完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit（深坑）. All the other frogs 36 the pit. When they saw how 37 the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might be 38 .
The two frogs 39 what the other frogs were saying and 40 to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical strength. The other frogs 41 telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs 42 the comments, seriously considering them, and gave up. He 43 down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as 44 as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the 45 and just die. He jumped even harder and finally 46 it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not 47 us?” The frog explained to them that he was 48 . He thought they were 49 him the whole time.
This story teaches two lessons: ① There is power of life and death in the 50 . An encouraging word to someone who is 51 can lift them up and help them make it through the day. ② A destructive word to someone who is down can be 52 it takes to kill them. Be 53 of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.
The 54 of words is great. It is sometimes hard to understand 55 an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.
| 小题1: | | A．jumped over | B．keep peace with | C．came down | D．gathered around |
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| 小题2: | | A．big | B．deep | C．dangerous | D．wide |
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| 小题3: | | A．dead | B．confused | C．quiet | D．safe |
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| 小题4: | | A．tolerated | B．understood | C．ignored | D．confirmed |
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| 小题5: | | A．promised | B．tried | C．managed | D．agreed |
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| 小题6: | | A．kept | B．enjoyed | C．finished | D．stopped |
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| 小题7: | | A．lived up to | B．paid attention to | | C．got used to | D．pushed ahead with |
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| 小题8: | | A．slowed | B．went | C．climbed | D．fell |
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| 小题9: | | A．hardly | B．difficult | C．hard | D．difficultly |
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| 小题10: | | A．pain | B．disease | C．fear | D．competition |
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| 小题11: | | A．worked | B．turned | C．left | D．made |
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| 小题12: | | A．follow | B．hear | C．recognize | D．consider |
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| 小题13: | | A．deaf | B．blind | C．honest | D．clever |
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| 小题14: | | A．respecting | B．comforting | C．encouraging | D．beating |
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| 小题15: | | A．society | B．communication | C．tongue | D．misunderstanding |
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| 小题17: | | A．who | B．that | C．which | D．what |
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| 小题18: | | A．proud | B．careful | C．afraid | D．free |
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| 小题19: | | A．function | B．energy | C．power | D．skill |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:B |
小题1:A选项意为“跳过”；B选项意为“并驾齐驱；赶上；跟上”；C选项意为“下来；下降；败落”；D选项意为“围拢；集合”。文中前两句意为：“一群青蛙正穿越森林，突然其中两只青蛙掉进了一口深坑。所有其他青蛙就围在坑周围。”故D正确。
小题2:根据上文deep pit可知B正确。
小题3:根据四个选项的词义以及上下文可知：这两只青蛙可能会死。B选项意为“困惑的；糊涂的”。故A正确。
小题4:A选项意为“容许；承认；忍受；容忍”；B选项意为“明白；理解”；C选项为“不顾；不理睬”；D选项意为“确认；批准；证实”。
小题5:此句意为：“那两只青蛙没有理会其他青蛙所说的话，而是竭尽全力想跳出这个坑。”A项promise to do sth.“答应做某事”；B项try to do sth.“尽力做某事（但不一定成功）”；C项manage to do sth. “设法做成某事”；D项agree to do sth.“同意做某事”。故B正确。
小题6:此句意为：“其他青蛙不停地劝他们别再白费力气了。”keep doing sth.“不停的做某事”。故A正确。
小题7:A项意为“不辜负；达到高标准；履行”；B项意为“注意；留意；重视”；C项意为“习惯于”；D项意为“推动；推进”。此句意为：“其中一只青蛙听从了那些青蛙的话，慎重考虑了他们的意见，最后放弃了。”故B正确。
小题8:此句意为：“他倒下去死掉了。”fall down “倒下”。故D正确。
小题9:此句意为：“另一只青蛙继续使劲地跳。”as hard as he could意为“使劲地；拼命地”。故C正确。
小题10:此句意为：“那群青蛙再次向他大喊，要他放弃努力等死算了。”A项意为“痛苦”；B项意为“疾病”；C项意为“害怕；恐惧”；D项意为“竞争；比赛”。故A正确。
小题11:此句意为：“他跳得更加使劲，最终跳出了坑。”此处的made it是指“成功”的意思。其余选项均无此意。故D正确。
小题12:此句意为：“当他出来的时候，其他青蛙说‘你没有听见我们的话吗？’”故B正确。
小题13:那只青蛙解释说他是聋子。故A正确。
小题14:他以为他们在一直鼓励他呢。A项意为“尊敬；尊重”；B项意为“安慰”；C项意为“鼓励”；D项意为“敲打；打败”。故C正确。
小题15:此句意为：“你的舌头能把人说死，也能把人说活。”tongue有“语言”的意思。故C正确。
小题16:此句意为：“一句鼓励的话能鼓励沮丧的人振作起来，帮助他们熬过那一天。”down在此作形容词，意为“沮丧的；情绪低落的；悲哀的”。根据下文A destructive word to someone who is down…也可以推出答案。故A正确。
小题17:此句意为：“一句诋毁的话，对于沮丧的人来说，可能会要他们的命。”what具有双重语法功能，即既引导表语从句，又作takes的宾语。其他选项均无此功能。故D正确。
小题18:此句意为“当心你所说的话。”be proud of意为“以……为自豪”； be careful of意为“注意；当心”； be afraid of意为“害怕”； be free of意为“免于”。故B正确。
小题19:此句意为：“语言的力量是伟大的。”A项意为“功能；作用”；B项意为“能量；精力”；C项意为“力量；权利；能力”；D项意为“技能”。故C正确。
小题20:It is ...that...是强调句型。此句意为：“有时候很难理解，一句鼓励的话会有如此深远的影响。”故B正确。 |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项 。
Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 36 the theme “Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 37 drinking water. The United Nations 38 to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 39 challenge. But everyone, 40 teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 41 of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work— 42 discarded(废弃的) batteries（电池）which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how 43 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that 44 the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone 45 batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 46 awareness in her area.
