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完形填空训练(一)
I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 1 and did not know the 2 very well. I was on the 3 after I had made some inquiries (询问).
At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to 4 several hills and was dangerous ,I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be 5 .
Something strange happened after I drove a long 6 and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to 7, but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the 8 that I had made the 9 mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself .If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thin it 10 , I decided to go on. “If 11 people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I 12 myself
The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that 13 .In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, 14 up and down two low 15 .There was 16 traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 17 with cows and horses. My fear was 18 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 19 the scenery which was so quiet and so natural .Even my used car forgot to give me 20 .It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.
1. A. before B. ago C. already D. still
2. A. town B. country C. friends D. way
3. A. train B. car C. highway D .phone
4. A. have B. go C. ride D. cross
5. A. safe B. dangerous C. fast D. slow
6. A. moment B. way C. road D. day
7. A. come B. leave C. take D. drive
8. A. crossroad B. corner C. station D. beginning
9. A. direction B. road C. disappointed D. interesting
10. A. about B. over C. of D. up
11. A. another B. the other C. other D. others
12. A. asked B. forced C. encouraged D. told
13. A. far B. safe C. dangerous D. dirty
14. A. going B. coming C. driving D. walking
15. A. lands B. cars C. farms D. hills
16. A. heavy B. little C. few D. light
17. A. farms B. trucks C. houses D. villages
18. A. together B. gone C. covered D. coming
19. A. looked B. liked C. enjoyed D. found
20. A. happiness B. scenery C. joys D. problems
完形填空训练(二)
Tick,tock,tick,tock. I’m sitting here,watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been 1 for such a long time,and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is 2 and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only 3 would know. But walls can’t speak.
I came to this place many years ago,along with an old man…. 4 , he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on….
For a time,I was left alone,while people came and 5 the house…. Then,one day a nice couple moved in with a young son. 6 , their son Danny liked to stay with me,and I was completely 7 with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told,most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was 8 .…” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying,but it felt good to be 9 . When Danny went off to college, my heart broke. Soon afterward, 10 sold the house.…
New owners came and 11 . Then,One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my 12 when,unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a 13 and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my 14 into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and 15 about what would happen next.
The kids finally became 16 and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted (闹鬼的)--- and,in a way,it is. It is haunted by 17 of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has 18 me so much. I have been 19 them down and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will 20 me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.
1. A. crowded B. empty C. painted D. sold
2. A. look back B. enjoy food C. have a dream D. chat with friends
3. A. friends B. learners C. neighbors D. walls
4. A. Luckily B. Happily C. Sadly D. Surprisingly
5. A. looked at B. settled in C. bought in D. sold out
6. A. At last B. At one time C. In the end D. From the beginning
7. A. tired B. friendly C. taken D. fond
8. A. older B. healthier C. better D. younger
9. A. loved B. told C. disliked D. believed
10. A .Danny B. I C. his parents D. the old man
11. A. settled B. went C. lived D. greeted
12. A. pity B. pride C. surprise D. sadness
13. A. friend B. daughter C. son D. wife
14. A. energy B. time C. life D. ideas
15. A. happiness B. dream C. anxiety D. disappointment
16. A. old B. impatient C. adults D. tired
17. A. families B . furniture C. houses D. memories
18. A. impressed B. surprised C. encouraged D. inspired
19. A. putting B. copying C. counting D. taking
20. A. call B. remember C. visit D. attend
完形填空训练(三)
The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sound just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.
It was my second day of 1 and it was raining heavily. I could not 2 the habit I had at home , so I fell asleep right at my 3 . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were 4 home. It was the last time I felt 5 to him.
After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this 6 . I was proud of it, for I felt 7 and “grown up.” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 8 from him.
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, 9 me scratching (乱吐,勾抹) the paper. Then he said,“This kind of writing needs 10 .Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”
I follow his 11 for the next two words, but 12 I could see little improvement, I followed my own method-the 13 way. His advice did not improve my writing but our 14 . As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 15 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a 6 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are 17 to improve you anything for your future .Your have to get 8 to change the life for yourself.”
As a result of his 19 , I have 20 it through high school and through college.
1. A. graduation B. employment C. college D. school
2. A. from B. resist C. follow D. break
3. A. dormitory B. door C. desk D. bed
4 A. at B. already C. beyond D. halfway
5. A. close B. near C. happy D. relaxed
6. A. gap B. thought C. action D. accident
7. A. lonely B. depressed C. independent D. comfortable
8. A. comfort B. help C. support D. explanation
9. A. helping B. directing C. watching D. blaming
10. A. skill B. patience C. time D. practice
11. A. introduction B. manner C. spirit D. advice
12. A. even if B. while C. as D. though
13. A. difficult B. slow C. efficient D. fast
14. A. relationship B. friendship C. thought D. life
15. A. schooling B. life C. hope D. expectation
16. A. writer B. scholar C. scientist D. specialist
17. A. tired B. glad C. useless D. ready
18. A. an education B. a rich boyfriend C. a well-paid job D. a good writing
19. A. help B. expectations C. examination D. watch
20. A. succeeded B. got C. made D. found
完形填空训练(四)
The worst thing is the headlines. I use the underground almost every day and watch the people travel, their heads 1 in the{r newspapers. The headlines today 2 suicide (自杀) bombers and of horrific attacks that they say 3 by members of our community.
Something on the journey is 4 . I am not 5 anything that would indicate I am a Muslim. I normally do not 6 it is Friday and I am on my way to prayers. 7 I sense an uneasiness in the carriage. People are 8 . No one is speaking and it must be said that no one is being 9 unfriendly towards me. But I think the 10 I get are different. I am being checked out, sized up. It is all a bit uncomfortable.
People are looking around for things and people 11 look suspicious (可疑的). I am doing it a bit 12 and in the coming days, as more claims are made about the people who did this and their aims, that feeling is likely to get 13 . As you look around the 14 , it is difficult to know what people are thinking. Some are 15 thinking “those Muslims come here and look what they do" but they 16 understand we condemn (谴责) this like everyone else.
Whoever did this didn't 17 about who was killed or whether they were Christian or Muslim. They just had no respect 18 human life at all. We all travel around London and we use public transport. We have as much fear as anyone else about 19 in something. But in the coming days, everyone is going to have to work together and keep calm. We will look out for each other and that's how we. will 20 this difficulty.
1. A. buried B. hung C. hidden D. sunk
2. A. tell about B. talk over C. think out D. Speak of
3. A. to carry on B. were carried out C. to carry out D. were carried on
4. A. different B. difficult C. easy D. interesting
5. A. putting on B. dressing C. wearing D. having on
6. A. unless B. until C. before D. after
7. A. However B. Thus C. But D. And
8. A. calm B. noisy C. quiet D. cheerful
9. A. in a way B. in one way C. in no way D. in any way
10. A. looks B. opinions C. ideas D. experiences
11. A. which B. that C. who D. whom
12. A. itself B. himself C. myself D. oneself
13. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
14. A. carriage B. bus C. train D. taxi
15. A. surely B. certainly C. probably D. hopefully
16. A. have to B. might C. are able to D. may
17. A. ask B. hear C. know D. care
18. A. with B. of C. for D. to
19. A. keeping up B. being caught up C. catching up D. being kept up with
20. A. get away B. get off C. get out D. get through
完形填空训练(五)
The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 1 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 2 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 3 ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 4 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 5 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 7 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 8 to tell me all about his friend.
His friend’s main 9 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 10 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 11 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 12 like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He 13 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 14 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 15 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 16 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 17 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 18 the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 19 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 20 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
1. A. brother B. teacher C. neighbour D. friend
2. A. managed B. happened C. tried D. wanted
3. A. expecting B. lying C. joking D. talking
4. A. funny B. serious C. careful D. disappointed
5. A. think B. find C. realize D. see
6. A. indeed B. actually C. instead D. exactly
7. A. famous B. interesting C. noisy D. big
8. A. began B. stopped C. refused D. failed
9. A. problem B. interest C. choice D. work
10. A. just B. ever C. even D. surely
11. A. suit B. habit C. pools D. river
12. A. people B. players C. strangers D. friends
13. A. advised B. argued C. admitted D. announced
14. A. recognized B. realized C. visited D. found
15. A. how B. whether C. when D. where
16. A. because B. if C. then D. though
17. A. doctor B. friend C. neighbour D. player
18. A. hired B. visited C. designed D. sold
19. A. smiled B. laughed C. cried D. nodded
20. A. chance B. pleasure C. time D. turn
完形填空训练(六)
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few 1 . On their faces was confidence (自信). This was their last exam — then on to 2 and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 3 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 4 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 5 task. The professor had said they could bring 6 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 7 each other, during the test.
8 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 9 on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed 10 the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 11 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 12 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 13 .”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 14 ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, 15 you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 61 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively 17 in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all 18 this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 19 .”
The years have 20 the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
1. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
2. A. interview B. discussion C. education D. graduation
3. A. would B. must C. have to D. used to
4. A. hold B. control C. charge D. place
5. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual
6. A. no B. either C. any D. all
7. A. listen to B. look at C. refer to D. talk to
8. A. Nervously B. Joyfully C. Quickly D. Curiously
9. A. appeared B. changed C. froze D. stopped
10. A. then B. as C. before D. after
11. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved
12. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
13. A. all B. none C. one D. it
14. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
15. A. right now B. as though C. now that D. even though
16. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
17. A. valuable B. difficult C. common D. strange
18. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
19. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
20. A. forgot B. remembered C. strengthened D. weakened
完形填空训练(七)
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of 1 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 3 .
I try to mind my manners and 4 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 5 , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in 6 . 1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 7 the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 8 as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can 9 losing him.”
I couldn’t respond. 1 was 10 My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11 my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, 12 still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through 13 .
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a 14 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very 15 . I realized I had only thought of people as 16 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and 17 as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in 18 else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self—centred. Everyone 19 a place to go to, people to see and appointments to 20 . Understanding people is an art.
1. A. determination B. decision C. attempt D. anxiety
2. A. make B. think C. stand D. find
3. A. topic B. conversation C. discussion D. message
4. A. devotedly B. carelessly C. sincerely D. politely
5. A. therefore B. thus C. otherwise D. however
6. A. common B. silence C. particular D. surprise
7. A. avoiding B. clearing C. keeping D. fighting
8. A. lowered B. closed C. widened D. opened
9. A. mind B. regret C. bear D. miss
10. A. angry B. shocked C. curious D. interested
11. A. pain B. pity C. disappointment D. mercy
12. A. yet B. and C. or D. but
13. A. this B. them C. that D. one
14. A. dark B. narrow C. whole D. bright
15. A. confused B. selfish C. worried D. sad
16. A. long B. much C. well D. far
17. A. regard her B. Helped her out C. Brushed her off D. take her
18. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone
19. A. has B. takes C. finds D. needs
20. A. stay B. remain C. keep D. put
完形填空训练(八)
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1 , but I always knew he was 2 . He never criticized us, but used 3 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 4 as a child I said something 5 about somebody, and my father said, “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 7 people, I would get the best 8 . From then on I’ve always tried to 9 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 11 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12 :stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 13 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 14 me to go into law. And I’ve 15 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 16 I didn’t pursue my 17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 18 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 20 me.
1. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
2. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
3. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
4. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
5. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
6. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other
7. A. on B. in C. at D. about
8. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return
9. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
10. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
11. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
12. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
13. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
14. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
15. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
16. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
17. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream
18. A. this B. he C. it D. that
19. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
20. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raise
完形填空训练(九)
June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into water. 1 else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which 2 her to continue doing some laps there.
