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高考英语语法填空题专项训练基础训练篇语法填空(每篇共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,根据上下文填入适当的词语,或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在标号为1~10的相应位置。基础训练篇(1)InAfrica,whentheantelopewakesupeverymorning,thefirstthing 1. comesintohismindis,“Imustbeabletorun 2. (fast)thanthefastestlion, 3. Iwillbekilledbyalion.”Andatjustthesametime,thelion 4. (wake)outofhisdream,andthefirstthing 5. (flash)intohismindis:“Imustbeabletocatchupwiththeslowestantelope,otherwiseIwillstarveto 6. (dead).”Soalmostatthesamemoment 7. theantelopeandthelionjumptotheirfeet,andstart 8. (run)towardtherisingsun.Suchislife— 9. youareanantelopeoralion,yououghttodashforwardwithout 10. (hesitate)whenthesunrises.基础训练篇(2)Youmaywonderwhywehaveaholidayinsummer(1)_________winter,butnotinspring(2)_________autumn.Therearesomereasons(3)_______________it.Likemostpeople,yourintelligence(智力)changesfromseasontoseason.Youareproperlyalotsharperinthespring(4)_______________youare(5)___________anyothertimeoftheyear.EllsworthHuntington,who’swellknowntousallconcludedfromothermen’sworkandhisownamongpeopleindifferentclimatesthatclimateandtemperaturehaveacleareffect (6)___________ourintelligence.Hefoundthatcoolweatherisfarbetterforcreativethinkingthanwarmweather.This (7)____________meanthatallpeoplearenot (8)_______________quickatlearninginthesummerasthey (9)_________________duringtherestoftheyear.Ittellsus,(10)________________,thatintelligenceoflargenumbersofpeopleseemstobelowestinthesummer.基础训练篇(3)LastMondaymorning,Iwas(1)_________(cycle)alongastreetintherushhouronmywaytoaninterview(2)_________animportantjob.Ayellowcarpassedbymeand(3)___________(sudden)stopped.Ihadtobrakemybikehardandofcourse,I(4)________(fall).IwassoangryIstoppedthedriverandkepton(5)_________(shout)athimrudely.(6)_____________(unfortunate),Iwasintimefortheinterview.Bychance,oneofmy(7)________(interview),themanagerofthecompany,wasnootherthanthedriveroftheyellowcar.Luckily,themanagerwasnotangrywithme(8)_________myrudeness.(9)___________,heofferedmethejob.SoIsaidtoeveryonejokinglythatIcouldtellmymanager(10)__________Ithoughtofhim.基础训练篇(4)IfyouwanttoimproveyourEnglish,you’dbetterlistentoBBCEnglishwhichispart(1)_____________theBBCWorldService.Itbroadcastsallkindsofprogrammes,such34
(2)__________difficultgrammarpoints,lifeinBritain,differences(3)__________writtenand(4)__________(speak)Englishandsoon.Itiseasyforyoutofindoutsomeinformation(5)___________theprogrammes.YoujustneedtowritetoBBCEnglishandask(6)________it.InChina,thereare(7)__________EnglishprogrammeslikeFollowMeonTV(8)__________ontheradio.Theyareusuallyeasy(9)__________(receive)andunderstandandtheyarevery(10)__________(use)toyou.基础训练篇(5)Itisknowntoall(1)___________theChinesedietisconsideredtobethe(2)__________(healthy)intheworldbecauseit(3)__________(contain)alotoffruitandgreenvegetables.Itisrich(4)___________fiberandlowinsugarandfat.How(5)_____________theWesternfood?Ithastoomuchfatintheform(6)______________potatochips,chocolateandsoon. Itisalsorichinsugarintheformofcakes,softdrinks,etc.As(7)_______result,the(8)________________(west)usuallybecomeveryfatandhavebad(9)____________(tooth),andmanyofthemevendieatanearlyagefromheart(10)______________(ill).基础训练篇(6)Iattendedabirthdaypartyin1991.Myteacherwasthen59yearsold.(1)__________herfellowteachersaidthatwe(2)_____________(celebrate)her39thbirthday!Wewereall(3)____________(surprise)andpuzzled.AfterthepartyIwastoldbythefellowteacherthatAmericanwomenhaveaspecialsayingabout(4)___________(birth).Ifawomanis(5)________40,orevenifsheis80,herbirthdayisalwaysthe39th.Ifsheisinherthirties,herbirthdaywillbethe29th.Andinher(6)____________,it’sthe19th.Theyusuallyhavetheir“real”birthdaywhentheyare(7)__________20.ThisshowsthatAmericanwomen,(8)_________________(special)elderlywomen,areverysensitiveabouttheirages.Butmyteacheralwayssays,“Wewanttobe(9)______________.”soabouttheageofWesternwomen,myadviceis(10)_____________ifyoudon’tknowit,don’taskaboutit;ifyoureallyknowit,don’tmentionit.基础训练篇(7)Oneday,Pierre,(1)_________workedinagovernmentoffice,receivedan(2)____________(invite)toapalaceball.Hiswife,Mathilde,hadnomoney(3)____________ jewellery,sosheborrowedabeautifulnecklace(4)__________herfriend,Jeanne.Shelookedverybeautiful(5)___________theyhadawonderfultimethatevening.Butaftertheball,shefoundthenecklace(6)_________________.Theyhadtoborrowalotofmoneytobuyanew(7)___________forJeanne.Inordertopay(8)_________themoney,theyworkeddayandnightfor10years.Mathildebecameveryold,soJeannedidn’trecognizeher(9)___________theymetinapark10yearslater.Fromthisstory,weknowapersonshouldn’tbeaffected(10)____________vanity(虚荣心),otherwiseitwillcosthimalot.基础训练篇(8) (1)________isknowntoall,Chinaisalargecountry(2)_________agriculture.Scienceoffarmingwasfirst(3)____________(study)here.34
JiaSi-xie,living(4)____________the6thcenturyAD,wasoneofthefarmingpioneers(先驱者).Afterhefinishedhisworkforthegovernment,hespenthistime(5)__________hisresearchintoagriculture.Hestudied(6)_________tokeepseeds,howtoimprovesoilconditionsandsoon.Duringtheyears533~544,hewroteabook(7)__________(call)QiMinYaoShu,(8)_________isaboutbothfarmingandgardening,(9)__________(include)adviceonhowtogrowgreenvegetables,howtokeepfishinlakes,andsoon.Itwasconsideredtobe(10)___________importantsummaryoffarmingknowledge.基础训练篇(9)WaltDisney,agreatfilm-maker,wasborninChicagoin1901(1)_________diedin1966.(2)__________ayoungman,hewantedverymuchtobeanartist.Hewenttoanewspaperofficeinthehope(3)__________gettingajobthere,(4)_________hehadnoluck.Hedidn’tloseheart.Hekepton(5)______________(draw)lotsofpictures.Beingpoor,hehadtositinthefamilygarage(车库),drawingpictures.Day(6)_________day,heworkedhard.Severalyears(7)____________,hesucceededin(8)______________(make)hisfirstcartooncharacter—MickeyMouse.Fromthen(9)______________,hebecameasuccessfulcartoonmaker.Manycharactersinhiscartoonsareverypopular,suchasMickeyMouseandDonaldDuck,(10)_____________arelovedbyeveryone,especiallybychildren.基础训练篇(10)Nowadays,almosteveryonehasrealized(1)_________ smokingisharmfultopeople’shealth.Sometimesit(2)__________causesfire.InChina,about38%ofthepeoplesmoke.Everyyear,theysmokemillionsofpacketsofcigarettes.It’sbadnews(3)_________thehealthofthenation.It’sknown(4)______________smokingcancausedifferentkindsofdiseases.Everyyear,manypeopledie(5)_______________theseillnesses,suchaslungandthroatcancers.Italsocoststhegovernmentmuchmoney(6)_______________lookafterthesesickpeople.Smokingisalsoharmfultothose(7)________________don’tsmoke,(8)____________(special)tochildrenandwomen. In(9)__________word,smokingisnogood.Ifyouwanttosmoke,justthinkofthosewhosufferfromdiseases(10)_____________thefiresthatdestroypeople’slivesandproperty!基础训练篇(11)Mrs.Wilson,thewifeofarichman, (1) someofherfriendstolunch.Shewastryinganewwaytocookfishandshewasverypleasedwith (2) whenthefishwasready.Asthefishwasveryhot,sheputitneartheopenwindowto (3) _____forafewminutes.Fiveminuteslater,whenshecameback(4) it,shewassurprisedtofindtheneighbor’scatatthefish.Shewasintimetostopthecatbeforeitwastoo (5). _ .Thatafternooneveryoneenjoyedthefish.Theytalkedandlaughed (6) _ fouro’clock.Aftertheguestsleft,Mrs.Wilsonfelttiredbuthappy.Shewassittingdowninachairnearthewindow(7) _____ __shesawtheneighbor’scatdeadinhergarden.Shewassurethefishwasbad.What (8)_ ________happentoherfriends?Sheatoncetelephonedthefamilydoctorforhelp.Thedoctorwantedeachguest (9) _____ meethim.OnceagainMrs.Wilsonwasalone34
