完型填空
Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good of the city of London, from the street to the most popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service(服务) of all kinds of passengers(乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is for him to stop two or three times for some food.He said, “I never________when I’m working, otherwise, I’d lose my license (驾驶执照).”
He usually goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning.
There are times he has to stay________ and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to ________ it to you. ” London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor ________ from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! Their rides are ________ by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the ________ and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!
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Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me ___ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have ____ _ a whole variety of reasons. ____ _ important reason is that I want to be a better man.
Many things make human beings different ____ __ or better than or even superior to animals. One of the most important things is ____ __ . If I fail to receive higher education, my education ____ __. As I want to be a fully ____ _ man, I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to ___ __. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are ____ _ the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human being and ___ _ fit into society.
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Cloze test (本题共15分，每小题1分）
The Chinese Dream is a hot topic of this year. Many Chinese young people are inspried(被鼓舞）______the Chinese Dream. Everyone has their own dreams. They give us courage and confidence(自信) to keep us ____through difficulties. Here is some advice on _____to make our beautiful dreams come true.
Never giving up ____ the key to make our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time, _____ we can learn from failure, correct our mistakes and try again until we ______ our goals. Our life is like a long journey _____ is not all roses. It ______ has wind and rain. We believe rainbows (彩虹) ______ after storms.
Cooperation(合作)is also _____. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with ____. Besides, in our society, most problems _____ be solved by one person alone. Cooperation is becoming one of __ __ ways for people living in the developing society.
At the same time, we should learn to examine our abilities because ____ helps us not only know our advantages and disadvantages, but also get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face ____,
Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.
Choose the best choice from A、B、or C according to what you read.
A.in B.with C.by
A.go B.going C.to go
A.when B.how C.what
A.is B.are C.was
A.and B.or C.but
A.achieve B.forget C.delete
A.what B.where C.which
A.always B.sometimes C.seldom
A.appear B.appeared C.will appear
A.comfortable B.necessary C.peaceful
A.other B.others C.another
A.can't B.needn't C.mustn't
A.important B.more important C.the most imprtant
A.it B.they C.he
A.memories B.success C.challenges
完形填空 阅读下面短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案
When the air in Beijing got “ crazy bad”, an American reporter described that one could hardly ever see across the street. During the , you can usually make out the sun through the sky, but even at midday(正午)，the sun is just a small white ball. You clothes can get________ after a day walking. Clothes like the smell in a smoking room.
But it’s not just Beijing.. On Monday a was on fire in Zhejiang Province, but the air pollution was so bad that for three hours no one the smoke coming out from the factory.
________surprises people is that Beijing or Zhejiang Province can’t even be in China’s top 10 areas that have the worst air pollution.
It’s clear that ________ has become one of China’s biggest problems. Pollution hurts everyone. Something must be done to ________ bad air. The Chinese government has taken the first step—— admitting (承认) it is a ________ . Beijing is able to make its air breathe (呼吸) a little easier soon.
A.day B. evening C. holiday
A.on B. like C. over
A.clean B. dirty C. wet
A.touch B. feel C. smell
A.factory B. station C. home
A.shouted B. noticed C. heard
A.Where B. How C. What
A.population B. pollution C. air
A.deal with B. think about C. away from
A.question B. key C. Problem
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答卷纸上将该项涂黑。
In 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. One day he made up his mind. Baltimore was the nearest large seaport(海港). The next morning he set out on the forty-mile journey to try to find on a sailing ship.
In Baltimore, Henson found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship. For the next five years, Henson around the world. With the help of the ship’s captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, history, geography, and many other .
Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Lieutenant Robert Peary, asked the owner if he knew anyone with at sea. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government. He needed experienced men to go with him.
The shop owner knew about the young man’s skills and experience on ocean journeys, he introduced Peary to Henson. Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved to be a worthy and smart seaman. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream: to be the first man to stand on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream .
Over the next five years, the two explorers(探险家) made two trips together to the Arctic(北极). However, they were not able to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were than either of them had ever imagined.
In 1908, Peary and Henson were ready to make their final challenge at reaching the North Pole. With four guides, they made a mad dash straight across the ice. Peary’s feet were so frostbitten(冻僵的) that he had to be pulled on a dogsled. April 1909, Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow.
A．guide B．treasure C．government D．work
A．sailed B．drove C．rode D．walked
A．seaports B．subjects C．passports D．objects
A．hat B．food C．book D．shoe
A．excitement B．experiment C．experience D．expression
A．so B．because C．if D．but
A．myself B．yourself C．himself D．themselves
A．come true B．go wrong C．stay young D．keep fit
A．warmer B．better C．worse D．bigger
A．At B．To C．On D．In
完形填空 (共10分，每小题1分。)
Water is the of all the things we eat and drink. Not many people understand this but quite true. The human body can go without for a long time. We've got many examples for this. Yet two three days without water can usually make people . Man can't live water.
