大学英语B阅读理解完型填空训练题目

大学英语 B 阅读理解和完型填空训练题目——大学英语网考系列之五本系列资料均来自网络世界，仅供老师们为学生进行辅导参考使用。

切不可当作最后一赌来押题用。

英语学习是个漫长的工夫，“熟”方能生巧。

临阵磨枪不快也光，那基本是歪理邪说。

参加考试需要的是“硬”道理。

让应试教育尽快见鬼去吧……Passage 1No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon（外科医生）and part of it taken out．Today，however，we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation．The sick person falls into a kind of sleep，and when he awakes，the operation is finished．But these happy conditions are fairly new．It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain．Long ago，operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything．The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him．He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off，and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched．Soon after 1770，Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”．Laughing gas became known in America．Young men and women went to parties to try it．Most of them spent their time laughing，but one man at a party，Horace Wells，noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him．Wells took some of the gas，and his friend pulled out one of Well's teeth．Wells felt no pain at all．As he didn't know enough about laughing gas，he gave a man less gas than he should have．The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out．Wells tried again，but this time he gave too much of the gas，and the man died．Wells never forgot this terrible event．1．It is ＿＿＿＿since a man being operated felt all the pain．A．a few more years B．not longC．few years D．two thousand years2．Long ago，when the sick man was operated on，he ＿＿＿＿．A．could feel nothing B．could not want anythingC．could feel all the pain D．could do anything3．Using the laughing gas，the people did not seem to ＿＿＿＿．A．be afraid of anything B．feel painC．want to go to the parties D．be ill4．If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he ＿＿.A．felt nothing B．felt very comfortable（舒服的）C．still felt pain D．would die5．One who took too much of the laughing gas ＿＿＿．A．would laugh all the time B．would dieC．would never feel pain D．would be very calm参考答案：CBCBPassage 2Modern zoos are very different from zoos that were built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places where people could go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages that were made of concrete (混凝土) with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean. Unfortunately for animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. The zoo environment was anything but natural. Although the zoo keepers took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive (茁壮成长) ; They behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill. In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats (家园).The animal was given more freedom in large areas so that they can live as they would in nature. Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow through the areas that the animals live in. There are few bars; there is often only a deep ditch (沟渠), filled with water, surrounding an area where several species of animals live together as they would naturally.注：本段文字很方便设计完形填空题目，可以让学生认真阅读熟悉其内容。

大学英语B1一、交际英语1.- Thank you for the wonderful meal，Mrs。

Hanson。

- _________A。

Oh，I don’t think you ate well。

B。

I'm not a good cook in fact。

C。

Be careful next time.D.I'm glad you enjoyed it.答案：D2.Is that seat taken？—- _________A。

Please don't worry。

B。

I don't think so。

C。

Why not?D.It's very nice.答案:B3.- This box is too heavy for me to carry it upstairs.— _______A.You may ask for help.B。

I’ll give you a hand.C.Please do me a favor.D.I’d come to help。

答案：B4.— Do you mind my smoking here?— _______A。

No, thanks。

B。

Yes, I do。

C.Yes. I'd rather not。

D.Good idea.答案：B5。

- Hey, Tom，what’s up?— __________A.Yes, definitely！B。

Oh, not much.C.What is happening in your life？D.You are lucky。

答案：B二、阅读理解One day，Mr。

Black went into a restaurant。

He put his coat on a chair near the door。

There was nothing in the pockets of his coat. After he had his meal, he went to take his coat back. He found there was much money in one of his pockets。

完形填空D id you sleep well last night? Maybe many people will answer: No. In fact, in the world about one in threepeople do not have good sleep. 1 you say you do not have good sleep, it means waking early and not getting back to sleep, often interrupted short period of sleep, or hours of wakefulness. You 2 get tired, worried, and anxious. Your memory and ability to remember things will be 3 .Then what should you do when you have the trouble? Do not worry about it too much. First, let’s see whether you can sleep yourself. The ways are as follows:First, 4 that your bedroom isn’t too cold or too hot. Keep it dark and quiet.Second, check your lifestyle:Do not drink tea, coffee, cola or chocolate four hours before 5 . Drink less liquid so that you can have no or fewer visits to the toilet.Set your body clock well by getting up and going to bed at the fixed time every day. You 6 take any daytime naps.Develop a relaxing bedtime habit. Read or 7 music, then take a warm bath. If you really can not sleep, try some bread, rice 8 milk. They will help you fall asleep.Go for a daily walk. Natural light help you to put your body clock into correct habit, 9 do exercise outdoors if you can.Forget the worries of the day. Write down any worries, thoughts or questions before you go to bed. With these written down, you will have 10 to think about and your sleep will become easier.1. C. If2. B. may3. A. affected4. B. make sure5. C. going to bed6. D. had better not7. A. listen to8. B. or9. C. so10. D. lessI t is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a greatdeal. Foreign 1 can be very educational for anyone if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be difficult for the traveler, 2 the benefits of such an effort would become obvious immediately 3 his arrival. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing how to 4 a meal or book a room is necessary for the newcomerin a strange country. Without knowing the language, it is very difficult 5 the stranger to understand the people of the new country and their customs.Of course, in our small world it is often possible to find someone 6 understands our own, but thisis only second-best for the traveler. To be sure, he can see places and things 7 the use of a language, but places and things 8 not the heart of any country. To get the greatest benefit from a trip 9 another country, it is how important for the visitor to 10 an understanding of the language.1. A. travel2. D. but3. A. on4. B. order5. C. for6. A. who7. A. without8. B. are9. C. to10. D. haveM any students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustratingexperience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps 1 the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, 2 reading material and giving out assignment. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and 3 what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and 4 become hard even for the students to understand.Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skills they need to be 5 listeners and not-takers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which 6 learners to practice these skills independently. In all cases it is important to 7 the problem before actually starting your studies.It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty 8 acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of 9 these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic strategy is to finda study partner 10 it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.1.B. illustrating2.C. distributing3.C. wonders4.D. which5.A. effective6.A. enable7.C. tackle8.A. in9.D. overcoming10.C. with whomM ore and more teachers and parents have noticed another kind of pollution, 1 came from the printed paperssold on streets.These printed things look like newspaper but have hardly anything to do with them. You can only find reading materials badly 2 there-some are too strange for anyone to believe, 3 are frightening stories of something even worse. However, many of the young students are getting absorbed in such poisonous reading, which costs them what they should pay for their breakfast and bring them nightmares and immoral ideas 4 return. Homework is left undone, daily games lost.These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writes, publishers and printers, 5 they are, we never know, are making their silent money. The sheep skinned wolf’s stories seem to have been forgotten once again.Why not forbid this kind of things at school? Yes, both teachers and parents have 6 each other for more strict control of the young readers. Yet unfortunately, 7 you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. Sometimes you may even find several children share one patched paper, which has traveled from one had to 8 driven by the curious nature.It really does harm to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 9 teachers and parents need more powerful support. Meanwhile, the young readers need more interesting books to help them 10 these ugly papers.1.C. which2.B. made up3.B. others4.B. in5.B. whoever6.D. asked7.B. the more8.C. another9.D. worried10.D. get rid ofO ne day when Jamie came home after school, his mother had on her worry face. He knew she was thinking of1 “It’s bad out there. Black clouds are coming from the sea,” Jamie said. “ Yes. I’m thinking of those fishing boats at sea,” she said.At that moment 2 went out. Jamie and his mother were in the dark.“The coastline will be in the dark,” Jamie’s mother said. She got more worried. 3 always comein threes. I broke my best glasses this morning, and my sister has the cold.“Now, don’t worry, mum. They’re right.” They’re 4 to come through this all right.But Jamie really worried about those fishing boats himself. The fishing boats would 5 the cove （海湾）in the dark.Jamie took flare and rushed into the wind. There was a cliff by the sea. He started to climb. He 6 himself up hand over hand. At last he reached the top.He 7 three times. On the fourth try he fired off one of the flares. It rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw another answering flare up, then another, then another. The answering flares from the fishing boats showed they 8 the entrance to the cove but then changed course and were 9 sailing into the cove. They were almost home. Jamie helped 10 the fishermen of the village.1.D. the weather2.D. the lights3.C. Troubles4.A. sure5.B. miss6.B. pulled7.C. failed8.C. had passed by9.A. now10.B. saveT here were once three sons of a wealthy businessman. 1 they met, the two eldest, who were twins, 2to quarrel about which of them should be his father’s heir（继承人）. The youngest, who was not 3 ambitious （野心勃勃的）, took no part in their argument. As soon as they left home, the father arranged for an adequate income to be provided for 4 of them, but insisted that apart from this they were to be financially self-supporting. The 5 twin, who had the advantage of good looks and a striking personality, decided that he would take up the stage 6 a career. He 7 a small repertory company, acted in minor parts, was always unpunctual （不准时）at rehearsals and was accordingly 8 with his fellow-actors. He earned little and so had to live mainly on his allowance. He occasionally thought of 9 his profession, but always put off 10 a decision, and he became increasingly bored and disillusioned.1. B. whenever2. B. used3. C. in the least4. C. each5. D. elder6. B. as7. A. joined8. B. unpopular9. D. changing10. A. making新型-完型填空练习题1、It seems quite clearly unjust to pay two people different amounts of money for doing the same work. But it is not as easy as it appeals at first __1（sight）__ to introduce equal pay for equal work.Two people may be working side by side in a factory and doing the same work, but one may be doing it twice as fast as the __2（other ）__; or one may be making no mistakes, while the other is making a lot. In some kinds of work, one can solve the problem of speed if one pays by the amount of work to be done and not by the hour: work paid for in this __3(way )__ is called piece-work. But it is not always possible to do this, so it is sometimes useful to pay workers at different rates, which take differences in skill into __4(account)__. This usually means that the younger and therefore less experienced worker gets less than the __5(older)__ and more experienced one, which seems reasonable enough.2、Man can not go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the __1(next)__ 30 years man will face a period of crisis. __2(Some)__ experts believe that there will be a widespread food shortage. Other experts think this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But remember that two thirds of the people in the world are under-nourished（有营养的）or starving now.One thing that man can do is to limit the __3(number)__ of babies born. The need __4(for)__ this is obvious, but it is not __5(easy)__ to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families.3、Do you know the story about the fox and the grapes? A fox is ___1(looking for)___ food. He is very hungry. Now, he stands near a wall. The wall is very ___2(high)___.The fox is looking up. He sees a lot of fine grapes ___3(on)___ the wall. He smiles and says, "How nice they are! I want to eat them."The fox jumps and jumps, but the wall is too high. He ___4(can't)___ get the grapes.The fox says, "I must go now. I don't like those grapes. They are green. They are not ___5(good)___ to eat."4、Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have more cars than before. Every day many people are ___1(killed)___ while they cross the road. Most of ___2(them)___ are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they usually can't see clearly or hear very well. ___3(children)___ are killed because they are careless.A car, truck or bus can't stop very quickly if it is going very fast. The faster a car is traveling, the longer it takes to stop. But people walking in the street do not always understand this. It's ___4(difficult )___ for people to know how fast a car is traveling.The new traffic laws were put into use ___5(on)___ May 1st, 2004. The new traffic laws will make the streets safer for walking and driving.5、Mr. Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often borrows some books from the library. He keeps ___1(a few)___ to the radio every morning and reading newspapers after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His students worship（崇拜）him very much.Mike, Mr. Clarke's little son, is only nine. He ___2(listening)___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Clarke always thinks he's too ___3(also)___ to understand him and chooses the easiest ones to answer. Of course the boy is not pleased with that.One day Mike read ___4(young)___ about the lights and was interested in it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him ___5(something)___ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know more than sons!"The boy thought for a while and said, "I don't think so!"。

