完型填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A Fool’s Day falls on 1st of April. People _1_forget the significance （意义） of the day.
In March 1980, I was 2at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had 3 to go to another university after graduation and had 4 application (申请) forms to several 5 . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no 6 came.
On April 1st, as I was eating my 7 , Huang came in , with a toothbrush(牙刷) 8 in his hand. 9 fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the 10 . “Morning , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 11 possible.” I jumped with 12 .
I even didn’t 13 my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s office but he wasn’t 14 . I then went to the secretary’s room and 15 everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in 16 or simply left it to me.”
Greatly 17 , I walked out of the room and 18 the secretary lock it. 19 the secretary’s eyes 20 . “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”
A sometimes B. never C. always D. seldom
A．staying B．working C．visiting D．studying
A．continued B．planned C．went D．remembered
A．returned B．taken C．brought D．sent
A．people B．colleges C．cities D．offices
A．application B．report C．reply D．chance
A．dinner B．lunch C．supper D．breakfast
A．still B．even C．yet D．already
A．Because of B．As if C．After D．While
A．message B．sign C．letter D．notice
A．if B．as soon as C．when D．as fast as
A．the news B．the letter C．joy D．luck
A．take B．finish C．eat D．have
A．anywhere B．in C．at D．away
A．asked B．tells C．explained D．answered
A．the office B．his desk C．the room D．an obvious（明显的） place
A．disappoint B．disappointed C．disappointing D．disappointment
A．watched B．noticed C．saw D．got
A．Quickly B．Strangely C．Finally D．Suddenly
A．closed B．opened C．brightened D．darkened
Dragon Head-Raising (龙抬头) Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It comes on the day of the second lunar (农历的) month. In 2014, it is March 2.
On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes (灰) into kitchens and around water vats (缸). This was the dragon into the house.
On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes. All the day’s foods are after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker (龙须)” called “dragons teeth”.
In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain. They often rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month.
It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain. This is the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”. It was hoped that the help of the dragon, ploughing (耕种) would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest.
It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought luck to the uncles in family. This is why you still see many people their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day.
A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
A．in B．at C．during D．on
A．led B．lead C．to lead D．be led
A．named B．naming C．calling D．to call
A．noodle and dumpling B．noodles and dumpling C．noodles and dumplings D．noodle and dumplings
A．bring B．take C．carry D．lend
A．because B．why C．when D．that
A．under B．in C．with D．by
A．good B．bad C．better D．worst
A．was getting B．to get C．got D．getting
China is the home of tea, has more than 4,000 years of history. People in China drink tea daily. the three major drinks ––tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is by the largest number of people in the world. Tea from China, along silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export .
Tea mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the good and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all kinds of tea.
Over the past centuries, Chinese people have their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, and tea drinking and so on. Tea as well as coffee a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.
A．who B．which C．where D．when
A．In B．For C．Of D．By
A．eaten B．played C．bought D．drunk
A．between B．with C．except D．besides
A．at that time B．from now on C．since then D．since now
A．produces B．grows C．makes D．lives
A．climate B．weather C．water D．river
A．famous B．important C．interesting D．delicious
A．liked B．got C．become D．developed
A．are B．be C．were D．is
On a Friday night, a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance(入口处) of the subway station. The music was so that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his .
The next morning, the violinist came to the entrance again. He his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it. It said, “A George Sang has put an thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(认领) it.” Soon the people were all by the words and wondered what it could be. After a while, a man rushed through the crowd, took the violinist’s shoulders and said, “I knew you would come here.” The violinist asked, “Did you lose ?” “Lottery(彩票).” The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it. Sang took it and danced happily.
Sang was an office worker. He the lottery and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the violinist for his wonderful music, the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning, he was going to fly to Vienna(维也纳) for high . However, when he found the ticket, he cancelled(取消) the flight and returned to the entrance.
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay tuition fee(学费). He said, “ I don’t have much money, I live happily. If I lost honesty(诚实)，I won’t be happy forever.”A. loud B. terrible C. great
A. bowl B. bag C. hat
A. put off B. put down C. put away
A. important B. interesting C. annoying
A. attracted B. excited C. surprised
A. hardly B. certainly C. never
A. something B. nothing C. everything
A. borrowed B. bought C. sold
A. business B. vacation C. education
A. Because B. However C. Although
A girl went to her father to ask for his suggestion. She was having a time in life, and it seemed that as soon as one problem disappeared another one in its place.
Her father, a chef, took her into the kichen. He poured water into three pans and put them on to boil. After the water boiled, he put some carrots into the first pan, some into the second pan and coffee into the last one. He waited without saying a word.
After 20 minutes, her father turned the stove(炉子), took out the carrots and the eggs and put them in a bowl. He poured the coffee into a cup.
He asked his daughter, “Dear, do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee”, she replied.
“Touch the carrots,” he told her. She did and felt that the carrots were . After that he asked her to take an egg and break it. She found that the egg was hard. , her father asked her to taste the coffee.
She asked, “What’s the , Father?”
Her father said, “As you see, each thing reacted(起反应) differently to the boiling water. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after boiling. The fragile(脆弱的) eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee beans were very special, but they changed in the water, too.”
“Who are you?”asked her father. “When trouble at your door, how do you react? Are you carrots, eggs, coffee?” A. hard B. happy C. busy
A. happended B. took C. appeared
A. meat B. fish C. eggs
A. on B. off C. over
A. what B. why C. how
A. delicious B. crispy C. soft
A. At once B. At last C. At present
A. meaning B. reason C. consequence
A. shoutsB. stares C. knocks
A. andB. orC. but
Malls are popular for Americans to go to. Some people spend much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many . They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually , and the temperature inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.
The mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 . About 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in place(s). More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to many things, they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theaters. Some people even get their daily by doing the new sport of “ mall walking.” go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about in malls. Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.
A．too B．very C．quite D．so
A．reasons B．places C．products D．kinds
A．expensive B．difficult C．free D．quick
A．newest B．largest C．tallest D．biggest
A．bikes B．cars C．ships D．buses
A．one B．two C．three D．four
A．see B．watch C．do D．buy
A．activity B．study C．project D．exercise
A．The other B．The others C．Others D．nothing
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing