三..完形填空
The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to 36 influence from the other town.
In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very 37 . When women gave birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest 38 . There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 39 was the symbol of success, people were always busy making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t 40 the intensity(紧张) and chose to drink to escape.
In Pleasure, the motto was: 41 you like it, do it. People grew up without pressure and 42 do anything they liked. Children played computer games day 43 night. At school, teachers didn’t care 44 students came or not. Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing 45 .Thanks to the lack of regulations,nobody worried about 46 their jobs. It was pleasure that 47 . The computers they used were old 48 from the town of Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted to drugs 49 the emptiness(空虚) of their lives.Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life 50 ?” But, just before life in the two towns completely 51 , there came a great person---Mr Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and 52 advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had 53 people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 54 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The town’s people came to 55 the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes(极端;两极端).
36. A. pick out B. put out C. leave out D. keep out
37. A. best B. richest C. worst D. least
38. A. smile B. laugh C. cry D. sign
39. A. wealth B. health C. happiness D. pleasure
40. A. catch B. bear C. make D. live
41. A. Even though B. Unless C. As long as D. While
42. A. should B. might C. had D. could
43. A. and B. after C. or D. by
44. A. what B. who C. where D. whether
45. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
46. A. finding B. asking C. doing D. losing
47. A. mattered B. cared C. considered D. minded
48. A. ones B. those C. that D. one
49. A. compared to B. thanks to C. as a result D. because of
50. A. for B. at C. in D. to
51. A. gave B. failed C. lost D. saved
52. A. following B. taking C. seeking D. giving
53. A. when B. as C. while D. since
54. A. pulled off B. pulled down C. pulled out D. pulled up
55. A. tell B. realize C. perform D. doubt
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。
The poachers-illegal hunters-had finally found a buyer for their stolen goods.A meeting was 3 6 ,and when the buyer asked to see the goods, they brought out a small duffel bag and un-zippedh.Inside was a 37 one-year-old baby gorilla.The poachers had likely killed the little female's parents and 3 8 her in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Africa.Then they took her across the border into Rwanda, 39 to sell her as a pet.
But the buyer didn't bring 40 ;he brought the police.The Rwandan authorities 41 the young gorilla to the nearby headquarters of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project.The vets(兽医)there realized that she had not been given 42 food or water, but they were much more worried about something else."Baby gorillas simply don't 43 without their mother's constant body contact," says vet Chris Whittier.If they didn't quickly establish a 44 relationship with the baby gorilla, which her caretakers named Dunia, she 45 not survive.
Dunia needed contact, but she resisted 46 at first, shying away from people who reached for her.Three caretakers worked in shifts, taking 47 holding her, carrying her around on their backs, and cradling her while she slept.48 she became stronger,a month after she was res-cued her 49 revealed the psychological stress she carried inside-much of her hair fell out. That was a delayed 50 to the combined traumatic experiences of losing her parents and being kept-with a poor diet-by the poachers.
After six months ofloving care that included around-the-clock attention,a good diet, and a 5 1 home at the project's headquarters, Dunia was looking and acting like a 52 ,happy young gorilla should. "Dunia is sort of a shy show-off," says Whittier. "Her 53 lsgrowing and she's becoming more independent, but when she is 54 ,the first thing she does is run back to her 55 ,just like she would to her mother."
36.A.attended B.held C.arranged D.delayed
37.A.energetic B.terrified C.dangerous D.fierce
38.A.freed B.followed C.tricked D.caught
39.A.intending B.pretending C.remembering D.wondering
40.A.luck B.benefit C.profit D.money
41.A.introduced B.persuaded C.presented D.rushed
42.A,local B.delicious C.enough D.fresh
43.A.complain B.develop C.survive D.grow
44.A.social B.physical C.mental D.special
45.A.would B.should C.might D.must
46.A.eating B.attention C.rescue D.love
47.A.turns B.efforts C.time D.advice
48.A.If B.As C.Although D.Because
49.A.health B.mind C.behavior D.appearance
50.A.reaction B.action C.expression D.description
51.A.comfortable B.natural C.private D.ordinary
52.A.shy B.healthy C.strange D.typical
53.A.satisfaction B.confidence C.interest D.patience
54.A.touched B.left C.wamed D.scared
55.A.home B.forest C.caretakers D.comer
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
What is in the drug that makes you sick or dead? For example, cocaine is harmful, but what makes it harmful?