inherchairstilltired (10) _ _ notlongerhappy.Justthenthetelephonerang.Itwasherneighbor,“Oh,Mrs.Wilson,”hecried.”Mycatisdead.Shewaskilledbysomeoneinacarandputinyourgarden…”基础训练篇(12)Weallknowthatcomputershaveplayedand(1)__________playaveryimportantpart(2)___________variousfields.Inpersonallives,computerscandolotsofwork.Itcancarry(3)___________people’sinstructions. Inagriculture,computersareused(4)_____________controlthe(5)__________(grow)conditionsofvegetablesandotherplants.Intransportation(交通运输),computerscanworkoutthebestdistance(6)__________trainsandoperatethetrainsinstead(7)____________humanbeings.Inthefieldsofeducation,healthandscientificresearch,computersareimportant,(8)___________.Peopleusethemtostoreinformation(9)______________records.Becauseofthecomputers,lifeiseasierand(10)________convenientforpeople.基础训练篇(13)XiaoMaoisaprimaryschoolstudentandheenjoys(1)_____(draw)verymuch.Oneday,hewenttothesmallwoodsnotfar(2)___________towntodrawfromnature,carryingadrawingboard.Hewasgladtofindatreeliving(3)____________theresthadbeencutdown.“Letmestartworkat(4)___________”hethoughtandbegantosetuphis(5)_____________.Justthenastrongyoungmancame(6)_________abigaxeandgotdownto(7)___________(cut)thetree.Soonhecutitdownandpulleditaway.WhenXiaoMaogot(8)__________andturnedbacktodraw,hefoundthetreehad(9)________________(disappear).“Dearme!Whereonearthisthetree?”XiaoMaowondered,very(10)______________(disappoint).基础训练篇(14)Untilrecentlydaydreamingwasviewedasawasteoftime.Orit__1_____________(consider)anunhealthyescapefromreallifeanditsduties.Butnowsomepeoplearetakingafreshlookatdaydreaming.Somethinkitmaybeavery__2______________(health)thingtodo.Someresearchersarefindingthatdaydreamingmaybeimportanttomentalhealth.Daydreaming,theytellus,__3__________(be)agoodmeansofrelaxation.Butitsbenefitsgo 4 _____ this.Anumberofpsychologistshaveconductedexperimentsandhavereachedsome __5__ ______(surprise)conclusions.Dr.JoanT.Freyberghasconcludedthatdaydreamingcontributes__6____intellectualgrowth.Italsoimproves 7 ____ (concentrate),attentionspan,andtheabilitytoget 8 ____ withothers.IndustrialistHenryJ.Kaiserbelievedthatmuchofhissuccesswasduetothepositiveuseofdaydreaming.FlorenceNightingaledreamedofbecominganurse.TheyoungThomasEdisonpictured 9 __ __ asaninventor.Forthesenotableachievers,itappears 10 theirdaydreamscametrue.Dr.HarryEmersonFosdickofferedthisadvice:“holdapictureofyourself…inyourmind’seye,andyouwillbedrawntowardit.Pictureyourselfvividlyasdefeatedandthatalonewillmakevictoryimpossible.34
基础训练篇(15)Aswellasreachingtherightaudiencewiththerighttechnique,advertisersmustalsoplacetheiradsintherightmedium.Obviously,costwillplay__(1)______bigpartinthisdecision.Televisionadvertsareexpensivetomake__(2)_____toshow.Youhavetobeabigcorporationwithabigbudgettoaffordtelevisionads.Advertisementsinnewspapers,ontheotherhand,are__(3)______cheaper. Aswellasworryingabouttheexpense,advertisersmustalsoconsider_____(4)_mediaaremostappropriatefortheirproductandwhichtheirtargetaudienceismostlikelytoseeorhear.__(5)_______mostcarshaveradios,adsbroadcastviaradiocanreachalotofdriversvery__(6)______(easy).Forthisreason,______(7)_wouldbeappropriatetouseradiotoadvertisegoodsandservicesrelatingtocars._(8)______,itwouldbenouse__(9)______(advertise)productsonradioiftheadreliesonvisualeffects.Televisionadvertsaregreatforgeneratingemotionalresponsestoaproduct,butmagazinesandnewspaperscanhave__(10)_____details.基础训练篇(16)Wemusthavewatertolive.__1________thewaterweuseiscleanandfresh,itwillmakeusill.Theanimals__2________(live)inandaroundlakesandriversmustalsohavecleanwater.Ourriversandlakessupplymostofourwater.Theclear,bluewaterfoundbythefirstAmericansettlershaschanged.Manyofourwatersourcesarenow__3________.Theyarefilled__4________dirtandwastewhichcannotbecleanedout.Inmanyplaces,waterisnotsafeforustouse.LakeEriewas__5________abeautifullake.Nowithasbeencalled“adyinglake”.Wastefromnearbyhomesandfactorieshasbeendumpedinto__6________.Fishcannolongerliveinmuchofitspollutedwater.GeorgeWashingtononcecalledthePotomac“__7________finestriverintheworld”.Nowitswaterisnolongerblue.Instead,itissoupygreen.Suds(肥皂泡沫),fromdetergents(洗涤剂;洗衣粉) usedtowashclothes,oftencoverthewaterofourrivers.Watercannot__8___________(make)inafactory.Oncewaterispolluted,itis__9________tomakeitcleanandsafeagain.Wemustlearntotakecareofthewater__10_______wenowhave.基础训练篇(17)Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly,fourthingsarenecessary.Firstly,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehear 1. spoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakitourselvescorrectlywithconfidenceandwithouthesitation. 2. ,wemustbeabletoreadthelanguage,andfourthly,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthataregrammaticallycorrect.Thereisnoeasywaytosuccess 3. languagelearning. 4. goodmemoryisagreathelp,butitisnotenoughonly 5. (memorize)rulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotmuchuselearningbyheartlonglistsofwordsand 6. meanings,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.7. wearesatisfiedwithonlyafewruleswehavememorized,wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.“Learnthroughuse”isagoodpieceof 8. (advise)forthose 9. arestudyinganewlanguage.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingand 10. (write)thelanguagewheneverwecan.34
基础训练篇(18)Therewereonceagoatandadonkey 1. livedonafarm.Thedonkeyworkedthehardestsothefarmerfeditthemost 2. .Sometimesthedonkeywasgivenmorefood 3. itcouldeat.Thismadethegoatsojealous 4. itbeganplottingagainst(谋划对付) thedonkey.“Hey,donkey,”thegoatsaidoneday.”Ithinkyoudotoomuchworkonthisfarm.Youcarrysuchheavythingsfrommorningtonight.Whydon’tyoupretend 5. (get)sicksoyoucantakeaday 6. ?”Thedonkeythoughtthegoathadagreatidea.Sothenextmorning,thedonkeylayinthestable(畜栏) onitssidewithitseyes 7. (close).Rightaway,thefarmercalledinadoctor. 8. lookingatthedonkey,thedoctorsaiditneededaspecialmedicinemade 9. theheartofagoat.Sothefarmerkilled 10. goatandgavethedonkeymedicinemadefromitsheart.基础训练篇(19)Weareallbusytalkingaboutand 1. (use)theInternet,buthowmanyofusknow 2. historyoftheInternet?Manypeopleare 3. (surprise)whentheyfindthattheInternetwasnotsetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,computerswerelarge 4. expensive.Computernetworksdidn’tworkwell. Ifonecomputerinthenetworkbroke 5. ,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup. Itshouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasworking,informationcouldbesent 6. anotherpart.Inthiswaythecomputernetworksystemwouldkeepon 7. (work)allthetime.TheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernmentinthe1960s,butintheearly1970s,universities,hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveandtheInternetwasdifficulttouse. 8. thestartof1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasiertouse.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade“surfing”theInternetmore 9. (convenience). TodayitiseasytogetonlineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday. 10. (send)emailsismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople’slife.基础训练篇(20)Onceuponatimetherewasarichmerchant1__ _____hadfourwives.Helovedthe4thwifethemost. Hetookgreatcareofherandgavehernothing2__________thebest.Healsolovedthe3rdwifeverymuch.Hewasvery 3 __(pride)ofherandalwayswantedtoshowoffhertohisfriends.Healsolovedhis2ndwife.Sheis__4___________veryconsiderateperson,alwayspatientandinfactisthemerchant’sclosefriend.__5___________themerchantfacedsomeproblems,healwaysturnedtohis2nd wifeand__6____________wouldalwayshelphimoutandtide(帮助渡过)him7__________difficulttimes.Now,themerchant’s1stwifeisaveryloyalpartnerandhasmadegreat8___________(contribute)inmaintaininghiswealthandbusinessaswellas9____________(take)careofthehousehold._10 ________,themerchantdidnotlovethefirstwifeandalthoughshelovedhimdeeply,hehardlytooknoticeofher.34
基础训练篇(21)Bassaniofellinlove (1) Portia,buthecouldn’taskhertomarryhim (2) hewaspoor.Hehadtoborrowsomemoney (3) ______ hisfriendAntonio,amerchantofVenice.Antoniohadnomoneythen.HewenttoShylock,acrueland (4)______ (greed)money-lender.Shylockagreedtolendhimthemoneyonconditionthathewouldcutapoundofhisflesh (5)______ hecouldn’trepayhimwithinthreemonths.UnfortunatelyAntonio’sshipswerelost (6) sea.(7) ______ (know)thatAntonioprobablyhadtodie,PortiaaskedBassaniotogotoseehisfriendatonce.Shedressedherself (8) asalawyerandturnedupatthecourt.SheletShylockcutjustonepoundofflesh (9)______ Antonio,nomore,noless,nodropofblood,otherwisehe (10) ______ loseallhismoney.HercleverideasavedAntonioandmadeShylockgivehalfofhismoneytoVenice.基础训练篇(22)DearLifeline,Ishallbegettingmarried(1)_______August.Mymotherwantsmetohaveawhiteweddingin(2)_________,becauseIamtheonlydaughter,andshewantsmetohavethekindofweddingthatshehad.I,ontheother(3)____________,shouldliketohaveasimplewedding(4)____________asmallparty(5)______________forimmediatefamilyandclosefriends.Idon’twantmyparents(6)___________gotoalotofexpensejustforoneday;I’drathertheyspentthemoney(7)__________thingsthatmyhusbandandIwillneed,thatwilllastusformanyyears.Doyouagree(8)____________methatthisisa(9)_____________(reason)pointofview?CanyouthinkofawayinwhichImightpersuademyparents(10) _____________thinkasIdo?Yours,Money-Conscious基础训练篇(23)Therewasonceateacherinavillage.HewasamannamedGoldsmith.Hewasakind-heartedman.Hewasalwayspoor(1)___________.Hetaughthimself (2)___________,sosometimespeoplecalledhimDoctorGoldsmith.OnedayapoorwomanaskedMr.Goldsmithtogoandseeherhusband,becausehewasveryillandcouldn’tgetup.Mr.Goldsmithdid(3)____________.Hefoundthatthefamilyneededhelpverymuch.Themanhadbeenoutofworkforalongtime,buthewasnot(4)__________.Hewasjusthungrybecausetherewasnofoodinhishouse.“Cometomyroomthis(5)_________”saidMr.Goldsmithtothewoman,“Iwillgiveyousomemedicineforyourhusband.”Intheeveningthewomancame.Mr.Goldsmithgaveheralittlepaperbox.“(6)__________isthemedicine,”hesaid.”Takeitanditwill(7)_________yourhusbandagreatdealofgood,butdon’topentheboxuntilyougethome.”“Whatarethedirectionsfor(8)_________it?”askedthewoman.“Youwillfindtheminsidethebox.”heanswered.Whenthewoman(9)_______________home,shesatdownbyherhusband’sside,andtheyopenedthebox.Theyfounditwasfullofmoney.Andonthetopwerethe(10)______________(direction):“TAKEITWHENYOUNEEDIT.”Goldsmithhadgivenallthemoneyhehad.34
