完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Perhaps you’ve attended some parties. But like New York，where a party or dinner often __36__ business with pleasure, a Washington party is a __37__ part of the business of politics, the business of making __38__ connections.

Some Washington parties have a __39__ aura (气氛) about them, depending on who gives them and who is there, but most parties are open-house __40__ in fact, with the hosts not knowing most of the __41__ who are there.

I went to a few of these parties __42__ I wanted to see the inside of some of the Washington mansions (公馆) I had __43__ so much about. Almost every time during the evening some man would come close to talk with me __44__, we didn’t know each other at all. Such a __45__ exchange clearly proves “a gathering of friends” __46__ Washington party standards. You don’t even need an __47__ to attend many Washington parties. You just have to know about them. No Washington hostess would __48__ her servants to ask you who you were. Most of the bigger parties, those with 300 or 400 guests, __49__ to impress somebody, and Washingtonians  __50__.

Most members of the Congress ,for example, __51__ middle-class backgrounds in smaller communities __52__ the country. They are dazzled (眼花缭乱的) by __53__. They are dazzled by big names. They are ready to help Washington __54__ hostesses. They go along with them because they are good friends or they don’t notice that they __55__ or they don’t care if they are.

1.. A. follows         B. connects           C. mixes            D. goes

2.. A. daily           B. necessary          C. chief             D. cheap

3.. A. still            B. cruel              C. mental           D. important

4. A. social          B. nervous            C. terrible           D. simple

5. A. events          B. affairs             C. conferences       D. games

6. A. guests          B. customers          C. guards           D. guides

7. A. so that          B. in order that        C. as if            D. because

8. A. found           B. noticed           C. heard           D. wrote

9. A. since           B. though            C. when           D. whether

10. A. common        B. strict              C. public          D. special

11. A. including       B. comparing with      C. according to     D. depending on

12. A. invitation       B. envelope           C. instrument       D. acceptance

13. A. refuse          B. allow              C. agree           D. warn

14.A. are given        B. give              C. are supplied      D. supply

15. A. easily forget     B. hardly remember    C. easily impress    D. are easily impressed

16.A. hear from       B. write to            C. come from      D. call out

17. A. over           B. below             C. between        D. across

18.A. money         B. equal              C. freedom        D. discussion

19. A. strange         B. famous            C. poor           D. stupid

20. A. are using        B. are being used      C. are obeying     D. are being obeyed

完形填空（20 分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Many people of my generation(代，一代) say that there is no hope for the future because of the way that  11   people behave today.

Their first argument（论点） is that when we were young we used to look after the   12   people in our community and help them. They also say that young people today don’t   13   about anything or anyone. However, I think the reason why we looked after older people was that we had no  14   . People had to live with their   15   and grandparents because they had no money. Young people today earn more and have more   16   to live where they want.

  Their second argument is that in our day we didn’t expect （盼望，期待）to be given jobs -----and that young people now don’t look for jobs, but just complain（抱怨） about   17   . On the other hand, things were easier in the past and it was always easy to get a job if you had friends and contacts（关系）. It is really   18  today.

  In conclusion I think there is hope for the  19   . This generation, like generations before them, has new  20   as well as old problems. If they learn from our mistakes the world will be a better place in future.

11. A. young            B. old          C. other            D. our

12. A. old          B. older            C. elder            D. eldest

13. A. know         B. care         C. complain     D. look

14. A. money        B. freedom     C. choice      D. help

15. A. friends      B. children        C. grandchildren    D. parents

16. A. freedom      B. money       C. reasons    D. hope

17. A. future       B. wages       C. work   D. unemployment（失业）

18. A. easier       B. harder      C. impossible   D. possible

19. A. young        B. old        C. future    D. generation

20.A.opportunities B. hopes     C. future      D. world

We have spoken of marriage as a formal contract.It should be noted, however, that this contract does not 1 the same form in different societies.In Western societies, the 2 of a man and a woman 3 given the status of legal marriage by being registered by an official 4 by the state.In some African so cieties, 5 , marriage has nothing to do 6 an official registration of this kind but is legalized by the formal 7 of goods.Generally 8 is the bridegroom who is required to make a 9 of goods to the bride's kin(亲戚), though sometimes a payment is 10 made by the bridegroom's kin to that of the bride.

Among the Nuer, a 11 living in Southern Sudan, the payment made to the bride's kin, 12 as bridewealth, is in the 13 of cattle.Once the 14 of bridewealth is agreed 15 , and the formal payment is made, the marriage becomes a 16 union and the offspring of the union become the acceptable 17 of the husband.They remain 18 children even 19 the wife subsequently leaves him to live with 20 man。

1.A.make B.get C.take D.do

2.A.condition B.difference C.union D.divorce

3.A.is B.are C.was D.were

4.A.recognizing B.recognize C.to recognize D.recognized

5.A.however B.yet C.though D.still

6.A.with B.from C.for D.to

7.A.exchange B.contact C.communication D.connection

8.A.that B.this C.one D.it

9.A.money B.payment C.cost D.consumption

10.A.also B.too C.either D.as well

11.A.a person B.a people C.a man  D.a couple

12.A.called B.known C.named D.looked

13.A.shape B.size C.form D.type

14.A.amount B.number C.figure D.volume

15.A.upon B.with C.to D.for

16.A.legal B.casual C.direct D.progressive

17.A.bride B.cattle C.wealth D.children

18.A.his B.her C.their D.one?s

19.A.before B.because C.while D.if

20.A.other B.another C.more D.farther

We all need a healthy environment. ____, we produce waste every day and it ____ harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do ____ to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real ____ to the environment. Here are some ideas for you to live a ____ life.

Remember these three _____: reduce, reuse and recycle.

Reduce means “use less”. Don't ____ things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think if it is really ____ or maybe the ____ one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from a ____ country.

Reuse means “use again”. Use things for ____ possible. When we buy things, make sure that they ____ a long time. We should take care of them ____ they will last, and we should ____ them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them ____.

Recycle means “change things into something else”. Although it ____ energy to change something into something else, it’s better than ____ things or burning them. Find out ____ can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy ____ made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save ____.

1.A. Therefore      B. However      C. Otherwise     D. Besides

2.A. gives          B. takes         C. causes        D. does

3.A. something      B. everything    C. nothing        D. everything

4.A. difference      B. mistake       C. effect         D. help

5.A. busy          B. hard          C. green         D. happy

6.A. letters         B. words         C. sentences     D. lessons

7.A. buy           B. produce       C. save         D. waste

8.A. necessary      B. important      C. helpful       D. useful

9.A. cheap         B. expensive      C. new         D. old

10.A. rich           B. developed      C. foreign      D. poor

11.A. as soon as      B. as long as      C. as much as    D. as well as

12.A. use           B. last            C. keep        D. live

13.A. so that        B. if              C. because      D. though

14.A. sell           B. lend           C. throw        D. repair

15.A. less           B. more          C. again        D. better

16.A. costs          B. spends         C. takes        D. pays

17.A. throwing away  B. putting away    C. taking away   D. giving away

18.A. that           B. which         C. what         D. how

19.A. cups           B. bags          C. boxes        D. products

20.A. money         B. trees          C. paper        D. time

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