She 47 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 48 the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local waste-management 49 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 50 video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 51 progress.
When asked 52 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite ____53 . “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize 54 young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 55 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
| 小题1: | | A．had | B．gave | C．wrote | D．discussed |
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| 小题2: | | A．enough | B．safe | C．much | D．polluted |
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| 小题3: | | A．asks | B．orders | C．hopes | D．ensures |
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| 小题4: | | A．good | B．strong | C．important | D．unreal |
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| 小题5: | | A．especially | B．sometimes | C．even | D．seldom |
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| 小题6: | | A．boys | B．others | C．students | D．grown-ups |
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| 小题7: | | A．collecting | B．selling | C．buying | D．using |
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| 小题8: | | A．things | B．chemicals | C．water | D．air |
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| 小题9: | | A．making | B．recycling | C．reducing | D．handling |
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| 小题10: | | A．uses | B．has | C．throws | D．needs |
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| 小题11: | | A．tell | B．increase | C．spread | D．inform |
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| 小题12: | | A．talked to | B．listened to | C．heard from | D．thought about |
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| 小题13: | | A．and | B．beside | C．as well as | D．as good as |
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| 小题14: | | A．officials | B．workers | C．clerks | D．experts |
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| 小题15: | | A．industrial | B．agricultural | C．scientific | D．educational |
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| 小题18: | | A．proud | B．glad | C．modest | D．worried |
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| 小题19: | | A．praises | B．helps | C．supports | D．honors |
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| 小题20: | | A．awarding | B．saving | C．serving | D．favoring |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题的四个选项（A 、B、C 、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A philosophy professor loved to teach students about important theories of the subject．Once, while his 21 was about to begin, he just closed the book and 22 stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him． Students were curious but the professor without looking at them 23 a very large and empty jar．And then he started to 24 it with small rocks．25 the jar appeared full, the professor asked his students whether the jar was full
The entire class 26 that jar was indeed full．Next, the professor picked up some 27 and began pouring them into the jar．The moment pouring was 28 , he shook the jar lightly．As a result of that, all the small rocks 29 the open areas between the rocks comfortably．
Professor again asked the students if the jar is full．Same 30 from the class like before．Professor 31 a bit but silently, and this time he picked up a box of sand．He poured the box into the jar and sand filled the entire 32 spaces．At the same time, professor 33 his question to the class, if the jar was full? Yes again．
Professor now 34 towards the class and said, this jar 35 your life．All the things in the jar I poured mean some important lessons．The rocks are the most important things, 36 is family, your partner, health and your 37 ．Even if everything else in your life goes away but the rocks remains there, your life would still be full 38 the most important things are still present in your life．Pebbles represent other significant things like car, house and job etc．And the sand is the small stuff or everything else．
If your time and 39 is spent on small stuff then there is no 40 for the pebbles or the rocks or in other words, most important things of your life．
| 小题1: | | A．lecture | B．talk | C．speech | D．letter |
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| 小题2: | | A．though | B．besides | C．otherwis | D．instead e |
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| 小题3: | | A．pointed to | B．picked up | C．took out | D．sent up |
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| 小题5: | | A．Soon | B．Instantly | C．Luckily | D．Hopefully |
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| 小题6: | | A．argued | B．told | C．suggested | D．agreed |
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| 小题7: | | A．rocks | B．stones | C．sand | D．water |
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| 小题8: | | A．understandable | B．complete | C．reliable | D．adjustable |
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小题9:A rolled into B．．fell out C．mixed with D．turned up
| 小题10: | | A．response | B．comment | C．order | D．content |
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| 小题11: | | A．spoke | B．cried | C．scolded | D．smiled |
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| 小题12: | | A．left | B．available | C．getting | D．remaining |
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| 小题13: | | A．asked | B．answered | C．repeated | D．discussed |
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| 小题14: | | A．turned | B．looked | C．walked | D．moved |
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| 小题15: | | A．means | B．represents | C．competes | D．matches |
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| 小题17: | | A．wealth | B．business | C．children | D．friends |
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| 小题18: | | A．because | B．if | C．once | D．while |
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| 小题19: | | A．energy | B．money | C．power | D．strength |
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| 小题20: | | A．hope | B．need | C．room | D．doubt |
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From the beginning rivers have played an important in the life of man．Man of the earliest times used the rivers as a means of travel．Today rivers still serve as a great waterway for the transport and people．
In ancient times, man settled near rivers or on river banks and built up large empires．
