题目内容
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock（码头） at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __1__ the bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __2__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (鱼饵) and practiced casting. When his pole（竿） __3__, he knew something huge was __4__. His father watched __5__ as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __6__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __7__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.
“You’ll have to __8__, son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy.
“There will be other fish,” said his father.
“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
__9__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __10__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __11__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into __12__. The creature moved its powerful body and __13__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __14. He has never again landed such a big fish as the one he __15that night long ago. But he does see __16fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__17difficult. Do we __18_when no one is looking?
We would if we __19__ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right remains __20__ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.
1.A．until B．when C．after D．before
2.A．providing B．catching C．feeding D．supplying
3.A．bent over B．came up C．turned over D．broke down
4.A．on the other end B．on the other hand C．on one hand D．at the either side
5.A．with anxiety B．in surprise C．with admiration D．for fear
6.A．delighted B．frustrated C．frightened D．exhausted（精疲力竭的）
7.A．and B．but C．however D．yet
8.A．bring it home B．put it aside C．put it back D．pick it up
9.A．Even though B．Now that C．Ever since D．In case
10.A．tell B．say C．speak D．talk
11.A．passed B．changed C．fixed D．refused
12.A．the wide container B．the broad sea C．the black water D．the small river
13.A．fled B．disappeared C．floated D．swam
14.A．wrong B．right C．satisfactory D．pleased
15.A．caught B．saw C．cast D．threw
16.A．a different B．many big C．even bigger D．the same
17.A．which is B．it is C．that is D．this is
18.A．do wrong B．do right C．do harm D．do good
19.A．were taught B．told C．were let D．ordered
20.A．freshly B．fresh C．clearly D．strongly
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.A
5.C
6.D
7.B
8.C
9.A
10.A
11.C
12.C
13.B
14.B
15.A
16.D
17.C
18.B
19.A
20.B
完形填空，阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
When a person is curious about something, it means he is 1 in it and wishes to know more about it. There is 2 wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad depends on what people are curious about.
Curiosity is 3 silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are full of curiosity about what their 4 are doing. They are 5 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are 6 home or taking outside, or 7 they have come so early or late. To be interested in these things is 8 because they are 9 at all. It is none of their 10 to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is 11 not only 12 but also harmful. For most probably, it 13 to small talk which often brings harm, shame of disrespect to others, and thus 14 their feelings.
On the other hand, there is a 15 curiosity--the curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to 16 all they can about them. Columbus could never have found America if he had not been 17 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine 18 his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made 19 a result of curiosity, 20 , the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have few or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.
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(1)A.interesting |
B.engaged |
C.excited |
D.interested |
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(2)A.something |
B.nothing |
C.much |
D.much |
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(3)A.often |
B.sometimes |
C.seldom |
D.always |
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(4)A.neighbors |
B.companies |
C.workshops |
D.families |
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(5)A.worried |
B.satisfied |
C.anxious |
D.nervous |
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(6)A.taking |
B.going |
C.coming |
D.bringing |
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(7)A.when |
B.why |
C.whether |
D.however |
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(8)A.silly |
B.necessary |
C.impossible |
D.possible |
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(9)A.not right |
B.good |
C.unimportant |
D.important |
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(10)A.business |
B.duty |
C.work |
D.idea |
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(11)A.all |
B.something |
C.everything |
D.the matter |
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(12)A.funny |
B.wise |
C.interesting |
D.foolish |
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(13)A.leads |
B.causes |
C.refers |
D.stick |
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(14)A.effects |
B.hurts |
C.expresses |
D.destroys |
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(15)A.strange |
B.terrible |
C.noble |
D.stupid |
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(16)A.find out |
B.find |
C.decide |
D.work out |
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(17)A.brave |
B.careful |
C.curious |
D.famous |
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(18)A.with |
B.without |
C.for |
D.from |
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(19)A.as |
B.with |
C.because |
D.after |
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(20)A.and |
B.so |
C.but |
D.however |
阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
People who smoke could lose around one third of their daily memory, researchers say.
A study by a team at Northumbria University showed that smokers lost more of their memory when compared to non-smokers.
And the research also found that those who kicked the habit saw their ability to recollect information restored to almost the same level as non-smokers.
The study involved more than seventy 18-to-25-year-olds and included a tour of the university’s campus. Those who took part were asked to recall small details, such as a list of songs played at a campus concert and tasks completed at various points－known as real world memory test. Smokers performed badly, remembering just 59 percent of tasks. But those who had given up smoking remembered 74 percent and those who had never smoked recalled 81 percent of tasks.
Dr. Tom Heffernan, who leads Northumbria University’s Collaboration for Drug and Alcohol Research Group, said the findings would be useful in anti-smoking campaigns. He said, “Given that there are up to 10 million smokers in the UK and as many as 45 million in the United States, it's important to understand the effects smoking has on everyday cognitive（认知的）function-of which prospective memory is an excellent example. ”
“This is the first time that a study has set out to examine whether giving up smoking has an impact on memory. We already know that giving up smoking has huge health benefits for the body, but this study also shows how stopping smoking can have knock-on benefits for cognitive functions too. ’’
The research will now investigate the effects of passive smoking on memory, while Dr. Heffernan and Dr. Terence O’Neil will look into the effects of third-hand smoking－toxins left on curtains and furniture.
【小题1】What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Smoking does harm to health. |
| B．Smokers take a tour to the University’s campus. |
| C．Smoking can affect one’s memory. |
| D．Smokers are compared to non-smokers. |
| A．Smokers did the worst among the participants. |
| B．Non-smokers could recall about half of them. |
| C．Smokers could recall nothing at all. |
| D．Those who gave up smoking did best. |
| A．would be really a surprise to the public |
| B．would contribute to fighting against smoking |
| C．would be used in real world memory test |
| D．would be nothing new to the researchers |
| A．order | B．impression | C．expression | D．effect |
| A．Investigate the effects of third-hand smoking. |
| B．Do research on how smoking affects passive smokers. |
| C．Find ways to persuade people to quit smoking. |
| D．Study whether giving up smoking affects memory. |