完形填空(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15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。
Nearly twenty years has passed, I still remember my favourite professor, James Sehwartz. And almost all his students are his friends, and almost all his students know his life story.
When James was a teenager, his father 36 him to a fur (毛皮)factory where he worked . This was during the Great Depression(大萧条). The 37 was to get James a job.
He entered the factory, and immediately felt as if the walls had closed in around him. The room was dark and hot, the windows covered with dust, and the 38 were packed tightly together, running like trains. The fur hairs were flying, 39 the air thicker, and the workers, sewing the pieces of fur together, were bent over their needles 40 the boss marched up and down the rows, shouting and forcing them to go faster. James could hardly 41 . He stood next to his father, frozen with fear, hoping the boss wouldn’t 42 at him, either.
During lunch break, his father took James to the boss and pushed him in front of him, 43 if there was any work for his son. But unfortunately, the answer was “no”, because at that time no one would__44___ it up once he takes a job.
However, for James, it was a blessing(福气) . He hated the place. He made a(an) 45 that he would never do any work that brought 46 to someone else, and that he would never allow himself to 47 money from others who would lose their jobs for him.
“What will you do?” his mother , Eva , would ask him.
“I don’t know,” he would say. He ruled out(排除)law, because he didn’t like 48 , and he ruled out medicine , because he couldn’t take the 49 of blood.
50__, my best professor became a teacher, he thought it was the job not to hurt anybody.
36.A.sent B.took C.carried D.admitted
37.A.situation B.condition C. aim D.way
38.A.goods B.workers C.machines D.vehicles
39.A.making B.sending C.taking D.breaking
40.A.as B.after C.if D.though
41.A.breathe B.see C.walk D.hear
42.A.attack B.laugh C.rush D.shout
43.A.doubting B.questioning C.asking D.begging
44.A.pick B. give C. come D. turn
45.A.request B.promise C.plan D.arrangement
46.A.harm B.injury C.damage D.convenience
47.A.pay B.save C.earn D.let
48.A.police B.lawyers C.doctors D.government
49.A.sight B.feel C.sense D.scenery
50.A.Generally B.Possibly C.Eventually D.Basically
阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D),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。
A homeless man walked up to me and asked me for some small change, “ I’ll give you a quarter if you tell me your story,” I said. He laughed, “You’ll give me a quarter for my story?’ I laid the in front of him and 4 myself —“No, here’s the quarter but it would be nice to hear your story.” Seeing him lost in , I sat down next to him and .
“ I was once a sniper(狙击兵)in the army.” he said. “ I was to shoot down the enemy from the distance.” I listened attentively. He told me how he to hunt with his family. He had his own way of animals by not killing more than be needed. When the 48 came knocking on his door, he felt and joined up. All those years of developing his hunting skills could now serve a larger —to defend us from the bad guys. He set out to at the front .
“I was a sniper but I never really killed anyone.” he continued. “One day they asked me to a lady from the distance. I saw the kids near her and my hands were on the trigger(扳机). But I couldn’t it. She wasn’t doing anything to anyone and she was the kids.
The story went on as he described being put into prison for 180 days for to follow orders. “ I have no ,” he said. “ I may be homeless now, I never killed that lady.” He continued, “ I can being homeless, but I wouldn’t be able to stand killing innocent people.”
I met a hero. It just never to me that a hero could be a smelly old sniper.
A.note B.coin C.dollar D.wallet
A.blamed B.reminded C.corrected D.added
A.argument B.action C.consideration D.thought
A.whispered B.nodded C.sighed D.waited
A.demanded B.supposed C.reminded D.determined
A.desired B.wished C.failed D.used
A.tracking B.raising C.training D.respecting
A.army B.minister C.commander D.company
A.annoyed B.proud C.astonished D.confused
A.group B.business C.purpose D.result
A.serve B.hunt C.aim D.survive
A.murder B.fight C.shoot D.arrest
A.remain B.fire C.make D.decide
A.besides B.along C.inside D.among
A.gradually B.eventually C.deliberately D.desperately
A.managing B.failing C.hesitating D.forgetting
A.ideas B.attempts C.regrets D.feelings
A.however B.otherwise C.but D.unless
A.work out B.meet with C.live with D.get through
A.happened B.seemed C.struck D.occurred
The moment I stepped off the plane after a writer’s conference, my youngest son Jeremy greeted me and cried out, “Poster paper, Mama! I need poster paper. We’re having a at school.” Being a housewife and writer, I felt like no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t keep up with the needs of my . Back at home, Jeremy kept reminding me of the poster paper, but I just couldn’t a minute for it. Gradually though, he began to speak more , almost he were talking to himself. Maybe he’ll just forget it, I thought hopefully. So I put Jeremy’s request at the of my long list of things to do.
