第二节:完形填空(共20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36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并将答案填入答题卡中。
When I was younger, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was 36 for me. We spent four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless in the streets. After that we went to a(n) 37 shelter.
I was in high school at the time and my sister was too 38 to take part. She wanted to 39 , so she made sixty cookies for us to take and 40 to people. When we got to the homeless shelter we passed out the remaining 41 we had left. Next, we began making sandwiches and pairing them with other goodies(好吃的东西)and 42 them with the crowd. I had the cans with my sister’s cookies in them and began to walk around, offering them to anyone near me.
I 43 an older gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a 44 ?”He stopped and turned around, 45 ,“What did you say? Did you call me sir?” And I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and he said, “No one has ever called me sir. 46 ”
It  47  me to the core(彻底地).
I explained I had been taught that everyone deserved respect. It 48  me to think that just because he was homeless, no one afforded him the 49 which every person should get. It broke my 50 , and I couldn’t help but cry. I just didn’t understand 51 no one ever called him sir. Just because he didn’t have money or a place to live in. Every single person 52 to be treated with dignity(尊严). Years later, I 53 carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted as 54 gestures can really make a(n) 55 in someone’s life. 
36    A    important             B       attractive             C     puzzling               D.      memorable
37    A    safe                      B       dangerous            C     homeless              D.      animal
38    A    excited                 B       young                 C     naughty                D.      eager
39    A    help                     B       join                     C     grow                    D.      pay
40    A    get around           B       get over               C     hand out               D.      hand in
41    A    water                   B       paper                  C     coins                    D       meals
42    A    shared                  B       mixed                 C     threw                   D.      made
43  A    caught                  B       approached          C     limited                 D.      called
44    A    shelter                  B       talk                     C     rest                      D.      cookie
45    A    asking                  B       refusing               C     smiling                 D.      eating
46    A    Seldom                B       Always                C     Generally             D.      Never
47    A    moved                  B       struck                  C     impressed             D.  influenced
48    A    saddened              B       interested             C     ordered                D.      forced
49    A    reward                 B       honor                  C     gift                      D.      home
50    A    confidence            B       plan                    C     heart                    D.      nervousness
51    A    whether                B       when                   C     how                     D.      why
52    A    learns                   B       deserves              C     leads                    D.      chooses
53    A    still                      B       yet                      C     ever                     D.      just
54    A    generous              B       nice                    C     simple                  D.      political
55    A    decision                 B   choice                  C     difference             D       invention

 The common cold is the world's most widespread illness, which is a plague that man receives.
The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated Arctic regions, explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contract again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.
During the First World War, soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches, cold and wet, seldom caught colds.
In the Second World War, prisoners at Auschwitz concentration camp, naked and starved, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.
At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in a room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.
If then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in winter? Despite the most hard research, no one has yet found out the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and that makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.
No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain-killers such as aspirin, but all that they do is to relieve the symptoms.
【小题1】The writer offered ___ examples to support his argument.

A.4B.5C.6D.3
【小题2】Arctic explorers may catch colds when___.
A.they are working in the isolated Arctic regions
B.they are writing reports in terribly cold weather
C.they are free from work in the isolated Arctic regions
D.they are coming into touch again with the outside world
【小题3】Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit___.
A.suffered a lotB.never caught colds
C.often caught coldsD.became very strong
【小题4】The passage mainly discusses___.
A.the experiments on the common cold
B.the fallacy about the common cold
C.the reason and the way people catch colds
D.the continued spread of common colds

My name is Chelsea Chowderhead. A chowder is a kind of soup. I was laughed at because of my last name as soon as I started school. So when my family moved to South Carolina, I asked my dad if I could change my name.

“You shouldn’t change who you are. Let people get to know you first and your name later. When you meet someone new, ask them a good question, something you’re really interested in. Once people start talking about themselves, they don’t judge(评价) you.”

Two days later I headed to my new school for the first day of class. At lunch, I noticed that there were twin brothers who were talking to each other. I remembered my dad’s advice, so I decided to try.

I noticed that their lunchboxes were identical. “What’s it like being a twin?” I asked.

They looked surprised. Then one said, “No one has ever asked us that!”

“Most of the time it’s good,” the other said. “When you’re a twin you always have someone to talk to and have lunch with.”

In no time we were laughing and talking. Then one of the brothers said, “I’m Nicholas, and this is my brother, Nathaniel. What’s your name?”

I took a deep breath and said, “I’m Chelsea Chowderhead.”

“Chowder? Like the soup?” asked Nathaniel.

“Yes,” I replied, looking down.

“Hey, cool! Do you want to come over after school and play basketball with us?” Nathaniel asked. I nodded.

And that is how I became friends with the twin brothers.

1.Why did the writer want to change his name?

