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完形填空
完形填空(6.16//6.19)
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完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Generallyspeaking,aBritishiswidelyregardedasaquiet,shyandconservative(保守)personwhois 41 onlyamongthosewithwhomheisfamiliar.Whenastrangerispresent,heoftenseemsnervous, 42 embarrassed.Youhavetotakeacommutertrain(通勤车)anymorningoreveningto 43 thetruthofthis.Serious-lookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersor 44 offinacorner;hardlyanybodytalks,sincetodosowouldbeconsideredquiteoffensive(冒犯的).
45 ,thereisanunwrittenbutclearlyunderstoodcodeofbehavior,which,once 46 ,makestheoffenderimmediatelytheobjectof 47 .
OneofthefewthingswecansayabouttheBritishwithcertaintyisthataBritishtakesa(n) 48 tothediscussionoftheirweatherandthat,ifgivenachance,hewilltalkaboutit 49 .SomepeoplearguethatitisbecausetheBritishweather 50 followsforecastandthusbecomesasourceofinteresttoeveryone.Thismaybeso.CertainlyaBritishcannothavemuch 51 intheweathermen,whosepredictions,inmanycases, 52 tobewrong!
Themaninthestreetseemstobeasaccurate–orasinaccurate–astheweathermeninhis 53 .
Foreignersmaybesurprisedatthenumberofreferences 54 weatherthattheBritishmaketoeachotherinthecourseofasingleday.Veryoftenconversationalgreetingsare 55 bycommentsontheweather.“Niceday,isn’tit?
”“Beautifulday!
”maywellbeheardinsteadof“Goodmorning,howareyou?
” 56 theforeignermayconsiderthisexaggerated(夸大)andcomic,itisworthwhilepointingoutthatitcouldbeusedtohis 57 .IfhewantstostartaconversationwithaBritishbutis 58 toknowwheretobegin,hecoulddowelltomentionthestateoftheweather.Itisa(n) 59 subjecttowhicharesponsemaywellbe 60 ofeventhemostreservedoftheBritish.
41.A.relaxed B.frustrated C.amused D.exhausted
42.A.yet B.otherwise C.even D.so
43.A.experience B.witness C.watch D.undertake
44.A.whispering B.murmuring C.nodding D.laughing
45.A.Hopefully B.Exactly C.Frequently D.Obviously
46.A.developed B.observed C.followed D.broken
47.A.doubt B.argument C.criticism D.praise
48.A.emotion B.fancy C.likeliness D.judgment
49.A.atlength B.atlast C.atmost D.atleast
50.A.always B.often C.constantly D.seldom
51.A.faith B.relief C.honor D.credit
52.A.putout B.makeout C.turnout D.findout
53.A.consideration B.prediction C.approval D.appreciation
54.A.about B.on C.in D.to
55.A.started B.conducted C.replaced D.proposed
56.A.Since B.Although C.However D.Onlyif
57.A.benefit B.advantage C.disadvantage D.favor
58.A.ataloss B.indetail C.ingroups D.onoccasion
59.A.avoidable B.steady C.optional D.safe
60.A.expected B.asked C.WishedD.Reminded
2.
Everyfast-foodemployeeknowsthatthedrive-throughwindowistheworstposition.Thewindowstickswithconstantice;theroarofengineshurtsyour 21 ;yourwordsarelostinthehowlingwind.
Ona 22 afternoon,everythingchanged.
Everyonceinawhile,thesub-zerotemperaturesseala 23 windowsshut.Driversdon’texactlyenjoyhavingtostandoutsideinthecold, 24 theirordersintoaspeakerbox,whentheyexpecttodrivethroughontheirheatedleatherseats.Insuchcases,mostcustomerstendtoshowtheirannoyancetotheemployees.
Thiswomanwas 25 .
“I’llgetthenextcar’s 26 aswell,”shesaidasshecameuptothewindowtopay.Shestoodoutside, 27 muchsnowonherhair.Thoughshewasobviouslyfreezing,herbright 28 litupherfacelikeafire.
“Youcan’t 29 theirdrinks,”Isaid,confusedandtired.
“No,butI’llbuythem,”shesaid.“Payitforwardandallthat.”
Completelypuzzled,Ichargedheras 30 ,andwhenthenextcustomerarrivedatthewindowIexplainedwhathadjusthappened.Iwatchedashis 31 changed—firstangrytobeoutinthecold,then 32 attherandomactofkindness,andfinally,delightedbyhis33 .
“IsupposeI’llpayforthenextorderthen,”hereplied,noddingandwavingattheimpatientdriver 34 him.He 35 overthecashandreceivedhispre-paidhotdrink.
Thetrendcontinued.Customersarrivedannoyed,onlytoleave 36 andpleased.Somewereshockedtospendmuchmorethantheyhadexpected, 37 othersendedupreceivingtheirorderforlessthanhalftheprice.
