| 完形填空 | ||||
| As the train approached the seaside town where I was going to spend my holidays, I went into the corridor to __1_ my legs. I stayed there a short while, breathing in the fresh sea air and __2_ a few words with one of the passengers, whom I had met earlier on the __3_. When I turned to go back to __4__, I happened to glance into the compartment (车厢) next to mine. Sitting there was a man who many years before had been my neighbour. He was a great __5__, I remembered; it used to take hours to __6__ him once he began a conversation. I was not at all __7__ when he went to live in another part of London. We had not met since then, __8__ did I wish to meet him now, when __9__ was about to begin. Luckily at that moment he was 10 busy talking to the man opposite him to catch sight of me. I slipped back into my compartment, took down my two suitcases and carried them to the far end of the corridor so as to be ready to 11 the train as soon as it stopped. The moment the train came to a halt (停止), I called a porter, who in no time at all had carried my luggage out of the station and 12 me a taxi. As I drove towards my small hotel on the outskirts of the town, I breathed a deep sigh of relief at my 13 . There was little chance that I should 14 my boring exneighbour again. When I reached the hotel, I went 15 to my room and rested there until it was time for dinner. Then I went down to the dining room and 16 a drink. I had barely raised the glass to my lips 17 an all too familiar voice greeted me. I had not escaped from the tiresome neighbour 18 ! He grasped me warmly by the hand and insisted that we 19 a table in the dinningroom. "This is a pleasant 20 ," he said. "I never expected to see you again after all these years." | ||||
|
| 完形填空 | ||||
| A majority of people have no idea of the hard work and worry that goes into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that are always asked of me is how I became an animal collector in the first __1__.The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos.According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any __2__ was not the conventional "mamma" or "daddy", but the word "zoo", which I would __3__ over and over again with a shrill __4__ until someone, in groups to __5__ me up, would take me to the zoo. When I __6__ a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great __7__ of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time __8__ the countryside in search of fresh specimens to __9__ to my collection of pets.__10__ on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student __11__ to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, which were not easy to keep at home.When I left, I __12__ had enough money of my own to be able to __13__ my first trip and I have been going __14__ ever since then.Though a collector's job is not an easy one and is full of __15__, it is certainly a job which will appeal to all those who love animals and travel. | ||||
|
| 完型填空。 | |||
| Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 1 up his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his 2 expensive "school" fees. He always owes his success to it. At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph. Degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before 3 , he bought a Rolex watch with the 4 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be 5 down for inspection. Glen knew that carrying the 6 goods out had to pay the tax. And he worried about paying 7 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a worthless 8 . When he was 9 of his "smarts", immediately, 10 the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which 11 nearly ￥100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen's words. Glen was amazed. 12 he understood why, he was taken to the office to be 13 strictly. For many times of entryexit 14 he knew that only those people in the "blacklist" would "enjoy" this special treatment. The officers looked out every thing carefully in the box, and warned him 15 time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 16 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy (劣质的) goods, he would be charged according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after 17 the plane for long. After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 18 on him, because an additional high "school" fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 19 , which he would 20 as the secret of his success forever. | |||
| ( )1. A. set ( )2. A. good ( )3. A. staying ( )4. A. books ( )5. A. put ( )6. A. ordinary ( )7. A. one ( )8. A. present ( )9. A. afraid ( )10. A. in ( )11. A. paid ( )12. A. Before ( )13. A. appreciated ( )14. A. conditions ( )15. A. no matter what ( )16. A. came out ( )17. A. landing ( )18. A. expression ( )19. A. honesty ( )20. A. remember |
B. came B. bad B. leaving B. things B. looked B. common B. it B. trade B. proud B. on B. spent B. After B. beaten B. experiences B. no matter how B. found out B. flying B. idea B. lies B. learn |
C. went C. extra C. living C. saving C. taken C. specific C. them C. toy C. well C. before C. took C. If C. spoken C. experiments C. no matter when C. sent out C. catching C. thought C. goods C. revise |
D. called D. few D. coming D. pounds D. lied D. many D. these D. fake D. hard D. after D. cost D. Though D. examined D. chances D. no matter why D. set out D. boarding D. impression D. things D. read |
| 完形填空。 | ||||
| Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who loved each other and they played together so often that they had worn a 1 through the grass of the field between their houses. One evening,Brownie's family 2 that Brownie hadn't returned home. They went looking for him with no 3 . Brownie didn't show up the next day,and,despite their 4 to find him,by the next week he was still missing 5 ,Spotty showed up at Brownie's house alone, 6 and constantly annoying Brownie's human family. Busy with their own lives,they just 7 the nervous little neighbor dog. Finally,one morning Spotty refused to 8 "no" for an answer. Ted,Brownie's 9 ,was steadily upset by the angry,stubborn little dog. Spotty followed Ted about. barking insistently,then 10 toward a nearby empty lot and back,as if to say,"Follow me! It's 11 !" Eventually,Ted followed the mad Spotty 12 the empty lot as Spotty 13 to race back and bark encouragingly. Finally,the little dog led the man to a deserted spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive,one of his hind legs crushed in a steel leghold trap. Shocked,Ted now wished he'd taken Spotty's earlier 14 seriously. Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable. Spotty had done more than 15 led Brownie's human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog,Ted found some dog food and the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that week! Spotty had been 16 Brownie regularly,in a single minded pursuit to keep his friend alive by sacrificing his own 17 . Spotty had evidently stayed with Brownie to protect him from predators(捕食者),stayed with him at night to keep him warm and gently rub him with the nose to keep his 18 up. Brownie's leg was treated and he 19 . For many years after that,the two families watched the 20 friends playing happily and chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses. | ||||
|
| 完形填空 | ||||
| I just returned from a twoweek tour of Europe. On my teacher's salary, I could_1_afford to travel there with Western tours, _2_I decided to go travelling with a Chinese tour. Besides the affordability, the truth is that I am a_3_traveller. Making all the reservations and connections is a nightmare for me, so I am_4_to sacrifice autonomy(自主权)_5_security. This does, however, _6_that one should always follow its leader. In most aspects of my life, I am extremely_7_. No one carries my purse and parcels. I have gone bravely into wildly different life changes, _8_when it comes to_9_, show me a flag and I'll follow it. The group leaders were a bit nervous at first. But I promised them that my not speaking Chinese was not a problem. I'd just go 10 they pointed. There was one little 11 however. I wouldn't be eating Chinese food with them. I would find an eatery(小餐馆) nearby and enjoy local cuisine. It worked out fine. Since I was single, I usually 12 a room with another woman. On my first trip, to Egypt, I couldn't have been 13 . They paired me up with Shelley, who 14 fluent English and we adored each other almost instantly. The second time, my potential roommate took one look at me and said she'd rather sleep with her friends on a rollaway in 15 room. I was 16 at first, but then realised I'd have a room to myself, so why got upset? Travelling in a group meant that the first day we were all 17 , but we got familiar 18 each other on the bus and 19 each other's faces quickly in a crowd. We got 20 comfortable with each other and soon a family atmosphere developed. | ||||
|