完形填空專項(xiàng)練習(xí)

劉紅安

徽胡發(fā)高（一）

Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories. One person was killed, several were badly 1 and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. The storm destroyed fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave 2, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. Altogether over one hundred people were 3 after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm4 early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children,” he said. “When we heard a loud 5. A few minutes later, our 6 fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I found that one of my children was 7. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.” Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was 8. She ran outside at once 9 her children.

“There was no time to 10 anything,” she said. “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”

Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded（水淹的）area and the government brought them food, clothes and places to live in.

1.A. hurtB. killed

C. diedD. cut

2.A. itB. him

C. themD. that

3. A.deadB. homeless

C. hopelessD. careless

4. A.stoppedB. continued

C. foundD. began

5. A.voiceB. sound

C. noiseD. cry

6. A.carB. house

C. treeD. clothes

7. A.cryingB. sleeping

C. runningD. missing

8.A. movingB. building

C. standingD. making

9. A.forB. with

C. toD. at

10. A.buyB. get

C. takeD. find

（二）

One day a snake was looking for food. She found a hole and went into it. “Hooray! It was a house for mice.” She said to herself 1. There, she saw some little babies of mice. “They are good dinner for me!”

She came to them and asked, “Where are your2?” The babies answered, “They went out for food.” “Food? Good!” said the snake. “3 and listen to me. I came here to see your parents and tell them not to steal peoples grain any longer, or I will 4 you all.” The little mice worried about their own safety. “Dont be 5. My body is like the hole. It is a safe place. When I open my mouth, you can come into it one by one. Then we will 6 your parents coming back. Are you clear?” The little babies came into the snake from her 7 one by one.

A moment later, the mices parents came back with some grain. Just then they found a snake in their room. “Who are you? Why did you come into 8 house? Where are our babies?” asked the mices parents. The snake 9 coolly, “I am a judge（法官）of the people. I knew you did a lot of bad deeds. You often steal lots of grain of the people. Today, I came to sentence you to death（判你死刑）. Your 10 have been in my body. Dont you want to see them?” With these words, the snake flew at the mice.

1. A.sadlyB. happily

C. quietlyD. worriedly

2. A.friendsB. brothers

C. parentsD. teachers

3. A.Come downB. Come out

C. Come inD. Come on

4.A. killB. help

C. needD. find

5. A.lateB. excited

C. afraidD. happy

6. A.send forB. wait for

C. look forD. ask for

7.A. mouthB. eye

C. noseD. ear

8. A.hisB. her

C. ourD. their

9. A.thoughtB. talked

C. askedD. answered

10. A.foodB. babies

C. grainD. dinner

（三）

Something was wrong with Donnas heart. “She must have a new heart,” her 1 said, “or she will die soon.” Hearing the news, Felipe Green, Donnas good friend, was very 2 about her. He decided to give his 3 to her because he knew he was going to die. Then he talked to his mother about his idea. 4 his mother didnt think much about it. “Felipe is just playing a 5,” his mother thought. Felipe often had terrible headaches but he never told his mother about 6.

One morning Felipe couldnt breathe. The Greens sent him to the hospital. But it was 7. He died soon. Then Felipes mother 8 the doctor to give Felipes heart to Donna.

Donna got well. Her parents didnt tell her about the heart 9 she was better. Donna was very 10 to the Greens. Every time the Greens saw Donna, they thought of Felipe. Donna had Felipes heart in her body. That made the Greens happy.

1. A. motherB. father

C. doctorD. teacher

2.A. worriedB. sorry

C. afraidD. tired

3. A. noseB. eye

C. earD. heart

4.A. ButB. Then

C. SoD. And

5. A. gameB. joke

C. fireD. ball

6. A. itB. that

C. themD. him

7. A. earlyB. late

C. quickD. slow

8. A. letB. made

C. toldD. talked

9. A. duringB. until

C. afterD. when

10. A. sorryB. friendly

C. kindD. thankful

（四）

A small man with a fat stomach got on the train at the last station near the frontier（邊境）. He carried a paper bag. And four feet of 1 could be seen under the cover. The man found an empty seat, put the bag in the middle of the floor, 2 a newspaper and began to read. Then a policeman came in. Of course he 3 the bag with ducks legs at once and said, “Whose is that bag?” 4 answered. The policeman repeated the question, and said, “Ill have to take it away from the owner. 5 mustnt be taken out of the country.” “Well, then,” said the small man with a fat stomach, “hurry up and take 6. We want to go home.” The policeman took the bag and went on to the next carriage（車廂）.