Fivevehiclespassed,thenten,thentwenty.Noonerefusedtopay.Customersstoodatmywindow 38 afist-fullofchangetobuydrinksforacompletestranger.Carsdroveoff,honking(鸣笛)and 39 theirthanks.
Itonlytakesonecustomer,oneperson,tochangetheentire 40 oftraffic.Itonlytakesonemoment,onesmile,towarmupeventhecoldestofdays.
21.A.earsB.handsC.feetD.back
22.A.freezingB.sunnyC.warmD.usual
23.A.truck’sB.vehicle’sC.car’sD.lorry’s
24.A.offeringB.throwingC.screamingD.canceling
25.A.politeB.angryC.popularD.different
26.A.numberB.coffeeC.feeD.order
27.A.coveringB.increasingC.gatheringD.falling
28.A.eyesB.smileC.hairD.annoyance
29.A.payB.takeC.buyD.bring
30.A.instructedB.requestedC.directedD.suggested
31.A.gestureB.expressionC.figureD.feeling
32.A.inspiredB.upsetC.surprisedD.disappointed
33.A.turnB.senseC.deedD.luck
34.A.beyondB.beforeC.besideD.behind
35.A.tookB.lookedC.handedD.thought
36.A.shyB.calmC.anxiousD.regretful
37.A.whileB.sinceC.asD.unless
38.A.makingB.emptyingC.lyingD.holding
39.A.explainingB.sendingC.introducingD.casting
40.A.jamB.rowC.flowD.Line
3.
AnewwordhassuddenlybecomewildlypopularinChina-"tuhao"-whichlooselytranslatedmeans"nouveauriche".Therehavebeenmorethan100millionreferencestotheword"tuhao"onsocialmediasinceearlySeptember.
It'sbeingusedtodescribe41fromthenewPeople'sDailybuilding,toexpensive42weddingsfullofbling,andthenewgold-colourediPhone.
InChinese"tu"means43and"hao"meansrich.Tosaysomeoneistuhaoisto44theycomefromapoor45background,andhavemadeitrichquick-butdon'tquitehavethemanners,orsophisticationto46it.It'sliketheterm"nouveauriche",saysProfessorSteveTsangattheSchoolofContemporaryChineseStudiesinNottingham-buthasevenmorenegativemeanings,suggestingacertainvulgarity(粗俗).
"Tuhao"is47anoldword,datingbackperhapsas48astheSouthernDynasty1,500yearsago,but49hasalwaysmeantsomethingratherdifferent.Duringthecommunistrevolution,fromthe1920stoearly1950s,itwaswidelyusedtorefertolandholdersandgentrywhowouldbullythose50them.
Thisnewusageoftheterm51inSeptemberafterawidely-shared52aboutarich,but53man,whogoestoaBuddhistmonkforadvice,54tobetoldtoliveamoresimplelife.Themonkreplies55withthephrase"Tuhao,let'sbefriends!
"
Chinese56usersarehighlycreativeintheiruseoflanguage,andare57inventing,andre-inventingwordsasawayofgettingpastcensorship(审查)rules.Butinthis58,itspopularityseemstobedowntothefact59itexpressesChina'schangingsocietysowell-manypeople sneer atthosewithwealth,butare60jealous.
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SixcontinuousdaysofspringrainhadcreatedafierceandrapidriverrunningbyNancyBrown'sfarm.Asshetriedtodriveher 1 tohighergroundtoescapethedisastrousflood,she 2 andhitherheadona 3 treetrunk.Thefallknockedher 4 foramomentortwo.Whenshecameto,Lizzie,oneofheroldestand 5 cows,waslickingher 6.Thewaterwasconstantly 7 .Nancygotupandbeganwalking 8 withLizzie.Thewaterwasnowwaisthigh.Nancy's 9 gotslowerandslower.Finally,allshecoulddowastothrowheranus 10 neckandtryto 11 .About20minuteslater,Lizziemanagedto 12herselfandNancyoutoftheroughwaterandontoabitofhighland,asmallislandnowinthemiddleofacresof 13 water.
However,eventhoughitwasaboutnoon,theskywasso_14_andtherainandlightningsobadthatittook 15 anothertwohourstodiscoverNancyandhercows.A(n) 16 loweredaparamedic(医务辅助人员),who 17 Nancytoalife-supporthoist(吊架).Theyraisedherintothehelicopterandtookhertotheschoolgym,wheretheRedCrosshad 18 anemergencyshelter.
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11.A.sheepB.cowsC.horsesD.cattle
12.A.shoutedB.stoodC.stoppedD.slipped
13.A.fallenB.grownC.hiddenD.spread
14.A.outB.inC.awayD.down