I can’t tell you all about drugs, but I can ___36___ you think about them in this ____37____ way. Your body is a very complicated machine, ____38____ a lot of chemical machinery, all of which is finally turned ____39____ it all works together. Special chemicals, which we call drugs, can affect it in many different ways.
Some drugs are ____40____ when your body has a problem, as with disease—causing bacteria. Then someone may give you aspirin to keep your temperature from going too ____41____ or some penicillin (青霉素) ____42____ it stops the growth of some kinds of bacteria. ___43_____, all drugs are really poison, ____44_____ if you take too much, so you must always use them ____45____.
Why do some people take drugs like cocaine? For a little while they seem to make you feel better, or happier. But ____46____ their effects have ____47____, your body has to pay an extra ____48____ to get back to normal. That makes you want to get ____49____ of the drug.
Drugs like cocaine have their special effects because they act as ____50____ for your nervous system. They cut off some of your nerve pathways and take away some of your senses and your ____51___. They make you want always more. And just a little too much can even ____52____ nerves to your heart and stop its beating
Many of us worry about the ____53____ around us and what pollution does to us. How about your internal environment and what goes on ____54____ you? You control that all by yourself in what you put into your ____55_____. Most drugs are pollutants. You would not want pollutants in the air and water around you. Why would you want pollutants in your body?
36. A. make B. cause C. help D. let
37. A. funny B. different C. simple D. true
38. A. just B. really C. especially D. sometimes
39. A. as if B even if C. where D. so that
40. A. powerful B. helpful C. painful D. helpless
41. A. high B. tall C. much D. hot
42. A. when B. until C. as D. before
43. A. besides B. thus C. however D. naturally
44. A. at most B. at least C. at times D. at first
45. A. carefully B. easily C. carelessly D. a lot
46. A. where B. before C. after D. until
47. A. worked B. worn C. appeared D. lost
48. A. number B. quantity C. amount D. price
49. A. Some more B. nothing C. a little D. a few
50. A. guards B. medicine C. chemicals D. poisons
51. A. worries B. happiness C. freedom D. pride
52. A. lead B. block C. offer D. stick
53. A. places B. nature C. people D. environment
54. A. inside B. around C. outside D. next
55. A. heart B. head C. body D. mind
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,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly.Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be 36 for your health.And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it 37 .
Research is preliminary, but several studies 38 people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die.
In an editorial 39 this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define 40 activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.
While health officials have issued guidelines 41 minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven't suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated 42 .
"After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send 43 signals," Ekblom-Bak said.She explained that genes regulating the amount of glucoseand fat in the 44 start to shut down.
Even for people who 45 , spending long stretches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful.Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day — 46 still spend a lot of time sitting — might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day, 47 in a single bout.
That wasn't 48 news for Aytekin Can, 31, who works at a London financial company, and spends most of his days sitting 49 a computer.Several evenings a week, Can also teaches jiu jitsu, a Japanese martial art 50 wrestling, and also does Thai boxing.
"I'm sure there are some detrimental 51 of staying still for too long, but I hope that being 52 when I can helps," he said."I wouldn't want to think the sitting could be 53 dangerous."
Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat 54 had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised.
Figures from a US survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars.
Experts said more research is needed to 55 just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects.
36.A.bad B.good C.mean D.dead
37.A.does B.occurs C.matches D.dies
38.A.advise B.talk C.suggest D.say
39.A.thrown B.caught C.seen D.published
40.A.biological B.physical C.psychological D.logical
41.A.commending B.mending C.recommending D.communicating
42.A.stand B.state C.post D.position
43.A.harmful B.careful C.wonderful D.skillful
44.A.head B.arm C.body D.foot
45.A.sleep B.rest C.walk D.exercise
46.A.and B.so C.but D.then
47.A.rather than B.other than C.more than D.less than
48.A.bad B.harmful C.disadvantage D.welcome
49.A.behind B.back C.in front of D.forward
50.A.referring B.involving C.taking D.bringing
51.A.effects B.prefects C.affects D.offers
52.A.inactive B.active C.interactive D.positive
53.A.such B.little C.lot D.that
54.A.less B.fewer C.more D.further
55.A.leave out B.bring out C.hold out D.figure out
III. Cloze test 完形填空 1’ * 20 = 20’
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从26-45各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the 36 300 years, there were 37 many changes in 38 places that now people can 39 tell an English person 40 an American in the way he or she talks.