At the next station, when he was safely across the frontier, the small man got up, smiled at the other passengers and said, “I hope the 7 will enjoy the ducks feet. The rest of the bag had nothing but rubbish in it.” Then he 8 his coat and pointed to another bag he was carrying over his stomach. It was tied tightly（緊緊地）over the stomach, which was not really 9. “I have two ducks here,” he said. With these words, he got off the train. But while he was 10 walking to the exit with the bag in his hands, a policeman came up to him, saying,“Hey, man! Foreign food mustnt be brought

in.”

1. A.chickensB. ducks

C. dogsD. cats

2. A.took awayB. took over

C. took outD. took off

3.A. sawB. got

C. holdD. wanted

4. A.SomebodyB. Anybody

C. NobodyD. Everybody

5. A.BagB. Rubbish

C. PassengerD. Food

6. A. itB. them

C. oneD. ones

7. A.passengerB. drivers

C. policemanD. soldier

8. A.woreB. opened

C. tookD. washed

9. A.tallB. ill

C. thinD. fat

10.A. happilyB. carefully

C. suddenlyD. worriedly

（五）

There is a city in China with a population of less than 10,000 and an area of almost onefourth of Chinas territory（領(lǐng)土）. It is Sansha. Sansha is the 1 city in China. It was set up just in June, 2012.

The Sansha City Government is seated on Yongxing Island of the Xisha Islands. Yongxing Island, the largest one of the island groups, 2 more than 2 square kilometers. The land is flat and 3 grow very well on the island.

What does Sansha look like and4 is life there? For most people, flying to Xisha Islands is still a wild wish. The airport on the island can now land a Boeing 737, 5 there are no airlines there. There are 6 ways to reach Yongxing Island, by air and by ship. And traveling by ship depends on the 7 on the sea, which changes a lot in June.

There are no tall buildings, but all kinds of service institutions（機(jī)構(gòu)）, 8 government office, police station, hotels, a supermarket, restaurants, banks, post offices, a hospital, library, café and 9 an insurance company（保險(xiǎn)公司）. The supermarket does not 10 until 10 pm. People on the island know one another well and if they need any service, they can call to open the door at night.

1. A. smallestB. newest

C. earliestD. oldest

2. A. makes upB. puts up

C. looks upD. takes up

3.A. plantsB. people

C. schoolsD. villages

4. A. whatB. how

C. whenD. why

5. A. soB. because

C. butD. though

6.A. twoB. three

C. fourD. many

7. A. moonB. sun

C. weatherD. water

8.A. includingB. with

C. asD. without

9. A. everB. then

C. stillD. even

10. A. openB. close

C. cleanD. sell

（六）

Some parents are used to doing almost everything for their children. They see their older children or sometimes even adults as babies! It can be a very common 1 in China because most parents have only one child. Some parents care 2 much about the safety of their children that they are afraid to 3 them go anywhere or do anything by themselves. As a result, their children 4 to learn social skills and come to depend more on them!

In fact, no children really enjoy being looked 5 by their parents all the time. No parents would be happy knowing that. As a result of too much 6, their children dont know anything about the world! Children need their own time to grow into adult and to learn 7 to deal with problems. Too much care spoils（掠奪）their fun when they are 8. And when suddenly they cannot depend on their parents, these children will be in big trouble!

It is9 that parents show their care to their children; it is nice that children know their parents care is out of love; and it will be nicer if the children let their parents know how much love they 10 need, and how much love is too much.