Now having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of 3 , June began to tire 4 . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June 5 to swim, realizing her head was 6 . Breathing became difficult. Her vision wasn’t so 7 . She saw the lifeguard and a couple of others around the pool. No sense in 8 anyone. She continued.
She found 9 in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a scene, she continued to swim. 10 , she made it to the other side of the pool. Nausea (恶心), weakness and exhaustion (精疲力竭) 11 it difficult for June to get out of the pool. 12 she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, Losing her 13 .
Realizing she needed help but 14 to even say anything, she 15 the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only 16 her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was 17 at her. It was the lifeguard. June was just able to 18 her hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a 19 where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing 20 in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.
1. A someone B. No one C Anyone D. Everyone
2. A. encouraged B. advised C. allowed D. forced
3. A. mind B. time C. shape D. fashion
4. A. hardly B. easily C. falsely D. unexpectedly
5. A. remained B. stopped C. happened D. continued
6. A. hurting B. hurt C. suffering D. suffered
7. A. sure B. clean C. clear D. poor
8. A. bothering B. interrupting C. attracting D. helping
9. A. one B. it C. her D. herself
10. A. Lastly B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Surprisingly
11. A. found B. let C. made D. felt
12. A. Since B. As C. Until D. Unless
13. A. life B. courage C. chance D. balance
14. A. unable B. ready C. proud D. afraid
15. A. came across B. lay on C. leaned against D. fought with
16. A. pull B. push C. raised D. rise
17. A laughing B. staring C. glimpsing D. shrugging
18. A. hold B. lend C. move D. wave
19. A. atmosphere B. condition C. situation D. environment
20. A. difficult B. different C. useful D. wrong
完形填空训练(十)
As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious (反叛的) on the outside, 1 on the inside, I wanted people to 2 me.
Once I left home to hitchhike (搭便车) to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t 3 , and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular 4 me grateful to still be alive When I returned home, I was different, not so outwardly sure of myself.
I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was 5 with us, was wearing my clothes. And my 6 seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be
7 if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that 8 Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could 9 me. I pointed out, “ She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful 10 ,but I was the only person who could fill my
11 , She made me realize that even with my 12 — and there were many —I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.
I became a searcher, wanting to 13 who I was and what made me unique (独一无二的). My 14 of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from.. I started to resist (抵抗) pressure to 15 in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I was 16 by who I really was. I came to feel much more 17 that no one can ever take my place.
Each of us 18 a unique (独一无二的) place in the world.You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So 19 about being replaced.You 20 be.
1. A. and B. but C. as D. for
2. A. leave B. respect C. admire D. like
3. A. easy B. hard C. fun D. long
4. A. succeeded B. kept C. managed D. remained
5. A. playing B. eating C. staying D. running
6. A. family B. friends C. relatives D. class
7. A. loved B. mentioned C. cared D. missed
8. A. before B. after C. though D. unless
9. A. scold B. compare C. replace D. match
10. A. qualities B. girls C. people D. times
11. A. character B. role C. task D. job
12. A. faults B. advantages C. manners D. pities
13. A. look for B. look back C. find out D. give up
14. A. picture B. view C. sense D. drawing
15. A. think B. learn C. change D. act
16. A. thankful B. delighted C. disappointed D. hopeful
17. A. sure B. doubtful C. happy D. lonely
18. A. carries B. catches C. seizes D. holds
19. A. talk B. forget C. care D. argue
20. A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
完形填空训练(十一)
Take a taxi from Sydney Airport and chances are that the driver will not say “G’day” with the broad accent you might expect. Probe a little further and you will probably 1 that he was not born in Australia. 2 the United States, Australia is a society of 3 , and Sydney has been a preferred destination for many of these new 4 . Over the past half century the Anglo-Irish immigrants who 5 the city’s original population have been joined by successive waves of Italians, Greeks, Turks, Lebanese, and , more 6 , Asians. This mixture has 7 a cultural activeness and energy that were missing only a generation 8 . Sydney is a city 9 .
Compared with the traffic in the 10 of Australia, Sydney is fast and impatient. The more than 4 million people in this 11 work hard and play harder, moderation is something practiced by the citizens of Melbourne. Sydney 12 the tallest buildings, the most expensive real estate, the finest beaches, and the seediest nightlife of any Australian city. Most Australians 13 its loud brash ways with a mixture of fear and fascination, 14 Sydneysiders prefer to think of home as energetic rather than ordinary. Visiting this city is a(n) 15 part of an Australian experience. But remember, as you do so, that Sydney is no more representative of Australia 16 New York is of the United States. It has joined the 17 of the great global cities whose characters are essentially 18 , offering great looks, style, and sophistication. In 2000, the year that the Olympic Games 19 to the city, Sydney became one of the 20 destinations of the new millennium.
1. A. observe B. discover C. expect D. catch
2. A. Like B. As C. With D. For
3. A. settlers B. immigrants C. citizens D. the rich
4. A. people B. race C. strangers D. arrivals
5. A. took up B. kept up C. made up D. brought
6. A. luckily B. surprisingly C. recently D. possibly
7. A. created B. supported C. given D. expressed
8. A. before B. after C. later D. ago
9. A. in a panic B. in a hurry C. in a way D. in a sense
10. A. rest B. other C. else D. most
11. A. country B. town C. city D. state
12. A. stands B. lies C. exists D. has
13. A. compare B. think C. match D. regard
14. A. if B. unless C. although D. so
15. A. essential B. final C. proud D. reasonable
16. A. than B. what C. that D. and
17. A. routes B. ranks C. circles D. ways
18. A. national B. racial C. personal D. international
19. A. added B. occurred C. came D. appeared
20. A. precious B. fashionable C. widespread D. complex
完形填空训练(十二)
On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 4 human heads. They 5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 8 , these huge stone men 9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 15 men. Why they did this is still 16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. 17 the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 18 all the animals dying out. 19 couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.
1. A. said B. were called C. named D. spoke
2. A. and B. but C. however D. still
3. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
4. A. looking B. resembling C. liking D. standing for
5. A. weigh B. lift C. get D. measure
6. A. forward B. outward C. onward D. inward
7. A. broken B. soft C. hard D. burnt
8. A. looking B. invention C. discovery D. covering
9. A. have happened B. have led to C. have taken place D. have created
10. A. usual B. common C. familiar D. similar
11. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. Many
12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on D. is concentrated on
13. A. some day B. one day C. sometime D. once
14. A. plenty of B. number of C. much of D. amount of
15. A. clever B. stone C. wooden D. iron
16. A. welcome B. known C. unimportant D. unknown
17. A. While B. After C. With D. As
18. A. resulted in B. resulted from C. created D. lay in
19. A. The islands B. The people C. The animals D. The Europeans
20. A. break out B. break in C. break into D. break down
完形填空训练(十三)
Pass Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 1 your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only 2 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “ 3 am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I 4 to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She 5 in a car accident and now was on her way for 6 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 7 that Kathy would not be able to 8 herself. I considered 9 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 10 to offer a service to a 11 . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 12 than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and 13 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 14 as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart 15 , and the 16 was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached 17 my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 18 flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us 19 . When we 20 to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
1. A. losing B. changing C. taking D. giving
2. A. comfortable B. suitable C. available D. favorable
3. A. No problem B. No way C. Nowhere D. No doubt
4. A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised
5. A. was B. would be C. used to be D. had been
6. A. treatment B. travel C. pleasure D. business
7. A. know B. say C. realize D. recognize
8. A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support
9. A. offering B. needing C. stopping D. trying
10. A. impolite B. far C. close D. fast
11. A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger
12. A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful
13. A. when B. although C. since D. as
14. A. refused B. wondered C. cried D. did
15. A. had warmed B. had jumped C. had broken D. had cheered
16. A. life B. money C. time D. energy
17. A. below B. through C. across D. beyond
18. A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. sometimes
19. A. separate B. independent C. silent D. upset
20. A. happen B. stretch C. wait D. continue
完形填空训练(十四)
I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she 1 to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too 2 and I shouted, “What are you doing?” No response. I 3 my question and heard her say, “Oh…nothing.” Nothing?
I got up from my desk and ran out 4 the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick 5 into the bathroom. I had her 6 ! I told her to turn around. She 7 . I pulled out my big Daddy voice, “Young lady, I said turn around!”
8 , she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was 9 with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes. I heard 10 voice that had been shouted to me as a child. “How could you… You should know…How many times have you been 11 What a bad thing to…” it was just a matter of my picking out which old 12 I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But 13 I could let loose, I looked 14 at the sweater on her. In big 15 it said. “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL (天使)!” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, 16 seeing bad girl who didn’t listen, I saw a little angel full of 17 that I had come dangerously close to 18 . “Sweetheart, let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how 19 you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t 20 the chance to prove what a perfect little angel he had given me.
1. A. happened B. liked C. appeared D. pretended
2. A. long B. quiet C. calm D. strange
3. A. asked B. answered C. raised D. repeated
4. A. into B. of C. from D. for
5. A. way B. turn C. change D. progress
6. A. followed B. scolded C. cornered D. fooled
7. A. laughed B. listened C. agreed D. refused
8. A. Slowly B. Eagerly C. Angrily D. Unfortunately
9. A. filled B. marked C. printed D. covered
10. A. every B. such C. any D. one
11. A. told B. beaten C. frightened D. forbidden
12. A. reports B. notice C. advice D. words
13. A. as B. when C. since D. before
14. A. up B. down C. in D. on
15. A. signs B. letters C. messages D. figures
16. A. because of B. instead of C. in spite of D. as a result of
17. A. value B. sadness C. pities D. tricks
18. A. preventing B. getting rid of C. destroying D. doing wrong on
19. A. dirty B. ugly C. special D. silly
20. A. have B. get C. take D. miss
完形填空训练(十五)
Sare Niccoli, the 17-year-old daughter of a rich textile owner was freed by her kidnappers (绑匪) after 118 days. She said she 1 most of the time in a tent in the woods 2 one foot tied to a tree. 3 was freed late on Friday 4 her family paid a 5 of $1.8 million, the largest ransom (赎金) 6 paid in Italy.
“I was 7 well,” the girl told the 8 during the interview, “Biscuits, cakes, often hot food and 9 stewed beef.” She said her nearly four months in 10 was spent in a tent pitched (set up) in a 11 area.
“I never 12 their faces and when they 13 , they changed their voices in nasal tones (speaking through nose passage) on 14 ,” she said. “They kept 15 that the only thing they wanted was the money and that they didn’t want to have 16 to do with me or my family.”
The high 17 student, who was seized by three face-covered and 18 men on July 2, 1983 from her family’s 19 villa (别墅) in Tuscany, said she still had no idea 20 on earth she had been held.
1. A. got B. had C. took D. spent
2. A. and B. including C. with D. although
3. A. She B. Her friend C. Her father D. Her mother
4. A. so B. after C. unless D. if
5. A. lot B. amount C. total D. figure
6. A. money B. ever C. possibly D. being
7. A. treated B. understood C. considered D. tested
8. A. family B. reporters C. police D. friends
9. A. a bit B. at times C. somewhat D. containing
10. A. prison B. trap C. trouble D. dark
11. A. dangerous B. wooded C. kidnapping D. farm
12. A. watched B. remembered C. saw D. looked at
13. A. cried B. sang C. spoke D. laughed
14. A. purpose B. average C. holiday D. time
15. A. repeating B. doing C. talking D. asking for
16. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
17. A. society B. family C. class D. school
18. A. armed B. handed C. kidnapped D. terrified
19. A. country B. city C. textile D. downtown
20. A. which B. what C. why D. where
完形填空训练(十六)
John Perry stood up and looked around again. The island had been a good place to find shells. But now how could he make the 1 move out to sea…? If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore 2 they saw him.
