After several days’ warm weather around the New Year’s Day，a strong cold wave with a sandstorm from Mongolia attacked Tianjin Sunday afternoon.

From 3 o’clock p.m.，the strong cold wave from Mongolia engulfed（吞没）most areas of North China and the biggest wind-force was 7.Tianjin also suffered this year’s first sandstorm with the cold wind whistling.The sky became dusky and the air was permeated with sand.By 11 o’clock at night，the wind became weaker and the sandstorm died down.From Monday morning，the northern areas had a big drop in temperature.It is learned that flu and the infection of the upper respiratory tract are easy to be infected due to the severe pollution by dust in the air.Relevant experts remind residents to pay attention to their health care.

1.The underlined word“permeated”most probably means______.

A.cleared　　　　　　B.filled　　　　　　 C.blowing　　　　　　 D.replaced

2.We learn that ______from the passage.

A.sandstorms result in the fall of temperature

B.we can easily get infected by the dusty air

C.it is usually warmer before sandstorms come

D.sandstorms usually come around the New Year’s Day

 

After several days’ warm weather around the New Year’s Day，a strong cold wave with a sandstorm from Mongolia attacked Tianjin Sunday afternoon.

From 3 o’clock p.m.，the strong cold wave from Mongolia engulfed（吞没）most areas of North China and the biggest wind-force was 7.Tianjin also suffered this year’s first sandstorm with the cold wind whistling.The sky became dusky and the air was permeated with sand.By 11 o’clock at night，the wind became weaker and the sandstorm died down.From Monday morning，the northern areas had a big drop in temperature.It is learned that flu and the infection of the upper respiratory tract are easy to be infected due to the severe pollution by dust in the air.Relevant experts remind residents to pay attention to their health care.

.The underlined word“permeated”most probably means______.

A.cleared　　　　　　B.filled　　　　　　    C.blowing　　　　　   D.replaced

We learn that ______from the passage.

A.sandstorms result in the fall of temperature

B.we can easily get infected by the dusty air

C.it is usually warmer before sandstorms come

D.sandstorms usually come around the New Year’s Day

30. It really seemed ages _____ the police came on the scene and cleared away the damaged

　　　　cars.

　　A. before 　　　B. after 　　　C. when 　　　D. as

It really seemed ages _____ the police came on the scene and cleared away the damaged

　　　　cars.

　　A. before 　　　B. after 　　　C. when 　　　D. as

 

II．完形填空：（30分满分，每小题1.5分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41到60各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。

I had applied for the nuclear submarine program, and Admiral Rickover interviewed me for the job. It was the first time I met Admiral Rickover, and we sat in a large room 　41　ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me 　42　any subjects I wished to 　43　. Very carefully, I chose those about which I knew most at the time – current events, seamanship, music, literature, naval tactics, electronics, gunnery – and he began to ask me a series of questions of increasing 　44　. In each instance, he soon 　45　that I knew relatively 　46　about the subjects I had chosen.

He always looked right 　47　my eyes，and he never smiled. I was wet with cold 　48　.

Finally, he asked me a question and I thought I could regain 　49　. He said, “How did you 　50　 in your class at Georgia Tech before 　51　our Annapolis as a plebe (军校新生) ?” I had done very well, and I swelled my chest with pride and answered, “Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820!” I sat back to wait for the 　52　--- which never came. 　53　, the question: “Did you do your best?” I started to say, “Yes, Sir,” but I remembered who this was, and 　54　several of my times at the academy 55 I could have learned more about our supporters, our enemies, weapons strategy, and so forth. I was just human. I 56 my throat and finally said, “No, Sir. I didn’t always do my 　57.”　　

He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to 　58　the interview. He asked one final question, which I have never been able to forget 　59　to answer. He said, “Why not?” I sat there for a while, 　60　, and then slowly left the room.

41．A．beside      B．with  C．for    D．by

42．A．choose      B．consider    C．elect　　  D．search

43．A．learn　     B．confirm    C．discuss　  D．concern

44．A．humor      B．knowledge       C．difficulty　      D．ability

45．A．.proved　 B．showed　 C．meant       D．imagined

46．A．much       B．anything　       C．little　     D．everything

47．A．for    B．into   C．back  D．up

48．A．sweat       B．air     C．water D．weather

49．A．consideration   B．permission           C．self-confidence D．self-defense

50．A．stand B deal.    C．behave      D．go

51．A．leaving     B．reaching   C．choosing   D．entering

52．A．celebrations     B．expectations     C．evaluations       congratulations

53．A．Thus B．Instead     C．However   D．Therefore

54．A．recalled    B．tried  C．analyzed   D．examined

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

56．A．cleared     B examined.   C cleaned.      D treated.

57．A．worst       B．best　      C．fewest      D．least

58．A．start　      B．continue   C．interrupt   D．end

59．A．so　  B．and　       C．or     D．but

60．A．moved      B．excited     C．frightened D．shaken