Elizabeth lived at the foot of a hill. Her father had a small 1 and about twenty sheep. Her mother was often ill and couldn't help him. The girl had to 2 the sheep when she was on holiday. She drove (驱赶) the sheep to the 3 and she liked singing there. Her voice (嗓子) got 4 and often sang some songs at parties.

　　 5 her aunt's help, the girl began to perform (演出) when she was sixteen. And several years later she became a 6 . She often sang all over the country and a lot of people always 7 her. She got much money but she always felt tired and hoped to have 8 .

　　One year her mother was ill again and the doctor 9 her to spend the whole summer in a 10 place. Elizabeth decided to go to a small village which stood in the 11 with her because none of the villagers knew her and she could live a 12 life. They enjoyed themselves there. But one afternoon it began to 13 while they were having a picnic on the top of a mountain. The girl asked her mother to 14 her jacket. So she caught a cold and had to go to the 15 in a small town.

　　There were many 16 at the doctor's that day. The doctor was 17 . She had to wait for a long time and then the doctor asked, “What's the matter with you, madam?”

　　Before the girl could say a word, the telephone rang and he went to answer it. And when he was going to 18 her, the telephone rang and he had to stop 19 it again. The girl stood up and said, “Please tell me your 20 , sir.”

　　“What are you going to do?” the doctor asked in surprise.

　　“I'm going to the post office and tell you all on the phone!”

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried (油炸) Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this 1 was not always very rich. At one time, he 2 a small gas station next to a highway (公路). Many truck drivers 3 there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders re alized they were often 4 , so he began serving sandwiches and coffee. 5 the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn't 6 too much, more and more 7 came to eat at his place. 8 Mr Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People 9 it very much, and his new business grew rapidly. Not long after, 10 , another highway was built, and many drivers no longer went 11 Mr Sanders' restaurant. So he had to 12 it. Then he travelled around the country, 13 to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants, he 14 . By 1967, there were almost 5,000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, 15 you go in the United States, you will see one. If you like chicken, I'm sure, you'll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken.

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

　　One day a heavy storm hit a village. Nothing was 1 but a rock fell from the nearby mountain. The rock 2 down from the mountain and 3 in the middle of the main road in the village. It was very big and shaped more or less 4 a ball. The villagers decided to move it away 5 it was blocking the street. Several of the 6 men came to try to lift it out of the road. No matter 7 they tried, they couldn't move it.

　　All the time a young boy was 8 the men trying to move the rock.“Excuse me,” he said, “but I 9 I could move it.” “You,” they shouted, “ 10 are you talking about? All of us have just tried and can't 11 move it a little.”They all 12 the boy.

　　The next 13 some villagers came to the street. To their great 14 , the rock was gone. More people ran out to see 15 themselves. It was true the rock was not in the road any more. The little boy stood in the street, 16 , “I told you I could move it. I did it last night.” 17 he walked over to 18 the rock had been and 19 some dirt with a shovel (铲). “You see,” he said, “I dug a hole 20 the rock and it rolled down into the hole by itself. Then I covered it with dirt.”

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

完形填空

　　Fire-stations are strangely exciting places. In the normal 1 of events, the great doors are shut, and, behind them, the fire-engines (消防车) wait peacefully, brightly cleaned and lovingly 2 for. But the 3 the fire alarm sounds, the huge doors open immediately and the firemen come 4 , perhaps sliding down the pole from upstairs. The powerful motors spring to life and the men jump 5 as the fire-engines shoot out and flash down the street, with alarm bell ringing. In large towns, 6 are hired on a full-time basis; that is to 7 , their full-time job is fighting fire and they have no 8 work. But in many 9 places, the firemen have their own jobs to do, except the work of fighting fire, 10 they only come to the fire-station when they are 11 . It is not unusual to hear the fire alarm, and then to see, seconds later, men hurrying from 12 parts of the town, in cars, on bikes, on foot, in the direction of the fire-station.

