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第一节 完形填空
People joke that no one in Los Angeles reads; everyone watches TV, rents DVDs, or goes to the movies. The most popular reading material is comic books, movie magazines, and TV guides. City 21      has only 10 percent of the traffic that car washes have.
But how do you explain the following? An annual book festival in west Los Angeles is “22      ”,year after year. People wait half an hour for a parking space to become 23     .
This outdoor festival, 24       by a newspaper, occurs every April for one weekend. This year’s attendance was about 145,000. There were about 90 talks given by authors, with an       25        question period following each talk. Book lovers were also able to collect some of the signatures of their favourite authors. A food store sold all kinds of popular foods. 26           a$7 parking fee, the festival was free. Even so, some people 27          the food store prices by 28       taking in their own sandwiches and drinks.
The idea for the festival occurred years ago, but nobody knew if it would succeed.       29    book festivals were already popular in other US cities, would Los Angeles people welcome one?“Los Angeles people are very 30        ,”said one of the festival founders.
1. A. cinemas     B. libraries       C. supermarkets   D. parkings
2. A. broken out   B. carried out     C. sold out       D. run out
3. A. possible     B. available      C. acceptable     D. useful
4. A. bought      B. discovered     C. taken         D. sponsored
5. A. expert       B. accurate       C. audience      D. optimistic
6. A. Except for    B. Consisting of   C. Rather than    D. Along with
7. A. avoided      B. increased      C. asked         D. bargained
8.  A. openly     B. secretly       C. slowly         D. naturally
9.  A. As if      B. When         C. Even that       D. Although
10. A. confident   B. unexpected     C. friendly        D. unpredictable
答案
  
1--5 BCBDC    6--10 AABDD    
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第一节:完形填空    
It’s not just an American phenomenon:   1   the globe, single-parent homes are on the  2  . Numbers for one-parent families increased from England to Australia during the 1990s, mirroring demographic (人口统计学的) changes reflected in the US census.
Just as in America, those changes   3   new questions about how  4     government should be in helping single-parent families, which often are less well-off   5   than those led by a married mom and dad.
Should single parents be afforded tax breaks to help pay for child   6   ? Should employers be monitored to make   7  flexible work hours are offered?
Annie Oliver, a 32-year-old single mother from Bristol, England, thinks so. “You wouldn’t believe   8   becoming a single parent suddenly made me a second-class   9   ,” said Oliver, who struggles to   10   a full-time job and give the extra care her disabled son needs.
(   ) 1. A. onB. in    C. across      D. through
(   ) 2. A. rise     B. way C. fall  D. decrease
(   ) 3. A. asked   B. answered C. avoided   D. raised
(   ) 4.A. included      B. concludedC. involved  D. intended
(   ) 5. A. physically   B. financially      C. mentally  D. spiritually
(   ) 6. A. care     B. growth    C. happiness D. concern
(   ) 7. A. clear    B. known     C. out   D. sure
(   ) 8. A. when   B. whatC. how D. why
(   ) 9. A. employee    B. citizen     C. partner    D. mother
(   ) 10. A. keep  B. look for   C. find  D. own
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第一节:完形填空
San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth"s plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a  1       word to hear there. It is recorded that at least  2        big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the  _3        century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.
The second worst earthquake _4       San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were traveling to their  5     . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one    6     _.  Many people were killed in their cars. A few  7       ones were not hurt, but many thousands became   8     . A large number of weak buildings didn"t _9        in the quake and the     10      electricity was cut off for several days, too. 
(    ) 1. A. terrible      B. sad     C. usualD. funny
(    ) 2. A. two    B. three   C. four    D. five   
(    ) 3. A. 17th   B.18th     C. 19th    D 20th
(    ) 4. A. shook        B. felt    C. discovered  D. moved
(    ) 5. A. offices       B. homes C. factories     D. schools
(    ) 6. A. above        B. nearby       C. below D. round
(    ) 7. A. young       B. tall     C. strong D. lucky
(    ) 8. A. homeless    B. jobless       C. friendless   D. childless
(    ) 9. A. put up B. go up        C. stay up       D. turn up
(    ) 10. A. company"s       B. school"s      C. country"s    D. city"s
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完形填空
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项:
It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a great deal. Foreign __1__ can be very educational for __2__ if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be __3__ for the traveler, but the benefits of __4__ an effort would become obvious immediately __5__ his travel. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing __6__ to order a meal or rent a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange country. Without __7__ the language, it is very difficult for the stranger to __ 8__ the people of the new country and their customs.
To be sure, he can see places and things without the use of a language, but places and things are not the heart of any country. To get the greatest __9__ from a trip to another country, it is __ 10__ important for the visitor to have an understanding of the language.