完型填空B1、 A hot dog is one of the most popular American foods. It was,named after Frankfimer, a German food.You may hear “hot dog” used in other ways. People sometimes say “hot dog”to express ___21___. For example, a friend may ask ___22___ you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great! I would love to go.”Or, you could say,“ Hot dog! I would love to go.”People ___23___ use the expression to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how great he is. You o ften hear such ___24___ called a “hot dog”. He may be a baseball player for example, who catches the ball with one hand, making a(n) ___25___ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a hot dog because when he makes such a catch, he bows to the crowd, hoping to win their cheers.1）、A.alsoB.a personC.ifD.easyE.pleasure答案：E2）、A.alsoB.a personC.ifD.easyE.pleasure答案：C3）、A.alsoB.a personC.ifD.easyE.pleasure答案：A4）、A.alsoB.a personC.ifD.easyE.pleasure答案：B5）、A.alsoB.a personC.ifD.easyE.pleasure答案：D2、Sometimes people are cheatedby dress. Once，a great scholar went toa party. As he was very simply__21__，he could not go inside. So hereturned home and put on his __22__clothes. He went back to the party andwas given a warm reception. In thetime of the dinner he did not eat butwas talking to his clothes．The hostcame and asked what was __23__. Thescholar told him what happened. Sincehe was admitted only __24__ hisdress，he was talking to his dress. Thehost regretted about it and asked forthe pardon of the scholar. Thoughdress may be，to some extent(某种程度上)，__25__ to judge a person，thatalone will not be sufficient.1）、A.bestB.because ofefulD.dressedE.wrong答案：D2）、A.bestB.because ofefulD.dressedE.wrong答案：A3）、A.bestB.because ofefulD.dressedE.wrong答案：E4）、A.bestB.because ofefulD.dressedE.wrong答案：B5）、A.bestB.because ofefulD.dressedE.wrong答案：C3、One night, a thief broke into an old man's house. He ___21___ a noise and woke up the old man and his wife. The husband told his wife to be silent, while he said loudly, “My dear, these days thieves are cleverer. If they take ___22___ their clothes and put them on the table, the people in the room will fall asleep and can't wake up.”When the thief ___23___this, he took off his clothes at once and was ready to set out to work. At this___24___, the husband suddenly shouted in a loud voice:“Stop thief! Stop thief!” The thief was very frightened. He ran away as fast as be could and ___25___ his clothes on the table.1）、A.madeB.momentC.offD.leftE.heard答案：A 2）、A.madeB.momentC.offD.leftE.heard答案：C3）、A.madeB.momentC.offD.leftE.heard答案：E4）、A.madeB.momentC.offD.leftE.heard答案：B5）、A.madeB.momentC.offD.leftE.heard答案：D4、Mary was an English girl, butshe lived in Paris. She was seven yearsold. Last year her mother said to her,"You are six years old, Mary, and youare going to begin __21__ to a schoolhere. You are going to like it verymuch because it's a very nice school.""Is it a beautiful school?" Mary asked."Yes, it is," her mother said. Marywent to school, and enjoyed herlessons. Her mother always __22__ herto school in the morning and __23__her home in the afternoon.Last Monday her mother went tothe school at 4 o'clock, and Mary ranout of her classroom. "We've got a newgirl in our school today, Mummy," shesaid."She's six years old, too, and sheis very nice, but she isn't English. Sheis a German." "Does she __24__English? " Mary's mother asked. "No,but she __25__ in English," Mary saidhappily.1）、A.broughtB.speakughsD.to goE.took答案：D2）、A.broughtB.speakughsD.to goE.took答案：E3）、A.broughtB.speakughsD.to goE.took答案：A4）、A.broughtB.speakughsD.to goE.took答案：B5）、A.broughtB.speakughsD.to goE.took答案：C5、 A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much ___21___ a nice-looking watch. He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it.While the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner's hand and ran out with it. It all happened in ___22___ seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man had already ___23___ among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand, "Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?" he said in a low voice, "It's only a hundred dollars.""The young man doesn't know I saw him ___24___ the watch just now," he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend ___25___ a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said,"You are a fool. This watch is worthonly ten dollars. I'm sure the shopowner and the young man planned allthis together."1）、A.a fewB.disappearedC.to getD.tookE.stealing答案：C2）、A.a fewB.disappearedC.to getD.tookE.stealing答案：A3）、A.a fewB.disappearedC.to getD.tookE.stealing答案：B4）、A.a fewB.disappearedC.to getD.tookE.stealing答案：E5）、A.a fewB.disappearedC.to getD.tookE.stealing答案：D6、People in different parts of theworld have very different ideas aboutwhat is good to eat. The people nearthe North Pole __21__ the raw meat ofseals. People living in the desert preferthe roasted(烘烤的) meat of sheep orgoats. Americans cook the meat ofmany different animals, but perhapstheir favorite __22__ is steak.Americans also eat a lot of chicken, aswell as fish and other foods from thesea. Some people in India do not eatmeat or fish at all.Even when people in differentparts of the world eat the same food,they often prepare it very differently. Ifyou were in Germany, you would findsoup that is thick and heavy. If youwere in China, you would find soupthat is thin and clear. Many __23__like butter that is fresh and firm;however, some people -in India, forexample - like butter that it is meltedinto an oil.People in different parts of theworld also have different ideas aboutwhat is good to drink. The mostpopular hot drinks are coffee and tea.Coffee is very popular __24__northern Europe and in the MiddleEast. Some people put cream and sugarin their coffee. But in the United States,many people make their coffee "black"- that is, __25__ cream or sugar. Tea isthe national drink in China, Japan, andother east Asian countries. In these countries, people drink tea without sugar. But in England, where it is also a national drink, many people use sugar and hot or cold milk in their tea. 1）、A.foodB.inC.withoutD.enjoyE.people答案：D2）、A.foodB.inC.withoutD.enjoyE.people答案：A3）、A.foodB.inC.withoutD.enjoyE.people答案：E4）、A.foodB.inC.withoutD.enjoyE.people答案：B5）、A.foodB.inC.withoutD.enjoyE.people答案：C7、Mr. Clarke works in a middleschool. He likes reading and oftenborrows some books from the library.He keeps ___21___ to the radio everymorning and reading newspapers aftersupper. So he knows much and teacheswell. His students worship（崇拜）himvery much.Mike, Mr. Clarke's little son, isonly nine. He ___22___ likes readingbooks. And he often asks his fathersome qusetions. Mr. Clarke alwaysthinks he's too ___23___ to understandhim and chooses the easiest ones toanswer. Of course the boy is notpleased with that.One day Mike read ___24___about the lights and was interested in it.When his father told him to do somehousework, he went on thinking of it.He asked him ___25___ questions, andhis father answered all. Then his fathersaid proudly, "Fathers always knowmore than sons!"The boy thought for a while andsaid, "I don't think so!"1）、A.a fewB.listeningC.alsoD.youngE.something答案：B2）、A.a fewB.listeningC.alsoD.youngE.something答案：C3）、A.a fewB.listeningC.alsoD.youngE.something答案：D4）、A.a fewB.listeningC.alsoD.youngE.something答案：E5）、A.a fewB.listeningC.alsoD.youngE.something答案：A8、Man can not go on increasinghis number at the present rate. In the__21__ 30 years man will face a periodof crisis. __22__ experts believe thatthere will be a widespread foodshortage. Other experts think this is toopessimistic, and that man can preventthings from getting worse than they arenow. But remember that two thirds ofthe people in the world areunder-nourished（有营养的）orstarving now.One thing that man can do is to limit the __23__ of babies born. The need __24__ this is obvious, but it is not __25__ to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families. 1）、A.forB.easyC.SomeD.numberE.next答案：E2）、A.forB.easyC.SomeD.numberE.next答案：C3）、A.forB.easyC.SomeD.numberE.next答案：D4）、A.forB.easyC.SomeD.numberE.next答案：A5）、A.forB.easyC.SomeD.numberE.next答案：B9、Glasses protect people's eyesfrom bright light. Microscopes maketiny things larger __21__ we canexamine them. Telescopes makeobjects that are far away appear__22__ closer to us. However in recentyears plastics have replaced glass__23__ conditions where glass mightbe easily broken there are new uses tobe developed for glass that were neverimagined in the __24__. Perhaps thegreatest __25__ of glass is that itsconstituent (构成的) parts areinexpensive and can be found all overthe world.1）、A.muchB.so thatC.advantageD.pastE.on答案：B2）、A.muchB.so thatC.advantageD.pastE.on答案：A3）、A.muchB.so thatC.advantageD.pastE.on答案：E4）、A.muchB.so thatC.advantageD.pastE.on答案：D5）、A.muchB.so thatC.advantageD.pastE.on答案：C10、From the earliest time it waswell known to the Peruvians (秘鲁人)that when a cut was made in the thickskin of a rubber tree, a white liquid likemilk came __21__. From this liquid asticky mass of rubber might be made.This rubber is soft and wax-like whenwarm so that it is difficult to give anyform.The Peruvians made the discoverythat it is very good for __22__ outwater. Then in the early period of thecentury they made overshoes to keeptheir feet dry.Then a certain Mr. Mackintoshdeveloped selling coats of cloth whichwere lined with rubber. TodayMackintosh raincoats are still __23__after him.But these first rubber shoes andraincoat were unpleasantly soft and sticky in __24__. They were also stiff and very cold in water. They were like wax __25__ they felt a bit stronger. 1）、A.keepingB.summerC.althoughD.outd答案：D2）、A.keepingB.summerC.althoughD.outd答案：A3）、A.keepingB.summerC.althoughD.outd答案：E4）、A.keepingB.summerC.althoughD.outd答案：B5）、A.keepingB.summerC.althoughD.outd答案：C11、Mr Johnson was asking Tom alot of questions, but Tom couldn'tanswer any of them. Mr Johnson thendecided to ask him some very simplequestions ___21___ he could get a fewright. "What was the Great Pyramid?"he asked.Tom thought for ___22___ andthen answered, "A city in Australia?""No, it was an old tomb inEgypt," Mr Johnson said. He wasgetting a little angry now, but he wastrying not to ___23___ it.Then he asked, "Who was the firstpresident of the United States?"Tom thought for a long time, butdidn't say anything. Then Mr Johnsongot very ___24___ and shouted,"George Washington!" Tom stood upand began to walk towards his seat."Come ___25___!" Mr Johnsonsaid. "I didn't tell you to go.""Oh, I'm sorry," Tom said. "Ithought you called the next student."1）、A.so thatB.showC.some timeD.backE.angry答案：A2）、A.so thatB.showC.some timeD.backE.angry答案：C3）、A.so thatB.showC.some timeD.backE.angry答案：B4）、A.so thatB.showC.some timeD.backE.angry答案：E5）、A.so thatB.showC.some timeD.backE.angry答案：D12、If you asked high school girlsto name their favorite sports, mostwould probably say basketball orvolleyball. I happen to be one of thefew girls who would ___21___:surfing. But isn't that a boy thing?Some people wonder. Most wouldcertainly not.I started surfing about five yearsago and ___22___ in love with thesport on the very first day. Riding thatfirst wave was the best feeling I hadever ___23___.When I try to compare surfingwith other things, I find it very difficult because, in my ___24___, there's nothing like it. It involves body, mind, and soul. There's sand between my toes and cool, salt water all ___25___ us. The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that water, becoming one with the ocean, is like I'm weightless. 