第五章完形填空Directions:There are10blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.You are required to choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage1Some of the problems that1people in the U.S.2in the cities during old days are still3us:poor planning,problems in4neighborhoods,and public transportation. Pollution was a very important problem for city governments in the last century,5regard to water supplies.It was known that water could be polluted,6they didn't know7.Trying to get pure water was a big problem.People like to talk about the8old days,but actually,the cities of the19th century were dirty and,9,filthier than today.Planning of cities and their neighborhoods was controlled by land speculators and real estate developers who were only interested in10money.1.A.bothered B.stimulate C.interest D.frighten2.A.were living B.being living C.lived D.living3.A.remembered B.with C.to D.known4.A.incoming-low B.low-incoming C.low-income D.lowed-income5.A.by particular B.with particularly C.particularly by D.particularly with6.A.because B.but C.moreover D.since7.A.how B.that C.what D.which8.A.devil B.good C.miserable D.bad9.A.by the way B.in the way C.on the way D.in many ways10.A.making for B.make C.making D.earning for Passage2Men have traveled ever since they first appeared on the earth.In primitive times they did not travel for pleasure but to1new places where their herds could feed,or to escape from hostile neighbors,or to find more favorable climates.They traveled on foot.Their journeys were long,tiring,and often dangerous.They protected themselves with simple weapons such as wooden sticks or stone clubs,and by lighting fires at night and above all,by keeping together.Later they traveled,not for necessity,but2the joy and excitement of seeing and experiencing new things.This is still the main3why we travel today.Traveling,of course, has now become a4organized business.There are cars and splendid roads,express trains, huge ships and jet airplanes,all of5provide us6comforts and security.This sounds wonderful.7there are difficulties.If you want to go8,you need a passport and a visa, tickets,luggage,and a hundred and one9things.If you lose any of them,your journey maybe10.1.A.visit B.explore C.find D.utilize2.A.for B.with C.from D.in3.A.cause B.reason C.goal D.purpose4.A.highly B.greatly C.mostly rgely5.A.that B.these C.which D.those6.A.with B.for C.in D.under7.A.Because B.Besides C.But D.Furthermore8.A.seaside B.outside C.traveling D.abroad9.A.important B.other C.many D.different10.A.hurt B.injured C.spoiled D.destroyed Passage3Most parents,I suppose,have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children.And they must have1how difficult it is to write a2children's book.Either the author has aimed too3,so that the children can't follow what is in his(or more often,her) story,4the story seems to be talking to the readers.The best children's books are5very difficult nor very simple,and satisfy both the6 who hears the story and the adult who7it.Unfortunately,there are in fact8books like this,9the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not10to solve.This may be why many of books regarded as works of children's literature were in fact written for grown-ups.1.A.hoped B.realized C.told D.said2.A.short B.long C.bad D.good3.A.easy B.short C.high D.difficult4.A.and B.but C.or D.so5.A.both B.neither C.either D.very6.A.child B.father C.mother D.teacher7.A.hears B.buys C.understands D.reads8.A.few B.many C.a great deal of D.a great number of9.A.but B.however C.so D.because10A.hard B.easy C.enough D.fastPassage4Earth's animals are disappearing faster than they reproduce.Because there is too1 research and too much ignorance,2is aware of how much we are losing.Many different kinds of plants and animals3extinct.Every year,0.5percent of the 4things in the tropical rain forests become extinct.Some disappear5they are found and named.No one has time6them before they are gone.The disappearance of species7scientists.They want the U.S.Endangered Species Act of1973to be made8.This act was formed to protect endangered species.9,land developers,and factory owners disagree.They want changes that will make the act weaker. They think the act is not working.They believe it is not10to private landowners.They want the act to consider people