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摘要：“accident 表示“事故 .答案为C. [例3] The word “plastic comes from the Greek word “Platicos and is used to describe 1 which can be easily shaped. The history of plastics is longer than you might 2 .In fact 3 manmade plastics ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid .It was discovered by both an Englishman and an American in the same year. 4 it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale during the year 1860.Everybody was 5 by this new material which could be moulded into shapes and 6 so cheap to buy. Poor young men 7 in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were 8 to buy white celluloid collars.The collars were hard and uncomfortable. But they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men 9 rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers, 10 had not been able to afford playthings 11 their children, were now able to buy them playthings 12 of celluloid. But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents, particularly 13 children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had 14 success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. 15 became known 16 bakelite.Other plastic materials like bakelite were 17 produced. They 18 to make electrical fittings and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe, but rich people 19 them because they were cheap, and because they could only be made 20 dark colours.

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根据句意及各题括号中所给的汉语意思，从下面的方框中选择合适的单词或词组，用其适当形式填空。

1．We all got ________(震惊)when hearing Kitty had been dismissed by her boss．

2．The citizens are on a rapid ________(上升)．

3．Volcanoes, hurricanes, typhoons and earthquakes are all natural ________(灾难)．

4．There are some famous actors and actresses whose life is ________(结束)at an early age for love affairs．

5．We end a letter by “yours ________(真挚地)”．

6．Some parts of the Great Wall are in ________(废墟)and need immediate restoration．

7．Many men were ________(埋葬)underground when there was an accident at the mine．

8．The government has ________(组织)a rescue team to send tents, clothes and food to the earthquake-striken areas．

9．She ________(表示，表达)her thanks．

10．________(摇动)the head means “No” in almost all the countries．

11．It was soldiers and other volunteers that came to our ________(援救)when we were cut off by the floods．

12．Your homework should be done ________(立刻); don’t delay it until tomorrow．

13．The whole city was completely ________(毁坏)by the fierce Tsunami(海啸)．

14．Twenty passengers including the travel guide got ________(伤害)in the highway accident．

15．The mud ________(掘出)was piled up to a long bank．

16．________(断定)from his accent, he must come from the North-East of China．

17．Wang Zhizhi was determined to fight for the ________(荣誉)of motherland in the coming 2008 Olympics．

18．These vegetables are ________(新鲜的), for I picked them this morning．

19．The window glass ________(爆裂)because of freezing cold weather．

20．________(大量的)small earthquakes that aren’t felt happen every now and then．

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Choose the right description of the underlined part in each sentence．

(选出对句中画线部分描述正确的选项。)

They’ve got closer since the accident．

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A．表示时间

B．表示原因

C．表示条件

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完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed. Since then, he has had to rely on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never   36   him alone for years. Except for   37   with his toes, he was totally unable to do anything else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often   38 . Eventually, his younger brother went away and lived separately, leaving him heartbroken and   39   a loss what to do.
40 , a misfortune happened to a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene(煤油) light on the stove was overturned, resulting in a fire which took her   41   away. Having decidedly   42   her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly   43 . At school, she always studied hard. Most of all, she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky.   44   my arms are broken, my heart can still fly.” She wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n)   45   program. The boy told the television hostess about his uncertain future, whereas the girl was full of   46   for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their 47 . The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings,   48 heart.
They had both gone through the same ordeal(痛苦的折磨), but their different   49   determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, unexpected disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle   50   when faced with it is the true   51   of your character. If you choose to   52   or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go.   53 , if you decide to be strong, the   54   will turn out to be a fortune on which new   55   will arise.
36. A. having left                   B. to leave                 C. left                  D. leaving
37. A. walking                B. writing               C. cleaning              D. playing
38. A. quarrel                         B. share                   C. communicate          D. disagree
39. A. on                    B. under                C. in                   D. at
40. A. Unfortunately          B. Unexpectedly         C. Similarly             D. Seriously
41. A. hair                     B. hands                   C. happiness             D. possessions
42. A. turned on                    B. turned up             C. turned off             D. turned down
43. A. helpless                     B. free                     C. independent           D. respected
44. A. Though                 B. Unless                 C. Whether               D. Since
45. A. interview              B. entertainment         C. contest                D. donation
46. A. calmness               B. enthusiasm           C. patience               D. excitement
47. A. wisdom                 B. strength                C. toes                     D. mouths
48. A. promising           B. inspiring             C. flying                D. advancing
49. A. characters              B. attitudes               C. opinions              D. ambitions
50. A. emergency             B. misfortune            C. opportunity                 D. defeat
51. A. test                       B. value                   C. meaning              D. function
52. A. complain                    B. struggle                    C. fight                 D. suffer
53. A. However               B. Though                C. But                  D. Therefore
54. A. accidents               B. carelessness           C. failures                D. hardship
55. A. solutions               B. impressions           C. hopes                  D. rewards

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—Have you seen my pen bought during my visit to Hong Kong Disneyland?
—Oh, Jane must have taken it _________ ; she has the same one as yours.

He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed．Since then, he has had to __31__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __32__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often __33__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __34__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.
__35__, a misfortune befell（降临）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __36__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __37__ her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __38__. At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my __39__ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）__40__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __41__ future, whereas the girl was full of __42__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __43__. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both gone through the same ordeal（痛苦经历）, but their different __44__ determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __45__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __46__ when faced with it is the true __47__ of your character. If you choose to __48__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __49__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __50__will arise.