第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

What will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and (26) ____________ (make) predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain—they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth’s natural (27)____________ (resource) run out. We will use lots of (28) ____________       (recycle) materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more (29) ____________ alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, (30) ____________ there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.

B

Public transport (31) ____________ (provide) a cheap way to get around in Beijing. There are 20,000 buses and (32) ____________ (trolleybus) in Beijing, but they can get very (33) ____________ (crowd). It’s a good idea to avoid public transport during the (34) ____________ hour (6：30 am - 8：00 am and 5：00 pm - 6：30 pm). Fares are cheap, (35) ____________ (start) at 1 yuan.  Air-conditioned buses cost more.

C

We use “learned” body language when we are (36) ____________ (introduce) to strangers. Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to (37) ____________ (relax). So every culture has developed a formal way to greet strangers, to show them we are not (38) ____________ (aggress). Traditionally, Europeans and Americans shake hands. They do this with the right hand—the (39) ____________ (strong) hand for most people. If our right hand is busy (40) ____________ (greet) someone, it cannot be holding a weapon.

D

We left the docks (41) ____________ a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shining (42) ____________ (bright) as we sailed downstream through a hilly region. Men (43) ____________ (ride) bamboo rafts along the river’s edge and coal boats went past. As the sun set we docked at Fengdu. We could see the sun (44) ____________ (set) behind the white pagoda. It was beautiful.

We slept through the first gorge, (45) ____________ is called the Qutang Gorge. 

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

Although it could not compete with the speed of email today, the 1800’s experienced a revolution in communication that played an important role in creating the tradition of the Christmas greeting card. __1.__(help) by the new railway system, the public postal service made corresponding a popular past time. In England, Sir Henry Cole recognized the advantage of __2._more efficient mail service and initiated (开始) the practice of sending Christmas greeting cards __3.__ friends. 

The first card __4.__ (design) by J.C. Horsley as a commercial endeavor(尝试,努力). One thousand copies were sold in London, __5.__ soon others followed suit. An English __6. (art), William Egley, produced a popular card in 1849. Louis Prang, a German born printer, working from _7.__ shop in Massachusetts, printed his first American cards in 1875. Even more __8.__ (importance) than his printing was the fact __9._ he did more than anyone else to popularize the cards by instituting nationwide contests for the best Christmas designs, __10._ were awarded cash prizes.

根据所给的首写字母和上下文进行课文内容填空
Daisy had always l【小题1】to help endangered species of wildlife. One day, she was taken to a d【小题2】land where he met an antelope. When she heard w【小题3】 the animal told her, she b【小题4】 into tears. Then she wanted to go to a place where there was some wildlife protection. This time, she saw an elephant. At last, she came to a thick rainforest. Daisy was a【小题5】 to see a monkey rubbing itself with a millipede insect. The monkey said: “It c【小题6】a powerful drug which a【小题7】mosquitoes. You should pay more a【小题8】 to the rainforest where I live and a【小题9】 how the animals live together. No rainforest, no animals, no d 【小题10】.”

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

Although it could not compete with the speed of email today, the 1800’s experienced a revolution in communication that played an important role in creating the tradition of the Christmas greeting card. ____(help) by the new railway system, the public postal service made corresponding a popular past time. In England, Sir Henry Cole recognized the advantage of ___more efficient mail service and initiated (开始) the practice of sending Christmas greeting cards ____ friends. 

The first card ____ (design) by J.C. Horsley as a commercial endeavor(尝试,努力). One thousand copies were sold in London, ____ soon others followed suit. An English __ (art), William Egley, produced a popular card in 1849. Louis Prang, a German born printer, working from ___ shop in Massachusetts, printed his first American cards in 1875. Even more ____ (importance) than his printing was the fact ___ he did more than anyone else to popularize the cards by instituting nationwide contests for the best Christmas designs, ___ were awarded cash prizes.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

What will the city of the future look like? No one knows for sure, and (26) ____________ (make) predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain—they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth’s natural (27)____________ (resource) run out. We will use lots of (28) ____________       (recycle) materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to rely more (29) ____________ alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, (30) ____________ there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.

B

Public transport (31) ____________ (provide) a cheap way to get around in Beijing. There are 20,000 buses and (32) ____________ (trolleybus) in Beijing, but they can get very (33) ____________ (crowd). It’s a good idea to avoid public transport during the (34) ____________ hour (6：30 am - 8：00 am and 5：00 pm - 6：30 pm). Fares are cheap, (35) ____________ (start) at 1 yuan.  Air-conditioned buses cost more.

C

We use “learned” body language when we are (36) ____________ (introduce) to strangers. Like other animals, we are on guard until we know it is safe to (37) ____________ (relax). So every culture has developed a formal way to greet strangers, to show them we are not (38) ____________ (aggress). Traditionally, Europeans and Americans shake hands. They do this with the right hand—the (39) ____________ (strong) hand for most people. If our right hand is busy (40) ____________ (greet) someone, it cannot be holding a weapon.

D

We left the docks (41) ____________ a beautiful afternoon. The sun was shining (42) ____________ (bright) as we sailed downstream through a hilly region. Men (43) ____________ (ride) bamboo rafts along the river’s edge and coal boats went past. As the sun set we docked at Fengdu. We could see the sun (44) ____________ (set) behind the white pagoda. It was beautiful.

    We slept through the first gorge, (45) ____________ is called the Qutang Gorge.