A.People made fun of it.

B.He wanted to make more friends.

C.It was hard to remember.

D.He wanted to be cool in the new school.

2.The writer’s father advised him to ____________.

A.move to a new class                     B.say hello to others

C.share his interests                       D.ask good questions

3.The underlined word “identical” in Paragraph 4 probably means _____________.

A.same             B.beautiful          C.big               D.full

4.When the twin brothers asked his name, the writer felt ________________.

A.surprised         B.angry             C.nervous           D.proud

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.One can order a chowder in some restaurants.

B.The twins said hello to the writer first.

C.The twins also didn’t like the writer’s name.

D.At last the writer changed his name.

 

Recently Dr. Cleiman has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor (work) through your work, you may say that you are “hot”. That is true, the time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak (顶峰). For some people the peak comes during the forenoon (上午前). For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so.
Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what this energy cycle means and which cycle each member of the family has.
You cannot change your cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. “Habits can help,” Dr. Cleiman believes. If your energy cycle is low in the morning but you have an important job early in the day, rise before your usual hour, and then you will work better at your low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a lazy yawn(哈欠) and stretch(伸展). Sit on the edge of bed before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome searching for clean clothes by laying them out the night before.

  1. 1.

    Dr. Cleiman did not explain in the passage ___________.

    1. A.
      how people can make their life fit their cycle
    2. B.
      whether everyone has a daily cycle or not
    3. C.
      why people have their energy cycle at different times
    4. D.
      what will happen in the family if the couple fail to realize which cycle each member has
  2. 2.

    For what reason may husbands and wives quarrel with each other?

    1. A.
      Either of them gets up late in the morning.
    2. B.
      Husbands and wives have different cycles of energy.
    3. C.
      Either of them wants to change the cycle of the other’s.
    4. D.
      They do not know which cycle they themselves have.
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, ____________.

    1. A.
      one works better at one’s peak energy point
    2. B.
      if you know your cycle you can change it to fit your life.
    3. C.
      whenever you feel hot, your energy cycle reaches the highest
    4. D.
      your energy cycle must be in the morning if you can get up early
  4. 4.

    Which of the following can save your energy in the morning?

    1. A.
      Getting up late.
    2. B.
      Jumping out of bed as quickly as possible.
    3. C.
      Looking for clean clothes.
    4. D.
      Sitting for a while before getting out of bed.

More than a hundred adults and kids gather for the Star Party on a cold evening, chattering excitedly as they stand in the dark on a Virginia hillside. The odd thing is, no one has turned on a flashlight, and no streetlights or house lights wink(闪烁) on around them.
These people have traveled to the countryside more than an hour from Washington, D. C., to get away from the glow of city lights.  That's because they are attending a star party. Star parties are gatherings where professional and amateur astronomers set up their telescopes and invite people to come learn about the night sky. Getting away from light pollution, or artificial skylight from buildings for example,  helps stargazers (看星星的人) see objects in the sky much better.
At this star party, Sean O'Brien of the National Air and Space Museum’s Einstein Planetarium starts off by asking the crowd to simply look up and take in all they can see. He points out plenty of things that can be seen without special equipment. Stars, satellites, and even the Andromeda galaxy(仙女座) can be found if you know where to look.
After that, several dozen astronomers offer close-up views. Each has focused their telescope on a different part of the sky. As kids take a look, the owner gives a mini-lesson.
O’Brien says you can have your own star party at home and learn a lot just by paying attention to what's happening up above. "Watch the sky as the seasons pass, and you will see that it changes," he says. "Or start with the moon. Notice when and where you are seeing it—maybe even in the early morning while you wait for the school bus. "

  1. 1.

    What was it special about the Star Party ?

    1. A.
      It was organized by the local authority.
    2. B.
      It was carried out without any lights.
    3. C.
      It was so cold that people chatted to cheer up.
    4. D.
      It was held in the town center of Virginia
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, who were involved in the activity ?
    a. some invited guests
    b. some government officials
    c. some experts in astronomy
    d. those who were interested in astronomy
    e. students who were major in agriculture

    1. A.
      a, c, d
    2. B.
      a, d, e
    3. C.
      b, d, e
    4. D.
      c, d, e
  3. 3.

    From the passage, we can infer that if you want to see the objects in the sky            .

    1. A.
      you'd better escape from pollution and sunlight
    2. B.
      you'd better follow Sean O'Brien's guidance
    3. C.
      you'd better buy some advanced equipment
    4. D.
      you'd better make use of your imagination
  4. 4.

    Which of the following can be best describe what O'Brien says about discovering the stars'?

    1. A.
      Roman is not built in a day.
    2. B.
      No pains, no gains.
    3. C.
      All roads lead to Roman.
    4. D.
      Time and tide wait for no man.

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