完形填空(Cloze Test)

　　That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his 　　1　　 legs, obviously tired．He then sat down by the window, 　　2　　 his head．

　　Hearing her husband back, Kay 　　3　　 out of the kitchen, but to her 　　4　　．Joe．sat still, without 　　5　　．Usually, when he came back, he would greet her with a 　　6　　 or a hug．Immediately Kay 　　7　　 something unusual．She went over to Joe and asked,“Tell me, my dear, any 　　8　　 news?”

　　“Well, I have to say that things are not in our 　　9　　．It seems that I have no 　　10　　 to defeat my opponent(对手)．He's much more 　　11　　, for he's been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he's done a 　　12　　 job．Many signs(迹象)show that he's in the 　　13　　．”

　　“Oh, really?But I still believe you have your own 　　14　　．You're in your forties at the 　　15　　 age for a man．You're new, so people have reasons to 　　16　　 you to do better．So let's go to the voters(选民)and tell them,‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he'll show you who's your better 　　17　　’．”

　　Their next three weeks were spent visiting different neighborhods, going to all kinds of parties, making speeches at universities and gatherings．　　18　　 Jody and Julie, their small children, went from door to door, 　　19　　“Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”

　　The night before the final vote, the whole Hart family were too anxious to fall asleep．The moment before the final result was declared, their hearts were brought to their mouths, but at last they all 　　20　　 and burst into tears．

　　Joe Hart became head judge of the state of Texas, USA．

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　　The new principal decided that hed better first take a secret 　　1　　 before doing something about Class 5A,whichwas the worst class in Hill Valley High School．He didn'tneed to be informed 　　2　　 the class was,for 　　3　　 wereleading the way．

　　The door was shut from insidd．The lock it had wasmissing,　　4　　 knocked off,just leaving a 　　5　　 forthe principal．

　　Though the principal had 　　6　　 badly behaved classes before,what appeared though the 　　7　　 was still a shock for him．It was a scene that was 　　8　　 seen in action films．But he knew what to do．He 　　9　　 go into the classroom,take hold of the 　　10　　 boy and punished him．This wonld be an example to the others．

　　He took a deep breath and then 　　11　　 open the class room door．He had been prepared for the scene that there should be a shock of 　　12　　,but few treated him as an improtant 　　13　　,and some even paid little attention to his existenee．

　　“Silence!”he shouted at the top of his voice．This time it was really 　　14　　．They stopped what they were doing and stared at him．Quickly he walked up to the 　　15　　 boy in the room．who he 　　16　　 had been playing an important part and also had been shouting at the others at the top of his voice．

　　He seized the boy by the ear and 　　17　　 him to the front of the class．

　　“I'm going to punish you as an example to the rest,”he said．“Now go to my office and wait for me．”

　　Then he turned to the class and 　　18　　 them about how to behave in school．

　　To 　　19　　 his speech,he said,“Does anyone have any questions?”

　　One of the students put up her hand．“Yes,sir．I have．When can you free my 　　20　　 back to continue his class?”

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　To control weather over large areas of the world wonldseem,at this time,to be impossible．However,man has beenhighly 　　1　　 in his attempt to change the weather on a very 　　2　　 scale（规模）．He has 　　3　　 microclimate inside andoutside homes and offices．

　　Micro means small,and microclimate 　　4　　 the climateconditions over a small area．There are many things that might 　　5　　 the climate in a small area to be different from the 　　6　　 climate of the region where it is located．

　　　　7　　,within cities there might be smaller areas wherethe climate is different．The microclimate in the yard of one home may be 　　8　　 different from the one in the yard acrossthe street．It is the 　　9　　 of trees and their position in a yardthat 　　10　　 the microclimate．One could probably name many 　　11　　 things that would change the microclimate of a yard．High-altitude（高空的）flying and 　　12　　 development in spaceflight present situations which 　　13　　 complete control of microclimates．Before 　　14　　 planes can fly in the air of the stratosphere（同温层）,the cabins（机舱）have to be pressurized．　　15 　　passengers can obtain the necessary oxygen．

