完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
We have no idea about   1 men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways __2___ the history.
For example, in many history books it is __3_ that people who lived three thousand years ago __4__salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt __5_ keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies __6__ decay.（腐烂）
In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was __7__ to have broken the __8__. if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into __9__. Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century __10__ stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took __11__ than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be __12__ punished(惩罚).
Salt was very __13__ on the dinner table of a king. It was always put __14_ the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt __15__ less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.

Mr Bean, who is silly, awkward (笨拙的)    1   always funny and enjoyable, is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people    2 through a series of simple and funny acts   3  body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the   4  who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite   5   for playing Mr Bean. 
Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and   6  his early years on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe   7  the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he   8   at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (硕士学位) in electrical engineering. He was particularly  9  fast cars, of which he has a large collection.
Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly   10  some speaking problems he had in his childhood.
While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in    11  . Although his teachers predicted (预言) a career in acting, Rowan was not confident   12   he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event    13  . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces  14 . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was   15  that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”

Keeping safe：not as hard as you think．

Everyone is talking about bird flu．Yes，it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick．It will be   1   months still before we have good medicine   2   bird flu．But that doesn't   3    you can't do anything to prevent（预防）it now．

So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their   4  ．So it's a good idea for people   5   living chickens．

“People   6   go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat，but now they have to  7 that habit（习惯），”said Peter Cordingley，a WHO expert（专家）．

But if you do touch a sick bird，remember   8    your hands carefully with soap __9 ．Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you   10   safe from bird flu．For example，do not buy or eat birds that   11  ．Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的）meat．Also，don't forget to open your windows often and exercise every day．  12_ enough sleep is also very．important for   13   illness．If you feel sick，see a doctor as soon as possible．  14  ，no one in China has bird flu．But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu．Try to stay away from people who have the flu，and always cover your mouth and nose when you   15  ．

1．A．few                       B．a few                  C．1ittle                      D．a little

2．A．to                         B．for                      C．at                          D．in

3．A．mean                     B．see                      C．think                      D．realize

4．A．houses                    B．droppings（粪便）  C．eggs                      D．food

5．A．to stay out of                             B．to stay off

C．to stay over                              D．to stay away from

6．A．are used to      B．used to                 C．used                    D．have used to

7．A．give                      B．take                     C．change                   D．turn

8．A．washes                  B．to wash               C．washing                 D．washed

9．A．for ever                 B．just now              C．right away              D．ever since

10．A．keep                    B．to get                   C．got                        D．keeping

11．A．has been checked                                    B．have been checked

C．has checked                                              D．have not been checked

12．A．Get                       B．Have                    C．Got                       D．Getting

13．A．getting                 B．fighting                C．winning                 D．beating

14．A．In the past                  B．From then on          C．Since then              D．So far

15．A．laugh                   B．cough                  C．cry                        D．sleep

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

When you write a letter or make a telephone call, your words 31  a message. People communicate(沟通) with words. Do you think you can communicate__32__words? A smile   33  your face shows you are happy and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell34  that you are sad. When you 35    your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something  36 ask questions. You shake（摇头） your head, and people know you are saying no. You nod（点头） and people know you are saying   37 .

  Other things can also give some information. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus  38 . A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you  39  to go in or out.  40 you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive message  41  them all the time?

  People can communicate  42 many other ways.  43  artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books  44 to tell you about all wonderful things in the world. They all help us to know 45  is going on in the world.

1.A. take        B. bring              C. carry    

2.A. by          B. with               C. without

3.A. in          B. on                 C. at        

4.A. others      B. the others         C. other  

5.A. look up     B. make up            C. put up   

6.A. when        B. or                 C. but       

7.A. no          B. hello              C. yes     

8.A. to get      B. to have            C. to take

9.A. where       B. how                C. what

10.A. Do          B. Did                C. Have

11.A. from        B. of                 C. about   

12.A. with        B. without            C. in

13.A. The         B. An                 C. A       

14.A. wrote       B. is written         C. are written

15.A. what        B. which              C. that