题目内容
完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的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。
Ban the Band(乐队)?
Every year,our school has a dance for all the students.It’s a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful 1,instead of the usual school uniform.
Most of us think the dance is great 2—even the teachers enjoy being there.3,two weeks ago someone said that there would be no 4 band this year—only CDs.
“I don’t 5 it!”Amy cried out during the lunch break.
“Someone said the school couldn’t 6
“Well,I don’t think it’s 7 enough without a band!”declared Angela,“and I’m going to see what can be done.”
Angela was as good as her 8.In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the 9 some more thought.And he suggested that one 10 for having a band was to increase the price of each ticket from 10.Angela had to 11 out whether the students would like to do that.
“I need all of you to help me,”she 12 to our group before school the next day.“Mr.Berry gave me a list of all the names,and suggested we ask each one their 13 about the band and the extra cost.”
14 the day we asked around as Angela suggested,and wrote down people’s feelings about the band and the cost.We were amazed how much 15 there was for the band and everyone agreed to pay the extra $5.
“I’m surprised,”smiled Mr. Berry,when we gave him the 16.“I really thought that only a few people 17 their band and that the cost would be too high.OK,Angela,your next 18 is to find a good band and line them up for the dance.”
Angela was all smiles and 19 the news to Amy and Daniel.“You’re 20,”smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.
- 1.
- A.shapes
- B.dresses
- C.flowers
- D.pictures
- A.
- 2.
- A.fun
- B.work
- C.effort
- D.progress
- A.
- 3.
- A.Besides
- B.Otherwise
- C.However
- D.Therefore
- A.
- 4.
- A.new
- B.live
- C.foreign
- D.marching
- A.
- 5.
- A.mean
- B.need
- C.accept
- D.believe
- A.
- 6.
- A.lead
- B.serve
- C.afford
- D.form
- A.
- 7.
- A.good
- B.clear
- C.useful
- D.easy
- A.
- 8.
- A.look
- B.behavior
- C.mind
- D.word
- A.
- 9.
- A.schedule
- B.situation
- C.view
- D.action
- A.
- 10.
- A.possibility
- B.concern
- C.decision
- D.chance
- A.
- 11.
- A.call
- B.find
- C.carry
- D.point
- A.
- 12.
- A.admitted
- B.replied
- C.apologized
- D.announced
- A.
- 13.
- A.knowledge
- B.instruction
- C.opinion
- D.information
- A.
- 14.
- A.On
- B.For
- C.By
- D.During
- A.
- 15.
- A.trust
- B.money
- C.support
- D.care
- A.
- 16.
- A.results
- B.notices
- C.questions
- D.examples
- A.
- 17.
- A.welcomed
- B.wanted
- C.defended
- D.invited
- A.
- 18.
- A.task
- B.business
- C.exercise
- D.duty
- A.
- 19.
- A.showed
- B.wrote
- C.broke
- D.read
- A.
- 20.
- A.amusing
- B.interesting
- C.exciting
- D.amazing
- A.
