1970 was World Conservation(保护)Year.The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger.They hoped that governments would act quickly in order to conserve(保全)nature.Here is one example of the problem.At one time there were 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland but now only 866 remain.The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology.We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives.We can't live without these things.If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.
What will happen in the future?Perhaps it is more important to ask“What must we do now?”.That people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today.A lot of them know the conservation is necessary.Many are helping to save our world.They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and so on.In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometres of their river.Young people may hear about conservation through a record called“No one's going to change our world”.It was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers.The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.
(1)
There are fewer plants, trees and flowers in Holland now because ________.
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A.
there has been a lot of conservation in Holland
B.
Holland does not need so many plants, trees and flowers
C.
many plants, trees and flowers do not grow there any more
D.
some plants, trees and flowers are dangerous
(2)
We shall destroy ourselves if we don't conserve ________.
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A.
the United Nations
B.
nature
C.
our rivers and forests
D.
the government of Holland
(3)
“No one's going to change our world”was ________.
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A.
an important book published in 1970
B.
an idea that nobody would accept
C.
a record calling all people to conserve nature
D.
a rule worked out by the United Nations
(4)
What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world?
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A.
We should plant more trees and flowers.
B.
We should clean the banks of our rivers.
C.
We should know what will happen in the future.
D.
We should know what we must do and begin to do now.
(5)
What's the main idea of the passage?
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A.
1970 was World Conservation Year.
B.
The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger.
C.
Conservation is necessary.
D.
It is the young people who are helping to save our world.
My father and I were very close.I loved pleasing him, and he was always 1 of my success.If I 2 a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the 3 .Later in life whenever I got a promotion(提升), I would call my father 4 and he would rush out to tell all his 5 .In 1970, when I was 6 President of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know 7 of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their 8 and their love–not only at home, but also in public.Most of my friends would 9 hug their fathers, but I hugged and kissed my dad at every 10 –nothing could have felt more 11 .
My father was a(n) 12 man who was always trying new things.He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. 13 , my father and his motorcycle didn’t 14 too well.He fell off it so often that he 15 it just a month after buying it.As a result, he never again 16 any vehicle with fewer than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t 17 to have a bicycle when I was growing up.Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to 18 one from a friend.On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I 19 sixteen.
My father and I loved and 20 each other.We were close to each other all the time.
(1)
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A.
pleased
B.
content
C.
proud
D.
satisfied
(2)
[ ]
A.
won
B.
beat
C.
gained
D.
failed
(3)
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A.
mountain
B.
world
C.
spirit
D.
earth
(4)
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A.
ever since
B.
just then
C.
on time
D.
right away
(5)
[ ]
A.
families
B.
relatives
C.
workers
D.
friends
(6)
[ ]
A.
honored
B.
appointed
C.
praised
D.
called
(7)
[ ]
A.
who
B.
what
C.
whom
D.
which
(8)
[ ]
A.
thoughts
B.
views
C.
feelings
D.
ideas
(9)
[ ]
A.
never
B.
often
C.
frequently
D.
sometimes
(10)
[ ]
A.
occasion
B.
time
C.
opportunity
D.
choice
(11)
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A.
necessary
B.
embarrassing
C.
comfortable
D.
natural
(12)
[ ]
A.
interesting
B.
strange
C.
curious
D.
open–minded
(13)
[ ]
A.
Unfortunately
B.
Strangely
C.
Unbelievably
D.