1. A.questionB. problem

C. jobD. activity

2. A.veryB. too

C. soD. such

3.A. letB. ask

C. wantD. hope

4. A.wantB. succeed

C. enjoyD. fail

5. A.forB. after

C. throughD. down

6. A.friendsB. homework

C. careD. money

7.A. howB. what

C. whenD. why

8. A.turning upB. cutting up

C. thinking upD. growing up

9.A. niceB. possible

C. relaxingD. well

10. A.suddenlyB. really

C. differentlyD. happily

（七）

Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others. For example, some high school and college students in the USA often1 many hours as volunteers in hospitals, orphanages（孤兒院）or 2 for the aged. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.

Other young volunteers go and work in the 3 of people who are sick or old. They paint, clean up, or repair houses, do their shopping and other housework. For boys who no longer have fathers there is a（n） 4 called Big Brothers. College students and other 5 take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and 6 them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn skills. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains, the beaches, the museums or other7 of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as 8 because they are 9 enough to understand the problems of younger boys and girls.

Volunteers believe that some of the10 people in the world are those who help to bring happiness. Helping others brings them much pleasure.

1.A. takeB. spend

C. wasteD. pay

2.A. caringB. fighting

C. askingD. waiting

3.A. schoolsB. hospitals

C. librariesD. homes

4.A. classB. organization

C. villageD. business

5.A. menB. women

C. ladiesD. mothers

6.A. inviteB. ask

C. tellD. help

7.A. thingsB. foods

C. placesD. kids

8.A. parentsB. visitors

C. teachersD. volunteers

9.A. youngB. clever

C. oldD. friendly

10.A. happiestB. kindest

C. prettiestD. richest

（八）

A middle school organized a “No TV Week” program. All the teachers, parents and students worked together for this1 and most of them found it to be a very good one. The headmaster said, “The idea was not to stop watching TV completely but 2 the students just to find how much time they watch TV and try to 3 the time for other things.”

4 did the students say about this “No TV Week”? One boy said, “I cant 5 I havent watched TV for a week, but its been fun doing it.” A girl student said, “Im going to 6 all TV program except for ‘Our Animal World and other languageteaching program. Im really 7 that I have more time to do things like walking and thinking. I 8 this ‘No TV Week very much…” But not all the students thought it was good. Here one student Tom said something 9, “I dont like ‘No TV Week10 I like watching TV. I have lots of favorite programs and I dont want to miss them. But we have to do it.”

1. A.adviceB. program

C. thoughtD. suggestion

2.A. forB. with

C. toD. from

3. A.spendB. pay

C. takeD. use

4. A.HowB. When

C. WhatD. Why

5. A.findB. believe

C. knowD. doubt

6. A. give upB. show up

C. take upD. think up

7. A.sadB. worried

C. pleasedD. afraid

8. A.hateB. enjoy

C. dislikeD.worry

9. A.importantB. necessary

C. differentD. strange

10.A. becauseB. if

C. untilD. so

（九）

When you travel in Hong Kong, you must be careful of the traffic rules, because the traffic keeps to the1 and its different from that of the mainland of China.

2 crossing the street, you must look to the right and then to the left. If the traffic lights are 3, the traffic must stop, people can cross the zebra line. If the traffic lights turn green, the traffic can go, people 4 not cross the road.

In the morning and in the evening, when people go to or come from work, the streets are very5. The traffic is the most 6.

When you7 somewhere by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. Do 8 the traffic keeps to the left. Have a look first, 9 you may go the wrong way.

In Hong Kong, there are a lot of big buses with two floors. Youd better sit on the 10floor. From there you can enjoy the city. How wonderful it is!

1. A.frontB. back

C. leftD. right

2. A.AfterB. Before

C. UntilD. During

3. A.blackB. blue

C. greenD. red

4.A. mustB. may

C. willD. should

5. A.clearB. busy

C. wideD. clean

6. A.difficultB. relaxing

C. interestingD. dangerous

7.A. goB. walk

C. seeD. run

8. A.understandB. learn

C. rememberD. find

9. A.ifB. because

C. butD. or

10. A.firstB. second

C. thirdD. fourth

（十）

I was in a strange city I didnt know at all, and whats more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first 1 that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed 2 enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After 3 about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the 4 was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaperseller. He 5 me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper 6 my hand. I had to give him some money and went 7. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he 8 left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he

pointed.

