第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
It is difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometime oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n)  36  bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will  37  you up in the morning! Here is how it  38  .
The bed  39  an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays  40  music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet  41  , “Wake up, darling, please.” A few minutes later, a second recording 42  . The sound recording can be loud music or  43  sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss  44  , “Wake up immediately,  45  you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up  46  the second recording, you  47  be sorry! A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few  48  minutes. What! You’re  49  in bed! Slowly the  50  of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.  51  , the bed is vertical (垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and  52  .
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to  53  a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees—“All-Honda Idea Contest”. The employees think of new  54  . If their ideas win, the employees win 55  . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.
36. A. expensive      B. special        C. valuable      D. comfortable
37. A. get            B. catch          C. make           D. let
38. A. works          B. runs           C. happens        D. moves
39. A. is separated from                B. is made up of
C. is connected to                  D. is made into
40. A. loud           B. classical      C. pop            D. soft
41. A. sound          B. voice          C. noise          D. way
42. A. sends          B. turns          C. plays          D. appears
43. A. pleasant       B. interesting    C. unpleasant     D. funny
44. A. shouts         B. calls          C. whispers       D. persuades
45. A. and            B. but            C. so             D. or
46. A. before         B. until          C. since         D. after
47. A. can            B. will           C. may            D. would
48. A. other          B. another        C. more           D. one
49. A. still          B. yet            C. already        D. even
50. A. end            B. middle         C. body           D. top
51. A. However        B. Finally        C. Therefore      D. Otherwise
52. A. angry          B. work           C. happy          D. awake
53. A. achieve        B. win            C. gain           D. defeat
54. A. ideas          B. thoughts       C. facts          D. ways
55. A. praises        B. contests       C. prizes         D. medals

Flying first class was a new experience for us. We were happy to join the other few passengers who  36 fly in such luxury(奢侈). It was almost as if we had a sense of  37  to be sitting with the group of people that  38 us.
As we chatted away about our travel, I could hear people around us talked about  39 business meetings. It wasn’t long before I __40  that these people were used to flying in luxury. They are 41 people I thought.
We noticed that the stewardess(女乘务员)was working non-stop to ensure the  42 of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without receiving a(n)  43 . I thought how much she must love her job,  44  she smiled kindly at each person while  45 to their needs.
As the stewardess walked by our seats near the  46  of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you’ll have a great night.”She stopped at our seats with a look of  47 , bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me?” I  48  my words and she smiled in a rather 49 way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer. After a few moments she said, “I can  50 you work with the public.”“Why do you think so?” I asked. She answered very quietly, “Because you are the _51  passenger here to say thank you and I really 52  your kindess.
The sense of belonging to the elite(精英)group of people in first class  53  as we heard her words. Our seats in luxury offered us  54  a comfortable ride. We were reminded that without 55  we would be flying in no class.

【小题1】
A.wouldB.shouldC.couldD.must
【小题2】
A.successB.disappointmentC.shameD.pride
【小题3】
A.watchedB.accompaniedC.surroundedD.welcomed
【小题4】
A.boringB.busyC.pleasantD.tiring
【小题5】
A.heardB.realizedC.rememberedD.asked
【小题6】
A.braveB.kindC.importantD.fortunate
【小题7】A. safety         B. rest                C. food                    D. comfort
【小题8】
A.noteB.orderC.suggestionD.tip
【小题9】
A.whenB.whileC.forD.though
【小题10】
A.attendingB.lookingC.takingD.turning
【小题11】
A.sideB.middleC.endD.front
【小题12】
A.dislikeB.happinessC.kindnessD.disbelief
【小题13】
A.repeatedB.wroteC.showedD.explained
【小题14】
A.happyB.lovelyC.kindD.funny
【小题15】
A.helpB.hearC.makeD.tell
【小题16】
A.bestB.onlyC.simpleD.usual
【小题17】
A.doubtB.appreciateC.rememberD.misunderstand
【小题18】
A.lostB.roseC.disappearedD.showed
【小题19】
A.rather thanB.better thanC.less thanD.more than
【小题20】
A.happinessB.money C.kindnessD.trust


第二卷(共35分)
V.短文填词(共10空;每空1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,根据以下提示:1)汉语提示;2)首字母提示;3)语境提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确,拼写正确。
Many school students have difficulty in English listening.Here are
some t          for you.We hope they can help you in one way or other.    76.              
Before you start to listen to something,you need to       (放松).          77.       
Don’t get n       or excited.The first sentence tells a lot about the whole          78.       
passage,so you’d       listen carefully.When you’re listening,try to do      79.       
some    (思考).For example,you call think of the following questions:          80.       
What h       ,when,where and how? What was the result and what              81.       
does the speaker want to tell us? This     ,you may understand the           82.       
passage better.It’s n      for you to remember some important facts.        83.       
You may hear words you don’t know, but don’t spend too much time              84.       
them.Very often,you’ll find out       they mean later when you goon          85.       
with the listening.

