第二节完形填空(共2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。
Mobile phones are everywhere. It seems that no one can 36 without one. Mobile phones are a great way to stay 37 with friends and family. 38 it is important to remember that there are certain 39 when you should not be using your phone, the most important of these being during 40 .
There is no reason 41 you should feel the need to have your mobile phone during class. Aren’t you at school to 42 .If you are in class, you should not be 43 your friends text messages or taking phone calls.
In America students would never be 44 to use their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or 45 a text message you would probably be kicked out of class. It is OK to have your mobile phone with you, you just need to remember to turn it 46 . It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and 47 during class.
As a teacher in China, I have to deal with students 48 mobile phones everyday. I have told my class to turn off their phones, 49 many students do not listen. The desire to be connected all the time seems to be 50 than the desire to learn.
It’s easy to understand why it is so tempting(诱惑人的)to have your phone on during class. It seems so 51 to just send a short text message; it’s not 52 anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting yourself when you do this. Sending a text message also 53 your attention away from what’s 54 in class, you may miss 55 important. The next time you think about sending a message in class you should think again.
36. A. survive B. act C. study D. peak
37. A. friendly B. close C. connected D. natural
35. A. Instead B. However C. Sometimes D. Finally
39. A. times B. days C. hours D. weeks
40. A. shopping B. meeting C. rest D. school
41. A. when B. that C. why D. where
42. A. play B. learn C. help D. fight
43. A. sending B. writing C. posting D. retaining
44. A. hoped B. wished C. allowed D. encouraged
45. A. keep B. help C. take D. receive
46. A. on B. in C. out D. off
47. A. ringing B. sound C. voice D. shouts
48. A. thinking B. using C. considering D. bringing
49. A. and B. so C. but D. then
50. A. faster B. stronger C. lower D. easier
51. A. cheap B. hard C. easy D. brave
52. A. hurting B. meeting C. knowing D. killing
53. A. pays B. puts C. breaks D. takes
54. A. coming on B. going through C. going on D. coming by
55. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
It was one of the hardest days of my young life. My 110-pound body had been knocked to the ground more times than I could . It had become as the practice went on that there was no way I was ever going to be able to compete against the taller and stronger boys. My of being a football star had been crashed to the ground along with my bruised (擦伤的) body.
I made it home, .
My mom me at the door. From my expression, she could see that I was and had me sit at the kitchen table. I thought she had known what had happened that day. She me up with a bowl of soup. While I had the soup, I felt her hand rubbing my aching back. We said no word, but by the time the soup was done I was feeling again. I knew I was loved and that was all that .
I have kept that in my heart all of these years. Even today, no matter what life throws at me, a bowl of soup always lifts my spirits. Sometimes I can even feel Mom’s gentle hand rubbing my back from Heaven and see her beautiful face smiling at me with .
In this world, all of us have had our dreams crashed to the ground at one time. Sometimes it takes a lot of dreams until we find our true purpose in life, too. are always there, though, to comfort us and to remind us that we are loved.
A.write B.count C.report D.explain
A.clear B.easy C.natural D.possible
A.order B.habit C.dream D.request
A.fearful B.stupid C.hungry D.sad
A.helped B.invited C.met D.taught
A.troubled B.shocked C.warned D.praised
A.brought B.warmed C.kept D.caught
A.gently B.tightly C.sharply D.properly
A.hotter B.better C.greater D.smarter
A.happened B.passed C.appeared D.mattered
A.information B.lesson C.memory D.record
A.schedules B.secrets C.results D.difficulties
A.respect B.purpose C.love D.patience
A.broken B.colored C.pleasant D.strange
A.Relatives B.Teachers C.Parents D.Friends
The Canadian people are made up of different national races.The first ____ settlers of the country were the Indians.
It was said that the Indians entered this continent ____ the Bering Strait(白令海峡) and Sea from eastern Asia at most 10,000 years ____.When Europeans first ____ the country,Indians were living in most of areas ____ forests.There were only ____ Indians in the provinces near the Atlantic Ocean.