About an hour passed and I 9 that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on 10 side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.

1. A.carB. bus

C. taxiD. bike

2.A. nicelyB. badly

C. worriedlyD. quietly

3. A.ridingB. flying

C. thinkingD. walking

4. A.cityB. town

C. languageD. article

5. A.soldB. handed

C. madeD. sent

6.A. intoB. from

C. onD. with

7. A.in the wayB. in a way

C. by the wayD. on my way

8. A.lookedB. thought

C. pointedD. walked

9. A.imaginedB. noticed

C. guessedD. doubted

10. A.bothB. all

C. everyD. either

（十一）

Once upon a time, two young men were spending some time in the country. One day, while taking a1 together, they crossed a large field.

“Look out!” one of the young men shouted, because a bull2 appeared and began to chase them. They were very 3. They ran as fast as they could, 4 the bull kept chasing them.

Finally, one of the men climbed up a tree. The other one jumped into a5, but soon he came out of it. Immediately the bull chased him back into the hole.

“6!” his friend shouted, but soon the man came out again, and again the bull chased him right back. This 7 on five or six more times.

At last, the man in the tree got 8 and shouted to his friend in the hole, “You fool! Stay in that hole 9 a while, otherwise, this bull will keep us here all day!”

“Thats 10 for you to say.” The other man said as he jumped one more time back into the hole, “But there happened to be a bear in this hole.”

1. A.bathB. walk

C. restD. look

2.A. suddenlyB. slowly

C. happilyD. worriedly

3. A.happyB. excited

C. frightenedD. anxious

4. A.soB. because

C. whenD. but

5. A.houseB. hole

C. carD. forest

6.A. Stay thereB. Come out

C. Jump outD. Run away

7. A. walkedB. continued

C. wentD. came

8. A.excitedB. angry

C. worriedD. afraid

9. A.inB. after

C. atD. for

10. A.easyB. difficult

C. importantD. anxious

（十二）

Two months before Christmas, my little girl Alice told her father and me she wanted a new1. As Christmas came nearer, she still didnt get a new bike, but she didnt say it again. We bought some beautiful storybooks and toys. Then on December 2, she said she really wanted a bike more than anything else. It was just too late. We were getting ready for the Christmas dinner and 3 childrens presents, parents presents and friends presents till midnight. There was no 4 to buy the “right bike” for our little girl. We felt a little sad.

5 my husband thought of an idea. “We can make a little bike out of clay（泥土）and write a（n） 6 to tell her that she could trade in（交換）the model bike for a real one.” So he spent half an hour making a model bike.

On Christmas7, Alice opened the little box with the beautiful red and white bike and the note. She 8 and read the note loudly.

She looked at us and said, “So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?” 9, I said, “Yes.”

Alice cried when she said, “I would 10 trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made for me. I want to keep it.”

1. A. coatB. toy

C. bikeD. storybook

2. A. 23rdB. 24th

C. 25thD. 26th

3.A. packingB. buying

C. makingD. selling

4. A. moneyB. shop

C. timeD. place

5. A. UsuallyB. Suddenly

C. QuicklyD. Carefully

6. A. letterB. book

C. emailD. note

7. A. morningB. noon

C. afternoonD. evening

8. A. showedB. opened

C. closedD. held

9. A. CryingB. Shouting

C. AskingD. Smiling

10. A. quicklyB. sometimes

C. neverD. ever

（十三）

When we are sitting in the big bright classroom and 1 the teacher, many poor children have to do the farm work with their parents. When we are going to school in our fathers 2, they have to look after their sick parents at home. Dont they want to go to school? 3, they dream of going to school. But, they cant. 4? Because their parents cant pay for their education.

But now, they can go to school like us5 the help of Project Hope. Project Hope was founded in 1989. Since 6, this project has raised money and paid for the education of 2.5 million poor 7 in the countryside. It has built many 8 and libraries in Shandong, Gansu and so on. It has also trained teachers and it has sent students to high schools. But these are not enough. 40 million children from 9 families still need help.

So we should do more things for the poor children. We should give away more money to the Project Hope. With 10 help, many more children can get better education and have better lives.