　　But firemen are 13 only called out to fight fires. They are often asked to advise on fire 14 They are also called to rescue cats from high trees, to free small boys 15 heads have got stuck between iron railings or to save ladies who have unexpectedly got locked in public women's. 16 , during a period of time of cold weather, Little Sandra Fox decided to go to the lake in the park near her home. She walked 17 the ice to a small island in the middle and played 18 happily for a few hours in the afternoon sunshine. She did not realize that the weather had got 19 warmer, and when she wanted to go home she found that the ice had melted (融化), and she was 20 on the island. She cried for 21 and soon drew the attention of the people in the park, and 22 called the firemen. In less than ten 23 , the firemen were there with a long ladder which reached across the 24 to the island.

　　Sandra 25 to craw (move slowly with the body close to the ladder) across it and reached the other side without even getting her feet wet.

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

21．

[　　]

22．

[　　]

23．

[　　]

24．

[　　]

25．

[　　]

完形填空

　　People from different cultures sometimes do things that make each other uncomfortable without 1 to or sometimes without even realizing 2 . Moat Americans have 3 been out of the country and have very 4 experience with foreigners. But they are usually natural, friendly and open, and 5 meeting new people, having guests and, 6 people together formally (正式) or informally. They use first names in most 7 and speak freely about themselves. 8 if your American hosts do something that makes you 9 , try to let them know 10 . you feel. Most people will 11 your honesty and try 12 you uncomfortable again. 13 you'll all learn something about another culture!

　　Many travelers fin it 14 to meet people in the U. S. than in 15 countries. They may just 16 and introduce themselves or even invite you 17 before they really know you. Sometimes Americans are said 18 superficially (表面) friendly. Perhaps it seems so, but they are probably just 19 just 20 anywhere else, it takes time to become 21 friends with people in the US.

　　If and when you 22 American friends, they will probably enjoy 23 you to their friends and family, and if they seem proud 24 you, it's probably because they 25 . Relax and enjoy it!

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

21．

[　　]

22．

[　　]

23．

[　　]

24．

[　　]

25．

[　　]

完形填空

　　The story of Franklin's kite is known everywhere. He had been 1 on electricity, and in 1751 had published a paper 2 that electricity and lightning were 3 thing. Both were 4 , both were the same 5 color, both made a 6 , both made crooked (弯曲的) flashes, and both could 7 metal.

　　 8 his announcement, he and his son took a kite 9 silk, and added a long 10 to the top and 11 silk to the 12 of the string (细绳) with which he 13 the kite. A 14 key was hung 15 the silk and the string 16 . They 17 the kite up into a 18 , 19 themselves dry 20 a roof. When the kite 21 the storm clouds, Franklin noticed that all the 22 parts of his string began to stand up and shake. When the kite touched lightning, a spark (电花) ran 23 the string to the 24 ; a rush of electric sparks began to appear on the key. As the string became wetter, the sparks came faster. They were sparks of electricity. Lightning was indeed 25 .

1.

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

21

[　　]

22．

[　　]

23．

[　　]

24．

[　　]

25．

[　　]

完形填空

　　Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence (智力) developed by our environment and our experiences? 1 enough, the answer to both these questions is 2 . To some degree our intelligence is given us 3 , and no amount of special education can 4 a genius out of a child born 5 low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a (n) 6 environment will develop his intelligence less than 7 who lives in rich and varied 8 . Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, 9 whether or not he reaches those limits will 10 on his environment. This view, now held 11 most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.

　　It is easy to show 12 intelligence is to some degree something we are born with. 13 the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are 14 to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people 15 from the population, it is likely that their degrees of 16 wilt be completely different. If on the other hand we 17 two identical twins, they will very likely be 18 intelligent as each other. Relations 19 brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence 20 birth.