1）、A.experiencedB.lifeC.aroundD.answerE.fell答案：D2）、A.experiencedB.lifeC.aroundD.answerE.fell答案：E3）、A.experiencedB.lifeC.aroundD.answerE.fell答案：A4）、A.experiencedB.lifeC.aroundD.answerE.fell答案：B5）、A.experiencedB.lifeC.aroundD.answerE.fell答案：C13、Wednesday, 24 SeptemberDear Sally,Thank you very much for yourletter. I am __21__ that you have hadsuch bad weather. Perhaps it will bebetter when the spring __22__. Wehave had good weather. Last week itwas very hot and on Sunday I was inthe garden all day. Now it is 8 o'clock__23__ but I am still sitting outside towrite this letter.Yesterday I went to the cinema.The film was called "Red River". Itwas about a place in the south ofEngland __24__ the river became red,but nobody was able to explain it.Then a journalist came and found acompany __25__ some chemicals intothe river. The film wasn't very good.I hope you are very well.Yours,Jimmy1）、A.in the eveningB.sorryC.whereD.had thrownes round答案：B2）、A.in the eveningB.sorryC.whereD.had thrownes round答案：E3）、A.in the eveningB.sorryC.whereD.had thrownes round答案：A4）、A.in the eveningB.sorryC.whereD.had thrownes round答案：C5）、A.in the eveningB.sorryC.whereD.had thrownes round答案：D14、Strange things happen to timewhen you travel, because the earth isdivided into twenty-four parts,___21___ a part. You can have dayswith more or fewer than twenty-fourhours, and weeks with more or fewerthan seven days.Your ship goes into ___22___time part every day if you make afive-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean. As you go into each part, the time ___23___ one hour. Traveling west, you set your clock back; traveling east, you let it ahead. Each day of your journey has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you ___24___ the International Date Line. This is the point where a new day ___25___. When you go across the line, you change your calendar one full day, back or ahead.1）、A.a differentB.one hourC.crossD.changesE.begins答案：B2）、A.a differentB.one hourC.crossD.changesE.begins答案：A3）、A.a differentB.one hourC.crossD.changesE.begins答案：D4）、A.a differentB.one hourC.crossD.changesE.begins答案：C5）、A.a differentB.one hourC.crossD.changesE.begins答案：E15、More and more people have toinstall burglar alarms in their houses ifthey want to get insurance. Insurancecompanies __21__ people in certainareas to install the alarms before theywill give them insurance for the pastyear. This is due to increasing crime insome parts of the country. This can bea problem for people __22__ arestruggling to make ends meet（收支平衡）. The alarms, __23__ can be veryexpensive, need to be installed by anelectrician. It is __24__ that 20% ofhomes have alarms installed, and thatanother 20% of people plan to havethem installed but have not installedthem yet. The insurance companiestold people __25__ the alarms on alldoors and windows.1）、A.have been askingB.whichC.whoD.to installE.estimated答案：A2）、A.have been askingB.whichC.whoD.to installE.estimated答案：C3）、A.have been askingB.whichC.whoD.to installE.estimated答案：B4）、A.have been askingB.whichC.whoD.to installE.estimated答案：E5）、A.have been askingB.whichC.whoD.to installE.estimated答案：D16、Two women on a train werearguing. At last one of them called theconductor. She said, "If the window isopen, I will ___21___ cold. And I'llprobably."The other woman said, "But if thewindow is shut, I will die. I will___22___ in breathing."The conductor didn't know what to do.A man had been listening all the time. He said he had ___23___."First open the window. That will kill ___24___." he said. "Next shut it. That will kill ___25___. Then we can have peace."1）、A.feel difficultB.an ideaC.catchD.the otherE.one答案：C2）、A.feel difficultB.an ideaC.catchD.the otherE.one答案：A3）、A.feel difficultB.an ideaC.catchD.the otherE.one答案：B4）、A.feel difficultB.an ideaC.catchD.the otherE.one答案：E5）、A.feel difficultB.an ideaC.catchD.the otherE.one答案：D17、Artists who draw pictures onthe pavement with chalk used to be acommon sight __21__ London, butthere are only a few left now.Sometimes the pictures are very good.This is proved by the fact that one ofthe artists' favorite tricks is to __22__ afive pound note and see how manypeople try to pick it up. The policeusually treat pavement artists kindlyand there is nothing in the law __23__drawing on the pavement unless theartist is __24__ he gets a large crowdaround him and this prevents otherpeople __25__ freely along the street.1）、A.againstB.drawC.inD.from passingE.so good that答案：C2）、A.againstB.drawC.inD.from passingE.so good that答案：B3）、A.againstB.drawC.inD.from passingE.so good that答案：A4）、A.againstB.drawC.inD.from passingE.so good that答案：E5）、A.againstB.drawC.inD.from passingE.so good that答案：D18、Kate and Sandy are Americanstudents. They are sisters. They live intown now. Kate is older than Sandy.She likes __21__ in town very much.Kate thinks living in town is moreinteresting than living in the country.There are more parks, shops andcinemas __22__ town than in thecountry. She especially likes the lightsin town. She thinks the lights __23__are more beautiful than the stars. Shelikes reading and reads more quicklythan Sandy. Often Kate reads untilvery late at night.Sandy likes the country __24__.She thinks the country life is quiet.There is less noise and fewer cars. Shelikes to visit her Aunt Peggy. She oftenhelps her aunt with her work. Sandylikes running. She runs faster than Kate. In the country Sandy can run longer than in town. She also thinks running in the country is the __25__ exciting thing to do.1）、A.inB.at nightC.betterD.livingE.most答案：D2）、A.inB.at nightC.betterD.livingE.most答案：A3）、A.inB.at nightC.betterD.livingE.most答案：B4）、A.inB.at nightC.betterD.livingE.most答案：C5）、A.inB.at nightC.betterD.livingE.most答案：E19、Traffic accidents killed morethan 104,000 people in China last year.Chinese cities have more cars thanbefore. Every day many people are___21___ while they cross the road.Most of ___22___ are old people andchildren. Old people are often killedbecause they usually can't see clearlyor hear very well. ___23___ are killedbecause they are careless.A car, truck or bus can't stop veryquickly if it is going very fast. Thefaster a car is traveling, the longer ittakes to stop. But people walking inthe street do not always understand this.It's ___24___ for people to know howfast a car is traveling.The new traffic laws were put intouse ___25___ May 1st, 2004. The newtraffic laws will make the streets saferfor walking and driving.1）、A.killedB.onC.childrenD.difficultE.them答案：A2）、A.killedB.onC.childrenD.difficultE.them答案：E3）、A.killedB.onC.childrenD.difficultE.them答案：C4）、A.killedB.onC.childrenD.difficultE.them答案：D5）、A.killedB.onC.childrenD.difficultE.them答案：B20、Sato Miyoko is a Japaneseschoolgirl. She didn't have a camera.For she lives out in the country, thereis no place to find a very good camera.She decided __21__ a digital cameraonline because it could be sent to her.She had searched the Internet fortwo hours then she found an ad for theSony digital camera. She liked the sizeand shape. After she had found moreinformation, she asked her father if shecould buy it. Mr. Sato looked at the ad.Then he found ads for other cameras__22__. After he had checked out allthe information about different kindsof cameras, he believed his daughterhad __23__ a good decision. This camera seemed to offer the most at the best price. He helped her order the camera online.Miyoko clicked on the screen, and a form appeared for her to fill in her personal information. Her dad helped her fill the form and typed in his credit card number. Miyoko filled in their telephone number, address and e-mail address. Then a screen came up that read, "Congratulations! You have __24__ bought a Sony camera." A week later Miyoko received the camera she had bought.Miyoko came to Beijing with her friends last month. She enjoyed her visit to Beijing so much that she took a lot of photos __25__ the new camera. They will help her remember this special trip forever.1）、A.withB.madeC.successfullyD.as wellE.to buy答案：E2）、A.withB.madeC.successfullyD.as wellE.to buy答案：D3）、A.withB.madeC.successfullyD.as wellE.to buy答案：B4）、A.withB.madeC.successfullyD.as wellE.to buy答案：C5）、A.withB.madeC.successfullyD.as wellE.to buy答案：A21、Last Saturday, Tony went tosee Benny. But he didn't know___21___ Benny lived. On the way, hestopped in front of a yellow house, andasked an old woman the ___22___ toBenny's house. “His house is not farfrom my house,” said the woman. “It'sbehind the trees. But you can't getthere easily.You can go there by bus.It'll ___23___ you hours to get there___24___ foo t.”“What's wrong withher?” Tony thought. “I can see Benny'shouse from here now. It's behind thetrees.”Then Tony walked to the otherside of the trees. He found the oldwoman was right. There was a river infront of him, and he couldn't see a boat.The house was on the other side of the___25___.1）、A.onB.whereC.wayD.riverE.take答案：B2）、A.onB.whereC.wayD.riverE.take答案：C3）、A.onB.whereC.wayD.riverE.take答案：E4）、A.onB.whereC.wayD.riverE.take答案：A5）、A.onB.whereC.wayD.riverE.take答案：D22、 A city man was on holiday inthe mountains. He talked ___21___ amountain man and found that the man was stupid, so he suggested they would ___22___ a game. "We'll ask each other questions," he said, "and the person will pay a dollar if he can't answer one question." The mountain man thought ___23___ this for a few minutes, then said that the city man was more educated than he and it would be fairer if the city man paid a dollar and he paid only 50 cents. The city man agreed."___24___ has three legs and can fly?" asked the mountain man. The city man thought a while, then answered, "I don't know. Here is your dollar."Then he asked the same question. "I don't know, ___25___." said the mountain man. "Here is your 50 cents."1）、A.playB.withC.WhatD.eitherE.about答案：B2）、A.playB.withC.WhatD.eitherE.about答案：A3）、A.playB.withC.WhatD.eitherE.about答案：E4）、A.playB.withC.WhatD.eitherE.about答案：C5）、A.playB.withC.WhatD.eitherE.about答案：D23、Helen was a very pretty girl,and her parents were quite proud of her.A lot of young men in the town wantedto marry her, but she was not satisfied__21__ any of them.One evening, one of thehandsomest of the young men whowanted to marry Helen came to visither in her parents' house and asked herto become his wife. She answered, “No,Tom. I __22__ marry you. I want tomarry a man who is famous, who can__23__ music, sing and dance verywell, who can tell really interestingstories, who doesn't smoke or drink,who stays at home in the evenings andwho stops __24__ when I am tired oflistening.”The young man got up, took hiscoat and went to the door. But beforehe __25__ the house, he turned andsaid to Helen, “It isn't a man you arelooking for. It's a television se t.”1）、A.won'tB.withC.leftD.playE.talking答案：B2）、A.won'tB.withC.leftD.playE.talking答案：A3）、A.won'tB.withC.leftD.playE.talking答案：D4）、A.won'tB.withC.leftD.playE.talking答案：E5）、A.won'tB.withC.leftD.playE.talking答案：C。