Water is nature’s most valuable gift to man．Man needs water to irrigate his crops, to cook and to wash．In nations all over the world, rivers mean life and wealth．They feed and clothe the nations around them．
Water is also a source of energy and power．Man build huge dams across the rivers to control the water for irrigation and get the energy needed to drive generators．The electrical power is then directed to homes, cities, factories and television stations．
Man uses water each day．In a small way rivers help to keep man in good health and provide for his amusements．Various forms of water sports keep man strong and healthy．
小题1:Rivers have been important to man _______．| A．since they came into being | B．since the last century | | C．since a few hundred years ago． | D．since the beginning of BC |
小题2:Man in old times traveled from one continent to another ______．| A．by air | B．by sea | C．by train | D．by bus |
小题3:Generators are machines that are used ______．| A．to direct electrical power | B．to control the water | | C．to produce electricit | D．to build dams y |
小题4:Which of the following statements is true?| A．People get energy by building bridges across rivers． | | B．In ancient times large empires grew up near dams． | | C．People can be provided with amusements in small rivers． | | D．Large rivers are still useful for transportation in modern times． |
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If you think English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.
The study also found the earlier people learn a second language, the greater the effect is.
A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London(UCL), took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals(通两种语言的人)”, who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.
Scans showed that grey matter density in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference was.
“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.
It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.
Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills.
“Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible,” he said, “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”
The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34. Reading, writing and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the earlier they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.
小题1: What does the underlined part “grey matter” (in Paragraph 2) refer to?| A．Grey hair. | B．Material of the brain. | | C．Intelligence. | D．Difficult situations. |
小题2: The experience of learning a second language can ________.| A．change one’s brain completely | B．improve one’s maths skills | | C．make one smarter than others | D．increase the ability to learn |
小题3:We can learn from the passage that ________.| A．the researchers from UCL did another study in Italy | | B．a similar study was done on native Italian speakers who learn English as a second language | | C．the research done on the Italians showed a totally different result | | D．it will be easier for one to travel around the world by learning a second language |
小题4:What’s the main idea of the passage?| A．Learning a second language can help improve your brain power. | | B．You should learn a second language that is not your native language. | | C．If you want to learn a second language, you should do it at a certain age. | | D．The research done by the researchers from UCL is very successful. |
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Ideas about polite behavior are different from one culture to another. Some societies, such as America and Australia, for example, are mobile and very open. People here change jobs and move houses quite often. As a result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time, and they need to get to know people quickly. So it’s normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as personal.
On the other hand, there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long–term relationships are more important. A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example, will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business. But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society.
To Americans, both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first. On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it, it’s no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don’t want to answer.
Cross-cultural differences aren’t just a problem for travelers, but also for the flights that carry them. All flights want to provide the best service, but ideas about good service are different from place to place. This can be seen most clearly in the way that problems are dealt with.
Some societies have “universalist” cultures. These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way. “Particularist” societies, on the other hand, also have rules, but they are less important than the society’s unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person. So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person.
This difference can cause problems. A traveler from a particularist society, India, is checking in for a flight in Germany, a country which has a universalist culture. The Indian traveler has too much luggage, but he explains that he has been away from home for a long time and the suitcases are full of presents for his family. He expects that the check–in official will understand his problem and will change the rules for him. The check–in official explains that if he was allowed to have too much luggage, it wouldn’t be fair to the other passengers. But the traveler thinks this is unfair, because the other passengers don’t have his problem.
小题1:Often moving from one place to another makes people like Americans and Australians ______.| A．like traveling better | | B．easy to communicate with | | C．difficult to make real friends | | D．have a long–term relationship with their neighbors |
小题2: People like Malaysians prefer to associate with those ______.| A．who will tell them everything of their own | | B．who want to do business with them | | C．they know quite well | | D．who are good at talking |
小题3:Which of the following is true about “particularist societies”?| A．There is no rule for people to obey. | | B．People obey the society’s rules completely. | | C．No one obeys the society’s rules though they have. | | D．The society’s rules can be changed with different persons or situations. |
小题4: The writer of the passage thinks that the Indian and the German have different ideas about rules because of different ______.| A．interests | B．habits and customs | C．cultures | D．ways of life |
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