完形填空(15分)阅读短文,然后从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Long long ago, there was a river. The river was very _______. He had spent long time being alone and refusing to share his water with any fish, plant or animal. His life was full of loneliness and sadness.
One day, a little girl came to the river. She was going to move to _____ country and decided to put ______ favourite little fish into the river. This little fish, named Scamp, was a happy fish._______ he fell into the river, he felt the river’s loneliness. Scamp tried to ________to the river and wanted to make the river ________. But the river told Scamp to go away. Scamp didn’t ________. He kept asking and _________ in the river, and ______ he started jumping in and out of the water. ______ time went by, the river became happy and they became good ________ . But one day, this little fish was caught by a little boy.
The river spent that night thinking about how much_______ it was to have a friend, and how much he had missed by not _______ him. Before, he was so _________. From then on, the river became friendly to others and made friends ________ the plants and fish in the river.
A.kind B.unfriendly C.outgoing D.strange
A.other B.another C.else D.the other
A.his B.her C.my D.your
A.Until B.If C.Because D.When
A.talk B.laugh C.cry D.catch
A.brave B.weak C.happy D.sad
A.grow up B.give up C.get up D.come up
A.standing B.swimming C.praising D.fighting
A.finally B.slowly C.hardly D.luckily
A.While B.Since C.Whenever D.As
A.classmates B.brothers C.parents D.friends
A.fun B.time C.money D.stress
A.having B.attacking C.reporting D.eating
A.tired B.untidy C.stupid D.valuable
A.for B.about C.with D.over
We had a math contest today. I am good at math, so I ___1____it quickly. I was the first one to _____2___ the paper. I was sitting on my seat relaxing, while the teacher shouted, "Whose paper is this?" I made no response. Some time later, I suddenly realized that I didn’t sign my name on the paper. I stood up ____3___ and went to the teacher. She helped me find the __4____ paper and sign my name. I would have failed the contest if she hadn’t ____5___me in time.
( )1.A. didB. finished C. worked D. readed
( )2. A. gave out B. put outC. hand inD. took out
( )3. A. hurriedly B. quietlyC. worriedlyD. friendly
( )4. A. nameless B. testC. writingD. blank
( )5. A. told B. askedC. saidD. reminded
After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too _26_ to do any housework that morning, _27_ in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party with her husband. What she __28_ was a terrible genie(妖怪)and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before, she was anxious to try it on. __29__ the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective to make her like a red genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out __30__ it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a __31_ at the door. She thought that it __32 be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if she _33__ to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to _34__ the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly __35_ in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and a man came in. When Mrs. Richards _36_ that it was the man from the electricity board(供电局)who had come to read the meter, she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, “It’s only __37_! It is not __38_ for you to be __39_ !” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry and jumped back several paces. Then he ran away, __40__ the door behind him with great force and noise.
A.angry B.ready C.frightened D.excited
A.for B.but C.so D.and
A.wanted to see B.wanted to play C.was afraid to see D.was afraid to play
A.Though B.But C.And D.If
A.that B.how C.whether D.when
A.knock B.voice C.man D.baker
A.may B.must C.wouldn’t D.couldn’t
A.not B.had C.tried D.failed
A.see B.frighten C.help D.scold
A.went B.lay C.appeared D.hid
A.thought B.wondered C.imagined D.realized
A.me B.you C.game D.play
A.good B.necessary C.late D.early
A.off B.here C.afraid D.sorry
A.pushed B.locking C.knocking D.shutting
I have a pen pal. He is from America. __1__ name is Jack Smith. Jack can speak English and__2__ French. He wants to learn Chinese, __3__ he thinks it is too difficult.
He lives in Boston. He is twelve years __4__ this year. He likes pandas __5__ , because he thinks pandas are very lovely. Jack often goes to the __6__ to see pandas with his friends. The pandas are __7__ China.
He wants __8__ an actor like Li Lianjie, and he __9__ very hard. We often write to each other. He often __10__ me about his school life and his friends. I am happy to have this friend. A. Her B. His C. My
A.a lot B. many C. a little
A. or B. but C. so
A. old B. young C. big
A. much B. very C. very much
A. school B. zoo C. supermarket
A. in B. to C. from
A. to be B. to have C. be
A. plays B. studies C. lives
A. says B. speaks C. tells
We live in computer age (时代). People 1 scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, 2 couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very 3 people were interested in them and kn
ew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and 4 . But they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people 5
have them at home.
Computers become very important because they can work 6 than people and make fewer mistakes. Computers can 7 people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to 8 . Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to 9 . Computers can also remember what you 10 them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends. Do you want to have a computer?
A.like B.as C.and D.with
A.students B.scientists C.teachers D.computers
A.few B.a few C.little D.a little
A.cheap B.cheaper C.more expensive
A.even B.still C.already D.yet
A.fast B.faster C.slow D.slower
A.help B.make D.use
A.write B.play C.study D.learn
A.sing B.study C.dance D.watch
A.put in B.put on C.put into D.put up
For years scientists have been arguing about whether nature or nurture (后天) decides what people will be like. Is it nature— what people are (41) with— that decides what they will be like? (42) is it nurture —what(43) to people when they are born —that decides what they will be like?
Scientists have been studying twins to (44) if they can find the answer, because twins start out with the (45) DNA. Sometimes twins don’t live together at birth and grow up in different (46) and different places— so the nature is the same for both, but the nurture is different.
When scientists (47) these twins in their later life, they some times find some surprising (48).
Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were adopted(收养)by two different families at birth. They first met each other again thirty-nine years (49) and discovered they had a lot in (50). Both had been (51) twice. Their first wives were both named Linda and their second wives were both named Betty!
Each twin had a son — one called his son James Alan and the (52) called his son James Alan, too. Their children each had a dog called “Toy”. They even arrived at their first (53) in the same color of car.
So far twin (54) seem to show that both nature and nurture are important. What we have from birth, and how and where we live help to build (55) we are.
A.born B.grown C.taught D.made
A.So B.And C.If D.Or
A.pretends B.happens C.falls D.depends
A.hear B.win C.see D.plan
A.nice B.same C.full D.free
A.families B.cities C.countries D.nations
A.believe B.suggest C.receive D.compare
A.numbers B.discoveries C.results D.decisions
A.ago B.later C.forward D.behind
A.common B.fact C.danger D.trouble
A.mentioned B.married C.succeeded D.interviewed
A.either B.else C.other D.only
A.competition B.education C.purpose D.meeting
A.studies B.movies C.challenges D.mysteries
A.what B.when C.where D.who