Ⅶ. 完形填空(共2 0 小题，满分3 0 分)

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Antarctica( 南极洲 ) is the continent which is the most southern area of land on the Earth and is mostly covered with ice. This is one of the driest and 　51 　in the world. But people from all over the world come to 　52 　there. Near the South Pole, three thousand people live together in a place 　53 　Amundsen-Scott Station.

The station has libraries, cinemas, shops, sports rooms, canteens and laboratories. There is electricity, and they have 　54　 　--- the system that they use to have a conversation with someone in another place. And they have 　55 　--- electronic machines that stores information and uses programs to help them find, organize, or change the information.

　But the people here 　56　 　travel by car, or train, or bus, because there aren’t any roads or railways near the station. They travel by ship, helicopter, plane, or snow tractor, or 　57 　dogs.

There aren’t 　58_ 　trees or flowers there, but there are hundreds of different birds and other animals.

Most of the people here are 　59 　. They study plant and animal life and how ice moves. The ice can tell us about changes in climate. Ray Kingman is an expert at Amundsen-Scott Station, telling us on the phone, “This is my second year here. It’s a very interesting and beautiful place, but life is very hard 　60 　. In the summer we can go swimming in hot pools of water. We welcome newcomers here for further study of the continent!”

51. A. warm areas　　 　 B. coldest places　　　 C. cool areas　　　 D. hottest places

52. A. travel　　　　 　 B. go sightseeing　　　 C. work　　　　　　 D. enjoy themselves

53. A. called　　　　 　 B. call　　　　　　　 　 C. calls　　　　　　 　 D. calling

54. A. telephones　　 　 B. radios　　　　　　 　 C. televisions　　　　 D. record players

55. A. printers　　　 　 B. icons　　　　　　 　 C. mouses　　　　　 　　 D. computers

56. A. don’t　　　　　 B. didn’t　　　　　　 C. weren’t　　　　　 　 D. aren’t

57. A. with　　　　　 　 B. instead of　　　　 　 C. on　　　　　　　 　　 D. in front of

58. A. much　　　　 　　 B. any　　　　　　 C. many　　　　　　 D. either

59. A. teachers　　　 　 B. scientists　　　　 　 C. doctors　　　　　 　 D. workers

60. A. during the autumn season　 B. in the springtime　 C. in all weathers　 D. in the winter

B

One Saturday afternoon, Kate went to buy something for her sister and herself. As Kate was coming out of a __61__, a young lady walked towards her. She said she was Miss Green--a good friend of Kate’s sister’s. Kate __62__ her. Then she called a taxi to send Kate home. She told the driver where he should go. Kate was _63__ that it was not in the direction of her home.

“Why?”Kate asked. The lady smiled.

When they came to a quiet road, a big rough man ___64__ on the road. He stopped the taxi driver, knocked him down, tied him and threw him out of the taxi. At the same time, Miss Green took out a knife and __65__ Kate. She asked Kate to keep __66__. The man then started the taxi. “Oh, God! I’m being kidnapped.”Kate said to herself.

She tried to escape, but not succeeded. Suddenly an __67__ came to her. She took out a lipstick( 口红 )from her pocket, wrote “SOS”on the window, and covered the word with her __68__. A few minutes later, a police car passed and the policemen saw the __69__. When the kidnappers saw the policemen, they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass, and ran away.

The policemen then picked Kate up and sent her home. When her parents knew what had happened, they were greatly surprised. But they were also __70__ because their daughter had finally come back safely.　

61. A. school　　 　　　 B. taxi　　　　 　　 C. shop　　　 　　　　　 D. friend’s　

62. A. knew　 　　　 B. believed　　　 　 C. thanked　　　　　 　　 D. remembered

63. A. sure　　　　　 B. excited　　　　 　　 C. surprised　　　　 　 D. pleased

64. A. drove　　　　　 B. climbed　　　 C. fell　　　　　　　 D. appeared

65. A. helped　 　　　B. played　　　　 C. saved　　　　　　 D. frightened

66. A. healthy　　　　 　 B. alive　　　　 　 C. relaxed　　　　　 　 D. quiet

67. A. idea　　　　　 　 B. answer　　　 　　 C. interest　　　　　 　 D. order

68. A. hands　　　　 　 B. back　　　　 　　 C. dress　　　 　　　　　 D. lipstick

69. A. picture　　　　 　 B. map　　　　　 C. sign　　　　　　 　　 D. knife

70. A. worried　　　 　 B. happy　　　　 　　 C. afraid　　　　　　 　 D. successful

50. －I hope you don’t mind my pointing out your mistakes .

　 －____ .

　 A. Not at all　　 　　 B. You’re welcome　　　 C. Of course　　　　 　　 D. It’s a pleasure

49. －We have finished watering all the trees, Miss Yang.

－____, boys and girls. Let’s have a drink.

A. Good luck 　　　　 B. Well done 　　　 C. Congratulations　 　D. Best wishes

48. Which of the following is not used for giving advice?

A. You had better not watch a horror film since you get scared easily.

B. You mustn’t give your goldfish too much food.

C. The swimming pool isn’t open today. I don’t know where to go swimming.

D. Perhaps you should buy some souvenirs for your parents.

47. － Could you tell me _____?

　 － Sorry. I don’t know. I was not at the meeting.

　 A. what does he say at the meeting　　　　 　 B. what did he say at the meeting

　 C. what he says at the meeting　　　　　　 　 D. what he said at the meeting

46. Look! How heavy the rain is! You’d better ____.

A. don’t go now　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. stay here when it stops

C. not leave until it stops　　　　　　　　　　 　D. not to leave at once

45. － You’ve changed a lot, Eric. I remembered you ____ quiet, didn’t you?

　 － Yes, I did. Now I’m quite outgoing.

　 A. used to be　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. were used to be　

　 C. used for being　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. were used for being

44. The river smells terrible. People must ____ dirty things into it.

A. be stopped to throw　　　　　　　　　 B. be stopped from throwing

C. stop to throw　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stop and throw

43. You will play basketball with your classmates if your homework ____.

A. finished doing　　 　 B. will finish　　 　 C. is finished　　 D. has finished

42. －Which do you think is ____ important, air tank, space suit or digital camera for

an astronaut?

　 －I think the digital camera.

A. less　　　　　 　　　　 B. the most　 　 C. more　　　　 　　 D. the least