完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Mr Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders (stupid mistakes). Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party. Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation.

　　At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity（尊严）. The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr Smith before. She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second

6 of the meal, she turned to Mr Smith and said,“Do you 7 that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one 8 glasses.”

　　“Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Smith.

　　“He's the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.

　　Mr Smith said, “So 9 is the Secretary of the Interior! I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him, although he is the Secretary.”

　　The woman sat still and did not reply. Smith continued in spite of her 11 .“I really can't see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”

　　“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 . If he does the job well, you should have no complaint（抱怨）.”

　　“That's just it,” said Smith.“No one 16 the things he does, unless he is a complete 17 !”

　　“Sir!” said the woman in all her 18 . “Do you know who I am?”

“No,” replied Smith.

　　“I am the Secretary's wife,” she said coldly.

　　Mr Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment（困窘）,“Madam, do you know who I am?”

　　“No, I don't,” the woman replied.

　　“ 20 !” cried Mr Smith, as he quickly left the table.

完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Mr Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders (stupid mistakes). Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party. Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation.

　　At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity（尊严）. The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr Smith before. She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second

6 of the meal, she turned to Mr Smith and said,“Do you 7 that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one 8 glasses.”

　　“Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Smith.

　　“He's the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.

　　Mr Smith said, “So 9 is the Secretary of the Interior! I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him, although he is the Secretary.”

　　The woman sat still and did not reply. Smith continued in spite of her 11 .“I really can't see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”

　　“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 . If he does the job well, you should have no complaint（抱怨）.”

　　“That's just it,” said Smith.“No one 16 the things he does, unless he is a complete 17 !”

　　“Sir!” said the woman in all her 18 . “Do you know who I am?”

“No,” replied Smith.

　　“I am the Secretary's wife,” she said coldly.

　　Mr Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment（困窘）,“Madam, do you know who I am?”

　　“No, I don't,” the woman replied.

　　“ 20 !” cried Mr Smith, as he quickly left the table.

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Geoffrey Moorhouse's Travel Plan

　　Geoffrey Moorhouse was flying home to England from Africa in 1971, when he looked __1__ the plane and suddenly thought how huge and __2__ the Sahara Desert was. There and then, he decided to __3__ it by himself by camel.

　　For many __4__ men had crossed the Desert from the __5__ and south to trade. But there had been __6__ point in crossing from __7__ to east. So no one had done it __8__ 1963, when twelve Belgians drove across. If he went __9__, by camel, it would be __10__. Moorhouse did not __11__ to go just for fun. But what other __12__ was there? Immediately he knew. He would go because he was afraid. “I would use this journey to __13__ for fear.”

　　A year passed __14__ he was free to begin his __15__. He was forty. He had never __16__ a camel. He spoke no Arabic. And he did not know how to __17__ himself by the stars. His friends thought he would soon __18__ such an impossible plan.

　　He did not. To take advantage of（利用）the desert winter, he decided to __19__ England early in October 1972. He had six months to get __20__. He began learning Arabic-school lessons in the __21__, and listening to __22__ at home in the afternoon. He made a lot of visits to the London Zoo to learn about camels. At night, he studied the __23__. Maps and compass（指南针）are not enough in the desert. You must know __24__ where you are, and for that you must be able to “read” the stars with a sextant（六分仪）.

　　Moorhouse planned to begin his __25__ from the Atlantic coast of Africa, and ride through Mauritania, Mali, Algeria and Libya into Egypt, where he hoped to reach the River Nile.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

　Mary and Peter 　1　 a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary 　2 　an object overhead. “Look!”She shouted to her friends. “That's a spaceship up there and it's going to 　3 　here.”

　　4　the strange 　5 　spaceship, most of the young people 　6 　their cars and drove away quickly. Peter 　7 　Mary and always 　8 　her. They, 　9 　, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to the spaceship and looked 　10 　. In the centre of the floor, there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door 　11 　. The temperature fell rapidly and the two young people lost consciousness (知觉).

　　12　 they woke up, they were surprised to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship 　13　 . Their car was 　14 　.

　“What happened?”asked Mary.

　Peter scratched his head, 　15 　slowly, “Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a dream. Did you … Did you see a spaceship?”

　“Yes,”said Mary,“and we both went into it. Then …” She looked at her wrist. “ 　16 　. My watch has stopped. Oh, well, come on. 　17 　”

　　18　, they found their way 　19 　made of something like glass. They got out of the car and 　20 　their way round the wall, but discovered that they were inside a round wall. It was like a mirror and 　21 　through it.

　　22　 the wall, strange creatures walked past slowly. 　23 　stopped to stare through the wall and read a new notice which, 　24 　, 　25 　: “New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of Earthlings in their natural surroundings with their mobile house (移动房)”.

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　It　1　　 　be that when the world was young, no one 　2　　　. People had to speak. Just 　3　　 　babies do. When one knew how to talk, 　4　　 　did anyone learn? That is a 　5　　 　that 　6　　 　even today.

　What would it be 　7　　 　if people were still 　8　　 　? People might live together 　9　　 　protection, but there would be 　10　　 　cities, and no one would travel, 　11　　 　no one could tell them 　12　　 　. So many things would be 　13　　 　, that this world 　14　　 　like the world we know 　15　　 　.

　In a world 　16　　 　no one could talk, how would we be able to 　17　　 　our feelings or tell someone 　18　　 　about something that 　19　　 　us? There would be many things that you wouldn't know 　20　　 　there would be no one to explain them to you. You could learn things only 　21　　 　looking and remembering.

　It wouldn't be 　22　　 　to live in a world 　23　　 　no one could talk. There would still be love and friendship, but there would also be the 　24　　 　that stems from the 　25　　　.