第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold   36   he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had  37  schooling, for being so poor, how could they   38  school fees?

When he was fifteen, he worked   39   a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt   40    for himself. How he     41   to have the same chance! He decided to study by   42   . In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he   43  stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he   44   during the day. He worked   45   hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater  46   he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and    47   him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the only one in the whole school   48   reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship   49   he had been a regular student of the school.

Robeson   50   rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which drew the  51  of some university professors. They admired his talent   52   his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and   53    him free guidance. Robeson felt  54  , for he was sure that before him there was a broad road   55   success.

36. A. whether              B. which                      C. that                          D. what

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

38. A. buy                    B. afford                      C. send                         D. read

39. A. as                       B. like                          C. for                           D. by

40. A. angry                 B. worried                    C. proud                       D. sorry

41. A. hated                  B. decided                    C. wished                     D. regretted

42. A. the teacher          B. himself                    C. his parents                D. his schoolmates

43. A. could                  B. ought to                   C. should                      D. would

44. A. had learned         B. has been taught         C. has heard                  D. had been written down

45. A. very                   B. so                            C. too                          D. quite

46. A. joy                     B. interest                     C. time                         D. taste

47. A. allowed              B. agreed                      C. let                           D. refused

48. A. whom                 B. that                          C. which                      D. /

49. A. if                       B. whether                    C. because                    D. when

50. A. learned               B. listened                    C. mastered                  D. struggled

51. A. notice                 B. influence                  C. eyes                         D. attention

52. A. except for           B. according to             C. as well as                 D. in spite of

53. A. taught                 B. offered                     C. lent                          D. sent

54. A. sad                     B. angry                       C. happy                      D. disappointed

55. A. leading to           B. coming from            C. made of                   D. covered with

My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.

If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN (个人身份号码)to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.

Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.

The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.

I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.

I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How will I live without them?”

61. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. How to develop a new system.          B. The function of the PIN.

C. A home for the future.                  D. Easy life in the future.

62. What’s the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?

A. To let readers know why his ideas are new.

B. To let readers know how special his house is.

C. To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.

D. To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.

63. The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _____.

A. it has been controlled by computers

B. you can make a telephone call anywhere

C. it has your favorite music following you

D. the writer is able to change his new idea into practice

64. What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?

A. An IT expert.    B. A famous doctor. 

C. An idealist      D. An experienced teacher.

65. What can’t be done in the writer’s new house?

A. turns on the lights    B. play music   C. get a telephone call   D. go swimming

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