完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从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。

　　Mr. Gray traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of various kinds to farmers, which he thought not really a very 1 job , but Mr. Gray had always been interested in 2 , and he was quite satisfied with his life.

He had a big 3 , and usually enjoyed driving it long distances , but he was also quite 4 to go by train sometimes too especially when the weather was 5 . He was a little frightened of driving in the rain or snow , and it was 6 tiring to sit comfortably in a train and look out of the windows without being worried about how one was going to get to the next place.

　　One of Mr. Gray's 7 was often where to stay when he reached some small 8 in the country. He did not expect 9 and wonderful food, but he found it annoying (恼火的) when he was given a cool room , and when there was no hot water  10 good food after a long and tiring day.

　　Late one winter evening , Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The journey by train that  11 had not been at all interesting , and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and  12 . He was looking forward to a  13 but satisfying meal by a brightly burning  14 , and then a hot bath and a comfortable bed.

　　While he was walking to the taxi stand , he said to a local man who was also  15 there,“As this is my  16 visit to this part of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to find out about hotels before I  17 home, I would very much like to know how many you have here.”

　　The local man answered,“We have two.”

　　“And which of the two would you  18 me to go to?” Mr. Gray asked then.

　　The local man scratched(搔) his  19 for a few moments and then answered, “Well, it's like this,  20 one you go to, you'll be sorry you didn't go to the other.”

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完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was a kid, I got interested in astronomy（天文学）. I used to __21__  how big the universe might be and what are “ __22__ ” the stars. But as I grew up, I hardly had any time to __23 __ my hobby because of too much work. In 2007 I found an astronomy magazine and got attracted to astronomy again. However, I didn’t have much time for my __24__ . Many times I would like to observe an object in the night sky, but I was either too __25__  or busy working, or I had to look after my kids. So I __26 _ them to observe the stars together with me and I even read kids’ astronomy books to them. By having a common hobby we spent time together and we all found it __27__ .

While reading astronomy books, I figure out how many interesting things there are outside of this planet. I __28__ that the information opens a door to a huge world of interesting things.

I enjoy astronomy as a hobby and I recommend it to everyone. Just __29  _you and your family sitting together watching the stars and talking in the __30__ on a summer night! How cool it will be!

21. A. teach             B. wonder               C. discuss                      D. find

22. A. near             B. over                  C. below                          D. behind

23. A. develop           B. meet                  C. tell                              D. stop  

24. A. exams            B. magazines             C. hobby                      D. music

25. A. tired             B. excited                C. curious                      D. puzzled

26. A. ordered           B. advised               C. begged                          D. encouraged

27. A. necessary         B. interesting                   C. boring                      D. useful 

28. A. realize            B. remember            C. admit                              D. expect 

29. A. consider          B. remind                      C. imagine                            D. support

30. A. library           B. cafe                 C. playground                    D. yard

完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was a kid, I got interested in astronomy（天文学）. I used to __21__ how big the universe might be and what are “ __22__ ” the stars. But as I grew up, I hardly had any time to __23 __ my hobby because of too much work. In 2007 I found an astronomy magazine and got attracted to astronomy again. However, I didn’t have much time for my __24__ . Many times I would like to observe an object in the night sky, but I was either too __25__ or busy working, or I had to look after my kids. So I __26 _ them to observe the stars together with me and I even read kids’ astronomy books to them. By having a common hobby we spent time together and we all found it __27__ .

While reading astronomy books, I figure out how many interesting things there are outside of this planet. I __28__ that the information opens a door to a huge world of interesting things.

I enjoy astronomy as a hobby and I recommend it to everyone. Just __29  _you and your family sitting together watching the stars and talking in the __30__ on a summer night! How cool it will be!

21. A. teach            B. wonder              C. discuss                     D. find

22. A. near            B. over                 C. below                        D. behind

23. A. develop          B. meet                C. tell                             D. stop  

24. A. exams           B. magazines            C. hobby                     D. music

25. A. tired            B. excited                C. curious                     D. puzzled

26. A. ordered          B. advised              C. begged                         D. encouraged

27. A. necessary        B. interesting                  C. boring                     D. useful 

28. A. realize           B. remember           C. admit                             D. expect 

29. A. consider         B. remind                     C. imagine                           D. support

30. A. library          B. cafe                C. playground                   D. yard

 

When he was just 19, Michael Dell started the company that would dominate the industry.