基础训练篇(24)Ms.Marywasovereighty,butshestilldroveheroldcarlikehalfherage.Sheloveddrivingveryfast,andboastedofthefact 1. shehadnever,inherthirty-fiveyearsofdriving,beenpunished 2. adrivingmistake.Thenoneday,shenearlylostherrecord.Apolicecarfollowedher,andthepolicemeninitsawherpassaredlightwithout 3. (stop).WhenMs.Marycamebeforethejudge,helookedatherseverelyandsaidthatshewastoooldtodriveacar,andthatthereason 4. shehadnotstoppedatredlightwasmostprobablythathereyeshadbecomeweak 5 oldage,sothatshehadsimplynotseenit.Whenthejudgehadfinished 6. hewassaying,Ms.Maryopenedthebighandbagshewascarryingandtookouthersewing.Withoutsayingaword,she 7. (choose)aneedlewithaverysmalleye,andthreadeditatthefirsttime.Whenshehad 8. (success)donethis,shetookthethreadoutoftheneedleagainandhandedboththeneedleandthreadtothejudge,saying,“Nowitisyourturn.Isupposeyoucandriveacarwell,andyouhavenodoubts 9. youreyesight.”Thejudgetooktheneedleandtriedtothreadit.Afterhalfadozentimes,hehadstillnotsucceeded.ThecaseagainstMs.Mary 10. (dismiss),andherrecordremainedunbroken.基础训练篇(25)OnkeepingaDiaryinEnglish KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneofthe1.___________(effect)waystoimproveourEnglishwritingability.2._____________(compare)withotherformsofwriting,itisshorterandtakes3.____________time.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.4.____________wepersistinthispractice,graduallywe’lllearnhowtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,wecertainlyrunupagainstmany5.__________.Inthefirstplace,6.____________oftenhappensthatwehavetroublefindingappropriatewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese.AnditisextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperly. AsfarasI_7.______________(concern),my 8._____________(suggest)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionarywithineasyreach.Wheneversomethingbeatsus,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenconsultourdictionary.WecanalsoturntoourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary.Inshort,Ibelievethatitis9.___________greatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishfor10.___________developmentofourwritingskills.巩固强化二十三篇语法填空(每篇共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)仔细阅读下面的短文,短文中有10个空格。请根据上下文填入适当的词语,或使用括号中的词语的适当形式完成语法填空,并将答案填写在相应的位置上。 1IntheUnitedStates,therewere222people__1.______(report)tobebillionaires(亿万富翁)in2003. The__2._______(wealth)oftheseisBillGates,worthatleast$41billion,whomadehismoney__3.______startingthecompanyMicrosoft.Mr.Gateswasonly21yearsold__4._______hefirsthelpedtosetupthecompanyin1976.Hewasabillionaire__5.______thetimehewas31.34
__6._________,therearestillsomeotherpeoplewhohavemadelotsofmoneyateven__7.__________(young)ages.OtheryoungpeoplewhohavestruckitrichincludeJackieCooganandShirleyTemple.__8._________ofthesechildactorsmadeoveramilliondollars__9.____________(act)inmoviesbeforetheywere14.But__10.__________youngestbillionaireisAlbertvonThurnundTaxisofGermany,who,in2001,inherited(继承)abilliondollarswhenheturned18! 2In1605someEnglishmenplannedtokilltheirking,JamesⅠ,becausetheythoughtthathewasabadman.TheyknewthatonNovember5ththeKing 1. gototheHouseofLordstotalkwithhisnobles. Themenrenteda 2. (build)nexttotheHouseofLords.TheydugthroughawallandputmanybarrelsofgunpowderinanundergroundroomoftheHouseofLords.They 3. (choose)aman 4. (call)GuyFakestosetfire 5. thegunpowder,butsomethingwentwrong 6. theirplan. 7. ofthemenhadarelative 8. wascomingtotheHouseofLordstomeettheKing.Hewarnedhisrelativetostayathome. Therelativetold 9. noblesandsoontheKingheardaboutthedanger.Soldierssearched 10. undergroundroomsandfoundthegunpowderonNovember4th,soGuyFakeswascaughtandkilled.3People__1.___________(live)indifferentcountriesmadedifferentkindsofwords.Todaythereareaboutfifteenhundred__2.________intheworld.Eachcontainsmanythousandsofwords.Averylargedictionary,forexample,containsfour__3.__________fivehundredthousandwords.Butwedonotneed__4.________these.Toreadshortstoriesyouneedtoknowonlyabouttwothousandwords.__5._________youleaveschool,youwilllearnonlyonethousandormore.Thewordsyouknowarecalledyourvocabulary.Youshouldtrytomakeyourvocabulary__6.____________(big).Readasmanybooksaswecan.Therearealotofbooks__7.___________(write)ineasyEnglish.Youwillenjoythem.Whenyoucomeacross__8.___________newword,lookit___9.____________inyourdictionary.Yourdictionaryisyour__10.__________(much)usefulbook.4WhenyouareinEnglandyoumustbeverycarefulinthestreets__1._____thetrafficdrivesontheleft.Beforeyoucrossastreetyoumustlooktotherightfirst__2._____thentheleft.Inthemorningandintheeveningwhenpeoplegotoorcomefrom_3.______,thestreetsareverybusy.Trafficismost__4._______(danger)then.WhenyougobybusinEngland,youhavetobecareful,__5.______.Alwaysrememberthatthetrafficmovesontheleft.Soyoumustbecareful.__6._______(have)alookfirst,orelseyouwillgo__7.___________wrongway.InmanyEnglishcities,therearebigbuses__8.__________twofloors.Youcansitonthe__9.________(two)floor,from__10._______youcanseethecityverywell.It’sveryinteresting.534
Morethan7millionticketswillgoonsaleforthe2008BeijingOlympics,whichismorethanthenumberoftickets 1 (sell)inthe2004AthensGames,theBeijingOrganizingCommitteefortheGamesofthe29thOlympiad(BOCOG)saidonFriday. Ofthetickets,about4.9million, 2 70percentwillbesoldwithinChinaandtherest30percentwillbesoldabroad. “Sincewehavemore 3 (seat)thanAthens,wecansell 4 tickets,”saidRongJun,an 5 (office)fromtheBOCOGMarketingDepartment. It 6 (report)thatAthensoffered5.3milliontickets 7 the2004Olympics. “The 8 (open)ceremonywillbeheldintheNationalStadium,9 isabletoseat91,000people.Since 10 largenumberofseatswillbetakenbybroadcastersandthemedia,therewillbeonlyabout60,000forordinaryaudience.”6MostAmericansdon’tliketogetadvice__1_____membersoftheirfamily.Theygetadvicefrom“___2_____(strange)”.Whentheyneedadvice,theydon’tusuallygotopeopletheyknow.__3______manyofthemwriteletterstonewspapersandmagazines__4______giveadviceonmanydifferentsubjects,__5_______(include)familyproblems,theuseoflanguage,health,cooking,childcare,clothes,_6______evenonhowtobuyahouseoracar.Mostnewspapers__7_______(regular)printlettersfromreaderswithproblems.Alongwiththelettersthereare__8_______writtenbypeoplewhoaresupposedtoknowhowtosolvesuchproblems.Someofthesewritersaredoctors,and_9___________arelawyersoreducators.Buttwoofthemostfamouswritersofadvicearewomenwithoutspecial__10_________(train)forthiskindofwork. 7Withoutproper__1________(plan),tourismcancauseproblems.Forexample,toomanytouristscancrowdpublicplaces__2_________arealsoenjoyedbytheinhabitants(居民)ofacountry.Iftourismcreatestoomuchtraffic,theinhabitantswillbecome__3________(annoy)andunhappy.Theybegintodisliketourists__4_______totreatthemimpolitely.Theyforgethowmuchtourismcanhelpthecountry’seconomy.__5_________isimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofadestinationcountryand___6________tourismaffectsthem.Tourismshouldhelp__7________countrykeepthecustomsandbeautythatattractstourists.Tourismshouldalsoadvancethewealthand___8_______(happy)oflocalinhabitants. Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourism__9_________(grow)tooquickly,peoplemustleaveotherjobstowork__10________thetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry’seconomycansuffer.8Londonwasawarded__1_______2012OlympicGamesonWednesday,__2_________(defeat)EuropeanrivalParisinthefinalroundofvotingtotakethegamesbacktoBritishcapital__3________thefirsttimesince1948.__4_______Moscow,NewYorkandMadridwereeliminated(淘汰)inthefirstthreeroundsLondonbeatParis54:50onthefourthballot(投票表决)oftheIOC.34
