题目内容
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
One of the New York's most beautiful and 1 is 2 .The New York Public Library, in the heart of the city may have to 3 down.
The library is a very nice place. 4 it is in the busiest part of the city. There are grassland and trees around it, with chairs for people 5 .The rooms are very large. The ceiling(天花板)of the Main Reading Room is6 high. Here, readers can think and 7 in comfort (舒适地).
The library has a collection of more than 8 books and paintings, 9 one of the first copies of Shakespeare plays, a Bible (圣经)painted in the 10 century,and a letter 11 Columbus 12 he 13 his discovery (发现)of the new world.
Every New Yorker can use the library.But 14 of running the library 15 rapidly in recent years,and the library does not have 16 money to run it properly. In the past, it was 17 every evening and also 18 Saturdays and Sundays but now it is 19 .
The library is trying 20 to raise more money 21 its increasing costs.Well-known New York writers,artists,the universities, and the governments of New York City and New York State are all trying 22 .But the problem still 23 serious.Yet a way must be found 24 the library just 25 one writer said,"The public library is the most important building in New York City--it contains all our knowledge."
1. A. valuable buildings B. valuable building
C. worth building D. worthy buildings
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2. A. dangerous B. in danger C. of danger D. not safety
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3. A. fall B. put C. break D. close
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4. A. As though B. As if C. Though D. If
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5. A. to sit B. to seat C. to be seated D. to sit in
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6.A. fifty-one feet B. 51 foot
C. fifty one feet D. fifty-one foot
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7. A. work B. working C. worked D. be working
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8.A. thirty million B. thirty millions
C. thirty of million D. thirties millions
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9. A. including B. include C. to include D. included
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10. A. 15th B. 15 C. 15st D. 15nd
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11. A. written for B. wrote C. writing D. written by
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12. A. in which B. about which
C. for which D. with which
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13. A. said of B. spoke C. told of D. talked
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14. A. the cost B. the costing
C. the spending D. the spend
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15. A. has risen B. has raised
C. raised D. has been raised
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16. A. a lot B. lots of
C. enough D. a large number of
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17. A. on B. open door C. opened D. open
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18. A. in B. during C. at D. on
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19. A. closing B. locked C. opened D. prevented
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20. A. every possible way B. in all possible way
C. on every possible way D. on all possible way
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21. A. to meet B. to find C. to pay D. to give
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22. A. to do B. to help C. to give D. to spend
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23. A. remains B. keeps on C. continues D. still to be
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24. A. saved B. to save C. saving D. so that to save
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25. A. which B. that C. like D. as
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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, 掌握其大意,然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to 36 her. One day, he went to the farmer to 37 his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that 38 . I’m going to release (释放) 39 bulls, one at a time. If you can 40 the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
41 , the young man got out and stood in the field, 42 the first bull. The barn(牛棚) door 43 and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He 44 that one of the next bulls had to be a better 45 than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull 46 .
A few 47 later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so 48 and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing(扒) the 49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next 50 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A 51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he 52 to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and 53 at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his 54 , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities. 55 catch the first one.
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