第二节：完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)

Most of the foods we eat today were at one time or another not known to man. One by one they are 　16　 　and became a part of our everyday 　17　 　. Very often the person, who was the first to 　18　 　these foods, however, had to be a person of 　19　 　. Who, for 　20　 　, ate the first crab(蟹)and who, the first mushroom ？

When 　21　 　and coffee were first introduced to 　22　 　in the eighteenth century, there were many 　23　 　for and against their use. Some people claimed(宣称)that they were 　24　 　, and that, if drunk over long periods of time, they would kill 　25　 . In Sweden, King Gustav III decided to find out whether these 　26　 　were true or false. It 　27　 　happened that there were two brothers who were in 　28　 　at the time; they were twins and were almost exactly alike in every 　29　 . They had also been sentenced to 　30　 . The King decided to let them live if one of them 　31　 　to drink several cups of tea each day and the other, several cups of 　32　 　each day.

Both brothers lived many years without any 　33　 　of any kind. At last one brother who 　34　 　to drink tea every day died at the age of 74 and 　35　 　died a few years later. Because of the way the experiment had turned out, Sweden is today one of the countries in the world where much tea and coffee are drunk.

16. A. introduced 　　　　 B. produced　 　 　　 C. added　　　　　 　　 D. changed

17. A. drink　　 　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　 　 　　　　　　　 C. diet　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. interest

18. A. cook　　 　 　　　　　 B. discover　　 　 　　 C. try　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. check

19. A. success　 　　　　　 B. courage　　　 　　　 C. practice　　　 　　 D. will

20. A. free　　 　 　　　　　 B. ever　　　　 　 　　　　　　 C. long　　　　　　 　　 D. example

21. A. tea　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. tobacco　　 　 　　 C. milk　　　　　　 　　 D. chocolate

2. A. America　 　 　　　　 B. Europe　　　 　 　　 C. Africa　　　　 　　 D. England

243. A. attempts　 　　　　 B. decisions　　 　　　 C. opinions　　　 　　 D. advice

24. A. different 　　　　　 B. common　　　 　　 C. plants　　　　　 　　 D. poisonous

25. A. a person　 　　　　　 B. themselves　 　 　 C. others　　　　 　 　　 D. ourselves

26. A. wishes　　 　　　　　 B. decisions　　 　 　 C. doubts　　　 　 　 D. conversations

27. A. so　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. very　　　　 　　　　 C. too　　　　　 　　　　 D. much

28. A. school　 　　　　　　 B. hospital　　 　　　　　　　 C. danger　　　　 　　 D. prison

29. A. day　　 　 　　　　　　 B. way　　　　 　 　　　 C. part　　　 　　 　　　　　　 D. photograph

30. A. death　 　 　　　　　 B. dead　　　　 　 　　　 C. die　　　 　　　 　　 D. dying

31. A. agreed　 　 　　　　　 B. pleased　　　 　　　　　　　 C. allowed　　 　　 　 D. prepared

32. A. milk　　 　　　　　　 B. water　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. coffee　　 　　 　 　 D. orange

33. A. food　　 　　　　　　 B. problems　　 　　　 C. taste　　　 　　 　　 D. happiness

34. A. had　　 　 　　　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　 　　　 C. allowed　　 　　 　 D. insisted

35. A. others　　　 　 　　　　　　　 B. other　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. another　　　　　 　 　　　 D. the other

15. I advised you _____ drink water that isn't ______ any more.

A. not; boiled 　　　　　　　 B. not to; boiling 　 C. not; boiling 　　　 D. not to; boiled

14. - ________?

- No, you have to pay for them.

A. Are the drinks free 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Do the drinks cost much

C. Are the drinks expensive 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Do I have to pay for the drinks

13. Is this the reason at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?

A. he explained 　　　　　 B. what he explained C. how he explained D. why he explained

12. It's freezing outside. You ______put on your coat.

A. had better to 　　　　　 B. had better 　　　　 C. would rather 　　 D. would better to

11. Jack asked his brother Betty.

A. did he know 　　　　　 B. if he knows 　　　 C. does he know 　 D. whether he knew

10. - When can I come for the photos?

- I need them tomorrow afternoon. They ___be ready by 12:00.

A. can 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. should 　　　　　　 C. might 　　　　　　　 D. need

9. Swan Lake is a famous ballet( 芭蕾 ) in four acts, ________ on a German fairy tale.

A. basing 　　　　　　　　　　 B. based 　　　　　　　　　　 C. bases 　　　　　　　 D. to base