完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the  36 just inside the entrance  37 .It said: Remember, 38 ,one of our customers gets  39 goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!

For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards 40 ,like many of her  41 ,to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never 42 hoping. The  43 in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her  44 buying so many things but failed. She __45 dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your  46_ doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped  47 .But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her  48 than she found that she had forgotten to __49 tea. She dashed back to the  50 , got some tea and went towards the _51 .As she did so, she saw the  52 came. 53 his hand he said, “I want to  54_ you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket 55 !”

A.notice           B. report         C. board          D. newspaper

A.did            B. promised        C. made          D. agreed

A.every day        B.every month              C.twice a week       D.once a week

A.excellent        B.free                   C.extra                  D.unexpected

A.waited            B.came              C.hoped             D.went

A.friends            B.neighbors          C.relatives            D.customers

A.got rid of            B.got along with    C.gave up             D.gave out

A.counter           B.cushion             C.food               D.cupboard

A.against            B.for                    C.with                  D.about

A.often            B.always               C.usually              D.seldom

A.bill             B.hand                  C.car                    D.basket

A.anxiously      B.seriously            C.crazily               D.wonderfully

A.pockets         B.car                    C.basket                   D.house

A.buy              B.find                  C.take                  D.have

.A.shop            B.counter                  C.department               D.supermarket

A.door             B.entrance            C.cash-desk           D.shelves

A.secretary        B.policeman          C.manager            D.salesman

A.Putting out    B.Holding out       C.Shaking           D.Waving

A.congratulate B.tell                    C.inform          D.thank

A.is yours      B.means nothing    C.belongs to you  D.costs nothing 


Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together, they traveled around the world, adding only the   36  art treasures to their collection.
One year, as winter approached,   37  engulfed (吞没) the nation, and the young man left to  38  his country. After only a few short weeks, his father received a telegram. His beloved son was   39  in action. The art collector   40  awaited more news,  41  he would never see his son again. Within days, his fears were   42  . The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.
Upset and   43  , the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness. On Christmas morning, a knock on the door awakened the   44  old man. As he opened the door, he was greeted by a   45  with a large package in his hands.
He introduced himself to the old man by saying,“ I was a   46  of your son. I was the one he was 47  when he died. May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you.”
As the two began to   48  , the soldier told of how the man's son had told everyone of his, not to mention his father's   49  of fine art. “I am no   50  ,” said the soldier, “but I want to give you this.”
As the old man unwrapped the package, he saw a portrait his son. Though the world would   51 consider it the work of a genius, the painting featured the young man's face   52  striking detail.
Overcome with emotion, the man   53  the soldier. After the soldier had left, the old man put the painting above the fireplace, pushing   54  thousands of dollars worth of art. His task completed, the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the   55  he had been given.

【小题1】
A.latestB.richestC.cheapestD.finest
【小题2】
A.warB.fire C.storm D.flood
【小题3】
A.save B.serve C.help D.build
【小题4】
A.fighting B.actingC.missing D.dying
【小题5】
A.anxiously B.calmly C.quietlyD.secretly
【小题6】
A.wonderingB.doubtingC.fearingD.expecting
【小题7】
A.comp1etedB.doubledC.removedD.confirmed
【小题8】
A.lonelyB.tiredC.nervousD.frightened
【小题9】
A.sadB.puzzledC.angryD.worried
【小题10】
A.farmerB.soldierC.painterD.seller
【小题11】
A.friendB.photographer C.partnerD.guard
【小题12】
A.rescuingB.carryingC.guardingD.hiding
【小题13】
A.argueB.moveC.talkD.eat
【小题14】
A.description B.loveC.senseD.understanding
【小题15】
A.reporterB.businessmanC.heroD.artist
【小题16】
A.sometimesB.oftenC.neverD.still
【小题17】
A.forB.inC.ofD.on
【小题18】
A.treated B.questionedC.welcomedD.thanked
【小题19】
A.ownB.asideC.upD.off
【小题20】
A.treasureB.souvenirC.giftD.Package

They are among the 250, 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that makes up 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed. A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored (政府资助的) youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies.

   “We study for jobs that don’t exist,” Nicollets Steggerda, 23, said.