InLondoncrowdscheeredandwavedflagsas__5_______watchedtheannouncementfromSingapore__6_______agiantscreeninTrafalgarSquareandintheeastLondonarea__7______themainOlympiccomplex(建筑群)willbebased.Blairspenttwodaysinlobbying(游说)inSingapore__8______leavingtohosttheG8summit(8国峰会)inScotland.“Mypromisetoyouisthatwewillbeyourvery__9_______(good)partners,”Blairsaid.It’sthefourthbid(申办)fromBritainafter__10__________(fail)attempts(尝试;企图)byBirminghamforthe1992OlympicsandManchesterforthe1996and2000.9Whyissettinggoalssoimportant?__1._________goalscanhelpyoudo,be,andexperienceeverything__2._______youwantinlife.Insteadofjust__3._______(let)lifehappentoyou,goalsallowyourselftomakeyourlifehappen.__4.________(success)andhappypeoplehavesetlotsofgoalstohelpthemreachtheiraims.Bysettinggoalsyouaretakingcontrolofyourlife.It’s__5._______havingamaptoshowyou__6.__________youwanttogo.Winnersinlifesetgoalsandfollowthroughwiththem.Winnersdecidewhattheywantinlifeandthengettherebymakingplansand__7.___________(set)goals.__8.____________(success)peoplejustletlifehappenbyaccident.Goalsaren’tdifficulttoset,and__9.___________aren’tdifficulttoreach.Itisuptoyoutofindoutwhatyourgoalsreallyare.Youare_10._____________onewhomustdecidewhattodoandinwhatdirectiontoaimyourlife.10Weoftenthinkoffuture.Weoftenwonder__1________theworldwillbelikeinahundredyears’time. Think___2_____space.Perhapsapermanentstationonthemoon___3_____(setup).Perhapspeoplewillbeabletovisitthemoonas__4______.Cheaprocketsforspacetravelwillhavebeendeveloped,__5______(permit)longjourneysthroughthesolarsystem.Whenthattimecomes,peoplewillbetakingholidaysinspaceandvisiting__6_______planets.Greatprogresswillhavebeenmade_____7___medicine,too.Pollutionwillhavebeencontrolledinahundredyears’time. __8________theworldwillhavebeendeveloped—evenAntarctica.Wewillhaveusedupmostoftheearth’slandtobuildourcities;__9_______floatingcitieswillhavebeenbuilt.TheJapanesehavealreadyhadplansofthiskind.Andtherewillbecities__10______thesea. 11Thirty-twopeoplewatchedKittyGenovese 1 (kill)rightbelowtheirwindows.Shewas 2 neighbor.Yet 3 ofthe32helpedher.Notoneevencalledthepolice. JohnBarleyandBibFatanewentbeyondtheheadlinestoresearchintothe reasons 4 peopledidn’tact.Theyfoundthatapersonhastogothroughtwosteps 5 hecanhelp.Firsthehastonoticethatitis 6 emergency(紧急情况).Isthesmokecomingintotheroom 7 aleakintheairconditioning?Isit“steampipes”?Orisitreallysmokefromafire?It’snotalwayseasytotellifyouarefacedwitharealemergency.Second,and 8 important,thepersonfacedwithanemergencymustfeel34
personally 9 (responsibility).Hemustfeelthathemusthelp, 10 thepersonwon’tgetthehelpheneeds.12Experimentshaveprovedthatchildrencan 1 (instruct)inswimmingataveryearlyage.AtaspecialswimmingpoolinLosAngeles,childrenbecomeexpertat 2 (hold)theirbreathunderwaterevenbeforetheycanwalk. 3 (baby)oftwomonthsolddonotappeartobereluctanttoenterthewater.Itisnotlong 4 theyaresoaccustomedtoswimming 5 theycanpickupweightsfromthefloorofthepool.Agamethatisverypopularwiththeseyoung 6 (swim)istheunderwatertricyclerace.Tricyclesarelineduponthefloorofthepoolsevenfeetunderwater.Thechildrencompeteagainsteachothertoreachtheotherendofthepool.Manypedaltheirtricycles, 7 mostofthemprefertopushordragthem.Somechildren 8 coverthewholelengthofthepool 9 comingupforbreathevenonce.WhethertheywilleverbecomefutureOlympicchampions,onlytimewilltell.Meanwhile,theyshouldencourage 10 amonguswhocannotswimfiveyardsbeforetheyaregaspingforair. 13SoonafterDaveleftcollege,oneofhisuncles, 1 wasrichandhadnochildrenofhisowndiedand 2 (leave)Davealotofmoney,sohedecidedtosetuphisownrealestateagency(地产公司).Hefoundaniceoffice,3 (buy)somenewfurnitureandmovedin.Hehadonlybeenthereforafewhourswhenheheardsomeonecoming 4 thedoorofhisoffice.“It’smyfirstcustomer!”hethought.Hequicklypickedup 5 telephoneandpretendedtobeverybusy 6 (answer)animportantcallfromsomeoneinNewYork 7 wantedtobuyabigandexpensivehouseinthecountry. Themanknockedatthedoor 8 thiswasgoingon,cameinandwaited 9 (polite)fortheagenttofinishhisconversation.Thenhesaidtohim,“I’mfromthetelephonecompany,andI 10 (send)heretoconnectyourtelephone.”14TheInternethasbecomepartofyoungpeople’slife._1._______reportshowsthat38%ofstudentsoftenusetheInternet.Mostofthemget_2.________(use)informationontheInternet_3._______usetheInternettohelpwiththeirstudies.Butmanystudentsdon’tuseit_4.________agoodway.Someplaygamestoomuch,andsomevisitwebsites__5.__________shouldn’tlookat.Sobadthingsmayhappen__6._________studentsspendtoomuchtimeontheInternet. __7._______isimportantforstudentstousetheInternetproperly.Nowwehaveatextbook,__8._______usesmanyexamplestoteachstudentssomegoodwaystousetheInternet.Itgivesuseful__9._______(advise). SomestudentsalsomakefriendsontheInternet.Butifyouwanttohaveaface-to-face_10.________(meet)withyouronlinefriends,pleaseletyourparentsknowandmeetinaproperplace.34
15Riversareoneofourmostimportantnaturalresources.Manyoftheworld’sgreatcitiesarelocatedonrivers,andalmost__1_______countryhasatleastoneriver__2_______(flow)throughitthatplays__3________importantpartinthelivesofitspeople. Sincethebeginningofhistory,people_4______________(use)riversfortransportation.ThelongestoneintheUnitedStatesistheMississippi,andthelifelineofEgyptistheNile.__5_____________transportation,riversgivewatertodrink,waterforcrops,andchancesforfunandrecreation (消遣,娱乐活动)forthepeople__6________________livealongtheirbanks. However,largecitiesandindustriesthatarelocatedonriversoftenmakeproblems.Asthecitiesgrow__7____________sizeandindustriesincreaseinnumber,thewaterintheriversbecomes__8_____________(pollute)withchemicalsandothermaterials.Peoplecometokwonthe__9_____________(important)ofdoingmoretokeeptheirriversclean__10_____________theywanttoenjoythebenefitsofthisnaturalresource. 16LiuXiangwasthefirstAsian__1_________(win)themen’s110mhurdlesattheOlympicsinAthens.__2_____that,hebecameanidol(偶像)totheyoungpeople. “IneverthoughtIwouldrununder13secondsandbreaktheOlympicrecord.”saidLiuXiangintears,“Iamvery,veryexcited.I’m_3_________(pride)notjustformyselfandforChinese__4______forAsia.Myracewent__5_________(wonderful)fromstarttofinish.”Liuadded.“Itis__6________amazingexperiencebeingtheOlympicchampion.Iwanttothankmycoachandmyfriendsfor_7________theirhelp.IthinktodayweChinesehaveshowedtheworldthatwe_8________runasfastasanybodyelse.” SincehisreturnfromAthens,LiuXianghasbeenatthecenterofamediacircusandhehasbeentomanypressappearancesandmeetings._9_______Liuthinks2004isjustthebeginning,andheexpectstobeathispeakinthe2008BeijingOlympics.Liusaid,“Forsomeplayers,it’sjustajob.Forme,it’s__10_________Ilove.”17Wearewhatweeat.Whatweare 1. (accustom)toeatingeverydayhasagreateffectonourhealth.Consequently(Asaresult),weshouldmake 2. efforttochangeourbadeatinghabits.Asweallknow,bakedorfriedfoodsmaybe 3. (taste),buteatingtoomuchofthemwillprobably 4. (短语)someillnesses.Inaddition,somefoodwhichcostsusagreatdealofmoneyisnothealthy, 5. junkfood. 6. peopleliketoeatisvariousfromculturetoculture.ComparedwithpeopleintheWest,Chinesepeopleusedtoeatmoregrain,morevegetablesandlessmeat, 7. isagoodeatinghabit. 8. ,thingsarequitedifferentnow.Withtherapideconomic 9. (grow)ofourcountry,wealsoeatalotoffoodhighinsugarandfat.Ifyoutakeacasuallookatpeopleinthestreet,whatimpressesyouwillprobablybethefactthattherearealotmorefatpeoplethaneverbefore.Weareatriskwhen 10. (eat)outwithout consideringthebalanceofourfood.Tobehealthy,wemustkeepitinourmindthatthefoodwechoosetoeatshouldgiveusthenutrients(营养)weneed.1834
Onceuponatime,apoorboytogetherwithhismotherlivedinamountainousvillage.Inhischildhoodtheboyoftencheated1 boysoutofmoneyandthings,buthismotherquicklysawthroughhisdeceptionandcriticizedhim.Withhis 2 (mother)education,healsofeltasenseofinjusticeabouthisdeedsandmadean 3 (apologize)toothers.Hismotherdideverythinginherpowertochangehisfaulty.Shesenthimtoaschool,___4_ _heworkedveryhard.Fiveyearslater,hestoodoutamonghisclassmatesandwasalwaysthoughthighlyofbyallhisteachers.Hebecame 5 (interest)inliteratureandenjoyed6 (read)manyfamousliteratureworks,suchasPrideandPrejudice,JaneEyre, 7 whichhewasabletoimprovehiswritingskills._ 8 hegraduatedfromschool,hebecameajournalistinanewspaperofthecity.Hehailed(呼吁)the 9 (equal)ofmaninhisarticles.Intheend,manypeoplewouldliketoreadhisarticlesassoonasthey 10 (publish). 19Itisnotpolitetoarriveatadinnerpartymorethan15to20minutes 1 .Thehostorhostessusuallywaitsforallthegueststoarrivebeforeservingthemeal.Ifsomeoneislate,thefoodmaybespoiled,andsomightthehostorhostess’sspirits.Ifyouhavetobelate,callandtellthemtostart 2 you. It’seven3 (bad)tobeearly!Thehostorhostesswillprobablynotbeready.Ifyouareearly,driveorwalkaroundtheblockafewtimes,orjustsitinyourcar 4 therighttime. Thoughitisoftenimportanttoarriveontime,yetontheotherhand,foropenhouses,thehostorhostessinvitesgueststoarriveandleave 5 acertaintime.Youcanarriveatanytimewithinthetimeheorshegivesyou. It’spolitetobringanemptystomach,butit’sevennicertobringasmallpresent.Thepresentshouldnotcostalot,oryoumightembarrassthehostorhostess. 6 (flower),wine,oraboxofcandywilldofine.Neverbringmoneyasapresent.Inan 7 (introduce),theorderofanameis:(1) 、thegivenname;(2) 、thefamilyname.Inotherwordsthegivennamecomesfirst.It’simportantnot 8 tolearnandremembernames,buttorespectthemoftenin 9 (converse).Aftertheintroduction,weusuallycallfriends 10 theirgivennames.Olderpeoplemaywantyoucallthemtheirtitlesandfamilynames,suchas“Mr.Jones”、 “Mrs.Johnson”or“Dr.Brown”. 20 InthesmalltownsoftheUnitedStatesinthe 1 (nineteen)century,thegeneralstorewas 2 everyoneboughtthethingshecouldn’tmake 3 growathome.Whatthestoressold 4 (tell)agreatdealabout 5 lifeatthattime.Peopleboughttoolsthattheyneededforfarmwork;salt,sugarand 6 foodsthatthefarmdidn’tproduce;articlesofclothingthattheycouldn’tmake 7 ;shirtsforthemen;orclothesforthechildren.Lifewassimplethen.Onefeelsthatpeoplewere 8 (thank)forwhattheyhadandthattheylooked 9 withcouragetowhateverthefuturebrought.Itwouldbeinterestingtoknowhowtheywouldfeelaboutthelifetoday.Woulditseemtothemthatlifeistoocomplex?Wouldtheyenjoy 10 (live)alifeaswedonow?2134
