His humorous closing speech was a welcome addition to the ______dull meeting．

 A．therefore       B．meanwhile     C．otherwise       D．nevertheless

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The history of modern water pollution goes   16   to February 28, 1931, when Mrs. Murphy   17   over her backyard fence and said to Mrs. Holbrook, “You   18   those shirts white?” Mrs. Holbroak was   19   to admit they were as white as she could get them  20   that ordinary soap.
“What you should use is this Formula Cake Soap which   21   against the dull grey look that the family wash   22   had. ”
Doubtful   23   adventurous, Mrs. Holbrook tried the Formula soap,   24   did take the grey out of her husband’s shirts. But what she didn’t know was that the water eventually was   25   into the Blue Sky River, killing two fish.
Three years later Mrs. Murphy was   26   her shirts and Mrs. Holbrook said, “How did you ever get your collars so   27  , surely not with Formula?”
“Not ordinary Formula. But I did with Super Fortified Formula. You see, it attacks dirt and destroys it. Here, try some   28   your shirts.”
Mrs. Holbrook   29   and discovered her husband’s shirt collars turned pure white. What she could not possibly know was that it turned the river water pure white as   30  .
Six months later, the Blue Sky River was   31   a health hazard. One day as Mr. Holbrook was walking home from work.，he accidentally   32   the Blue Sky River, swallowed a   33   of water and died immediately. At the funeral service the minister said, “You can say anything you want   34   Holbrook, but no one can deny he had the   35   shirts in town.”
16. A. straight              B. down                   C. off                 D. back
17. A. 1eaned             B. 1eapt             C. stretched         D. sloped
18. A. name                B. make             C. get                 D. call
19. A. shamed              B. ashamed          C. shameful            D. shameless
20. A. without              B. with                    C. from               D. by
21. A. protects                 B. promises           C. guarantees          D. ensures
22. A. seldom               B. never             C. possibly            D. always
23. A. but                     B. and               C. or                 D. though
24. A. it                   B. she               C. which              D. that
25. A. left                     B. emptied            C. reached             D. rushed
26. A. hanging up        B. hanging on         C. putting up           D. putting on
27. A. dirty                B. soapy              C. grey               D. white
28. A. for                     B. to                 C. on                D. at
29. A. refused           B. did                C. hesitated            D. understood
30. A. snow             B. expected            C. usual              D. well
31. A. stated             B. published         C. recognized           D. declared
32. A. fell into                 B. swam            C. crossed over         D. drowned
33. A. mouthful            B. drop               C. glass              D. drink
34. A. to                      B. about               C. as to              D. as for
35. A. best              B. oldest               C. cleanest            D. dirtiest

D

Seeing a volcano erupt (喷发) is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the beat by climbing to the summit(山顶) of Pacaya for a close-up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua. Giving travelers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful.

Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua, a beautiful city with many colorful houses along its old streets that are turned into art-works during its Holy Week festival. No matter when you come to Antigua, you won’t miss the Pacaya-tour companies.

But climbing Pacaya is no easy job: it is 2560 metres high, and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one-step-forward and two-step-back movements. As you climb, you hear the dull sounds of eruptions high above. Steaming. Hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you near the active summit; the McKenney Cone(火山锥). Just as though you were going to walk over to the edge of the cone, the road turns to the left and up to the relative safety of the old, inactive summit.

Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano is plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava(熔岩) and the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is extremely exciting. The active mouth boils, sending red lava over its sides, and once in a while shoots hot streams up to 100 metres into the air. There is a strong bad smell in the air even if you take care to be upwind of the cone. As evening turns deeper into the night. the burning lava quietly falls down tae side of the volcano. For you, too, it is time to get down .

What is the main purpose of this passage?

  A. To attract tourists to Pacaya.           B. To describe the beauty of Pacaya.

  C. To introduce guided tours to Pacaya.    D. To explain the power of nature at Pacaya.

Antigua is a city      .

   A. where people can enjoy cultural festivals    B. where the daring Pacaya tour starts

   C. that gives a close-up view of Paraya      D. that is famous for its tour companies

Climbing to the McKenney Cone, people will     .

   A. walk directly to the active summit    B. hear the continuous loud noise from above

   C. make greater efforts than to other summits

   D. see a path lined with remains of earlier eruptions

Many tours are timed for people to      .

   A. get down the mountain in time when night falls

   B. avoid the smell from the upwind direction of the cone

   C. enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening sky

   D. appreciate the scenery of the 2560-metre-high mountain

_____ the dull story, he left the hall without ____ anyone .

     A. Tired of …to tell     B. Tired from…telling

C. Tired from…to tell    D. Tired of …. telling

Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn’t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?

　When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen….

At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.

Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful. I’m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.

I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I’ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don’t live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.

1. Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ______.

A. observing her school routine     B. expressing her satisfaction

C. impressing her classmates       D. preserving her history

2.What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?

A. A dull night on the journey.

B. The beauty of the great valley.

C. A striking quotation from a book

 D. Her concerns for future generations.

3.What does the author put in her diary now?

A. Notes and beautiful pictures.

B. Special thoughts and feelings.

C. Detailed accounts of daily activities.

D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.

4.The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is ______.

A. to experience it             B. to live the present in the future

C. to make memories           D. to give accurate representations of it