He saw the sharks rolling and playing. Their 3 was now gone and they were killing for fun. How could he make them move away?
He drew his knife from his belt. Sharks can 4 blood, he thought. He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the 5 . The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt. When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to 6 the flow of blood. He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and 7 it with the piece of cloth.
The sharks smelled the blood and came 8 toward the shirt. He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it. He was 9 them away from shore. Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the 10 and ran as fast as he could. He jumped in the water and swam.
He was halfway across 11 he turned to look back. A high bony fin (鳍) was 12 through the water toward him. He put his face in the water and kicked and splashed himself 13 as fast as he could. The shore was near now.
He lifted his head again to 14 and he saw the shore very near. From behind he left the water rush toward him, almost pushing him, helping him. And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water. He touched the shore with 15 and he pulled himself up the stones. The shark, 16 by the smell of blood and the chase (追逐), went wildly after him. Its great body crashed against 17 .
The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark’s blood. The injured shark was eaten up 18 by others as it tried to escape.
Perry slowly struggled 19 his feet.
“So,” he said, “you did not get me.” And he looked down at the sharks still eating 20 they weren’t hungry. He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village.
1. A. boats B. sharks C. soldiers D. shells
2. A. before B. after C. until D. when
3. A. food B. hunger C. anger D. wish
4. A. fear B. taste C. drink D. smell
5. A. sand B. shark C. flesh D. mat
6. A. stop B. keep C. join D. cause
7. A. pulled B. wrapped C. connected D. caught
8. A. running B. racing C. swimming D. jumping
9. A. driving B. keeping C. preventing D. leading
10. A. sea B. shore C. island D. sand
11. A. before B. while C. unless D. when
12. A. going B. running C. cutting D. swimming
13. A. forward B. backward C. upward D. downward
14. A. cry B. breathe C. swim D. escape
15. A. his feet B. a stick C. his fingers D. the shirt
16. A. interested B. frightened C. disappointed D. excited
17. A. the shore B. Perry C. the stones D. the shells
18. A. lively B. alive C. dead D. friendly
19. A. on B. by C. to D. with
20. A. as though B. even though C. as soon as D. as long as
完形填空训练(十七)
In Mr. Allen’s high school class, all the students have to “get married”. However, the wedding ceremonies are not real ones but imitations (模拟). These ceremonies sometimes become so noisy that the loud laughter 1 out the voice of the “minister”. 2 the two students getting married often begin to laugh quietly.
The teacher, Mr. Allen, believes that marriage is a difficult and 3 business. He wants young people to understand that there must be many 4 after marriage. He believes that the 5 for these psychological and financial adjustments (心理和财政调整) should be understood before people 6 .
Mr. Allen doesn’t only 7 his students to major problems faced 8 marriage such as illness or unemployment. He also lets them know the 9 problems they will face every day. He wants young people to know about all the difficulties and troubles that can throw marriage to the 10 point. He even familiarizes his students with the problems of divorce (离婚) and the 11 that divorced men must pay child 12 money for their children and sometimes pay monthly some money to their 13 .
It has been nervous for some of the students to 14 the problems that a married couple often faces. 15 they took the course, they had not felt much 16 about the problems of marriage. 17 both students and parents feel that Mr. Allen’s course is 18 and have supported the 19 publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have made the school more firmly believe that it’s necessary to 20 the course again.
1. A. makes B. drowns C. dies D. takes
2. A. Just B. Yet C. Still D. Even
3. A. funny B. terrible C. serious D. beautiful
4. A. changes B. events C. choices D. children
5. A. way B. need C. possibility D. chance
6. A. graduate B. teach C. learn D. marry
7. A. lead B. put C. introduce D. explain
8. A. to B. in C. against D. on
9. A. practical B. painful C. physical D. proper
10. A. boiling B. freezing C. breaking D. melting
11. A. truth B. fact C. view D. reason
12. A. support B. medicine C. education D. care
13. A. parents B. lawyers C. wives D. families
14. A. settle B. see C. face D. forget
15. A. Since B. When C. Until D. After
16. A. excited B. satisfied C. disappointed D. worried
17. A. However B. Therefore C. Indeed D. Besides
18. A. worthless B. valuable C. interesting D. tiring
19. A. marriage B. problem C. course D. content
20. A. improve B. stop C. continue D. offer
完形填空训练(十八)
A true apology is more than just acknowledgement (承认) of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or 1 has damaged a relationship—and that you 2 enough about that relationship to want it 3 .
It’s never 4 to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how 5 you’ve judged roughly (草率), said 6 things, pushed yourself 7 at the expense (在使某人受损的情况下) of a friend. Some deep thought in us know that when 8 a small mistake has been made, your 9 will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is 10 .
I remember a doctor friend, 11 me about a man who came to him with 12 illnesses: headache, insomnia (失眠), stomachaches and so on. No physical 13 could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “ 14 you tell me what’s on your conscience (良心), I can’t help you.”
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he 15 all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was 16 . His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The old doctor made the man write to his brother making an 17 and enclosing (附寄) a 18 . In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man 19 into tears. “Thank you, doctor,” he said, “I think I’m all right now.” And he 20 .
1. A. done B. thought C. announced D. expected
2. A. lost B. care C. advise D. heard
3. A. built B. formed C. repaired D. damaged
4. A. difficult B. easy C. foolish D. shy
5. A. long B. often C. much D. soon
6. A. unusual B. harmful C. precious D. unkind
7. A. ahead B. away C. down D. off
8. A. still B. even C. only D. such
9. A. sense B. brain C. weight D. feeling
10. A. shown B. explained C. offered D. expressed
11. A. asking B . telling C. requiring D. setting
12. A. strange B. serious C. various D. much
13. A. signs B. reason C. cause D. marks
14. A. Whenever B. Unless C. Suppose D. Although
15. A. stole B. accepted C. seized D. wasted
16. A. mad B. lost C. abroad D. dead
17. A. order B. excuse C. agreement D. apology
18. A. note B. card C. check D. photo
19. A. joyed B. burst C. laughed D. cried
20. A. should B. did C. had D. was
完形填空训练(十九)
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?” I wondered. I 1 it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled (手写的) 2 . Immediately my mind traveled 3 many years.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my 4 that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers 5 they wanted any magazines
Shaking off the 6 like a wet dog, I entered Mr Rader’s office. After a quick glance he 7 me over to the fire-place. Noticing the 8 in the top of my 9 , he said, “Come with me!”, pulling me into his pickup 10 . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman 11 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 12 seen. I 13 about 10 feet tall when I got up 14 them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 15 , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With 16 eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy, I want you to 17 I love you.”
I said good-bye, and for the first time I 18 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 19 . With people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a 20 .
1. A. read B. thought C. turned D. passed
2. A. address B. list C. message D. information
3. A. forward B. so C. ahead D. back
4. A. return B. rounds C. trip D. arrival
5. A. if only B. how C. whether D. why
6. A. dust B. sweat C. tail D. rain
7. A. led B. followed C. watched D. carried
8. A. hole B. mud C. water D. cover
9. A. magazine B. shoe C. sock D. bag
10. A. truck B. factory C. home D. store
11. A. dressed B. fitted C. showed D. comforted
12. A. ever B. already C. never D. hardly
13. A. appeared B. seemed C. looked D. felt
14. A. for B. with C. on D. in
15. A. pen B. paper C. card D. notebook
16. A. tearful B. unbelievable C. curious D. puzzled
17. A. admit B. know C. consider D. express
18. A. sensed B. received C. lost D. gained
19. A. mistaken B. right C. all right D. possible
20. deal B. fortune C. choice D. difference
完形填空训练(二十)
A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March. It’s a rich area so we often have people selling things 1 --dusters, make-up, frozen foods—but she doesn’t look like 2 saleswoman. She hasn’t got the patter (喋喋不休) either. She 3 smiles shyly and puts a card in my hand: “Amy Turner. Pet Portraits Undertaken.”
I 4 my fingernail along the cheap gold edge of the card and look at her, waiting for 5 .
“I’ll paint any animal in the 6 of your own home,” Amy Turner says. “Wouldn’t you like a nice picture of your loved one? I’ve had 7 of dogs, cats, parrots, prize bulls….”
“Prize bulls!” I can’t 8 looking up and down our street. The 9 of any of my neighbours 10 bulls in their back gardens makes me smile.
“I don’t have any animals,” I say as we look past each other. She must be 11 some little cat or dog would come running down the hall to give the game away 12 it is the first chance I’ve had to 13 the air outside. It is one of those spring mornings when you wake up and find winter’s gone. Even the camellia in the garden 14 has flowered over-night, pink blossoms which look shocking 15 the quiet greens and greys.
“Why are you still in your dressing gown?” Amy says, turning her 16 back to me. “It’s nearly lunchtime. Are you ill?”
“I’m fine,” I 17 . I’m not going to tell a stranger I’ve just been sick in the toilet upstairs and would still be 18 my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn’t rung. But now I’m not sure what to do next. Amy is still standing there. She doesn’t seem to think that not having a pet is a good enough 19 .
“I’m starving,” she says and I smile politely, nodding the 20 you do before you say goodbye.
1. A. side-by-side B. little-by-little C. back-and-forth D. door-to-door
2. A. an ordinary B. a professional C. a green D. a serious
3. A. even B. ever C. just D. simple
4. A. put B. touch C. place D. run
5. A. an excuse B. a deal C. an explanation D. an opinion
6. A. interest B. comfort C. hope D. honour
7. A. experience B. pictures C. feeling D. sense
8. A. avoid B. enjoy C. help D. appreciate
9. A. idea B. thought C. sight D. touch
10. A. keeping B. selling C. buying D. training
11. A. wishing B. thinking C. meaning D. supposing
12. A. when B. and C. as D. but
13. A. smell B. breathe C. feel D. take
14. A. besides B. near C. opposite D. farther
15. A. at B. with C. for D. against
16. A. mind B. eye C. attention D. heart
17. A. refuse B. agree C. tell D. lie
18. A. sticking B. lifting C. leaving D. closing
19. A. cause B. result C. excuse D. fault
20. A. direction B. way C. head D. work
完形填空练习(二十一)
I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the 1 celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not 2 much from the war where, though, like most children of my age, I often saw 3 houses in the streets and the very big 4 lorries passing through. But both at home and at school I had become 5 to the phrases “before the war” and “when the war is over”. “Before the war”, obviously, 6 had been better, though I was too young to understand why, 7 there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice cream and bananas, which I had 8 heard of. When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant very 9 to me. I did not remember what London was like.
What I remember now 10 V-Day was the afternoon and the evening. Some boys and girls were collecting 11 and building an enormous bonfire. We stood and watched them for a time, and then I went home and 12 myself in with my key and waited for my parents to come back from work.
It was May and still broad 13 when my mother arrived, and my father came in about an hour later. After dinner I said I wanted to 14 the bonfire, so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very 15 , and somehow people had collected some old clothes to 16 “Hitler” with the moustache they had put on top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames 17 soon. Everyone was cheering and shouting.
I stood beside my father until the 18 started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had 19 in the First World War and remembered everything he had experienced. At last he said, “Well, that’s it, son. Let’s hope that this time it really will be the 20 one.”
