完形填空(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和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer (造酒人). He’d 36 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37 had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me 38 near a vat (酿酒用的桶) of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good 39 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 40 me to study law and business at the same time.
In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 41 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 42 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to 44 . I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 45 , “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 46 quality. Why not make good beer for 47 ? I thought.
I decided to give up my job to become 48 . When I told Dad, he was 49 , but in the end he 50 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 51 the brewer and patriot (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea Party. 52 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 53 out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) to be a brewer. My 54 to the young is simple: Life is very 55 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.
A.cost B.spent C.taken D.paid
A.like B.as if C.so D.nor
A.anywhere、 B.anyway C.anyhow D.somewhere
A.habits B.teachers C.grades D.work
A.promised B.convinced C.advised D.allowed
A.never B.ever C.always D.hardly
A.Fortunately B.Obviously C.Possibly D.Surprisingly
A.assure B.decline C.deny D.wait
A.school B.Colorado C.my home D.my decision
A.thrilled B.stressed C.wondered D.sneezed
A.cheap B.expensive C.low D.high
A.Englishmen B.Europeans C.the world D.Americans
A.a lawyer B.a brewer C.an instructor D.an engineer
A.astonished B.satisfied C.interested D.anxious
A.hated B.supported C.raised D.left
A.for B.at C.in D.after
A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.Also D.Yet
A.price B.name C.company D.party
A.advice B.life C.job D.experience
A.hard B.busy C.short D.long
II. 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
At the beginning of a new year, I always ask my Chinese friends what their expectations are. I am 21 to realize that, they all dream of owning a car. Most of them 22 that sooner or later every Chinese family can acquire a car.
I don’t by any means contest the 23 of Chinese people to enjoy the same housing conditions, household appliances and other goods that are available in developed countries. But it seems obvious that many of them have related to the mass ownership of 24 autos.
I know that it’s not 25 to sacrifice our personal comfort and open our minds to consider what is good for an entire 26 , rather than just for ourselves. But I would not 27 to the further pollution of Beijing by owning a car. And if I were to return to Montreal, I would not buy a car there either.
In today’s China owning a car is seen as a symbol of 28 and success. I wish Chinese people would acquire the maturity to reject that idea, and make their 29 towards developing a good public transportation system. The country needs more trains, more buses and more subways. That is the only way to get out of the traffic 30 .
21. A. delighted B. surprisedC. satisfied D. frightened
22. A. hope B. suggest C. require D. encourage
23. A. trends B. hobbiesC. rights D. duties
24. A. modern B. fashionable C. public D. private
25. A. difficult B. easyC. convenient D. suitable
26. A. organization B. family C. society D. country
27. A. belong B. contribute C. stick D. devote
28. A. wealth B. glory C. treasure D. achievement
29. A. ways B. decisions C. turns D. efforts
30. A. accident B. jamC. way D. system
II. 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do .But that Sunday in 2008 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I tended to think of my shortcomings —how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children , and how many things I couldn’t 21 my waitress’ salary to buy .
But what 22 kids I had! They were 23 impolite enough to complain.
As I walked into the kitchen quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase 24 a dozen red roses! But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly 25 of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It 26 :
…She took a day off from her busy 27 to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5hours just to get there, and on their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was 28 his hero. After the game, she stayed with the little boy to get his hero’s signature until one o’clock in the morning …
It took me long enough to 29 it, but I finally know who the 30 hero is . Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a happy Mother’s Day, after all.21. A. stress B. spend C. strengthen D. spare
22. A. great B. poor C. faithful D. pretty
23. A. merely B. usually C. never D. often
24. A. including B. containing C. possessing D. pinning
25. A. scratch B. description C. tone D. handwriting
26. A. read B. recorded C. memorized D. wrote
27. A. event B. content C. schedule D. circumstance
28.A. impressed B. presented C. printed D. pressed
29. A. see B. tell C. feed D. realize
30. A. actual B. true C. imaginary D. visual
Ⅱ语言知识及应用 (共两节,满分35分)
第一节完形填空 (共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of people. It began in 1891.
Dr. James Naismith, the father of basketball, was a teacher of a YMCA training 21 . It trained the people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were 22 about the low attendance during the 23 months. They felt that people didn’t attend then because the school did not have a good sports 24 in the winter. So they asked Dr. Naismith for help. He came up with a new indoor game.
