完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分,满分30分)

    阅读短文, 掌握大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

For Chinese students, the end of their senior year is filled with studying and 36 when they prepare for the college entrance exams in June. But for American high school seniors, the experience 37 be more different. It is a celebration of their time in high school and 38 parties, games and fun.

Seniorities is a commonly used 39 . It means seniors have a disease which 40 them unable to do work. This starts in April, 41 seniors find out whether they have been accepted to university.

Unwilling to do school work, seniors have plenty of 42 activities to focus on.

Many school have a “Senior Show”. Only seniors are allowed to perform in it. Some seniors sing  43 dance but many of them perform skits (滑稽短剧).They 44 their favorite teachers or their friends. For example, a group of boys may 45 and imitate a group of their friends. It is all 46 .

The “Senior Show” is just a part of Senior Week — the week 47 intended for seniors. During this week, seniors usually get academic or athletic 48 for their wonderful jobs in high school. They also vote 49 one of their male and female classmates who they believe 50 the best-looking or funniest or most involved, etc. These are then 51 in the yearbook.

The yearbook is an important part of high school for seniors. There are all their pictures and some words from them in it. Seniors will 52 to get 53 signed by their friends so they can always remember their time together.

The end of 54 is a truly special and wonderful time for American students. It’s 55 they will remember for the rest of their lives.

A. attitudes

B. stress

C. difficulty

D. experience

A. shouldn’t

B. needn’t

C. couldn’t

D. mustn’t

A. consists of

B. makes up

C. makes for

D. forms

A. translation

B. explanation

C. expression

D. depression

A. allows

B. asks

C. means

D. makes

A. that

B. which

C. what

D. when

A. another

B. others

C. other

D. the other

A. or

B. and

C. also

D. nor

A. play with 

B. make fun of 

C. take in

D. act as

A. put up

B. dress up

C. pack up

D. stand up

A. open-mouthed

B. tongue-tied

C. hand-emptied

D. light-hearted

A. specially

B. normally

C. doubtfully

D. obviously

A. jobs 

B. positions

C. chances

D. awards

A. against

B. with

C. for

D. over

A. were 

B. are

C. was

D. is

A. written

B. appeared

C. published 

D. signed

A. go around

B. go away

C. go through

D. go over

A. them

B. it

C. these 

D. one

A. senior show

B. senior week

C. senior year

D. senior students

A. something

B. anything

C. nothing

D. everything

Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, have you ever wanted to show ___36___ at a party and found the song you’d practiced so many times suddenly__37_ more difficult? I’ve had both these__38___. As a senior student, I have to ___39__ many exams. Each time, I think, “ I__40___ fail this time,’’ but I get a low mark. Don’t be surprised---it’s not __41___ I don’t try, do enough preparation, __42__ take it seriously. On the contrary, it is because I give it too _43__ attention. The thought “ I must pass” makes me taste the terrible flavor of failure.

   I often___44___ to my friends, “ Don’t be too hard ___45____ yourself.” However, when I __46___ my own goals, I do not listen to my own advice. So why not ___47__ this crazy thought of achieving the best? Just face the problem__48____before you with a calm mind, work and you will succeed.

  In my opinion, __49___ a calm state of mind is a skill for life. People__50__ want to succeed realizing this is of __51______ importance. So __52___ time you’re trying to draw a straight line or ___53___ a performance, tell yourself, “ If I can just do it _54___ than last time, it’s a success.” Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy __55____you succeed or fail.