The history of English Coins

English coins have developed and changed over time. In the early 1600s' coins were made using the hammer struck method. Hammered coins or cast coins where the primary way coins were made and thus limited the number of coins that may be placed into circulation (流通). Hammered coins were made as far back as the first millennium BC with continued in use until the 1500s to the 1700s. English coins underwent a change in about 1663.

Hammered English coins were made using a blank quantity of metal that was the required weight and placing it between two dies. A die is a mold (模子) that allows the metal to get cut to a certain size and shape.The metal die contained an image that when hammered without delay would mold the image on each side of the coin. The unit was customarily place on a log or other firm surface which was known as a pile. One person held the die while a second person struck it.

There were several issues with this kind of coin making. For one thing, it was extremely slow and work in depth. Comparatively few coins might be made and placed into circulation. A second problem was that hammered coins had many irregularities. When several coins were placed together in a container and shaken about they were damaged as well. That is why older English coins might have chips(缺口) and rough edges.

During the 17th century hammered coins were replaced with milled (轧有花边的) coins. While France was the first country to start producing coins that were made entirely by machine, Britain wasn't far behind. Britain, in fact, began to manufacture coins on a trial basis in the mid?1500s, but it wasn't until the end of 1662 that English coins were made completely by machine.

The screw press (螺旋压力机) was the first machine to produce coins as an alternative to hammered coins. Leonardo da Vinci was the person who invented the screw press in the 15th century. It was powered by a water mill. Early on efforts were made to protect the coins by edging. You'll see that English?made coins have milled edges.

Milled English coins were much more standard in size and shape as well. The speed at which milled coins could be created allowed the coin circulation to grow and a greater number of coin types to be developed.

English coins were used in this country during the royally period. Hammered coins were produced and used up through the end of the 18th century and were given out across the colonies. English coins went through quite a lot of changes as can be seen in old coins that have been started in the US over time.

__1.__of English coins????????????? Time & Major Events

Hammered

coins????????????? The hammer struck method used to make coins has a history dating back to the first millennium BC.

At least two people are needed to carry out the work, with one _2.__the die and the other striking it.

__3._

The number of coins made and placed into circulation this way was _4.__.

Older English coins were quite __5._with many having chips and rough edges.

Such coins were placed into circulation across the colonies and __6._ in use through the end of the 18th century.

Milled coins????????????? During

the 15th

century????????????? Leonardo da Vinci _7.__the screw press, the 1st machine to produce coins.

????????????? In the

mid?1500s????????????? Britain __8._manufacturing coins.

????????????? In the

17th

century????????????? France became the first country to start producing coins made entirely by machine_9.__ by Britain, whose machine?made coins were featured by milled edges, but were more regular in size and shape.

The coin circulation began to grow.

Milled coins appeared as a(n) __10._ to hammered coins.

 

阅读下面短文,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,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

   Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n)   21   bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will   22   you up in the morning! Here is how it   23   .

The bed   24  an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   25   music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   26   , "Wake up, darling, please. "A few minutes later, a second recording   27   . The sound recording can be loud music or   28   sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss   29   ,“Wake up immediately,     30   you’ll be late!”

    If you don’t get up   31  the second recording, you   32   be sorry! A mechanical "foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few   33  minutes. What! You’re   34   in bed! Slowly the   35   of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower.   36   , the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and become   37   .

Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to   38   a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees--" All Honda Idea Contest." The employees think of new   39   . If their ideas win, the employees win   40 .    Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.

 

1.A. expensive              B. special              C. valuable               D. comfortable

2.A. get                 B. catch           C. make                  D. let

3.A. works               B. runs            C. happens               D. moves

4.A. is separated from               B. is made up of    

         C. is connected to        D. is made into

5.A. loud                B. classical         C. pop                 D. soft

6.A. sound                   B. voice           C. noise             D. way

7.A. sends                  B. turns          C. plays             D. appears

8.A. pleasant             B. interesting     C. unpleasant                  D. funny

9.A. shouts               B. calls          C. whispers           D. persuades

10.A. and                  B. but                     C. so                D. or

11.A. before              B. until          C. since              D. after

12.A. can                  B. will           C. may              D. would

13.A. other               B. another        C. more              D. one

14.A. still                B. yet             C. already             D. even

15.A. end                  B. middle          C. body               D. top

16.A. However               B. Finally                   C. Therefore           D. Otherwise

17.A. angry                 B. asleep        C. happy              D. awake

18.A. achieve               B. win            C. gain               D. defeat

19.A. ideas                B. problems        C. facts               D. ways

20.A. praises                 B. positions      C. prizes              D. medals

 

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