完形填空(每小题1.5分,共30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I found out that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of  36  . I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final  37  . During the test, the girl  38   next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me  39  . I had an extra pen. She showed me that  40   was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.

Later, after the test papers had been  41  , the teacher asked me to  42   in the room when all the other  students were  43  . As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about   44  it meant to grow up; she mentioned how important it was to stand  45   your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized(强调)the fact  46  people do something dishonest, they are really  47  themselves. She made me promise that I would think  48  about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could  49  , I walked out of the room wondering  50  she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.

Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated in the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked  51  I was copying answers 52 the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t  53  anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test.

  54  I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor  55   letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated in the test.

A. panic          B. invasion     C. action           D. trouble

A. test           B. lesson           C. class            D. papers

A. rising         B. standing     C. living           D. sitting

A. why            B. whether      C. where            D. that

A. she            B. that         C. hers         D. it

A. turned in       B. handed       C. given out        D. marked

A. work           B. read         C. study            D. stay

A. talking            B. studying         C. dismissed        D. expected

A. how            B. why          C. which            D. what

A. on             B. by           C. to               D. with

A. when           B. that when        C. that         D. whether

A. punishing      B. amusing      C. believing        D. cheating

A. well           B. highly           C. seriously        D. honestly

A. stay           B. leave            C. continue     D. refuse

A. if             B. whether      C. how          D. why

A. as though      B. at               C. even if          D. that

A. on             B. in               C. from         D. at

A. asked          B. mentioned        C. answered     D. realized

A. Long before        B. As long as       C. Even though  D. Just as

A. unless         B. by           C. before           D. for

   It is often necessary to release a fish, that is, set it free after catching, because it is too small, or you just don’t want to take it home to eat. In some cases, releasing fish is a good measure that will help keep fish variety and build their population size. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) encourages fishermen who practice catch-and-release fishing to use a few simple skills when doing so. The advice provided below will help make sure that the fish you release will survive (存活) to bite again another day.
—When catching a fish, play it quickly and keep the fish in the water as much as possible.
Don’t’ use a net in landing the fish and release it quickly to prevent it from dying.
—Hold the fish gently. Do not put your fingers in its eyes. Don’t wipe the scales (鱼鳞) off the   fish because it might cause it to develop a disease and reduce its chance of survival.
—Remove your hook (鱼钩) quickly. If the hook is too deep or hooked in the stomach, cut the   line and leave the hook in. The hook left inside will cause no serious problem to the fish.
—Take good care of the fish by moving it gently in water . Release the fish when it begins to   struggle and is able to swim.
—Do not hold fish in a bucket or some other containers and later decide to release it. If you are   going to release a fish, do so right away.
With a little care and by following the suggestions given above, you can give the released fish a better chance of survival. 
【小题1】 People sometimes set a fish free after catching it because they _________

A.don’t want it to dieB.hope it will grow quickly
C.don’t want to have it as foodD.want to practice their fishing skills
【小题2】Which of the following will probably make a fish ill?
A.Taking the hook off it.B.Removing its scales.
C.Touching its evesD.Holding it in your hand.
【小题3】 A proper way to release a fish is to _________.
A.move it in water till it can swimB.take the hook out of its stomach
C.keep it in a bucket for some timeD.let it struggle a little in your hand
【小题4】What is the purpose of the test?
A.To show how to enjoy fishing.B.To persuade people to fish less often.
C.To encourage people to set fish free.D.To give advice on how to release fish.

It is often necessary to release a fish, that is , set it free after catching, because it is too small, or you just don’t want to take it home to eat. In some cases, releasing fish is a good measure that will help keep fish variety and build their population size. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) encourages fishermen who practice catch-and-release fishing to use a few simple skills when doing so. The advice provided below will help make sure that the fish you release will survive  to bite again another day.
—When catching a fish, play it quickly and keep the fish in the water as much as possible.
Don’t’ use a net in landing the fish and release it quickly to prevent it from dying.
—Hold the fish gently. Do not put your fingers in its eyes. Don’t wipe the scales (鱼鳞) off the   fish because it might cause it to develop a disease and reduce its chance of survival.
—Remove your hook quickly. If the hook is too deep or hooked in the stomach, cut the line and leave the hook in. The hook left inside will cause no serious problem to the fish.
—Take good care of the fish by moving it gently in water. Release the fish when it begins to   struggle and is able to swim.
—Do not hold fish in a bucket or some other containers and later decide to release it. If you are   going to release a fish, do so right away.
With a little care and by following the suggestions given above, you can give the released fish a better chance of survival.
【小题1】People sometimes set a fish free after catching it because they _________