1. A. war B. victory C. Christmas D. birthday
2. A. suffered B. learnt C. heard D. read
3. A. crowded B. rebuilt C. bombed D. enlarged
4. A. modern B. old C. railway D. army
5. A. used B. devoted C. engaged D. related
6. A. food B. things C. houses D. news
7. A. except that B. now that C. for fear that D. in order that
8. A. never B. hardly C. only D. already
9. A. much B .little C. great D. important
10. A. about B. on C. for D. during
11. A. money B. wood C. information D. clothes
12. A. showed B. allowed C. let D. called
13. A. early B. daylight C. dark D. warm
14. A. see B. light C. find D. put out
15. A. high B. hot C. dangerous D. far
16. A. draw B. paint C. write D. dress
17. A. disappeared B. happened C. rose D. came
18. A. sun B. moon C. fire D. noise
19. A. fought B. worked C. grown D. changed
20. A. best B. worst C. first D. last
完形填空练习(二十二)
You must have heard these words like how happy it is to be a child. But would you 1 change places with a child? Think of the years at school: the years 2 living in constant fear of examinations and school 3 . Every movement you make, every thought you think is 4 by some adults. Think of the 5 you had to go to bed early, you had to eat 6 thing that was supposed to be good for you. Remember 7 “gentle” pressure was given to you with words like “If you don’t do as I say, I will …” I’m sure you will never forget!
8 , these are only part of child’s 9 . No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often 10 from some terrible and illogical (不合乎逻辑的) 11 since they can’t understand the world around them. They often have such fears in the dark or in the dream. Adults can 12 their fears with other adults 13 children have to face their fears alone.
But the most 14 part of childhood is a period when you 15 to go out of it, the period when you go into adolescence (youth). Teenagers start to 16 their parents and this causes them great 17 . There is a complete lack of self-confidence during this time. Adolescents pay much attention to their 18 and the impression they make on others. They feel shy, awkward and clumsy (笨拙的). Feelings are strong and hearts 19 broken. Teenagers 20 moments of great happiness or black despair. And through this period, adults seem to be unkind than ever.
1. A. willing B. unhappily C. friendly D. honestly
2. A. spent B. taken C. had D. devoted
3. A. results B. exercises C. reports D. teachers
4. A. observed B. seen C. known D. watched
5. A. years B. times C. evenings D. days
6. A. helpful B. harmful C. hateful D. delicious
7. A. what B. why C. that D. how
8. A. Though B. Even so C. But D. Therefore
9. A. difficulties B. life C. trouble D. fears
10. A. gain B. suffer C. receive D. get
11. A. troubles B. fears C. diseases D. worries
12. A. enjoy B. deliver C. share D. break
13. A. while B. but C. so D. however
14. A. exciting B. interesting C. painful D. unforgettable
15. A. have B. need C. remember D. begin
16. A. dislike B. be against C. cheat D. for
17. A. unhappiness B. interests C. happiness D. determination
18. A. confidence B. patience C. appearance D. action
19. A. really B. truly C. naturally D. easily
20. A. pass B. experience C. face D. take
完形填空练习(二十三)
When he was a little over twenty years old, Carver thought he was ready to 1 forward into the future. There was a college in the Minnesota town 2 his wandering life had taken him to. He was sure that 3 washing clothes he could 4 enough money to attend school. He was full of excitement 5 the thought of learning new subjects. 6 he went to the office 7 “Entrance Application (报名处)” and said he 8 like to be a student there. The man in the office looked at him 9 his glasses and told him that the college did not 10 colored people.
How was Carver 11 as he walked out of the office? We can 12 that at first he felt breathless. But we 13 know that some time later he tried again in the 14 state of Iowa. He asked 15 to enter Simpson College. This 16 a white woman behind the desk asked him some questions about high school subjects. She thought 17 and 18 to show her 19 . And then she said, “All right, my boy, I’ll give you a 20 .”
1. A. speed B. look C. step D. throw
2. A. where B. which C. when D. in which
3. A. when B. through C. by D. while
4. A. collect B. spare C. find D. make
5. A. upon B. at C. for D. by
6. A. But B. However C. So D. Yet
7. A. listened B. signing C. naming D. marked
8. A. might B. would C. could D. had
9. A. under B. above C. over D. from
10. A. receive B. take C. allow D. enter
11. A. thinking B. looking C. feeling D. finding
12. A. be sure B. come to the conclusion
C. judge D. imagine
13. A. should B. must C. do D. have to
14. A. other B. neighbouring C. another D. promising
15. A. allowing B. being allowed C. to permit D. to be permitted
16. A. while B. moment C. time D. instant
17. A. a number B. a while C. a little D. a few
18. A. laughed B. let out a cry C. nodded D. burst into tears
19. A. anger B. satisfaction C. sorrow D. celebration
20. A. position B. change C. chance D. luck
完形填空练习(二十四)
Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is 1 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same 2 night after night. One would 3 them to know their parts by heart and 4 have cause to falter (结巴). Yet 5 is not always the case.
A famous actor in a 6 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat 7 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act, a gaoler (监狱长,看守) would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. 8 the noble was expected to read the letter at each 9 , he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke 10 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the 11 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed (使暴露) the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler 12 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the 13 and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in 14 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, 15 to see if his fellow actor had at last learn t his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting (眯着眼看) his eyes, he said, “The light is 16 . Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. 17 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “The light is indeed dim, sir. I must get my 18 .” With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s 19 , the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the 20 copy of the letter which he proceeded (继续进行) to read to the prisoner.
1. A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy
2. A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles
3. A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish
4. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often
5. A. such B. the thing C. one D. this
6. A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor
7. A. where B. what C. which D. who
8. A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though
9. A. play B. performance C. role D. case
10. A. with B. in C. on D. to
11. A. pages B. joke C. lines D. contents
12. A. appeared B. disappeared C. came out D. came in
13. A. room B. cell C. stage D. office
14. A. English B. French C. order D. full
15. A. worried B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid
16. A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out
17. A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding
18. A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters
19. A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement
20. A. usual B. old C. unusual D. new
完形填空练习(二十五)
“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict (有瘾的人) …”
With these words I began to 1 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 2 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 3 to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially—a few calls each day. It seemed 4 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 5 got worse. Soon it was 6 use, until, finally, addiction.
And it began to affect my 7 . During the day I would disappear for 8 call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 9 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 10 myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and 11 messages to make sure 12 calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 13 “Is it OK if I just use the phone …?” At work, I became 14 when my fellow workers tried to 15 me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally the police caught me 16 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 17 to see a psychiatrist (心理医生).
I haven’t 18 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days 19 I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 20 people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
1. A. face B. find C. accept D. notice
2. A. now and then B. all the time C. at home D. at work
3. A. tried B. asked C. waited D. invited
4. A. polite B. important C. fine D. special
5. A. condition B. situation C. result D. effect
6. A. frequent B. regular C. unusual D. particular
7. A. friends B. study C. family D. work
8. A. a quick B. a secret C. an expected D. an extra
9. A. hopeful B. delighted C. frightened D. anxious
10. A. forcing B. telling C. giving D. limiting
11. A. leaving B. taking C. passing D. recording
12. A. long B. immediate C. enough D. surprising
13. A. saying B. demands C. wish D. words
14. A. careful B. mad C. determined D. helpless
15. A. save B. reduce C. protect D. stop
16. A. destroying B. using C. stealing D. emptying
17. A. offered B. guided C. ordered D. reminded
18. A. missed B. had C. received D. fixed
19. A. as B. when C. if D. since
20. A. always B. just C. more D. different
完形填空练习(二十六)
He has been called the “missing link”. Half-man, half beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest.
He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 1 of the Snowman has been around for 2 . Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the “Yeti,” and they said that they had 4 caught Yetis on two occasions 5 none has ever been produced as evidence.
Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 6 . In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 7 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 8 that the Abominable Snow man might really 9 .
Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 10 footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 11 animal tracks, which had been made 12 as they melted and refroze in the snow. 13 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 14 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 15 , no evidence has ever 16 been produced.
These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman 17 . But if they ever 18 catching one, they may face a real 19 : Would they put it in a 20 or give it a room in a hotel?
1. A. event B. story C. adventure D. description
2. A. centuries B. too long C. some time D. many years
3. A. heard from B. cared for C. knew of D. read about
4. A. even B. hardly C. certainly D. probably
5. A. as B. though C. when D. until
6. A. developed B. changed C. occurred D. continued
7. A. entirely B. naturally C. clearly D. simply
8. A. found B. declared C. felt D. doubted
9. A. exist B. escape C. disappear D. return
10. A. clearer B. more C. possible D. rare
11. A. huge B. recent C. ordinary D. frightening
12. A. strange B. large C. deep D. rough
13. A. In the end B. Therefore C. After all D. However
14. A. imagined B. real C. special D. familiar
15. A. so B. besides C. again D. instead
16. A. rightly B. actually C. Normally D. particularly
17. A. lightly B. jokingly C. seriously D. properly
18. A. succeed in B. insist on C. depend on D. join in
19. A. decision B. situation C. subject D. problem
20. A. zoo B. mountain C. museum D. laboratory
完形填空练习(二十七)
Surfing: It’s Not Just for Boys Anymore
If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would 1 : surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 2 . Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and 3 in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first 4 was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to 5 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my 6 , there’s nothing like it. It involves body, 7 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 8 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 9 , becoming one with the 10 , is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can 11 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 12 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and lowing; others are very aggressive (活跃有力的) and 13 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 14 from any other sport.
I’ve 15 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new 16 , so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start 17 the limits of things boys and men used to dominate (主宰)?
There’re women 18 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 19 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to 20 , and they will.
1. A. tell B. answer C. give D. realize
2. A. wonder B. understand C. reply D. believe
3. A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell
4. A. wave B. storm C. sail D. boat
5. A. bring B. connect C. compare D. tie
6. A. work B. study C. holiday D. life
7. A. mind B. effort C. health D. time
8. A. along B. above C. around D. by
9. A. beach B. water C. board D. lake
10. A. sky B. world C. earth D. ocean
11. A. take B. get C. make D. keep
12. A. catches B. includes C. offers D. collects
13. A. sharp B. great C. hard D. calm
14. A. known B. right C. far D. different
15. A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised
16. A. levels B. points C. steps D. parts
17. A. reaching B. accepting C. pushing D. setting
18. A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working
19. A. of B. from C. on D. with
20. A. think B. succeed C. perform D. feel
完形填空练习(二十八)
The house itself had been sold that morning. Now it was the 1 of the contents in it. The crowd of dealers, collectors, and bargain-hunters moved around 2 this and that and generally having a last 3 round before the excitement of the chase. Every piece was 4 and listed, and everyone had a copy of the list.
The 5 was to take place in the sitting room.
The salesman was trained to notice the 6 movement of a hand, eyes or even eyebrows (眉毛), 7 of which might signal a bid (叫价).
The salesman came in the climbed to his stand. His staff 8 him in and took their places.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the salesman said, “I have been instructed to tell you that everything must be sold this afternoon. No 9 is too low or too high for everything, 10 a price I must 11 for everything. We are now 12 to begin, and we do so 13 Lot (Article) Number One …” At this point two men 14 onto the central table a large wooden chest.
“Now what am I bid for this fine old chest? Do I hear £20? No? £10 then. 15 . The wood alone is worth £40, so make me an 16 .” His eyes swung round the room.
“ One pound.” A woman’s voice called.
“One pound I’m bid,” said the salesman 17 , “for this chest, any 18 on £1 now? One pound I’m bid. Do I hear two? 19 at £1 then.” He brought his wooden hammer 20 sharply onto his desk.