My third day home I managed to take fifteen minutes to type an article when a small fell across my paper. I knew who it would be before I . Jeremy stood quietly watching me. Oh, Lord, please don’t let him say it again. I knew what he wanted but I needed to_______.I smiled at Jeremy and kept typing. He for a few more minutes, then turned and walked away. I almost didn’t hear his . “Competition is over tomorrow, anyway.” The small figure walking out of my room, a silent voice spoke urgently to my heart, “Get him that paper—now!”
“Let’s go to get the paper, Jeremy.” He stopped, and looked at me in “You’re going to the store just for me?” I . Suddenly, a look of _____ shot across his face, erasing the disbelief. I don’t think I’ll ever that moment. Later that day, he worked silently on the all afternoon. And a few weeks later, a large yellow envelope came. Inside it was the Certificate of Award. So was I that I didn’t turned away from his to get him some poster paper.
A.race B.class C.ceremony D.competition
A.colleagues B.family C.neighbors D.relatives
A.spare B.pay C.spend D.lose
A.slowly B.softly C.confidently D.loudly
A.as soon as B.as long as C.as though D.even if
A.bottom B.top C.beginning D.corner
A.letter B.foot C.image D.shadow
A.woke up B.stood up C.got up D.looked up
A.rest B.type C.learn D.exercise
A.widely B.happily C.weakly D.politely
A.watched B.searched C.hesitated D.complained
A.comment B.footsteps C.warning D.advice
A.fell over B.sat down C.turned around D.walked away
A.peace B.astonishment C.relief D.silence
A.doubted B.argued C.apologized D.nodded
A.surprise B.sadness C.disappointment D.excitement
A.enjoy B.remember C.forget D.value
A.story B.question C.poster D.composition
A.grateful B.generous C.forgetful D.selfless
A.opinion B.request C.promise D.gift
What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be . They that cities will become more and more crowded. the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This will cause other problems—more crime, dirtier streets, and wor
se problems with traffic we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity) and housing? life w
ill be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in urban areas.
How can we such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people are already in the streets because there is so little suitable housing—and because are so high. The crime rate isn't going down. , it is so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic is also getting worse. More and more often, traffic jams are so bad that cars don't move at all for several blocks. These problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no for the future of the city.
However, not all people believe in the horrible for cities of the future. Instead, they feel that they can solve present urban problems and future ones.
The
of any modern city are not unique(独特的) to that city, that is to say, all the cities in the world have to solve the problems of traffic jams, crime, housing, energy, drinking water, and overcrowding. Yet many cities have found answers to one or more of these difficulties. Some European cities, such as Stockholm, Sweden, or London, England, have planned communities that people with apartments, jobs, shopping centers, green space, entertainment, and transportation. Many U.S. cities are building their downtown areas. Urban
can learn from one another. They can solutions that have been successful in other parts of the world.
A.fantastic B.horrible C.regular D.significant
A.ensure B.require C.indicate D.predict
A.As B.Though C.With D.Unless
A.room B.number C.future D.overcrowding
A.as B.which C.what D.than
A.While B.Because C.Therefore D.Once
A.For B.In C.Because D.Thanks to
A.deal B.keep C.solve D.cause
A.calling B.sleeping C.robbing D.starving
A.flats B.cars C.rents D.crimes
A.And B.Thus C.Instead D.Therefore
A.increasing B.changing C.dropping D.exchanging
A.urban B.rural C.crime D.traffic
A.reality B.trend C.prediction D.hope
A.definitions B.predictions C.identification D.indication
A.reform B.remain C.cure D.prevent
A.disadvantages B.advantages C.properties D.substitutes
A.offer B.satisfy C.require D.provide
A.consumers B.planners C.systems D.physicians
A.try B.identify C.cure D.forecast
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。
Alexander the Great was the great Macedonian(马其顿)Emperor.As a young man he once himself a famous horse with his extraordinary power of observation and wisdom.
