完型填空 （共15小题， 每小题1分，满分15分）
People have been raising pigeons(鸽子) for about 10,000 years. And pigeon keepers use different kinds of pigeons for different __ . Some people use pigeons for ____. For example, in parts of China people cook a special meal with pigeon to celebrate the New Year.
Some people also keep pigeons because they look especially____. There are many interesting kinds of these “pretty” pigeons. Different kinds of pigeons have interesting features ____ long, soft tail feathers or designs on their heads. The owners of these kinds of pigeons enter them in ____ and the best looking pigeons are chosen to win prizes.
But pigeons have many other ____ too. Pigeons can fly long distances without growing ____. They also have another ____ sense. No matter how far from home they are, pigeons can usually fly back to where they ____. This is often called a “homing sense”. This sense makes them good for carrying _____.
In many cities around the world, pigeons live in special houses, and pigeon keepers spend a lot of money and time ____ their birds. When someone has a very good pigeon, he is very ____. He may also have a way to make money. But this is not usually the main ____ people keep pigeons. For some people, they keep pigeons as a hobby.
People love pigeons so much that they even take them ____ when they move to a new country. They ____ these birds as their children. “When you are looking at a pigeon in the sky you feel free. It is the best feeling you have in a strange country”, a pigeon lover says.
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At present more and more people like to travel during their holidays. The other day I read a report about the people spend their holidays. It is reported that in recent years several new holiday habits have developed. them, the most interesting one is the growth of holiday camps.
From the report we can see that in 1990, forty percent of people stayed at for their holidays. However, now the percentage has fallen to nine percent. More people go out for fun. People enjoy fresh air, clean water and green hills when they go camping in places far the city. In 1990, thirty-eight percent of people going to the seaside in 2002 only twenty-seven percent preferred to go there. What great changes!
have those changes taken place? I think there are several reasons. Firstly, it’s because people can to travel. Secondly, people prefer to live a high quality and more wonderful life. Thirdly, their to relaxation have changed. Fewer and fewer people want to save money by living a simple life.
A．time B．ways C．places D．cities
A．Between B．Around C．Among D．With
A．home B．villages C．the seaside D．places of interest
A．away B．from C．to D．of
A．stopped B．hoped C．enjoyed D．disliked
A．when B．where C．while D．as
A．What B．Why C．How D．When
A．cost B．save C．afford D．spend
A．attitudes B．rules C．replies D．solutions
A．little B．lots of C．few D．no
I used to live selfishly, I should admit(承认). But one changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had the office to get something to eat . On the way, I saw a Busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some in my pocket but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would use the money to take drugs or drink too much. He like that type-young and ragged（衣衫褴褛）. But what was I going to spend the money on ? Only to buy a can of Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then realized I had no right to place myself above him just because he was busking.
I and dropped all the coins into his hat, and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As selfish as it sounds, I looked forward to something more to come from that moment—a feeling of or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. Disappointedly, I walked off.“It proved to be a waste of ,”I thought.
On my way home at the end of the , I saw the busker again and he was packing up . I watched him pick up the hat and walk to a cafe counter. There he poured the total contents into a tin collecting for an earthquake fund-raising event. He was busking for charity！
Now I donate any I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
A．time B．moment C．point D．second
A．left B．cleaned C．prepared D．searched
A．chocolates B．coins C．tins D．drugs
A．almost B．only C．rather D．still
A．acted B．looked C．sounded D．smelt
A．waited B．followed C．stopped D．arrived
A．happiness B．sadness C．love D．hate
A．words B．time C．space D．money
A．moment B．day C．break D．event
A．work B．time C．energy D．change
A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.
Then on the morning of his graduation（毕业）,he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how he was to have such a fine son, and told him how he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take of the things that his father left him.
When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.
A．expected B．believed C．enjoyed D．felt
A．afford B．spend C．cost D．pay
A．excited B．anxious C．angry D．proud
A．far B．much C．long D．often
A．Interested B．Tired C．Surprised D．Relaxed
A．hand B．head C．voice D．sound
A．looked B．moved C．walked D．rushed
A．successful B．helpful C．wonderful D．careful
A．Wanting B．Suggesting C．Noticing D．Realizing
A．on B．since C．after D．from
A．bag B．ticket C．phone D．book
A．care B．part C．notes D．time
A．just B．only C．always D．already
A．use B．open C．turn D．close
A．place B．date C．test D．name
It was almost 9：00 p. m. when Mia Jameson left her office to go home. It was . She started her car and she down the dark road that led to her house in the country. She the radio and sang songs while she was driving. The heater (暖气机) wasn’t working， and singing helped to keep her .
The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control (失去控制). Mia hit her head on the steering wheel（方向盘） and lost consciousness (知觉).
When she ， her head was bleeding (流血)， and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge， and her car was sitting on the river! She felt very She knew the ice wouldn’t her car for very long. She to walk up the hill several times， but she kept falling in the snow. Mia tried time. She fell again， but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow， and she couldn’t . Mia closed her eyes and die.
Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck，” said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”
A．raining B．cool C．snowing D．late
A．ran B．drove C．walked D．rode
A． turned on B．turned over C．turned off D．turned down
A． happy B．not alone C．warm D．not lonely
A．bridge B．village C．town D．farm
A． got up B．came back C．looked up D．woke up
A．how B．what C．why D．where
A．deep B．frozen C．wide D．cold
A．angry B．sad C．surprised D．afraid
A．keep B．pull C．take D．hold
A．tried B．wanted C．would like D．seemed
A．one B．one more C．other D．the other
A．someone B．anyone C．everyone D．no one
A．feel B．hear C．move D．go
A．waited to B．had to C．was able to D．decided to
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain. I ____ a newspaper and some chocolate and ____ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to ____ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, ____ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, There was someone ____ in the next seat. ____ was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and ____ bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!
Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any ____. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in ____.Then he took a ___ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.
The boy gave me a strange look, then ___ up. As he left, he shouted out, “There’s something ____ with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, ____ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had ____ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to ____. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!
A．stole B．bought C．sold D．wrote
A．went B．sat C．seated D．looked
A．sit B．seat C．lie D．laugh
A．pushed B．took C．put D．pulled
A．jumping B．playing C．sitting D．sleeping
A．He B．It C．Who D．What
A．cut B．washed C．covered D．colored
A．coffee B．trouble C．chocolate D．matter
A．carelessness B．anger C．surprise D．happiness
A．first B．second C．very D．last
A．stood B．took C．cried D．looked
A．strange B．wrong C．OK D．funny
A．and B．but C．so D．while
A．spelt B．corrected C．made D．found
A．finish B．leave C．jump D．shop