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

完形填空

　　Sydney, on the east coast, is Australia's largest city and the capital of New South Wales. 1 on January 26, 1788, it was the first European 2 in the country. The city's natural deepwater harbour is one of the world's finest. It is 3 Australia's leading seaport. Many people enjoy 4 , and the harbour is 5 with boats. A huge single arch bridge extends 6 the harbour. 7 the time it was built in 1932, this famous bridge 8 Sydney's landmark. Sydney is the 9 and business centre of Australia. Its factories turn 10 about 30 percent of the country's entire production. 11 one of its proudest things is 12 , practically, anything on sale 13 else in the world can also be 14 in Sydney. From the 15 , Sydney looks like a city of red roofs. Almost all of the older 16 have roofs made of terra-cotta tile (琉璃瓦). The business district is an interesting 17 of old and new. Many buildings, 18 the State Parliament House and St. James Church, are reminders (纪念物) of the 19th century. 19 office and apartment buildings made 20 concrete (水泥) and glass are rapidly 21 some of the older constructions. 22 the skyscrapers (摩天大夏), the city also has many 23 parks and gardens. The Sydney Opera House, 24 in 1993, is strikingly modern in both 25 and structure.

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

21．

[　　]

22．

[　　]

23．

[　　]

24．

[　　]

25．

[　　]

完形填空

　　Janet was ill. I would have to get her to the hospital in Tokyo.

　　It was a half-mile walk 1 our small house to the beach road, where the 2 would be waiting for us. But that morning Janet was much 3 . She couldn't make 4 walk. And I couldn't carry her. The path to the beach was steep (陡峭的) and narrow and 5 at the water's edge. I was a stranger far from home. I didn't know where to 6 help. But I needed it badly. I hurried down to the beach and I found help. Four fishermen 7 to go out for their morning catch. I told them about my sick little girl. Could they help me get her down the 8 ? I hardly got the words out of my mouth 9 they dragged their boats back onto the sand. They climbed the hill with me. One looked at Janet and they 10 their heads. They talked softly to one another.

　　“Too sick to sit in a chair,” one said.

　　“Better carry her lying in bed,” said another.

　　An iron cot (儿童床) was carried 11 the cliff (悬崖)! I was frightened. How could they do it? 12 the men told me not to worry. “Truly easy, truly safe,” they said.

　　They tied a rope to 13 leg of the cot. Then each man threw a rope over his shoulder and held the end in one hand. I understood 14 they meant to do. 15 they carried the cot down the path, they would use the 16 to keep the cot 17 . But what if one of the men slipped and 18 his balance? What would happen to him, to the others, to 19 ? The men just smiled at my alarm. “That 21 will make us even more careful,” they said.

　　The men went down the path. Every 21 was a careful one. Always the cot was level, with never a bump (碰，撞). When they reached the beach road, they 22 lifted Janet into the taxi. Carefully, they stretched (伸展，伸张) 23 out on the back seat.

　　We made the 24 train from Senai to Tokyo. And there an ambulance (救护车) was waiting to take Janet to the hospital. The doctors told me that I had got my little girl there just in time. Janet 25 all right.

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]

21．

[　　]

22．

[　　]

23．

[　　]

24．

[　　]

25．

[　　]

完形填空

　　For many people today, reading is no longer 1 To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In getting a job or advancing, the ability to read and comprehend 2 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 3 readers.

　　Most of us develop poor reading 4 at an early age, and never get over them. The main problem 5 in the language itself－words. Words have 6 meaning until they are put together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs.

　　 7 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He reads one word at a time, often regressing to 8 words or passages. Regression, the tendency (倾向) to look back over 9 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 10 down the speed of reading is to sound each word either orally or mentally as 11 reads.

　　To overcome these bad habits some reading clinics use a device (装置) called an 12 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 13 the reader finds comfortable. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 14 word-by-word reading, regression and sounding of words, practically impossible.

　　At first 15 is sacrificed (牺牲) for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 16 your comprehension will improve.

　　Many people have found 17 reading skill greatly improved after some training. 18 Charles Au, a business manager, for example, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 19 the training, now it is an excellent 1, 378 words a minute. He is delighted that now he can 20 a lot more reading material in a shorter period of time.

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]