Many old words 41 in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a
“faucet”, a “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are 42 heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still common in 43 . Americans often made up new words or changed old 44 . “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and 45 in England.
Also, over the last three centuries the English language 46 thousands of new words for things that weren’t known 47 . And often, American and English people used two 48 names for them. A tin can (洋铁罐头) is called “tin” for short in England, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is 49 all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything having something to do 50 cars, railroads, etc. 51 different names in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be growing closer together. One 52 is the large amount (数量) of American speech that British people hear daily in movies, on television, or 53 travelers. 54 this, Americans seem to be influencing (影响) the British more and more. So some day, English may even be 55 on both sides of the Atlantic (大西洋).
36.A. following B. recent C. oldest D. last
37.A. such B. too C. so D. great
38.A. either B. both C. neither D. two
39.A. hardly B. difficulty C. clearly D. easily
40.A. with B. from C. to D. and
41.A. disappeared B. were disappeared C. spoke D. were spoken
42.A. not B. hardly C. yet D. still
43.A. America B. the two countries C. England D. British
44.A. word B. forms C. ones D. ways
45.A. another B. also planted C. a plant D. a kind of food
46.A. added B. has added C. discovered D. has discovered
47.A. anywhere B. in some countries C. before D. for centuries
48.A. new B. short C. different D. surprising
49.A. produced B. made C. developed D. used
50.A. to B. away C. with D. from
51.A. has B. have C. has given D. was given
52.A. thing B. cause C. reason D. expression
53.A. from B. through C. on D. by
54.A. For B. Because C. Besides D. Because of
55.A. different B. more different C. the same D. more useful
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,然后从36~55各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool.It is a division that___36___ in school.The cool kids are good at _37____ .They are ______38 with the opposite sex .They are good-looking and people want to __39___ their style.They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort.That would __40______ be cool.
The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground.They are very bright ,but they don’t have great___41___skills and they are ____42____ at sports .When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微积分)in their heads ,they are reading comic books and watching shows like the “X Files” .They are __43____ as the geeks(古怪的人).
Here’s the news.The geeks are _44_____.Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and__45_____ your maths homework to ruin.Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but ______46____ good degrees.
The most important___47____ of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks .Geek heroes like Bill Gates___48_____ others to follow their example .Being a geek is a way of earning good money .And the creation of the Internet gave them a___49_____ of their own to work and play in, making them a global___50_____.Besides ,the effect of the geeks ___51_______ popular culture has started a new trend.It is now cool to be ___52____ .Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than___53______ you look like.
But there are also_54_____ .Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school.Now a geek may be your boss .Perhaps it is time for __55___ .
36.A.continues B.makes C.remains D.starts
37.A.computers B.study C.sports D.maths
38.A.pleasant B.popular C.crazy D.average
39.A.copy B.advance C.take D.act
40.A.not B.indeed C.perhaps D.actually
41.A.speaking B.operating C.social D.experimental
42.A.speechless B.sharp C.active D.hopeless
43.A.known B.referred C.thought D.admired
44.A. taking on B.taking up C.taking over D.taking in
45.A.put B.cause C.bring D.serve
46.A.win B.take C.wish D.finish
47.A.industry B.discovery C.progress D.development
48.A.promise B.discourage C.demand D.excite
49.A.chance B.space C.world D.career
50.A.force B.company C.organization D.department
51.A.of B.on C.in D.for
52.A.rich B.attractive C.handsome D.uncool
53.A.how B.that C.what D.how much
54.A.opportunities B.dangers C.possibility D.question
55.A.punishment B.argument C.competition D.employment
Ⅱ 语言知识及应用 (共两节。满分35分)
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。
Being probably the most complex female character in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ophelia deserves special attention because she is treated as a substitute for Stowe’s intended audience. Ophelia 21 what Mrs Stowe, the author, considered a widespread Northern problem: the white person who opposes slavery but feels 22 prejudice and hatred in the presence of a black slave. Ophelia hates slavery, but she considers it almost 23 for blacks, against whom she harbors a deep-seated prejudice. And she doesn’t want them to touch her. Stowe stresses that much of Ophelia’s prejudice 24 from unfamiliarity and ignorance rather than from actual 25 . Because Ophelia has seldom spent time along with 26 , she finds them uncomfortably alien (不相容) to her.