1. A. chance B. turn C. list D. price
2. A. watching B. asking C. selling D. examining
3. A. show B. stay C. look D. examination
4. A. colored B. served C. lined D. numbered
5. A. turn B. examination C. content D. sale
6. A. slightest B. simplest C. quickest D. strangest
7. A. none B. some C. any D. all
8. A. showed B. followed C. let D. called
9. A. chair B. price C. one D. furniture
10. A. though B. because C. but D. unless
11. A. care B. have C. pay D. look
12. A. ready B. sure C. able D. eager
13. A. on B. in C. for D. with
14. A. stepped B. climbed C. pulled D. lifted
15. A. Go on B. Hurry up C. Come along D. Go ahead
16. A. offer B. excuse C. answer D. effort
17. A. proudly B. angrily C. eagerly D. surprisingly
18. A. change B. advance C. man D. offer
19. A. Working B. Coming C. Getting D. Going
20. A. up B. down C. back D. out
完形填空练习(二十九)
From time to time I received PC magazines from well-meaning editors. Reading them, I recognized the 1 characters, but the whole thing is Greek to me. When faced with such publications, I think to myself. “They might 2 send newspapers or magazines to a blind?” I 3 to say it, but I have to admit I don’t 4 know how to type, much 5 how to enjoy the internet. Several times I’ve tried to learn to use a computer and each time I gave up 6 , for it is not really very user-friendly. I was afraid of all mechanical 7 , afraid of the keyboard and the jumping mouse. I was content with the 8 that my classmate, Bai Yansong, another prime time host, also wrote his articles by 9 . He told me that feeling the 10 of the pen 11 the surface of the paper gave him a kind of 12 . I had the 13 feeling and found it a good excuse not to use a computer. By 1999, however, I 14 felt this attitude was right. One day I went to my supervisor’s (导师) home to 15 an article that was hand-written and a little muddily done. Hearing my 16 , the wife of my supervisor said, “It doesn’t matter. I can type it out on my computer.”
“You can use a computer?”
“Sure, I learned to use it when I was 70.”
I was so 17 that I wasn’t able to cry out a single word. 18 out of their flat, I made up my mind for the one-hundredth time to start learning to use a computer. I still had Bai Yansong to 19 me company, but once he started learning to use the computer, he would 20 very fast and then I would be really alone, wouldn’t I?
1. A. separate B. divided C. independent D. lonely
2. A. too B. also C. either D. as well
3. A. have B. like C. hate D. used
4. A. still B. yet C. even D. already
5. A. more B. faster C. slowly D. less
6. A. immediately B. at once C. in the end D. sooner or later
7. A. computers B. devices C. TV sets D. tools
8. A. truth B. fact C. news D. advice
9. A. hand B. pen C. computer D. the way
10. A. point B. head C. mouth D. tongue
11. A. walking B. moving C. touching D. flying
12. A. sense B. sadness C. pleasure D. regret
13. A. different B. exciting C. happy D. same
14. A. never B. always C. even more D. no longer
15. A. pass on B. let out C. hand in D. look for
16. A. words B. voice C. excuse D. apology
17. A. glad B. surprised C. sorry D. surprising
18. A. When B. Once C. After D. Until
19. A. keep B. make C. become D. help
20. A. send it up B. take it up C. pick it up D. carry it up
完形填空练习(三十)
When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was 1 along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the 2 on purpose, 3 that the driver might be too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evening?”
“9 o’clock. I’ll go after this trip.”
“Then when do you come out in the morning?” I 4 another question.
“9 o’clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.” His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the 5 are only complaints (抱怨). They complain that they 6 work 7 , that it is 8 to earn money, that they are bullied (欺侮) by the policeman, or that the corporation leaders are seated 9 and enjoy the 10 of others’ work. It seems that they have a grievance (不满意) against everything. But this driver told me, “I find it 11 to be a section chief as I was before. I don’t like management work. I like driving, just for 12 . It’s 13 that I 14 drive without a passenger. So I can earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any 15 ? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes 16 , I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a 17 street. In this way I always get customers.
His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he 18 in his job. Such feelings are so 19 among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying 20 , “Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks (挫折).” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn’t help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.
1. A. driving B. flying C. running D. rushing
2. A. calmness B. quietness C. stillness D. silence
3. A. for fear B. on condition C. in order D. in case
4. A. gave out B. threw out C. let off D. set off
5. A. taxi B. radio C. passenger D. driver
6. A. have to B. must C. need D. should
7. A. from night till morning B. from morning till night
C. from morning till afternoon D. from dawn till dark
8. A. hard B. easy C. possible D. impossible
9. A. busy B. busily C. lazy D. lazily
10. A. results B. achievements C. gains D. fruits
11. A. tired B. tiring C. excited D. exciting
12. A. pleasure B. money C. work D. interest
13. A. unfortunate B. fortunate C. likely D. wise
14. A. often B. usually C. hardly D. seldom
15. A. trick B. secret C. skill D. method
16. A. southward B. northward C. eastward D. westward
17. A. wide B. narrow C. lonely D. empty
18. A. had B. made C. kept D. took
19. A. common B. rare C. much D. little
20. A. says B. suggests C. goes D. talks
完形填空练习(三十一)
One summer night, on my way home from work, I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my 1 apartment.
Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2 between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the angle (角度) 3 she leaned over to talk to him, 4 he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans express such feelings in a 5 place?
I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 6 it turned out, it was an 7 movie. After about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 8 my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 9 .
After a while I heard 10 more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11 of the popcorn crunching (嘎扎的响声) between my teeth. My thought started to 12 I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 13 to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean—I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 14 I saw him again in New York speaking 15 English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I 16 like I had been cheated. When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 17 we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 18 and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, 19 that to speaking the difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English, but it 20 out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We have been speaking Korean at home ever since.
1. A. warm B. hot C. heated D. cool
2. A. hole B. blank C. break D. space
3. A. any time B. the moment C. some time D. every time
4. A. while B. whenever C. or D. and
5. A. private B. public C. theatrical D. open
6. A. since B. when C. what D. as
7. A. English B. Italian C. Korean D. American
8. A. exchange B. eat C. threw away D. taste
9. A. too B. still C. though D. certain
10. A. much B. any C. no D. few
11. A. voice B. sound C. signal D. noise
12. A. wonder B. wander C. imagine D. leave
13. A. enjoyed B. happened C. turned D. used
14. A. until B. because C. then D. therefore
15. A. formal B. informal C. perfect D. practical
16. A. felt B. looked C. seemed D. appeared
17. A. While B. If C. Before D. Once
18. A. empty B. quiet C. still D. calm
19. A. connecting B. stopping C. referring D. preferring
20. A. worked B. got C. came D. made
完形填空练习(三十二)
What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 2 of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always 5 it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man 6 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a 7 . In a world where I have to work with my 8 , I’d do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man 9 . He had a habit of telling 10 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man 11 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 15 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. 16 do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his 17 and asked for them. I’ve been 18 that on all my customers today, but I knew 19 I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very 20 .”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
1. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose
2. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number
3. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently
4. A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. yet
5. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed
6. A. answered B. practiced C. designed D. tried
7. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool
8. A. brains B. effort C. hands D. attention
9. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well
10. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales
11. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed
12. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling
13. A. nodded B. raised C. shook D. turned
14. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold
15. A. clever B. other C. right D. next
16. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which
17. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information
18. A. trying B. proving C. practicing D. examining
19. A. for sure B. at once C. in fact D. right now
20. A. clear B. silly C. slow D. smart
完形填空练习(三十三)
Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t 1 drive to a store and back home. He always looks 2 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 3 such as strange cars, loud noises, 4 windows, or people gathering on street corners.
Tim 5 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group 6 on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s 7 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 8 . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 9 their homes, streets, and families safe.
Tina Stedman, president of 10 neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not 11 them. Well, it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 12 to steal from other people or to make them feel 13 sitting in their own homes.”
Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors 14 out for one another. “We 15 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 16 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 17 . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 18 , or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police.
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 19 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people,” but they can’t do 20 .
1. A. yet B. still C. just D. rather
2. A. carefully B. clearly C. nervously D. coldly
3. A. familiar B. unusual C. expensive D. interesting
4. A. curtained B. open C. old D. broken
5. A. attends B. belongs C. goes D. turns
6. A. meets B. quarrels C. sings D. searches
7. A. where B. why C. when D. how
8. A. politics B. wealth C. health D. safety
9. A. keep B. hold C. let D. protect
10. A. its B. his C. their D. your
11. A. round B. on C. about D. to
12. A. right B. chance C. courage D. mind
13. A. unlucky B. unsafe C. disappointed D. discouraged
14. A. set B. let C. hold D. look
15. A. care B. enter C. watch D. manage
16. A. group B. set C. number D. crowd
17. A. judges B. police C. firemen D. doctors
18. A. work B. burden C. service D. trouble
19. A. produce B. find C. get D. help
20. A. anything B. everything C. harm D. wrong
完形填空练习(三十四)
I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 1 and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and 2 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 3 victory. After all, Ed’s idea of 4 has always been nothing more 5 than lifting a fork to his mouth. 6 I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and 7 proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often 8 about that, Ed refused to buy a 9 T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed 10 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 11 , I was so surprised that I was 12 . My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. 13 , at the point in our game when I’d have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was 14 7 to 9—and Ed was 15 . Then sudden realization was painful. We 16 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious 17 about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone 18 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to 19 . In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my 20 .
1. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular
2. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested
3. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early
4. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness
5. A. time-saving B. comfortable C. suitable D. effort-making
6. A. As soon as B. As long as C. When D. Since
7. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly
8. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked
9. A. clean B. larger C. straight D. darker
10. A. set out B. got ready C. arrived D. returned
11. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure
12. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless
13. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last
14. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally
15. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting
16. A. pretended B. stopped C. continued D. decided
17. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems
18. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping
19. A. play B. start C. sleep D. move
20. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor
完形填空练习(三十五)
I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. 1 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I 2 out of old boards.
I got my first 3 job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were 4 tables and washing dishes, 5 sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would 6 to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I 7 from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 8 my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working 9 me to have. Because of my 10 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me 11 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 12 around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (赊账) 13 I was only in seventh grade. I immediately 14 a $68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of shoes. I was 15 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $90! So I learned 16 the danger of easy credit. I paid it 17 as soon as I could.
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a 18 of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, 19 worked three jobs, once told me, “If you 20 sacrifice (奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have.” How right he was.
1. A. Before B. Within C. From D. By
2. A. pulled B. put C. picked D. pressed
3. A. usual B. real C. main D. particular
4. A. sweeping B. packing C. clearing D. emptying
5. A. or B. so C. but D. even
6. A. head B. turn C. change D. move
7. A. studied B. worked C. played D. slept
8. A. helping B. having C. watching D. letting
9. A. asked B. told C. promised D. allowed
10. A. study B. power C. age D. job
11. A. proud B. friendly C. lucky D. hopeful
12. A. ran B. got C. flew D. carried
13. A. although B. while C. if D. since
14. A. sold B. borrowed C. charged D. wore
15. A. keeping B. making C. paying D. taking
16. A. gradually B. greatly C. hardly D. early
17. A. out B. over C. away D. off
18. a. point B. level C. part D. sign
19. A. he B. that C. who D. whoever
20. A. understand B. demand C. offer D. fear
完形填空练习(三十六)
When I was teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer (醉酒人). He’d 1 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 2 had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me 3 near a vat (酿酒用的桶) of beer.
So I did as he asked. I got good 4 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 5 me to study law and business at the same time.
In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d 6 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 7 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 8 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to 9 . I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I 10 , is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid 11 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for 12 ? I thought.
