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四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。

When I was a little boy, my mother sold flowers in London. She couldn’t ________ me at home, so I had to go with her. As I grew older, I began to help her and I really enjoyed it.

Things changed ________ I was 14. My grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was ________ making candles. I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making ________ of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.

One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market by________ . I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. To my ________, they were sold out in 20 minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some________o buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out quickly, too. Nine months later, we decided to stop ________ flowers. My mum and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I________them one pound for every candle, and we sold them for much more money. It was very ________ and my friends worked with me happily.

When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first candle shop.

1.A. leave B. stop C. give D. take

2.A. if B. when C. because D. since

3.A. for B. with C. about D. at

4.A. boxes B. candles C. kites D. matches

5.A. himself B. herself C. myself D. ourselves

6.A. surprise B. interest C. sadness D. joy

7.A. bread B. paper C. money D. drink

8.A. buying B. borrowing C. selling D. making

9.A. took B. paid C. cost D. spent

10.A. interesting B. boring C. terrible D. normal

If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?

Don’t listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer(自愿)to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Alice Hamilton, 17

I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific—I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars, It’ll be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time.

Jason Moore, 18

This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish Anderson, 16

I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called “Reading for Life”. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

1.What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?

A. To breathe the clean mountain air.

B. To spend the whole summer living in the tent.

C. To sleep under the stars.

D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountain.

2. From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps____.

A. children in poor families

B. workers who build houses

C. poor families that can’t afford(负担得起)houses

D. build hiking paths

3. Which is the most possible title for this passage?

A. Reading for Life B. Special House Program

C. The Forest Centre D. Young American volunteers

More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads

worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!

Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighbourhood. You may discover something new all

around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.

Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers.

Health Benefits of Bicycling:

It helps to prevent heart diseases.

Bicycling helps to control your weight.

A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.

Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).

Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.

Bicycling is healthier than driving.

1.When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may .

A. pollute the environment around B. find something you didn’t notice

C. go everywhere and use a little oil D. get off your bike and begin to work

2.If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and .

A. get out of the car

B. take it onto a train

C. put it in your purse

D. go on airline websites

3. One of the benefits from bicycling is that .

A. you can fold the bicycle

B. you will be friendly to others

C. you will be more relaxed

D. you may get fatter and fatter

4. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.

B. Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes.

C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighbourhood.

D. Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines.

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In UK , Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are everywhere. They help the police solve crimes and keep the streets safe. But that’s not all they do . They also catch people doing very stupid or smart things.

One of the videos is of a British woman Mary Bale. She clearly doesn’t like cats. In 2010 she was caught on CCTV throwing one into a dustbin. The video shows Mary walking down a quiet street. All of sudden , she notices Lola the cat jump onto a fence. Mary stops to pick up Lola and drops her into a large dustbin . Lola was saved fifteen hours later. And Mary was arrested for causing unnecessary suffering to an animal . She was fined ( 罚款)£250 and was not allowed to own pets for five years.

Another video shows “ Britain’s drunkest man” . He’s been at a party at London’s Savoy Hotel. And he’d obviously had a few too many glasses of beer. At about 2 a. m. , he was kicked out for being too drunk . So, he decided to walk home. On the way , CCTV cameras filmed him falling down stairs and crossing the roads madly… A Savoy Hotel waiter said, “ It’s amazing he didn’t hurt himself badly.”

Sometimes they also record smart events. Once a British band The Get Out Clause didn’t have any money to make a music video. So , they came up with an unbelievable idea. They set up their instruments ( 乐器) and played a song in front of eight CCTV cameras. And then, according to the English Freedom of Information Act , they asked for a copy of all the footages ( 视频) , which they edited. The result is that a totally new music video was made, and it didn’t cost them any money.

Title: CCTV cameras catch action

Passage outline

Supporting details

Usage of CCTV cameras

They are almost 1.________ and are used in many ways.

To help the police solve crimes

A woman saw a lonely cat and 2.__________ it into a big dustbin.

She was asked to3.________________a£250 fine and was not allowed to own pets for five years.

To catch people doing stupid things

A man got very drunk and was thrown out of London’s Savoy Hotel.

He went back home through a lot of troubles and dangers but was not 4._______________hurt.

To recored people doing

Smart events

A band had no money but still wanted to make a music record.

They played in front of eight CCTV cameras and asked for the footage copy for5.___________________.

They edited the footages and make a totally new music video.

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