阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold 36 he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had 37 schooling, for being so poor, how could they 38 school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked 39 a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt 40 for himself. How he 41 to have the same chance! He decided to study by 42 . In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he 43 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he 44 during the day. He worked 45 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater 46 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and 47 him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the only one in the whole school 48 reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship 49 he had been a regular student of the school.
Robeson 50 rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which drew the 51 of some university professors. They admired his talent 52 his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and 53 him free guidance. Robeson felt 54 , for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 55 success.
A.whether B.which C.that D.what
A.many B.few C.little D.much
A.buy B.afford C.send D.read
A.as B.like C.for D.by
A.angry B.worried C.proud D.sorry
A.hated B.decided C.wished D.regretted
A.the teacher B.himself C.his parents D.his schoolmates
A.could B.ought to C.should D.would
A.had learned B.has been taught C.has heard D.had been written down
A.very B.so C.too D.quite
A.joy B.interest C.time D.taste
A.allowed B.agreed C.let D.refused
A.whom B.that C.which D./
A.if B.whether C.because D.when
A.learned B.listened C.mastered D.struggled
A.notice B.influence C.eyes D.attention
A.except for B.according to C.as well as D.in spite of
A.taught B.offered C.lent D.sent
A.sad B.angry C.happy D.disappointed
A.leading to B.coming from C.made of D.covered with
Modern zoos are very different from zoos built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places ___1___people could see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in _____2___with iron bars. The cages were easy to keep clean.__ 3___, for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. Although the zoo ____4____ took good care of them, many of the ____5____ did not feel comfortable, and they often became ____6____.
In modern zoos, people can see animals in more _____7___ conditions. The animals are given more freedom in larger places ____8____ they can live more freely as they would in _____9___. Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and water flows____10____ the places that the animals live in. There are few bars,____ 11____ there is often a deep ditch(沟), filled with _____12___, which surrounds a space where several_____13___ of animals live together as they would naturally. In an American zoo, the visitor can walk ____14____ a huge special cage that is filled with trees, some small animals and many birds. And it is large enough for all the birds to live ____15____.In a zoo in New York, because of special night ____16____, people can observe certain animals that are ___17_____ only at night when most zoos are closed. Some zoos have special places for visitors to ____18____ animals that live in the desert or underwater. Some other zoos have special places for animals that live in cold conditions like the ____19____ from the Arctic.
Modern zoos not only show animals for visitors, but also ____20____ and save rare animals. For this reason, fifty years from now, the grand children of today’s can still be able to enjoy watching these animals.
1. A. that B. where C. which D. there
2. A. houses B. rooms C. cages D. offices
3. A.Therefore B. However C. So D. Though
4. A. masters B. managers C. keepers D. trainers
5 .A. workers B. animals C. bears D. animals
6. A. excited B. angry C. ill D. frightened
7. A. natural B. difficult C. warm D. different
8. A. so that B. and C. but D. or
9. A. forest B. nature C. rivers D. the water
10. A. in B. by C. near D. through
11. A. instead B. instead of C. and D. or
12. A. stones B. earth C. oil D. water
13. A. sorts B. families C. classes D. groups
14. A. by B. out C. through D. in
15. A. happily B. naturally C. deeply D. hardly
16. A. moon B. sign C. light D. signal
17. A. live B. active C. living D. sleeping
18. A. feel B. touch C. watch D. talk to
19. A. snakes B. monkeys C. bears D. tigers
20. A. buy B. keep C. sell D. catch
More and more students want to study in“hot”majors. 1 a result, many students want to 2 their interests and study in these 3 such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc.
Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 4 maths, physics and biology, and art majors, 5 history, Chinese and philosophy.
6 students can study in these“hot”majors, because the number of these“hot”majors 7 limited.
If one 8 interest in his work or study, 9 can he do well? I 10 this from one of my classmates.He is 11 the countryside.His parents are farmers.Though he 12 biology, he chose“international business”.He 13 to live a life which is different 14 of his parents.
In the end, he found he 15 in doing business.He found all the subjects to be 16 . 17 this wouldn't have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests.
Choosing a major in university 18 decide one's whole life.Majors 19 are not“hot”today may become the“hot”major of tomorrow.
Choosing your major according to your own 20 is the bestway to succeed.
1.A.Being B.For C.Having D.As
2.A.give up B.appear C.give D.master
3.A.place B.room C.areas D.space
4.A.for example B.much as C.and so on D.as a result
5.A.even B.like C.just D.or
6.A.Only a few B.Quite a few C.Perhaps D.Many
7.A.is B.are C.would be D.have been
8.A.had no B.had C.has no D.has
9.A.why B.and what C.how D.and how
10.A.suggested B.guessed C.searched D.learned
11.A.out of B.off C.in D.from
12.A.studied B.likes C.learns D.succeeds to study
13.A.wants B.doesn’t want C.enjoys D.doesn’t like
14.A.from which B.from that C.for which D.for that
15.A.was interested B.was clever C.was not interested D.was not clever
16.A.lovely B.rare C.obvious D.tiresome
17.A.So B.Then C.Just then D.Maybe
18.A.can B.does not C.probably D.perhaps not to
19.A.on which B.in which C.which D.——
20.A.interests B.experience C.mind D.heartCloze
More and more students want to study in“hot”majors. 1 a result, many students want to 2 their interests and study in these 3 such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc.
Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 4 maths, physics and biology, and art majors, 5 history, Chinese and philosophy.
6 students can study in these“hot”majors, because the number of these“hot”majors 7 limited.
If one 8 interest in his work or study, 9 can he do well? I 10 this from one of my classmates.He is 11 the countryside.His parents are farmers.Though he 12 biology, he chose“international business”.He 13 to live a life which is different 14 of his parents.
In the end, he found he 15 in doing business.He found all the subjects to be 16 . 17 this wouldn't have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests.
Choosing a major in university 18 decide one's whole life.Majors 19 are not“hot”today may become the“hot”major of tomorrow.
Choosing your major according to your own 20 is the bestway to succeed.
1.A.Being B.For C.Having D.As
2.A.give up B.appear C.give D.master
3.A.place B.room C.areas D.space
4.A.for example B.much as C.and so on D.as a result
5.A.even B.like C.just D.or
6.A.Only a few B.Quite a few C.Perhaps D.Many
7.A.is B.are C.would be D.have been
8.A.had no B.had C.has no D.has
9.A.why B.and what C.how D.and how
10.A.suggested B.guessed C.searched D.learned
11.A.out of B.off C.in D.from
12.A.studied B.likes C.learns D.succeeds to study
13.A.wants B.doesn’t want C.enjoys D.doesn’t like
14.A.from which B.from that C.for which D.for that
15.A.was interested B.was clever C.was not interested D.was not clever
16.A.lovely B.rare C.obvious D.tiresome
17.A.So B.Then C.Just then D.Maybe
18.A.can B.does not C.probably D.perhaps not to
19.A.on which B.in which C.which D.——
20.A.interests B.experience C.mind D.heartCloze
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children.And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book.Either the author has aimed too 3 , so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children's books are 5 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it.Unfortunately, there are in fact 8 books like this, 9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 10 to solve.
This may be why many of books regarded as 11 of children's literature were in fact written for 12 .“Alice's Adventure in Wonderland”is perhaps the most 13 of this.
Children, left for themselves, often 14 the worst possible interest in literature.Just leave a child in bookshop o 15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 17 of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash childrensintos 18 our taste in literature.After all children and adults are so 19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 20 books.So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.
1.A.hoped B.realized C.told D.said
2.A.short B.long C.bad D.good
3.A.easy B.short C.high D.difficult
4.A.and B.but C.or D.so
5.A.both B.neither C.either D.very
6.A.child B.father C.mother D.teacher.
7.A.hears B.buys C.understands D.reads
8.A.few B.manyC.a great deal of D.a great number of
9.A.but B.however C.so D.because
10A.hard B.easy C.enough D.fast
11.A.articles B.work C.arts D.works
12.A.grown ups B.girls C.boys D.children
13.A.difficult B.hidden C.obvious D.easy
14.A.are B.show C.find D.add
15.A.school B.home C.office D.library
16.A.more B.less C.able D.be
17.A.lovingness B.interests C.objections D.readings
18.A.receiving B.accepting C.having D.refusing
19.A.same B.friendly C.different D.common
20.A.common B.avarage C.different D.Same
Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out ___1___ it on trolleys and being loaded from ___2___ the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and ___3___ it. Over the loudspeakers we were ___4___ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk ___5___ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to ___6___ the seats they wanted. I was ___7___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked ___8___ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt ___9___ we took off and tried to ___10___ my nervousness.
After an hour’s flying I ___11___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___12___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a ___13___ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___14___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___15___. Suddenly, the plane ___16___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___17___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___3___ pills for airsickness and ___19___ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had ___20___ to get above the storm.
1. A. at B. over C. to D. above
2. A. inside B. beside C. behind D. under
3. A. arrived B. entered C. climbed D. flew
4. A. asked B. noticed C. announced D. told
5. A. out B. inside C. in D. by
6. A. fetch B. hold C. keep D. get
7. A. impossible B. possible C. unable D. unsuitable
8. A. prettier B. stronger C. smaller D. heavier
9. A. before B. after C. until D. when
10. A. smoothB. forget C. correct D. drive
11. A. noticed B. looked C. watched D. realized
12. A. on B. up C. out D. in
13. A. general B. similar C. common D. sharp
14. A. smiled B. spoke C. added D. acted
15. A. at B. about C. on D. with
16. A. shake B. shaken C. shook D. shocked
17. A. edge B. line C. side D. wing
18. A. give outB. give off C. give up D. give back
19. A. save B. cool C. persuade D. comfort
20. A. succeeded B. flownC. planned D. managed