Columbus returned home with the news of his discovery of “Indian” 36 Columbus called it. Then he was considered as the hero who had given a new world to Spain. Never had so great __37__ been shown to any __38__man.But there were some who were jealous of the __39__.”Who is this Columbus?” they asked, “and what has he done? Isn’t he a poor sailor from Italy？And could __40__ other seamen sail across the ocean just as he has done?”
One day Columbus was at 41 and several of these fellows were __42__ too. They tried to make Columbus __43__.”You have discovered strange lands __44__ the sea,”they said.“But we don’t see why there __45__ be so much said about it. Anybody can sail across the ocean and anybody can coast along the islands __46__ ,just as you have done. It is the __47__ thing in the world.”
Columbus made no answer, but after a while he took an egg from a dish and said to the people at the table, “Who __48__ you, gentlemen, can make the egg stand __49__ ?” One by one they tried the __50__．When the egg had gone __51__ around and everyone had failed, all said that it could not be done, Then Columbus took the egg and __52__the shell of the egg’s small end a little upon the table. After that there was no trouble in making it stand __53__.“Gentlemen,”said he, “what is easy than to do this __54__ you said was impossible ? It is simplest thing in the world. Anybody can do it-----AFTER HE HAD BEEN SHOWN __55__.”
1.A. so B. when C as D. that
2. A．respect B．response C．reward D．request
3. A．great B．common C．usual D．noble
4. A．discovery B．inventor C．discover D．bravery
5. A．some B．any C．no D．every
6. A．palace B．hotel C．counter D．dinner
7. A．friendly B．present C．rude D．angry
8. A．uncomfortable B．happy C．satisfied D．disappointed
9. A．beyond B．in C．along D．on
10. A．could B．would C．should D．might
11. A．on another side B．on other side
C．on the other side D．on one side
12. A．easiest B．simplest C．content D．convenient
13. A．besides B．among C．including D．except
14. A．on end B．in end C．by end D．to end
15. A．egg B．experiment C．method D．way
16. A．entirely B．eventually C．fluently D．frequently
17. A．supported B．hit C．broke D．stuck
18. A．downward B．upward C．backward D．inward
19. A．that B．what C．how D．why
20. A．WHAT B．WHEN C．WHY D．HOW
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.A
5.C
6.D
7.B
8.A
9.A
10.C
11.C
12.B
13.B
14.A
15.A
16.A
17.C
18.B
19.A
20.D
【解析】
试题分析：本文讲述的哥伦布很巧妙地化解了别人对他的怀疑，说明他是多么的聪明和勇敢。
1.C 连词辨析。A于是B当…时C正如；正如哥伦布称呼的那样，他所发现的地方被称为印度。
2.A 名词辨析。A尊敬B回应C奖励D要求；从来没有这样的尊敬被给与一个普通人。
3.B 形容词辨析。A伟大的B普通的C通常的D尊贵的；本句是指从来没有这样的尊敬被给与一个普通人。而哥伦布正是这样的而一个普通人。
4.A 名词辨析。A发现B发明家C发现者D勇敢；也有一些人嫉妒哥伦布的发现。
5.C 上下文串联。难道就没有别的水手能和他一样沿着海岸线航行并发现大陆吗？
6.D名词辨析。A地方B宾馆C柜台D饭；固定搭配at dinner在吃饭，指有一天，哥伦布正在一家餐厅里吃饭。
7.B 形容词辨析。A友好的B在场的C粗鲁的D生气的；另外还有一些嫉妒他的人在场。
8.A 形容词辨析。A不舒服B开心C满意D失望；这些人想让哥伦布不开心不舒服。
9.A 介词辨析。Beyond the sea指在海的另外一边。Beyond在…另外一边，超过。
10.C 情态动词辨析。A可能B会C竟然；应该D也行。我们不明白为什么竟然有如此多的人在谈论这样的一件事情。
11.C上下文串联。根据第一段最后可知这些人认为别的水手也可以航行到地球的另外一边。
12.B 形容词辨析。A最容易的B最简单的C满意的D便利的；这些人认为这是世界上最简单的很多人都会做的事情。
13.B 介词辨析。Among在…中；哥伦布让对方的人来把鸡蛋竖起来。Among指这些人中的人。
14.A 固定搭配。On end直立地；竖立地；直立是指哥伦布让对方的人来把鸡蛋竖起来。
15.A 上下文串联。根据上文内容可知对方的人都来尝试着把蛋竖起来。
16.A 副词辨析。A完全地B最后C流利地D频繁地；因为鸡蛋完全是圆的，所以无法竖起。
17.C 动词辨析。A支持B击中C打破D黏住；哥伦布拿起蛋，把边上的壳敲破了。
18.A 上下文串联。根据上文可知哥伦布让对方把鸡蛋竖起来，upward表示向上。
19.A 语法分析。That指代this在句中作为动词said的宾语。
20.D 语法辨析。任何人都可以做这些事情，在他被展示如何做以后。句中的how是指如何做这样的事情。
考点：考察故事类短文
点评：本文讲述的哥伦布很巧妙地化解了别人对他的怀疑，说明他是多么的聪明和勇敢。本篇完形设空科学合理，考生很容易从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。
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The line of flagpoles is a very interesting sight. From San Francisco to about Reno, it is almost unnoticeable, a row of poles about a foot high. From Reno eastward the poles increase in height until, near Columbus, Ohio - about four - fifths of the way across the nation - flags fly about 10 feet in the air.
