第二节完型填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,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。
Millions of youngsters across Europe could suffer permanent(永久性) hearing loss after five years if they listen to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week, EU scientists warned. This seemed to be 36 for many youngsters.
The scientists’ study, requested by the European Commission, 37 the concept of “leisure noise”, which was thought to be fashionable for the youth. 38 it said children and teenagers should be 39 from increasingly high sound levels—with loud mobile phones also coming in for 40 .
“There has been increasing 41 about exposure from the new generation of personal music players which can reproduce sounds at very 42 volumes without loss of quality,” the Commission, the EU’s executive branch, 43 in the report.
“Risk for hearing damage depends on sound level and 44 time,” it said. “More and more young people were 45 with the significant threat that leisure noise brought to 46 .”
The scientists 47 the number of people in that risk category at between five and ten cent of listeners, 48 up to 10 million people in the European Union.
49 of personal music players have sharply increased in EU countries’ market in recent years, 50 of MP3 players.
Mobile phones which are used 51 too high a volume also came under 52 from Meglena Kuneva, the EU’s consumer affairs commissioner.
“I’m concerned that so many young people…who are 53 users of personal music players and mobile phones at high volume levels, may be 54 damaging their hearing,” she said in the statement.
So, the youth, you should think twice about your preference. You should remember your 55 is more important than fashion and cool.
36. A. wonderful B. thoughtful C. believable D. unbelievable
37. A. attracted B. attained C. attacked D. contrasted
38. A. But B. And C. However D. So
39. A. stopped B. prevented C. protected D. kept
40. A. criticism B. protection C. envy D. encouragement
41. A. concern B. appreciation C. distraction D. curiosity
42. A. low B. little C. hard D. high
43. A. protested B. stated C. warned D. worried
44. A. leisure B. pressure C. exposure D. expression
45. A. faced B. satisfied C. born D. armed
46. A. body B. hearing C. face D. life
47. A. sorted out B. made out C. marked out D. worked out
48. A. meaning B. reading C. saying D. being
49. A. Prices B. Praises C. Limits D. Sales
50. A. specially B. similarly C. particularly D. partly
51. A. at B. to C. for D. by
52. A. threat B. fire C. discussion D. repair
53. A. essential B. exhausted C. frequent D. free
54. A. consciously B. sensibly C. unwillingly D. unknowingly
55. A. future B. health C. hope D. goal
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally ____them and the job they do,although there are certain people who do not believe that the police____have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not ____job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in ____.A policeman often has to control traffic, either____ foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time ____up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop ____motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the ___, too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we ___ the police to come and restore order. And they often have to ____ situation at great risk to their own ____.We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, ____ he is not a detective(侦探),will often have to help___and arrest criminals.
And ___ do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash, a____,a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police.___a policeman has to be ____to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the ___ world. The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it ____ well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could____do the job of a policeman.
A.dislike B.join C.appreciate D.admire
A.should B.would C.could D.must
A.a funny B.a pleasant C.an interesting D.an easy
A.it B.one C.his D.them
A.on B.by C.under D.with
A.walking B.driving C.wandering D.searching
A.resting B.tired C.speeding D.drunken
A.peace B.silence C.situation D.condition
A.wait for B.call C.think of D.expect
A.turn to B.avoid C.deal with D.treat
A.safety B.families C.future D.friends
A.although B.as if C.however D.even if
A.get rid of B.question C.look for D.sentence
A.how B.where C.what D.who
A.power failure B.fire C.thunder storm D.thief
A.Yet B.Then C.As D.So
A.provided B.promised C.prepared D.presented
A.future B.modern C.real D.whole
A.extremely B.specially C.surprisingly D.particularly
A.hardly B.forever C.ever D.never
My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He has had it ____ and he is very careful with it. It still looks as good as new. “That umbrella must have ____ you a great deal of money, Uncle,” I said to him one day. “No,” he replied, “____.” “Was it a present?” I asked again. “No,” said he. “Then how did you get it?” I asked.
“Well,” he answered, “it is a strange true story. About ten years ago I was walking along a quiet London street one evening ____ it suddenly rained. I had no ___ and no umbrella. No buses ____that street and there were no taxis in sight. As I was on my way to a party I didn't want to get ___.So I stood in a doorway and waited for the rain to stop. By and by it grew quite ____, there wasn't a person around,and still it rained and rained.____ a young man came to the place where I was standing, ____ a large umbrella over his head. As I hoped he would ____ me to walk to the next corner with him, ___ I could have got a taxi,I stepped ____ the dark doorway where I had been standing, and said, ‘____, where are you going with that umbrella?’
____ by my sudden appearance, the young man ____ the umbrella which I am afraid, he had just stolen, ran away, and ___ into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and ____ my walk. I knew it would be ____ in this big city to try and discover the owner and so I've kept it ____.”
