完形填空：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

　The cold afternoon sunlight made long shadows behind the trees along the road． Sam Higbee 　1　 the gate of the Higbee Place and 　2 　his tractor (拖拉机) into the field．

　Things had been moving 　3 　． Only the night before, the Higbee 　4 　had at last stopped quarrelling for long enough to agree on a 　5 　price． John Farnham, the real-estate agent (房地产代理商), had 　6　 a hurried trip to see Higbee the next morning． Within a few hours Higbee had looked round the place again, the agreement had been 　7 　, and he had put his horses into one of the Higbee fields． Now he was 　8 　to plough (犁地)． He'd work until midnight, or 　9 　if the didn't get too 　10 　．

　Out in the center of the field the old house was 　11 　the big trees． A dusty road ran 　12 　the field to the house from the gate． 　13 　Higbee had no use for the big old house． The 　14 　would cost more than the place was 　15 　．

　He lowered the 　16 　and started the tractor． 　17 　he ploughed the rich black earth 　18 　out in smooth furrows (犁沟)． Low dark clouds moved past overhead, and in the west the 　19 　sun turned the lower parts of the clouds red．

　The　20 　of the tractor's motor was unchanging, and watching the furrows sent Sam into a dream-like 　21 　He didn't notice the time 　22 　． When it got dark, he 　23 　the headlight and kept going． The 　24 　night air caused sharp pain to his face and hands, but his 　25 　remained fixed on the piece of ground between the grass and the ploughed earth．

 课文原句

81. 如果没有发现透视法，就没有人能画出如此逼真的画。

If the ______ of ____________ had not been discovered, no one _____ have been able to paint such _________ pictures.

82.这些童谣能使小孩子们快乐，因为它们押韵、节奏感强，而且重复多遍。

They ________ small children because they ________, have strong______ and a lot of ________     .

83.只有当这种病毒发展成艾滋病时，人才会显出病态。

It is only _______ the disease has _________ to _______ that a person begins to look _______.

84.全球变暖是人为的，而不是随意的自然现象。

It is human activity that has _______ this global warming _______than a ________ but natural ____________.

85.收集和评估这些信息之后，我就帮助其他科学家一起预测熔岩接着将往何处流，流速是多少。

_________  __________ and ___________ the information, I help other scientists to predict where lava from the ______________ will flow next and how fast.

完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very　 36　 and think the world is laughing at you . But in fact, five minutes later, they have　 37　  it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the　 38　 .
The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of　 39  is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid　 40　 trouble.
I admit that we should keep　 41　 because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your　 42　 can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do　43　 to make things better.
I used to be a(n)  44　 girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  45 when I couldn’t answer it.
“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t how can I know 　 46　 you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher　 47　 me to go to the blackboard and　 48　 what I knew. If I had　 49　 the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s  50　, I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I　 51　 you could do it!”
Since then, I have become active in maths as　 52　 as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know　 53　 I do can make things better. Everyone is the　 54　 of his own fate.
If we make mistakes, we should take on an active　55　 . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep(哭泣), and you weep alone.
36．A. nervous      B. excited       C. afraid         D. embarrassed
37．A. realized      B. recognized     C. forgotten      D. remembered
38．A. speaker      B. reader         C. author        D. announcer
39．A. environment  B. surrounding    C. condition      D. situation
40．A. ordinary     B. extra          C. common       D. usual
41．A. confident    B. smart          C. calm          D. strong
42．A. smile        B. worry         C. courage       D. satisfaction
43．A anything      B. something      C. nothing       D. everything
44．A. shy         B. energetic       C. happy         D. clever
45．A. joy         B. pride          C. shame         D. surprise
46．A. what        B. that           C. when          D. whether
47．A. forced       B. invited        C. asked          D. pushed
48．A. bring up     B. put down      C. think about      D. show off
49．A. obeyed      B. doubted       C. refused         D. understood
50．A. expectation  B. disappointment  C. surprise         D. delight
51．A. hoped       B. knew         C. doubted        D. regretted
52．A. long        B. far            C. soon          D. well
53．A. whoever     B. whenever      C. wherever       D. whatever
54．A. architect     B. owner         C. host           D. controller
55．A. position      B. attitude        C. value        D. response

Why does night fall but never break and day break but never fall?

Why are people who ride motorcycles called bikers and people who ride bikes called cyclists?

In what other language do people drive in a parkway and park in a driveway?

In what other language do they call the third hand on the clock the second hand?

      Let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.

      We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.

      And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese?

      How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?

      English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible; but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.

According to the passage ______.

A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things

B. there should be egg in an eggplant

C. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree

D. boxing rings should be round

Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?

A. A wise man and a wise guy.   

B. Overlook and oversee.  

C. Quite a lot and quite a few.   

D. Hot as hell and cold as hell.

The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “______”.

A. blow     B. roll up     C. get hurt      D. finish

Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ______.

A. clever      B. crazy       C. lazy       D. dull

 “Hey, Dad，” one of my kids asked the other day, “what was your favourite fast food when you were growing up？”

“We didn't have fast food when I was growing up，” I informed him. “All the food was slow.”

“Come on, seriously. Where did you eat？”

“It was a place called ‘home’” I explained.“Grandma cooked every day and when Grandpa got home from work, we sat down together at the dining table, and if I didn't like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I liked it.”

By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave the table. But here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I figured his system could have handled it：

I was 13 before I tasted my first pizza. It was called “pizza pie”. When I bit into it, I burned the roof of my mouth and the cheese slid off, swung down, and plastered itself against my chin. It's still the best pizza I ever had.

Pizzas were not delivered to our home. But milk was. Bread and rolls came from the Omar man. All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers. I delivered a newspaper, six days a week even when the snow was 18 inches deep. It cost 7 cents a paper, of which I got to keep 2 cents, I had to get up at 4：00 a．m. every morning. On Saturdays, I had to collect the 42 cents from my customers.

If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildren. Growing up isn't what it used to be, is it?

1. Hearing what the author said, his child probably thought ________.

A. he was lucky to have fast food

B. it was unbelievable to live without fast food

C. how happy his own life was

D. his father was joking with him

2. When he used to have meals with the adults, the author ________.

A. had to watch his table manners

B. could choose what he liked

C. was not given much freedom

D. had to eat everything offered to him

3. What do we know about the first pizza the author had?

A. It left a good memory on him.

B. The author didn't like it at all.

C. It was too poorly made.

D. He didn't know how to eat it.

4. Why did the author talk about his experience of delivering newspapers?

A. To show that his family used to be quite poor.

B. To show that children before had to make a living by themselves.

C. To show that he had gained a lot from the experience.

D. To show that growing experience was quite different before.

5. What's the author's attitude towards today's children?

A. He thinks they are spoiled.

B. He thinks they are too obsessed with fast food.

C. He thinks they should go through some hardship.

D. He doesn't give his personal opinion.