Many people don't understand how water the human body needs work well , and many people, especially young people, do not drink enough, in very hot weather. Our body has mostly water, about 65% to 75%. That is to say about two thirds of our body is water. When we do sports, some of the water will get away from our body. we don't drink some water, we won't have enough water． And if we don't have enough water, we'll feel tired and many of us will get ill. So you know how important water is to us.
A．important B．most important C．more important D．different
A．it's B．its C．it D．is
A．food B．water C．drink D．meat
A．So B．And C．But D．Or
A．to die B．die C．to died D．died
A．have B．with C．without D．in
A．many B．much C．little D．few
A．and B．the C．/ D．to
A．even B．ever C．almost D．hardly
A．If B．For C．Since D．Because
完形填空
All over the world men and women, boys and girls enjoy sports. Sports help people____ healthily and happily.
What sports do you like ____? Is it hot in your city? Then swimming is one of your sports. There are beautiful rivers and lakes across the country. The weather is also good _ swimming. Or do you live in a cold city? Then you would like _________. There are many skiers in Austria. There are big mountains and cold winters. ________ it often rain in your country? Then kite flying would not be one of your sports.
People in Switzerland love to ___________ the wonderful mountains of their country. Mountain climbing is _________ favourite sports there.
The cowboys of the USA use their horses for their work. They also use them for their sports. They ride, jump, use ropes and catch __________ animals---all on horseback.
__________ is work for many people who must get their food this way. But for other people it is a sport. How nice it is to go fishing __________there is no school!
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It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive having the meal. If is late, all the others will be kept waiting. If you will have to be late, call and tell them to start you.
It’s even worse to be ! The host or hostess not be ready. If you are early, drive or walk the block (街区) for a few minutes, or just sit in your car until the right time.
Though it’s often important to arrive at a party on time, yet on the other hand, for open houses, the host or hostess invites guests to and leave between certain times, so you can arrive at any time within the times he or she gives you.
It’s nice to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring a present. The present should not cost a lot, or you might embarrass（使尴尬） the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will do fine. bring money as a present.
In an introduction , the order of a name is the given name, and then the family name. In other words, the given name comes . After the introduction, we usually call friends by their given names. Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names, such as “Mr. Jones”, “Mr. Smith”, ”Ms. Johson” or “Dr. Brown”.
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Have you ever drunk the water directly from a ? I’m sure your answer is ‘No’. Perhaps you may have the water from a well (井), or from a tap before. , as I know, most of you only drink hot water or the bottled water from a shop now.
But things were quite twenty years ago. At that time, all the small rivers us were very clear and the water was very clean. If you were , you could just bend down by the riverside and drink some water with your hands. It was cool and sweet. How it was! But all this was in the past. Things a lot. Some water is not even for us to wash hands. What a !
A．bottle B．sea C．river D．lake
A．carried B．tried C．cleaned D．polluted
A．Yet B．Though C．Since D．However
A．same B．easy C．different D．difficult
A．between B．by C．among D．around
A．thirsty B．hungry C．tired D．sleepy
A．surprising B．pleasant C．terrible D．dirty
A．have got B．have turned C．havechanged D．have exchanged
A．dirty enough B．clear enough C．warm enough D．clean enough
A．pity B．shame C．problem D．matter
Around the world, people have different ideas about what good manners are.
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s to know the right and wrong things. For example, in China it’s OK to a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t noisy or , you may think there is something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there even to to complain(抱怨) to the owner(主人) of the restaurant.
Paying the bill is also different country to country. In China, one person usually pays for 6 . In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but 7 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “going Dutch”(均摊费用). Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called “leaving a tip”. Leaving a tip is thought to be . In the U.S., it’s to leave tips of 10%, 15%, or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The food people eat is different in the world, but you can the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.
A．popular B．difficult C．important D．easy
A．cause B．keep C．hear D．make
A．lively B．friendly C．lucky D．happy
A．noisy B．quiet C．busy D．clean
A．at B．to C．from D．of
A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．none
A．until B．when C．unless D．since
A．badly B．bad C．polite D．impolite
A．terrible B．common C．serious D．usually
A．invent B．find C．prefer D．look for
Choose the best words and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完成短文)
Have you ever been to a desert? A desert is a place full of sand.
