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和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。
On his way to the airport one afternoon, Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.The plane was to 36 at 5:30.From the bank, there was still 37 journey to the airport 38 Phillip merely enjoyed the scene along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began
39 the things he would need for the 40 : tickets, money, the address of
On his way to the airport one afternoon, Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.
The plane was to 36 at 5:30. From there was still a 37 journey to the airport 38 Phillip merely watched the scene along the way. Shortly before arriving , he began 39 the things he would need for the 40 : tickets , money , the address of his hotel, traveller’s checks —Just a moment . How about his passport? Phillip went through his pocket. He suddenly 41 that he must have let his passport 42 .
What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 43 to return to the bank. This was the 44 time he was representing his company for an important meeting 45 the manager of a French company in Paris the following morning . Without a passport he would be 46 to board the plane. At that moment , the taxi 47 outside the air terminal (候机楼). Phillip got 48 , took his suitcase and paid the driver. He then 49 a good deal of confusion in the building .A 50 could be heard over the loudspeaker.
“We very much 51 that because of a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff ,all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are 52 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 53 on tomorrow’s flights. Phillip was
very glad to hear that, He would let his company know about this 54 and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 55 his passport . .
36.A.check in B.lead off C.take off D.go up
37.A.long B.short C.pleasant D.rough
38.A.as B.so C.but D.because
39.A.buying B.taking over C.putting about D.checking
40.A.plane B.trip C.company D.flight
41.A.realized B.promised C.recognized D.suggested
42.A.at home B.at the bank C.at the office D.in the taxi
43.A.time B.chance C.possibility D.use
44.A.golden B.last C.only D.first
45.A.in B.to C.at D.with
46.A.sad B.unable C.nervous D.difficult
47.A.stopped B.ran C.went D.opened
48.A.off B.back C.out D.away
49.A.started B.caught C.noticed D.left
50.A.speech B.signal C.call D.voice
51.A.apologize B.announce C.worry D.regret
52.A.advised B.forced C.allowed D.persuaded
53.A.ideas B.plans C.information D.time
54.A.person B.situation C.place D.airport
55.A.return B.show C.recover D.change
Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that 16 can survive without one. Mobile phones are a great 17 to stay connected with friends and family. 18 , it is important to remember that there are certain times 19 you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school.
20 you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages 21 taking phone calls. Your classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude 22 . Aren’t you at school to learn?
In the United States, students would never be allowed to 23 their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or 24 a text message you would probably be kicked 25 class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during 26. There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to 27 respect for those around you.
As a teacher in China, I have to 28 students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to 29 their phones, but many students do not listen. The 30 to be connected all the time seems to be more 31 than the desire to learn.
It’s easy to understand 32 it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it’s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting 33 when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a 34 grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what’s going on in class, you may 35 something important.
A.one B.somebody C.someone D.no one
A.way B.road C.method D.path
A.But B.However C.So D.Therefore
A.which B.that C.when D.where
A.After B.Before C.Because D.If
A.or B.and C.as well as D.instead of
A.act B.action C.habit D.behavior
A.have B.take C.use D.send
A.receive B.accept C.make D.get
A.of B.off C.out D.out of
A.school B.class C.office D.home
A.ask B.suggest C.show D.answer
A.do B.deal C.do with D.deal with
A.turn on B.turn down C.turn off D.turn in
A.desire B.wish C.hope D.expect
A.possible B.important C.necessary D.interesting
A.why B.what C.that D.whether
A.himself B.herself C.ourselves D.yourself
A.lower B.higher C.better D.upper
A.forget B.remember C.miss D.leave
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. _26_,recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 27 for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a 28 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 29 .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 30 over the hills. They had been 31 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days 32 . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some 33 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 34 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 35 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the36 treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly 37 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 38 While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 39 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would he the pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 40 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 41 such a man in a story 42 Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was 43 .
So thanks to a 44 .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest 45 stories in the English language.
A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Finally
A.alone B.next door C.at home D.abroad
A.meeting B.story C.holiday D.jib
A.Lloyd B.Robert C.Henley D.John
A.talk B.rest C.walk D.game
A.attempting B.missing C.planning D.enjoying
A.quiet B.dull C.busy D.cold
A.cleaning B.writing C.drawing D.exercising
A.doubted B.noticed C.decided D.recognized
A.the sea B.the house C.Scotland D.the island
A.forgotten B.buried C.discovered D.unexpected
A.saw B.drew C.made D.learned
A.book B.reply C.picture D.mind
A.star B.hero C.writer D.child
A.help B.problem C.use D.bottom
A.praise B.produce C.include D.accept
A.Yet B.Also C.But D.Thus
A.read B.born C.hired D.written
A.rainy B.sunny C.cool D.windy
A.news B.love C.real-life D.adventure
Water costs money.In some places water is hard 16 .What 17 when a town
has these problems?A small town in California found a happy 18 .
