完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）

My name is Amy. I’m a 25-year-old graduate student who likes yoga, home-decorating shows and eating spoonfuls of peanut butter   1  from the jar. Oh yeah, and I’m an iPhone addict.

I wasn’t always an addict. In fact, for many years I told myself I didn’t want a   2       cellphone. They seemed like too much work, always beeping, ringing and   3  attention. I was   4  content with my simple antique (古董，此处指旧手机), and I didn’t expect to change my mind any time soon.

However, about a year ago, I found myself envious of all those proud iPhone owners, cradling their shiny new phones and   5  all their friends. I started listening secretly to conversations about “iPhone apps”, feeling like a   6  listening to a language I couldn’t speak.

Eventually I couldn’t   7  my iPhone instinct (本能) any longer, and I welcomed my new iPhone into my life.

To my surprise, I suddenly found myself with a whole new circle of friends. They   8     my iPhone-related inquiries when my other friends couldn’t, and didn’t   9  when I bragged about (吹嘘) all the things little Eloise (yes, I named her) could do.

However, I realized I had a problem when one day I found myself Google-mapping my way to my mailbox, which happens to be right outside my front door.

When I   10  the past few months, I couldn’t believe I didn’t see this coming. All the   11  signs were there. Eloise slept right beside me and was the first thing I   12 in the morning. I   13  my e-mail about 20 times a day. I also experienced   14  when I left poor Eloise in the change room at the gym.   15  she beeped and needed my response?

Okay, so I was addicted to my iPhone.

I decided   16  had to be done. But, as I quickly realized, iPhones are like   17  and not easy to quit.

Then, while taking the bus to work one day, I was   18  forced to quit—at least   19 . When I reached into my purse to grab Eloise, (to refer to my e-mail for only the seventh time that morning), I found her   20  by fever. She was so hot that I dropped her immediately back into my bag. When I picked her up again, she was gone.

1.                A．straight         B．excitedly        C．hurriedly D．randomly

2.                A．faithful         B．fancy           C．fragile    D．curious

3.                A．demanding      B．attempting      C．rejecting  D．paying

4.                A．partly          B．frequently       C．perfectly  D．gradually

5.                                  A．showing them off to   B．impressing them on

C．discussing them with                D．recommending them to

6.                A．farmer         B．tourist          C．native    D．worker

7.                A．inspect         B．submit          C．ignore    D．confirm

8.                A．turned down    B．laughed at       C．comment on   D．responded to

9.                                  A．roll their eyes   B．open their mouths

C．wave their hands                   D．nod their heads

10.                                A．rest on B．reflect upon

C．settle down                       D．concentrate on

11.               A．funny          B．guilty          C．warning   D．positive

12.                                A．dream of   B．came across

C．glanced through                   D．reached for

13.               A．checked        B．wrote          C．delivered  D．deleted

14.                                A．happiness   B．anxiety

C．starvation                        D．disappointment

15.               A．How when      B．How about      C．What if    D．In case

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

17.               A．cigarettes       B．coffee         C．books D．milk

18.                                A．instantly    B．unexpectedly

C．completely                       D．surprisingly

19.                                A．permanently B．unwillingly

C．temporarily                       D．accidentally

20.               A．drowned       B．removed       C．exploded  D．overcome

（2011·安徽卷）B

Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.

For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.

During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.

60. From the text we know that windmills              .

A. were invented by European armies

B. have a history of more than 2800 years

C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas

D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered

61. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?

A. Sailing a boat. 

B. Producing electricity.

C. Grinding wheat into flour.

D. Pumping water from underground.

62. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that             .

A. wind power is cleaner

B. it is one of the oldest power sources

C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind

D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs

63. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. The advantage of wind power.

B. The design of wind power plants.

C. The worldwide movement to save energy.

D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据末段句子Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind可知，接下来作者应该谈论利用风能发电的情况，因此选择D项。

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）
My name is Amy. I’m a 25-year-old graduate student who likes yoga, home-decorating shows and eating spoonfuls of peanut butter   1  from the jar. Oh yeah, and I’m an iPhone addict.
I wasn’t always an addict. In fact, for many years I told myself I didn’t want a   2       cellphone. They seemed like too much work, always beeping, ringing and   3  attention. I was   4  content with my simple antique (古董，此处指旧手机), and I didn’t expect to change my mind any time soon.
However, about a year ago, I found myself envious of all those proud iPhone owners, cradling their shiny new phones and   5  all their friends. I started listening secretly to conversations about “iPhone apps”, feeling like a   6  listening to a language I couldn’t speak.
Eventually I couldn’t   7  my iPhone instinct (本能) any longer, and I welcomed my new iPhone into my life.
To my surprise, I suddenly found myself with a whole new circle of friends. They   8     my iPhone-related inquiries when my other friends couldn’t, and didn’t   9  when I bragged about (吹嘘) all the things little Eloise (yes, I named her) could do.
However, I realized I had a problem when one day I found myself Google-mapping my way to my mailbox, which happens to be right outside my front door.
When I   10  the past few months, I couldn’t believe I didn’t see this coming. All the   11  signs were there. Eloise slept right beside me and was the first thing I   12 in the morning. I   13  my e-mail about 20 times a day. I also experienced   14  when I left poor Eloise in the change room at the gym.   15  she beeped and needed my response?
Okay, so I was addicted to my iPhone.
I decided   16  had to be done. But, as I quickly realized, iPhones are like   17  and not easy to quit.
Then, while taking the bus to work one day, I was   18  forced to quit—at least   19 . When I reached into my purse to grab Eloise, (to refer to my e-mail for only the seventh time that morning), I found her   20  by fever. She was so hot that I dropped her immediately back into my bag. When I picked her up again, she was gone.

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11-30各题所给四个选(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项.

　　Johny Conman was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and 1 to the radio all day long 2 , he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father very much. One day Conman 3 that he had to do something.

　　“Johny, when I was your age, I was working and 4 my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a 5 .”So than is what he did. In fact, in the next three months, John started ten jobs and was 6 from ten jobs, He explained to his father.

　　“They wanted me to work at 8 a.m. and told me to do all sorts of 7 things. A tiresome day to day job is not for me.”

　　Mr Conman decided to put his foot down.

　　“I don't 8 how you do it,” he said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I give you one week.”

　　In the next 9 days Johny began to change. He still stayed in his room10 , but spent his time writing letters or reading through the newspapers. More and more post began to arrive for him. He 11 a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and 12 afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his 13 parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.

　　“Johny Conman,”he said as he 14 him a piece of paper. “I'll see you in the court tomorrow.”

　　When they got inside, Johny told his parents everything, “When you told me to 15 some money, I decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper, saying 'New way to make money fast! Send me $5 and I'll tell you my 16 '. When I received the money I wrote back 17 people advertise a new money-making plan in the paper and wait for the 18 to send them money.”

　　John was fined $250 by the court and ordered 19 all the people back. As he left the court-house feeling very 20 , a newspaperman came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $200?”

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That year , in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners……
Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.
Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.
However, Little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……
It was the new teacher!
The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.
【小题1】根据短文第二三段描述，可知这位新老师的工作很有创造性，故选A。
【小题2】根据短文最后一段Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.描述，可知选B，这个所谓的最蠢的学生其实比其它学生知道的多。
【小题3】根据Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school.描述，可知选B。
【小题4】联系上文To do this they used all kinds of stuff :可知选C。
【小题5】The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s ___________.