完形填空 （共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）
When Andra Rush started her trucking company, all she had was an old van，two used pick-up trucks and the simple certainty of a 23-year-old girl. But she planned to make her fortune in about four years to 36 her true goal: dealing with poverty on Native American reservations across North America. "I thought I could retire by the time I was 27," says Rush, "At that age, you don"t know 37 you don"t know."
Rush is 49 now and 38 working hard. Her tiny start-up just outside Detroit has 39 to a $400 million North American business. Today Rush is a(an) 40 not only for Native Americans but also for women in the male-controlled world of trucking.
Rush was 41 30 miles outside Detroit. When the teenage Rush visited the reservation for the first time, she was 42 by the poverty and lack of hope. "I really wanted to 43 " she says.
She graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982. She took a nursing job with a 44 pay and then practiced at an air goods company, 45 the speed of package pickups and deliveries made a little more a little more profits. "I thought I could do that 46 ," Rush says.
Within six months, Rush had ten employees, and clients(客户) 47 Ford and GM were paying her to 48 small packages from the airport. Ford was the first to offer her a job trucking parts between its plants and supplier.
By 2001, many of Rush"s 1,000 employees were Native Americans, working alongside people of every 49 But she felt she hadn"t done enough. 50 she joined forces with a Canadian parts maker to design and gather auto components.
She located the plants near reservations, 51 opportunities where they were needed most. By 2009, her auto parts business was earning $370 million 52 .
She"s come a long way from the 53 23-year-old who thought "the cash would just roll in." But Rush wouldn"t change a thing: "I love my job," she says. "I 54 the fact that you can start to get some motivation and keep 55 yourself—and then suddenly you lift your head and it"s been 25 years"
| 小题1: | | A．make | B．accomplish | C． receive | D．arrive |
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| 小题3: | | A．so | B．somehow | C．still | D．anyhow |
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| 小题4: | | A． grown | B．become | C．got | D．gone |
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| 小题5: | | A．able housewife | B．ordinary woman | C．role model | D．truck driver |
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| 小题6: | | A．brought | B．lived | C．risen | D．raised |
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| 小题7: | | A．moved | B．interested | C．struck | D．encouraged |
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小题8: A have an influence B．make a difference C．set an example D．make a decision
| 小题9: | | A．low | B．high | C．cheap | D．expensive |
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| 小题10: | | A．which | B．that | C．when | D．where |
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| 小题11: | | A．well | B．badly | C．worse | D．better |
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| 小题12: | | A．like | B．besides | C．for | D．except |
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| 小题13: | | A．take | B．fetch | C．bring | D．lift |
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| 小题14: | | A．education | B．family | C．background | D．city |
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| 小题16: | | A．seizing | B．creating | C．grasping | D．losing |
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小题17:.| A．in case | B．in turn | C．in return | D．in need |
| 小题18: | | A．inexperienced | B．experienced | C．expert | D．skilled |
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| 小题19: | | A．enjoy | B．hate | C．doubt | D．refuse |
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| 小题20: | | A．fighting | B．forcing | C．challenging | D．amusing |
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If you want to get the most out of the study of a language, you must also read for pleasure: novels, plays, travel books, and so on. And in reading books of this kind the important thing is to get on with the reading; to try to grasp what the writer is going to tell you in the book as a whole. This is impossible if you stop and think over the meaning of every single word which happens to be unfamiliar(不熟悉). You can not enjoy a story if you stop half a dozen times on every page in order to look up words in the dictionary. You may even prevent yourself from understanding the story as a whole by doing this.
When you are reading books of this kind, therefore, you will usually have to rely mainly on(依靠) the context (上下文) to help you. If you meet an unfamiliar word, do not let it take too much of your attention from the main thread(主线) of the story. In all probability(可能) you will meet the same word again a few pages later on in a slightly different context, and each time you see it that your understanding of it will become more exact.
小题1:To read for pleasure means _____________.| A．to take pleasure in reading | | B．to be satisfied in reading book | | C．to read such books as novels, plays, travel books, etc | | D．to go on with reading pleasantly |
小题2:The phrase “to ge t on with reading” in the passage has the same meaning as “_________”.| A．to try to grasp the meaning of every sentence in the book | B．to try to catch the meaning of every word i n the book | | C．to try to understand all the writer is going to tell you | | D．to try to understand the main idea of the book |
小题3:、When you meet new words in reading such kinds of books, you’d better _________.| A．stop and look them up in a dictionary | B．stop and think them over | | C．try to guess their meanings from the context | D．have none of them |
小题4:According to the passage the best way to read novels, plays and travel books is _____.| A．to read very slowly | B．to read quickly and not too carefully | | C．to read very carefully | D．to read very seriously |
小题5:The best title for this passage is “___________”.| A．Read for Pleasure | B．Get on with the Books | | C．Reading Skills | D．The Importance of Reading |
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If you are in a town in a western country, you"ll often see people walking with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world. But the reason why one keeps a dog has changed Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against other animals, and he found that the dog listened to him and did what he told him to. Later people used dogs for the hunting other animals, and the dogs didn"t eat what they got until their master agreed. So dogs were used for driving sheep and guarding chicks. But now the people in the towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals. Of course they keep them to frighten thieves, but the most important reason is that people feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog is her child when she doesn’t have her own. For old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.
