第二节: 完形填空(共20小题, 每小题1.5分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day a king and his minister(大臣)went out for a walk. The king said to the minister, “I want to give reward to anyone who is hospitable(好客的) to us during our   21   .”
The king and the minister went up to one man and said, “We are   22    . This is a fine town. Could we stay at your house as   23    ?”
The man looked down upon them, saying, “  24  do I know you’re not criminals?”
Then the king and the minister went up and   25   on somebody else’s door. When the man opened the   26   , they asked, “Could we spend the night here? It’s getting dark.”
The man said, “First, tell me   27  of you there are. Then I’ll decide.”
The king said, “You see that we are only two. If you   28   us to stay with you, we’ll pay you what we have tomorrow.” The man agreed.
Then they   29   walking. They came to another house and knocked on the door. The king said, “It’s getting dark.   30  we spend the night at your house?”
The man said, “   31   ! Just tell me how many of you there are.”
The king said, “You can see we are only two.” Then they   32   back to the palace.
The minister had  33    the address of each person to whom they had spoken, and the following  34  the king called all the three persons to the palace. To the first one the king said, “When travelers come from a different kingdom, we must  35  them shelter(住所). It is   36    we aren’t thieves.” And the king   37  the man out of his kingdom.
To the   38 man the king gave a lot of money. To the third one, who  39    offered shelter and only then asked how many were in their party, the king gave his  40  .
21.   A sleep            B talk      C dinner        D walk
22.   A friends B criminals     C ministers     D travelers
23.   A owners B officials      C officers       D guests
24.   A How    B Why    C When   D Where
25.   A dropped      B took     C knocked      D touched
26.   A letter    B box      C door    D window
27.   A how many   B how much C how long    D how far
28.   A .agree       B allow   C make   D want
29.   A began   B enjoyed       C stopped       D continued
30.   A Would           B Must    C Could  D Should
31.   A Pardon B Thanks       C Sorry   D Certainly
32.   A went  B hurried       C returned     D drove
33.   A taken away  B taken down        C taken off    D taken up
34.   A year     B month  C minute D day
35.   A borrow B offer   C lend    D share
36.   A silly     B right  C clean   D clear
37.   A threw   B invited       C kept    D brought
38.   A last     B first     C third    D second
39.   A bravely       B slowly           C immediately       D carefully
40.   A order   B promise      C name   D crown

American author Mark Twain once noted that “life would be surely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.” Twain’s words were only one of many complaints about aging. The ancient Greek poet Homer called old age “hateful”, and William Shakespeare termed it “terrible winter”.
Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 B.C., may have been looking for a river that healed the ravages of age. During the 12th century A.D., a king called Prester John ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.
But the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16th-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. He thought it would be found in Florida. In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S., there’s a tourist attraction. It is said to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513. However, elderly visitors who drink the spring’s water don’t turn into teenagers.
But the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so appealing(有吸引力的) that it survives anyway, says Ryan K. Smith, a professor of history. “People are more attracted by the story of looking and not finding than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere.”
Still, a few grains of truth have helped to support the story. Kathleen Deagan, a professor of archaeology, says a graveyard and the remains of a Spanish mission dating back to St. Augustine’s founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth. Michelle Reyna, a spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St. Augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least 1901 and may have been attracting visitors since 1860.
【小题1】According to the passage, who searched for a fountain of youth?

A.Ponce de LeonB.William Shakespeare.C.Kathleen DeaganD.Michelle Reyna
【小题2】What does the underlined word “ravages” in the second paragraph probably mean?
A.Growth.B.Limits. C.Damages. D.Benefits.
【小题3】What is the attitude of people towards the fountain of youth?
A.People find much pleasure in looking for it.
B.People believe the existence of it somewhere.
C.People have no interest in searching for it.
D.People consider the idea of the fountain of youth absurd(荒谬的).
【小题4】The passage mainly tells us _____.
A.how the fountain of youth came into being
B.why some famous people hate becoming old
C.how to remain young forever
D.whether the fountain of youth exists
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The underlined words “the story” refers to Alexander the Great ruling a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.
B.Augustine, which is the oldest city in the U.S, lies in Florida.
C.Some elderly visitors find themselves younger after drinking the water from the fountain of youth.
D.Kathleen Deagan is the spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.

American author Mark Twain once noted that “life would be surely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.” Twain’s words were only one of many complaints about aging. The ancient Greek poet Homer called old age “hateful”, and William Shakespeare termed it “terrible winter”.

Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 B.C., may have been looking for a river that healed the ravages of age. During the 12th century A.D., a king called Prester John ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.

But the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16th-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. He thought it would be found in Florida. In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S., there’s a tourist attraction. It is said to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513. However, elderly visitors who drink the spring’s water don’t turn into teenagers.

But the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so appealing(有吸引力的) that it survives anyway, says Ryan K. Smith, a professor of history. “People are more attracted by the story of looking and not finding than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere.”

Still, a few grains of truth have helped to support the story. Kathleen Deagan, a professor of archaeology, says a graveyard and the remains of a Spanish mission dating back to St. Augustine’s founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth. Michelle Reyna, a spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St. Augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least 1901 and may have been attracting visitors since 1860.

