第二节完形填空  (共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

  阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各个题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When we visit another country, differences in music and dance are   36   some of the first things that we notice. Every culture has   37   its own types of music and dance, which are very different from those of other societies.

   Each type of music usually has a distinctive rhythm and a special sound,   38   on the kinds of instruments that are used to produce it. The most common type of instruments are   39   instruments, such as guitars and violins; wind instruments, including horns and flutes. Many different kinds of musical sounds   40   be created by using different combinations of instruments.

   The human voice is a very special kind of instrument,   41   it can produce a great number of different sounds with different   42  , ranging from loud to soft. Singing is very popular in most cultures because it allows us to   43   words and ideas with music.

   Societies coordinate body movements with musical rhythms to create   44  . Sometimes people dance for fun and individual expression. Dances can also be used to   45   ideas to an audience. Hawaiian dancers,   46  , use arm and hand movements to express the meaning of a song. In the same way, many societies use dances in religious ceremonies   47   to tell about important events.

   Music and dance are passed from one   48  to another and thus become a permanent part of the society and   49   culture. Of course, as cultures come   50   contact with each other, the music and dance of one society may be accepted by other societies, or the different styles may be combined to   51   a new kind of music or dance. Some Latin American music, for example, has taken   52   from Indian cultures and mixed them with those from European and African cultures.   53  , popular music from England and the US can be heard in countries   54   the world,   55   it has had an influence on musical tastes, especially among young people.

36. A. unlikely  B. likely    C. probably       D. surely

37. A. installed         B. meant    C. developed          D. established

38. A. focusing          B. depending   C. playing           D. resting

39. A. thread   B. string   C. cord    D. band    

40. A. might     B. can      C. must    D. should   

41. A. when      B. after    C. since    D. although  

42. A. heights  B. sizes    C. tones   D. volumes

43. A. explain   B. express        C. provide         D. compose

44. A. sounds   B. songs   C. moves D. dances

45. A. give        B. communicate       C. translate      D. perform

46. A. such as  B. for example C. that is  D. on the contrary

47. A. just         B. as         C. only      D. or

48. A. country  B. generation  C. people D. time

49. A. their       B. its         C. form     D. the

50. A. to   B. for        C. into      D. with      

51. A. join         B. show    C. form     D. become

52. A. advantages   B. features       C. styles             D. origins

53. A. However        B. On the contrary   C.  Similarly    D. Besides

54. A. over        B. through        C. across D. along

55. A. when      B. where  C. which   D. what     

 

I entered high school having read hundreds of books.But I was not a good reader.Merely bookish,I lacked a point of view when I read.Rather,I read in order to get a point of view.I searched books for good expressions and sayings,pieces of information,ideas,themes—anything to enrich my thought and make me feel educated.When one of my teachers suggested to his sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a “complicated(复杂的) idea” until he had read at least two thousand books,I heard the words without recognizing either its irony(嘲讽) or its very complicated truth.I merely determined to make a list of all the books I had ever read.Strict with myself,I included only once a title I might have read several times.(How,after all,could one read a book more than once?)And I included only those books over a hundred pages in length.(Could anything shorter be a book?)

There was yet another high school list I made.One day I came across a newspaper article about an English professor at a nearby state college.The article had a list of the “hundred most important books of Western Civilization.”“More than anything else in my life,”the professor told the reporter with finality,“these books have made me all that I am.”That was the kind of words I couldn’t ignore(忽视).I kept the list for the several months it took me to read all of the titles.Most books,of course,I hardly understood.While reading Plato’s The Republic,for example,I needed to keep looking at the introduction of the book to remind myself what the text was about.However,with the special patience and superstition(迷信) of a schoolboy,I looked at every word of the text.And by me time I reached the last word,pleased,I persuaded myself that I had read The Republic,and seriously crossed Plato off my list.

On heating the teacher’s suggestion of reading,the writer thought ______.

A.one must read as many books as possible

B.a student should not have a complicated idea

C.it was impossible for one to read two thousand books

D.students ought to make a list of the books they had read

While at high school,the writer ______.

A.had plans for reading

B.learned to educate himself

C.only read books over 100 pages

D.read only one book several times

The underlined phrase “with finality” probably means ______.

A.firmly                                                                 B.clearly

C.proudly                                                               D.pleasantly

The writer’s purpose in mentioning The Republic is to ______.

A.explain why it was included in the list

B.describe why he seriously crossed it off the list

C.show that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understand

D.prove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word

The writer provides two book lists to ______.

A.show how he developed his point of view

B.tell his reading experience at high school

C.introduce the two persons’ reading methods

D.explain that he read many books at high school

I entered high school having read hundreds of books.But I was not a good reader.Merely bookish,I lacked a point of view when I read.Rather,I read in order to get a point of view.I searched books for good expressions and sayings,pieces of information,ideas,themes—anything to enrich my thought and make me feel educated.When one of my teachers suggested to his sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a “complicated(复杂的) idea” until he had read at least two thousand books,I heard the words without recognizing either its irony(嘲讽) or its very complicated truth.I merely determined to make a list of all the books I had ever read.Strict with myself,I included only once a title I might have read several times.(How,after all,could one read a book more than once?)And I included only those books over a hundred pages in length.(Could anything shorter be a book?)

