D.success
24.A.number B.set C.pair D.chain
25.A.can’t B.shouldn’t C.won’t D.mustn’t
26.A.satisfied B.worried C.disturbed D.astonished
27.A.persuaded B.advised C.promised D.reminded
28.A.here B.happy C.away D.busy
29.A.be in touch with B.keep in touch with
C.get in touch with D.put in touch with
30.A.repairmen B.cleaners C.couple D.friends
31.A.shook B.sent C.watched D.drove
32.A.shocked B.returned C.happened D.came
33.A.fixed B.loaded C.tied D.rebuilt
34.A.give B.lend C.owe D.offer
35.A.wish B.job C.pleasure D.duty
三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters.They get to be the beloved(心爱的)__51__child.But they may not realize that they will have to “__52__” the love as their__53__ones grow old.They will have to__54__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their_ 55 _parents and grandparents.China is becoming__56_ country.
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one 57 10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to 58 from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The 59 for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”.But this__60__is under stress as the market economy puts millions of young Chinese on the road__61__better paying jobs.They are leaving their parents__62_.Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__63__for support when they’re old.China has increased its basic social security(基本社会保险)plan which is__64__protecting those__65__, including the old, the disabled and others.These programs are now broad, __66_they are still not highly developed.
As more people grow__67__, China will have fewer working people, __68__will slow down economic growth.According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should __69__its people to have more than one child in the future__70_China should keep its labor population and total population size stable(稳定的).
51.A.only B.lonely C.friendly D.heartily
52.A.take up B.take back C.pay back D.pay for
53.A.hated B.loved C.tired D.hearted
54.A.care for B.bring up C.look for D.pay attention to
55.A.daughter’s or son’s B.niece’s or nephew’s
C.wife’s or husband’s D.aunt’s or uncle’s
56.A.an old B.an aging C.a developing D.a developed
57.A.where B.when C.which D.that
58.A.an article B.an email C.a magazine D.a report
59.A.conclusion B.character C.figure D.survey
60.A.tradition B.opinion C. saying D.way
61.A.in favor of B.in search of C.in the way of D.in the face of
62.A.out B.off C .ahead D.behind
63.A.friends B.relatives C.parents D.children
64.A.an act B.a case C.a program D.a plan
65.A.in danger B.in need C.in desperate D.in disaster
66.A.but B.or C.and D.so
67.A.strong B.realistic C.rich D.old
68.A.as B.which C.what D.that
69.A.forbid B.promise C. encourage D.order
70.A.so that B.though C.even if D.because
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