more.1.A.little B.a little C.few D.a few2.A.anyone B.no one C.someone D.either on3.A.are becoming B.were becoming C.became D.are to become4.A.lively B.alive C.living D.live5.A.as B.after C.until D.before6.A.study B.to study C.studying D.studied7.A.interests B.attracts C.worries D.encourages8.A.better rger C.faster D.stronger9.A.However B.Furthermore C.Therefore D.Though10.A.enough B.fair C.important D.effective Passage5The money and the time we spend on pets is simply not our own to spend as we like in a time of widespread want and starvation.A1organization advertises that for$33a month they can give hospital care to a child suffering from kwashiorkor-the severe deficiency disease 2is simply a starving for protein.Doing3such a pet,and then sending the money saved to a relief organization would mean4a life-over the years,several human lives.Children not5from such a grave disease could be fed with half that amount-not on a diet like ours,but on plain,basic,life-sustaining food.It is not unreasonable to believe6the amount of money we spend on the average pet dog could keep a child7in a region of great poverty.8what we would spend on a cat might not feed a child,but it9probably pay for his medical care or basic education.The point needs no10.That is all that need be said.1.A.relied B.fund C.domestic D.medical2.A.why B.when C.where D.which3.A.with B.for C.against D.without4.A.to save B.saving C.save D.saved5.A.recovering B.having C.suffering D.infecting6.A.which B.what C.that D.where7.A.alive B.life C.live D.survive8.A.Giving B.To give C.Given D.Give9.A.would B.should C.must D.need10.A.doing B.operating boring D.functioning Passage6If you asked people what the most important invention has been,many would say the printing press.Others1say the wheel.But even though it's2whether the appearance of the printing press affected the course of history more than the wheel,the printing press3 within the top two or three inventions in history.4the telephone,the television,the radio, and the computer,the written word was the only way to5ideas to people too far away to talk with.Until the6th or7th century,all books had to be written6.Creating a book was difficult,and very few existed.Therefore,very few people read books.In the6th and7th centuries,the Chinese invented a way to print pages by7characters and pictures on wooden,ivory,or clay blocks.They would print a page from the block by putting8on the block and pressing paper onto the ink.This9is called letterpress printing.The invention of letterpress printing was a great advance in communication10each block could be inked many times and many copies of each page could be made.Many books could now be made.Therefore,many people could read the same book.1.A.might B.ought to C.had to D.should2.A.variable B.agreeable C.reliable D.debatable3.A.lists B.ranges C.ranks D.covers4.A.Now that B.No longer C.Long before D.Since then5.A.invent municate C.generalize D.motivate6.A.by hand B.at heart C.on foot D.in mind7.A.drawing B.painting C.writing D.carving8.A.chalk B.oil C.ink D.crystal9.A.definition B.action C.movement D.process10.A.when B.because C.although D.if Passage7People produce food in many ways.Agriculture,or farming,developed thousands of years ago.1about100years ago,most farmers in the United States Produced only enough food for their own2Today,modern equipment and farming methods have greatly3the American farmer's productivity.In various parts of the world,people4many animals that supply meat and milk.Cattle, horses,goats,sheep,and pigs are important food animals.In the United States,the cow is the major source of milk products.Chickens5people with both meat and eggs.Fishing is an important source of food,6in areas near the sea.Some countries,like Japan,consume much more fish than meat.The wealthy areas of the world consume the most food,7include the United States, Canada,and Europe.Many countries are able to import food if it cannot be produced at home. 8Great Britain imports about75percent of its meat,and grows less than half the food its people require.9people of the poor countries of the world usually eat only what they are able toproduce themselves.In some parts of Asia,people live10rice alone.1.A.In B.Until C.From D.for2.A.needs B.reasons C.efforts D.interests3.A.protected B.supported C.increased D.reflected4.A.grow