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,掌握其大意,然后从36---55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
Few countries will admit officially that they employ spies. _36_, from time to time a spy is caught and the public sometimes gets a glimpse (一瞥) of what is going on behind _37_ scenes. Spies are rarely _38_ these days. They are frequently tried and imprisoned. If a(n) _39_ is important enough, he is sometimes _40_ to an enemy country in exchange for an equally important spy whom the enemy had caught. Few people have the _41_ to witness such exchanges, for they are carried out in _42_
One cold _43_ morning last year, a small blue car stopped on a _44_ in a provincial town in northern Germany. _45_ men dressed in heavy black coats got out and stood on the bridge. 46_ they waited there, they kept on looking over the side. Fifteen minutes later, a motor-boat sailed past and _47_ the river-bank. Three men got_48_ the boat and looked up at the bridge. The men on the bridge _49_ walked down the stone steps leading to the _50_. No words were spoken when they _51_ the men from the boat. After a while, the _52_ moved off and three men _53_ the bridge. Now only two of them were _54_ black coats. The third was dressed in a light grey jacket. Anyone who had been watching the_55_ might not realized that two master spies had been exchanged on that cold winter morning.
36. A.As a result B. Moreover C. Therefore D. However
37. A.political B. war C. personal D. civil
38. A.caught B. shot C. praised D. broadcast
39. A.leader B. official C. spy D. judge
40. A.handed back B. given out C. held on D. turn down
41. A.opportunity B. pace C. increase D. performance
42. A.order B. public C. advance D. secret
43. A.spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
44. A.road B. boat C. railway D. bridge
45. A.Kind B. Tall C. Three D. Old
46. A.While B. In case C. Before D. Because
47. A.destroyed B. drew up C. sent away D. set up
48. A.onto B. over to C. out of D. opposite
49. A.silently B. loudly C. surprisedly D. curiously
50. A.office B. road C. tree D. river-bank
51. A.killed B. met C. saved D. punished
52. A.car B. bus C. train D. boat
53. A.left from B. returned to C. jumped off D. died on
54. A.making B. mending C. wearing D. tearing
55. A.film B. novel C. river D. scene
请认真阅读下面对话,并根据各题所给首字幕的提示,在答题卡上标有题号的横线上,写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式,使对话通顺。
K=Kathy
M=Mum
M: Kathy, have you decided what you're going to do in the vacation?
K: I need to e1some money. I'd try to find a job looking after children. What do you think, mum?
M: It's not an easy job and you don't have any particular k2about children. Some children could be noisy and badly b3. Do you have any other ideas?
K: Not r4. I don't think much of the jobs I've seen a5(A week later)
M: Kathy, are you still looking for a children job?
K: No, Mum. I m6to tell you earlier. I've been offered a job in the office of the local computer factory and it's well paid. I've decided to take it and will s7on Monday.
M: Good! Tell me more d8about the job.
K: I will work as a s9, typing letters, answering phones calls and so on.
M: Some people may find it busy and b10, and you need to be patient and careful.
K: Thank you, Mum. I'll try my best.
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets. About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading 36 to the sea.
“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim. “Those two men are 37 heavy rocks. I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological38 . ”
“They are 41 laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they42 . See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his 43 . Some of the rock’s weight is set 44 his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand. His body isn’t bent. His legs are well 45 . ”
“You’re right, Josh. He may have a small build. 46 he certainly well knows his job. Dear me! And to think we have been studying 47 ! ” Rahim thought about all that was happening. Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t 48 the human being completely, it appears.”
“I don’t think it will. ” 49 Joshua. “You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you50 use that equipment to harvest lea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”
“You can get a computer to51 multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce of assess essays, can you?” asked Michael.
“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as52 as ever --- that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim.
“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody 53 who can carry a large rock the way those men do. It’s not going to be a very 54 world, I’m afraid.” Sighed Michael.
“You’re too much of a pessimist (悲观主义者),Mike.” Said Joshua. “55 will always be other things that will make the world exciting. ”
A.through B.across C.down D.up
A.loading B.unloading C.covering D.uncovering
A.way B.revolution C.process D.era
A.ask B.expect C.attempt D.hope
A.happen B.fail C.have D.seem
A.ambitious B.experienced C.potential D.energetic
A.take B.fetch C.carry D.bring
A.shoulder B.back C.chest D.arms
A.on B.against C.toward D.under
A.supported B.grasped C.placed D.strengthened
A.but B.however C.so D.therefore
A.chemistry B.physics C.biology D.psychology
A.control B.affect C.remove D.replace
A.agreed B.proposed C.refused D.denied
A.can’t B.mustn’t C.won’t D.needn’t
A.point out B.take out C.hand out D.print out
A.dirty B.clean C.old D.new
A.caught B.arranged C.left D.convinced
A.exciting B.mysterious C.technological D.modern
A.That B.This C.They D.There
On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to 41 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she 42 a big bald(秃顶的)man running through the parking lot. Before she came to 43 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”
Neilson 44.
Pulling open her door, the man seized her 45 the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, 46 her purse and the keys.
Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a 47, heard the screams and began running .
When they 48 Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was 49 searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker 50 back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no 51 for the two athletic men.
Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to 52 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.
