第二节完形填空 ( 共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
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It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 .On their faces was confidence. This was their 37 exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 38 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 39 and able to take control of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n）_40 _task, as the professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not_42 each other during the test.
43_ they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44_on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed _45 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody finished_ 48 .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 _” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are_50 many things about the 51 _you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in everyday_ 52 .” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 53 this course, but remember--even though you are now college graduates, your education had just _54 .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the _55 he taught.
36. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
37. A. only B. first C. very D. last
38. A. would B. must C. had to D. used to
39. A. glad B. ready C. sorry D. nice
40. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual
41. A. no B. either C. any D. some
42. A. listen to B. look at C. care for D. talk to
43. A. Hardly B. Happily C. Quickly D. Carefully
44. A. appeared B. changed C. failed D. stopped
45. A. then B. as C. before D. after
46. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved
47. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
48 A. all B. none C. one D. it
49. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
50 A. even B. already C. so D. still
51 A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
52 A. job B. class C. practice D. study
53. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
54. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
55. A. subject B. things C. words D. lessons
One topic is rarely mentioned in all the talk of improving standards in our schools: the almost complete failure of foreign-language teaching. As a French graduate who has taught for more than twenty-five years, I believe I have some idea of why the failure is so total. 21 the faults already found out in the education system as a whole — such as child-centred learning, the “discovery” method, and the low expectations by teachers of pupils — there have been several serious 22 which have a direct effect on language teaching.
The first is the removal from the curriculum (课程) of the thorough teaching of English 23 . Pupils now do not know a verb from a noun, the subject of a sentence from its object, or the difference between the past, present, or future.
Another important error is mixed-ability teaching, or teaching in ability groups so 24 that the most able groups are 25 and are bored while the least able are lost and 26 bored. Strangely enough, few head teachers seem to be in favour of mixed-ability school football teams.
Progress depends on memory, and pupils start to forget immediately they stop having 27 lessons. This is why many people who attended French lessons at school, even those who got good grades, have 28 it a few years later. Because they never need it, they do not practice it.
Most American schools have accepted what is inevitable and 29 modern languages, even Spanish, from the curriculum. Perhaps it is time for Britain to do the same, and stop 30 resources on a subject which few pupils want or need.
21. A. Due to B. In addition to C. Instead of D. In spite of
22. A. errors B. situations C. systems D. methods
23. A. vocabulary B. culture C. grammar D. literature
24. A. wide B. similar C. separate D. unique
25. A. kept out B. turned down C. held back D. left behind
26. A. surprisingly B. individually C. equally D. hardly
27. A. extra B. traditional C. basic D. regular
28. A. needed B. forgotten C. practised D. left
29. A. restored B. absorbed C. prohibited D. withdrawn
30. A. wasting B. focusing C. exploiting D. sharing
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1 分，满分20分）
A few years ago I was at an international conference with nearly 700 participants. One afternoon I_1a very crowded talk by a famous author. The hall filled quickly and soon there were no 2left , so many dozens of people were standing around the edges.
I saw a very elderly man, stooped(驼背的) slightly with age,3against the wall. I immediately got up, told those sitting beside me to4the place for him and made my way to him. When I offered my seat to him , he looked 5and started to refuse , but I would have 6of that. He asked me my name and thanked me deeply, and then made his 7back into my row and sat comfortably. Many people who 8our exchange turned to say what a kind thing I had done. I kept saying , “it’s nothing 9 . I m from Canada, it’s normal for us to help other people!”
A few minutes later, the man sitting next to the elderly man 10to leave the hall for another talk and the elderly man 11to me to return and sit beside him. 12I resisted, thinking someone else might need it more, but people sitting around him started to repeat my 13 , asking me to come and sit! So I returned and sat beside the gentleman for the 14 .
when the talk was over ,the man thanked me again and 15asked if I knew who he was . I had no idea. He then looked quite delighted and 16 me a household name that I recognized immediately!
I was astonished to have been sitting next to him, 17 he was excited to think I had given up my seat for him 18knowing who he was! Again I had to tell him where I come from , and it’s the 19thing to do! I have felt more blessed to be a Canadian since that day, for seeing how easy it is to 20 someone and how rare it seemed to so many people.
1. A. missed B. gave C. expected D. attended
2. A. seatsB. rooms C. topicsD. rows
3. A. turning B. walking C. leaningD. lying
4. A. move B. spare C. takeD. hold
5. A. glad B. satisfied C. disappointed D. surprised
6. A. nothing B. noneC. somethingD. anything
7. A. livingB. fortuneC. directionD. way
8. A. witnessedB. confirmed C. remembered D. experienced
9. A. easyB. popularC. specialD. funny
10. A. agreedB. refusedC. choseD. forgot
11. A. sent B. signaled C. rolled D. said
12. A. At last B. At leastC. At most D. At first
13. A. action B. nameC. dream D. address 
14. A. game B. discussionC. courseD. talk
15. A. quietly B. loudly. C. proudly D. angrily
16. A. shared B. told C. asked D. answered
17. A. as if B. even if C. so D .but
18. A. by B. without C. through D. after
19. A. strange B. secret C. normal D. hard
20. A. help B. accept C. praise D. trust
In the last century there were not 1 big towns in the U.S. 2 there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was 3 people 4the things they couldn't made or grow at home.