I decided to give up my job to become 13 . When I told Dad, he was 14 , but in the end he 15 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 16 the brewer and patriot (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea party. 17 I sold the beer direct to beer drink to get 18 out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) to be a brewer. My 19 to the young is simple: Life is very 20 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.
1. A. cost B. spent C. take D. paid
2. A. like B. as if C. so D. nor
3. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. where D. somewhere
4. A. result B. teachers C. grades D. work
5. A. promised B. made C. advised D. allowed
6. A. never B. ever C. always D. hardly
7. A. Fortunately B. Obviously C. Possibly D. Properly
8. A. expect B. think C. stop D. wait
9. A. school B. Colorado C. my home D. my decision
10. A. realized B. asked C. wondered D. knew
11. A. less B. little C. good D. lot
12. A. Englishmen B. Europeans C. the world D. Americans
13. A. a lawyer B. a brewer C. an instructor D. an engineer
14. A. surprised B. satisfied C. interested D. anxious
15. A. hated B. supported C. raised D. left
16. A. for B. at C. in D. after
17. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Also D. Yet
18. A. them B. the word C. tea D. the party
19. A. advice B. life C. job D. experience
20. A. hard B. busy C. short D. long
完形填空练习(三十七)
On Thursday night, I sat at my desk, rehearsing a speech I had to give in Speech Class. I looked at the clock: almost midnight. I 1 get to bed unless I wanted to 2 doing my speech.
3 it mildly, I 4 public speaking. Whenever I have to give a presentation in a class, I 5 my head off the night before. I have very bad stage 6 . So the 7 thing I want to do is take a Speech Class, which means giving lots and lots of speeches. When I walked into the speech classroom on Friday, it felt like entering a lion’s den (穴). I 8 myself that 9 the end of the hour class, I will be 10 the weekend. It didn’t 11 quite so well.
We 12 time before it was my turn. The teacher asked two others and me if we could give our speeches next week. 13 , certainly not! I wanted to get this speech 14 , not spend the weekend worrying about it. But I said 15 politely, instead of getting angry. 16 , he is a nice teacher. At that moment, I was 17 my lucky classmates who could have a carefree and happy weekend.
18 I quite like my topic which would 19 to my classmates something about Chinese history and culture- how to use an abacus. But my wonderful topic would have to wait until next week because of my teacher’s bad 20 .
1. A. would rather B. had better C. preferred D. needed to
2. A. fail B. stop C. fall asleep D. fall behind
3. A. Putting B. Saying C. Expressing D. Showing
4. A. dislike B. love C. avoid D. refuse
5. A. think B. work C. worry D. talk
6. A. anxiety B. fright C. desire D. excitement
7. A. very B. last C. least D. best
8. A. reminded B. told C. comforted D. thought
9. A. at B. by C. in D. towards
10. A. waiting for B. enjoying C. leaving for D. looking forward to
11. A. happen B. become C. work out D. work
12. A. took B. kept C. ran out of D. took up
13. A. Then B. What C. Why D. But
14. A. over B. over with C. now D. complete
15. A. yes B. no C. agreement D. nothing
16. A. Above all B. After all C. In fact D. No doubt
17. A. angry with B. jealous of C. indifferent to D. happy for
18. A. And B. Then C. Actually D. Still
19. A. tell B. introduce C. inform D. bring
20. A. arrangement B. choice C. mistake D. time management
完形填空练习(三十八)
There comes a time in a person's life when childhood fantasies (幻想) end and reality begins. Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny (复活节兔子) 1 to be Mum and Dad, and 2 fade away. I don't know if most people remember this event, but I know 3 it happened to me.
On a(an) 4 summer day, my grandfather told me one of his crazy stories. I headed off to 5 the Indians that grandpa said lived in the woods. But after some hours searching without success I gave up. Tired and 6 , I went to ask grandpa.
"How come 7 of your stories ever come true?"
"Well, sometimes you have to make them come true," he answered. "I once had a friend named Huck Finn who made his own adventures."
He 8 to tell me about his buddy (密友) Huck, who floated down the Mississippi River on a raft (木筏). I sat listening to him, 9 every word he said. When he finished, I went off to have my own 10 .
Two hours later I had a small and badly made raft. I took it to the 11 along with a branch from a tree to use as an oar (桨). I couldn't 12 and had been told many times to stay away from the pond. But today I had the raft so with a big shove; I pushed it out and jumped on top.
I was fine for a total of four seconds; then I started to 13 . 14 , I tried to use the branch to paddle (划桨) 15 in, but 16 pushed myself farther out. Knowing that I would drown, I did what any other nine-year-old would do in a similar situation: I 17 ,
From the edge of the pond came my sister and cousins who easily rescued me. As my raft sank, 18 did my belief in my grandpa. Although I never stopped loving him, something 19 in our relationship that day.
Looking back now, I can see that the change wasn't in my grandfather, but in me. I was 20 .
1. A. happen B. end up C. work out D. turn out
2. A. heroes B. friends C. memories D. stories
3. A. how B. when C. so D. clearly
4. A. special B. interesting C. hot D. ordinary
5. A. meet B. track C. find D. check
6. A. unhappy B. cheated C. discouraged D. disappointed
7. A. neither B. none C. nothing D. any
8. A. continued B. loved C. started D. agreed
9. A. doubting B. believing C. remembering D. thinking of
10. A. adventure B. plan C. raft D. game
11. A. river B. waters C. pond D. stream
12. A. row B. swim C. water D. bathe
13. A. fall B. realize C. fear D. sink
14. A. Frightened B. Nervous C. Clear-headed D. Fighting
15. A. nearer B. close C. back D. up
16. A. then B. rather C. right D. only
17. A. jumped B. screamed C. sought help D. wept
18. A. thus B. also C. so D. such
19. A. changed B. disappeared C. lost D. happened
20. A. thinking for myself B. becoming cleverer
C. growing up D. learning from my experience
完形填空练习(三十九)
Two kinds of people exist in this world: clean people and people who have found millions of ways to avoid cleaning their rooms.
I belong to 1 because I am a teenager. Like all teenagers I am 2 busy pretending to be receiving an education to 3 that scientists attribute 52 percent of global warming to the 4 that escapes from my bedroom window. 5 all you 6 get too angry, I want you to know that I closed my window last week.
Don’t think the messy state of my room doesn’t 7 me, it does. Every night I go to sleep, haunted (受折磨) by the thought that a(n) 8 I lost three years ago is somewhere in my room still plugged in (插着电源) and waiting to start a fire. 9 thing that worries me is my fish. I haven’t gotten around to cleaning their tank this year. I can’t 10 if they’re alive or not.
A few weeks ago my mother ordered me to clean my room. She said: “Tracie, you 11 not eat, sleep, or breathe until you clean up your room.”
I responded, “Mum, did I tell you I got an A on my physics test yesterday?”
“You don’t even take physics, Tracie, so how can you get an A?”
My Mum was 12 than I thought, so I decided to ignore (不理会) the question and change the 13 .
“Did you know that most kids today watch ten and a half hours of TV? And high school students score an average of 500 points 14 on the SATs than the kids in your generation.”
“No! Really? Well, Tracie, that’s just one more example of how the weak 15 of today affect the minds and education of the kids your age. Oh! I forgot to take the bread out of the oven !”
I smiled to myself for once again 16 my mother with perfectly useless and untrue 17 . Thereby I avoided the 18 task of cleaning my room.
Then I turned and observed the smoke and the big pile of smelly 19 . But, I am just too 20 to disturb the natural flow of things.
1. A. the former B. the latter C. the clean D. the messy
2. A. all B. so C. too D. very
3. A. know B. mind C. consider D. worry
4. A. smoke B. smell C. heat D. gas
5. A. Before B. In case C. While D. If
6. A. readers B. scientists C. cleaners D. environmentalists
7. A. bother B. affect C. puzzle D. speak to
8. A. radio B. iron C. recorder D. lamp
9. A. The B. One C. Another D. Next
10. A. see B. tell C. say D. decide
11. A. should B. can C. will D. must
12. A. slower B. cleverer C. quicker D. better
13. A. topic B. method C. point D. words
14. A. more B. less C. higher D. lower
15. A. school rules B. family values C. self-management D. parents’ controls
16. A. interrupting B. tricking C. persuading D. distracting
17. A. “facts” B. “questions” C. “figures” D. “information”
18. A. difficult B. dangerous C. boring D. senseless
19. A. waste B. clothes C. seaweeds D. shoes
20. A. busy B. lazy C. tired D. happy
完形填空练习(四十)
“Oops.” I fell flat on my face and my books scattered (散落) on the ground. I muttered (咕哝) through closed teeth,” I forgot about that stupid bump (不平的路面). I’ve got to remember it tomorrow.”
Today there was a reason I was 1 . This was the day we had to 2 a poem in class. Although I had only lived in France for a few months, I still had to do all the homework from my classes in school.
Memorizing the poem had taken me hours, but I still wasn’t 3 if I would remember it when I stood up in front of class.
This 4 walk to school was always full of 5 . Every day I 6 pass a dog that lived by a church. The huge black animal with long teeth and a loud bark was my 7 . He had once taken me so completely by 8 that I had jumped in front of a car and was nearly 9 .
But today I had remembered to collect some stones to 10 . He would 11 for all the times he had given me a shock...but the beast wasn’t around today! 12 one time I was 13 to fight him and he was gone.
My mind 14 back to the poem. This was the first poem I’d tried to memorize.
When I got to school there were still a good five minutes before class. Then time came for the poem recitals.
“Would anyone like to 15 ?” asked Madame Thimonier.
I remembered my dad’s advice: “Just go first, and 16 everyone. Even if you forget part of the poem, you’ll have made a good impression!”
So I raised my hand. Madame Thimonier looked surprised.
I walked to the front of the room. I began and soon stumbled (结巴) on the first line but managed to 17 from my mistake and continue. 18 was all coming back to me. Those hours spent memorizing the poem had 19 .
I kept reciting at a rapid pace. I looked over at Madame Thimonier and saw a look of astonishment on her face.
I walked back to my desk full of 20 after I had said the whole poem perfectly.
1. A. forgetful B. strange C. upset D. distracted (分神)
2. A. recite B. explain C. remember D. analyze
3. A. clear B. sure C. doubtful D. aware
4. A. regular B. daily C. long D. short
5. A. danger B. astonishment C. excitement D. fright
6. A. needed to B. had to C. hated to D. loved to
7. A. friend B. enemy C. guide D. fellow
8. A. surprise B. delight C. trick D. fear
9. A. run down B. run over C. knocked off D. broken down
10. A. have fun B. train it C. fight back D. teach it a lesson
11. A. learn B. see C. regret D. pay
12. A. The B. This C. Only D. Just
13. A. about B. ready C. thought D. determined
14. A. flew B. came C. got D. wandered
15. A. start B. try C. volunteer D. recite
16. A. impress B. encourage C. surprise D. show
17. A. recover B. rise C. free D. break
18. A. Then B. Thus C. It D. Memory
19. A. paid back B. paid off C. worked out D. made it
20. A. confidence B. respect C. pride D. belief
完形填空练习(四十一)
My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meeting. I knew what it 1 to me so I got up very early to prepare for it. I 2 running and jumping. When I was 3 , I 4 myself of my promise and went on.
As the time approached, I felt quite 5 . On the first day I 6 fourth in the 1500m race, but I was far from 7 because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250x8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.
With a shot, the race began. All the students were 8 for their team. The competition was so 9 that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was 10 the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to 11 it.
12 after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs 13 . Then my promise came to mind again and 14 me on. To my 15 , I was the first to cross the finish line!
16 , I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not 17 at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their 18 .
From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they 19 to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the 20 .