Naismith studied games being played at that 25 . he found that the most 26 game was a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided. But kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors. So he put two 27 up on the poles. The players have to try to 28 a ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen 29 for the game. Twelve of them are still in use today. Just seven years after the game began professional basketball teams were 30 . and that’s how basketball was born.
21. A. school B. game C. team D. club
22. A. interested B. worried C. eagerD. dangerous
23. A. summer B. spring C. autumn D. winter
24. A. suit B. team C. progress D. program
25. A. game B. school C. time D. place
26. A. popular B. practical C. excellent D. skilled
27. A. bags B. baskets C. flags D. sings
28. A. push B. throw C. send D. kick
29. A. persons B. poles C. rules D. balls
30. A. formedB. called C. dismissed D. stationed
第二部分语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A sudden large increase in interest in reading among children is preventing them from suffering accidents, British researchers say.
The 21 looked at the number of children attending casualty John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford on weekends of Saturday, 21 June, 2003 and Saturday, 16 July this year – the 22 dates of the two most recent Harry Potter books, The Order of the Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince.
They found that only 36 and 37 kids respectively needed treatment 23 with an average of 67 children on "normal" weekends.
The doctors said while 24 did keep children away from dangerous games, it could lead to a 25 in obesity.
The authors of the study suggested that 26 more book reading might be a 27 way to combat childhood accidents.
"It may be hypothesized (假设)that there is a place for a committee of safety conscious, and talented writers who could produce high quality books for the 28 of injury prevention," they wrote in the British Medical Journal.
However they acknowledged there could be a downside to a strategy that seeks to turn
29 children into bookworms.
30 problems could include "an unpredictable increase in childhood obesity, ( 肥胖症 ),rickets (软骨病)and loss of cardiovascular fitness ( 心血管病 ).
21. A. researchers B. writers C. parents D. doctors
22. A. open B. launch C. show D. publish
23. A. dealt B. interfere C. compared D. meet
24. A. reading B. fighting C. playing D. seeing
25. A. high B. growth C. behavior D. condition
26. A. increasing B. improving C. urging D. encouraging
27. A. useful B. careful C. delightful D. thoughtful
28. A. object B. purpose C. principle D. attention
29. A. beautiful B. small C. honest D. active
30. A. Likely B. Forgetful C. Potential D. Suitable
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents . The next day she drove her old car home along the road . 21 she found she got a flat tire. The 22-year-old student 22 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk . No 23tire .
At this time , a car 24 . Paul and Diane told Clay to 25 them to a service station near their 26 . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 27 with her car . “Follow us home,” said Paul .
The couple called around to find a tire , no 28 . They decided to let her use their own car . “Here ,” Paul said , handing Clay a 29 of keys , “Take our car . We 30 be using it over the holiday .”
Clay was 31 . “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina , and I’ll be gone for two weeks ,” she 32 them .
“We know,” Paul said . “We’ll be 33 when you get back . Here’s our number if you need to 34 us .”
Unable to believe her eyes , Clay watched as the 35 put her luggage into their car and then 36 her off . Two weeks later she 37 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 38 .
“Thank you so much ,” she said . “How much do I 39 you ?” “Oh, no,” Paul said , “we don’t want any money . It’s our 40 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure , it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit .
21.A.Suddenly B.Finally C.Immediately D.Fortunately
22.A.afforded B.wanted C.allowed D.managed
23.A.spare B.free C.full D.empty
24.A.passed B.stopped C.paused D.started
25.A.help B.push C.take D.follow
26.A.garage B.house C.shop D.hotel
27.A.agree B.match C.go D.deal
28.A.way B.message C.success D.luck
29.A.set B.number C.pair D.chain
30.A.can’t B.shouldn’t C.mustn’t D.won’t
31.A.satisfied B.worried C.astonished D.disturbed
32.A.persuaded B.advised C.reminded D.promised
33.A.happy B.here C.away D.busy
34.A.get in touch with B.keep in touch with
C.be in touch with D.put in touch with
35.A.repairmen B.cleaners C.friends D.couple
36.A.sent B.shook C.watched D.drove
37.A.shocked B.happened C.returned D.came
38.A.loaded B.fixed C.tied D.rebuilt
39.A.owe B.lend C.give D.offer
40.A.wish B.job C.duty D.pleasure