高考英语疯狂冲刺倒计时：单项填空（谓语大舞台）阅读理解

It ________ me how we could improve the situation.

The moment I completed the 800meter race in the school sports meet, my legs ________.

Sitting at the corner of the meeting room, he looked sad because there were so many problems ________.

After walking on the zigzag path to the mountain top for a few hours, the tourists gathered under trees ________ shade and ________ down to have a rest.

Our English teacher often tells us that the meaning of a new word may be ________ according to the given context.

—I think London is the best place for us.
—I don't agree ________ your opinion, for the climate there doesn't agree ________ us.

There is one tip from the book that I do follow, and I ________ you do, too. Cut down on watching TV.

Military helicopters dropped food and medicine to the earthquake survivors that remained ________ in remote mountain villages.

—David, your application for a loan has ________.
—Thank goodness! I badly need it now.

The chairman ________ hold office for five years according to the constitution.

Don't use water to put out the fire if oil catches fire. As is known, oil ________ float on water.

The red lanterns and colorful banners hanging everywhere ________ the festival atmosphere of the school.

Life is like riding a bicycle. ________ your balance, you must keep moving.

She wanted to tell him that she didn't want to do that, but she didn't know how to ________ it.

—Do you believe that opportunities always ________ the prepared minds?
—I couldn't agree more.

People think what I do is so wonderful because I interview stars.And I have to admit that when I first started working at Sassy in 1987 I was excited about that part of my job for the first couple of months，anyway.Then I noticed how stars would fool me around for months.I could never get enough time with a star to find out anything interesting，and some acted just simply rudely.I started hating the way I was treated，and I was really disappointed to see that these people I had worshipped (崇拜) before were pretty ordinary.So I decided I would just tell the truth instead of keeping up their myths (神秘)．If the star was a bad guy，I would say so.If I thought anyone was stupid，I did not hold back that information.
I thought readers would appreciate that kind of honesty.Surprisingly，many of them hated me for it.I have gotten so many attacks on my character.In their eyes，being famous is everything，even more desirable that being truly creative and talented.
Why do we need stars？In fact，the media created stars to satisfy our basic need for gossip (闲聊)．Over time，talking about people we have never met and we are never likely to meet has become what we are crazy about.Thus，some people are more interested in the personal lives of the stars than in the lives of their own family and their own friends.That is why it is so ridiculous when a star wants to discuss only his or her work in an interview—as we care.We want the dirt on their personal lives.
There is another reason we worship stars.As a whole，our society is not as religious as it once was.It seems that people need something to fulfill them the way religion once did.Star worship exists as an unfulfilling desire for true heroes.
We make them stars，but then their reputation makes us feel unimportant，and we truly feel better about ourselves when they die.I am part of this whole process.No wonder I feel soiled at the end of workday.
What are the stars like according to the author?

We worship stars because ________.

When the author is writing this article，his tone sounds ________.

What is the main purpose of the author writing the passage?

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What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?

If you want to know more about food in Las Vegas, you should ________.

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If a couple and a 5yearold child want to take the Eiffel Tower Experience, they have to pay ________.

From the passage, we can conclude that ________.