完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
The terrible story of the whale(鲸鱼)
As soon as he finished his homework, Eric jumped on his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach. While he was _____ along, he thought about the whales. He hoped he would see them again today. After he got to the beach, Eric ______ his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road. Then he ran down to the beach. ______ it was only four in the afternoon, the sky was already getting dark. Eric Frowned(皱眉). If it _____, he wouldn’t be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water. He hurried along the beach _____ the rocks. They were the best places to watch the whales because of their ______. Before Eric reached the rocks he felt a drop of water on his head. “Oh no!” he thought. “Now the whales will stay in the deep water and I won’t be able to ______ them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach. It was a young whale! The whale was too close to the shore(海岸) and got stuck(搁浅) on the _____! At first the whale didn’t move at all and Eric thought it was _____! Then he saw its tail move weakly. Eric turned and ran in the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle. He had to get ______! If they didn’t get the whale back in the water soon, it would die and Eric couldn’t let that happen.
A．riding B．running C．getting D．walking
A．sent B．hid C．took D．got
A．As B．Since C．Because D．Although
A．shone B．showed C．rained D．blew
A．into B．off C．to D．from
A．length B．size C．height D．shape
A．see B．kill C．catch D．save
A．rock B．beach C．road D．bicycle
A．dead B．pretty C．lovely D．alive
A．care B．water C．medicine D．help
Many people have to work on the weekend.Some people do not mind.Other people think it is terrible.
One man thinks that working on the weekend can be（1） .He is Graham Coates.Mr.Coates worked in an office in Brighton，England.One Saturday，he went to the（2） to do some work.When he got in the lift to go home，it（3） between floors.Mr.Coates could not get out of the lift.He was stuck!He did not have a cell phone，（4） he started to shout.However，no one heard him.Then Mr.Coates remembered that Monday was a holiday.No one was going to come to work until（5） !
There was（6） for Mr.Coates to do.He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him.With nothing to eat（7） drink，Mr.Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time.
Early on Tuesday morning，the president of the company came into work and found the lift was not（8） .When someone（9） opened the lift，Mr.Coates came out and he felt cold，weak，and（10） .He had been in danger for sixty—two hours!
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（1）A.interesting |
B.happy |
C.dangerous |
D.harmful |
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（2）A.school |
B.office |
C.shop |
D.home |
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（3）A.went |
B.stopped |
C.moved |
D.ran |
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（4）A.because |
B.if |
C.so |
D.although |
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（5）A.Thursday |
B.Wednesday |
C.Monday |
D.Tuesday |
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（6）A.something |
B.anything |
C.everything |
D.nothing |
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（7）A.or |
B.and |
C.nor |
D.but |
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（8）A.doing |
B.turning |
C.working |
D.repairing |
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（9）A.finally |
B.really |
C.firstly |
D.recently |
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（10）A.excited |
B.tired |
C.surprised |
D.relaxed |
It is said that Chinese people are the most friendly in the world.When foreign people visit a Chinese family，the Chinese family will shake hands with them.As（1） the foreign people will be surprised at the warmth that they （2） .When you visit a Chinese family，the host often makes tea for you and gets you biscuits or candies.They will also chat with you，and you will never feel lonely.
At the same time，they will be busy（3） a meal for you.Chinese people often offer （4） guests a big meal.They always prepare （5） more food than the guests can eat.On the table，the guests must be the first to eat.One of the most surprising things
（6） that the Chinese host likes to pick food for guests.The Chinese family try to make you at home.When you finish eating，the host（7） says， "I seems that you didn't eat much.Please have more." You tell them you have been full，（8） they will still put more food in your bowl.
Being warm is an important part of Chinese culture.Confucius said in（9） years ago，"To meet friends from a place far away，how（10） we are!" Haha，I think you should remember it.
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（1）A.passengers |
B.customers |
C.hosts |
D.guests |
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（2）A.receive |
B.accept |
C.hear |
D.discuss |
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（3）A.to prepare |
B.preparing |
C.to pay |
D.paying |
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（4）A.her |
B.their |
C.his |
D.our |
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（5）A.very |
B.a lot of |
C.a lot |
D.many |
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（6）A.are |
B.is |
C.was |
D.were |
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（7）A.suddenly |
B.never |
C.usually |
D.finally |
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（8）A.because |
B.but |
C.if |
D.while |
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（9）A.two thousands |
B.two thousand of |
C.thousand of |
D.thousands of |
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（10）A.sad |
B.interested |
C.bored |
D.happy |
Lily's grandfather has Parkinson's disease（帕金森病） and he always spilled（使洒出） his drink.When Lily saw this，she made him a cup（1） three legs.Her grandfather liked it a lot.Later，she made her father a three﹣leg cup，（2） ，because he often spilled coffee on computer.
After （3） the cup for a short time，Lily's father found it very useful.He advised Lily （4） plenty of cups to sell.With the help of her father，she found a company to produce her cups.They sold well and someone even emailed Lily to thank her.Lily felt glad when she knew she could help（5） .
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（1）A.at |
B.with |
C.in |
D.without |
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（2）A.either |
B.also |
C.neither |
D.too |
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（3）A.use |
B.useing |
C.using |
D.used |
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（4）A.to make |
B.make |
C.making |
D.for making |
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（5）A.the other |
B.other |
C.others |
D.another |
Two years ago，I together with my wife，my son and my little daughter took a trip to Guangzhou.When we （1） our hotel，it was around 1 a.m.My little daughter looked out at the lights of Canton Tower and said she wanted to go outside.I told her it was too late to go （2） ，but she kept looking out of the window and said， "Just for two minutes."
My wife and I just looked at each other ，smiled and said， "Two minutes!" We got dressed and walked to Canton Tower.When we got there，my daughter pointed at the lights and shouted（3） ， "Dad，look !"And then she fell asleep.So we had to go back to the （4） .
It took us half an hour to get ready for the 20 seconds we（5） near the tower，but it made our daughter happy and that（6） a lot to us.That night I learned a（7） about happiness.We sometimes have chances to（8） happy moments in our lives，but we often find an excuse to do something else.
Because of my（9） ，I learned that I was the biggest enemy to my own happiness.Happiness is a door that is always（10） ，and we are the ones who have to decide if we are going to walk through the door.
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（1）A.left for |
B.looked at |
C.looked for |
D.arrived at |
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（2）A.off |
B.out |
C.ahead |
D.back |
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（3）A.luckily |
B.sadly |
C.happily |
D.coldly |
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（4）A.hotel |
B.restaurant |
C.tower |
D.shop |
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（5）A.wasted |
B.gave |
C.spent |
D.saved |
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（6）A.meant |
B.carried |
C.finished |
D.did |
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（7）A.topic |
B.subject |
C.story |
D.lesson |
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（8）A.remember |
B.make |
C.lose |
D.buy |
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（9）A.father |
B.son |
C.wife |
D.daughter |
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（10）A.open |
B.close |
C.wide |
D.big |
Honesty is an important rule when you are with others.Never cheat your friends because that will make you lose them and you will feel （1） .Don't tell lies to your parents，or you will（2） them.If you are a teacher or a parent，you'd better always tell the （3） to your students or children.That can make them believe you and respect you.
If you make a（4） ，don't try to hide it.Face it and correct it.That makes people like you better than before because they think you are（5） .
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（1）A.excited |
B.lonely |
C.worried |
D.calm |
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（2）A.hurt |
B.care |
C.hit |
D.love |
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（3）A.answer |
B.reason |
C.secret |
D.truth |
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（4）A.decision |
B.mistake |
C.promise |
D.friend |
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（5）A.brave |
B.hind |
C.honest |
D.creative |