完型填空B1、Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, 1 backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure.Many of us think 2 stress as something that other people impose on us. We often complain about how other people put us 3 pressure. But we should try not to let such pressure affect us. We should not forget that we are largely responsible for some of the stress ourselves. We sometimes take 4 more work than our bodies and our minds can handle. We should learn to 5 our limitations. We should be aware of which things are really important and which are not.A：of B：under C：acceptD：from E：on答案：D A B E C2、Modern zoos are very different from zoos that were built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places 1 people could go to see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in cages that were made 2 concrete with iron bars, cages that were easy to keep clean.Unfortunately for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. The zoo environment was anything but natural. 3 the zoo keepers took good care of the animals and fed them well, many of the animals did not thrive; they behaved in strange ways, and they often became ill.In modern zoos, people can see animals in more natural habitats. The animals are given more 4 in large areas so that they can live more comfortably as they would in nature. Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and streams of water flow 5 the areas that animals live in.A：of B：Although C：whereD：over E：freedom答案：C A B E D3、The world is not only hungry; it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97% of this huge amount is seawater, 1 salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% of the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground, and other 2 .And we can't even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers. Even worse, some of it has been polluted.However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water,which is constantly being replaced by rainfall, is still enough for us. But our need 3 water is increasing rapidly - almost day by day. We all have to learn how to stop wasting our previous water. One of the first steps we should 4 is to develop ways of reusing it.Experiments have already been done in this 5 , but only on a small scale. The systems that have been worked out resemble those used in spacecraft.A：take B：or C：sourcesD：for E：case答案：B C D A E4、Man can't go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the next 30 years man will face a period of crisis. 1 experts believe that there will be a widespreadfood shortage. Other experts think this is too pessimistic（悲观的）, and man can prevent things 2 worse than they are now.One thing that man can do is to limit the number of babies born. The need for this is obvious, 3 it is not easy to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families. In the countries of the population explosion, many people like big families. The parents think that this 4 a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look after them in old age.Several governments have 5 birth control policies in recent years. Among them are Japan, China. India and Egypt. In some cases the results have not been successful. Japan has been an exception. People were encouraged to limit their families in the 1950's, which has effectively reduced the birth rate in Japan.A：From getting B：Some C：ButD：Adopted E：Brings答案：B A C E D5、Glasses protect people's eyes from bright light. Microscopes make tiny things larger __1__ we can examine them. Telescopes make objects that are far away appear __2__ closer to us. However in recent years plastics have replaced glass __3__ conditions where glass might be easily broken there are new uses to be developed for glass that were never imagined in the __4__. Perhaps the greatest __5__ of glass is that its constituent (构成的) parts are inexpensive and can be found all over the world.A：much B：so that C：advantageD：past E：on答案：B A E D C6、Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know __1__ to do when it slipped from his horse and fell __2__ the road. The sack was __3__ heavy for him to lift, and his only hope was that presently some one would come riding by and lend a hand.It was not long __4__ a rider appeared, but the farmer's heart sank when he recognized him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle near by. The farmer would have dared to ask __5__ farmer to help, or any poor man who might come along the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man.A：another B：what C：tooD：onto E：before答案：B D C E A7、Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn't know ___1___ Benny lived. On the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the ___2___ to Benny's house. "His house is not far from my house," said the woman. "It's behind the trees. But you can't get there easily.You can go there by bus. It'll___3___ you hours to get there ___4___ foot.""What's wrong with her?" Tony thought. "I can see Benny's house from here now. It's behind the trees."Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was right. There was a river in front of him, and he couldn't see a boat. The house was on the other side of the ___5___.A：on B：where C：wayD：river E：take答案：B C E A D8、Everyone has hobbies. A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. People who take up hobbies are hobbyists. They paint pictures, sing pop songs, ___1___ music instruments and collect stamps or other things. They grow flowers, ___2___ fishing and hunting. They climb mountains, swim, skate and play games.People today have ___3___ time than ever for hobbies. In early times, people were ___4___ busy making a living to have hobbies. Nowadays machines have taken the place of many workers. More people retire at an earlier age. They have hobbies___5___ these activities offer them enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation.A：because B：more C：playD：go E：too答案：C D B E A9、Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have more cars than before. Every day many people are ___1___ while they cross the road. Most of ___2___ are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they usually can't see clearly or hear very well. ___3___ are killed because they are careless.A car, truck or bus can't stop very quickly if it is going very fast. The faster a car is traveling, the longer it takes to stop. But people walking in the street do not always understand this. It's ___4___ for people to know how fast a car is traveling.The new traffic laws were put into use ___5___ May 1st, 2004. The new trafficlaws will make the streets safer for walking and driving.A：killed B：on C：childrenD：difficult E：them答案：A E C D B10、Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be ___1___ life on earth. All animals and plants need water. Man need water, too. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ___2___.Water ___3___ almost everywhere. Even in the driest part of the would there is some water in the air. You can not see it or feel it when it is part of the air. The water ___4___ seas and rivers is a liquid. The water in the air is not a liquid but a gas.Clouds are made of water. They may ___5__ made of very small drops of water. Water, you have found,is very useful, so we must save water.A：ourselves B：is found C：beD：in E：no答案：E A B D CPassage 11You may meet Americans who know very little about your country. If this __1__ the case, be patient with them. Unfortunately, little is taught about the cultures or customs of other countries in America schools. The United States has always been separated from older countries by the vast oceans to the East and West of the country. As a __2__ Americans have not become so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things as is often the case in older countries. If Americans try to help you __3__ something that is very familiar to you, if they mistake your country for another of thousands of kilometers away, be patient with them. The United States has developed into a modern nation in a very short time __4__ with many othercountries------only about 300 years. Americans have been very busy with growth of the country, with building roads and cities, establishing free education for millions of children, and making inventions, discoveries, and developments to benefit the whole world. The Nation's attention has been on the United States, not on the world, during most of this __5__ period. It is only since World War Two (1939-1945) that Americans have been more interested in other parts of the World.选项：A：with B：comparedC：result D：300-yearE：is答案：1、E2、C3、A4、B5、DPassage 12American people divide their days into several blocks of time, and plan different activities 1 different times.American time is "on the dot"(准确地). If something is supposed to happen at Eight o'clock, it will begin at eight. Americans value promptness(准时)and may become angry if a person is more than 15 minutes late 2 a good reason. If you know you are going to be late, call in advance and let someone know. 3 you arrive late, you should apologize and explain why. Americans arrive 4 time for doctors' appointments. The doctor may keep you 5 , but if you keep the doctor waiting, you may get a bill with the doctor's time!A：for B：waitingC：on D：if E：without答案：1、A2、E3、D4、C5、BPassage 13This is my timetable. I study at No.3 Middle School of Dongfang. From Monday to Friday I get up ___1___ 6:30 a.m. I have ___2___ at 7:00 and then I go to school. I don't like to be late. Our classes ___3___ at 8:30 a.m. We have four classes in the morning. I often have lunch at school with my classmates.In the afternoon, we have two classes. Classes are over at 3:30, and I get home at 4:00. But sometimes I don't ___4___ school so early because I play basketball on the playground. I have supper at about 6:00. After supper I do my homework. I often watch TV, but sometimes I ___5___ to do some reading and the story books are very interesting. I usually go to bed at about 10:00 p.m.A：leave B：at C：likeD：breakfast E：start答案：1、B2、D3、E4、A5、CPassage 14Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four parts, ___1___ a part. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.Your ship goes into ___2___ time part every day if you make a five-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean. As you go into each part, the time ___3___ one hour.Traveling west, you set your clock back; traveling east, you let it ahead. Each day of your journey has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you ___4___ the International Date Line. This is the point where a new day ___5___. When you go across the line, you change your calendar one full day, back or ahead.A：a different B：one hourC：cross D：changes E：begins答案：1、B2、A3、D4、C5、EPassage 15The people began talking a lot about Women's Liberation. __21__ first I did not take it seriously. I thought that the women in the movement were just unhappy and bitter. I had the __22__ that they hated men, whereas I myself had nothing against men at all. However, I was encouraged by a friend to attend a meeting in North London. There were Women's Liberation groups in each area of London, __23__ in size and in their particular interests. The group I attended was started by a few of middle-class intellectual women who wanted to get the support of working-class housewives in the area. However, __24__ I turned up at the meeting I found that the other women were all the middle-class graduates, a few with several degrees. Some of the girls were very intellectual and articulate, and had even published books or appeared on TV. I have been __25__ the group for several years now and we have had some interesting discussions about the issues the Women's Liberation Movement is concerned with.21. A. when B. At C. going to D. idea E. varying22. A. when B. At C. going to D. idea E. varying23. A. when B. At C. going to D. idea E. varying24. A. when B. At C. going to D. idea E. varying25. A. when B. At C. going to D. idea E. varying。

