完形填空

先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

A good dictionary is an important tool. It will tell you not only what a word means but also how it is used. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop and a good dictionary must show these new changes.

A new English dictionary will only tell you most people use the language today. It will not tell you what is right wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only________ people use a word, a dictionary will tell you this or not list it.

Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it up in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you to break a word. And they also show you how a word .

Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings. In some dictionaries, the main meanings are often listed first. In ________ , the newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always ________ the front part. This part explains how to use it.

Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes from. Do you know that the word “brand” (标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because hundreds of years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who ________ them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals ________ they would not be stolen.

Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.

1.A. how B. what C. why D. if

2.A. and B. or C. but D. not

3.A. a little B. many C. a few D. a lot of

4.A. neither B. nor C. both D. either

5.A. when B. where C. why D. which

6.A. speaks B. is spoke C. be spoken D. is spoken

7.A. another B. the other C. others D. other

8.A. see B. watch C. look D. read

9.A. builds B. makes C. built D. made

10.A. when B. in order to C. so that D. Before

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

B

A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden.There was a young tree lying on the grounD. The rich man asked the old man.” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig(无花果)tree, sir.” He said.
“A fig tree? the rich man was very surprised. ” Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old. ”
“What! “ shouted the rich man.“ You're ninety years old, You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit.You certainly don' t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree.” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question.
The old man asked, “who planted the fig trees?”
“ well, I don’t know.”
“You see, sir.” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers(祖先)planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”
The rich man was quiet, then said, “ you are right, my good man.We should do some things for the people after us.Thank you very much.” Then he rode away.
1.The old man was planting _________when the rich man saw him.
A. an apple tree
B. a fig tree
C. a pear tree
D. a banana tree
2.The old man was planting the tree____________.
A. to get himself some fruit to eat
B. for the people after him
C. to make his garden more beautiful
D. just for fun
3.The sentence in the, last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________
A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B. he didn't want to disturb the old man
C. he couldn't communicate with the old man
D. he understood why the old man planted the young tree
4.What kind of personality does the old man has?
A. creative
B. brave
C. wise
D. curious
5.We can express the main idea of this passage”_________” in Chin ese.
A. 前人栽树,后人乘凉
B. 光阴似箭,一去不返
C. 君子爱财,取之有道
D. 财多惹祸,树大招风

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