But Ophelia seems to be one of the only characters in the novel whose character 27 as the story progresses. Once St. Clare puts Topsy in her care, Ophelia is forced to be in 28 with a slave. At first she begins to teach Topsy 29 out of duty. But Stowe suggests that duty alone will not root out slavery and that those against slavery must act out of love. Eva’s death leads to Ophelia’s change, and she comes to love Topsy as an actual human being and not just a slave. She 30 her racial prejudice and offers herself as a model to Stowe’s Northern readers.
21. A. reflects B. supposes C. suspects D. provides
22. A. various B. arbitrary C. racial D. awful
23. A. impossible B. necessary C. unfair D. important
24. A. suffers B. differs C. releases D. results
25. A. practice B. performance C. experience D. application
26. A. slaves B. readers C. Stowe D. characters
27. A. increases B. disappears C. refreshes D. develops
28. A. trouble B. danger C. contact D. comparison
29. A. hardly B. merely C. specially D. properly
30. A. hides B. overcomes C. reserves D. prohibits
Ⅱ 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
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。
When television first began to expand, very few of the people who had become famous as 21 announcers were able to be equally effective on television. Some of the difficulties they experienced when they were trying to 22 themselves to the new medium were technical. When 23 on radio, for example, they had become 24 to seeing on behalf of the listener. This art of seeing for others 25 that be announcer has to be very good at talking. In the case of television, however the announcer sees 26 with the viewer. His duty, 27 , is completely different. He is there to make sure that the viewer does not 28 any point of interest, to help him focus on particular things, and to help him 29 the images on the television screen. 30 his radio colleague, he must know the value of silence and how to use it at those moments when the pictures speak for himself.
21. A.television B.advertisement C.radio D.newspaper
22. A.adopt B.adjust C.change D.shape
23. A.working B.listening C.appearing D.showing
24. A.practiced B.experienced C.determined D.used
25. A.guarantees B.means C.convinces D.warns
26. A.something B.Everything C.nothing D.anything
27. A.Moreover B.therefore C.furthermore D.nevertheless
28. A.miss B.ignore C.drop D.catch
29. A.reveal B.expose C.understand D.translate
30. A.Like B. Beside C.Unlike D.As
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,然后从36-55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My baby Rob, the youngest of my three sons, was starting kindergarten. I had already 36 this twice before, but this time it was more difficult.
What if he was scared? What if he missed me? I decided to do the grown-up thing and not tell him how I 37. I assured him that 38 would be just fine.
The night 39 school started, Rob and I sat down. I hugged him and asked if he had any questions about what he could expect tomorrow ... “I’m 40 excited, Mommy, but I’m a little 41 about what I should do 42 I miss you,” he said sheepishly (胆怯地).
I had just the 43 for him.
I 44 my hand and showed him a new, shiny penny. “This is a 45 magic penny. If you’re scared or if you 46 me, just put your hand in your pocket and 47 this lucky penny. 48 you hold it and 49 me, I will know and be thinking about you , too.”
It was absolutely 50. I’d be thinking about him every minute.
The next day as he 51 his schoolroom, he looked back at me. My baby looked so sure of himself. I smiled back at him and hoped that he didn’t see the 52 in my eyes.
The hours moved slowly but finally it was time to pick him 53. “I had a great day!” he 54. “There were a few times I was worried, but I held on to my lucky penny and that made me feel better.”
After about a week I found it on his dresser. I guessed he was secure enough in his new situation that he didn’t 55 it anymore.
I, on the other hand, kept it in my pocket for a few more days.