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At the very gate of New York, on the last 100 feet of the last mile , we find the 100 largest industrial firms . They have sales of at least $ 1.5 billion, so that their flags are already miles high. Along the last 10 feet of road , there are 10 largest companies . Their sales are roughly $ 10 billion and up : their flags fly 190 miles in the air , almost in the stratosphere (平流层) .
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| A．To tell the reason why the largest firms are in New York. |
| B．To show the geographical distribution (分布) of the United States businesses. |
| C．To provide a general idea of the size of businesses in the United States. |
| D．To tell us how the United States businesses are arranged. |
| A．San Francisco, Reno, New York, Columbus. |
| B．San Francisco, Reno, Columbus, New York. |
| C．New York, Columbus, Reno, San Francisco |
| D．New York, Reno, Columbus, San Francisco |
| A．The last 75 miles. | B．The last 50 miles. |
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Mike Ingrarn had been a guard the Ohio State football team in the late 1950s．I believe he may have been captain in his senior year．He is a tough - looking guy，a hero in Columbus，a brave fighter in a red—and—gray uniform．
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B．To show the geographical distribution (分布) of the United States businesses.
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A．he and his friend just can’t force themselves not to look at Mike
B．he wonders whether he and his friend can help Mike
C．he and his friend can’t stop looking at each other
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Mike Ingram had been a guard on the Ohio State football team in the late 1950s. I believe he may have been captain in his senior year. He is a tough-looking guy, a hero in Columbus, a brave fighter in a red-and-gray uniform.
One holiday season Jack and I had been at the F & R Lazarus department store downtown, and we saw, carrying a tall pile of boxes, someone who clearly was working in the Lazarus stockroom (仓库). It was Mike Ingram, post-Ohio State football player.
We stared—how could we help it? And Mike Ingram stopped in his track, looked right back at us, and said, with bite in his tone:” Yeah, it’s me.” Meaning: Go ahead and stare if you must.
Couldn’t really blame him. There was nothing wrong with what he was doing--- he was earning some money in the stockroom. But he was out in the world now, he wasn’t where he had been when everything was bathed in sunlight ; he was in Ohio Stadium, hearing the supporting shouts from 78,000 people who loved him and his teammates. He had moved past that first of life’s roles, as everyone does. It was his misfortune to have been famous very early; there must have been dozens and dozens of men in their twenties working in the Lazarus stockroom that holiday season, but Mike Ingram was the one sure to attract curious passers, because he was no longer who he was supposed to be.
1．When the writer met him in Lazarus, Mike was a __________.
A．salesman B．manager C．laborer D．customer
2．By saying “how could we help it?” the writer means that __________.
A．he and his friend just can’t force themselves not to look at Mike
B．he wonders whether he and his friend can help Mike
C．he and his friend can’t stop looking at each other
D．he and his friend can do nothing to stop Mike carrying the boxes
3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Mike used to be very popular when he played in the Ohio State football team.
B．Many other people would stare at Mike like the writer when they run into him.
C．Working as an ordinary worker, according to the writer, is Mike’s misfortune.
D．Some people accept what life gives them.
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