Passage 1The Internet began more than thirty years ago, and its goal was to increase communication among universities, the government and some major American businesses by linking their computers together. The Internetmakes it easy for them to send large amount of information quickly.As time passed, more people began using theInternet. In 1981, the Internet linked 13 computers. Only nine years later, it linked more than 350,000 computers.Today experts say there are about 300 million computers connected to the Internet.The Internet has changed theway people work. They can travel from place to place while getting in touch with their office all the time via theInternet. A recent report in the America magazine, Newsweek, said more than 89 million Americana now use theInternet at work. Companies around the world now use the Internet. One can hardly imagine how business could bedone without the Internet.The Internet is becoming more important than any one had thought possible. And its importance is expected to increase more in the future.因特网30年前开始多起来，它的目标在于提高大学间的联系。

大学英语B20091214_1139_2一、交际英语1、- Would you like something to drink? What about a cup of tea?- _________A：No, thanks.2、- What's the problem with your bike?- _________C：Nothing serious.3、- Paul, _______?- Oh, that's my father! And beside him, my mother.B：who's talking over there4、- Hi, Tom, how's everything with you?- ___________ , and how are you?B：Hm, not too bad5、- That's a beautiful dress you have on!- __________.A：Oh, thanks. I got it yesterday二、阅读理解1、 The dark smoke that comes out of stacks(大烟囱) or from a burningdump(垃圾) contains tiny bits of solid or liquid matter. The smoke also contains many gases, most of which cannot be seen. Altogether, they make up the serious problems of air pollution. In so many places it keeps us from seeing the sun, irritate(刺痛) our eyes, causes us to cough and makes us ill.Air pollution can spread from city to city. It even spreads from one country to another. Some northern European countries have had "black snow" from pollutants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is a global problem. It can kill babies, older people and those who have respiratory(呼吸) disease. In 1952, four thousands people die in one week as a result of a serious air pollution breakout in London. In 1948 in a small town of Pennsylvania, 20 people died in a four - day period of air pollution. As often found in cities, air pollution increases the risks of lung disease, such as bronchitis and asthma. Of course, smoking and other factors help to cause these illnesses, too, but these causes have increased greatly during recent years as air pollution has become worse.(1)、Which of the following is NOT true about the "black snow" incident?A：It happened in the northern European countries.B：It happened there because air pollution in these countries was most serious.C：Pollutants that fell with snow made it dirty.D：It is a global problem.答案： B评析：空(2)、Who can be killed by air pollution?A：Earth and plants.B：Stones and birds.C：Those who suffer from respiratory illnesses.D：Both A and C.答案： C评析：此题没有评析(3)、How many people died of air pollution in Pennsylvania in 1948?A：4,000.B：20.C：None.D：4020.答案： B评析：此题没有评析(4)、What are bronchitis and asthma?A：Different types of headaches.B：Lung disease.C：Heart diseases.D：Different types of stomach aches.答案： B评析：此题没有评析(5)、According to the passage, air pollution increases people's chance of getting ______?A：Headache.B：A lung disease.C：Stomachache.D：Nervous breakdown.答案： B评析：空2、 Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge. How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1900 the world's use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper thanother countries.Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of years. Parchment was very strong; it was made fromthe skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment.(1)、What's the meaning for the word 'parchment'? ________A：The skin of young animals.B：A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals.C：The paper used by European countries.D：The paper of Egypt.答案： B评析：空(2)、Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper? ________ A：More jobs could be provided than before.B：More people could be educated than before.C：More books could be printed and distributed.D：More ways could be used to exchange knowledge.答案： A评析：此题没有评析(3)、When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? ________A：Around 1400.B：Around 1900.C：Around 400.D：Around 900.答案： A评析：此题没有评析(4)、Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year?________A：China.B：Sweden.C：Egypt.D：Japan.答案： B评析：此题没有评析(5)、What is the main idea of this short talk? ________A：More and more paper is being consumed nowadays.B：Paper enables people to receive education more easily.C：The invention of paper is of great significance to man.D：Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records.答案： C评析：此题没有评析三、词汇与语法1、Tom is so talkative. I'm sure you'll soon get tired _______ him.A：ofB：withC：atD：on答案： A评析：空2、Our house is about a mile from the railway station and there are not many houses _______.A：in betweenB：far apartC：among themD：from each other答案： A评析：空3、I don't know _______ to deal with such matter.A：whatB：howC：whichD：/答案： B评析：此题没有评析4、Both the kids and their parents ______ English, I think. I know it from their accent.A：isB：beenC：areD：was答案： C评析：此题没有评析5、Never before _______ see such a terrible car accident on the road!A：I haveB：have IC：I didD：did I答案： D评析：此题没有评析四、完型填空1、 Children use their parents as models, whether the model is good or bad. My neighbours are very good __21__.Mrs Roodhouse is a careful housekeeper. __22__ she went to work yesterday, her children cleaned the rooms. The eldest daughter took all the carpets __23__ and shook them. The middle daughter did all the dishes, and the youngest daughter put the toys __24__ good order. The only boy in the family cleaned the furniture. When the children __25__ their work, they put beautiful flowers on the table for their mother.Mrs Frowzier is a terrible housekeeper. When she went to work, her children made a big mess. One of __26__ drank some coke and threw the bottle. The glass wasn't swept up, and the carpet was made __27__. The rubbish in the kitchen grew __28__ because the children ate bananas and oranges and threw the peels on the floor. One child drew pictures on the wall and rode his bike in the rooms. Both mothers __29__ home, but __30__ of them was glad of that.(1)、A：factsB：storiesC：examplesD：friends答案： C评析：空(2)、A：BeforeB：UntilC：SinceD：When答案： D评析：此题没有评析(3)、A：outsideB：insideC：upstairsD：downstairs答案： A评析：此题没有评析(4)、A：atB：inC：forD：with答案： B评析：此题没有评析(5)、A：beganB：finishedC：preparedD：wanted答案： B评析：此题没有评析(6)、A：usB：themC：youD：him答案： B评析：此题没有评析(7)、A：cleanB：dryC：dirtyD：neat答案： C评析：此题没有评析(8)、A：smallerB：more useful C：lighterD：larger答案： D评析：此题没有评析(9)、A：cameB：comeC：comesD：were coming答案： A评析：此题没有评析(10)、A：neitherB：bothC：only oneD：all答案： C评析：此题没有评析五、英译汉(1)、This pair of shoes cost me 260 yuan.评析：此题没有评析(2)、How long will it take us to get there?评析：此题没有评析(3)、Please give this book to whoever comes first.评析：此题没有评析六、写作(1)、写作Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。

