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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。
Parents who smoke often open a window or turn on a fan to clear the air for their children, but experts now have identified a related threat to children's health that isn't as easy to get rid of: third-hand smoke。
That's the term being 21 to describe the invisible yet poisonous mixture of gases and particles(颗粒) clinging (依附)to smokers' hair and 22 , not to mention cushions and carpeting, that stays long after second-hand smoke has cleared from a room. The remaining 23 heavy metals, carcinogens(致癌物) and even radioactive materials that young children can get on their hands and take in, 24 if they're crawling or playing on the floor。
Doctors from MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston coined the term "third-hand smoke" to 25 these chemicals in a new study that 26 on the risks they pose to infants and children. The study was published in the 27 issue of the journal Pediatrics。
"Everyone knows that second-hand smoke is bad, 28 they don't know about this," said Dr. Jonathan P. Winickoff, the lead author of the study and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School。
"When their kids are 29 the house, they might smoke. Or they smoke in the car. Or they strap(用带子捆扎) the kid in the car seat in the back and crack the window and 30 , and they think it's okay because the second-hand smoke isn't getting to their 31 . We needed a term to describe these tobacco toxins that aren't 32 ."
The study reported on 33 toward smoking in 1,500 households across the United States. It found that the vast majority of both smokers and nonsmokers were 34 that second-hand smoke is harmful to children. Some 95 percent of nonsmokers and 84 percent of smokers 35 with the statement that "inhaling smoke from a parent's cigarette can 36 the health of infants and children"。
But 37 fewer of those surveyed were aware of the 38 of third-hand smoke. Since the term is so new, the researchers asked people if they agreed with the statement that "breathing air in a room 39 where people smoked yesterday can harm the health of infants and children"。
Only 65 percent of nonsmokers and 43 percent of smokers agreed with that 40 , which researchers interpreted as acknowledgement of the risks of third-hand smoke.
21.A told B discussed C used D mentioned
22. A shoes B clothing C body D mouth
23. A includes B covers C finds D improves
24. A especially B specially C immediately D regularly
25. A name B call C explain D describe
26. A focused B tended C tried D worked
27. A later B latest C best D previous
28. A but B and C however D or
29. A alongside B out of C in D beside
30. A cough B talk C observe D smoke
31. A cars B seats C kids D windows
32. A visible B invisible C poisonous D concrete
33. A policies B attitudes C bans D habits
34. A told B content C confident D aware
35. A opposed B agreed C fought D connected
36. A harm B destroy C improve D confuse
37. A quite B very C far D too
38. A chances B risks C abilities D conditions
39. A tomorrow B today C yesterday D weekend
40. A statement B mark C discussion D prejudice
Mikio Tanaka is a devoted father----and prove it by taking three months off to care for his baby boy. That makes Tanaka __36__ of a revolutionary in Japan, where men are __37__ known for working long hours and __38__ in the bars with clients than mixing baby milk and changing diapers (尿布).
“It was __39__, but it was also a lot of fun,” Tanaka said, sitting __40__ the living room floor with his 4-month-old son, Daiki, __41__ on his back. “ I saw the first time he __42__. It was a great experience.”
Tanaka, 31, is one of a __43__ number of fathers in Japan who are taking a bigger __44__ inside the home. Men are a __45__ sight with kids at parks and zoos at weekends, though often __46__ yawning. Books and magazines __47__ fathers on how to play with and care for their kids. For Japan’s __48__ housewives, the changing is too late. In Tanaka’s case, his wife, Ayako, 28, was __49__ to take a full year of leave , for she was a school teacher.
__50__ for Tanaka, a department chief at his company had taken the __51__ leave a few years before, so his plan to __52__ three months unpaid leave was not a total shock to his __53__. Ayako took three months off for Daiki, then it was Tanaka’s __54__ when she went back to work. Daiki started day care full-time at __55__ month. Tanaka said at that time he was able to work again.
A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
A.well B.poorly C.specially D.badly
A.working B.dancing C.drinking D.cooking
A.easy B.interesting C.exciting D.tough
A.beside B.against C.on D.above
A.hanged B.hung C.joked D.sang
A.fell asleep B.stood up C.dressed up D.jumped up
A.growing B.falling C.adding D.fixing
A.step B.action C.hold D.role
A.interesting B.different C.common D.short
A.seen B.said C.observed D.blamed
A.drive B.send C.comfort D.treat
A.self-confident B.overworked C.poorly-dressed D.well-fed
A.unfair B.unwilling C.unfit D.undecided
A.Hardly B.Sadly C.Unluckily D.Fortunately
A.immediate B.short C.sick D.same
A.teacher B.boss C.wife D.child
A.take B.give C.make D.offer
A.duty B.fault C.turn D.decision
A.third B.fifth C.sixth D.tenth
Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather 36, and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as 37as people of any other occupation, though we must 38that their job is not a 39one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are 40.We are likely to forget their 41.Our dustbins are 42regularly, but we 43stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to 44the rubbish, the general 45soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages.
During the first few days it was regarded as a 46.But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so 47any more. 48the strike continued, people could not 49the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to 50it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 51high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a(n) 52attraction that the people of London were not at all 53to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English peopleappreciate the work of 54dustmen rather more 55and won't take them for granted any more.
