完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know something about it. There is   16   wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad   17  on what people are curious about.

   Curiosity  18  can be foolish or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are  19  of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They have a strong wish to know what they are   20  home or taking outside, or why they have come home so  21  or late. To be interested in these things is silly because it is none of their 22   to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also 23  . For most probably, it may lead to a small talk  24  often brings harm, loss of honor or disrespect to others, and thus  25  their feelings.

  On the other hand, there is a  26  curiosity- the curiosity of wise men, who  27  at all the great things and try to find out all they  28  learn about them. Columbus could  29  have found America if he had not been  30 . James Walt would not have made the steam engine  31   his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. All the  32  in human history have been made as a  33  of curiosity, 34   the clever curiosity is never about unimportant things which have  35  or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

A. anything            B. everything           C. nothing      D. something

A. keeps              B. puts             C. takes            D. depends

A. always             B. sometimes            C. unusually        D. seldom

A. full               B. certain              C. proud            D. careful

A. taking              B. bringing         C. going            D. coming

A. quickly                B. hurriedly            C. early            D. happily

A. business            B. task             C. duty         D. work

A. instructive            B. useful               C. harmful      D. proper

A. who                B. which                C. when         D. where

A. hurts               B. injures              C. breaks           D. destroys

A. terrible                B. sudden           C. strange      D. clever

A. expect             B. like             C. wonder       D. doubt

A. need                B. must             C. may          D. can

A. never              B. certainly            C. surely           D. probably

A. famous              B. careful              C. curious      D. hard

A. for                    B. without          C. with         D. in

A. products          B. goods                C. discoveries      D. machines

A. profit             B. product          C. fruit            D. result

A. but                    B. however          C. so           D. or

A. little              B. few              C. some         D. any

It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
  Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it:“Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:“Take this to the butcher(* person whose job is selling meat)and he's going to give you your lunch today.”
  Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
  At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
  The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers(*people who buy sth. from a shop).
  But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He  said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!
【小题1】Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite____.

A.cruellyB.fairlyC.kindlyD.friendly
【小题2】It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it ______ .
A.might do it much harmB.could do it much good
C.would help the butcherD.was worth many pounds
【小题3】The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________ .
A.before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith
B.when he found that the words on the paper were not clear
C.because he had sold out all the meat in his shop
D.until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith
【小题4】From its experience, the dog found that ________.
A.only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meat
B.the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C.Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
D.a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat
【小题5】At the end of the story, you'll find that _______.
A.the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
B.the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more
C.the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
D.the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal

Here is a question I have often asked at dinner parties:
You're on an island with only one other person, your best friend. He's dying of cancer. In his final days, he tells you, "I have 100,000 dollars in a bank back home. When I die, make sure my son goes to medical school." Then he dies. But his son is a no-good playboy who has no interest in going to medical school and will waste that money away in a very short time. But your son is entering college, and he is willing to become a doctor. Which one do you give the money to for medical school?
I've asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous university to an ordinary young soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussion going. Everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct. Sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?

A.Only the clever people can answer the question rightly.
B.Some people refuse to answer such a silly question.
C.Everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question.
D.Most of the people have the same answer.
【小题2】What the writer often says at dinner parties is _______.
A.not a true storyB.a true story
C.a strange storyD.just a joke
【小题3】Why does the writer often ask people such a question? Because ______.
A.he wants to find the answer for a research
B.he is interested in such a question
C.he likes to make fun of people at parties
D.he wants to offer people a topic in which everyone could say something
【小题4】Which of the following decisions is most likely NOT correct?
A.You give the money to your friend's son.
B.You give the money to your son for medical school.
C.You keep the money for your future medical care.
D.You keep the money for your friend's son.

We have proof that you become what you eat. When you know the effects of different types of food, you can use your knowledge well and eat what you want to become.

Food has an impact on our physical and mental health. Have you ever heard any of the following advice?

Lettuce (莴苣) or milk can make you sleepy.

To stop feeling sleepy you should eat peanuts or dried fish.

Everyone has their own advice to give, which they have read about or have been told by older relatives. Some of these pieces of advice seem to contradict each other.

Eating chocolate makes you fat and gives you spots.

Chocolate contains the essential minerals: iron and magnesium (镁).

What we need to figure out is what type of chocolate to eat to get the benefits and how much of it to eat. We can do this by reading the list of ingredients (原料) on the chocolate bar package. Exactly how much real chocolate is in there? And how much of that do we need to eat to get the benefits of the minerals it contains?

Future restaurants might be named after the physical or mental state they hope to create. Their menus will list the benefits of each dish and drink. Some restaurants have already started this concept, and list the nutritional (营养的) content of their dishes on the menus.

Let’s take the restaurant “Winners” as an example. Their menu would list dishes specifically designed to help you win sports competitions. Or you could choose the Go-faster salad, which is a large bowl of mixed raw vegetables in a light salad dressing, giving you energy without making you gain weight. And what kind of dishes do you think would be on the menu at the “Clever Café”?

So what’s going to happen to hamburgers and biscuits? Will the concept of eating food, because it’s tasty, go out of fashion? Of course not! Junk food is also changing. If ice-cream is not good for children, can’t we give them fat-free, sugar-free tofu ice-cream? Unhealthy food is going out of fashion, so brands are changing. We are told not to drink cola because of the sugar and caffeine content so cola companies are making sugar-free and caffeine-free drinks. We are told dried fruit is a healthier snack than biscuits so some biscuit companies are making biscuits with added vitamins.

1.By saying “you become what you eat”, the writer means that ________.

A.you will become your own food

B.you will know what food is good by its appearance

C.food has an effect on your health

D.you will know the effects of different types of food

2.What does the underlined word “contradict” mean in the text?

A.Oppose to                             B.Help with

C.Have influence on                       D.Benefit from

3.How can we eat chocolate properly, according to the passage?

A.To eat chocolate containing the essential minerals.

B.To read the list of ingredients on the package.

C.To get advice from others before eating real chocolate.

D.To learn how much chocolate we can consume before eating.

4.Which is true about the future restaurants?

A.The food in “Winners” can ensure you to win sports competitions.

B.They might list the nutritional content of their dishes on the menus.

C.Hamburgers will disappear in these restaurants.

D.The Go-faster salad helps you go faster.

5.The concept of eating tasty food will not go out of fashion because ________.

A.the junk food companies are changing their brand names

B.biscuit companies are making dried fruit

C.junk food will become healthier than before

D.Cola companies are still making cola

 

Here is a question I have often asked at dinner parties:

   You're on an island with only one other person, your best friend. He's dying of cancer. In his final days, he tells you, "I have 100,000 dollars in a bank back home. When I die, make sure my son goes to medical school." Then he dies. But his son is a no-good playboy who has no interest in going to medical school and will waste that money away in a very short time. But your son is entering college, and he is willing to become a doctor. Which one do you give the money to for medical school?

   I've asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous university to an ordinary young soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussion going. Everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct. Sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening.

1.Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?

   A. Only the clever people can answer the question rightly.

   B. Some people refuse to answer such a silly question.

   C. Everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question.

   D. Most of the people have the same answer.

2.What the writer often says at dinner parties is _______.

   A. not a true story                  B. a true story

   C. a strange story                   D. just a joke

3.Why does the writer often ask people such a question? Because ______.

A. he wants to find the answer for a research

B. he is interested in such a question

C. he likes to make fun of people at parties

D. he wants to offer people a topic in which everyone could say something

4.Which of the following decisions is most likely NOT correct?

A. You give the money to your friend's son.

B. You give the money to your son for medical school.

C. You keep the money for your future medical care.

D. You keep the money for your friend's son.

 

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