B.raise C.train D.store5.A.prepare B.treat C.serve D.provide6.A.certainly B.actually C.occasionally D.especially7.A.these B.where C.which D.they8.A.In addition B.For example C.Above all D.After all9.A.However B.Therefore C.Moreover D.Instead10.A.with B.For C.On D.through Passage8Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess,if they are properly used.If fire did not hurt when it burnt,children would play with it 1their hands were burnt away,2if pain existed but fear did not,a child would burn itself again and again,because fear would not3it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before.Fear and pain are there fore two guards4which men and animals might soon die out.In the first sentence we suggest that fear ought to be properly used.If,5you never go out of your house6of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too7.Even in your house you are not absolutely8:an airplane may crash on your house or you may get cancer!The important thing is not to let fear rule you,but9to use fear as your servant and guide.Fear will warn you of dangers;10you have to decide what action to take.1.A.because B.if C.though D.until2.A.Generally B.Probably C.Similarly D.Consequently3.A.warn B.request C.manage D.protect4.A.with B.without C.for D.against5.A.after all B.by chance C.for example D.in fact6.A.regardless B.because C.in terms D.in front7.A.little B.more C.many D.much8.A.firm B.calm C.safe D.strong9.A.instead B.better C.similarly D.further10.A.then B.otherwise C.likewise D.even Passage9If we were asked what we were doing a year ago,we would probably have to say that wecouldn't remember.But if we kept a book and had written in it an account of1we did each day,we should be able to give an answer2the question.It is the same with history.Many things have been3because we do not have any written account of them.Sometimes men did4a record of the most important happenings in their country,but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war.Sometimes5was never any written record at6because the people of that7and place did not know8to write.For example,we know a good deal about the people who lived in China4,000years ago,because they could write and leave written records for those who9after them.But we know almost 10about the people who lived even2,000years ago in central Africa,because they had not learned to write.1.A.which B.that C.how D.what2.A.to B.of C.for D.by3.A.neglected B.disposed C.forgotten D.passed4.А.keep B.remain C.set D.break5.A.it B.that C.there D.thisst B.all C.least D.once7.A.area B.kind C.condition D.time8.A.when B.which C.what D.how9.A.followed B.lived C.studied D.bought10.A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something Passage10In the past people did not question the difference between life and death.They could1 that a person died when his heart stopped beating.They learned,however,that the body did not die2when the heart stopped beating.They also discovered that humans remained alive3 their brain remained active.Today the difference between life and death is not as easy to see4in the past.Modern medical devices can5the heart beating and the lungs breathing long6the brain stops.But is this7?The question has caused much debate8doctors in the United States.Many of them want a law that9a person is dead when the brain dies.A person would then be10dead when brain waves stop,even if machines can keep the body alive.1.A.discoverВ.doubt C.convince D.see2.A.immediately B.accidentally C.suddenly D.unexpectedly3.A.even ifВ.before long C.long before D.as long as4.A.as B.like C.such as D.the same5.A.trace B.keep C.pursue D.increase6.A.while B.afterward C.after D.before7.A.alive B.life C.live D.lively8.A.from B.about C.between D.among9.A.insists B.claims C.says D.tells10.A.decided B.considered C.determined D.estimated Passage11Smoking is harmful to health.Our tobacco-seller,Mr.Johnson,always asks his customers, if they are very young,whom the cigarettes are bought1.One day,a little girl whom he had never seen before walked into his shop and demanded twenty cigarettes.She had the2 amount of money in her hand and seemed very sure of herself.Mr.Johnson was so3by her confident manner that he forgot to ask his usual question.4,he asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted.The girl replied