1. A. mattered B. held C. meant D. brought
2. A. exercised B. practiced C. chose D. tried
3. A. tired B. working C. lazy D. discouraged
4. A. braved B. told C. encouraged D. reminded
5. A. confident B. worried C. determined D. expectant
6. A. ended B. got C. came D. ran
7. A. happy B. proud C. excited D. satisfied
8. A. heading B. racing C. cheering D. shouting
9. A. difficult B. close C. heated D. near
10. A. failing behind B. leading C. falling behind D. catching up with
11. A. catch B. hold C. pass D. take
12. A. Then B. But C. Thus D. Even
13. A. gave in B. gave out C. weakened D. gave off
14. A. cheered B. led C. guided D. urged
15. A. joy B. expectation C. surprise D. relief
16. A. At last B. After all C. Above all D. As a result
17. A. bad B. weak C. slow D. lazy
18. A. congratulations B. respect C. support D. pride
19. A. seem B. choose C. look D. expect
20. A. thing B. final C. result D. effort
完形填空练习(四十二)
A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was 1 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light appeared from windows of 2 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.
A 3 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 4 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 5 her without pause.
She knocked at a door, and a 6 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while 7 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 8 her sitting by the fire.
The woman 9 old and tired under the bright electric light, 10 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 11 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 12 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 13 up, looking thunderstruck.
Just then, the boy came with his 14 . The man at once recognized the woman as his 15 . They had 16 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.
17 words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms 18 the boy stared at them, puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 19 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 20 .
1. A. pouring B. falling C. dropping D. flooding
2. A. poor B. black C. faraway D. nearby
3. A. rich B. beautiful C. poor D. ugly
4. A. crying B. wandering C. struggling D. wondering
5. A. striking B. hitting C. flowing D. beating
6. A. boy B. girl C. woman D. man
7. A. out B. near C. outside D. inside
8. A. made B. left C. asked D. told
9. A. became B. showed C. appeared D. sounded
10. A. so B. and C. however D. though
11. A. straight B. thirsty C. hungry D. still
12. A. room B. house C. picture D. fire
13. A. picked B. stood C. came D. looked
14. A. father B. mother C. friend D. brother
15. A. wife B. sister C. mother D. girlfriend
16. A. kept B. got C. made D. lost
17. A. Much B. Many C. No D. Not
18. A. as B. while C. when D. since
19. A. disappointed B. sorry C. happy D. sad
20. A. began B. stopped C. ended D. went
完形填空练习(四十三)
“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 1 . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 2 . Each of you will have to 3 someone in your field, plus give and oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This 4 I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him 5 able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”
I shook my head.
“How about some 6 ?”
I shook my head again.
Finally, I thought he realized I was 7 , and I got my first big tip as a 8 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 9 in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I 10 Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t 11 me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 12 all my life I had run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. 13 gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 14 .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, 15 stories from murders to airplane crashes and 16 choosing my strongest area. 17 I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been 18 Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 19 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was this teacher …” I always start out. I just wish I could 20 her.
1. A. good B. mad C. careless D. curious
2. A. university B. family C. professions D. life
3. A. interview B. find out C. admire D. learn from
4. A. expressed B. ordered C. expected D. meant
5. A. hardly B. nearly C. naturally D. eagerly
6. A. drink B. newspapers C. preparations D. paper
7. A. satisfied B. comfortable C. terrified D. sorry
8. A. student B. journalist C. teacher D. writer
9. A. research B. books C. imagination D. memory
10. A. called B. recognized C. remembered D. visited
11. A. answer B. promise C. stop D. persuade
12. A. how B. whether C. why D. when
13. A. It B. Virginia DeView C. My parents D. My oral report
14. A. breaking in B. getting down C. falling off D. going on
15. A. making up B. listening to C. covering D. writing
16. A. of course B. finally C. doubtfully D. above all
17. A. When B. As long as C. Once D. On condition that
18. A. for B. with C. of D. to
19. A. hurt B. excited C. disappointed D. asked
20. A. respect B. support C. thank D. favor
完形填空练习(四十四)
Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 1 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 2 . So both of them agreed not to 3 after choosing a 4 at every fork (岔路口).
A road sign at the first fork 5 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the 6 after a 7 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 8 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 9 what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and 10 , for it brooked (容忍) no delay. If they hesitated (犹豫不决) they would miss 11 . Only 12 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 13 possible regret.
Life is 14 like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 15 jobs, two fascinating wooers (追求者). To get one you 16 give up the other—you can get half of it. If you 17 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 18 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. 19 you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is 20 to come by.
1. A. easy B. eager C. impossible D. possible
2. A. enough B. limited C. tight D. plentiful
3. A. retrace B. come C. go D. go back
4. A. main road B. branch C. crossing D. highway
5. A. showed B. pointed C. intended D. made
6. A. former B. later C. last D. the third
7. A. brief B. long C. no D. heated
8. A. hoped B. wanted C. favored D. got
9. A. getting B. taking C. grasping D. giving up
10. A. slowly B. immediately C. timely D. easily
11. A. less B. more C. most D. least
12. A. high B. slow C. short D. rapid
13. A. increase B. rid C. reduce D. raise
14. A. just exactly B. more or less C. hardly D. most
15. A. unwanted B. rejected C. enjoyable D. desirable
16. A. wish B. want C. must D. have to
17. A. spend time B. kill time C. have a hard time D. hope for
18. A. start with B. get up C. succeed in D. end up in
19. A. By no means B. Not in the least C. At most D. At least
20. A. stupid B. delighted C. hard D. supported
完形填空练习(四十五)
For most of us, it is not too difficult to correct a mistake. We say we are sorry, promise to 1 differently, and go on with no regrets. This is not 2 , though, of some 3 figures whose actions failed. They probably spent their 14 feeling regret.
Napoleon, for example, wasn’t 5 being Emperor of France. He wanted to rule all Europe and, for a time, seemed to 6 . In the end, Napoleon “met his Waterloo”. He spent the rest of his life in exile (流放) on Alba. We can only 7 the regret he must have felt 8 on that small island.
At the end of World War II, the Emperor of Japan must have regretted the 9 of Pearl Harbor (珍珠港). It brought to an end the Emperor’s 10 as a God to his people. It is 11 he did not feel regret for his country’s actions when he learned of the 12 of the atomic (原子的) bomb. He had to feel regret when he had to announce his country’s 13 to his people.
In our 14 country, a President left his office. President Nixon was deeply involved in the Water Gate problem. 15 revealing (揭露) the action of his men, he tried to cover up the 16 . When it was revealed there were tapes 17 his involvement, he must have felt regret. If he had not tried to cover up the problem, he might never have had to leave office.
It has been 18 for me to correct my mistakes so far. None of my behavior has had 19 effects. I will probably do things I will regret, but not, I hope, anything that cannot be corrected or that has a serious consequence (后果) for 20 .
1. A. work B. think C. play D. behave
2. A. true B. so C. same D. right
3. A. powerful B. particular C. historical D. excellent
4. A. times B. days C. periods D. ages
5. A. amazed B. satisfied C. appreciated D. concerned
6. A. win B. succeed C. realize D. occur
7. A. imagine B. detect C. expect D. relate
8. A. left B. missing C. lost D. remaining
9. A. seizing B. taking C. bombing D. exploding
10. A. job B. position C. role D. post
11. A. understandable B. unbelievable C. unfortunately D. unlikely
12. A. leaking B. delivering C. throwing D. dropping
13. A. defeat B. attack C. loss D. fall
14. A. great B. own C. industrial D. hilly
15. A. Thanks to B. Due to C. Instead of D. Except for
16. A. appearance B. state C. condition D. situation
17. A. trying B. testing C. challenging D. proving
18. A. wrong B. exciting C. easy D. usually
19. A. desired B. lasting C. same D. harmless
20. A. others B. myself C. friends D. people
完形填空练习(四十六)
Time is very important in our lives. It 1 our everyday moments. However, time never had any 2 in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 3 .
It’s round in the center with two silver hands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This 4 tells me the importance of time in my life.
I received this 5 on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 AM to 6 up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. 7 , I was late because I was 8 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 AM, I 9 my uncle, but I was very 10 for him. He had 11 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 PM on the same day and looked at my angry father’s face. I felt 12 of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my 13 father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have 14 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 15 was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 16 ” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again. I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 17 for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 18 .
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 19 time and never be late to get someone. This watch is 20 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
1. A. appreciates B. organizes C. orders D. explains
2. A. importance B. similarity C. necessity D. interest
3. A. confident B. independent C. efficient D. responsible
4. A. object B. belonging C. matter D. stranger
5. A. card B. letter C. gift D. thing
6. A. call B. pick C. put D. bring
7. A. Otherwise B. Fortunately C. However D. Hopefully
8. A. going B. hanging C. standing D. leaving
9. A. forgot B. remembered C. saw D. visited
10. A. anxious B. nervous C. early D. late
11. A. reached B. recognized C. left D. found
12. A. ashamed B. frightened C. disappointed D. shy
13. A. kind B. happy C. angry D. doubtful
14. A. pleasure B. fun C. appointment D. quarrels
15. A. said B. did C. thought D. forgot
16. A. ideas B. words C. actions D. promises
17. A. wonder B. hope C. requirement D. reminder
18. A. life B. day C. way D. thought
19. A. waste B. respect C. neglect D. enjoy
20. A. useful B. necessary C. different D. important
完形填空练习(四十七)
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 1 into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa, 2 , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 3 I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very 4 to understand. “I guess we all have to 5 sometimes,” Mother said quietly. I could 6 her pain and the tension (紧张) of 7 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me 8 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 9 my shoulder and sobbed (啜泣). I held her 10 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could 11 it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s 12 with feelings, I understood for the first time, she being so easy to 13 . She was still my mother, 14 she was something 15 , a person having the ability of bearing fear, 16 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 17 in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 18 . “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very 19 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 20 across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
1. A. tired B. ashamed C. lazy D. shocked
2. A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. whispering
3. A. eagerly B. worriedly C. little D. much
4. A. quickly B. slowly C. suddenly D. proudly
5. A. fail B. win C. fall sick D. give in
6. A. know of B. watch C. sense D. recognize
7. A. holding back B. putting away C. sitting up D. stopping from
8. A. lit up B. came true C. turned D. increased
9. A. to B. up C. through D. against
10. A. thoughtfully B. tightly C. carefully D. politely
11. A. and that B. now that C. but that D. so that
12. A. hand B. face C. hair D. back
13. A. content B. break C. fall D. understand
14. A. therefore B. however C. yet D. though
15. A. more B. much C. little D. huge
16. A. wound B. defeat C. cut D. hurt
17. A. kindness B. memory C. comfort D. support
18. A. supplied B. offered C. paid for D. contributed
19. A. different B. hard C. pleasant D. serious
20. A. off B. away C. out D. through
完形填空练习(四十八)
The sculpture, a plastic bottle of melted ice from Antarctic, was the creation of the American-born artist and writer Wayne Hill.
But one light-fingered (善于扒窃的), and maybe 1 visitor to the exhibition may have 2 the point that the sculpture was intended to be a strong 3 on the danger of global 4 . The visitor is believed to have 5 the piece 6 considering the danger to the Antarctic icecap.
The police have been 7 to look into the mystery of the 8 water bottle, which disappeared at a festival at Dartington Hall in southern Devon. They are not sure if the thief knew the water was 9 of a sculpture and drank it as a 10 or if he 11 it for an ordinary bottle of water. Officers 12 say that someone 13 think the piece was just a/n 14 bottle and threw it away.