1.dress 意为“衣服,服装”。根据上文中的“in clean shoes and trousers”和下文中的“instead of the usual school uniform”可判断出看到朋友穿着干净的鞋子和裤子或五颜六色的衣服而不是穿校服有点滑稽。shape 意为“形状,样子,形态,外形,模样”。flower意为“花,花卉”。picture意为“画,图画,画像,照片。
2.fun意为“有趣的事”。根据上文中的“It’s a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful dresses,instead of the usual school uniform.”和下文中的“even the teachers enjoy being there”可判断出大多数人认为舞会是一件有趣的事。work意为“工作,操作,劳动,作业,工件”。effort意为“努力,尝试,尽力,成就,努力的成果,杰作”。progress意为“前进,进行,上进,进步;进度,进展,增长,发展,经过”。
3.however意为“然而”,表示比but稍松弛的转折关系,多位于句中,前后须加逗号,可位于句首或句末,用于句首,后面可加逗号,所引导的分句用于句末,前面可加逗号。比较前后两个句子可判断出它们是转折关系,前句表示大家都感到舞会有趣,后面表示没有演奏的乐队。besides意为“加之,更,又,还有,而且;另外”,指除此以外也(还)……,用于肯定句,可用于句末或句首,用于句首常跟逗号。otherwise意为“另外,否则,不同地,别的方式”。therefore意为“因此,为此,所以”。
4.live band意为“现场伴奏的乐队”。根据下文中的only CDs可判断出没有现场伴奏的乐队,只有伴奏CD。new意为“新的,崭新的,新发现的,新发明的,新开发的”。foreign意为“外国的”。marching意为“前进中的”。
5.believe意为“相信”。I don’t believe it!表示“我不相信!”根据下文中的cried可判断出Amy不相信这是真的。mean意为“意,有……的意思,意思是……”。need意为“要,需要,必须,有……的必要”。accept意为“接受”。
6.afford指时间或经济能力可以“花费得起,经受得住”,须与情态动词can,could或be able to搭配。表示“有人说学校请不起乐队”。lead意为“领导,引导,带领,率领,指挥,领导,主持”。serve意为“服务,服役,供职,招待,侍候,供应”。form意为“形成,构成,排列,(使)组成”。
7.good意为“好的”。根据下文中的“and I’m going to see what can be done”可判断出Angela认为没有乐队不够好。clear意为“清楚的,清晰的,清澈的,光亮的,空旷的,有条理的”。useful意为“有用的,有益的,有帮手的”。easy意为“容易的,安逸的,舒适的,宽裕的,小康的,从容的,宽容的,流畅的”。
8.word意为“诺言”。根据下文的内容可判断出Angela说到做到。look意为“脸色,面容,外表”。behavior意为“举止,行为”。mind意为“头脑,智力,精神,意见,情绪”。
9.situation意为“形势,局面;情况”,指各种具体情况综合起来的状态,多指危急或重大的事态,强调外部因素对该事态的影响。根据上文中的“However,two weeks ago someone said that there would be no live band this year—only CDs.”可判断出校长同意对没有现场伴奏的乐队这件事进一步考虑。schedule意为“时间表,进度表”。view意为“观点,见解,观察,观看,意见”。action意为“动作,作用,战斗,行动,举动,行为”。
10.possibility意为“可能性”。根据下文中的“to increase the price of each ticket from 10”可判断出可判断出请乐队的一种可能性是使每张票的价钱从原来的5美元增加到10美元。concert意为“音乐会”。decision意为“决定,决心,决议,结果,果断,坚定”。chance意为“机会,可能性,偶然性,运气”。
11.find out意为“发现……的真相”,指经过询问、调查、观察、计算或研究等手段发现或找到,多用于复杂而不易直接查出的情况。根据其宾语从句“whether the students would like to do that”可判断出表示“Angela不得不搞清楚学生们是否愿意这样做”。call out意为“出动,唤起,大声叫唤”。carry out意为“完成,实现,贯彻,执行”。point out意为“指出”。
12.announce意为“宣布”,指向公众宣布、通知大家,含有预告的意味。表示第二天她向我们宣布说:“我需要你们的帮助。”admit意为“容许,承认,接纳”。reply意为“答复,回答”。apologize意为“道歉,认错,赔不是”。
13.opinion意为“意见,看法,见解”,指对某事的具体看法或意见,可指纯粹的个人看法或较权威的判断,含有评价的意味。根据其定语about the band and the extra cost可判断出建议我们问每个人对乐队和附加的费用的意见。knowledge意为“知识,学识,学问,认识”。instruction意为“教训,教诲”。information意为“信息”。
14.during意为“在……期间”,表示在那一天我们按照Angela的建议询问了周围的同学。on the day表示“具体的某一天”。
15.support意为“支持”,根据下文中的“everyone agreed to pay the extra $ 5”可判断出使人感到吃惊的是有那么多的支持。trust意为“信任,信赖”。money意为“钱”。care意为“忧烦,忧念;挂念,思念;心事,牵累;关怀,爱护”。
16.result意为“结果”。根据上文的内容可判断出当我们把结果告诉Berry先生时,他微笑着说:“我感到吃惊。” notice意为“注意,认识,情报,消息,通知,预告,警告;(正式)通告;呈报”。question意为“问,询问,发问,质问,问题,议题,争论点”。example意为“例证,实例,标本,样本,范例,典型,模范,榜样”。
17.want意为“想要”,表示“只有几个人想要乐队”。welcome意为“欢迎”。defend意为“防御,防守,保护……使免于”。invite意为“招待,邀请”。
18.task意为“工作”,一般指分派的工作任务,也指自己要求做的工作,可指体力劳动或脑力劳动,多含困难和辛苦的意味。