Very 19 rain ever fell there.The town had no water 20 .The water it used was21 from a river 300 miles away.As more people22 live in the town 23 water was needed.Now water 24 to be brought in from 600 miles away.All these cost 25 money.
The town 26 a plan.It found 27 to clean its “dirty” water.Once the cleaned water was reused28 many ways.Five29 lakes were built.Here people could swim and fish and go 30 .They31 have picnics in their new parks.Farmers had more water 32 their crops.New factories can be built,now that they have the promise of33 .
In most places,water is used and thrown 34 .The town that saved 35 water has saved the town!
A.supplying B.getting C.to get D.to supply
A.happens B.happening C.is happened D.happened
A.key B.answer C.answering D.way
A.little B.a little C.few D.a few
A.of itself B.of its own C.for its own D.for itself
A.fetch B.take C.brought in D.guided
A.come to B.came to C.coming to D.came for
A.many B.plenty of C.more D.many more
A.has B.had C.must D.needed
A.many B.a few C.a great many D.a lot of
A.put B.made C.supply D.noticed
A.a way B.ways C.an answer D.a key
A.for B.by C.at D.in
A.man-making B.man-make C.man-made D.man made
A.boating B.to boat C.to boating D.on boating
A.must B.could C.needed D.had to
A.as B.with C.for D.to
A.water enough B.enough water C.crops enough D.enough crops
A.off B.of C.away D.out of
A.it’s B.its C.one’s D.his
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I _26_ you.” I did not 27_____ what to say, and I just stood there, looking __28__ at him. My first __29__ was that he 30_____need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all 31_____?”
“Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and 32____ what they say.”
The next day I called his teacher to _33_ more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted( 反应 ). “Most of the fathers had the __34__ response as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first __35___ that we try this, I asked the children __36__ they thought their parents 37_____ say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”
Then the teacher ___38__ , “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of __39____. I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express (表达) our feelings. A boy __40___ tell his father or mother he loves him.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is__41___ for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.
That evening when my son_42___ to me, I took him in my arms and held on for an __43_ moment, saying, “Hey, I love you, 44_____.” I don’t know if saying that made __45___ of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.
A.hate B.love C.like D.enjoy
A.realize B.recognize C.know D.find
A.away B.for C.down D.on
A.thought B.meaning C.news D.reason
A.must B.should C.could D.would
A.for B.with C.around D.about
A.test B.know C.understand D.see
A.talk to B.chat with C.find out D.do with
A.same B.different C.usual D.unusual
A.allowed B.agreed C.planned D.suggested
A.how B.whether C.when D.what
A.would B.will C.could D.can
A.explained B.prepared C.informed D.developed
A.study B.work C.health D.body
A.might B.can C.should D.need
A.easy B.difficult C.crazy D.silly
A.turned B.shouted C.went D.came
A.extra B.ordinary C.interesting D.important
A.either B.too C.also D.again
A.all B.either C.none D.neither
I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18, when the 31 rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles home. On the 32 was Marty Bandera, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft(草稿) of my novel three weeks earlier. “ I have a couple of33 ,” Bandera said.
“First, how old are you?” “I’m 48,” I replied.
“Are you in good 34 ?” “Yes, excellent. What’s this about?”
“I’ve sold your novels 35 one and a half million dollars.”
I sat down in 36 . I had written over fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 37 by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been 38 , but not me. Each time, I just 39 writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to 40 . Seeing this book 41 was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It’s a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 42 two weeks after publication!
I got my first lesson in story 43 from my grandmother. She used to read me stories. She was the one who gave me a 44 of words. She sparked(激发) my 45 and she has been a 46 influence on me. I always had stories running through my 47 and as soon as I could write I 48 them down on paper.
I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing, 49 novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. I am writing another novel now. Yes, my 50 has changed my life。
A.phone B.bell C.clock D.alarm
A.step B.line C.side D.doorway
A.novels B.things C.questions D.problems
A.wealth B.health C.care D.order
A.to B.in C.on D.for
A.need B.joy C.delight D.astonishment
A.rejected B.received C.judged D.lost
A.worried B.angry C.discouraged D.excited
A.couldn’t help B.got down to C.got used to D.went on
A.shut down B.find out C.give up D.set aside
A.sold B.published C.printed D.passed
A.books B.shops C.record D.list
A.writing B.organizing C.telling D.reading
A.use B.love C.meaning D.respect
A.hope B.efforts C.novels D.imagination
A.lasting B.normal C.careful D.general
A.mind B.book C.voice D.work
A.pulled B.put C.broke D.looked
A.thinking B.reading C.developing D.translating
A.friend B.age C.success D.failure