A.don’t want it to dieB.hope it will grow quickly
C.don’t want to have it as foodD.want to practice their fishing skills
【小题2】Which of the following will probably make a fish ill?
A.Taking the hook off it.B.Removing its scales.
C.Touching its eyes.D.Holding it in your hand.
【小题3】A proper way to release a fish is to _________.
A.move it in water till it can swimB.take the hook out of its stomach
C.keep it in a bucket for some timeD.let it struggle a little in your hand
【小题4】What is the purpose of the test?
A.To show how to enjoy fishing.B.To persuade people to fish less often.
C.To encourage people to set fish free.D.To give advice on how to release fish.

So the evening turned to night, and the night turned to morning. And before I knew it , the SAT was before me. I wasn’t sure  if I was ready, but I knew one thing: I wanted to get it over with.

SAT for the students is like tooth pulling. For those smart Asian kiddos, it’s like walking through the park: easy and carefree. For me, a Chinese American, …it’s: walking through the park and then tripping on a stone.

As I arrived outside of the dining hall, already a mob of students were sitting, talking, or standing silently waiting to get in. Jones students are lucky not only to have such a testing center at school, but also the feeling of their home school where it feels comfortable and familiar.

“ID, please,” my former math teacher asked at the door.

“Okay.” She looked over my ID, checked off my name on her list, and pointed towards the dining hall tables inside.

With hesitation, I picked up my feet and was directed to a large round table in the middle of the dinning hall. At least fourteen people could sit at this table but only four were allowed to take their test here.

“I’m glad it’s multiple choices.” I heard one student say. All the questions on the test have five choices except for one math section where they have only four. If you get an answer wrong, you don’t get any point, plus you get a penalty of a 1/4 point. If you don’t answer a question, you don’t get any point, nor penalties.

When everyone had a seat and the actual SAT I booklet in front of them, the proctor of the test called for our attentions. “In front of you, you should have a SAT I test and a scantron(答题卡). Please do not open the test booklet until I say so.” He then went on to talk about the procedures, the amount of time, signature of honesty, etc. After thirty minutes of instruction reading, he gave us all a solemn expression before saying, “You may begin now. Good luck.”

I could hear a hundred booklets being opened and pencils scratching the surface. I looked to my right, I looked to my left, I did a quick prayer for whoever was in charge up in the heavens, and started my test. At least I wouldn’t know my score until summer time.

1.How did the author feel before the test?

A.Confident.         B.Carefree.          C.Confused.         D.Nervous.

2.Jones students are lucky because __________.

A.they can take the test in a dining hall

B.they can talk during the test

C.they can take the test in their home school

D.they have their math teacher supervising the test

3.By the underlined sentence, the writer intends to say that_________.

A.the test would be so difficult that she might not pass it

B.the test seemed easy but she still needed to be careful with it

C.the test would be much easier for her than for the other Asian students

D.she found herself not as smart as the other Asian students

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.Fourteen students sat around a large round table, taking the test.

B.There were four math problems on the test.

C.You will lose more points if you get the answer wrong than if you give up the question.

D.The proctor announced the instructions as soon as the test began.

 

Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.

Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.

It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural backgrounds in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.

1.What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.?

A.Love

B.Politeness

C.Joy

D.Thankfulness

2.The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that a smile can ________.

A.show friendliness to strangers

B.be used to hide true feelings

C.be used in the wrong places

D.show personal habits

3.What should we do before attempting to “read” people?

A.Learn about their relations with others

B.Understand their cultural backgrounds

C.Find out about their past experience

D.Figure out what they will do next

4.What would be the best title for the test?

A.Cultural Differences

B.Smiles and Relationships

C.Facial Expressiveness

D.Habits and Emotions

 

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