1.A. listening toB. looking at

C. watchingD. hearing

2. A. housesB. bikes

C. trucksD. cars

3.A. YesB. OK

C. NoD. Sorry

4. A. WhenB. Why

C. HowD. Who

5. A. underB. in

C. withD. behind

6. A. nowB. then

C. yesterdayD. tomorrow

7. A. familiesB. schools

C. teachersD. students

8. A. shopsB. hotels

C. schoolsD. parks

9.A. poorB. rich

C. cityD. countryside

10. A. someonesB. nobodys

C. everyonesD. anyones

（十四）

Hong Kong is in the South of China. It lies 1 the southeast of Guangdong Province. Its made up of several small 2. Its area is only 1095 square kilometers. Its famous 3 the Oriental Pearl and 4 Heaven（天堂）, where you can buy any things you want.

Hong Kong was part of China in history. But more than one hundred years ago, it was taken away by 5. It was Deng Xiaoping, our great leader, that reached an agreement with England to get it back on July 1st, 1997. Now Hong Kong has 6 to our motherland for seventeen years.

Hong Kong is not only a beautiful city 7 a very rich and lively place in the world. The tall buildings are everywhere, just like New York. Its famous for its international market, natural deep water harbor（港口）, business trade, toy working industry and film. As one of the cities 8 held the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Hong Kong 9 a great success. The people in Hong Kong are very 10 in the daytime. So they all relax themselves at night. They usually play until midnight, so we often say Hong Kong is a sleepless place.

1. A. inB. on

C. toD. at

2.A. islandsB. lakes

C. riversD. places

3. A. forB. as

C. toD. of

4. A. TravellingB. Living

C. WorkingD. Shopping

5. A. FranceB. America

C. EnglandD. Portugal

6. A.arrivedB. got

C. returnedD. reached

7. A. butB. also

C. andD. or

8. A. whoB. which

C. itD. what

9. A. didB. brought

C. tookD. made

10. A. freeB. relaxed

C. busyD. bored

（十五）

“The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence.” Thats an old 1 in English. It means that other places often look better, more interesting than the place 2 you live. Some people worry that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. 3 see young Chinese ignoring（忽視）Chinese culture and, 4, buying Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating western holidays.

Foreign books and soap operas are good,5 Chinese writers and actors are just as good. 6 holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can never have the 7 for Chinese that Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing 8 with Midautumn Festival. And lets not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: its friendliness. Not all countries are as warm as China.

Its good to enjoy other cultures and to learn 9 them, but they can never replace your own culture. Its good to look on the other side of the street, but make sure you take a good long look. You will find 10 the grass isnt always greener on the other side of the fence.

1. A. sayB. says

C. sayingD. said

2. A. thatB. what

C. whenD. where

3.A. TheyB. We

C. YouD. I

4. A. soB. then

C. insteadD. since

5. A. andB. but

C. thenD. so

6.A. As forB. And so on

C. Such asD. For example

7. A. importantB. meaning

C. ideaD. funny

8. A.compareB. compares

C. to compareD. comparing

9. A. withB. on

C. forD. from

10. A. itB. that

C. thisD. those

（十六）

Rita was a lovely girl and she was only nine years old. She loved drawing. She also loved animals, 1 elephants.

Rita cared about her friends, the elephants. But people often hunted them for their ivory tusks（象牙）. That made her very 2. She was worried that by the time she grew up, the elephants would all 3. But she didnt know what to do.

She ran to her mom to 4 help and then to her dad, to her grandparents and to her uncle. Suddenly she stopped. She thought for a few minutes. A (An) 5 came out in her mind.

“I know how to save the6!” she shouted with excitement. “I have an idea 7 I need help,” she continued. So she got all her family to help her.

Six months later, there was a big poster in the window of a bookstore. It was her 8. The poster was about an African elephant 9 big tears in its eyes and its baby elephant next to it. The money that the poster was 10 would give to a foundation（基金會(huì)）to save the elephants.

Rita knew at last not only what she did could save the elephants, but also that even a young girl could help make changes.

