第二节:完型填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper—and had a meal I have never had before.

All the friends invited were a little  36 . It’s not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, but it’s just that he never 37 more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something 38  for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a 39 table was waiting for us. “Nothing but the 40  for my friends! ” said Ben. We all sat down and looked 41 at each other—what was he  42 ?

 Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “It’s a 43 of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes, ”said Ben. The next 44 was also a little strange 45 we didn’t quite know what it was again. “It’s just another mixture of vegetables. ”

 As we ate we chatted and finally the 46 turned back to what we were eating. “Was there a recipe(菜谱) for this, ”asked Marina, “or did you 47 it up? ”Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked 48 what I could find. ”Marina was surprised. “But you can find anything in supermarkets these days. ”“But there’s 49 choice in what you can find 50 supermarkets, ” he replied.

 51 that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually 52 away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of 53 , boxes of thrown-away vegetables and fruit.

So Ben had 54  provided a decent meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to  55 millions of people.

36.A. excited      B. disappointed  C. surprised   D. delighted

37.A. takes        B. spends       C. uses       D. does

38.A. cheap        B. special       C. practical    D. usual

39.A. new         B. separate      C. booked     D. laid

40.A. freshest      B. most         C. best        D. least

41.A. nervously     B. carefully      C. sadly      D. happily

42.A. in for         B. up to         C. away from   D. out of

43.A. mixture       B. liquid         C. matter      D. dish

44.A. course      B. food            C. soup       D. salad

45.A. in that      B. on condition that  C. in case that   D. so that

46.A. dinner      B. idea            C. food        D. subject

47.A. pick        B. look            C. make       D. take

48.A. referred     B. depended on     C. lay in       D. resulted from

49.A. less         B. more           C. some       D. any

50.A. within       B. beyond         C. inside      D. outside

51.A. Feeling      B. Seeing          C. Realizing   D. Thinking

52.A. store        B. move           C. throw      D. hide

53.A. order        B. place           C. season     D. date

54.A. successfully   B. possibly        C. hardly     D. hopefully

55.A. enrich        B. please          C. affect     D. feed

                           

  As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable. Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home. This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1864, they had to sign their books with men's names instead.

 Teaching was the first profession(职业)open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women.

Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Nightingale became famous. Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be “ladies”. Miss Nightingale opened England's first training school for nurses in 1860.

  The invention of the typewriter(打字机)in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. By 1900. thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices in both England and America. Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted.

63. Why couldn't women become teachers easily? Because_______.

A. the first profession open to them was writing

B. most schools and colleges were open only to men

C. they wanted to be nurses instead  D. they had to work in the business world

64. The article is mainly about_______.

A. women in the business world  B. the famous Bronte sisters

C. schools and colleges in America  D. rights for American women

65. Which fact does the article lead you to believe?

A. The Bronte sisters thought that they were men.

B. England's first training school for nurses was in Ohio.

C. There are more men than women in professional job.

D. Women find it necessary to work harder than before.

66. Which of the following is TRUE.

A. The typewriter was made in the 1970's. 

B. Most Englanders are doctors or lawyers.

C. People's ideas about women's work have changed.

D. The 18th century saw a changing world for women.

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