小题1:_______are more useful than a dog in the world.| A．No other animals | B．Some animals | C．Many animals | D．A few animals |
小题2:In the past people kept dogs because dogs _________.| A．could fight against other animals | B．met the people | | C．did not eat other animals | D．helped and listened to people |
小题3:Now people keep dogs in the cities because dogs_____.| A．fight other animals | B．are lonely | | C．are like their friends | D．are afraid of the thieves |
小题4:A dog can be _____.| A．a child"s friend only | B．a young woman"s son | C．old people "s real child | D．everybody"s friend |
小题5:So a dog will __ in a family.| A．always be used | B．not be useful | | C．still fight | D．always be a good friend |
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From early times, man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to collect and save the world’s art treasures.
Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre (卢浮宫) in Paris, France. The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries.
The Louvre has not always been a museum. The first building was a fort (要塞)with high walls and a round tower. It had a moat (护城河) to keep out the enemies. Over the years, the number of buildings around the fort grew. By 1350,the fort was no longer needed and became a palace home for French kings and queens.
During times of peace, new treasures were brought in. During times of war, many treasures were stolen, and the buildings were damaged(毁损).
When Francis I became King of France in the year of 1515,he brought in artists from many countries, and one of them was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy, whose Mona Lisa is the best-known painting in the museum today.
In 1793, the Louvre became a public museum, just as it is now. It is a place where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy.
小题1:The above passage is about | A．the world-famous painting Mona Lisa | | B．a king of France by the name of Francis I | | C．a grand art museum in the capital of France | | D．an artist named Leonardo da Vinci |
小题2:It seems to be necessary for great art works to be kept in public museum because . | A．only in this way will they not be stolen | | B．it gives everyone a chance to enjoy them | | C．it helps people to remember the life of French kings and queens | | D．it tells people what meaningful work the French kings did in the past |
小题3:The Louver became an art museum | A．in the year of 1350 | | B．in 1515 when Francis I became King of France | | C．in the seventeenth century | | D．in the nineties of the eighteenth century |
小题4:Though the story does not say so, it makes you think | A．lots of people pay visits to the Louvre | | B．Leonardo da Vinci was once the keeper of the museum | | C．the Louvre was only open to the artists from other countries | | D．the Louvre became a public museum at the beginning of the last century |
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A friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustices of life ,asked me the question,“Who said life was going to be fair, or that it was even meant to be fair?” Her question was a good one. It reminded me of something I was taught as a youngster :life isn’t fair. It’s a disappointment, but it’s absolutely true .One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others ,thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be .It’s not and it won’t be .
One of the nice things about surrendering (屈从)to the fact that life isn’t fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the very best we can with what we have . We know it’s not “life’s job ”to make everything perfect :it’s our own challenge .Surrendering to this fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt a different hand ; everyone has unique strengths and problems in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions; and everyone has those times that they feel unfairly treated.
The fact that life isn’t fair doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do everything in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. To the contrary , it suggests that we should .When we don’t recognize or admit that life isn’t fair ,we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves .Pity ,of course ,is a self –defeating emotion that does nothing for anyone ,except to make everyone feel worse than they already do .When we do recognize that life isn’t fair, however ,we feel compassion (热情)for others and for ourselves. And compassion is a heartfelt emotion that delivers loving-kindness to everyone it touches .The next time you find yourself thinking about the injustices of the world, try reminding yourself of this very basic fact .You may be surprised that it can make you out of self-pity and into helpful action.
小题1:The writer thought of his friend’s question as a good one because .| A．he also wanted to know who held such an opinion | | B．it made him recall something during his childhood | | C．like his friend , he also thought life was unfair | | D．he learned something from the question as a youngster |
小题2:The second paragraph of the passage mainly tells us that .| A．it’s nice to accept the injustice of life | B．it’s nice to surrender to life | | C．we should not feel sorry for everything | D．we should not surrender to life |
小题3:From the passage, we can learn that the author’s attitude to life is .| A．negative | B．positive | C．self-pity | D．indifferent |
小题4:Which of the following could be the best title of the text ?| A．A Helpful Action: Try to Feel Compassion | B．A Good Question: Why Life Isn’t Fair | | C．Do Our Best to Improve Ourselves | D．Surrender to the Fact That Life Isn’t Fair |
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There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do .
In the ancient world , as is today ,most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another .In societies where social roles are rigidly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls are being prepared, even in play , to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world .
What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same . The changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship ,mechanics, and technology . It is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and their persistence to the present that is amazing .In Egypt ,America ,China ,Japan and among the Arctic (北极的)people, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Variations depended on local customs and way of life because toys imitate their surrounding. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.
Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to technological leaps that characterize inventions for adult use .The progress from the wheel to the cart to the automobile is a direct line of ways up. The progress from a rattle (拔浪鼓) used by a baby in 3000BCto one used by an infant today , however , is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of available materials.
小题1:The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that .| A．their social roles are rigidly determined | | B．they like challenging activities | | C．most boys would like to follow their fathers’ professions | | D．boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers. |
小题2:One aspect of “the universality of toys ”lies in the fact that .| A．the basic characteristics of toys are the same all over the world | | B．technological advances have greatly improved the durability of toys | | C．the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys | | D．the improvement of craftsmanship in making toys depends on the efforts of universities |
小题3:Which of the following is the author’s view on the historical development of toys? | A．Toys are playing an increasingly important role in shaping a child’s character. | | B．The toy industry has witnessed great leaps in technology in recent years. | | C．The craftsmanship in toy-making has remained essentially unchanged. | | D．Toys have remained basically the same all through the centuries. |
小题4:Regarded as a kind of art form, toys .| A．reflect the pace of social progress | | B．are not characterized by technological progress | | C．follow a direct line of ascent | | D．also appeal greatly to adults |
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