题目内容
My demands are quite ______, so I expect you to cater for them．
A．modest B．narrow
C．ordinary D．tight
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Sharks are among the oldest animals on Earth. There are hundreds of kinds of sharks. Most are about two meters long. The dogfish shark, however, is less than twenty centimeters in length. A shark has an extremely good sense of smell. It can find small amounts of substances in water, such as blood, body liquids and chemicals produced by animals. ___1.___ Sharks eat fish, other sharks, and plants that live in the ocean.
Sharks grow slowly. About forty percent of all sharks lay eggs. ____2.___ Some sharks carry their young inside their bodies as humans do. Some sharks are not able to reproduce until they are twenty years old．Most reproduce only every two years. And they give birth to fewer than ten young sharks. For this reason, over-fishing of sharks is of special danger to the future of the animal.
Sharks are important for the world’s oceans. They eat injured and diseased fish. Their hunting activities mean that the numbers of other fish in ocean waters do not become too great. ____3.____.
People hunt sharks for sport, food, medicine and their skin. Experts say the international market for some kinds of sharks has increased because many parts of a shark are valuable. Collectors pay thousands of dollars for the jaws of a shark. ___4.____ The skin of a shark can be used like leather. In Asia, people enjoy a kind of soup made from shark fins. Experts say a fisherman can earn a lot of money for even one kilogram of shark fins. Sharks are among the oldest animals on Earth, but some sharks are in danger of disappearing from Earth. ___5.____
A．Shark liver oil is a popular source of Vitamin A.
B．This protects the plants and other forms of life that exist in the oceans.
C．Sharks are valuable to us and we can make full use of them.
D．These powerful senses help sharks find their food.
E．If too many sharks in one area are killed, that group of sharks may never return to normal population levels.
F． This is a threat to other forms of life in the ocean.
G．The others give birth to live young.
This winter，one of the largest ______ snowstorms hit many areas．
A．recording B．recording
C．being recorded D．to record
-- Shall I inform him of the change of the schedule right now？
--- I am afraid you _____，in case he comes late for the meeting．
A．will B．may
C．can D．must
The government ought to_________ the protection of the water resources．
A．put stress on B．speak highly of
C．look up to D．attach importance to
Not until her daughter apologized to her did her anger _________．
A．went away B．faded away
C．broke away D．got away
With more and more people involved in the matter，the _______ became tense．
A．case B．condition
C．situation D．function
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Chicago’s children’s Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise $18million gift from Gladys Holm．She once was a secretary who never earned more than $15000 a year and never married．She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago，and was a volunteer at the Children’s Hospital．She was called the “Teddy Bear lady” because she brought toy animals to sick children on her regular visits．But Miss Holm，who died in 1996 at the age of 86 ，was also a long-time buyer of stocks(股票)．Over the years，she saved money that rose up to $18 million ，which she left to the Children’s Hospital ．It was the largest single donation in the hospital’s 115-year history．The hospital president，Jan Jennings，was shocked when she heard the news “when Miss Holm’s lawyer called to tell me how much that money was，I asked him to repeat it ，since I was certain I had misheard．”
Why did Gladys Holm fell so strongly about the Children’s Hospital? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holm’s heart nearly 50 years ago，when doctors there saved the life of her friend’s daughter．She never forgot the happiness she felt all those years ago．
Holm’s gift will be devoted to heart disease research．People at the hospital said they regretted that they couldn’t thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift．
1.According to the text ，Miss Holm built up her fortune by_______．
A．playing Teddy Bear Lady
B．working as a secretary
C．helping in the hospital
D．buying stocks
2.Why did Jan Jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said?
A．she never expected Miss Holm would donate anything．
B．she want to make sure who Gladys Holm was
C．she had seldom received donations before
D．she thought there was a mistake
3.Miss Holm’s love for the Children’s Hospital grew from_______．
A．a happy life living with children
B．a satisfying job given by the hospital
C．an unforgettable experience many years ago
D．a valuable gift she received from the hospital
4.How will the donated money be used?
A．To built up a new children’s hospital
B．To help sick children and their parents
C．To improve research on heart disease
D．To buy more toys for sick children
When we were young，every evening my brother and I ______ stay at home waiting for our mother．
A．would B．might
C．should D．could