A. around           B.  off           C. out             D. in

A. became             B.  become        C. becoming       D. becomes

A. experiences         B.  experience     C. times           D. difficulties

A. enter              B.  make         C. take            D. join

A. won’t             B.  can           C. need           D. needn’t

A. because of        B.  /            C. therefore       D. because

A. and                  B. or                   C. but             D. nor

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

A. say             B. advise              C. tell                       D. encourage

A. off                  B. on                  C. to                        D. for

A. give               B. hold                       C. build              D. set

A. throw away       B. get away          C. take up           D push off

A. lie                 B. lies                 C. lying              D. laying

A. keeping              B. staying            C. remaining       D. making

A. whom              B. which            C. who            D. /

A no                 B. little           C. very            D. great

A. last                B. the last            C. next               D. the next

A. put on              B play on                  C. give on           D show on

A. best               B. better                   C. good              D. well

A. if                   B. either                   C. neither         D. whether

A practical English Grammar is intended for intermediate(中级的) and post-intermediate students. We hope that more advanced learners and teachers will also find it useful.
The book is a comprehensive survey of structures and forms, written in clear modern English and illustrated with numerous examples. Areas of particular difficulty have been given special attention. Differences between conversational usage and strict grammatical forms are shown but the emphasis is on controversial forms.
In the fourth edition the main changes are as follows.
1. Explanation and examples have been brought up to date.
2. There is now more information on countable and uncountable nouns, attributive and predicative adjectives, adverbs of place, sentence adverbs, cleft sentences, prepositions, conjunctives, modal verbs, perfect tenses, infinitive constructions, the passive, purpose clauses and nouns.
3. Some material has been rearranged to make comparisons easier. For example, parts of chapters on can, may, must etc. are now grouped by functions; verbs of liking and preference have a chapter to themselves; suggestions and invitations have joined the chapter on commands, requests and advice.
4. The contents list now summaries every edition heading, and there is a new index containing many more entries references.
In this edition the sign “~” is frequently used to show a change of speaker in examples of dialogue. Note also that although the sign “="”" sometimes connects two words or expressions with the same meaning, it is often used more freely, e.g. to indicate a transformation from active to passive or direct to indirect speech.
We wish to thank all at Oxford University Press who have assisted in the preparation of the fourth edition. We would also like to thank Professor Egawa of Nihon University, Japan, Professor Rene Dirven of Duisburg University, West Germany and other colleagues for their friendly and helpful suggestions.
London, November 1985   A.J.T., A.VM
【小题1】The grammar book mentioned in this passage is not suitable for              .

A.a middle school teacherB.a primary school student
C.a senior high studentD.a college student
【小题2】According to the passage, we know that his grammar book              .
A.compares modern English with old English
B.gives a large number of examples to reduce difficulty
C.attaches more importance to conversational forms
D.pays little attention to strict grammatical forms
【小题3】Which of the following statements about the changes is TRUE?
A.This book keeps up with the latest usages of the America English language.
B.This edition offers more information about pronouns.
C.It’s not easy for us to find the information we need in this book.
D.One particular chapter discusses verbs like “care, like, love, hate, prefer, wish”.
【小题4】When you see this line in the book, “Did you get a ticket? ~Yes, I managed to get one”, we can understand that             .
A.the two parts before and after the sign “~” mean the same
B.the two parts before and after “~” are said by two different people
C.the second speaker repeats what the first speaker says
D.the topic is changed in the part after the sign “~”
【小题5】In the last paragraph, the authors thank several people because              .
A.they have helped the authors with this edition
B.they have agreed to buy a lot of books from the authors
C.the authors want to make use of the fames of those people
D.those people will make advertisements for this book

Preface to the fourth edition

         A practical English Grammar is intended for intermediate(中级的) and post-intermediate students. We hope that more advanced learners and teachers will also find it useful.

         The book is a comprehensive survey of structures and forms, written in clear modern English and illustrated with numerous examples. Areas of particular difficulty have been given special attention. Differences between conversational usage and strict grammatical forms are shown but the emphasis is on conversational forms.

1. Explanation and examples have been brought up to date.

2. There is now more information on countable and uncountable nouns, attributive and predicative adjectives, adverbs of places, sentence adverbs, cleft sentences, prepositions, conjunctives, modal verbs, perfect tenses, infinitive constructions, the passive, purpose clauses and nouns.

In the fourth edition the main changes are as follows.