There was yet another high school list I made.One day I came across a newspaper article about an English professor at a nearby state college.The article had a list of the “hundred most important books of Western Civilization.”“More than anything else in my life,”the professor told the reporter with finality,“these books have made me all that I am.”That was the kind of words I couldn’t ignore(忽视).I kept the list for the several months it took me to read all of the titles.Most books,of course,I hardly understood.While reading Plato’s The Republic,for example,I needed to keep looking at the introduction of the book to remind myself what the text was about.However,with the special patience and superstition(迷信) of a schoolboy,I looked at every word of the text.And by me time I reached the last word,pleased,I persuaded myself that I had read The Republic,and seriously crossed Plato off my list.

On heating the teacher’s suggestion of reading,the writer thought ______.

A.one must read as many books as possible

B.a student should not have a complicated idea

C.it was impossible for one to read two thousand books

D.students ought to make a list of the books they had read

While at high school,the writer ______.

A.had plans for reading

B.learned to educate himself

C.only read books over 100 pages

D.read only one book several times

The underlined phrase “with finality” probably means ______.

A.firmly                                                                 B.clearly

C.proudly                                                               D.pleasantly

The writer’s purpose in mentioning The Republic is to ______.

A.explain why it was included in the list

B.describe why he seriously crossed it off the list

C.show that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understand

D.prove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word

The writer provides two book lists to ______.

A.show how he developed his point of view

B.tell his reading experience at high school

C.introduce the two persons’ reading methods

D.explain that he read many books at high school

完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(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。

   I was standing on stage before 200 people, dressed up as George Washington. I had the lead role in my sixth grade  36  and, for the past two months, I had walked back and forth in my room   37  to say my lines.

    Now it was time to give a  38  , and my heart was beating rapidly. At my  39 , I began to speak smoothly and clearly, but then it  40  : I stuttered（口吃）. I knew I would, and I did.

    From that moment on, I  41  that my role in that play would be my first and my last. My speech problem affected  42  .

    As a child, I struggled to say a full sentence, repeatedly hearing the  43  comments of my parents. “Take a deep breath and think about what you’re going to say.” I was too  44  to admit I had a problem.

     45  my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable, but it never 46  . It held me back.

    After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body, I  47 running in class elections . I feared reading aloud and meeting new people.

    I would  48  sit in my room and cry, imagining what it would be like to be  49 , like everyone else.

    Finally, I came to my senses. I read articles about famous people who 50  their speech problems. I  51  the fact that I do have a problem that will always be with me.

    It has made me a  52  person and, with time, I know I’ll gain the confidence to stand up and 53  to myself that it will never hold me back.  54  , I know that I’m not the only one who  55 , because nobody is perfect.

1.  A. play             B. game                 C. dance                D . concert

2.  A. desiring             B. waiting         C. struggling           D. hesitating

3.A. test               B. performance     C. suggestion           D. judgment

4.A. sight              B. angle                C. news             D. turn

5.A. happened           B. seemed           C. broke                D. remained

6.  A. urged                B. promised         C. admitted         D. repeated

7.A. nothing            B. something            C. everything           D. anything

8.A. exciting           B. surprising           C. puzzling         D. annoying

9.A. ashamed            B. willing         C. weak             D. eager

10.A. Though            B. As               C. Before               D. Unless

11. A. failed               B. disappeared          C. burst                D. combined

12.A. insisted on           B. put off             C. approved of          D. gave up

13.A. never             B. seldom           C. sometime         D. constantly

14.A. normal            B. special         C. usual                D. alive

15.A. realized          B. refused          C. overcame         D. avoided

16. A. doubted          B. changed          C. hid              D. faced

17.A. stronger          B. greater              C. wiser                D. purer

18. A. explain          B. prove                C. respond          D. scream

19.A. On the contrary       B. On the other hand    C. Above all            D. At most

20. A. attempts         B. argues              C. suffers              D. risks

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后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。

People do not analyse every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 36 problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without 37  ; they try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all of these methods 38  , the person with a problem has to start analyzing . There are six 39 in analysing a problem.

40 ,  the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must 41 that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the person must 42 the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must 43 the parts that are wrong.

Now the person must look for 44 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 45 solutions. For example, suppose Sam 46 that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. 47   , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.

After 48 the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example 49   , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.

In the end, one 50 seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the 51 idea comes quite 52 because the thinker suddenly sees something in a 53 way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum stuck to a brake. He immediately hits on the solution to his problem: he must 54 the brake.

Finally the solution is 55   . Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem. 

1.A. serious           B. usual                 similar                    D. common

2.A. practice     B. thinking            understanding        D. help

3.A. fail                B. work                 change                    D. develop

4.A. ways           B. conditions         stages                     D. orders

5.A. First              B. Usually             In general            D. Most importantly

6.A. explain        B. prove                show                   D. see

7.A. judge          B. find                  describe            D. face

8.A. check           B. determine        correct                      D. recover

9.A. answers        B. skills              C. explanation         D. information

10.A. possible      B. exact           C. real                 D. special

11.A. hopes         B. argues            C. decides               D. suggests

12.A. In other wordsB. Once in a while C. First of all         D. At this time

13.A. discussing    B. settling down    C. comparing with      D. studying

14.A. secondly     B. again             C. also                   D. alone

15.A. suggestion  B. conclusion         C. decision             D. discovery

16.A. next         B. clear            C. final                  D. new

17.A. unexpectedly B. late              C. clearly               D. often

18.A. simple          B. different         C. quick               D. sudden

19.A. clean            B. separate          C. loosen               D. remove

20.A. recorded           B. completed        C. tested                       D. accepted