之阳早格格创做It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a great deal. Foreign __21__ can be very educational for anyone if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be difficult for the traveler, __22__the benefits of such an effort would become obvious immediately __23__ his arrival. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing how to __24__a meal or book a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange country. Without knowing the language, it is very difficult __25__ the stranger to understand the people of the new country and their customs.Of course, in our small world it is often possible to find someone __26__ understands our own, but this is only second-best for the traveler. To be sure, he can see places and things __27__ the use of a language, but places and things __28__ not the heart of any country. To get the greatest benefit from a trip__29__another country, it is how important for the visitor to __30__ an understanding of the language.21travel 变换明黑题.漫笔第一句中的真真的主语to visit another country取A选项foreign travel共义.22 but 考查句取句之间的逻辑闭系.那个并列句惟有用转合连交词汇but连交才切合句意，即“对于游客去道教习异国的谈话将是很艰易的；然而是，他为教佳那门谈话所付出的全力正在他一踩上那个国土便能体验到了”23 on 考查牢固拆配.on one's arrival等于时间状语从句when / as soon as one arrives.24order考查词汇组拆配.order a meal“面菜；订餐”,book a room“预约房间”.其余选项eat / buy a meal词汇组拆配精确，然而是不切合句意.25for 考查句型.It is +adj. for sb. to do sth. "对于某人去道搞某事……".26who 考查定语从句.正在定语从句中主语要用闭系代词汇who代替.27without考查句意预计题.“天然，不必谈话游客也能瞅赏游览景面；然而是景面不是所有一个国家的核心”.28are 考查主谓普遍.Places and things动做主语是复数，共时是普遍当前时态，所以B选项精确.29 to 考查词汇组拆配.a trip to +天面“到某天去旅止”.30have考查大概式的用法.那是It is +adj. for sb. to do sth. "对于某人去道搞某事……"的句型, to是大概式的标记表记标帜，后交动词汇本型，所以D选项精确.It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a great deal. Foreign __21__ can be very educational for anyone if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be difficult for the traveler, __22__the benefits of such an effort would become obvious immediately __23__ his arrival. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing how to __24__a meal or book a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange country. Without knowing the language, it is very difficult __25__ the stranger to understand the people of the new country and their customs.Of course, in our small world it is often possible to find someone __26__ understands our own, but this is only second-best for the traveler. To be sure, he can see places and things __27__ the use of a language, but places and things __28__ not the heart of any country. To get the greatest benefit from a trip__29__another country, it is how important for the visitor to __30__ an understanding of the language.21travel 变换明黑题.漫笔第一句中的真真的主语to visit another country取A选项foreign travel共22but 考查句取句之间的逻辑闭系.那个并列句惟有用转合连交词汇but连交才切合句意，即“对于游客去道教习异国的谈话将是很艰易的；然而是，他为教佳那门谈话所付出的全力正在他一踩上那个国土便能体验到了”23on考查牢固拆配.on one's arrival等于时间状语从句when / as soon as one arrives.24order 考查词汇组拆配.order a meal“面菜；订餐”,book a room“预约房间”.其余选项eat / buy a meal词汇组拆配精确，然而是不切合句意.25 for 考查句型.It is +adj. for sb. to do sth. "对于某人去道搞某事……".26who 考查定语从句.正在定语从句中主语要用闭系代词汇who代替.27without考查句意预计题.“天然，不必谈话游客也能瞅赏游览景面；然而是景面不是所有一个国家的核心”.28are考查主谓普遍.Places and things动做主语是复数，共时是普遍当前时态，所以B选项精确.29to 考查词汇组拆配.a trip to +天面“到某天去旅止”.30 have考查大概式的用法.那是It is +adj. for sb. to do sth. "对于某人去道搞某事……"的句型, to是大概式的标记表记标帜，后交动词汇本型，所以D选项精确.Eagle has the longest life-span of its' species. Eagle can ___21__ 70 years, but to reach this age, the Eagle must make a hard decision.___22__ it's 40's, its' long and flexible talons (爪) can no longer grab prey (掠食) which serve as food, its' long and sharp beak (鸟嘴, 喙) becomes bent. Its' old-aged and heavy wings, due to their thick feathers, become stuck to its' chest and make it ___23__to fly.Then Eagle is left with only two options: die or go through a painful process of change ___24__ lasts 150 days for survival.The process requires that Eagle fly to a mountain top and sit on its' nest. There the Eagle knocks its' beak ___25__a rock until it plucks (拔去) it out. After plucking it out, Eagle will wait for a new beak to grow back. ___26__its' new talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking its' old-aged feathers and after five months, eagle can take its' flight of rebirth and lives for thirty ___27__ years.Many times, in order to survive, we ___28__ start a change process. We sometimes need to ___29__old memories, habits and other past traditions. Only freed from past burdens, can we ___30__ the present. (208 words)21live up to考查词汇义辨析题.live up to活到……岁数; survive 存正在, 从…..逆境中存活下去22. In 考查牢固词汇组拆配用法.in it's 40's指“正在它四十岁时”.译文：当老鹰活到40岁时，爪子启初老化，无法灵验天抓住猎物，喙变得又少又直.23 difficult 考查牢固词汇组拆配用法.make it difficult to fly指“使它易以飞翔”.译文：由于羽毛少得又浓又薄，老化战笨重的翅膀遇到胸膛，使它易以飞翔.24which 考查定语从句的用法.闭系代词汇which正在定语从句中做主语，建饰a painful process of change；而其余选项不切合句法.25against 考查介词汇against取动词汇拆配的用法.knocks its' beak against a rock用它的喙打挨岩石.26When 考查时间状语的用法.27more 考查比较级的用法.果year 是可数名词汇，故用more 建饰28have to 考查情态动词汇的用法.句意为“必须”，故选have to. 29get rid of 考查牢固词汇组拆配用法.get rid of解脱,摒弃;cherish the memory of吊唁…；to keep old memoriesalive使往昔的影象犹新.30take advantage of 考查牢固词汇组的用法.take advantage of利用.look forward to期待；dream of幻念；free from解脱; 不; 不受……做用.It's very interesting to study names of different countries. Chinese names are different ___21_from__foreign names. Once an English lady came to __22_visit_When I was introduced to her she said, “Glad to meet you, Miss Ping.” Then she gave me her name card with three words on it: “Betty J. Black”. So I said, “Thank you, Miss Betty, ”We looked at each other and laughed heartily. Later I found that the English people __23_put__ their family names last and the given names__24_first__, while their middles are ___25_not__ used very much. I explained to her that the Chinese family name ___26_COMES__ first, the given name last, so she __27_should__ never call me Miss Ping. She asked if we Chinese had a middle name. I told her we didn't. ____28_but_ people may often find three words on a Chinese name card. In this case the family name still comes first, and the other words after it __29_are__ a two-word given name. It is quite usual an China. My sister is Li Xiaofang. She has two words in her given name instead of just one ___30__like_ mine.21_(from) …be different from… 表示: ……取……分歧22_(visit)去考察或者瞅视某人要用visit, 不克不迭用look at 或者find. me.23(put)把姓“写”正在后里要用“put”，place 也不妨，然而此处placed时态分歧过得，不克不迭用往日时.24(first)first 战last是对于应的，表示“前”战“后”，前里用了last, 那里便要用first25while表示“然而”，是一种转合的用法，此处是战后里的notvery much 相呼应的.此处惟有not 才搞战very much 连用，often 战never则不不妨战not连用.26由于此从句的主语是name, 果此，只可跟comes, 而不克不迭用put，put的主语应当是人.came 是往日时，时态过得，果此不克不迭用.27.should 正在此表示一种热烈的提议，以使对于圆记着：不克不迭那样用.28.前句用did not 表示不后，后句又出现了… may oftenfind …，果此，此处便应当用一个表示转合的词汇去连交二个句子，所以采用But.29.由于此句的主语是words, 复数主语要跟are.were 是往日时，时态过得.30. like 表示“像……一般”，instead of 表示“而不是”.此句的意义是：她的名有二个字，不像尔的，惟有一个字Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps __21illustrating__ the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard,__22_distributing_ reading material and giving out assignment. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and __23_wonders _ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main points and __24 which _ become hard even for the students to understand.Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skills they need to be __25_ effective _ listeners and note-takers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which __26_ enable _ learners to practice these skills independently. In all cases it is important to__27_ tackle _ the problem before actually starting your studies.It is important to acknowledge that most students have difficulty__28_ in _ acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of __29__ these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the academic year. Another basic strategy is to find a study partner__30__ it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.21illustrating将第1，2，3题通盘思量.