3. Some material has been rearranged to make comparisons easier. For example, parts of chapters on can, may, must etc. are now grouped by functions; verbs of liking and preference have a chapter to themselves; suggestions and invitations have joined the chapter on commands, requests and advice.

4. The contents list now summaries every edition heading, and there is a new index containing many more entries references.

         In this edition the sign “~” is frequently used to show a change of speaker in examples of dialogue. Note also that although the sign “=”sometimes connects two words or expressions with the same meaning, it is often used more freely, e.g. to indicate a transformation from active to passive or direct to indirect speech.

         We wish to thank all at Oxford University Press who have assisted in the preparation of the fourth edition. We would also like to thank Professor Egawa of Nihon University, Japan, Professor Rene Dirven of Duisburg University, West Germany and other colleagues for their friendly and helpful suggestions.

         London, November 1985                                                                            A.J.T., A.VM

1.The grammar book mentioned in this passage is not suitable for __________.

A. a middle school teacher                                             B. a college student

C. a senior high student                                                   D. a primary school student

2.According to the passage, we know that this grammar book ___________.

A. compares modern English with old English

B. gives a large number of examples to reduce difficulty

C. attaches more importance to conversational forms

D. pays little attention to strict grammatical forms

3.Which of the following statements about the changes is TRUE?

A. This book keeps up with the latest usages of the American English language.

B. This edition offers more information about pronouns.

C. One particular chapter discusses verbs like “care, like, love, hate, prefer, wish”.

D. It’s not easy for us to find the information we need in this book.

4.When you see this line in the book, “Did you get a ticket? ~Yes, I managed to get one”, we can understand that _______.

A. the two parts before and after the sign “~”mean the same.

B. the topic is changed in the part after the sign “~”.

C. the second speaker repeats what the first speaker says.

D. the two parts before and after “~”are said by two different people.

 

Most students hate their endless homework. The students from Class 2, Senior 2 of the High School Affiliated to Peking University certainly did before they published their own collection of English novels at home.

Their small book contains stories about a holy (神圣的) war, the happy life of a self-taught artist and the story of a laid-off worker who devoted his last breath to playing his beloved accordion (手风琴). The book becomes an instant hit on campus. About 3,000 copies have been sold and the class is already working on the second volume.

"We're up to our ears in homework. Exercises and exams make us out of breath. But to do something creative and full of imagination is such a great achievement," said Yu Xiaoxiao, 16.

"I took the writing as an ordinary homework at the beginning, but after I finished the first part of my story, I could not help but let it flow," said Wang An, who wrote "Accordion".

Inspired by "Lord of the Rings", Jiang Lu wrote his story about magic wars between angels from the light and the dark side. "The main message of the story was to look at the balance of the world. Both dark and light angels fight with love as their weapons. I want to tell people that selfish love might bring hate," Jiang said.

"I was shocked by their work and felt so proud to be the editor of my students' book," said Nathaniel Timmermann, the oral English teacher at the school. Liu Xiuqin, an English teacher, started the project by asking students to write whatever was in their mind every week. "They have performed beyond expectation," Liu said. "They wrote interesting stories and their English has improved after they started to express their real minds."

"We never imagined that our homework would be so popular and profitable (盈利的). We sell the novels at five yuan, but many teachers pay more to encourage us," said Yuan Mengyao.

1. After Wang An finished the first part of his story, he _________.

A. couldn't go on                 B. had to put it aside   

C. just wanted to express it freely   D. lost it

2.What was not the outcome of the students' homework of writing whatever was in their mind?

A. Being popular.            B. Being profitable. 

C. Improving their English.    D. Winning prize.

3.What is the reason for the students' liking to write interesting stories?

A. It is creative and imaginative.             

B. It is profitable.

C. Interesting stories are sure to be popular.   

D. Interesting stories can be well sold.

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Creative homework leads to a popular book      

B. Writing interesting stories

C. Students' new book           

D. A popular book

 

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