5the store sold 6a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and 7that their farms didn't produce.They bought articles of 8that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the 9would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children.
Life in the 10century America was 11.One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had 12still they looked forward 13courage to whatever the future would 14them.It would be interesting to know 15they would feel about life in the world today. 16to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is 17in the past?
Nobody will 18know the 19people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same 20people at present.
1.A.many B.so many C.so much D.a lot of
2.A.where B.like C.what D.as
3.A.where B.for C.in which D.that
4.A.made B.bought C.sold D.paid for
5.A.That B.No matter C.Which D.What
6.A.says B.talks C.refers D.tells
7.A.other things B.another food C.other foods D.foods and drinks
8.A.clothes B.clothing C.dresses D.suits
9.A.farmers B.men C.women D.children
10.A.eighteenth B.nineteenth C.twentieth D.next
11.A.easy B.simple C.interesting D.tiresome
12.A.and which B.and yet C.and that D.but what
13.A.in B.to C.of D.with
14.A.bring B.take C.happen to D.serve
15.A.what B.whether C.that D.how
16.A.Did it appear B.Would it seem C.What did it seem D.What appeared
17.A.still what it used to beB.better than what it was
C.much more easier thanD.no more than it was
18.A.never B.always C.once D.ever
19.A.truth that B.fact whetherC.idea how D.information of
20.A.as B.for C.with D.like
When Dave was eighteen,he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 1 than by bus.It worked quite well for a few years,but then it got so old,and it was costing him 2 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 3 it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 4to buy a cheap car,but they all knew that it was falling to pieces,so 5of them had any desire to buy it.
Dave's friend Sam saw that he was 6when they met one evening,and said,“What's 7,Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered,“Well,what about advertising it in the paper? You may 8more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's 9was sensible,he put an advertisement in an evening paper,which read:“For sale:small car, 10very little petrol,only two owners.Bargain at ￡50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared,there was no 11.But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to 12him about the car.“All right,” Dave said,feeling happy.He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be 13or not.“Fine,” the man said.“And I'll 14my wife.We intend to go for a ride in it to 15it.”
The next morning,at ten quarter,Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, 16to wait there for the person who had 17his advertisement.Even Dave had to 18that the car really looked like a wreck.Then soon after he had got the car as 19as it could be,a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out.He looked at Dave's car and then said,“Have you reported this 20to us yet,sir?”
1.A.directlyB.safely C.properly D.easily
2.A.soB.such C.very D.too
3.A.keepB.repair C.sell D.throw
4.A.anxiousB.lucky C.ashamed D.generous
5.A.someB.neither C.none D.no one
6.A.calm B.upset C.delighted D.astonished
7.A.no B.up C.it D.that
8.A.learn B.miss C.get D.find
9.A.message B.advice C.request D.description
10.A.uses B.loses C.has D.spends
11.A.doubt B.help C.trouble D.answer
12.A.tell B.see C.agree D.call
13.A.exact B.suitable C.early D.late
14.A.follow B.meet C.bringD.introduce
15.A.test B.obtain C.admire D.recognize
16.A.failing B.meaning C.turning D.happening
17.A.read B.placedC.answered D.understood
18.A.forget B.show C.disagree D.admit
19.A.clean B.crowded C.fast D.light
20.A.bargain B.sale C.accident D.result
On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island. Over hundred degrees in 21air. Crowded. Tempers（脾气）of both the tourists and waiters had 22to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment（环境）.
At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 23 couple, waiting for 24. They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 25and stepped together 26the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 27for the two chairs. He politely 28his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
29appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 30the table and take their 31, and then walked back to the 32cheers of the rest of his 33. Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went
34into the water to 35the wine. The couple toasted（祝酒）each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 36by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 37to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served 38. Why not?
Sometimes one should consider 39the line of convention（常规）and enjoy 40to the fullest.
21. A. fresh B. cool C. still D. thin
22. A. managed B. expected C. attempted D. risen
23. A. lonely B. curious C. well-dressed D. bad-tempered
24. A. cheers B. service C. attention D. flowers
25. A. metal table B. empty bottle C. chairs D. bags
26. A. on B. off C. around D. along
27. A. outside B. forward C. down D. back
28. A. led B. seated C. watched D. received
29. A. The manager B. A friend C. A waiter D. The servant
30. A. set B. wash C. remove D. check
31. A. menu B. bill C. food D. order
32. A. loud B. anxious C. familiar D. final
33. A. tourists B. customers C. fellows D. assistants
34. A. at last B. in time C. once more D. as well
35. A. change B. drink C. sell D. serve
36. A. replied B. insisted C. agreed D. understood
37. A. prepared B. joined in C. settled up D. continued
38. A. with pleasure B. in the café C. in the sea D. with wine
39. A. following B. keeping C. limiting D. crossing
40. A. life B. wine C. lunch D. time