完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Are your parents “helicopters”(直升飞机)? That’s a new term I read about. It means parents who “hover” over(盘旋) their children.They _1    about every little thing in their child’s life: Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Too hot? Too cold? Do you need more books? __2  pens? More anything? More everything?

These  3  love their children and want to 4  that everything in their life is perfect. Some kids may become upset but 5  like being pampered(纵容). The pampered kids like the idea of being waited on hand and foot. They like the idea of not  6  to make decisions.

I don’t think this is a good idea. I think it’s important for kids to do things for   7  . I think it’s important for kids to make decisions. This    8  them grow up. It helps them to   9 an independent(独立的) and responsible(负责任的) person.

   10  can you become independent and responsible? It’s easy, just    11  with little things. You can make your own meals sometimes for help with the cooking. You can also  12   your own bed and clean your room. You can   13  your parents that you can be responsible with money.

Your parents are “helicopter”  14  they love you. So, tell them that you understand and that they really shouldn’t worry. Tell them they can “   15  ” the helicopter because you are a responsible kid.

1.                A．worry          B．change         C．collect   D．bring

 

2.                A．Many          B．Much          C．More D．Most

 

3.                A．children        B．parents         C．grandparents  D．teachers

 

4.                A．make up        B．make sure       C．make of  D．make from

 

5.                A．another        B．the other       C．other D．others

 

6.                A．talking          B．doing          C．giving    D．having

 

7.                A．himself         B．yourselves       C．themselves    D．ourselves

 

8.                A．asks           B．decides         C．helps D．stops

 

9.                A．become        B．learn           C．believe   D．develop

 

10.               A．Why           B．When          C．How  D．What

 

11.               A．talk            B．start           C．dream D．finish

 

12.               A．make          B．repair          C．sweep D．move

 

13.               A．teach          B．train           C．plan D．show

 

14.               A．so             B．because        C．but   D．though

 

15.               A．land           B．invent          C．make D．design

 

 

Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.”  It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.

1.All the things Edison invented were _________ people needed at that time.

A．what

B．that

C．then

D．which

2.Edison _________in inventing new things.

A．took all his time	B．paid all his money
C．spent his most time	D．spent his most money

3.Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.

A．thousands of	B．over one thousand
C．only one thousand	D．less than a thousand

4.Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.

A．fifty

B．severity-six

C．sixty

D．eighty

5.It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honor of the greatest inventor.

A．possible

B．not true

C．nice

D．important

 

Edison often said, “1 will discover what the world needs, then I will try to invent it.”  It is true that he did more than any other man of his time in inventing things. He made more than one thousand inventions in his life and all these have changed our way of living. Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world. When Edison died in 1931, someone said people should turn off all the lights in their homes, streets and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course it was impossible to do so. And this shows what Edison's inventions mean to people's life.
【小题1】All the things Edison invented were _________ people needed at that time.

A．what

B．that

C．then

D．which

【小题2】Edison _________in inventing new things.

A．took all his time	B．paid all his money
C．spent his most time	D．spent his most money

【小题3】Edison had _________ inventions in all his life.

A．thousands of	B．over one thousand
C．only one thousand	D．less than a thousand

【小题4】Edison was dead for nearly _______ years.

A．fifty

B．severity-six

C．sixty

D．eighty

【小题5】It was __________ to turn off all the lights in honor of the greatest inventor.

A．possible

B．not true

C．nice

D．important

短文填空

Reading is an activity that people enjoy a lot in their free time.

Some like reading newspapers and o___1.__ enjoy novels or comic(喜剧的)books. My f__2.___ books are those about the lives of great people. Reading them always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my o___3.___ life better.

Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up w___4.___ their lives were difficult. They tried to use e___5.___ chance to change their lives and make the world better.

One good example is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers who invented the airplane. The plane has m___6.____ the world a small village. Hard work, not good luck, is the r___7.___ why the Wright Brothers could invent this convenient(方便的)machine and become great people. Today we will remember them when we see planes f___8.____ in the sky.

Whenever I read s___9.___ about great people, I always learn a lot from them and they encourage me to march on.

This is w___10.___ I enjoy reading about great people’s lives.