Question

Cloze 14(2014内蒙古呼和浩特，A) 

        Early in the morning,at noon,or in the evening in big cities and in the countryside,all over the United States,you can see Americans running—men and women,young and old.People run 1       —along the beaches of California,2       Central Park in New York,down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym. Some people even run in 3        living rooms.

        Running wasn’t so popular in the past. In the 1960s,runners were mostly athletes and healthy strong people. When people saw a runner,they used 4      ,“ Hey,what’s the hurry for?” or they might say to 5      ,“Is he crazy?”At that time,women almost never ran.If hey did,they might be laughed at.But today all these have 6        Men and women of all 7        enjoy running.

       Doctors say many of the health problems in the United States 8       these bad habits ： eating too much,smoking cigarettes,and taking 9        exercise.Doctors tell us,uEat less,don't smoke,and exercise more.Running is a good exercise 10        it helps build strong hearts and lungs.lt also helps most people lose weight.

1. A. any where      B. somewhere

  C. every where     D. nowhere

2. A. among   B. through   C. with   D. on

3. A. our   B. your   C. his   D. their

4. A. to asking   B. to speak   C. to speaking   D. to ask

5. A. them   B. themselves   C. their   D. they

6. A. changed   B. stopped   C. worked   D. done

7. A. people   B. cities   C. villages   D. ages

8. A. come from   B. look for   C. care for   D. think of

9. A. few   B. many   C. much   D. little

10. A. how   B. where   C. because   D. until 

Answer 1

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. C

Cloze 14

[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。在美国，不管在什么时候什么地 方，你都会看到有男女老少在跑步。文章还介绍了美国人现在跑步与 20世纪60年代时跑步的不同。最后提醒我们要多运动从而保持身体 健康。

1. C由设空后的内容可知到处都有人在跑步。everywhere到处。故答案为C项。

2. B through穿过，从设空后的Central Park可知答案为B项。此处表示从中央公园穿过。

3. D由设空前的people (第三人称复数) 可知答案为D项。their他们的。

4. D used to do sth.过去常常做某事。又根据下句可知答案为D项。

5. B say to oneself心里想，自言自语。根据句意可知答案为B项。

6. A此处表示上文说的那些情况现在都发生了变化。

7. D由句意及上文内容可知是指所有年龄的人。故答案为D项。

8. A come from 来自;look for 寻找;care for 关心;think of 想起，想到。根据下文内容可知答案为A项。

9. D take exercise做运动。exercise在这个短语中是不可数名词，意为 “运动，训练”，又根据上下文可知是因为运动少才引起了健康问题，故答案为D项。

10. C设空前后内容为因果关系，故答案为C项。