WhenIwasinGermany,onedayatChristmastimeIwenttoapostofficetosendaletter.(1) mysurprise.Ifoundpeoplequeuingsomepacesaway(2)___ thepersonatthesavingsdeposit(存款)window.Whyso?Eachdidhisbusinessinturn(3) thelinenevermovedastepnearer.Iwasverycurious,soIwalkedtothewindowtofindoutthe(4)_____.Therewasanoticeon(5)____waswritten“Thankyouforyourrespectforothers’privacy”,apolitewarningtokeeppeopleawayfromnosinginto(干涉)others’affairs.Moneymattersare(6)___asprivacyinWesterncountries. Iwasdeeplyimpressedbythesightandstayedawhiletowatch:theywerewaitingsocalmlyatadistancethattheyseemedquiteusedtothepractice.Thesamethinghappenedatapublictelephonebox.Thosewaitingfortheirturnsalwayskepttheirdistanceenoughtobeoutofhearing. It’sanothertypicalexample!Fromthenon,Itookcaretowatchtheirwaysofdoingthings,manners,andtreatmentshowntowardsothers.IfoundtheGermansalways(7)___________(mind)ofothers’privacy.Theyavoidedputtingothersinanembarrassingsituation.Forinstance,theyneveraskedaboutage,incomesortheplacetobuysuchacoat,nor(8)____________theycommentontheclothesorjewelryotherswore.Theirlawsforbidreadingdiaries(9)_____________openingletterswithout(10)____________(permit).Thatshowspersonalmattersarenotallowedtobedisturbed. 22Doyoufeel1 difficulttobehappyallthetime?NowI’llgiveyousometips(秘诀)2 howtomakeyourselfhappy.Onewayisbeing 3 (self)becauseunselfishnessisthekeyfactor 4 (require)ifyouwanttogetalongwellwithothers.By 5 (say)beingunselfishwemeanwe 6 notwanteverythingourownwayordemandthebestshareofeverything.Anotherwayistolookforgoodpointsin 7 people.You’llfindmostpeoplepleasanttogetalongwithanditwillsurelymakeyouhappy.Third,youcannotexpecttobetooperfect, 8 don’tbetoounhappywhenyoumakeamistake.EverythingwillbeOKifyoutrytomakethingsright.Finally,itisimportanttorememberthatwhileyouarenot 9 (bad)thanothers,chancesyouhavemaynotbemuchbetter.Inthiscase, 10 surestwaytobehappyistothinkyourselfaboveotherpeople.23Goodafternoon,principal,teachersandallstudents.Itismy1 (honorable)tobeheretogiveatalktoallofyou.Ihavestudiedinthisschoolforfiveyears.Inthesefiveyears,Ilearnedonepreciousthingimportantnotonlytome 2 toallofyouhere,anditis“reading”.Icanalwaysgainknowledgefromreading.Readingdoesn’t 3 upalotoftimebutIgainalot.NowIwouldliketosharemyreadingexperienceswithyou.IoncereadabookRareAir:MichaelonMichael 4 (write)bythegreatestbasketballplayerinthehistory,MichaelJordan.Whileweenvyhisgreatachievementinthebasketballandbusinessaspects,fewofusfocusonhisspiritofpersistence.Inthebook,hetalksabouthisexperienceof 5 hewalksonthepathtosuccess.InordertojointheNBA,heputineveryefforttostrengthenhismuscle,toimprovehisskills6 traininghard.Becauseofhisefforts,hesuccessfullyenteredtheNBA. However,hedidnotstophistraining.7 ,thetrainingwasevenstricter, 8 preparedhimtodeny(否认)thestatementreleasedbythepublic,“Michaelis34
aweakguy!”Whilethecriticismagainsthimdiminished(减少;减小;缩减),heworkedevenhardertoachievehisnextgoal—thechampionshipoftheNBA.Finally,hesucceeded.PeoplehonorMichaelas“Godofbasketball”notonlyforhisgreatbasketballskills,butalsomainlyforhisspiritofpersistence.Whileweadmirehisspirit,wecanfollow(追求;追逐)hisspiritaswell.Michaelshouldbeourexample;weoughttolearnfromhim.As/Solongas(只要)weworkhard,nothingisimpossible.Bearinmindthatallofyouhavethesamequality.Nobodyisbornwise.Puttingineffortistheonlybut 9 (effect)waytoadvancement.Myfellowschoolmates,beforeIgo,Iwouldliketoencourageallofyouthatweshouldworkashardaswe10 .Whenyougrowup,youmaybetheonewhoisadmiredbythecommunity.Myfellowschoolmates,let’sworkhardtogether!Workforourfuture!Thankyou. 冲刺突破三十六篇语法填空(每篇共10小题; 每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31~40 的相应位置上。1Manypeopleliketoreadthe(31)___________________(late)newspapers.But (32)_______________isitproducedsoquickly?Themostimportantmanmaybethechiefeditor.Hedecides(33)______________todo.Everymorningthe(34)________________(journal)aresenttocovertheevents.Sometimestheyneedaface-to-faceinterviewwithpeople(35)_____________dotelephoneinterviews.Meanwhile,thepictureeditorsends(36)_______________(photograph)totakethepicturestheyneed.Laterintheday,theypassthestoriesandthe(37)_________________(develop)photostotheeditor.Thenthechiefeditorwillchoosethemostimportantnewsforthefrontpage.(38)_________________editorsreadthestories,makesomenecessarychangesandwriteheadlinesforthem.(39)__________________thenewspaperisprintedand(40)_________________(deliver)todifferentplaces.2Gandhi,anIndiannationalhero,(31) ______(honor)asthefatheroftheIndiannation.HehasbeenrespectedandbelovedbytheIndians.HewasborninIndiain1869.Followingthelocalcustom,hegot(32) _____ (marry)attheageof13.In1888hesailedtoEngland,(33) hestudiedlawforthreeyearsandthenbecamea(34) (law).OnhisreturntoIndia,hewassenttoSouthAfricatoworkonalawcase.InSouthAfricahe(35) ______(surprise)foundthattheproblemofracialdiscriminationwasserious.Thereheformedan(36) ______(organize)andstartedamagazinetofightforequalrights.GandhireturnedtoIndiain1915,whenIndiawascontrolledbytheBritish. HeledtheIndianstofightforanendtotheBritishruleand(37) ______(depend)forhiscountry.InthepoliticalmovementmanyIndians,____________(38) (include)Gandhi,wereputinprison.(39) ______,thestrugglesneverstopped.TheBritish government had to give in andIndiawonitsindependencein1947.(40) ______ (fortunate),GandhiwasshotbyanIndianwhoopposedhisviewsanddiedonJanuary30th,1948.34
3Alittleboyinvitedhismothertoattendhiselementaryschool’sfirstteacher-parentmeeting.Tothelittleboy’s(31)________________(happy),shesaidshewouldgo.Thiswouldbethefirsttimethathisclassmatesandteachermethismotherandhewasembarrassedbyher(32)________________(appear).Althoughshewasabeautifulwoman,therewasaseverescar(33)_____________coverednearlythewholerightsideofherface.Theboyneverwantedtotalkaboutwhyorhowshegotthescar.Atthemeeting,thepeople(34)_______________(impress)bythekindnessandnaturalbeautyofhismotherthoughshehadascaronherface,butthelittleboywasstillembarrassedand(35)_______________(hide)himselffromeveryone.Hedid,however,getwithinearshotofaconversation(36)_______________hismotherandhisteacher,andheardthemspeaking.‘‘Howdidyougetthescaronyourface?’’Theteacherasked.Themotherreplied,‘‘Whenmysonwasababy,hewasinaroomthatcaughtonfire.Everyonewastooafraidtogoin(37)_______________thefirewasoutofcontrol,soIwentin.AsIwasrushingtowardhisbed,IsawabeamcomingdownandIplacedmyselfoverhimtryingtoprotecthim.Iwasknockedunconsciousbut(38)_______________(fortunate),afiremancameinandsavedbothofus.’’Shetouchedtheburnedsideofherface.‘‘Thisscarwillbeonmyfaceforever,buttothisday,Ihaveneverregretteddoing(39)_______________Idid.’’Atthispoint,thelittleboycameout(40)_______________(run)towardshismotherwithtearsinhiseyes.Hehuggedherandfeltagreatsenseofthesacrificethathismotherhadmadeforhim.Heheldherhandtightlyfortherestoftheday.4Finishingtheirshoppingatthesupermarket,amiddle-agedcouplefoundtheirnewcar 31 (steal).Theyfiledareport 32 thepolicestationandadetectivedrovethem 33 totheparkinglot(停车场)tolookforevidence.Totheir 34 (amaze),thecarhadbeenreturnedandtherewasanoteinit, 35 _______ said:“Iapologizefortakingyourcar.MywifewashavingababyandIhadtosendhertothehospitalassoonaspossible.Pleaseforgetthe 36 (convenient).Therearetwotickets 37 tonight’sRowanAtkinsonconcert.”Theirfaithinhumanityrestored(恢复).Thecoupleattended 38 concert.But 39 theyreturnedhome,theyimmediatelyfoundthattheirhousehadbeenransacked(洗劫).Onthebathroommirrorwas 40 note:“Ihavetoputmykidthroughcollegesomehow,don’tI?”5AguestcomesuptoMrs.Dale,theDutyManager,tellingher31 (anger)abouttheHallPorter’sDepartment.Sincethereare32 guestspresent,theDutyManagerinvitestheguesttocometoheroffice33 (talk)thingsover. TheguestsaysthattheHallPorteryesterday34 (promise)togettheatretickets35 ashowinthecity.Hesaysthattoday,36 hewenttocollecttheticketstherewas 37 porteronduty.Theportercouldnotfindanyticketsfortheguest,andcouldnotfindanyrecordoftherequestfor tickets.Itseemsthattheporterondutytodaydidnotbelieve34
