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21～40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest 21 out of our Polynesian Village resort（度假胜地）at Walt Disney was asked how she 22 her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n) 23 vacation, but was heartbroken about 24 several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet 25 . At that moment she was particularly 26 over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, 27 this was a memory she especially treasured.
Now, please understand that we have no written service rules 28 lost photos in the park. 29 , the clerk at the front desk 30 Disney’s idea of caring for our 31 . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of 32 film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.
Two weeks later the guest received a 33 at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, 34 signed by each performer. There were also 35 of the public procession（游行队伍）and fireworks in the park, taken by the front-desk clerk in her own 36 after work. I happened to know this 37 because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that 38 in her life had she received such good service from any business.
Excellent 39 does not come from policy (政策性的)handbooks. It comes from people who 40 —and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.
21．A．working B．checking C．trying D．staying
22．A．expected B．realized C．paid D．enjoyed
23．A．disappointing B．wonderful C．uncomfortable D．important
24．A．taking B．dropping C．losing D．breaking
25．A．developed B．taken C．washed D．loaded
26．A．silly B．nervous C．calm D．sad
27．A．when B．where C．as D．which
28．A．covering B．finding C．making D．keeping
29．A．Excitedly B．Fortunately C．Therefore D．Quietly
30．A．understood B．reminded C．trusted D．discovered
31．A．workers B．guests C．managers D．clerks
32．A．printed B．shot C．unused D．recorded
33．A．film B．card C．camera D．packet
34．A．frequently B．personally C．alone D．actually
35．A．rules B．pictures C．handbooks D．performances
36．A．case B．work C．time D．position
37．A．story B．place C．photo D．show
38．A．only B．almost C．never D．nearly
39．A．advice B．experience C．quality D．service
40．A．care B．serve C．like D．know
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), the great nineteenth century English novelist, was born near Portsmouth. His father ran heavily into debt and when he was twelve, he had to go and work in a factory for making boot polish. The only formal education he received was a two-year schooling at a school for poor children. In fact, he had to teach himself all he knew. He worked for a time as junior clerk in a lawyer's office. After that, he worked as a reporter in the law courts, and later in parliament, for London newspapers. His career as a writer of fiction began in 1833 with short stories and essays in periodicals, and in 1837 his comic novel The Pickwick Papers made him the most popular author at his time in England.
He was a great observer of people and their places because he was attracted by life and conditions in mid-nineteenth century London. He wrote 19 novels all his life and in many of them, Dickens gave a realistic picture of all classes of England society, showing deep sympathy for the poor and unfortunate, exposing the injustice and inhumanity（不人道） of the bourgeoisie（布尔乔亚阶级）.
Many of his novels like Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities and so on drew attention to the unsatisfactory social conditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago.
Dickens criticized capitalist society from the point of view of bourgeois humanism. He wished to see improvement in the living conditions of the poor, but failed to find any effective means to achieve that end.Dickens only received a little formal education because______.
| A．he wanted to teach himself |
| B．he wanted to work and made a lot of money |
| C．he was too poor to afford any more formal education |
| D．he wanted some working experiences to be a novelist |
According to Dickens, the society at his time in England was________.
| A．just | B．poor | C．comfortable | D．unsatisfying |
Which of the following novel made Dickens the most popular writer at his time in England?
| A．Oliver Twist | B．The Pickwick Papers |
| C．A Tale of Two Cities | D．Great Expectations |
According to the passage, which of the following about Dickens is true?
| A．He didn't go to school at all. |
| B．He only wrote about poor people and showed deep sympathy for them. |
| C．He began to write fictions when he was 21 years old. |
| D．He found some effective ways to improve the living conditions of the poor. |
It can be inferred from the passage that________.
| A．Dickens had a miserable childhood |
| B．Dickens tried many different jobs before he became a professional writer |
| C．Dickens wrote many novels but only some of them are popular |
| D．Dickens criticized capitalist society and helped to improve the living conditions of the poor |
In the United States, when one became rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a seriesof short stories. He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ because ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States.’ “Keeping up with the Joneses”came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ‘Jonses’ in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.
| A．want to be as rich as their neighbours |
| B．want others to know or to think that they are rich |
| C．don’t want others to know they are rich |
| D．want to be happy |
It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
| A．live outside New York City | B．live in New York City |
| C．live in apartments | D．have many neighbours |
The underlined word “neighbourhood” in the second paragraph means ________.
| A．a person who lives near another | B．people living in an area |
| C．an area near the place referred to | D．an area in another town or city |
Arthur Momand used the name ‘Jones’ in his series of short stories because’ Jones’ is ________.
| A．an important name | B．a popular name in the United States |
| C．his neighbour’s name | D．not a good name |
According to the writer, keeping up with the Joneses is ________.
| A．correct | B．interesting | C．impossible | D．good |
Born in Italy, Galileo Galilei, was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist. He is closely associated with the 36(science) revolution. For his great achievements, he has been referred to as the “father of modern astronomy”, as the “father of modern physics”, and as “father of science”. The work of Galileo 37(consider) to be a significant break from that of Aristotle. In addition, his conflict with the Roman Catholic Church is taken as 38major early example of the conflict of authority and freedom of thought, particularly with science, 39Western society. He was a man 40experimented—never did he take anything for granted. Instead, he despised（蔑视） the prejudices and book learning of the Aristotelians and drew his 41(conclude) fearlessly. He had been the first 42(turn) a telescope to the sky, and he had seen there evidence enough to overthrow（推翻） Aristotle and Ptolemy together. Although Galileo found 43difficult for him to make people 44(convince) of his theories, he still stuck to his views. His observations showed the theory that the earth moves around the sun was right. It was only many years later 45the world recognized his greatness.
People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. In this sense they mean that the home is very important and 21 . Most people in Britain live in houses 22 flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual(个人的); they can23 them and change them in any way they 24 . In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private spacewhich is 25 for himself or herself and for invited friends.
People usually like to 26 their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your27 around you; on the train you may have28 your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own.
Once I was traveling on a 29 to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no 30 on my side of the table at all. I was made rather 31 . I thought he thought that he owned the 32 table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on 33 ! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had 34 his space ! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He 35 moved his case to his side of the table. ( Of course , it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me !
A．helpful B．personal C．necessary D．useful
A．rather than B．as well as C．as a result of D．or rather
A．buy B．leave C．paint D．offer
A．make B．clear C．like D．prepare
A．only B．already C．ever D．even
A．marked B．decide C．choose D．keep
A．towels B．sands C．papers D．flags
A．found B．given C．put D．stored
A．plane B．train C．way D．street
A．matter B．weight C．light D．space
A．angry B．hurt C．fearful D．busy
A．right B．only C．small D．whole
A．the table B．his case C．the seat D．his side
A．invaded B．shut C．separated D．shared
A．hesitatingly B．immediately C．slowly D．calmly
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