readily and handed him the money.While he was giving her the5,Mr.Johnson said laughingly that as she was so young she should6the packet in her pocket in case a policeman saw it.7,the little girl did not seem to find it funny. Without even smiling she took the packet and walked towards the door.Suddenly she stopped, turned8,and looked at Mr.Johnson.There was a moment of silence and Mr.Johnson9 what she was going to say.All at once,in a clear,firm voice,she said"My dad is a policeman," and with that she walked quickly10the shop.1.A.with B.to C.for D.by2.A.exact B.some rge D.enough3.A.worried B.annoyed C.surprised D.pleased4.A.Therefore B.Instead C.Anyway D.Somehow5.A.change B.warning C.bill D.cigarettes6.A.cover B.hide C.dip D.take7.A.Nevertheless B.Moreover C.Therefore D.Then8.A.away B.round C.over D.aside9.A.wondered B.considered C.doubted D.expected10.A.into B.out of C.or D.away Passage12Why do I want to go to college?No one has ever asked me1a question.But many times I have asked myself.I have2a whole variety of reasons.3important reason is that I want to be a better man.Many things make human beings different4or better than or even superior to animals. One of the most important things is5.If I fail to receive higher education,my education 6.As I want to be a fully7man,I must get a well-rounded education,which good colleges and universities are supposed to8.I know one can get educated in many ways,but colleges and universities are9the best places to teach me how to educate myself.Only when I am well-educated,will I be a better human being and10fit into society.1.A.quite B.so C.such D.anothere up with B.agreed with C.been fed up with D.got on well with3.A.Most B.The most C.More D.Much4.A.to B.around C.between D.fromcation B.weather C.temperature D.science6.A.finished B.don't finish C.will not finish D.has finished7.A.develop B.developed C.developing D.experience8.A.improve B.graduate C.hear D.provide9.A.between B.among C.inside D.outside10.A.can good B.may better C.be able to better D.be able to best Passage13Many people think that Americans1their cars almost more than anything else.When 2people are fourteen years old,they want to have their3cars.They don't ask for a car from their4.So many of them work in5time during their last year of high school to buy a car.Learning to6and getting a driver's license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person's life.Some people almost7go to a doctor when they are ill.But they will8their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a9.On Saturdays or Sundays some people may10 most of their time washing and repairing their cars.1.A.prefer B.love C.drive D.play2.A.little B.big C.old D.young3.A.new B.own C.expensive D.cheap4.A.friends B.teachers C.parents D.brothers5.A.free B.busy C.study D.good6.A.make B.mend C.wash D.drive7.A.always B.never C.often ually8.A.take B.carry C.pull D.lift9.A.question B.wrong C.Mistake D.problem10.A.cost B.get C.spend e Passage14Many kids think they are1.They think they aren't the prettiest or the smartest.At the same time,they think they aren't even the ugliest or the silliest,which would at least make them stand out.Everyone feels that way sometimes,2in middle school.Kids3realize how special they are.It is4growing up.Growing up means understanding what you can offer the world. When you're young,you realize that just by being yourself,you do offer5to other people.Maybe you aren't the best,but that doesn't make you"not amazing".Do yourself a favor.Think about your friends carefully.Write down a list of things that youlike about them.Think about6you make friends with them.You will7know that in the end,no matter if they aren't the smartest or the prettiest or8talented,they are great in their own way.And they feel just the same9you!Remember,it gets easier as you grow older.If you try your best,you are still pretty 10.1.A.special B.ordinary C.unusual D.ugly2.A.especial B.especially C.more often D.often3.A.often B.more often C.not often D.seldom4.A.part of B.one of C.some D.about5.A.anything B.everything C.something D.some thing6.A.reason B.season C.where D.why7.A.get to B.got to C.have to D.getting to8.A./ B.more C.most D.the most9.A.as B.to C.about D.for10.A.smart B.amazing C.clever D.well Passage15In Australia,different people have different ways to enjoy