完形填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mexican people have a tradition of greeting each other with handshakes and kisses on the cheek(脸颊. But recently, government officials asked people to 1 this. They have also closed schools and museums, and advised people to stay at home.
This is to stop people from 2 an infectious disease (传染病), swine flu (猪流感). The disease has spread over the country. It has killed 159 people and caused 4,000 to become sick 3 .
What is swine flu? Swine flu is a disease that causes respiratory (呼吸的) illness in pigs. It spreads to people in two ways. People catch the virus after being with infected(被感染的)pigs, or they get it from an infected 4 . The disease spreads in the same way 5 human flu, through coughs and sneezes and then touching the nose or mouth. However, it 6 be spread by eating pork.
People who have caught swine flu will have a fever, a cough, a sore throat and body aches. In most cases, the infection makes people unwell but their lives will not be 7 .
A few governments around the world have advised their citizens not to visit 8 . Some countries have begun checking air travelers for the disease and have set up quarantines (隔离) for people who might be infected. Russia, China and other countries have banned (禁止) buying pork from Mexico, 9 the flu cannot be caught by eating the meat.
Health experts advise people to wash their hands frequently(频繁地), to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay at home if they feel 10 .
A.stop to do B.stop doing C.go to do D.go on doing
A.catching B.taking C.owning D.curing
A.last month B.in the past C.a month ago D.in the past month
A.pig B.person C.dog D.country
A.like B.as C.for D.in
A.can’t B.can C.must D.will
A.in safety B.in hunger C.in danger D.out of danger
A.Mexico B.America C.China D.Russia
A.but B.though C.while D.because
A.tired B.happy C.hungry D.ill
Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的)and never gave way(让步)to 1
One day the father 2 to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He 3 his son to buy some meat in town. When the son walked to the town gate, a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasn’t 4 enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But neither of them(他们都不) 5 give way to the other. They stood face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried."What 6 I do? My son hasn’t come yet. I can’t wait any more.” He wanted to know what the 7 with his son was. So he left his friends at home, and went to town 8 his son.“You may first take the 9 home for my friends. Let me 10 here against him instead(代替)of you.” He said to his son when he knew what had happened.
A.others B.another C.other D.one
A.decided B.decides C.decide D.decision
A.made B.told C.let D.tells
A.small B.big C.high D.tall
A.would B.should C.must D.could
A.do B.will C.should D.did
A.wrong B.accident C.thing D.matter
A.to look for B.looked for C.to find D.found
A.meat B.dinner C.bread D.money
A.stood B.stands C.stand D.standing
One day there was an argument between the wind and the sun. "I'm much 26 than you," said the wind. "No, I don't agree with you!" said the sun. While they were arguing, they saw a man 27 along the road. He is wearing a heavy coat. The sun said to the wind," Now, let
28 see who can make the man take 29 his coat. Then we will know who is stronger."
First the wind tried. It began to blow very hard. It blew 30 hard that the man pulled his coat around him. The wind was 31 with the man. Then it said to the sun," Now, it's your
32 ."The sun started to 33 on the man. Soon it got very 34 ! The man took off his coat. The argument was over. We know the 35 was stronger now.
A.strong B.strongly C.stronger D.strongest
A.walking B.walk C.walks D.walked
A.we B.our C.us D.ours
A.up B.on C.off D.in
A.not B.so C.such D.also
A.sad B.happy C.angry D.quick
A.way B.turn C.turns D.role
A.shines B.shine C.shining D.shined
A.hot B.hotter C.hottest D.hotting
A.wind B.sun C.man D.people
Bill is a lovely boy. He is four years old. There is a park near1___ house. It is small but beautiful. He2 with other children in the park every day.
One day, his mother buys new clothes for him. 3 clothes are nice and expensive. Bill is very happy.
“Mum, may I go out 4 play with my friends? I want to show them my 5 clothes.” Asks Bill.
“Yes, please keep your clothes clean.” Says his mother, “I'm going to do some cooking. We will have 6 after your father comes back.”
At about six his father comes back7 work. Bill goes home for dinner.
“Why do you have so much dirt(泥土)on your8 ? ” asks his mother when Bill comes into the room..
“Because I have some falls (跌倒)”, answers Bill.
“You mustn't have some falls when you 9 the nice clothes,” says his mother.
“I'm sorry, Mum,”0 Bill. “But I have no time to take off my clothes when I fall.”
A.her B.his C.she D.he
A.plays B.play C.playing D.to play
A.An B.A C./ D.The
A.but B.or C.and D.so
A.new B.old C.big D.small
A.breakfast B.lunch C.dinner D.meals
A.with B.about C.of D.from
A.shoes B.clothes C.shirts D.jeans
A.wear B.to wear C.put on D.to put on
A.talks B.says C.tells D.speaks
A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man 1 by, “Let me clean your shoes, 2 ?”The young man said, “No, thank you .”“You may 3 me only a pound for that, sir.” said the boy. 4 the young man refused again.
Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for 5 . The young man agreed to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man put 6 shoe on the boy, but the boy refused to clean it unless he 7 two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away. But one looked 8 dirty that he couldn’t walk away. He had to 9 and gave the boy 10 . In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.
A.passed B.passing C.pass D.passes
A.will you B.do you C.don’t you D.can you
A.spend B.cost C.take D.pay
A.And B.Then C.But D.Or
A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
A.another B.others C.the others D.the other
A.paid B.pays C.was paid D.pay
A.such B.so C.very D.quite
A.return back B.go away C.come back D.leave
A.only one pound B.half a pound C.two pounds D.one and a half pounds
Mr. Smith argued with his wife. He was very 1 her, and she was 2 very angry with her husband. For 3 days they didn’t 4 each other at all.
One evening Mr. Smith was very tired when he came back from his office. 5 he said nothing to his wife. After supper, Mr. Smith went upstairs and Mrs. Smith washed the dishes and 6 some sewing. When she went up to bed, she found her husband had fallen 7 . On her bed, she saw a piece of paper, on it 8 the words, “Mother, 9 at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. Father.”
When Mr. Smith woke up the next morning, it was nearly 8 o’clock. On the small table near his bed he saw 10 piece of paper. He took it and read these words. “Father, wake up. It’s 7 o’clock now. Mother.”
A.anxious to B.angry with C.glad to D.surprised at
A.either B.too C.also D.to
A.few B.little C.a little D.a few
A.speak to B.spoke to C.say to D.talked to
A.Usually B.As usual C.Usual D.As usually
A.did B.made C.had D.built
A.asleep B.sleep C.a sleep D.sleep
A.are B.was C.is D.were
A.woke me up B.wake me up C.wake up me D.woke up me
A.an other B.other C.the other D.another