36. A. looked into B. gone through C. turned into D. brought out
37. A. escaped B. left C. arrived D. felt
38. A. everything B. nothing C. someone D. something
39. A. after B. until C. before D. till
40. A. really B. seldom C. possibly D. hardly
41. A. worried B. disappointed C. pleased D. angry
42. A. unless B. whenever C. though D. if
43. A. reply B. answer C. key D. result
44. A. closed B. covered C. opened D. hid
45. A. light B. round C. cheap D. lucky
46. A. remember B. see C. miss D. refuse
47. A. hold on to B. take away C. get back D. take care of
48. A. Some times B. Every time C. Any time D. At times
49. A. turn down B. refer to C. think of D. look up to
50. A. false B. true C. impossible D. uncertain
51. A. left B. passed C. cleaned D. entered
52. A. blood B. water C. tears D. sweat
53. A. out B. up C. in D. away
54. A. cheered B. signed C. cried D. whispered
55. A. forget B. respect C. help D. need
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,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Your friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks away. Life has 36 for millions of teenagers across the world who now make friends online. 37 you use chat rooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are 38 of a virtual community (虚拟社区).
"I rarely talk with my parents or grandparents, 39 I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ," said Fox's Shadow, the online nickname (网名) used by a Senior 2 girl in China. "Eighty per cent of my classmates use QQ 40 school."
QQ is the biggest messaging 41 in China. A record shows 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October, 42 to Tencent, the company which developed QQ.
And Fox's Shadow might well have been one of them. "I log in (登陆) on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel 43 . I usually 44 about 10 hours chatting online every week," she said. "But I rarely talk with 45 , especially boys or men."
Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making 46 with strangers online. "You don't know 47 you're talking to. You should 48 be careful about who you trust online."
Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to 49 someone very well. Fox's Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a comic fan like 50 and they went to a comic show together.
However, not all teenagers have been so 51 . At the beginning of this year, a 17-year-old girl in Liaoning Province was killed after meeting a friend she had found on QQ. The criminals (罪犯) weren't 52 until last month.
A 16-year-old Beijing boy, known online as Bart Simon, dislikes QQ users. "I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking 53 ," he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. But he spends little time chatting as he sees it as a 54 of time and money. "If you are really 55 to it, sometimes you just can't concentrate (集中精神) in class," he said.
36.A. improved B. become C. changed D. increased
37.A. Whether B. If C. When D. Unless
38.A. member B. part C. partner D. number
39.A. but B. as C. when D still.
40.A. before B. at C. after D. since
41.A. service B. product C. structure D. organization
42.A. granting B. depending C. considering D. according
43.A. sleepy B. tired C. bored D. busy
44.A. take B. cost C. pay D. spend
45.A. friends B. adults C. males D. strangers
46.A. relation B. touch C. contact D. friends
47.A. who B. which C. whose D. these
48.A. often B. usually C. sometimes D. always
49.A. know B. recognize C. tell D. judge
50.A. herself B she C. anybody else D. everyone
51.A. good B. fortunate C. safely D. healthy
52.A. kept B. held C. caught D. killed
53.A. uselessness B. noise C. nonsense D. rubbish
54.A. short B. lack C. waste D. little
55.A. kept B. held C. addicted D. stuck
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A、B、C、D四个选项中,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。
About 70 scientists worked on a very busy project. They were really 36.______ because of the pressure of work and the demands of their 37.______. However, everyone liked him and did not 38.______ quitting their job.
One day, one scientist came to him and said, “Sir, I have promised my 39.______ that I will take them to an exhibition, 40.______ I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm.”
His boss said, “You’re 41.______ to leave the office early today.”
The scientist started working. He 42.______ his work after having lunch. 43.______, he had such a heavy work load that he looked at his 44.______ only when he felt he was about to 45.______ the work. The time was 8:30 pm. 46.______, he remembered the promise he had 47.______. He hurriedly left the office, feeling 48.______ to have disappointed the ones he loved so much. He got home, but only his wife was in.
“Where are they?” he asked.
His wife 49.______, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 pm and took them to the exhibition.”
What had really happened was like this. The boss noticed him working 50.______ at 5:00 pm. He thought to himself, “This person will not 51.______ the work. But if he has promised his children, they should enjoy the 52.______ to the exhibition.” So he offered to take them to the exhibition.