此处意为：教授会花一二个小时用幻灯去阐明道课的真质，写出一些要害的疑息,集收一些阅读资料,安插做业.Illustrate用图解证明，举例证明.22distributing参照第1题问案.attribute把……的本果归为……；contribute有帮于，孝敬；distribute集收，集收，取下文的give out共义.23 wonders新死创造别的教死背去正在记条记,他们不相识该记些什么,所以用wonders.而suspects猜疑；understands明黑，明黑；convinces让人疑赖，取题意不符.24 which那里是一个并列句，并列的二个部分是which do notcatch the main points and which become hard even for the students to understand.25 effective effective灵验的；passive主动的；relative相对于的；expressive表示的，富于表情的26 enable enable sb. to do sth.使人不妨搞什么；stimulate激励，刺激；advocate提议，提议；prevent遏止.27 tackle此句意为：常常教死正在启初教习之前便该当办理那种听课技能的问题，此处to tackle a problem办理问题.Evaluate 预计，评估；acquaint使认识，相识；formulate用公式表示，系统天叙述或者提出；皆取句意不符28 have difficulty in doing sth. “搞某事有艰易”，是牢固拆配.29 overcoming克服艰易用overcome difficulty；不必preventing 遏止，阻拦；withstand接受住，抵挡；sustain收撑，接受.30 with whom本题尝试介词汇取闭系代词汇的用法，with whom取共陪所有…….Did you sleep well last night? Maybe many people will answer: No. In fact, in the world about one in three people do not have good sleep. __21_IF_ you say you do not have good sleep, it means waking early and not getting back to sleep, often interrupted short period of sleep, or hours of wakefulness. You __22_may_ get tired, worried, and anxious. Your memory and ability to remember things will be__23_affected_.Then what should you do when you have the trouble? Do not worry about it too much. First, let's see whether you can sleep yourself. The ways are as follows:First, __24__that your bedroom isn't too cold or too hot. Keep it dark and quiet.Second, check your lifestyle:Do not drink tea, coffee, cola or chocolate four hours before__25__ . Drink less liquid so that you can have no or fewer visitsto the toilet.Set your body clock well by getting up and going to bed at the fixed time every day. You __26__ take any daytime naps. Develop a relaxing bedtime habit. Read or __27__music, then take a warm bath. If you really can not sleep, try some bread, rice__28__ milk. They will help you fall asleep.Go for a daily walk. Natural light helps you to put your body clock into correct habit, __29__do exercise outdoors if you can.Forget the worries of the day. Write down any worries, thoughts or questions before you go to bed. With these written down, you will have __30__ to think about and your sleep will become easier.F考查条件状语从句.句意是“如果您道不戚息佳，那表示着早醉后无法再进睡，睡眠的时间断断绝绝，或者一连数小时无法进睡.您大概经常感触疲倦、焦急或者易喜；您的影象力战集结注意力皆大概受到不良做用.”.根据上下文，只可用if连词汇带领条件状语从句才切合句意.考查情态动词汇的用法.may战might不妨表示大概性战许可，然而是might的语气比may较婉转，表示大概性小.然而正在上句话里已经提到“那便表示着....,”所以，may正在此更切合句意.must表示必须，可定回问时用needn't. mustn't表示禁绝可.should表示负担，责任，常译为“应当”，“该当”，或者表示一种预计的情况，译成“按理当当”，“预计……”.23affected 词汇义辨析题.affect (vt.) 指“爆收的做用之大脚以引起反应”，着沉“做用”的动做, 偶尔含有“对于......爆收不利做用”的意义；damage“益伤，毁坏”；destroy“毁坏，益伤；杀死，消亡；挨破(期视、计划)，使波合”；endanger“危及；使受到伤害”.24make sure考查祈使句取词汇组辨析本领.make sure“设法保证，决定”；watch out “留神”；look into“正在......里查资料；深进天查看，钻研；考察”.25going to bed考查词汇组辨析本领.go to bed“上床睡眠”；go to sleep 取fall asleep“进睡”.26.had better not 考查牢固词汇组辨析本领.had better (常大略为'd better) 是一牢固词汇组，had better“最佳”，用于表示对于他人的劝告、提议或者表示一种希视.其用法有以下几面：① had better 后跟动词汇本形（即不戴to的大概式），形成had better do sth. 句型.②主语不管是第几人称，句子不管是什么时态，皆要用had better的形式.③时常使用的可定形式是将可定副词汇not曲交搁正在had better的后里.如：You had better not miss the last bus.您最佳不要错过终班大众汽车.27listen to考查牢固词汇组拆配用法.listen to music“听音乐”.28or “如果您真真不克不迭进睡，吃面里包、米饭或者喝面牛奶”.那三样吃什么皆不妨.29so 考查句取句之间的逻辑闭系.“每天集步.自然光有帮于安排您的死物钟，所以如果大概的话，到户中去疏通”.惟有连词汇so“果此，所以”才切合句意.30less考查副词汇取动词汇拆配的用法.“上床之前，把烦恼事、思绪或者问题写下去.把那些写下去之后，您不妨少念事了.那样您进睡便更简单了”.fewer“较少的”用做规定词汇，建饰名词汇；less(little的比较级)“较小天，较少天” 用做副词汇，建饰动词汇think.One day when Jamie came home after school, his mother had on her worry face. He knew she was thinking of __21_the weather_ “It's bad out there. Black clouds are coming from the sea,”Jamie said. “Yes. I'm thinking of those fishing boats at sea,” she said.At that moment__22_the lights_ went out. Jamie and his mother were in the dark.“The coastline will be in the dark,” Jamie's mother said. She got more worried. __23__always come in threes. I broke my best glasses this morning, and my sister has the cold.“Now, don't worry, mum. They're right.” They're __24__to come through this all right.But Jamie really worried about those fishing boats himself. The fishing boats would __25__ the cove (海湾) in the dark.Jamie took flares and rushed into the wind. There was a cliff by the sea. He started to climb. He __26_pulled_himself up hand over hand. At last he reached the top.He __27_failed_three times. On the fourth try he fired off one of the flares. It rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw another answering flare up, then another, then another. The answering flares from the fishing boats showed they __28__ the entrance to the cove but then changed course and were__29_now_sailing into the cove. They were almost home. Jamiehelped __30__ the fishermen of the village.21. 注意"It's bad out there". It指the weather，可从下一句推出.The clouds要用代词汇they去代替.加挖the wind战the rain 句意短亨.22the lights注意下句中的"…in the dark".23Troubles 注意下句中的"I broke my best glasses this morning and my sister has the cold"可知是二件坏事，可排除A、D二项."Troubles always come in threes."是一个成语.意为“福不但止.”24sure be sure to do定会….那句话意义是他们(指Jamie的女亲战其余的渔民)定会接受住那场狂风雨，成功返航的.25miss那题考查词汇意辨析.lose拾得；miss错过；leave离启、动身或者把某物降正在了某天；forget记记；根据词汇义，应采用miss.26pulled那题仍是词汇义辨析.pushed推；pulled推；carried 运、提、搬；climbed爬.He pulled himself up hand over hand. 那句话意义是：借帮于单脚逐步进取攀登.27failed注意下句中的on the fourth try“正在第四次的测验考查中”，可知前里波合了三次，所以应挖进failed.28had passed by那句话意义是：渔船上收射的回问的旗号弹标明，渔船已驶过了海湾的出心处，然而厥后又改变了门路，现正启进海湾.根据句意应采用had passed by，往日完毕时表示那一动做爆收正在showed之前.29应选now.那句意为：此时正驶进海湾.now可指往日某时的“此时”.30save读完上边的故事，可得出论断Jamie帮闲挽救了村里的渔民.挖进save.More and more teachers and parents have noticed another kind ofpollution, __21_which _ came from the printed papers sold on streets.These printed things look like newspaper but have hardly anything to do with them. You can only find reading materials badly __22_ made up _ there－some are too strange for anyone to believe, __23_ others _are frightening stories of something even worse. However, many of the young students are getting absorbed in such poisonous reading, which costs them what they should pay for their breakfast and bring them nightmares and immoral ideas__24_ in _ return. Homework is left undone, daily games lost.These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, __25_ whoever _they are, we never know, are making their silent money. The sheep skinned wolf's stories seem to have been forgotten once again.Why not forbid this kind of things at school? Yes, both teachers and parents have __26_ asked _ each other for more strict control of the young readers. Yet unfortunately, __27_ the more _you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. Sometimes you may even find several children share one patched paper, which has traveled from one hand to __28_ another _ driven by the curious nature.It really does harm to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The __29_ worried _teachers and parents need more powerful support. Meanwhile, the young readers need more interesting books to help them __30_ get rid of _these ugly papers.21.which which 带领一个非规定性定语从句.22made up 是个往日分词汇短语做宾语补脚语23 others 取some 所有使用.24 in return 反过去.25 whoever不管他们是谁.26 asked each other for 相互之间央供更庄重天统造年少读者.27 the more…the more…越……越…….28 from one hand to another从一只脚传到另一只脚.29 worried担心的教授战家少们30 get rid of 解脱战拾掉.。