38 theguesthadmadeanyrequestfortickets.Theguestsaysthattheticketswerepromised, 38 hehasplannedtogotothetheatrethatnight,andthatitisthe40 (hotel)jobtoprovidethetickets.6Youngpeopleshouldtravelnotonlytofindoutaboutthepresent31 tofindoutaboutthefuture.Agrandtourtodayshouldbetheoppositeof32 itwasinthepast.Itshouldnotincludemuseums,castlesandruins.Itshouldgo 33 humanlifeis,toplacesthatthrowyouimagesofthefuture.Itshouldnotbeanescapeof34 (real)butachallengewith35 . Youngpeopleoftodayshouldgotothewildest,farthest,poorplacetheycanthinkof.TheyshouldgotothewildplacesofAsia,Africa,andSouthAmerica.Youngpeopleshouldgoto36 manysuchplacesastheycan,37 theseplacesareclosingupandintimethey’llbecomeimpossible.Theotherareayoungpeopleshouldtravel38 ____________ isthesamesortofareawithintheirowncountry,placesthatareakindof39 ____________ (know)land,40 _______ astheCongoBasin.7Althoughanyonecandoit,stormchasingisextremelydangerous.Thepowerofabigstorm31 throwacowintotheair32 destroyawholehouseinseconds.Stormchasersarealsooftenhurtinaccidents33 (cause)bydrivingin34 heavyrain.Ifyouarea35 (begin),itismuchsafertojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacations36____________thestormseason. However,forstormchasers,itisallworthit.“37 youget38 (close)toastorm,itisthemost39 (excite)sightyouwill40 seeinyourlife,”saysJasperMorley.“Everystormisanexampleofthepowerofnature.ItisthegreatestshowonEarth.”8Inancienttimes,themostimportantexaminationwasspoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRome,testingusuallyconsisted 31 sayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches. Generally,however,modernexaminationsarewritten.Thewrittenexamination,whereallstudentsaretestedonthesamequestions,wasprobablynotknown32_________ thenineteenthcentury.Perhapsitcameinto 33 (exist)withthegreatincreaseinpopulationandthedevelopmentofmodernindustry. Twotypesoftestsare 34 (common)usedinmodernschools.Thefirsttypeissometimescalledan“objective”test.It 35 ___________ (intend)todealwithfacts,notpersonalopinions.Onobjectivetests,thestudenthasjustonetask:hemustrecognizethecorrectanswerandthenhemustcopyitsletterornumberontohisexaminationpaper.Sometimesthere34
is 36 answersheetonwhichthefourlettersornumbersareprinted.Thenthestudentonlyhastocircletheone 37 gowiththecorrectanswer. Fortestingsomekindsoflearning,however,suchatestisnotverysatisfactory.Alivelystudent 38 guessthecorrectanswerwithoutreallyknowingthematerial. Foraclearerpictureof 39 thestudentknows,mostteachersuseanotherkindofexaminationinadditiontoobjectivetests.Theyuse“essay”tests,andthetestsrequirestudentstowritelonganswerstobroad,generalquestions.Whensomeessayquestionsareusedalongwithsomeobjectivequestions, 40 ,afairlyclearpictureofthestudents’knowledgeandabilitycanusuallybeobtained.9 Wemaylookattheworldaroundus,butsomehowwemanagenottoseeit 31 whateverwe’vebecomeusedtosuddenly 32 (disappear).Take,forexample,theneatly-dressedwomanIusedtosee.Forthreeyears,nomatter33 theweatherwaslike,shewasalwayswaitingatthebusstoparound8:00a.m.On34 ________ (snow)days,sheworeheavyclothesandapairof35 ____________ (wool)gloves.OfcourseIrememberall36 _______ onlyaftershewasseennomore.Itwas37 thatIrealizedhowmuch1expectedtoseehereachmorning. “Didshehaveanaccident?Something 38 ______ ?”Ithoughttomyselfaboutherdisappearance.Nowthatshewasgone,IfeltthatI39 __________ (know)her.Ibegantorealizethatpartofourdailylifeprobablyincludessuchchancemeetings 40 _________ familiarstrangers:themilkmanyouseeatdawn,andthetwinbrothersyouseeatthelibrary.Suchpeopleareimportantmarkersinourlives.Theyaddweighttooursenseofplaceandbelonging.10InFrance,mostofthepeoplewanttohaveaverylongtimeforlunch.InBritainitdoesn’tseemtobeimportant31 peopletakeacupofteaandaveryquicksandwichandit’sOK. Anothervery32 (surprise)thingfortheforeigneristhewaythepeopleobeythelaw—youseemtohavemuchmorediscipline33 inFrance,andyourespectthepolice34 morethanwedo.Forinstance,peopleparktheircar35 ,andtheyknowitisforbidden36 theydoit—inBritainpeopledon’tdothat. InEngland,it’s37 (easy)tofeelalone.Peopledon’tbotheryou,don’tlookafteryouorworry38 yousomuch,soit’seasytogetlostortohideawayhere.Whenyou’reintheUnitedStatespeoplewanttoknow39____________ youare,theytendtospeaktoyou,tofindoutwhoyouare,40 you’redoing.11Alicealwayswantedtobeasinger.Musicwasthe31 importantthinginherlifebut,totellyouthe 32 (true),shetooklessonforyears,practisedeveryday, 33 inspiteofallthis,hervoicedidn"timprove.Honestly,itdidn’tgetbetter,itjustgot 34 (loud).34
Herteacherfinallygave35 andstoppedthelessons,butAlicerefusedtoquit,andonedayshedecidedtogiveaconcertandinvitedherformerteachertoattend.Theteacherwasveryworriedabout36 tosayaftertheperformance.Sheknewit37 beterribleanditwas.Shedidn"twanttotellalie,butshedidn’twanttohurtAlice’sfeelings38 .Finally,shegotanideaandwentbackstagetogreetherformerpupil. “Well”,saidAlice,“whatdidyouthinkof39 performance?” “Mydear,”saidtheteacher,“you’ll40 bebetterthanyouweretonight.”12TheInternetisanamazinginformationresource.Students,teachers,andresearchersuseit31 aninvestigativetool.Journalistsuseittofindinformationforstories.Doctorsuseittolearnmoreaboutunfamiliardiseasesandthe 32 (late)medicaldevelopment.Ordinarypeopleuseitforshopping,banking,bill-paying,and33 (communication)withfamilyandfriends.Peopleallovertheworlduseittoconnectwithindividualsfrom34 countriesandcultures.35 ,whiletherearemanypositivedevelopments36 (associate)withtheInternet,therearealsocertainfearsandconcerns.37 concernrelatestoalackofcontrolover38 appearsontheInternet.Withtelevisionandradiothereareeditorstochecktheaccuracyorappropriatenessofthecontentofprograms,andwithtelevisiontherearerestrictions39 whatkindsofprogramscan40 (broadcast)andatwhattimesoftheday.WiththeInternet,parentscannotcheckapublishedguidetodeterminewhatissuitablefortheirchildrentosee. 13Willtherealwaysbe31 water?Whenyouconsiderhownecessarywateristoeachandeveryoneofusandtoall32 (live)things,andwhenyouobservehowmanhasmismanagedother33 (nature)resources,youmayhavereasontoworry.Manhasbadlypollutedhissourcesofwater34 Earth.Andheusesmoreandmorewatereachday.Canmanlearntotreat35 (pollute)waterforreusefastenough36 (keep)pacewiththeworld’stechnologyand 37 (grow)population?AtthepresenttimethereisnoseriousshortageofwaterintheUnitedStates.Water,however,isnot38 abletomeetallthelocalneeds.Someareas,suchasthesouthwesternpartofourcountry,getlessrainthan39 .Intheseareas,watermustbebroughtinfrom40 outside.LosAngeles,forexample,mustobtainitswaterfromsourceshundredsofmilesawayintheColoradoRiverandtheriversofnorthernCalifornia.14InSeptember,1941,theNazi 31 (Germany) armywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatime 32 thetwocountrieswereatwar.However,beforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalace,theRussianswereonlyabletoremovethefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.ButsomeoftheNazissecretlystoletheAmberRoomitself.Inlessthantwodays,100,000piecesoftheroomwereputinsidetwenty-sevenwoodenboxes.Thereisnodoubt 33____________ theboxeswerethenputonatrain 34 ___ Konigsberg,atthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.Afterthat,whatreallyhappenedtotheAmberRoom 35 (remain)amystery.34