1. A.suddenlyB. even

C. especiallyD. probably

2. A. happyB. sad

C. comfortableD. harmful

3. A.die outB. miss

C. loseD. increase

4. A. give upB. look for

C. ask forD. cheer up

5. A. purposeB. policy

C. actionD. idea

6. A. tigersB. elephants

C. girlsD. boys

7. A. andB. then

C. butD. because

8. A. posterB. book

C. roomD. photo

9. A. forB. with

C. ofD. beside

10. A. paintingB. developing

C. payingD. making

（十七）

Long, long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a1 known as the House of 1000 Mirrors（鏡子）. A small, 2 little dog learned of this place and decided to visit it. When he arrived, he ran happily 3 the stairs as fast as he could. To his great surprise, he found himself 4 at 1000 other happy little dogs with their 5 wagging（搖動(dòng)）just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as 6 and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, “This is a 7 place. I will come back and visit it very often.”

In this same 8, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the 9 one, also made up his mind to visit the house. He slowly climbed the 10 and hung his 11 low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 12 dogs looking back at him, he growled（咆哮）at 13 and saw 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “14 a horrible（可怕的）place！Ill 15 go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors.

1. A. manB. woman

C. dogD. place

2. A. sadB. happy

C. cleverD. foolish

3. A. upB. down

C. byD. near

4. A. workingB. shouting

C. lookingD. coming

5. A. armsB. tails

C. handsD. legs

6. A. coldB. cool

C. hotD. warm

7. A. wonderfulB. beautiful

C. helpfulD. hopeful

8. A. houseB. village

C. roomD. home

9. A. bestB. most

C. firstD. worst

10. A. treesB. stairs

C. hillsD. walls

11. A. headB. hand

C. neckD. face

12. A. unknownB. unfriendly

C. friendlyD. lovely

13. A. itB. him

C. herD. them

14. A. WhatB. How

C. Look atD. Think of

15. A. alwaysB. often

C. seldomD. never

（十八）

Men are the cleverest and most dangerous animals on the earth.1come second. Men kill many 2, theyve even killed millions of men since very long ago, but rats kill 3 men. Rats carry many diseases and these diseases have killed and are still killing thousands and thousands of men 4 in many countries.

Rats are dangerous not in only one5. They 6 carry diseases into mens homes, they also eat up mens 7. They 8 33 million tons of grain every year. Men starve 9 rats eat their food. Rats are 10, too. They have good leaders to tell them the food is 11 when men put poison（毒藥）in it.

There are lots of rats both in our cities and 12 today. We can go to the moon，but we cannot 13 all these horrible animals. Is it because this dangerous 14 is too clever and 15 too fast，or we are not clever enough and not clean enough?

1. A. WomenB. Rats

C. FoxesD. Monkeys

2. A. lionsB. tigers

C. wolvesD. beasts

3. A. moreB. several

C. noneD. fewer

4. A. yesterdayB. everyday

C. todayD. tomorrow

5. A. wayB. day

C. timeD. moment

6. A. notB. dont

C. onlyD. not only

7. A. breadB. food

C. cakesD. rice

8. A. produceB. plant

C. eatD. grow

9. A. soB. whether

C. thoughD. because

10. A. braveB. clever

C. dirtyD. careful

11. A. helpfulB. fearless

C. terribleD. dangerous

12. A. townsB. streets

C. villagesD. forests

13. A. killB. protect

C. look forD. run after

14. A. enemyB. friend

C. cropD. mountain

15. A. travelsB. walks

C. runsD. grows

（十九）

In my opinion, riding bicycles is much better than driving cars.

Riding bicycles has no1 but driving cars does. As we know, once the car is started, it gives out lots of 2 that pollutes the citys environment. People who live in such atmosphere would get 3 quite easily. Other living things may even die of it. But riding bicycles doesnt give out any smoke. 4, bicycles are much better for the environment than cars.

Riding bicycles can avoid more traffic jams than driving cars. Using bicycles seldom causes traffic jams on the streets 5 in certain situations at a certain time. Thats quite 6 cars. Cars are much 7 and easier to lead to a traffic jam which takes people much 8. So, riding bicycles leads to 9 traffic jams than cars.