Death Valley is one of the most ______ deserts in the United States. It covers a wide area with its bright sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water lake, is about 280 feet below sea level and the ______ place in the United Sates.
Long ago the Indians there called this place “Tomesha”. It means the land of fire. Death Valley’s name now dates back to 1849. At that time a group of miners came across the desert from Nevada, but they became _______ in this desert. They were hungry and thirsty. Their journey was certainly a sad story.
Today Death Valley is made a National Monument and people can cross it along several well-marked roads. They can _______ water and drinks in the roadside bars when thirsty, and they can have meals in the restaurants, too. Luckily with so many people traveling and living there, this desert’s special beauty has not been ruined.
Here you’ll have a lot of surprises. It is ________ like what you can see on the moon. The sight changes as the wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most unusual and surprising _______ of Death Valley is Devils Golf Course(魔鬼的高尔夫球场). If one goes there, it seems you are in some terrible dreams. Sand sculptures stand on a ________ ground, and their long shadows moves in the darkness of the night.
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请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑（每小题1分）
Most of us have three meals a day .We take food for granted(想当然)。And we don’t think about it. experts argue a food crisis(危机)is coming.This crisis is going to make us the way we think about food.
Food is in great need a growing of world population.By 1960,the population was three billion.It doubled to six billion by 1999.By 2050,this planet will need to at least nine billion people.As a result,the food prices get higher and higher.
So,what can a ,crowed world do?One suggestion is to eat less meat.Meat uses more natural resources(资源)than grains(谷物) .It requires more to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more water than vegetables. So ,eating less meat will more land for farming,and it will save water.
To eats less meat,people will need to change their eating habits. That will not be easy. Americans, for example,have loved meat. In general, They eat twice as much meat as people in other countries.At the same time,in developing countries like China and Brazil,sales of meat have doubled in the last 20 years. will double again by 2050.Growing need of meat wil continue to put pressure on natural resources.
World population is increasing,resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore, we need to rethink what we eat every day. For meat lovers, we don’t need to give up meat .But we need to eat more grains and less meat.
A．And B．But C．Or D．Until
A．change B．find C．get D．tell
A．instead of B．thanks to C．because of D．as for
A．help B．have C．feed D．meet
A．busy B．tired C．thirsty D．hungry
A．time B．land C．people D．place
A．provide B．produce C．waste D．need
A．never B．seldom C．hardly D．always
A．It B．That C．We D．They
A．quickly B．completely C．finally D．especially
A group of grown-ups, all did well in in their jobs, went to visit their old teacher. Soon they began to complain（抱怨）about the stress in work and life.
The teacher went to the kitchen and returned a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups --crystal(水晶的), glass, plastic(塑料); some nice looking, some just common; some , some cheap. And he told them to help to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, "I that all of you took away the nice looking expensive cups, leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the cause of your problems and stress.
You know that the cup itself doesn't make the coffee more delicious. you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you just went for the best cups.
Now think about this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, and position(地位) in society are the cups. We just use them to hold life, and the type of cup does not change our life. Sometimes, by seeing only the cup, we forget to enjoy the coffee that God us. God provides us with the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!"
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make everything .
Live simply. Love generously(慷慨). Care deeply. Speak ,And leave the rest to God.
A．for B．at C．in D．with
A．expensive B．beautiful C．strong D．serious
A．them B．themselves C．him D．everyone
A．found B．guessed C．thought D．believed
A．Who B．How much C．What D．That
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．money B．age C．health D．family
A．teaches B．offers C．sells D．buys
A．excited B．boring C．the best D．the worst
A．kindly B．sadly C．loudly D．seriously
完形填空
Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.
“Finding a job” is not as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not for it. Sometimes “chance” may a more important part than “decision”.
Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important what kind of person you are, which special qualities you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference an interest and a skill. If you like and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a .
Then ask yourself a question, “In the following three areas--skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your skills?”
After your skills, the next step is research. To as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends the work they do.
Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.
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完形填空
In Shanghai, the Bund(外滩) is one of the most popular places of interest. With a light show set to begin at around the Bund, a large crowd of people got together for an New Year’s Eve. They became .
“We were just trying to up the steps to see the light show, and then people at the top ________ pushing their way down,” said a young man glasses. “Then I heard someone scream, and people began to cry in .” The man, who spoke waiting a friend at Shanghai No. 1 People’s Hospital, said, “Some of us fell over.”
By Thursday afternoon, at thirty-six people had died in the accident and forty-seven were hurt. It was one of the most terrible public accidents. It’s a pity that people didn’t know how to themselves. Remember the easiest but best way— to shout “go back” together with people around.
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