The boss does not have to do it 53.______, but once it is done, loyalty(忠诚)is established. That is why all those scientists continued to work 54.______ him even though the work was too 55.______.
36. A. afraid B. angry C. tired D. bored
37. A. boss B. partner C. teacher D. company
38. A. keep on B. set off C. make up D. think of
39. A. students B. friends C. children D. parents
40. A. as B. so C. but D. if
41. A. meant B. refused C. allowed D. fired
42. A. continued B. finished C. checked D. reduced
43. A. So far B. As a result C. As usual D. For example
44. A. timetable B. watch C. tools D. papers
45. A. design B. report C. hate D. complete
46. A. Suddenly B. Strangely C. Unexpectedly D. Unfortunately
47. A. done B. set C. made D. had
48. A. painful B. shy C. excited D. sorry
49. A. begged B. replied C. whispered D. shouted
50. A. carelessly B. skillfully C. unhappily D. seriously
51. A. value B. leave C. choose D. like
52. A. promise B. way C. visit D. interest
53. A. every time B. on purpose C. at once D. in turn
54. A. on B. at C. under D. in
55. A. dangerous B. boring C. worthless D. much
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。
The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights. It 31 me of how many people I’ve seen who take the yellow light as a signal to go faster. I also can’t 32 why people don’t move when the traffic light has turned green. Above all, there are those 33 situations in which someone doesn’t even 34 that the light is red, and just keeps going; that is how many accidents happen. All these situations make me 35 about the purpose of traffic lights.
However, it’s even more 36 to imagine letting people make their own 37 at a crowded traffic crossing. Who decides who goes next? 38 I guess I do like the idea of a system to 39 traffic. And I also do my best to 40 the traffic signals: to go, to be 41 , and to stop when I’m supposed to.
It occurs to me that my 42 have done much the same for me in terms of 43 me how to live. They have given me many 44 lights: to live in harmony with others to help others, to live with 45 and purpose. They have also given me some red lights so that my 46 doesn’t goastray(走入歧途): to watch my temper, and to control my desires. And there have been some yellow lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, to 47 school regularly and work hard.
If I obey these signals, my life will be as 48 as it can. Just as I’m wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I’m walking 49 the street, I’m wise to pay attention to the “life 50 ” given me by my parents.
31. A. informs B. reminds C. suggests D. indicates
32. A. realize B. understand C. prove D. remember
33. A. surprising B. competitive C. dangerous D. mysterious
34. A. feel B. stop C. receive D. notice
35. A. care B. worry C. complain D. wonder
36. A. frightening B. relaxing C. confusing D. interesting
37. A. attempts B. efforts C. decisions D. preparations
38. A. Since B. But C. So D. As
39. A. affect B. control C. serve D. improve
40. A. obey B. recognize C. reflect D. recover
41. A. defenceless B. angry C. careful D. hopeful
42. A. teachers B. relatives C. parents D. friends
43. A. allowing B. seeing C. encouraging D. teaching
44. A. yellow B. red C. colorful D. green
45. A. worry B. joy C. luck D. chance
46. A. confidence B. life C. dream D. opinion
47. A. attend B. miss C. leave D. join
48. A. good B. convenient C. special D. simple
49. A. through B. across C. over D. above
50. A. purposes B. plans C. qualities D. signals
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,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.
Most people who work in London get a break of about an hour for lunch. 36 they mostly live too far from home to go back there 37 lunch, they have to 38 other arrangements for their midday meal.
Many large companies have a canteen (自助食堂) for their employees. In 39 canteens the food served is simple but 40 , and there is some 41 of choice. But the number of dishes 42 usually small. The employees themselves fetch their dishes 43 a counter at which they are 44. There they can find a tray on 45 to carry their knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups, saucers, 46, of course, their food. A meal in a canteen is inexpensive and may 47 of soup, fish and chips or meat and two vegetables, 48 fruit or pudding of some 49 as dessert. Some companies that do not run a canteen 50 their staff with luncheon-vouchers (午餐券), which many restaurants will accept in 51 of money.
