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   The Johnson family from England believe they are lucky to be alive af?ter surviving an incredible incident off the coast of Australia. The John?sons had been  that they might see some whales when they were  2   a yacht―a large expensive boat for a 10-day sailing    3     around the Whit?sunday Islands.    4    , they had no clue just how     5     their viewing would be. Two hours into their journey a nine-metre-long humpback whale    6     out of the ocean and crashed into their boat before returning to the water.

Mark Johnson,the eldest son, was sailing the yacht when he heard an immense bang and a thud(重击声).He  7  thought the yacht had hit a rock. However, when he looked up,he saw the whale  8  down the deck of the boat. He told the reporters,"We were staring into its right eye. It was a very   9   moment. The eye was about the  10   of a dinner plate. It was huge."

 11  for the Johnson family,no one was hurt,but the yacht suffered  12  damage. The whale had ruined the mast and rigging一-the pole and ropes which hold the  13   ―and so the family was left  14  at sea, 10 miles from the shore. The 15   equipment was also damaged, but fortunately they had a cellphone and were able to call for help.

   Why the whale jumped onto the yacht is a  16  , but the family thinks that maybe the boat had not  17  sailed between the whale and its baby calf. Perhaps the whale was trying to  18  its calf when it jumped,hitting the yacht by chance.

Whatever the reason, people are completely  19  that this incident hap?pened. There is over 135 million square miles of ocean, so what are the  20  of a whale jumping onto a 30-foot-long yacht? The chance of something like this happen?ing is minuscule,but it just shows that life is full of surprises.

1.  A.   explained      B.learned     C. told        D. taught

2.  A.   hiring        B. running   C. taking       D. driving

3.  A.  competition       B. game       C. trail       D.trip

4.  A. Moreover        B. Nevertheless    C.Worthwhile    D. However

5.  A. wide       B.close            C.vivid      D. tense

6.  A.  swam        B.leapt      C.slipped      D. stretched

7.  A.  suddenly                B. occasionally
  C.  immediately                D. accidentally

8.  A.  shooting    B. jumping      C. falling     D. sliding

9.  A. exciting                    B. surprising
  C. frightening                D. astonishing

  10. A.size      B. sample      C.range       D. scale

  11. A. Certainly      B. Luckily     C. Definitely     D. Possibly

12.  A. severe      B. extreme    C. actual      D. special

13.  A. boat     B. beach       C.sail        D. journey

14. A. by all means              B. in no time
C. from then on               D. with no way

15. A. radio       B.craft      C. edition      D. compass

16.  A. problem       B. mystery      C. suspect      D. question

17.  A. carefully       B.surely      C deliberately   D. simply

18.  A. see          B. touch         C. tend         D. reach

19.  A.  amazed    B. worried       C. interested       D. touched

20.  A.  marvels    B. chances      C. predictions      D. results

C

                    What a little love means to a little one

For too many people, the damage be?gins early in life. Four out of ten infants (婴儿)born in the United States do not form a strong bond (关系)with either parent, and they will pay for that in the rest of their lives.

New research from Princeton University confirms what other researchers have already found: the number of babies born into families that are too poorly equipped to give them a fair chance of having a successful life is ex?tremely large.

That finding is supported by many other research projects, including a study from the University of Roches?ter showing that nearly one third of US parents don't know what to expect from their newborns, or how to help them grow and learn and get along with others. Babies, as others have pointed out, don't come with an owner's man?ual.

The basic problem? according to the Princeton's study, is that 40 per cent of infants in the US live in fear or dis?trust of their parents, and that will turn into aggressive?ness (侵 犯), defiance (违抗)and hyperactivity (多动)as they grow into adults.

Of that number, 25 per cent don't bond with their parents because the parents aren't responding to their needs. And a tragic 15 per cent find their parents so trou?bling that they will avoid them whenever possible.

That will not necessarily result in a lifetime of vio?lence, but it will make living a successful life much more difficult.

"They can overcome it," sociologist Sophie Moullin of Princeton, lead author of that study, said in a telephone interview. "It's not a make-or-break situation, but they might find it harder to control their behaviour.,,

Moullin,   along  with  co-authors  from Columbia University and the University of Bristol in England, ana?lysed more than 100 research projects, to reach their con?clusions.

Many factors contribute to the problem , including poverty(贫穷),ignorance(无知),and stress among par?ents who are so busy with their own problems that a new child is sometimes more than they can handle.

   Yet strong bonds, the researchers say, are amazingly simple to achieve.

24.  According to the writing style of the passage, it may be a(n)___________ ,

A. news report           B. argument

C. essay                  D. debate

25.  Which of the following is NOT true?

    A.  About 40 % of the newborns do not form a strong bond with either parent.

B.  Some parents are too busy with their own prob?lems to handle a new child.

C.  Parents' failing to respond to their babies' needs may lead to future problems.

D.  Infants who fail to bond with their parents are sure to have an unsuccessful life.

26.  What is the meaning of the underlined word "manual"?

A.  An expert who tells you how to take care of a baby.

B.  A book that tells you how to do or operate some?thing.

C.  A TV show that tells you how to bond with your baby.

D.  A radio programme explaining how to look after your baby.

27. What may be discussed in the following paragraph?

A.  Findings of other similar projects concerning this topic.

B.  Examples of the consequences of lacking strong bonds.

C.  Simple ways of achieving strong bonds with an in?fant.

D.  Reasons for failing in building up strong bonds with a child.

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