完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.
One agent a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look .
We finally did and it was at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of it would be like to live there.
Days later, we made a(n) —far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t us. They renewed their offer . It was also much more than we could afford, but far than the original asking price.
The next day, we got a message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the directly. We made our final offer, which was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it, we had to try.
“Sold!” said the owner. Then he : He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the in the price “an early wedding present.”
That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are they are not strangers, only friends we haven’t yet met.
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阅读下面材料，用不多于3个单词的正确形式填空
Are you facing a situation that looking impossible to fix?
In 1969, the pollution is terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It1(be)imaginable that it could be ever be cleaned up. The rive was so polluted that it2(actual) caught fire and burned. Now year late,this rive is one of3most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
But river wasn't changed in a few days4even a few months. It took years of work5(reduce) industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is6(clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit7is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use. When you face such impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately.
While there are8(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the9(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be10(patience)
My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). It's for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people. In fact, they're hard to spot, they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.
This grouse came into our lives in Tom was working out in the field when he her walking around at the edge of the field. She was unafraid and seemed to be about what he was doing.
Tom saw the bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.
One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. Tom he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next.
Apparently, she didn't like to be . She'd run up and peck (啄) at Tom's hands, then off to see what he would do. This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the and left.
As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to more and more often. Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a of the two of them together. This friendly grouse soon felt not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.
When hunting season opened, we put a at the end of our driveway asking not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road, warned people not to shoot her. . hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.
A．interesting B．reasonable C．impossible D．unusual
A．though B．because C．unless D．until
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．got B．kept C．noticed D．imagined
A．naturally B．certainly C．normally D．surprisingly
A．crazy B．curious C．concerned D．cautious
A．shy B．awkward C．friendly D．elegant
A．careful B．tired C．fond D．sick
A．supposed B．realized C．hoped D．pretended
A．ignored B．observed C．amazed D．disturbed
A．put B．back C．set D．take
A．game B．work C．place D．man
A．give up B．come out C．turn over D．fly by
A．Eventually B．Suddenly C．Constantly D．Presently
A．chance B．dream C．picture D．sense
A．comfortable B．guilty C．anxious D．familiar
A．lantern B．sign C．gun D．loudspeaker
A．drivers B．farmers C．hunters D．tourists
A．just B．yet C．thus D．also
A．In fact B．For long C．On the contrary D．By the way
Research has shown that two-thirds of human conversation is taken up not with discussion of the cultural or political problems of the day, not heated debates about films we've just watched or books we've just finished reading, but plain and simple ____.
Language is our greatest treasure as a species, and what do we ____ do with it? We gossip. About others' behaviour and private lives, such as who's doing what with whom, who's in and who's out-and why; how to deal with difficult ____ situations involving children, lovers, and colleagues.
So why are we keen on gossiping? Are we just natural ____, of both time and words? Or do we talk a lot about nothing in particular simply to avoid facing up to the really important issues of life? It's not the case according to Professor Robin Dunbar. In fact, in his latest book, Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language, the psychologist says gossip is one of these really____issues.
Dunbar ____ the traditional view that language was developed by the men at the early stage of social development in order to organize their manly hunting activities more effectively, or even to promote the exchange of poetic stories about their origins and the supernatural. Instead he suggests that language evolved among women. We don't spend two-thirds of our time gossiping just because we can talk, argues Dunbar—____, he goes on to say, language evolved specifically to allow us to gossip.
Dunbar arrived at his cheery theory by studying the ____ of the higher primates（灵长类动物）like monkeys. By means of grooming--cleaning the fur by brushing it, monkeys form groups with other individuals on whom they can rely for support in the event of some kind of conflict within the group or____ from outside it.
As we human beings evolve from a particular branch of the primate family, Dunbar ____ that at one time in our history we did much the same. Grouping together made sense because the bigger the group, the greater the ____ it provided; on the other hand, the bigger the group, the greater the stresses of living close to others. Grooming helped to ____ the pressure and calm everybody down.
But as the groups got bigger and bigger, the amount of time spent in grooming activities also had to be ____ to maintain its effectiveness. Clearly, a more ____ kind of grooming was needed, and thus language evolved as a kind of vocal（有声的）grooming which allowed humans to develop relationship with ever-larger groups by exchanging information over a wider network of individuals than would be possible by one-to-one ____ contact.
A．claim B．description C．gossip D．language
A．occasionally B．habitually C．independently D．originally
A．social B．political C．historical D．cultural
A．admirers B．masters C．users D．wasters
A．vital B．sensitive C．ideal D．difficult
A．confirms B．rejects C．outlines D．broadens
A．for instance B．in addition C．on the contrary D．as a result
A．motivation B．appearance C．emotion D．behaviour
A．attack B．contact C．inspection D．assistance
A．recalls B．denies C．concludes D．confesses
A．prospect B．responsibility C．leadership D．protection
A．measure B．show C．maintain D．ease
A．saved B．extended C．consumed D．gained
A．common B．efficient C．scientific D．Thoughtful
A．indirect B．daily C．physical D．secret
Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age five with her family. While1her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(an)2in medicine. At 18 she married and3a family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a4. Her husband supported her decision.
5, Canadian medical schools did not6women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study7at the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to8her medical degree.
Upon graduation, Charlotte9to Montreal and set up a private10. Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a11doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. Charlotte12herself operating on damaged limbs and setting13bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area.
But Charlotte had been practicing without a license. She had14a doctor's license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was15. The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to16her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to17her patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appeared to the Manitoba Legislature to18a license to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte19to practice without a license until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73.
In 1993, 77 years after her20, a medical license was issued to Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor "this courageous and pioneering woman."
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There was a pet store and the owner had a parrot. One day a1walked in and the parrot said to the man ,"Hey you!" The man said, "What!?" The parrot said, "Your2is really ugly." The man got very3and went to the store owner and said, "Your bird just4my wife. It said she was ugly."
The owner stormed over,5the bird, took it into the "black room," shook it a bit,6out a few feathers, and said, "Don't ever, ever say anything to7my customers again. You got that！！！"
With that8he took the bird and put it back into its cage. The old bird shook out its9and relaxed in its cage. A couple of weeks10and in walked this guy and his wife again. The parrot said, "Hey you!" The guy said, "What!?" The parrot answered, "You know that."
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A．wife B．sister C．mother D．daughter |
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A．curious B．nervous C．guilty D．angry |
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A．greeted B．puzzled C．offended D．scared |
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A．hugged B．seized C．trained D．rescued |
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A．sent B．handed C．pulled D．dug |
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A．touch B．amuse C．cheat D．embarrass |
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A．warning B．comment C．suggestion D．request |
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A．eyes B．feathers C．fur D．skin |
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