The second group of people to enter Canada ____ the Eskimos.They ____ the Bering Strait from Asia less than 3,000 years ago.There are few ____ of their early movements.The first white settlers in Canada were the ___.They came in greatest ____ to Quebec,but also to Nova Scotia,___ they cleared farms on the southern side of the Bay of Fundy.The French built their castles at Quebec City,and cleared farms out of the forests in the area.____ the time of the British conquest(征服) in 1763,there had been about 60,000 Frenchmen in Canada,____ chiefly between Quebec and Montreal.There were not many British in Canada ____ American Revolution drove large numbers northward.
Throughout the 19th century,____ British people came to Canada.The descendants(后代) of these people ____ England,Scotland and Ireland now make ____ about half of the population.Around the ____ of the century people came in increasing numbers from Europe and the largest numbers came ___ Central and EasternGermans,Czechs,Poles,Rumanians and Ukrainians.
A.famous B.wellknown C.known D.news
A.through B.into C.on D.across
A.early B.more C.ago D.long
A.reached B.left C.flew to D.shipped
A.protected B.covered by C.like D.covering
A.few B.packs of C.a number of D.a few
A.are B.is C.were D.was
A.crossed B.walked C.passed D.swam
A.notes B.records C.signs D.speeches
A.British B.Indians C.French D.American
A.deal B.members C.areas D.numbers
A.who B.which C.whom D.where
A.By B.In C.At D.On
A.to live B.living C.lived D.live
A.when B.after C.until D.since
A.thousand of B.thousands of C.thousands D.thousand
A.in B.to C.near D.from
A.up B.of C.from D.by
A.year B.change C.turn D.day
A.from B.in C.over D.up
Could the Internet be totally free and should it be? Should the Internet be regulated? The recent disorder in the Arab world ____ by a disputed video damaging the image of Prophet Muhammad shows the United States, which is busy ____ global Internet freedom, has paid a huge price ____ the lives of its diplomats。
In an unregulated Internet world, cheating, violence or rumors can ____ serious consequences. Many countries across the world are periodically suffering from “rumors” ____ by the Internet and social media.
The US-led West always promotes Internet freedom and ____ any regulation as investigation, but it should think twice if it calculates the heavy price that has been and has to be paid for “____”. Moreover, ____ the Internet in the West ____ to be free, with no obvious ____ and no limited sites, isn’t the structure of the main pages already hand-controlled, with selected press agencies and ____ occupying clearly dominating positions?
The Internet has helped fight injustice, ____ corruption in places so far apart as Indonesia, India and Latin America. But the Internet could be extremely ____ as well. Various racist or separatist organizations are using their Internet sites to fan ____. Those who are spreading hate are frequently using the Internet as their tool. No country can ____ to make the Internet absolutely free.
The question is how to keep free flow of information ____ while protecting children from unhealthy works, common citizens from ____ rumors and countries from unfair and damaging propaganda (宣传) attacks. And who sets the limits?
The ____ is that there will never be a perfect system. Every country will have to ____ its own system, based on its culture, social ____ and the degree of danger it’s facing.
A.led B.caused C.damaged D.attacked
A.helping B.processing C.promoting D.improving
A.for B.at C.with D.off
A.bring B.reach C.fetch D.take
A.spread B.exposed C.delivered D.passed
A.supports B.follows C.opposes D.dislikes
A.free B.accessible C.available D.healthy
A.as if B.even if C.so that D.in that
A.happens B.intends C.offers D.appears
A.interruption B.interference C.defense D.preference
A.programs B.substances C.channels D.sources
A.uncover B.strike C.prevent D.avoid
A.beneficial B.useful C.sensitive D.destructive
A.expressions B.impressions C.passions D.affections
A.refuse B.afford C.fail D.attempt
A.unpolluted B.unskilled C.unoccupied D.uninterrupted
A.evil B.meaningful C.untrue D.effective
A.importance B.conclusion C.description D.possibility
A.develop B.invent C.change D.study
A.trends B.structure C.surroundings D.factors
If you are a modern art lover, you should be sure to drop by the Saatchi Gallery during your visit to London. The original gallery was by Charles Saatchi, a British art collector for founding the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency with his brother. It moved from its old in St. John’s Wood to its new home in County Hall near the Thames in the spring of 2003.