It was Wayne Hill who brought back two litres of melted ice from the west Antarctic and designed a bottle to 15 it. A notice on the bottle described where the water was from and 16 the words: “Weapon of Mass Destruction”, because of the 17 that melting icecap could bring.
Hill said, “ 18 the fact that it was designed to look like an ordinary object, it was clearly 19 out as an exhibit (展品). If you put something on a base, people usually 20 it as a piece of art and treat it with respect.” Hill said he was considering making another identical piece.
1. A. thirsty B. curious C. frightened D. surprised
2. A. missed B. realized C. discussed D. grasped
3. A. desire B. anxiety C. comment D. belief
4. A. change B. warming C. pollution D. climate
5. A. bought B. drunk C. seen D. loved
6. A. instead of B. as for C. more than D. except for
7. A. called up B. called out C. called off D. called in
8. A. boring B. puzzling C. inviting D. missing
9. A. part B. origin C. material D. content
10. A. pleasure B. joke C. gift D. prize
11. A. changed B. took C. provided D. stole
12. A. only B. still C. also D. hardly
13. A. must B. had to C. should D. might
14. A. empty B. useless C. broken D. ugly
15. A. save B. store C. fill D. hold
16. A. included B. contained C. wrote D. said
17. A. hardship B. disaster C. suffering D. harm
18. A. As a result of B. In spite of C. In the face of D. Due to
19. A. pointed B. made C. shown D. marked
20. A. keep B. think C. recognize D. admit
完形填空练习(四十九)
I was really honoured to be one of the students sent to South Korea to improve the relation between our city, Zibo, and our sister city—Gwangju (光州) City. When my teacher told me that I was chosen, I was happy and surprised and an image of the country appeared in my dreams several times. Also, many 1 ran through my mind, such as how would we communicate?
2 I saw the friendly faces of our South Korean partners waiting outside the hotel, all my questions floated off to the Pacific Ocean. We 3 a warm welcome organized by the government and settled into the Aria House Hotel.
4 the next seven days, we visited many places, including Never Land, the biggest park in South Korea and the Seoul World Cup Stadium (汉城世界杯体育场).
But what 5 me most was the experience I had in their school. The school was built on a hill, so we had a very wonderful 6 from the top. But I paid 7 attention to their classrooms. Obviously, the situation was 8 . In China, there are usually more than sixty students in one class but in Korea their classrooms had just thirty seats.
As I went to the front of the class, something really 9 me. Was I in South Korea, one of the most developed countries in the world? I saw lots of 10 chalk, too small to be held, saved for 11 . In our country, 12 lots of children can’t receive education because of the lack of 13 , nobody ever uses the bits of chalk like that. I couldn’t 14 thinking about the clean roads, the neat paper money and the cars running on the roads in South Korea. It is the 15 that makes South Korea a strong country, something we lost for years.
In South Korea, I saw many old buildings built in the 16 style. Moreover, the people were very interested in Chinese traditional culture. I saw many books written by Confucius and other Chinese philosophers. Also, learning Chinese is part of students’ curriculum.
China has 5000 years’ splendid history and thousands of renowned scholars. Not only should we study our glorious (光荣的) 17 in class, but we must put it into 18 . 19 a civilized and developed country, I think it is necessary to 20 our culture back to life.
1. A. doubts B. questions C. problems D. nervousness
2. A. As long as B. As far as C. As soon as D. At once
3. A. earned B. delivered C. accepted D. received
4. A. Over B. For C. On D. Along
5. A. surprised B. taught C. impressed D. excited
6. A. scene B. sight C. time D. view
7. A. great B. little C. more D. a little
8. A. interesting B. different C. strange D. better
9. A. puzzled B. inspired C. shocked D. interested
10. A. bits of B. pieces of C. heads of D. coloured
11. A. future use B. spare use C. collection D. cleaning
12. A. though B. while C. as D. where
13. A. sources B. development C. money D. help
14. A. stop B. help C. keep D. avoid
15. A. hard work B. culture C. people D. spirit
16. A. traditional B. modern C. Chinese D. familiar
17. A. history B. past C. tradition D. culture
18. A. effect B. practice C. action D. service
19. A. For B. Building C. With D. In order to be
20. A. take B. make C. lead D. bring
完形填空练习(五十)
When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 1 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 2 in good health, or 3 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 4 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 5 the title. Therefore, the scissors would 6 before they start, 7 halfway done when I find out the 8 result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 9 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 10 up. But you know the future is unpredictable (不可预料的)—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 11 . Thus you are 12 in a difficult position and feel sad. How 13 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 14 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.
In fact that is what 15 is like: we are often 16 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only 17 we get into another. The 18 may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind. I 19 remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual (不经意) 20 may not be a bad one.
1. A. front B. same C. either D. opposite
2. A. get B. keep C. lead D. bring
3. A. advice B. news C. a theory D. a report
4. A. suffer B. reduce C. prevent D. cause
5. A. on B. for C. without D. off
6. A. use B. handle C. prepare D. stay
7. A. or B. but C. so D. for
8. A. satisfying B. regretful C. surprising D. impossible
9. A. courage B. strength C. attention D. patience
10. A. given B. held C. made D. picked
11. A. near B. alone C. about D. behind
12. A. filled B. attracted C. caught D. struck
13. A. dares B. comes C. deals D. does
14. A. improves B. changes C. progresses D. goes
15. A. study B. society C. nature D. life
16. A. faced B. supplied C. connected D. fixed
17. A. before B. after C. until D. as
18. A. following B. next C. above D. former
19. A. still B. also C. once D. almost
20. A. treatment B. action C. choice D. remark
参考答案
完形填空训练(一)
1~5 ADCDA 6~10 BCAAB 11~15 CCCAD 16~20 BABCD
完形填空训练(二)
1~5 BADCA 6~10 DCDAB 11~15 BCDAC 16~20 CDACB
完形填空训练(三)
1~5 DBCDA 6~10 BCACB 11~15 DCDAA 16~20 BCABC
完形填空训练(四)
1 ~5 ADBAC 6~10 ACCDA 11~15 BCBAC 16~20 ADCBD
完形填空训练(五)
1~5 DBCBA 6~10 CDABC 11~15 CACBD 16~20 AAABD
完形填空训练(六)
1~5 BDABC 6~10 BDBAC 11~15 BACDD 16~20 BCAAD
完形填空训练(七)
1~5 DCBDD 6~10 CDACB 11~15 ABCCB 16~20 DAAAC
完形填空训练(八)
1~5 CCACB 6~10 CBDDA 11~15 ADBCA 16~20 BDCBD
完形填空训练(九)
1~5 BACBD 6~10 ACADB 11~15 CBDAC 16~20 ABDCD
完形填空训练(十)
1~5 BDABC 6~10 ADCCA 11~15 BACBD 16~20 BADBC
完形填空训练(十一)
1~5 BABDC 6~10 CADBA 11~15 CDDCA 16~20 ABDCB
完形填空训练(十二)
1~5 CBDBA 6~10 DBCDD 11~15 CBCAB 16~20 DDABD
完形填空训练(十三)
1~5 BCBAD 6~10 ACBAA 11~15 DCBDA 16~20 CDDAB
完形填空训练(十四)
1~5 CBDAB 6~10 CDADA 11~15 ADDBB 16~2 BACCD
完形填空训练(十五)
1~5 DCABC 6~10 BABBC 11~15 BCCAA 16~20 DDAAD
完形填空训练(十六)
1~5 BABDC 6~10 AABDB 11~15 DCABC 16~20 DCBCB
完形填空训练(十七)
1~5 BDCAB 6~10 DCBAC 11~15 BACBC 16~20 DABCD
完形填空训练(十八)
1~5 ABCBB 6~10 DABDD 11~15 BCCBC 16~20 CDCBD
完形填空训练(十九)
1~5 CCDBC 6~10 DAABA 11~15 BADDC 16~20 ABACD
完形填空训练(二十)
1~5 DBCDC 6~10 BABA 11~15 ABACD 16~20 CDACB
完形填空练习(二十一)
1~5 BACDA 6~10 BACBA 11~15 BCBAA 16~20 DCCAD
完形填空练习(二十二)
1~5 AACAB 6~10 CDBCB 11~15 BCACD 16~20 BACDB
完形填空练习(二十三)
1~5 CBCDB 6~10 CDBCB 11~15 CDCBD 16~20 CBCBC
完形填空练习(二十四)
1~5 BACBD 6~10 ADBBC 11~15 DABDC 16~20 BDADA
完形填空练习(二十五)
1~5 ABCCB 6~10 ADADB 11~15 ACDBD 16~20 ACBDA
完形填空练习(二十六)
1~5 BDCAB 6~10 DDCAB 11~15 CBDBC 16~20 BCADA
完形填空练习(二十七)
1~5 BADAC 6~10 DACBD 11~15 BCADB 16~20 ACDCB
完形填空练习(二十八)
1~5 BDCDD 6~10 ACBBC 11~15 BADDC 16~20 ACBDB
完形填空练习(二十九)
1~5 ADCCD 6~10 CBBAA 11~15 CCDDC 16~20 DBBAC
完形填空练习(三十)
1~5 BDABD 6~10 ABACD 11~15 BABDB 16~20 ABDBC
完形填空练习(三十一)
1~5 BDDCB 6~10 DBBCC 11~15 BBDAC 16~20 ADBDC
完形填空练习(三十二)
1~5 CABDA 6~10 CDCAB 11~15 DBCAD 16~20 BCAAD
完形填空练习(三十三)
1~5 CABDB 6~10 ACDAC 11~15 DABDC 16~20 ABDDB
完形填空练习(三十四)
1~5 CDCAD 6~10 BADBC 11~15 ADBCA 16~20 CBADB
完形填空练习(三十五)
1~5 DABCC 6~10 ABCDD 11~15 ABACB 16~20 DDBCA
完形填空练习(三十六)
1~5 BCACD 6~10 ABDAC 11~15 CDBAB 16~20 DCBAD
完形填空练习(三十七)
1~5 BCAAC 6~10 BBABD 11~15 CCCBA 16~20 BBCBD
完形填空练习(三十八)
1~5 DABDC 6~10 CBCBA 11~15 CBDAC 16~20 DBCAC
完形填空练习(三十九)
1~5 BCDAA 6~10 DABCB 11~15 CBADB 16~20 DABAB
完形填空练习(四十)
1~5 DABBC 6~10 BBABC 11~15 DABDC 16~20 CACBC
完形填空练习(四十一)
1~5 CBADA 6~10 CDCBC 11~15 DBBDC 16~20 ABBAC
完形填空练习(四十二)
1~5 ACCCD 6~10 ADBCD 11~15 DABAA 16~20 DCBCB
完形填空练习(四十三)
1~5 BCADA 6~10 DCBDC 11~15 CAADC 16~20 BAADC
完形填空练习(四十四)
1~5 CBABA 6~10 AACDB 11~15 BDCBD 16~20 DADDC
完形填空练习(四十五)
1~5 DACBB 6~10 BAACC 11~15 DDABC 16~20 DDCBA
完形填空练习(四十六)
1~5 BADAC 6~10 BCBBD 11~15 CACBB 16~20 CDABD
完形填空练习(四十七)
1~5 DACBA 6~10 CACDB 11~15 ADBCA 16~20 DCBAB
完形填空练习(四十八)
1~5 AACBB 6~10 ADDAB 11~15 BCDBD 16~20 ABBDC
完形填空练习(四十九)
1~5 BCDAC 6~10 CDBCA 11~15 ADCBD 16~20 CDBDD
完形填空练习(五十)
1~5 DBDAC 6~10 DABBA 11~15 ACBAB 16~20 ABDAC
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