With his arms 53 tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 54 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves—— you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 55 him and waited for the police.
Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 56 carjacker(劫车者)and suspected murderer, whose 57—— but with a full head of hair—— had been recently printed in their own newspaper.
Neilson considers herself lucky 58 she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a 59 ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she said, “many people would 60 have done what they did, and that’ the real truth.”
41. A. bring B. let C. gather D. send
42. A. recognized B. watched C. noticed D. met
43. A. realize B. understand C. imagine D. conclude
44. A. escaped B. struggled C. refused D. obeyed
45. A. by B. around C. with D. on
46. A. burying B. forgetting C. offering D. grabbing
47. A. trip B. visit C. break D. holiday
48. A. started B. stopped C. entered D. reached
49. A. carefully B. madly C. disappointedly D. patiently
50. A. fought B. turned C. jumped D. shouted
51. A. match B. target C. equal D. companion
52. A. remind B. phone C. invite D. beg
53. A. rolled B. folded C. bent D. tied
54. A. angrily B. kindly C. coldly D. warmly
55. A. caught B. thanked C. comforted D. ignored
56. A. ordinary B. professional C. honest D. outstanding
57. A. picture B. background C. character D. story
58. A. and B. but C. though D. when
59. A. ridiculous B. similar C. strange D. different
60. A. sometimes B. never C. often D. forever
The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.
It was my second day of ____36___ and it was raining heavily. I couldn’t __37_____ the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my ___38____. I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were ____39__ home. It was the last time I felt __40____ to him.
After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered by this ___41____. I was proud of it, for I felt _____42____ and “grown up”. However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought __43___ from him.
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, __44____ me scratching(乱涂)the paper. Then he said, “ This kind of writing needs ___45_____. Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”
I followed his ____46_____ for the next two weeks, but __47____ I could see little improvement, I followed my own method---the __48___ way. His advice didn’t improve my writing but our __49____. As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his ___50___ in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a ___51___. People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are __52__ to improve you anything for your future. You have to get _53____ to change the life for yourself.”
As a result of his __54___, I have __55___ it through high school and through college.
36. A. graduation B. employment C. college D. school
37. A. form B. resist C. follow D. break
38. A. dormitory B. door C. desk D. bed
39. A. at B. already C. beyond D. halfway
40. A. close B. near C. happy D. relaxed
41. A. gap B. thought C. action D. accident
42. A. lonely B. depressed C. independent D. comfortable
43. A. comfort B. help C. support D. explanation
44. A. helping B. directing C. watching D. blaming
45. A. skill B. patience C. time D. practice
46. A. introduction B. manner C. spirit D. advice
47. A. even if B. while C. as D. though
48. A. difficult B. slow C. efficient D. fast
49. A. relationship B. friendship C. thought D. life
50. A. schooling B. life C. hope D. expectation
51. A. writer B. scholar C. scientist D. specialist
52. A. tired B. glad C. useless D. ready
53. A. an educationB. a rich boyfriend C. a well-paid job D. a good writing
54. A. help B. expectations C. examination D. watch
55. A. succeeded B. got C. made D. found
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上涂黑。
My first job was in what they call the city center. The 36 was large, dark and old 37 the physics lecture room was on the second floor. 38 , it wasn’t a lecture room at all, it was an ordinary room, but it had “LECTURE ROOM” on the 39 . The students were sixteen or seventeen years old, 40 several years younger than me. 41 , some of them looked and acted 42 older than me sometimes.
The room was directly 43 the street, and had the window looking out over the street and many houses.One day, I was 44 some work on the blackboard when I heard a sudden change in the noise behind me.There was a man standing in the room with 45 an apple in his hand.He looked 46 .
“Who threw this?” he asked, looking round the class.
“I beg your pardon?” I said.Was this the school inspector(督学)? 47 threw this apple out of the window,” he said.“It 48 on my car.”
“Who threw an apple out of the window?” I 49 to the class.There was no answer.
“I 50 the fellow who threw this.” said the man.“I 51 outside for you.” And then he left, slamming the door.
52 was silence and I continued with the lesson.At the end of every lesson, a bell rang, usually the class were all 53 before it finished ringing, leaving me saying “That’s all for today” to an empty 54 .
This time, when the bell went for the end of the lesson, no one 55 . “That’s all for today,” I said.
“You go first, sir.” said one of the boys.It made a nice change, being first out.
36.A.room B.building C.floor D.city
37.A.and B.as C.so D.but
38.A.Happily B.Luckily C.Properly D.Actually
39.A.floor B.ground C.door D.window
40.A.over B.only C.upD.almost
41.A.In fact B.In the end C.After allD.As a result
42.A.more B.less C.very D.even
43.A.on B.above C.below D.in
44.A.getting B.making C.taking D.putting
45.A.hardly B.almost C.half D.such
46.A.angry B.kind C.sorry D.happy
47.A.Anyone B.One C.Who D.Someone
48.A.hit B.fell C.landed D.arrived
49.A.asked B.said C.talked D.told
50.A.hate B.find C.get D.want
51.A.will be waiting B.have waited C.have been waiting D.wait
52.A.It B.There C.This D.That
53.A.walked B.left C.gone D.ended
54.A.lesson B.class C.room D.lecture
55.A.heard B.finished C.spoke D.moved