At the time, IBM personal computers sold in stores for about ＄3,000. After taking them apart and rebuilding them, Dell realized the components (零部件) could be bought for one-fourth the price. Soon he was buying components to reduce the cost. A good business decision, but it meant his room was starting to look like a mechanic’s shop.

“I was quite excited about the possibilities for personal computers and how they could change society. I had this idea to sell the products directly to the users over the phone”, he said. College plans and his parents’ expectations bothered him a lot. But Michael Dell was determined. He drove off to the University of Texas at Austin in August 1983 in a car he’d bought with earnings from selling newspapers. He was surprised that his mother wasn’t suspicious about the three computers in the backseat. By November, news reached his parents that he wasn’t attending classes. On a surprise visit to Austin, they caught their son on spot. Michael Dell told his dad that he wanted to compete with IBM.

Although Michael agreed to focus on his studies, the business chances and the timing couldn’t have been better. The public was becoming more interested in computers, but no one was producing them. In early May, a week before his final exams, Michael started Dell computer Corporation with ＄1,000. He took his exams, and then dropped out of college at the end of his freshman year. It was time to try out his direct-to-customer business model.

“Three years later”, Dell says, “we had already achieved annual sales of about ＄150 million, I was 22 years old then.”

1.What does the underlined word in paragraph 1 mean?

A. affect                      B. develop                            C. support                            D. lead

2.Which of the following is true according to paragraph 2?

A. Dell discovered a good chance to make money

B. Dell could buy a computer at one-fourth the price

C. IBM made little money from personal computers

D. Dell rebuilt computers in a mechanic’s shop

3.When Dell’s parents learned about his absence from class, they       .

A. tried to help with his business                         

B. were too suspicious to accept it

C. wanted him to go hack to class                        

D. encouraged him to compete with IBM

4.It can be inferred from the article that       .

A. Dell was tired of his college life                       

B. Dell was not devoted to his study at college

C. Dell’s college life helped him greatly     

D. Dell didn’t finish his final exams

5.Dell’s experiences show that       .

A. determination and opportunity lead to success

B. family support plays an import in one’s success

C. there’s no need for all of us to go to college

D. we should insist on whatever we are doing

 

三、完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English.  26 , she would mind the children and  27  anything she was asked to.

One of her tasks was to record  28  Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly  29 . What could she buy for her  30  with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily?  31 , even if she had no  32 , her employer seems to have everything.

Ursula  33  long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a  34 . She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers,  35  things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called  36 . “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the  37  driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He listened in  38 , and then said, “I know a family who  39  just about everything.”

When they reached a  40  the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone... someone who has everything.”

Early the next day, Ursula  41  everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to  42  to her employer why there seemed to be no gift  43  her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long  44 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your  45 . And this is my Christmas present to you.”

26. A. In return          B. As a result           C. By the way          D. In a sense

27. A. pay            B. learn             C. teach                 D. do

28. A. delivering       B. mailing             C. arriving             D. buying

29. A. excited        B. worried             C. tired               D. interested

30. A. friends                B. own family         C. classmates         D. American family

31. A. Otherwise         B. Therefore           C. Besides              D. However

32. A. goods         B. kindness             C. gifts               D. help

33. A. talked           B. worked           C. waited            D. thought

34. A. store          B. neighborhood        C. street              D. church

35. A. selecting         B. matching           C. remembering        D. organizing

36. A. a shop         B. a taxi                    C. her employer        D. her parents

37. A. responsible     B. anxious             C. surprised          D. careful

38. A. all            B. silence                   C. confusion         D. tears

39. A. buys            B. has                 C. uses               D. needs

40. A. garage           B. building             C. house               D. yard

41. A. thanked           B. encouraged          C. praised              D. admired

42. A. question         B. wonder              C. argue              D. explain

43. A. to              B. for                C. from             D. by

44. A. doubt           B. silence                   C. time                D. break

45. A. case             B. opinion              C. memory            D. name