A.for months B.for years C.since childhood D.since then
A.used B.cost C.taken D.spent
A.very little B.only a few pounds C.not a penny D.not a great deal
A.when B.then C.before D.as
A.car B.hat C.raincoat D.friend
A.moved through B.ran through C.went across D.passed across
A.tired B.back C.wet D.away
A.dark B.wet C.late D.helpless
A.At once B.At last C.Strangely D.Secretly
A.raising B.carrying C.holding D.lifting
A.allow B.let C.agree D.promise
A.there B.where C.from which D.in which
A.into B.out of C.towards D.from behind
A.By the way B.Pardon C.Excuse me D.Sorry
A.Encouraged B.Forced C.Warmed D.Frightened
A.shut B.took C.dropped D.forgot
A.disappeared B.wandered C.marched D.came
A.stopped B.started C.continued D.delayed
A.endless B.interesting C.exciting D.hopeless
A.ever since B.forever C.long enough D.in the end
A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable (有能力的) of it. A child may think he is ___ because he doesn't understand how to make the ____ of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning new things because of their ____.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real ____ because he feels that it would be useless. He won't go at a job with the confidence necessary for ___, and he won't work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is ____ likely to fail, and the failure will ____ his belief in his incompetence (无能).
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had ____ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor ___ in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not ____ too much of him. In his way, they two ____ the idea. He accepted ____ mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless ____ and was very poor at maths, ____ as they expected.
One day he worked at a problem which ____ of the other students had been able to solve.
Alder ___ in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now ___ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at maths. He not only ____ that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learnt ____ in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may ____himself as well as others by his ability.
A.clever B.shy C.useless D.stupid
A.biggest B.most C.highest D.deepest
A.ability B.age C.brain D.knowledge
A.decision B.success C.effort D.trouble
A.work B.study C.improvement D.success
A.truly B.really C.however D.therefore
A.lead to B.strengthen C.increase D.add to
A.an experience B.an example C.a thought D.a story
A.state B.mind C.start D.ending
A.blame B.expect C.get D.win
A.developed B.organized C.discovered D.found
A.his B.her C.its D.their
A.managing B.succeeding C.trying D.acting
A.only B.almost C.just D.then
A.none B.no C.no one D.nobody
A.gave B.succeeded C.failed D.believed
A.lived B.worked C.played D.graduated
A.made B.took C.expected D.proved
A.early B.deeply C.late D.simple
A.encourage B.love C.astonish D.disappoint
I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as happy wife and business woman. When Mum ____ in October 2007, I was a cook. In December that year while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me ____. I was distraught(忧心如焚的). Some days later, I was ____ that a guy who was working with us that day “could probably have made a fortune ___ the necklace he found.” ____, he returned it. Hearing how I'd ____Mum for six months before her death, he said,” Christmas is going to be ___ —why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks?”
I come to Morzaine,a small,friendly village in the Alps and ____ fell in love with it. What was ____ to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life. I kept travelling between London and here and felt ____ than I had in months.In December 2008, I was ____ as a hotel manager and moved here full time.
A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning, I didn't want to discuss ____, because the sadness of losing Mum ____ felt great. Paul understood that and never __49__ me but, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom's house, to build our own ____.
We want to give our guests a ____ feeling, so each room is themed(以……为主题) around memories from our lives. There are also style to remind me of Mom —a tiny chair which ___ be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life Mum ____ naturally part of it, ____ there's no way we would be here if it wasn't for the ____ she gave me. I know she's here in spirit, keeping an eye on us.
A.died B.came C.returned D.visited
A.burned B.disappeared C.broke D.dropped
A.shown B.comforted C.persuaded D.told
A.hiding B.stealing C.selling D.wearing
A.Luckily B.Naturally C.Surely D.Hopefully
A.nursed B.cured C.missed D.guarded
A.long B.hard C.merry D.free
A.suddenly B.finally C.nearly D.immediately
A.said B.proved C.supposed D.judged
A.smarter B.higher C.firmer D.lighter
A.honoured B.hired C.regarded D.trained
A.travel B.business C.children D.marriage
A.recently B.once C.still D.firstly
A.left B.pushed C.surprised D.interrupted
A.hotel B.restaurant C.home D.shop
A.homely B.lively C.motherly D.friendly
A.ought to B.used to C.might D.could
A.takes B.keeps C.looks D.feels
A.unless B.while C.because D.though
A.money B.chair C.house D.necklace
When Dave was eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more__ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him____much in repairs that he decided that he had better ____it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly____to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so___of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was ____ when they met one evening, and said, “What's____, Dave?”
Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may ___more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's____was sensible(合理的),he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car,____ very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no ____.But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问).A man rang up and said he would like to___ him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be____or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I'll____ my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to ____ it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, ____ to wait there for the people who had____ his advertisement. Even Dave had to ____that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean____ 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 ____ to us yet, sir?”
A.directly B.safely C.properly D.easily
A.so B.such C.very D.too
A.keep B.repair C.sell D.throw
A.anxious B.lucky C.ashamed D.generous
A.some B.neither C.none D.most
A.delighted B.upset C.calm D.astonished
A.on B.up C.it D.that
A.learn B.miss C.get D.find
A.message B.advice C.request D.description
A.uses B.loses C.has D.spends
A.doubt B.help C.trouble D.answer
A.tell B.see C.agree D.call
A.exact B.suitable C.early D.late
A.follow B.meet C.bring D.introduce
A.recognize B.gain C.admire D.test
A.happening B.meaning C.turning D.failing
A.read B.inserted C.answered D.placed
A.forget B.show C.disagree D.admit
A.as B.that C.so D.such
A.bargain B.sale C.accident D.result