(  ) 1. A. travel     B. country      C. language    D. people
(  ) 2. A. someone B. everyone    C. anyone       D. no one
(  ) 3. A. usual      B. easy    C. difficult     D. interesting
(  ) 4. A. so   B. what   C. quite   D. such
(  ) 5. A. after       B. before C. for      D. at
(  ) 6. A. why       B. who    C. how    D. when
(  ) 7. A. hearing   B. knowing     C. saying D. reading
(  ) 8. A. see  B. recognize   C. understand  D. believe
(  ) 9. A. benefit   B. success       C. satisfaction D. money
(  ) 10. A. how     B. indeed C. also    D. finally
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第三节:完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mother’s Day was coming,but John had been visiting customers.He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do.
He went into the shop and saw a young man  36  the clerk(店员) to sell him some roses for six dollars,but the clerk just explained that roses were    37   and that his money was not enough.
The clerk looked up at John,  38  her head.Something inside of John was   39  by the boy’ s voice.John had been   40  with his business,and he looked at the clerk and  41    mouthed that he would pay for the roses.
The clerk looked at the young man and told him to get the roses for six dollars. The young man almost jumped into the  42  and ran from the store with the  43 .It was worth the extra dollars just to see that kind of   44 .
John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the  45  would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her.He drove away from the shop,feeling very  46 .He caught a  traffic light about two blocks away.As he  47  at the light,he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk.He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates.Suddenly,he  48  that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery(公墓).
The light  49 ,and John slowly crossed the intersection.He  50   and on an impuise(冲动)got out and began to follow the boy.The young man stopped by a small monument(墓碑) and went to his  51  . He began to cry after he carefully  52  the roses on the grave(墓地).He stared at the little boy’s heaving(起伏的)body and listened to his crying.
John turned with  53 ,and walked back to his car.He drove  54  to the shop and told her he would  55  the flowers personally.He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her.
36.A.begging              B.ordering             C.forcing               D.threatening
37.A.cheap                  B.beautiful         C.expensive        D.special
38.A.shaking              B.waving               C.shocking                 D.holding
39.A.sensed                   B.touched                  C.hurt                   D.lightened
40.A.influenced                 B.ruined                    C.buried                    D.satisfied
41.A.loudly                    B.silently                   C.gently                    D.calmly
42.A.river                  B.air                          C.lake                   D.hole
43.A.money                    B.flowers                   C.basket                    D.cards
44.A.surprise                  B.fright                        C.excitement             D.sadness
45.A.sending                  B.message                  C.transportation    D.export
46.A.inspired                  B.disappointed            C.good                      D.sorry
47.A.sang                       B.waited                    C.looked                   D.stood
48.A.remembered            B.found                     C.discovered              D.realized
49.A.flashed                  B.changed                  C.disappeared            D.shone
50.A.drove back              B.pulled over             C.broke down            D.settled down
51.A.arms                      B.palms(手掌)            C.feet                   D.knees
52.A.laid                        B.removed                 C.set                         D.grew
53.A.laughter                  B.anger                  C.tears                      D.cruelty
54.A.slowly                    B.quickly                   C.carefully            D.excitedly
55.A.bring                  B.fetch              C.take                   D.fasten
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The two largest islands of the British Isles are Great Britain and Ireland. England, Wales and Scotland together form Great Britain. Scotland, lying in the northern part of Great Britain and bordering(接壤)England on the south, is half the size of England and Wales, having an area of about 76 000 square kilometers. Most of Northern Scotland is mountainous area known as the Scottish Highlands. In the center of Scotland there are the Central Low-lands, and the south is waving, hilly area known as the Southern Uplands which rise to 800m. There are many rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long. The rivers which run to the east are longer than the ones which run to the west.
In Scotland the main rainy winds come from the Atlantic Ocean. The west part is wet with an average(平均) rainfall of up to 200cm while the east is dry with about 75cm. The winters are cold with an average January temperature of 4℃. The summers are cold and warm but rarely hot.
1. This passage mainly tells us____ .
A. how many parts form Great Britain
B. the positions of England, Wales and Scotland
C. the areas of Great Britain
D. Something about Scotland
2. England lies____ .
A. in the south of Great Britain          B. to the south of Scotland
C. to the north of Wales                D. in the north of Scotland
3. This passage also tells us____ .
A. the population of Great Britain        B. the history of England and Wales
C. the size of Scotland                 D. the position of Northern Ireland
4. The Central lowlands_____ .
A. lie between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands
B. lie to the north of Scottish Highlands
C. lie to the south of the Southern Uplands
D. border England on the south
5. The writer says that in Scotland there is more rain____ .
A. in the Highlands than in the Southern Uplands     B. in the west part than in the east
C. in the Central Lowlands than in the Highland      D. in the east than in the west
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