Whilethesearchfortheoldroomcontinues,the 36 (Russia)andGermanshavebuilt 37 newAmberRoomatthesummerpalace. 38 (follow)oldphotos,thenewroomhasbeenmadetolookmuchliketheoldone.In 39 springof2003,itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburg 40 (celebrate)the300thbirthdayoftheircity.15AtlantawasaGreekprincess.Shewasverybeautifulandcouldrunfasterthan 31 maninGreece.ButshewasnotallowedtorunintheOlympicGames.Shewas 32 angrythatshesaidtoherfathershewouldnotmarryanyonewhocouldnotrunfasterthanher.Herfathersaidshemustmarryandaskedher 33 shewantedtomarryakingorprince.ButAtlantareplied,“Iwillonlybemarriedtoamanwhocanrunfasterthanme.Whenamansayshewantstomarryme,Iwillrun 34 him.Ifhecannotrunasfastasme,he 35 (kill).Noonewillbepardoned.”ManykingsandprinceswantedtomarryAtlantabutwhentheyheardofherrules,someofthem 36 (sad)wenthome.Othermenstayedtoruntherace.TherewasamancalledHippomeneswhowasamazedwhenheheardofAtlanta’srules.“Whyarethesemenso 37 (fool)?Whywilltheylet 38 bekilledbecausetheycannotrunasfastasthisprincess?”ThenwhenhesawAtlantacomeoutofherhouse 39 (run),Hippomeneschangedhismind.“I 40 marryAtlanta—ordie!”hesaid.16NoonecouldrecognizemeafterIgotmynewtransistorsinthe 31 (1960).Thereweretimeswhenmysizewas 32 (total)changed.IbecamesmallandthinbutIgotclevererandcleverer,quickerandquicker.Andmymemorybecamesolarge 33 Icouldn’tbelieveit!ButIwasalwayssolonely 34 (stand)therebymyself,35 intheearly1960s,theygavemeafamily 36 (connect)byanetwork.Icouldshareinformation 37 othersandwecouldtalktoeachother.AtaboutthesametimewelearnedtotalktohumansusingBASIC.Iwasbroughtintopeople’shomesinthe1970s.Sincethen,myfamilyandI 38 (use)by 39 (billion)ofpeopletodealwithinformationandcommunicatewitheachotheraroundtheworldbytheInternet.Ilove 40 (use)toconnectpeoplewhoaren’tcloseenoughtospeaktoeachother.Ihavetrulybeenbuilttoservethehumanracesincemybirth.17Manyanimals 31 (disappear)duringthehistoryoftheearth. 32 (famous)oftheseanimalsweredinosaurs.Theylivedontheearth 33 (ten)ofmillionsofyearsago,long 34 humanscameintobeing.ThereweremanydifferentspeciesofdinosaurandseveralofthemhavebeenfoundinChina.Theeggsoftwenty-fivespecieshavebeenfoundinXixiaCounty,Nanyang,HenanProvince,andnotlongagoararenewspeciesofbird-likedinosaurwasdiscoveredinChaoyangCounty,LiaoningProvince.Thescientistsweresurprised 35 (find)theycouldrun 36 otherdinosaurs,butalsoclimbtrees.Theycouldtellthisfromthewaythebones 37 (join)together.Dinosaursdied 38 quicklyabout65millionyearsago.Somescientiststhinkitwasafteralargerockhittheearthandputtoomuchdustintotheair.Othersthinktheearthgot 39 hotforthedinosaurstoliveonanymore.Nobodyknows 40 sure.Inthesamewaythereare34
animalsthathavediedoutmorerecentlyandnooneknowswhy.Listentothestoryaboutthedodo,ananimalthathasdisappearedfromtheearth.18However,therewasonebandthatstartedinadifferentway.ItbeganasaTVshow.Themusiciansof 31________thebandwasformedplayedjokes 32___________ eachotheraswellasplayedmusic.Theirmusicandjokeswerebasedlooselyonthebandcalled“TheBeatles”.TheTVorganizers 33 (look)forfourmusicianswhowerelivelyandwhocouldmakegoodmusic.Theyputanadvertisementinanewspaper 34 (look)forrockmusicians,buttheycouldonlyfindonethatwasgoodenough.Theyhadtouseactorsfortheothermembersoftheband.Actorsmaynotbeabletosingsoatfirstothermusicianssangthesongsfortheprogramme 35 thebandpretendedtosingthem.Theirattractiveperformances 36 (copy)byothergroupsandtheirfanssupportedthemfiercely.Eachweekthegroupthatwascalled“TheMonkees”wouldplayasongortwowrittenbyothermusicians.However,afterayearorsoinwhichtheybecame 37 (serious)abouttheirwork,“TheMonkees”startedtoplaytheirowninstrumentsandwritetheirownsongslikearealband.Thentheyproducedtheirownrecordsandstartedtouringandplayingtheirownmusic.Theybecameevenmorepopularthan“TheBeatles”intheUSAandsoldevenmorerecords.However,thebandbroke 38 inabout1970,but 39 (unite)inthemid-1980s.Theyproducedanewrecordin1996,whichwasa 40 (celebrate)oftheirtimeasarealband.19RudolphValentinowasafamousfilmstarinthe1920s. Heoncewantedtobuyaparticularsilverringthathadasemi-preciousstonein31 . Thejewelerwarnedhimagainstthering,32 (tell)himthatithadacurseonit.33 ownedtheringwouldhavebadluck. Valentinodidnotbelievehim34 heboughtthering.Heworeitduringthemakingofhis35 film,TheYoungRajah.Thefilmwasacompletefailure. Valentinoputthering36 _ andwentontomakemany37 (success)films.By1926,hehadforgottenallaboutthecurseonthering. Heworeit38 . Soonafterwards,hefellillanddied. 39 ofValentino’sfriendsinheritedthering.She,too,becameill,40 quicklygavetheringawaytoayoungartist.Sherecoveredfromherillnessalmostimmediately,20Withthe(31)_____________(develop)ofindustry,airpollutionisgettingmore andmoreserious.InBeijing,manypeople(32)___________(suffering)fromdifferentkindsof(33)___________(ill)becauseofairpollution.Airpollutioniscaused(34)_________thefollowingreasons:abouthalfoftheproblemiscausedbyvehicles(车辆).Therearemoreandmorecars,busesontheroads,andtheygiveoff(35)_________(poison)gases.25%ofairpollutioniscausedbyfactories.Another(36)_________(fact)isthesmokers.Smokingnotonlydoesharmtotheirhealthbutalsotoothers’.(37)__________these,about10%ofairpollutioniscausedbyotherreasons. 34
Weshouldtakesomemeasurestofight(38)_____________pollution.Newfuelcanbeusedtotaketheplaceofgas.Wecanplantmoretrees.Ifeverybodyrealizestheimportanceof(39)___________(environment)protectionanddoessomethingtostoppollution,theproblemwill(40)___________(solve).21ManyChinesebelieve 31 (eat)pigbrainswillincreasetheirintelligenceandsomeAmericansregularlyeat 32 ___(cook)eggstokeeptheirmindssharp. 33 ,doctorsdon’trecommendeating 34 raweggsoranimalbrains.Then,whatfoodisgoodforyourbrain?Scientistshavefoundarelationship 35____dietandahealthybrain.Generallyspeaking,fishisabrainfood. 36____fish,youshouldintroducelotsofdarkgreenleafyvegetablesandcolorfulfruitsintoyourdiet,becausemostpeoplelackthespecialvitamins 37 thesebrainfoodprovide.Ifyoueatbrainfoods 38 ____(regular),theycanincreasebrainpower—helpyoupayattention,keepyou 39 ___________(motivate),improveyourmemoryand 40 _____(less)stressfromstudies.Thenyoucandomuchbetterinyourtest.22Afewyearsago,SARS__31______outinthemainlandofChina,causingsomepeople__32________(kill)ornearlygotclosetodeath.Thesituationwassoseverethattherewas__33______timetodebatewhoistoblame.Themostimportantthingforthegovernmenttodoistofindoutthe__34________ofthisdeadlydisease.Theyinvitedallthemost__35_________(experience)expertsinthisfieldtodiscussandquiteafewsuggestionswereputforward.Someofthetopexpertsthentestedthemtosee_36_______theywereavailable.DoctorZhongNanshanchoseonepatientwhowasseriouslyillandhadlittlehope__37_______pickingupandhadthenewmedicinetestedonhim.__38______hisgreatjoy,thispatientrecovered!Hemadehiswaytohisofficeandtelephonedthetopofficial,__39_______(tell)himthisexcitingnews.Forconvenience,hemovedtoliveinhisoffice.Hismethoddidmakesense.Notsoonafterthat,the__40___hospitalsalsocontrolledthisterriblediseaseandkickeditoutfinally.23Iaskedmyuncle,whoplays__31_______pianowell,__32_______hewouldassess(评定)thetoneofasecondhandpianoIwashopingtobuy.Wearrived__33_______thehouseandUncleFranklookedthepianoover,then__34_______(sit)downandplayedamixtureofhonky-tonknumbersandclassicalpieces.Whenhefinished,wetoldthefamilythatwewouldcall___35_______in15minutes.Outside,UncleFranksaidthat___36________thewoodwasbattered(坏掉的),thesoundwasgoodandweshouldbuyit.WhenIphonedthewomanback,shesoundedasifshewascrying.__37____(concern),Iasked,“What’sthematter?”“Wedidn’tknowthepiano_38______playlikethat,”shereplied.Thepianowasn’t__39_______sale,andherdaughterhadtoresume(重新开始)takingpiano__40___________.2434
InNorthAmerica,peoplearealwaysin__31______hurry.Childrenhavespeciallessonsorsportsactivities__32________school.Parentsoftenworklateand___33________gethomeuntil7or8o’clockatnight.MostNorthAmericanfamiliesdon’thavetimetoprepareameal.Thatis__34_________fastfoodissopopularinNorthAmerica.People_____35_____about40%oftheirdollarsonfastfood.PeopleusuallybuyfastfoodfromrestaurantchainssuchasPizzaHut,McDonald’s,orKFC,__36______theycanenjoypizza,sandwiches,friedchicken,andsoon.Fastfoodsavesworkandtime,butitisnot__37_________(nutrition).Fastfoodispopularinmanycountries.Americanfast-foodcompaniesnowhaverestaurantsallovertheworld.Butnot__38________ishappyaboutthespread(扩展)ofNorthAmericanfastfood.AgroupofpeopleinItalywanttofight__39_______thespreadofAmericanfastfood.Theydon’tliketheideaofmorefastfoodchains__40__________(open)restaurantsintheircountry. 25 Manypeoplekeepsmallfish_31_______pets.Theykeeptheminatankofwater.Thetankismadeofglass.Peoplecan_32________throughit.Theycanseeinsidethetankandwatchthefish. Thefishneedroom.Theymustn’tbecrowded.Theyneed_33_______tobreathe.__34_____mustbeenoughwaterforallfish.Sothesizeofthetankisveryimportant. Inthetankpeopleputsmallplants__35________aregoodforfish.Theygiveoxygentothewater.Plantshelpinotherways,too.Theycanhide__36_______theplantsandsleep,layeggsthere. Thefish__37______bekeptinwaterallthetime.Somecanjumphigh.Sothetankshouldbecovered.Thiskeepsthefish__38________(jump)out. Thefishneedfoodandshouldbefedeveryday.But__39____________yougivethemtoomuchfood,itisverybad,fortheextrafoodwillfalltothebottomandmakethewaterdirty.Sothefishshouldgetjustenoughfoodandfinish__40___________intenminutes.Nothingshouldbeleft.26Recently,awebsitehascarriedoutasurvey(31)________thecommonviewongraduatesfromBeijingUniversity.28%ofthe(32)__________(interview)companiesthinkthattheyarequite(33)_______(satisfy)withthegraduatesfromBeijingUniversity.Thegraduates(34)______theircompanieshaveawiderangeof(35)________(know)andtheylearnthingsveryquicklyandeasily.(36)_________,mostofthecompaniesdon’tthinkmuch(37)_________graduatesfromBeijingUniversity.Intheireyes,thegraduatesalwayssticktotheirownopinionsandlacktheteamworkspirit(38)_________working.Besides,theymaynotbesatisfiedwiththeirjobs,evenwithbigcompanies,andtheyusuallyaskfortoomuch.(39)_______aresult,34%ofthecompaniesinsistthattheywillnotemploygraduatesfromBeijingUniversity.Inbrief,societyand(40)________thestudentsthemselvesexpecttoomuchfromgraduatesfromBeijingUniversity.That’swhyagraduateclaimsthatheisrubbish.2734