　　In space 　　16　　,there is no air．Astronauts have to take their air with them．　　17　　 have been developed in which this air can be 　　18　　 used over and over．In space,astronauts also have to be 　　19　　 from harmful radiation．The chief problem to be solved 　　20　　 man can exist in space is that of providing a microclimate in which he can survive．

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Let me be upfront about the fact that I hate telephones．The phone rings when it wants to and 　　1　　 when I want itto．I can't 　　2　　 who's on the other end of the phone;evenwhen I place the call,there's no guarantee who or whetheranyone will 　　3　　．When I'm talking to someone on thephone．I'm 　　4　　 of facial expression,“body language”dozens of 　　5　　 that will help me best make my case．And the sound of a telephone ringing late at night will raise my blood Pressure 　　6　　 I can persuade my kids to live at home— andbe in by 10∶30．— the 　　7　　 of their lives．

　　So I could hardly be 　　8　　 to be happy about the increase of cell phones．But I'm not the 　　9　　 one who's cranky（脾气坏的）about cell phones ringing in theatres,restaurants,airports,trains,and shopping malls．You know how little kidsthink they're 　　10　　 from you if they cover their eyes?That's how cell phone users strike me in front of their faces and pre-tend I can't hear the 　　11　　 of their latest conquests— busi-ness,soclal,or private．

　　But I'm 　　12　　 a casual crankiness about the lack of social skills of the average cell phone user．I think we're so 　　13　　 with the ostensible（表面的）convenience of the commun-cation that we're overlooking the effectiveness we're losing．

　　We humans seem to repeatedly forget our 　　14　　:that time for deep thoughts and focus is part of what makes us healthy．　　15　　，we'll catch on that all this interruption is nothing we should live with．

　　Are we 　　16　　 what we would choose to?　　17　　 we can,in fact,choose．And I choose to leave my cell phone,turned 　　18　　，in my glove box．And finally,to the guy 　　19　　 on his cellphone while walking on my heels:“　　20　　 up．Take arest,and think for a while”．

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阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I grew up poor— living with my wonderful mother．We hadlittle money,but plenty of love and attention．I was 　　1　　 and energetie．I understood that no matter how poor a pcrson was,he could still 　　2　　 a dream．

　　My dream was 　　3　　．By the time I was sixteen．I star-ted playing baseball．I could throw a ninety-mile-pre-hour fastball and 　　4　　 anything that moved on the football field．I was also 　　5　　:My high school coach was John,who notonly believed in me,but also taught me 　　6　　 to believe inmyself．He 　　7　　 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream．One particular 　　8　　 with Coach John changed my life forever．

　　A frirend recommended(suggested)me for a summer job．This meant a chance for money in my pocket-money for a new bike,new clothes and the 　　9　　 of savings for a house for my mother．Then I realized I would have to 　　10　　 up summer bascball to handle the work schedule，and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn' t be playing．

　　When I told John,he was 　　11　　 as I expected him to be．“You have your whole life to work,”he said．“Your 　　12　　 days are limited．You can't afford to waste them．”I stood before him with my head 　　13　　，trying to think of the 　　14　　 that would explain to him why my dream or buying my mum a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　　15　　．in me．

　　“How much are you going to make at this job,son?”he asked．“$ 3.5 dollars an hour,”he replied．“Well,”he asked,“is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”

　　That simple question made 　　16　　 for me the difference between 　　17　　 something right toward having a 　　18　　．I decided myself to play sports that summer and 　　19　　 the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball，and was 　　20　　 a $ 20.00．contract(agreement)．In 1999,I boughtmy mother the house of my dream!