themselves.They also have their own ideas about1to pass time.2children,about80%,work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school,they don't want to stay at home reading books any more.3,they put aside their school bags and go out to play.Some old people4early in the morning.Then they go to park to5.It helps them know what is happening around the world.In the evening,they would prefer to stay at home 6rather than do anything else.Young people enjoy having7trip on weekends.They go to mountains to have a picnic or go to the8to camp.They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days outside.then on9evening,they start their way back home.10seems to be in a hurry,although a busy week is waiting for them again.1.A.what B.how C.when D.why2.A.some B.most C.all D.no3.A.however B.though C.instead D.or4.A.get up e up C.stay up D.set up5.A.read newspapers B.do sports C.enjoy themselves D.have breakfast6.A.climbing hills B.watching TV C.go shopping D.going hiking7.A.boring B.busy C.tiring D.relaxing8.A.forest B.floor C.flat D.factory9.A.Friday B.Sunday C.Tuesday D.Wednesday10.A.anybody B.somebody C.everybody D.nobodyPassage16Animals think much while building their houses.The bird searches1it can use in building its nest,and in doing this it thinks.The beavers think2they build their dams and their houses.They think in getting their materials,and3in arranging them,and in plastering them together with mud.Some spiders build houses4scarcely have beer made except by some thinking creature.As animals think,they learn.Some learn5others.The parrot learns to talk,6in some other respects it is quite stupid.The mocking bird learns to7a great many different sounds.The horse is not long in learning many things8the work which he has to do.The shepherd dog does not know as much about most things as some9dogs,and yet he understands very well10take care of sheep.1.A.for what B.after that C.before which D.at all that2.A.Whereas B.during C.as D.in3.A.too B.as well C.also D.either4.A.which could B.that will C.what would D.that should5.A.as much as B.more than C.less as D.fewer than6.A.thus B.therefore C.however D.thoughcate B.estimate C.intimate D.imitatebined by B.associated for C.connected with pared to9.A.another B.other C.each D.every10.A.how to B.where to ts C.what to D.when too Passage17People in all parts of the world are observing"No Tobacco Day".It is the day1the World Health Organization appeals to people to stop using tobacco products.WHO hopes if people stop smoking cigarettes or2tobacco for one day,they will stop permanently.Health experts have warned for years that smoking can lead to heart disease,cancer and other3.WHO says diseases linked to smoking kill42,500,000persons each year.Still,many people find it5stopping smoking.One reason is nicotine,a substance found in cigarettes.Nicotine is a drug.Its effects are6those of cocaine and heroin."No Tobacco Day"is intended for smokers and7who earn money from tobacco sales. So businesses are urged to stop selling tobacco products for twenty-four hours.8are urged not to carry advertisements for cigarettes.WHO has approved plans to help reach its9of a"smoke-free"world.They urge governments to take action to help10make money by growing other crops.They also call for improved public information campaigns about the risks of smoking.1.A.whether B.which C.when D.what2.A.to chew B.chew C.chewing D.chewed3.A.problems B.questions C.results D.behaviors4.A.at beat B.at most C.at worse D.at least5.A.difficult B.inconvenient C.worrying D.reasonable6.A.better than B.similar to C.consistent with D.dependent on7.A.that B.this C.these D.those8.A.Readers B.Books C.Managers D.Newspapers9.A.object B.goal C.destination D.direction10.A.workers B.manufacturers C.farmers D.producers Passage18When I was a child,I lived with my mother,my father having been away to work in the town.I was then not1nine years old,lonely and expectant,2for things which I knew little about.I walked out alone one morning along the mountain tops3my home stood.The sun had not yet risen,and the air4rain of the night and the mountain grass was heavy5 tiny drops of water.As I looked back,I could see the marks my feet6on the long grassy slope behind me.I walked till I came to a place7a little stream ran into the deep valley below.Here it passed between