完形填空:阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个 最佳答案。

All Fool's Day falls on　　 1st of April. People 1 forget the significance (意义)　　 of the day. In March 1980, I was 2 at Durham University with 3　　 Chinese students. I had 4 to go to 5 university after graduation　　 and had 6 application forms (申请表)　　 to several 7. Every morning I arrived at the porter's office (传达室)　　 and waited my fate. But no 8 came.

On April 1st, as I was　　 eating my 9, Huang came in, with a toothbrush 10 in his hand. 11　　 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 12.　　 "Morning, Wu," he said, "I saw Mr. Gao this morning. He told me　　 that a letter 13 in his office for you from Manchester University, and　　 asked you to go and get it 14 possible." I jumped with 15.

I even didn't 16　　 my breakfast and rushed 17 Mr. Gao's office but he wasn't 18. I　　 then went to the secretary's room and 19 everything to her. She opened　　 Mr. Gao's room. I looked at everything. There didn't seem to be a letter for me.　　 "If he had asked you to pick it up from here," said the secretary,　　 "he 20 it in 21 or simply 22 it to me."

Greatly 23, I　　 walked out of the room and 24 the secretary lock it. 25 the　　 secretary's eyes brightened. "Sorry," she said. "It's April　　 Fool's Day."

(1) A. sometimes    B.　　 never   C. always  D.　　 seldom    

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(2) A. staying  B. working   C. visiting    D.　　 studying

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(3) A. other seven    B.　　 another seven   C. seven other    D.　　 the other seven   

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(4) A. continued    B.　　 planned   C. managed D. remembered

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

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(6) A. returned    B.　　 taken   C. handed D. sent  

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(7) A. people    B.　　 colleges   C. cities    D.　　 offices

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(8) A. application    B.　　 reply   C. report    D.　　 chance  

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(9) A. dinner    B.　　 lunch   C. supper    D.　　 breakfast    

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(10) A. still    B.　　 even   C. yet D. already  

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(11) A. Because of    B.　　 As if   C. After    D.　　 While    

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(12) A. message    B.　　 sign   C. letter  D. notice

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(13) A. had reached    B.　　 arrived   C. had arrived    D.　　 reached

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(14) A. if B. as soon as    C. when    D.　　 as fast as

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(15) A. the news    B.　　 the letter   C. joy    D.　　 luck  

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(16) A. take   B.　　 finish   C. complete    D.　　 have  

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(17) A. to    B.　　 into   C. in    D.out

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(18) A. anywhere    B.　　 in   C. out    D.　　 away  

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(19) A. asked   B.　　 told   C. explained    D.　　 answered  

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(20) A. would put    B.　　 must put   C. might put    D.　　 would have put

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(21) A. the office    B.　　 his desk   C. the room D. an obvious place   

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(22) A. passed    B.　　 gave   C. took D. left    

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(23) A. disappoint  B.　　 disappointed

　　   C. disappointing    D.　　 disappointment  

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(24) A. watched    B.　　 made   C. saw   D.　　 let    

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(25) A. Quickly    B.　　 Strangely   C. Finally    D.　　 Suddenly    

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第1节

Text One

1.What’s the time now?

（A）10:10（B）10:20（C）10:30

Text Two

2. How’s the school now?

A. It’s not as good as it was.

B. It’s better than it used to be.

C. It’s even worse than people say.

Text Three

3. Where does the woman work?

A. At a bank. B. At a hotel. C. In a post-office.

Text four

4. What are they going to do tomorrow afternoon?

A. They are going shopping. B. They are going to the park.

C. They are going to the cinema with their children.

Text five

5. Where did the woman think they were supposed to meet?

A. On the train. B. On the platform. C. At the information desk.

第2节

Text 6

6. What time did Mr. Gao ring?

A. 8:00 a.m. B. 8:30 a.m. C. 3:00 p.m.

7. What’s the most probable job of the woman?

A. A schoolteacher. B.A manager’s secretary. C. Manager of a company

Text 7

8. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Change a decision. B. Make a phone call.

C. Suggest a place to meet.

9. What happened in the end?

A. They agreed on a decision. B. They went to the McDonald’s.

C. The woman phoned the others.

Text 8

10. What did the man do about his old car?

A. He sold it. B. He repaired the engine.

C. He gave it to his friend as a present.

11. What did the man feel about his old car?

A. It’s bad-looking. B. It wouldn’t go far safely.

C. It would be all right for years.

12. What does the man feel about his new car?

A. We are not sure. B. It’s even worse than the old one.

C. It’s much better than the old one.

Text 9

13. What’s the main reason the man doesn’t like watching plays?

A. Because they are expensive. B. Because they are not well-written.

C. Because the theatre is too far away.

14. What kind of music does the man like best?

A. Light music. B. Classic music. C. Jazz.

15. What kind of song does the man like best?

A. English songs. B. American songs. C. Not mentioned.

16.Which of the following does the man like most?

A. Films. B. Music. C. Reading.

Text 10

17.What does the speaker do most probably?

A. He’s a teacher. B. He’s a tour guide. C. He’s a shop-assistant.

18.What does Larp’s sell?

A. Bags. B. Shoes. C. Clothes.

19.What does the bookshop sell?

A. Chinese books. B. English books. C. English-Chinese dictionaries .

20. Which shop is NOT in the shopping center?

A. The Larp’s. B. The Li-Ning. C. The Splendid Tea Shop.

“Well, we’re in our new house. Let’s get a new pet to go along with it, ”Mrs Brown said to her husband.

“That sounds like a very good idea, ”he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?”

“Let’s go to the animals shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can go together, ”she said.

The next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animals shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes, ”Mr. Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions. ”

After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn’t need a big house or big yard. A small dog would bark (吠) and warn (警告) them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn’t examined her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday.

On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animals shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots (预防针). She will be healthy. ” The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home. Shadow began her new happy life with the Browns.

1. From the passage we learn that _______.

A. the Browns have never had a pet before

B. the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper

C. Shadow is a small and healthy dog

D. Mr. Brown didn’t quite agree with his wife

2. The underlined word“ shelter” in the passage means ______.

A. a place to sell small dogs

B. a place to keep homeless animals

C. a place to study animals

D. a place to sell books on pet care

3. Mr. Snow asked the Browns some questions to______ .

A. see if they had moved to a new house

B. find out how rich the Browns were

C. know where they’d keep their new pet

D. make sure they’d take good care of pets

Mr Zhang gave textbooks to all the pupils except ________ who had already taken them．

1. A.
   the ones
2. B.
   ones
3. C.
   some
4. D.
   the other

Drunk driving(醉驾) has become a serious problem in China. According to the Ministry of Public Security(公安部), the police caught more than half a million drunk drivers in 2010. On the night of May 9.2011. musician Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars in Beijing because he drank too much wine. He was punished(惩罚) under China’s new drunk driving law that came into use on May 1.2011.
The new law sees drunk driving as a crime(犯罪). In the west, drunk driving is also a crime. In the US, for example, if the police catch a drunk driver, the driver will pay a fine, lose his or her license and even go to prison(监狱). If the driver wants to drive again, he or she has to do public service, and take part in educational programs.
You may think: drunk driving is crime? Isn’t this law too unkind? But experts say: not at all. They think it is to protect people’s tights to life and health. Drunk driving is very dangerous!
【小题1】 Mr. Gao ran his car into three other cars because      .