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阅读下面短文，从短文中所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

　　When I come across a good article while reading newspapers,I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 　　1　　 side is as much interesting．It may be a discussion of the way to 　　2　　 in good health,or 　　3　　 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society．If I cut the front article,the opposite one is likely to 　　4　　 damage,leaving out half of it or keeping the text 　　5　　 the title．Therefore,the scissors （剪刀）would 　　6　　 before they start,　　7　　 halfway done when I find out the 　　8　　 result．

　　Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time,both worth your 　　9　　．You can only take up one of them,the other has to wait or be 　　10　　．up．But you know the future is unpredictable （不可预料的）— the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 　　11　　．Thus you are 　　12　　 in a difficult postion and feel sad．How come that nice chances and brilliant 　　13　　 should gather around all at once?It may happen that your life 　　14　　 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other．In fact it is what 　　15　　 is like,we are often 　　16　　 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting．It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only 　　17　　 we get into another．The 　　18　　 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind．I 　　19　　 remember a philosopher's （哲学家的）words：“When one door shuts,another opens in life．”So a casual （不经意的）　　20　　．may not be a bad one．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　As a child,I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost;these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments．

　　Maybe it was the strange 　　1　　 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 　　2　　 me so much．There was never total 　　3　　,but a streetlight or passing car lights．　　4　　 clothes hung over a chair take on the 　　5　　．of a wild animal．Out of the corner of my 　　6　　,I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no 　　7　　．A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight．My 　　8　　ould run wild,and my heart would beat fast．I would 　　9　　 very still so that the“enemy”would not discover me．

　　Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost,　　10　　 on the way home from school．Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home— that was no 　　11　　．After school,　　12　　,when all the buses were 　　13　　 up along the street,I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some 　　14　　 neighbourhood．On school or family trips to a park or a museum,I wouldn't 　　15　　．the leaders out of my sight．

　　Perhaps one of the worst fears 　　16　　 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or 　　17　　 by others．Being popular was so important to me 　　18　　,and the fear of not being liked was a 　　19　　 one．

　　One of the processes（过程）of growing up is being able to 　　20　　 and overcome our fears．Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　I did very badly at school．My headmaster thought I was 　　1　　 and when I was 14 he said,“You're never going to be 　　2　　 but a failure．”

　　After five years of 　　3　　 jobs,I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl It was the best 　　4　　 that could have happened to me．I 　　5　　．I wanted to do something positive （积极地）with my life because I wanted to prove to 　　6　　 that what people said about me was 　　7　　．Especially her mother,who had said to me,“Let's 　　8　　 it,you've failed at everything you've ever done．”So I tried hard with my 　　9　　 and went to college．My first novel（小说）　　10　　 while I was at college．

　　After college I taught during the 　　11　　 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University,where I got a 　　12　　 in history．I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 　　13　　 that job to write full time 　　14　　 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University I began to feel proud of myself— 　　15　　 was a workingclass boy who'd 　　16　　 school early,now teaching at the university．

　　My writing career（职业）took off when I discovered my own style．Now I'm rich and 　　17　　,have been on TV,and met lots of film stars．　　18　　 what does it mean?I 　　19　　 wish all the people that have put me down had 　　20　　:“I believe in you．You'll succeed．”

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　　He has been called the“missing link”,Half-man,halfbeast．He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world— Mount Everest．

　　He is known as the Abominable Snowman．The 　　1　　 of the Snowman has been around for 　　2　　．Climbers in the 1920．s reported finding marks like those of human feet highup on the side of Mount Everest．The native people said they 　　3　　 this creature and called it the“Yeti”,and they said that they had 　　4　　 caught Yetis on two occasions 　　5　　 none has ever been produced as evidence（证据）．

　　Over the years,the story of the Yetis has 　　6　　．In 1951,Eric Shipton took photograph of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest．Shipton believed that they were not 　　7　　 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 　　8　　 that the Abominable Snowman might really 　　9　　．

　　Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis．But the only things people have ever found were 　　10　　 footprints．Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 　　11　　 animal tracks,which had been made 　　12　　 as they melted（融化）and refrozen in the snow．　　13　　,in 1964,a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 　　14　　 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans．But,　　15　　,no evidence has ever 　　16　　 been produced．

　　These days,only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman 　　17　　．But if they ever 　　18　　 catching one,they may face a real 　　19　　:would they put it in a 　　20　　．or give it a room in a hotel?

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