题目内容
完形填空:
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.
The cold afternoon sunlight made long shadows behind the trees along the road. Sam Higbee 1 the gate of the Higbee Place and 2 his tractor (拖拉机) into the field.
Things had been moving 3 . Only the night before, the Higbee 4 had at last stopped quarrelling for long enough to agree on a 5 price. John Farnham, the real-estate agent (房地产代理商), had 6 a hurried trip to see Higbee the next morning. Within a few hours Higbee had looked round the place again, the agreement had been 7 , and he had put his horses into one of the Higbee fields. Now he was 8 to plough (犁地). He'd work until midnight, or 9 if the didn't get too 10 .
Out in the center of the field the old house was 11 the big trees. A dusty road ran 12 the field to the house from the gate. 13 Higbee had no use for the big old house. The 14 would cost more than the place was 15 .
He lowered the 16 and started the tractor. 17 he ploughed the rich black earth 18 out in smooth furrows (犁沟). Low dark clouds moved past overhead, and in the west the 19 sun turned the lower parts of the clouds red.
The 20 of the tractor's motor was unchanging, and watching the furrows sent Sam into a dream-like 21 He didn't notice the time 22 . When it got dark, he 23 the headlight and kept going. The 24 night air caused sharp pain to his face and hands, but his 25 remained fixed on the piece of ground between the grass and the ploughed earth.
1. A. looked at |
B. opened |
C. pushed |
D. knocked at |
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2. A. drove |
B. moved |
C. carried |
D. rode |
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3. A. sometimes |
B. carelessly |
C. slowly |
D. quickly |
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4. A. house |
B. home |
C. family |
D. place |
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5. A. selling |
B. buying |
C. rising |
D. different |
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6. A. made |
B. tried |
C. planned |
D. delayed |
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7. A. missing |
B. read |
C. seen |
D. singed |
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8. A. stopping |
B. starting |
C. continuing |
D. forced |
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9. A. harder |
B. shorter |
C. longer |
D. earlier |
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10. A. sleepy |
B. hungry |
C. excited |
D. sad |
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11. A. between |
B. among |
C. in |
D. under |
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12. A. over |
B. into |
C. through |
D. below |
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13. A. Therefore |
B. Or |
C. And |
D. But |
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14. A. repairs |
B. buildings |
C. painting |
D. checks |
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15. A. useful |
B. worth |
C. sold |
D. bought |
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16. A. machine |
B. wheels |
C. head |
D. plough |
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17. A. For |
B. Since |
C. As |
D. Because |
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18. A. rolled |
B. ran |
C. walked |
D. went |
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19. A. shining |
B. strong |
C. setting |
D. falled |
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20. A. voice |
B. sound |
C. size |
D. movement |
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21. A. place |
B. situation |
C. form |
D. state |
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22. A. turning |
B. moving |
C. passing |
D. disappearing |
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23. A. turned on |
B. turned off |
C. opened |
D. fixed |
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24. A. warm |
B. cold |
C. hot |
D. dirty |
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25. A. thought |
B. face |
C. hands |
D. eyes |
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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。
Most people think of birds as feathered animals that fly. Scientists, 36 , do not define (给…下定义) birds as animals that fly, because some birds do not. Of the 10,000 or so species of birds, 46 cannot 37 . Flight plays a key role in 38 for most birds. It allows them to find food over a 39 area and to get away from enemies. Ancestors of flightless birds may have 40 their ability to fly because they had no regular predators (捕食者) or did not need to fly to find food. Rather than fly, some of these birds developed other 41 to catch food and avoid enemies. Two examples of 42 birds are penguins and ostriches.
43 birds that fly, penguins do not have wide wings or large feathers. In order to catch the fish they feed on, penguins use their powerful wings to swim 44 . And when they swim, they look as if they are flying through the water. The 45 of penguins’ bodies makes it possible for them to dive deep underwater, 46 their thick feathers protect them from the cold.
Ostriches are known for their long legs, long necks, and large size. To 47 themselves, they stay in groups and use their excellent sight and hearing to 48 enemies. As soon as 49 approaches, they can run at a speed of more than 65 kilometers per hour to 50 . In addition to using their strong legs to run, they can kick powerfully.
Not all flightless birds have been 51 in protecting themselves. Flightless birds on some islands had no enemies until people 52 . These birds were hunted and easily caught by people and the animals 53 by people. Human land development has 54 the habitats of some birds. A number of flightless birds 55 because they were unable to adapt to new conditions and new enemies.
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下在短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam 36 to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was 37 .This was their last exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they would get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 38 and able to take 39 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 40 task, as the professor had said they could bringeither books or notes they wanted, requesting, only 41 that they did not talk to each other during the test.
42 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles appeared on the students’ faces as they 43 there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed before the professor began to 44 the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor 45 the class.
He looked at the worried faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?” 46 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students 47 restlessly(不安地) in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class remained 48 .
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 ,” he said. “I just want you to 50 you that, even although you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 51 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively common in everyday 52 .” Then smiling, he 53 , “You will all pass this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 54 .”
The years have 55 the name of the professor, but not the lesson he taught.
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