As there are so many people 52 work in London, there are numerous cafes and restaurants in every area that is not purely residential. A meal 53 cost anything from a modest sum to quite a few pounds, 54 on the restaurant and the food chosen. 55 , one can generally get a meal, or at least a snack, in a pub. In recent years there has also been a big increase in the number of ‘take-away’ food shops of all kinds.
36. A. Unless B. As C. If D. Although
37. A. for B. at C. of D. in
38. A. take B. bring C. make D. use
39. A. such B. few C. so D. little
40. A. full B. limited C. extra D. enough
41. A. exchange B. variety C. change D. difference
42. A. are B. is C. being D. be
43. A. to B. with C. at D. from
44. A. sold B. served C. made D. kept
45. A. which B. it C. except D. instead
46. A. or B. but C. and D. except
47. A. consist B. compose C. compare D. insist
48. A. along B. with C. about D. at
49. A. sort B. pattern C. category D. content
50. A. prepare B. repair C. afford D. provide
51. A. space B. case C. face D. place
52. A. at B. above C. over D. by
53. A. must B. may C. should D. could
54. A. taking B. turning C. depending D. bringing
55. A. Besides B. However C. Never D. More
II. 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题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。
Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they 21 . Yet, all living things still show the 22 of aging, which will eventually 23 death.
Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the 24 they form do not function as well as they 25 in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less 26 against disease and is more 27 to have accident.
A number of related causes may 28 aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not 29 when they die. As a person ages, 30 of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. 31 body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the 32 cells may not be as workable or as capable 33 growth as those of a young person.
Another 34 in aging may be changes within the cells 35 . Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known 36 with age and become less elastic (有弹性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles (皱纹) and 37 . This is also the reason why old people 38 in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and 39 information that the cells need. Aging may affect this 40 and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.
21. A.would B.be used to C.used to D. used
22. A.function B.effect C.affect D. appearance
23. A.lead in B.give in C.run into D. result in
24. A.hands B.feet C.heart D. organs
25. A.do B.has done C.did D. had done
26. A.energy B.protection C.vigor D. power
27. A.likely B.probable C.possible D. alike
28. A.attend to B.contribute to C.add to D. devote to
29. A.replaced B.reborn C.recovered D. surrendered
30. A.a number B.the amount C.the number D. a great deal
31. A.The others B.The other C.Another D. Other
32. A.old B.left C.new D. other
33. A.to B.for C.of D. in
34. A.factor B.effect C.reason D. element
35. A.for themselves B.of themselves C.themselves D. on their own
36. A.change B.to have changed C.to change D. to be changed
37. A.hangs loose B.hangs loosely C.is hanging loosely D.is hanging loose
38. A.increase B.shrink C.lengthen D. decrease
39. A.pass away B.pass by C.pass off D. pass on
40. A.improvement B.procession C.approach D. process
For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the music arts are 50 at the bottom of the list. Too often, music is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education which should be first taken into account. This view is 51 . In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it 52 their thinking and values, as well as the social 53 it came from. Rock music 54 a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical 55 . Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of feeling that cannot be 56 any other way. 57 can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotional meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and 58 to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human being “talk” to each other. They are the 59 of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be 60 others. When we do not give children 61 to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we 62 from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The 63 do. Music is an important way we express the meaning and value of peace and love.
So music education is far more 64 than people seem to realize.
50. A. embarrassedly B. doubtfully C. unavoidably D. unexpectedly
51. A. aggressive B. shortsighted C. reasonable D. instructive
52. A. reflects B. promotes C. dominates D. changes
53. A. position B. benefit C. standard D. environment
54. A. takes in B. stands for C. makes up D. looks through
55. A. instruments B. families C. traditions D. seasons
56. A. acquired B. understood C. abandoned D. noticed
57. A. Music B. Entertainment C. Mathematics D. Science
58. A. stick B. refer C. lead D. respond
59. A. means B. languages C. features D. achievements
60. A. compared with B. imposed on C. shared with D. drawn from
61. A. solution B. access C. entrance D. direction
62. A. take away B. set aside C. draw up D. work out
63. A. musicians B. teachers C. courses D. arts
64. A. enjoyable B. wasteful C. necessary D. negative