Anyone who has heard in the past of the often shocking but always inspiring works on at the Saatchi Gallery will not be when visiting the gallery’s new location. Along with the of new British artists, the gallery still the works of Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers, and Tracy Emin in its permanent .
Of the artworks, one can see in the Saatchi Gallery, Hirst’s works are probably the most . Hirst’s work first made headlines in the early 1990s when he art from dead animals.
Along with Hirst, the Chapman brothers, Dinos and Jake, also a certain amount of their fame to the Saatchi Gallery. It was through Saatchi these two brothers came to public attention. At the gallery, visitors can see the brothers’ vision of Hell, made from 30, 000 plastic toy soldiers.
Another artist featured at the gallery who has grabbed with her art is Tracy Emin. In 1998, Emin gave to argument when she sold her messy, unmade bed to Saatchi as a work of art My Bed at £150, 000.
Are any of these works really art? That is a question you will have to answer for when you visit the Saatchi Gallery. Charles Saatchi himself says, “I don’t have any ground rules for art. Sometimes you look and don’t feel very with it—but that doesn’t tell you very much. It doesn’t reveal much about the quality of the work.”
A.repaired B.opened C.built D.rented
A.keen B.suitable C.eager D.famous
A.location B.history C.city D.society
A.concerts B.reports C.rumors D.advice
A.store B.board C.display D.sale
A.addicted B.interested C.disappointed D.worried
A.business B.story C.exhibits D.tradition
A.produces B.publishes C.revises D.includes
A.collection B.station C.memory D.basement
A.ready-made B.well-known C.well-prepared D.easy-going
A.copied B.created C.invented D.discovered
A.devote B.suggest C.bring D.owe
A.when B.why C.that D.while
A.headlines B.position C.advantages D.occupations
A.way B.rise C.anxiety D.hope
A.adapted B.written C.referred D.titled
A.yourself B.it C.them D.one
A.praising B.judging C.appreciating D.studying
A.surprised B.confused C.comfortable D.acceptable
A.necessarily B.exactly C.completely D.likely
With his leg lame and his teeth uneven, a boy thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He seldom played with his classmates, and when asked to answer questions, he always his head without a word.
One spring, his father brought home some saplings (树苗). of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, “Whoever grows his sapling best shall get a gift.” The boy certainly wanted to get the gift.But seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So watering it once or twice, he never it.
Several days later, he was surprised to find it didn't die, but grew so many fresh . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his ,bought the boy a gift and said he would become an outstanding after growing up.
From then on, the boy slowly became optimistic and confident. One evening, he suddenly his biology teacher once said that plants generally grow at night. Why not go to see the tree?
When he came to the courtyard, he found his father working near the tree! Instantly he :Father had been secretly watering his tree! He returned to his room, tears in his eyes.
Decades passed. The boy didn't become a botanist. , he became the U.S. President. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
is the best nourishment (滋养品) of life. Even though it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well!
A.held B.raised C.lowered D.covered
A.Both B.None C.One D.Each
A.cared for B.got rid of C.hit upon D.put on
A.appealed to B.attended to C.adapted to D.turned to
A.roots B.leaves C.branches D.seeds
A.word B.balance C.agreement D.opinion
A.teacher B.gardener C.president D.botanist
A.believed B.recalled C.repeated D.knew
A.remembered B.understood C.wondered D.admitted
A.welling B.falling C.dropping D.crying
A.Therefore B.Besides C.Moreover D.Instead
A.Love B.Water C.Disability D.Father