第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Greenwich is on the River Thames. It is five miles from the middle of　 21　 . The first English people were fishermen there,　 22　 they named the place Greenwich, meaning “green village”. Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwich in their beautiful palaces.

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The　 23　 of the earliest palace was Placentia. Henry VIII lived there .He knew that England must be　 24　 at sea. So he started two big shipyards at Greenwich, and for 350　 25　 the ships made there were the best in the world.

But trouble was coming to Greenwich. In 1649, a war　 26　 in England and a for eleven yesrs there was no king. The men who worked for him at Placentia　 27　 to live in the palace themselves.　 28　 sold all its beautiful things and bought small pieces of the palace garden with money.　 29　 , the war ended and King Charles II came　 30　 . But Placentia was falling down. So King Charles II built a new and 　31　 palace, which is now open to the public.

At this time, Charles was 　32　 about losing so many of its ships at sea. So in 1675, Charles　 33　 John Flam Steed, the first astronomer in England, try to find the 　34　 . Flam Steed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park.　 35　 it, with a telescope which he made himself, Flam Steed could look all around the 　36　 . And he did night after night, for twenty years. Carrying on Flam Steed’s work a hundred years 　37　 , an astronomer called Garrison finally made a 　38　 which told the time at sea, and help　 39　 to know there they were . Because of Flam Steed’s work, every　 40　 in the world now tells its time by Greenwich time.

21．A．London　　　　 B．Paris　　　　　 C．Berlin　　　　 D．Brussels

22．A．because　　　　 B．and　　　　　　 C．but　　　　　　 D．so

23．A．title　　　　　 B．shape　　　　　 C．name　　　　　 D．form

24．A．great　　　　　 B．helpful　　　　 C． strong　　　　 D．brave

25．A．months　　　　 B．days　　　　　 C．weeks　　　　　 D．years

26．A．started　　　　 B．found　　　　　 C．needed　　　　 D．wanted

27．A．moved　　　　　 B．rushed　　　　 C．hurried　　　　 D．decided

28．A．He　　　　　　 B．They　　　　　 C．We　　　　　　 D．She

29．A．Unfortunately　 B．Finally　　　　 C．Mainly　　　　 D．Gladly

30．A．back　　　　　 B．out　　　　　　 C．around　　　　 D．along

31．A．smaller　　　　 B．higher　　　　 C．stronger　　　 D．bigger

32．A．interested　　 B．worried　　　　 C．excited　　　　 D．puzzled

33．A．got　　　　　　 B．helped　　　　 C．made　　　　　 D．forced

34．A．key　　　　　　 B．answer　　　　 C．question　　　 D．problem

35．A．From　　　　　 B．On　　　　　　 C．at　　　　　　 D．over

36．A．sea　　　　　　 B．palace　　　　 C．park　　　　　 D．sky

37．A．ago　　　　　　 B．later　　　　　 C．before　　　　 D．after

38．A．clock　　　　　 B．computer　　　 C．compass　　　　 D．beacon

39．A．drivers　　　　 B．workers　　　　 C．sailors　　　　 D．farmers

40．A．watch　　　　　 B．country　　　　 C．ship　　　　　 D．scientist

20．-Two tickets for Friday evening.

-Sorry, we’ve got 　　　　　left.

　　 A．no one　　　　 B．quite a few　　 C．nothing　　　　 D．none

19．Which of the following is WRONG?

　　 A．They didn’t find the secret until they got there.

　　 B．Not until they got there did they find the secret.

　　 C．It was not until they got there that they found the secret.

　　 D．Not until did they got there that they found the secret.

18．The library’s study room is full of students　　　　　 for the exam.

　　 A．busily prepared　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．busy preparing

　　 C．busily preparing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．are busy preparing

17．-What do you think of the newly designed mobile phone?

-It　　　　　 well　　　　　 its high price.

　　 A．sells, except of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．sells, but

　　 C．is sold, except for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．is sold, besides

16．April Food’s Day is coming. Be careful not to be　　　　　 when others play tricks on you.

　　 A．brought in　　 B．caught in　　　 C．taken in　　　 D．made in

15．To order tickets for the 2012 Olympic Games, just call 00952012. It　　　　　 be simpler.

　　 A．must　　　　　 B．could　　　　　 C．mustn’t　　　 D．couldn’t