Surprisingly
(14)
[ ]
A.
get through
B.
get along
C.
get off
D.
get over
(15)
[ ]
A.
put up with
B.
got rid of
C.
broke away from
D.
did away with
(16)
[ ]
A.
sold
B.
trusted
C.
played
D.
believed
(17)
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A.
allowed
B.
hoped
C.
suggested
D.
demanded
(18)
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A.
ride
B.
require
C.
borrow
D.
use
(19)
[ ]
A.
turned
B.
went
C.
changed
D.
grew
(20)
[ ]
A.
thought of
B.
took care
C.
attended on
D.
cared about
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My father and I were very close.I loved pleasing him, and he was always 1 of my success.If I 2 a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the 3 .Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I'd call my father 4 and he'd rush out to tell all his 5 .In 1970, when I was 6 as president of the Ford Motor Company, I don't know 7 of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their 8 and their love not only at home, but also in public.Most of my friends would 9 hug their fathers.But I hugged and kissed my dad at every 10 -nothing could have felt more 11 .
He was a(n) 12 man who was always trying new things.He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. 13 , my father and his motorcycle didn't 14 too well.He fell off it so often that he 15 it just a month after buying it.As a result, he never again 16 any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn't 17 to have a bicycle when I was growing up.Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to 18 one from a friend.However, my father let me drive a car as soon as I 19 sixteen.
My father and I loved and 20 each other.We were close to each other all the time.
(1)
[ ]
A.
pleased
B.
content
C.
proud
D.
satisfied
(2)
[ ]
A.
won
B.
beat
C.
gained
D.
failed
(3)
[ ]
A.
mountain
B.
world
C.
spirit
D.
earth
(4)
[ ]
A.
ever since
B.
just then
C.
on time
D.
right away
(5)
[ ]
A.
families
B.
relatives
C.
workers
D.
friends
(6)
[ ]
A.
honored
B.
appointed
C.
praised
D.
called
(7)
[ ]
A.
who
B.
what
C.
whom
D.
which
(8)
[ ]
A.
thoughts
B.
views
C.
feelings
D.
ideas
(9)
[ ]
A.
never
B.
often
C.
frequently
D.
occasionally
(10)
[ ]
A.
occasion
B.
time
C.
opportunity
D.
choice
(11)
[ ]
A.
necessary
B.
embarrassing
C.
comfortable
D.
natural
(12)
[ ]
A.
interesting
B.
strange
C.
curious
D.
open-minded
(13)
[ ]
A.
Unfortunately
B.
Strangely
C.
Unbelievably
D.
Surprisingly
(14)
[ ]
A.
get through
B.
get along
C.
get off
D.
get over
(15)
[ ]
A.
put up with
B.
got rid of
C.
broke away from
D.
did away with
(16)
[ ]
A.
sold
B.
trusted
C.
played
D.
believed
(17)
[ ]
A.
allowed
B.
hoped
C.
suggested
D.
demanded
(18)
[ ]
A.
ride
B.
require
C.
borrow
D.
use
(19)
[ ]
A.
turned
B.
went
C.
changed
D.
grew
(20)
[ ]
A.
thought of
B.
took care
C.
attended on
D.
cared about
完形填空
After 42-year-old guy Tom had quitted his job, he began to make up his mind to become a freelance(self-employed)writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not.He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n) 1 typewriter and settled down to work.
After a year or so, however, Tom began to 2 himself.He found it was difficult to earn his living by 3 what he wrote.But Tom determined to put his dream to the test- 4 it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 5 .This is the shadowland of hope, and 6 with a dream must learn to live there.
One day Tom got a call, “We need a(n) 7 , and we’re paying $6,000 a year.” $6,000 was 8 money in 1960.It would enable Tom to get a nice apartment, a used car and more. 9 , he could write on the side. 10 the dollars were dancing in Tom’s head, something 11 his senses.He had dreamed of being a 12 -full time.“Thanks, but no,” Tom said 13 .“I’m going to stick it out and write.”
After Tom got off the phone, he 14 everything he had:two cans of vegetables and 18 cents.Tom put the cans and cents into a 15 bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far.”
Finally his work was 16 in 1970.Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that 17 writers ever experience.The shadows had turned into limelight.
Then one day, Tom 18 a box filled with things he had owned years before. 19 was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents.Suddenly he 20 himself working in that cold storage room.It reminds Tom, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.