1.According to the passage, who searched for a fountain of youth?

A. Ponce de Leon  B. William Shakespeare. C. Kathleen Deagan   D. Michelle Reyna

2.What does the underlined word “ravages” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A. Growth. B. Limits.      C. Damages.         D. Benefits.

3.What is the attitude of people towards the fountain of youth?

A. People find much pleasure in looking for it.    

B. People believe the existence of it somewhere.

C. People have no interest in searching for it.    

D. People consider the idea of the fountain of youth absurd(荒谬的).

4.The passage mainly tells us _____.

A. how the fountain of youth came into being   

B. why some famous people hate becoming old

C. how to remain young forever         

D. whether the fountain of youth exists

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The underlined words “the story” refers to Alexander the Great ruling a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.

B. Augustine, which is the oldest city in the U.S, lies in Florida.

C. Some elderly visitors find themselves younger after drinking the water from the fountain of youth.

D. Kathleen Deagan is the spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.

 

      The kings of ancient Egypt planned strong tombs (坟墓) to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures (财宝) . The Great Pyramid was built thousands of years ago for a king called Khufu. It stands on the west bank of the Nile River not far from Cairo. In fact all the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. This is why their dead bodies were buried (埋葬) on the west bank of the Nile. The people of Mexico also built pyramids. They did not build the pyramids for tombs. They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it. The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt, but they are big. Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway (阶梯) that goes from the bottom to the top.

  More pyramids were built in the Americas than in Egypt. About 90 pyramids are known to have stood in Egypt, while several hundred small pyramids are scattered (分散) across Central and South America. The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2,000 years old. Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years to build it. On the top they built a temple of the sun. The temple is no longer there but people still called it ______________________. Near it is another huge pyramid, the Pyramid of the Moon.

 

1. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

____________________________________________________________________________

2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

The ancient Egyptians thought the rising of the sun stood for the beginning of life and the setting of the sun stood for the end of life.

       ___________________________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________________________

3. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

       ___________________________________________________________________________

4. What are the different purposes of building pyramids in Egypt and Mexico? (Please answer within 30 words.)

       ___________________________________________________________________________

       ___________________________________________________________________________

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.

       ___________________________________________________________________________

完形填空。
     One day a king and his minister (大臣) went out for a walk. The king said to the minister, "I want to give
reward to anyone who is hospitable (好客的) to us during our   1  ."
     The king and the minister went up to one man and said," We are   2   .This is a fine town. Could we stay at
your house as   3   ?"
     The man looked down upon them, saying,"   4   do I know you're not criminals (犯人)?"
     Then the king and the minister went up and   5   on somebody else's door. When the man opened the   6   ,
they asked, "Could we spend the night here? It's getting dark."
     The man said, "First, tell me   7   of you there are. Then I'll decide."
     The king said,"You see that we are only two. If you   8   us to stay with you, we'll pay you what we have
tomorrow." The man agreed.
     Then they   9   walking. They came to another house and knocked on the door. The king said, "It's getting
dark.   10   we spend the night at your house?"
     The man said,"   11   ! Just tell me how many of you there are."
     The king said,"You can see we are only two." Then they   12   back to the palace.
     The minister had   13   the address of each person to whom they had spoken, and the following   14   the
king called all the three persons to the palace. To the first one the king said," When travelers come from a
different kingdom, we must  15  them shel ter (住所). It is   16   we aren't thieves." And the king   17   the man
out of his kingdom.
     To the   18   man the king gave a lot of money. To the third one, who   19   offered shelter and only then
asked how many were   20  .

(     )1. A. sleep     
(     )2. A. friends   
(     )3. A. owners    
(     )4. A. How       
(     )5. A. dropped   
(     )6. A. letter    
(     )7. A. how many  
(     )8. A. agree     
(     )9. A. began     
(     )10. A. Would    
(     )11. A. Pardon   
(     )12. A. went     
(     )13. A. taken away
(     )14. A. year     
(     )15. A. borrow   
(     )16. A. silly    
(     )17. A. threw    
(     )18. A. last     
(     )19. A. bravely  
(     )20. A. order    

B. talk      
B. criminals 
B. officials 
B. Why       
B. took      
B. box       
B. how much  
B. allow     
B. enjoyed   
B. Must      
B. Thanks    
B. hurried   
B. taken down
B. month     
B. offer     
B. right     
B. invited   
B. first     
B. slowly    
B. promise   
C. dinner     
C. ministers  
C. ofiicers   
C. When       
C. knocked    
C. door       
C. how long   
C. make       
C. stopped  
C. Could      
C. Sorry      
C. retumed    
C. taken off  
C. minute     
C. lend       
C. clean      
C. kept       
C. third      
C. immediately
C. name       
D. walk         
D. travelers    
D. guests       
D. Where        
D. touched      
D. window       
D. how far      
D. want         
D. continued    
D. Should       
D. Certainly    
D. drove        
D. taken up     
D. day          
D. share        
D. clear        
D. brought      
D. second       
D. carefully    
D. crown        

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