19.break the news 意为“宣布消息”,表示把这个消息告诉了Amy和Daniel。show 意为“给看,出示,显示,显出,陈列,展出,供参观,炫耀,卖弄”。write 意为“写,记,录,抄,誊,填写”。read 意为“阅读,朗读,诵读”。
20.amazing 意为“令人惊异的”。根据上文中的“We are amazed”可判断出Angela对Amy和Daniel说:你们令人吃惊。amusing 意为“有趣的;好笑的”。interesting 意为“引起兴趣的,有趣的”。exciting 意为“令人兴奋的,使人激动的”。
第三节:完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive . Some experts say the 21 is to make jobs more varied . But do more varied jobs 22 greater productivity ?There is evidence to suggest that 23 variety certainly makes the worker’s life more enjoyable , it doesn’t 24 make him work harder . As far as increasing productivity is concerned , then , 25 is not an improtant factor .
Other experts feel that giving the worker 26 to do his job in his own way is important , and there is no doubt that this is ture . The 27 is that this kind of freedom can’t easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a 28 way . Thus while freedom of choice may be important , there is usually very little that can be done to 44 it .
Another important 30 is how much each worker 31 to the product he is making . In most factories the worker 32 only one small part of the product . Some car factories are now 33 with having many small production lines rather than one large one , so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his 34 . It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution an important factor 35 it is one we can do something about .
To what 36 does more money lead to greater productivity ? The workers themselves certainly think this is 37 . But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring , 38 just lets them enjoy their spare time more . A 39 argument may explain demands for shorter working hours . Perhaps if we 40 making their jobs more interesting , they will neither want more money , nor will shorter working hours be so important to the .
21.A.answer |
B.course |
C.attempt |
D.aystem |
22.A.run across |
B.lead to |
C.result from |
D.pick up |
23.A.because |
B.as |
C.while |
D.as though |
24.A.mentally |
B.physically |
C.carefully |
D.actually |
25.A.variety |
B.relaxation |
C.creativity |
D.machinery |
26.A.judgment |
B.freedom |
C.direction |
D.comfort |
27.A.secret |
B.skill |
C.problem |
D.strength |
28.A. amusing |
B.dull |
C.changeable |
D.fixed |
29.A.use |
B.create |
C.supply |
D.fear |
30.A.measure |
B.invention |
C.consideration |
D.work |
31.A.lies |
B.sticks |
C.objects |
D.contributes |
32.A.likes |
B.equips hristmas |
C.transports |
D.sees |
33.A.tired |
B.pleased |
C.worrying |
D.experimenting |
34.A.own |
B.will |
C.line |
D.hand |
35.A.but |
B.and |
C.so |
D.however |
36.A.extent |
B.quality |
C.store |
D.difference |
37.A.natural |
B.important |
C.worrying |
D.unbelievable |
38.A.Rest |
B.Sports |
C.Money |
D.Playing |
39.A.complete |
B.friendly |
C.given |
D.similar |
40.A.advise |
B.succeed in |
C.object to |
D.are tried of |