A.clever B.silly C.interesting D.reasonable
A.sensitive B.careless C.hopeful D.shy
A.realize B.believe C.know D.admit
A.necessary B.difficult C.romantic D.heavy
A.away B.up C.down D.in
A.existence B.presence C.absence D.performance
A.cleaned B.filled C.emptied D.burned
A.generally B.frequently C.sometimes D.seldom
A.take away B.take off C.take up D.take on
A.society B.citizen C.public D.community
A.trick B.joke C.trouble D.show
A.pleasing B.excited C.stupid D.funny
A.When B.While C.As D.Because
A.bear B.contain C.manage D.control
A.keep off B.give up C.take care of D.get rid of
A.crowded B.piled C.fixed D.put
A.business B.industrial C.tourist D.agricultural
A.disappointed B.serious C.nervous D.happy
A.its B.her C.his D.their
A.highly B.eagerly C.lowly D.entirely
When I was in the final year of my graduation studies, I visited a friend’s home for lunch. The moment I reached his house, I found the staircases of his building were not so good and his home was not painted very well. I couldn’t 36 in words but it was not even the type of house in which a typical middle-class Indian family lives.
The greatest things I did find there were his parents. We sat on the ground for lunch because they didn’t have a dining 37 . His mother served us very delicious food, smiled throughout and showed care for the 38 lunch session. I can never forget that.
His father worked as a normal 39 and I wondered if he earned enough money to support their two sons. While we were taking lunch, his father returned home to meet us. When he entered their home, his hands were dark black and his clothes were very dirty. My friend had no 40 about his father and made the introductions.
As soon as his father came in, my friend asked me if I wanted “Papad”(a typical Indian food)to eat. Before I could say anything, the father very gently and kindly 41 it for me, after going through many staircases even though he was looking 42 .
Today, my friend is a leader in a big company. He is able to 43 high rent in Hyderabad and have a new beautiful home. Not only that, he helped his brother 44 in his studies and is still helping.
What I want to say is that I consider 45 as richness in a poor family. The amount of money you make won’t 46 other’s hearts; the only way is with love and kindness. Struggle and bad periods are needed for everyone’s life, as they make us strong. If you have strong willpower, goals and also the attitude of hard and smart work, you can 47 be a successful person in some areas of life.
A.describe B.take C.talk D.speak
A.room B.car C.table D.hall
A.desirable B.healthy C.temporary D.entire
A.doctor B.mechanic C.lawyer D.teacher
A.comment B.hesitation C.worry D.expectation
A.borrowed B.bought C.brought D.took
A.tired B.happy C.sad D.excited
A.cost B.spend C.took D.pay
A.dearly B.financially C.highly D.costly
A.familiarity B.relationship C.love D.friendship
A.win B.get C.gain D.defeat
A.possibly B.hardly C.suddenly D.definitely
Fire can 36 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 37 useful. We cannot live without 38.In other words, fire is both the 39 and enemy of us. This 40 on whether we use it wisely or not.
To the people 41 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the location 42 most of their houses are made of wood, which 43 catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 44 and the wind is often 45 .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 46 the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 47 all over the area. If this happens 48 , it may not be too bad. 49 if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 50 ,and many of them cannot run away in time. If they can, they will just 51 all the things behind. Some people even do not know 52 is going on, and they 53 in their dreams.
We should do our best to 54 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people’s carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 55 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire.
A.make B.build C.lose D.destroy
A.also B.too C.hardly D.not
A.water B.air C.food D.fire
A.help B.friend C.companion D.neighbor
A.happens B.lies C.depends D.decides
A.where B.which C.what D.who
A.because B.so C.why D.that
A.easily B.hardly C.carefully D.friendly
A.thick B.thin C.wet D.dry
A.cold B.freezing C.gentle D.strong
A.make B.let C.blow D.give
A.cross B.pass C.happen D.spread
A.at night B.on Sunday C.in the evening D.in the day time
A.But B.When C.So D.Even
A.careless B.sleeping C.afraid D.frightened
A.leave B.take C.bring D.have
A.that B.what C.who D.which
A.think B.smile C.die D.live
A.help B.prevent C.develop D.keep
Fire can 36 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 37 useful. We cannot live without 38.In other words, fire is both the 39 and enemy of us. This 40 on whether we use it wisely or not.
To the people 41 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the location 42 most of their houses are made of wood, which 43 catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 44 and the wind is often 45 .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 46 the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 47 all over the area. If this happens 48 , it may not be too bad. 49 if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 50 ,and many of them cannot run away in time. If they can, they will just 51 all the things behind. Some people even do not know 52 is going on, and they 53 in their dreams.
We should do our best to 54 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people’s carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 55 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire.
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A.help | B.friend | C.companion | D.neighbor |
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A.because | B.so | C.why | D.that |
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A.thick | B.thin | C.wet | D.dry |
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A.make | B.let | C.blow | D.give |
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A.cross | B.pass | C.happen | D.spread |
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A.at night | B.on Sunday | C.in the evening | D.in the day time |
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A.But | B.When | C.So | D.Even |
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A.careless | B.sleeping | C.afraid | D.frightened |
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A.leave | B.take | C.bring | D.have |
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A.that | B.what | C.who | D.which |
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A.help | B.prevent | C.develop | D.keep |