电大英语网考完型填空题全集（附答案）(一)Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Georgia1929. when he was （still）a boy Martin learned that black Americans were (often) treated differently from most of (their) fellow Americans. Many could not attend good schools, (obtain) good jobs, or live in nice houses because of the color of their (skin). Martin knew that in a free country this was (wrong). He wanted to help his fellow black countryman, (so) he decided to go to school and (become) a minister. He became a pastor (牧师)in Montgomery, Alabama . This is （where）Martin Luther King’s "peaceful fight" first began.Dr. King worked （for）equality in other cities. He knew that the (only) waypeople could win their rights was to remain peaceful, (even) in face of danger. Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his achievements and (courage). The whole nation (saw) the terrible event (that) (occurred) on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King, Jr. was (murdered). The man who had preached (倡导) nonviolence (非暴力) died (violently). But Dr. King’s dream can never (die). Many Americans are still (working) to make that dream come true.(二)In Britain，winter is the season not only for visits to the theatre，opera，concerts and ballet，but also for shopping or for sightseeing. London，one of the （busiest）cities in the world，has plenty to offer during the winter months，(especially) in the way of entertainment and the（shops）act like a magnet with (their) array of presentsfor the Christmas (shopper)，followed by large scale bargains in the January (sales). But it’s not only London that (offers) value shopping －most of our suburban and (provincial) centers have just as much to offer to the (eager) shopper. Even if you’re based (in) London，you don’t have to spend all your (time) there. Take a train or coach and （see）what else Britain has to offer; (there) are many excursions，even in winter，and among the great country houses (which) keep their stately front doors open (throughout) the year are Longleaf and Woburn Abbey.（Rent）a car and drive (out) into the beauty of the winter landscape －the scenery will be (ever) beautiful －and the people will have more time to chat to you (at) this time of year.(三)The United States covers the large part of the North American continent. （Its）neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. (Although) the United States is a big country, it is not the largest. In 1964, its (population) was over 185,000,000.When the land first became a nation, after (winning) its independence from England, it had only thirteen states. (Each) was presented on the American flag by a (star). All the states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation (grew) towards the west, new states were added and new stars added to the flag. For a long time there were 48 states. In 1959, (however) two more stars were added to the flag representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.Many Americans are descendants of people who came from all over of the world to start a new way of life. Those (who) came first and in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern coast of NorthAmerica were mostly from (England). That is why the language of United States is English and why its culture and customs are most like those of England than anywhere else.(四)Time slips by slowly without notifying you. Sometimes you expect time to fly and it takes so (long) to pass. (Looking) back on my childhood days, I am glad to say some of the periods, cross your path only once, (even if) you wanted them to be repeated.I still remember the day when my mother first said to me that the (message) had come for me. I didn’t understand (what) that meat and I was sent to a classroom to sit on a cold bench. I cursed silently at the speed of the minute hand of the clock. How long it took in (covering) a minute!Another of my earliest (memories) was a much happier one. My uncle Joe hadbought me for my eighth birthday, a fish tank, with a number of golden fish in it. I (remember) staring at those funny little creatures the whole day, trying to (follow) them as they swam about. I put my hand into the water and tried to (catch) the fish. When took my hands back out of the tank I found, to my great surprise, that all the fish turned upside down!(五)Why don’t birds get lost on their long migratory (迁移的) fights? Scientists have been (puzzled) over this question for many years. Now the reasons have been discovered only recently.Experiments show that birds depend on the sun to guide them. But what of birds that fly mainly at night? Tests with man-made stars have proved (that) certain night-flying birds are able to follow the (stars). One such bird, a warbler—hadspent its lifetime in a (cage) and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn (天生的) (ability) to use the stars for guidance. The bird’s cage was placed under a man-made star-filled sky at migration time. Any (change) in the position of the make-believe stars (caused) a change in the direction of his flight.Scientists think that warblers use the sun for guidance. But at night stars are clearly their important (means) of navigation (导航). What do they do when the stars are (hidden)? Clearly, they find their way by such landmarks as mountain ranges and rivers. But when it’s too dark to see these, the warblers circle (helplessly).(六)Should authority be criticized? In (much) of the world, authority is not challenged either out of respect or out of (fear). In such countries children are notexpected to (question) their teachers in school and (curious) young scholars or imaginative industrial aids are hampered (妨碍、牵制) in technical research because they don’t feel free to (disagree) or fight with their superiors. Cleve researchers may be considered too young to have “any fight”to present (findings) that are different from the knowledge and wisdom of their older, more experienced colleagues. However, Americans are expected from childhood to question, analyze and search. School tasks are (designed) to encourage the use of a wide range of materials. A composition topic such as “Write a paper (on) the world’s supply of sugar”will send many a child in search of completely unfamiliar ideas. (Even) in the primary grads, children are taught to use libraries and the worldwide web or the Internet, and to search for new ideas of various sorts. By learning to accept the unfamiliar at an earlyage these young people become more tolerant of other people’s ideas throughout their lives. (By) the time they are 14, 15 and 16, many young scholars are making original and valuable contributions in all fields of science.(七)As late as 1800, women’s only place was in the home. No “nice”woman would (dream) of entering what was strictly a male world. Men believed that woman couldn’t handle a job outside her home. This was such a (widely) accepted idea that when the famous Bronte sisters began writing books in 1846, they disguised (假装) themselves by (signing) their books with men’s names.Teaching was the first profession (open) to woman soon after 1800 because then most high schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College was the first college in America to (accept) women.Hospital nursing became respectable work for woman only (after) Florence Nightingale became famous. Because she was a wealthy and educated woman, as well as a nurse, people began to believe (it) was possible for women to nurse the sick. England’s first training school for nurse was opened in 1860.The (invention) of the typewriter in 1867 made it possible for women to come out of the home and go into the business world. Because women had slender, quick (fingers), they could operate typewriters quickly and well. By 1900, thousands of women were working at real jobs in school and offices in both England and America. The idea (that) women could work in the business had been accepted.(八)The effects of population growth can be seen in global and in local terms. Globaleffects-ozone depletion and global warming-are not as linked to the developing countries as to the wasteful and polluting production systems in (industrialized) countries. Population growth in the Third World does not destroy completely the planet. But (while) the industrialized world needs to drastically (effects) of their industrialized population. The developing world must aim for zero population growth to (deal with) local impacts of population. Ninety percent of the growth in the 21st century will be in the developing world. The local effects are dramatic. Population (growth) in the Philippines and Africa can devastate their own area-growing too fast may mean that they run (short) of food to feed themselves, as the gains of the Green Revolution may start to run dry (because of) overuse of the land. In China’s case, even with family planning, its population will continue to in crease at a high rate (due to)the sheer size of the population base. (Furthermore), its one-child policy is not a permanent solution, as it will create an age structure (that) will be difficult to deal with in the future.(九)China has 267 million families. About 10 million newlyweds establish new households every year. Many of these new households differ significantly (from) traditional families.The concept of marriage is changing so that people more marry for happiness (rather than) to carry on the family (line). Most people hope to find a spouse who is well-educated and considerate. While they value love in a marriage, most people also consider the material well-being of a (potential) spouse.China is rapidly changing from the traditional belief (that) more children meanmore happiness to the modern concept of fewer and healthier births. In less than two decades, China’s fertility rate has dropped by more than 50 percent. (Increasingly), young couples are postponing having a child to allow for their own personal growth and enjoyment. Some couples are (declining) to have children. In these cases, women generally play a pivotal (role); this situation is most common in large cities.In recent years the divorce (rate) has slowly climbed in China, but it is still only one-third to one-fifth that of developing countries such as India and Thailand. This indicates that Chinese marriages are still relatively stable (even though) people’s ideas and conduct have changed significantly since China’s reform and opening to the outside world.(十)Before 1836 the Texas area (belonged)to Spain and then to Mexico. (Under) the leadership of Stephen Austin, American settlers moved to Texas. The Mexican government wanted these settlers to become Mexican citizens and Roman Catholics and to (free) their slaves, but the settlers had (other) ideas. They demanded local self-government and the same rights (as) Americans in the United States, such as trial by jury (陪审团).The settlers (declared) their independence from Mexico and formed the Republic of Texas. The Mexican army of General Santa Anna defeated the (rebels) at the Alamo on March 6, 1836. But with the spirit of the battle cry “Remember the Alamo,” Sam Houston and the Texas won a battle at Sam Jacinto on April 21. They (signed) a peace treaty with Mexican leaders and (elected) Houston President of the “Lone Star Republic.”The Republic of Texas did not becomepart (of) the United States for nine years because most northerners opposed the annexation (合并) of another slave state.。