One day,his father,King Philip,received a horse as a(n) .Together with some of his men as well as the prince,the King with him his new horse out on a wide plain to .But they soon found that the horse was very .It kicked and shouted loudly so that no one could get on its back.The King was and gave orders for to be taken back at once.But the prince,Alexander,was sorry to this.
“It’s a pity to such a fine horse just because man is brave enough to get on it,”said he.
“Your are brave,”said the King,feeling that his son without thinking.“But are you brave enough to do that?’’
The young man went up to the nervous animal,took the bridle(缰绳)and turned its to the sun.He did so because he had that the horse was afraid of its own shadow kept moving upon the ground before his eyes.
With its face to the sun,the horse could no longer see the shadow.It soon became .The young man patted it and by and by he jumped upon its back.Then it set at a great speed with the brave prince holding on.It ran farther and farther into the plain till at last it became tired and A1exander rode it back.
The horse was thus given to the brave man.For many years it fought battle after battle together with him.One day in a fierce battle,both of them got seriously .The horse struggled to carry Alexander on its back and ran home.Then it died. his horse,Alexander had a city built and named the city Bucephalus,which was the name of his horse.
A.brought B.gave C.declared D.won
A.honor B.prize C.present D.reward
A.rode B.pulled C.took D.had
A.ride B.drive C.feed D.run
A.ridiculous B.nervous C.strong D.wild
A.happy B.angry C.curious D.satisfied
A.it B.him C.her D.this
A.find B.do C.hear D.say
A.deliver B.kill C.release D.1ose
A.a B.one C.such D.no
A.actions B.words C.comments D.conclusions
A.told B.spoke C.chatted D.talked
A.head B.side C.body D.tail
A.consulted B.expected C.observed D.predicted
A.who B.as C.which D.it
A.curious B.exhausted C.quiet D.excited
A.fiercely B.firmly C.tightly D.gently
A.off B.up C.aside D.about
A.harmed B.burned C.wounded D.damaged
A.In favor of B.In memory of C.In face of D.In terms of
Sharks have lived in the oceans for over 450 million years, long before dinosaurs appeared. There are now about 360 of sharks, whose size, behavior, and other characteristics differ widely.
Every year, we catch and kill over 100 million sharks, for food and for their fins. Dried shark fins are used to make shark fin soup, which sells for as much as $50 a bowl in fine Hong Kong . Other sharks are killed for sport and out of fear. Sharks are vulnerable(脆弱的) to overfishing because it most species 10 to 15 years to begin reproducing and they produce only a few offspring.
by movies and popular novels, most people see sharks as people-eating monsters. This is far from the . Every year, a few types of shark injure about 100 people worldwide and kill about 25. Most are by great white sharks, which often feed on sea lions and other marine mammals. They sometimes mistake human swimmers for their normal prey, if they are wearing black wet suits.
If you are a typical ocean-goer, your of being killed by an unprovoked (无缘无故的)attack by a shark are about 1 in 100 million. You are more to be killed by a pig than a shark and thousands of times more likely to get killed when you drive a car.
Sharks help human lives. In addition to providing people with food, they are helping us learn how to cancer, bacteria, and viruses. Sharks are very healthy and have aging processes similar to ours. Their highly effective immune system wounds to heal quickly without becoming infected, and their blood is being studied in connection with AIDS research.
Sharks are among the few animals in the world that almost get cancer and eye cataracts. Understanding why can help us improve human . Chemicals extracted from shark cartilage have killed cancerous tumors in laboratory animals.
A.species B.classes C.groups D.names
A.greatly B.popularly C.widely D.mostly
A.supermarkets B.restaurants C.offices D.companies
A.spends B.takes C.costs D.uses
A.Impressed B.Moved C.Changed D.Influenced
A.story B.truth C.movie D.problem
A.injuries B.deaths C.attacks D.causes
A.specially B.especially C.mainly D.usually
A.chances B.fears C.lives D.percentages
A.likely B.frequent C.possible D.lucky
A.avoid B.save C.keep D.prevent
A.damage B.destroy C.fight D.ruin
A.advises B.allows C.forces D.forbids
A.never B.seldom C.often D.usually
A.analysis B.research C.study D.health