Wemaybevery 31 (please)withtherapidprogresswehavemadeineveryfieldofstudy,butwehavealmostdonenothingtoimproveourpresentexaminationsystems 32 focusontestingthestudents’memoryinsteadoftheir 33 ______(able).Assoonasachildbeginsschool,heentersaworldofexamination 34_________willdecidehisfutureofjob.Infact,agoodexaminationsystemshouldencouragestudentstothink 35_________themselves.Buttheexaminationnowdoesnothingbutthat.Itforcesthestudentstoremember 36 istaughttogethighmarks.Thusthestudentswhocomeoutfirstintheexaminationoftenmanybethe 37 (good)intheirstudies.Inaddition,suchanexaminationsystemoften 38 _____(drive)teacherstocramallthetimeandforcesthemtotrainstudentswhattodowiththe 39 ____ (come)examination.Theremustbeabetterwaytotesta 40 (student)trueabilityaswellastheirknowledge. 28MoreAmericanpeopletaketheirtroubleswiththemonholiday,accordingtoanewsurvey. 31 40percentsaidthatthemainreasonforgoingawayistoescape 32 (press)fromwork,almostallsaidtheyworrymore 33 theydoathome.Onlyfourineveryonehundredsaidthattheyarehappyandfreeofcare.Themostcommonworryisburglary(入室盗窃),withfouroutoftenworryingabouttheirhomes 34 (break)intowhiletheyareabroad.Morethanaquarterfeeltheywillfeelcrazy 35 someothernoisyandroughholiday-makersandtwenty-twopercentworrytheymaybeattacked 36 theirpossessionswillbe 37 (miss). Thesurveyalsoshowed 38 thestay-at-homeAmericansarenomore.Threeoutofeveryfivewanttohaveaholidayabroad,whichwas 39 increasefromthefiguresonlythreeyearsago.Thehotelholidayisstillawinner,withaboutonethirdofallAmericans 40 (prefer)togoonaself-catering(自助) holiday. 29MillionsofwordshavebeensaidaboutyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.Therearereasons 31 thisgreatinterestintheirideas, 32 (feel)andactions.TodaythereareabouteightmillionAmericansinthecollegesanduniversities.Theyoungundertwenty-fivemake 33 nearlyhalfoftheAmericanpopulation,manyof 34 willbeinpowerintheU.S. 35 (nature)theirideasareimportanttoeveryoneinthecountry,and 36 isnecessaryfortheolderpeopletounderstand 37 theythinkandfeel.Collegestudentstodayhavestrong 38 (opinion)aboutrightandwrong.Theyaredeeplyinterestedinmakinga 39 (good)lifeforallthepeople,especiallyforthose 40 _____haveneverbeengivenafairchancebefore.30IwasonmywaytotheTaiyetosMountains.Thesunwassettingwhenmycar 31 (break)downneararemoteandpoorvillage.Cursingmymisfortune,IwaswonderingwhereIwasgoingtospendthenightwhenIrealizedthatthevillagerswhohadgatheredaroundmewerearguingasto 32 shouldhavethehonorofreceivingme 33 aguestintheirhouse.Finally,Iacceptedtheofferofanoldwomanwholivedaloneinalittlehouse.Whileshewasgettingme 34 (settle)34
intoatinybutcleanroom,theheadofthevillagewastyinguphishorsetomycartopullitto 35 smalltownsome20kilometresaway 36 therewasagarage. Ihadnoticedthreehensrunningfreeinmyhostess’scourtyardandthatnightoneofthemendedupinadishonmytable. 37 villagersbroughtmegoat"scheeseandhoney.Wedranktogetherandtalked 38 (merry)tillfarintothenight. Whenthetimecameformetosaygoodbyetomyfriendsinthevillage,Iwantedtorewardtheoldwoman39 thetroubleIhadcaused 40 .31Dawngraduatedseveralyearsago.She__31__________(be)asuccessfulmodel,and 31________(find)ajobhadnotbeenaproblem─until_33_________(recent).WhenDawndidstarttryingtofindanothertypeofjob ,shefoundininterviewafterinterviewthatcomputerliteracy(能力)wasamustto 34 _____(employ).__35_______Dawnhadalwaysbeenafraidoflearningcomputerwhileincollege─ourschooldidn’trequiretolearncomputeratthattime—shemanagedtogetadegree__36_______everconfronting(面对)acomputer.Finally,aftermonthsofsearchingforajob,Dawnfailed.Shehadtoadmitthatsidestepping(回避)computerliteracy(读写能力)hadn’tbeenagoodidea. _37______,She enrolledinacomputercourseat 38 ____adultvocationalschool.__39__________(surprise),althoughshehadbeenafraidoflearningcomputer,shetooktocomputers__40________muchthatafteraboutayearsheopenedherowncomputer-basedbusiness.32Will__31_______matterifyoudon’ttakeyourbreakfast?Recentlyatest__32________(give)intheUnitedSates.Thosetestsincludedpeopleofdifferent__33________from12to83.Duringtheexperiment,thesepeopleweregivenallkindsofbreakfasts,andsometimestheygot__34__________breakfastatall.Specialtestsweresetuptosee___35________welltheirbodiesworkedandwhentheyhadeaten___36_________certainkindofbreakfast.Theresultsshowthatifapersoneatsaproperbreakfast,heorshewillworkwithbettereffect__37_________ifheorshehasnobreakfast.Thisfactappearstobe___38_________(especial)trueifapersonworks__39_______hisbrains.Forexample,ifastudenteatsfruit,eggs,breadandmilkbeforegoingtoschool,hewilllearnmorequicklyandlistenwith__40_______(much)attentioninclass.33IwasalwaystoldthatthethreePs,patience,positivethinkingandperseverance(毅力),wereasurepath 31 success.Butthisadvicedoesnotalwaysworkasplanned.Myhighschoolmathsexamisoneexample.Theexam, 32 wasoriginallytobeheldinourclassroom, 33 (change)tothelibraryatthelastminute.This, 34 ,didn’tbothermebecausemathshadalwaysbeenmystrongestsubject.Ipatientlywalkedtothelibrary,tookmyseatanddidsomedeepbreathingtohelprelax 35 .ButmymoodquicklychangedwhenIsaw 36 firstquestion.Ihadnoideahowtodoit.Itriedtostaypositiveandpersevered 37 Ifinallyfoundthesolution.Withtheproblem38 (solve),Ifeltproudof34
myachievement. 39 (fortunate),IthennoticedthatIhadjust10minutesleft 40 (complete)therest!34Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleepneeded__31________ontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsin___32_______sleeptakesplace.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthan___33_______old,butusuallyeighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowith__34________thanthisamount,butothersmayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.___35_______isthenamatterofgoodjudgmenttosatisfyhisneed.Sleep__36________alwaysbeenoughtomakeonebringbackhis__37________(strong)andgetreadyforaday’swork.Freshairisnecessarytosoundsleep.Soitisnot__38_________reasonforsomepeopletothinkthatitispracticabletosleepintheopenair.Abathatbedtime,__39________hotnorcoolbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleep-producingdrug(帮助睡眠的药物)shouldneverbetakenexceptwhen___40_________(suggest)byadoctor.35Snakedisheshavebecomepopular__31________recentyears.Snakemeatinvariousflavors(风味)isoftenseeninrestaurantads.Eatingsnakeseemstobenowinvogue(盛行),andifyouhaven’teatensnakeyet,you__32_________(consider)“outofdate”.ButIwonder___33__________allthetrendsareworthfollowing.Somepeoplemaydefendthemselves__34_______sayingthatsnakemeatisnutritious.Butthesepeopledon’trealizethatmanyparasites(寄生虫),__35_______doharmtoourhealth,arefoundinsidesnakes.According__36_________asurvey,about1000tonsofsnakesareeateneveryyearinChinaandsometimesas___37_________as10tonsofsnakesareservedondinnertablesinShenzheninasingleday!Thesefigureswarnsusthatifnoactionistaken,__38_______numberofsnakeswilldropandmakeanincreaseinmiceandwormspopulation,whichwill__39_______inadecrease(减产)ofcropoutput.Whowillseesuchtragedyhappen? Solet’sstartnottoeatsnakesanymorebecause“toprotectthesnakeistoprotect__40________.”36Inthedayswhenanicecreamcostmuchless,Tom,___31 __ 8-year-oldboy,enteredahotelcoffeeshop___32 __ satatatable.Awaitressputaglassofwaterinfrontofhim.“Howmuchisanicecream?”“Fifty-cents,”repliedthewaitress.Thelittleboypulled__33_ righthandoutofthepocketandstudiedanumberof 34 init.“Howmuchisadishofplainicecream?”heasked.Somepeoplewerenowwaitingforherserviceandthewaitressgrewabit__35 _ (patience).“Thirty-fivecents.”shesaid__36_ (rude).Thelittleboycarefullycountedthecoins___37___ .“Iwillhaveaplainicecream,”hesaid.Thewaitresswalked_38 ____ .Theboyfinishedtheicecream,paidthecashierandleft.Itwasnotlong_39 __ thewaitresscamebackandthenshebegantowipedownthetableandsuddenlywas34
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