soft,8banks;at one place a large slice of earth had fallen away from the bank on the other side,and it had made a little island a few feet wide with water9 all round it.It was covered with a weed with yellow flowers and long waving grasses.I sat down on the bank10a short pine tree.All the plants on the island were dark with the heavy raindrops of the night,and the sun had not yet risen.1.A.yet B.however C.but D.nevertheless2.A.sending B.longing C.standing D.making3.A.in which B.at which C.from which D.on which4.A.melt B.felt C.smelt D.Sensed5.A.for B.with C.on D.upon6.A.have made B.has made C.had made D.having made7.A.where B.that C.which D.what8.A.worldly B.hardening C.worthy D.earthen9.A.drifting B.flowing C.blowing D.floating10.A.at the top of B.on the part of C.at the foot of D.on the ground of Passage19Up until about100years ago,newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most serious readers.They used no illustrations and the articles were1politics or business.Two men2that---Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Morning Journal.Pulitzer3the New York World in1883.He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very4one overnight.He5lots of11illustrations and cartoons.And he told his reporters to write articles on6crime or scandal they could find.And they did.One of them even pretended she was crazy and then she was7 to a mental hospital.She then wrote a series of articles about the poor8of patients in those hospitals.In1895,Hearst9to New York from California.He wanted the New York Morning Journal to be more sensational(轰动的)and more exciting10the New York World.He also wanted it to be cheaper,so he reduced the price by a penny.Hearst attracted attention because his headlines were bigger than anyone else's.He often said,"Big print makes big news."1.A.about B.in C.with D.of2.A.accepted B.developed C.started D.changed3.A.published B.bought C.issued D.printed4.A.boring B.practical C.exciting D.natural5.A.cancelled B.approved C.solved D.added6.A.every B.all C.both D.many7.A.invited B.admitted C.accepted D.called8.A.treatment B.reputation C.work D.results9.A.arrived B.reached C.changed D.came10.A.than B.as C.in D.for Passage20For over a hundred years Japan has consistently spent large sums of money and considerable human resources in an effort to obtain technology.Her ability to negotiate1by the fact most of the technology she wanted was no commercial secrets.Japan's2has also been strengthened by the fact that her internal market was large,so that3to this market could be offered to multinational companies as an attraction to them to grant licenses.Besides. Japan's work force was disciplined,so it was capable4applying the information it acquired. Finally,American and European companies,who were5licensers,felt that the Japanese companies might take a large share of the world market6they were not limited by licensing agreement.Conditions of this sort,7together in one nation,may well be unique,and the case of Japan may therefore not actually demonstrate that licensing is just as efficient as multinational ownership for the8of technology.In fact,Japan may be finding this method of operation 9effective than in the past,as her needs for outside technology now require information which10only a few companies and is more closely held.1.A.was strengthened B.will be strengthenedC.will have been strengthenedD.has been strengthened2.A.position B.location C.place D.point3.A.entry B.access C.presence D.acceptance4.A.at B.in C.for D.of125.A.potential B.feasible C.liable D.inevitable6.A.until B.before C.if D.after7.A.came e C.will come ing8.A.transformation B.transfer C.transmission D.shift9.A.much B.little C.less D.more10.A.sticks to B.belongs to C.draws on D.takes on【第五章】完形填空Passage1:1-5.ADBCD6-10.BABDCPassage2:1-5.CABAC6-10.ACDBCPassage3:1-5.BDCCB6-10.ADACBPassage4:1-5.ABACD6-10.BCDABPassage5:1-5.ADDBC6-10.CABACPassage6:1-5.ADCCB6-10.ADCDBPassage7:1-5.BACBD6-10.DCBACPassage8:1-5.DCABC6-10.BDCAAPassage9:1-5.DACAC6-10.BDDBCPassage10:1-5.DADAB6-10.CBDCBPassage11:1-5.CACBD6-10.BABABPassage12:1-5.CABDA6-10.CBDBCPassage13:1-5.BDBCA6-10.DBADCPassage14:1-5.BBDAC6-10.DADCBPassage15:1-5.BBCAA6-10.BDABDPassage16:1-5.ACCAB6-10.DDCBAPassage17:ADA6-10.BDDBCPassage18:1-5.ABDCB6-10.CADBCPassage19:1-5.ADBCD6-10.ABADAPassage20:1-5.DABDA6-10.CDBCB13。