   After thirty years of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has reached as much as 11 percent, affecting a total of 12.3 million people, and the number is climbing.

   The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent. The title of a rock song “No Future” can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France.

    One form of protest(抗议) tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of “guest workers” from Third World nations, people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity.

    Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents. Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation, even the right to a standard of living that they see around them.

    “And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the café, and sit and stare,” said Isabella Cault. "There is usually not much conversation. You look for happiness. Sometimes you even find it.”

1.Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected _______

A. about 0.6 million people                       B. 250,000 people

C. 1ess than half of the population                  D. one million people

2.What Nicollete Steggerda said (Para.2) means that ________.

A. what the students learn is more than necessary

B. the students cannot get work after graduation

C. the students’ aim in study is not clear

D. school education is not sufficient

3.The underlined word ‘‘it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to ________.

A. material enjoyment                                       B. a sense of expectation

C. a job                                                               D. happiness

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. British youths have pity on the unemployed on the Continent.

B. British youths care about unemployment in France and Belgium.

C. British youths show their disappointment over joblessness.

D. British youths have confidence to find work on the Continent.

 

The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food crisis. Wheat, corn and rice prices have more than doubled in the past two years. And oil prices have increased more than three times since the start of 2004. These food-price increases, combined with increasing energy costs, will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even affect political stability. Practical solutions to these problems do exist, but we'll have to start thinking ahead and acting globally.

Here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential for a global crisis. The first is to promote the dramatic success of Malawi, a country in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and seeds with high productivity. Malawi’s harvest doubled after just one year. An international fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or $10 billion altogether.

Second, the U.S. and Europe should abandon their policies of paying partly for the change of food into biofuels (生物燃料). The U.S. government gives farmers a taxpayer-financed payment of 51 cents per gallon of ethanol (乙醇) changed from corn. There may be a case for biofuels produced on lands that do not produce foods — tree crops, grasses and wood products — but there’s no case for the government to pay to put the world’s dinner into the gas tank.

Third, we urgently need to weather-proof the world’s crops as soon and as effectively as possible. For a poor farmer, sometimes something as simple as a farm pond — which collects rainwater to be used in dry weather — can make the difference between a good harvest and a bad one. The world has already committed to establishing a Climate Adaptation Fund to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise.

1. An international fund based on the Malawi model would______.

A. cost each of the developed countries $10 billion per year

B. give poor farmers access to fertilizer and highly productive seeds

C. decrease the food prices as well as the energy prices

D. aim to double the harvest in southern African countries in a year

2.With the second step, the author expresses the idea that ______.

A. we should get alternative forms of fuel in any way

B. it is misleading to put tree crops into the gas tank

C. it is not wise to change food crops into gas

D. biofuels should be developed on a large scale

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The world has made a serious promise to build farm ponds.

B. A Climate Adaptation Fund has been established to help poor.

C. A rain-collecting pond is a simple safeguard against dry weather.

D. It makes a great difference whether we develop wood products or not.

4.In the passage, the author calls on us to______.

A. slow down but not to stop economy

B. act now so as to relieve the global food shortage

C. achieve economic growth and political stability

D. develop tree crops, grasses and wood products

 

Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak. Scientists thought that men are different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that dogs, cats and birds can learn too. They are beginning to understand that. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry or unhappy. Apes(猿) can understand some things more quickly than human, one or two of them have learnt a few words. But they can not join words to make sentences. They can not think like us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, —but no animal learns to speak. How do children learn it ? Scientists do not really know. What happens inside our body when we speak? They do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.

1.The best title for this passage is          .

A.Animal’s Language

B.Man and Ape

C.Brain and language

D.Man’s Brain

2.Men are different from animals in the way that           .

A.men can understand things quickly

B.men can learn

C.men have learnt to use language

D.men have brains

3.An ape can not           .

A.make noises

B.understand things

C.learn words

D.speak like man

4.Scientists now know            .

A.how children learn to speak

B.why apes can learn a few words

C.man’s brain helps him to learn to speak

D.what happens when men speak

5.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A.Some animals can learn.

B.Apes can understand some things more quickly than men.

C.Apes can put the words they know together.

D.Apes have no language though they can learn some words

 

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