Riding bicycles can save a lot of oil, but driving cars cant. Cars cant be used without oil. Everyday, the 10 cars consume a large quantity of oil. That is so huge 11 you count it. However, bicycles do not need oil to 12 working. You just have to inflate（給……充氣）it when 13. So, riding bicycles saves a lot of fuel than cars.

Finally, riding bicycles can keep you healthy14 driving cars cant. It is obvious that you are taking exercise when you are riding on the bike. Riding bicycles every day is good for your health. But driving a car just makes you become 15 and weaker. As a result, riding bicycles can keep you healthier than driving cars.

1. A. populationB. pollution

C. situationD. instruction

2. A. noiseB. sound

C. fogD. smoke

3. A. oldB. tired

C.sickD. bad

4. A.ThereforeB. Otherwise

C. Whats moreD. However

5. A. besidesB. except

C. withoutD. instead

6. A. the same asB. away from

C. different fromD. such as

7. A. fasterB. more dangerous

C.biggerD. more expensive

8. A. moneyB. energy

C. strengthD. time

9. A. fewerB. less

C. moreD. most

10. A. townsB. citys

C. countrysD. worlds

11. A. whetherB. if

C. unlessD. no matter

12. A. startB. stop

C.keepD. wait for

13. A.necessaryB. possible

C. seriousD. probable

14. A. whenB. though

C. even ifD. while

15. A. thinnerB. fatter

C. tallerD. shorter

（二十）

Two minds with a single thought!

The young fisherman is thinking of a way to cross the stream without getting his1 wet. The engineer is thinking of a 2 to get automobiles across the river without getting their wheels wet. You know the answer to 3 problems: a bridge.

The fishermans bridge doesnt take4 to build. Just place a board across the little stream and you have it. If the board is strong enough and if the fisherman doesnt 5 too much, all will be well.

Will the engineer plan the same kind of bridge? You know he6, and you know why. Automobiles are much 7 than people. The river is much 8 than the stream. A long wood bridge just wont 9. It isnt strong enough. It would bend, and 10 under its own weight. The fishermans problem is very simple. However, the engineers is not.

But dont feel sorry for the engineer. He doesnt have to 11 the very beginning with a long board. People have been thinking about bridges for thousands of years. They have designed many types of bridges. Each bridge is suited to its special 12. The engineer can choose the type best suited to the river and the 13 nearby.

What choice does he have, and why is one14 than the others? One way for you to find out is to make a few bridges out of cardboard. They wont be strong enough to carry a fiveton truck, but you will find out some of the main 15 of bridge designed by doing some experiments.

1. A. clothesB. socks

C. legsD. feet

2. A. roadB. route

C. wayD. course

3. A. allB. both

C. noneD. neither

4. A. longB. easy

C. moneyD. strength

5. A. wantB. work hard

C. care for itD. weigh

6. A. willB. wont

C. canD. cannot

7. A. more usefulB. stronger

C. heavierD. faster

8. A. widerB. deeper

C. more shallowD. more popular

9. A. workB. make

C. passD. arise

10. A. break outB. bring up

C. breakD. burst

11. A. deal withB. do with

C. end withD. start from

12. A. typesB. purpose

C. shapesD. results

13. A. landB. lake

C. mountainD. people

14. A. longerB. cheaper

C. more expensiveD. more suitable

15. A. usageB. ideas

C. attemptsD. try

（二十一）

When I was a child, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didnt1 any doctor Id ever known. He 2shout at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot kinder than any others around.

When Dr. Gibbs wasnt3, he was planting trees. His house sat at the foot of a hill, which belonged to him. His lifes goal was to make the hill a forest.

The good doctor came from a “No pain, no gain” school, 4 he learned a lot about gardening, but he had some interesting theories about tree planting. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked 5. He said that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each successive tree generation will grow 6. So you have to make things 7 for them and let the weak trees die out at an early time.

He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that werent watered had to grow deep roots to 8 water. It meant that deep roots were to be treasured.

So he didnt water his trees9. He had planted an oak（橡樹）and, 10 watering it every morning, he beat it with a rolledup newspaper. One, two, three, four… I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees 11.

Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the 12 that I had watched him plant about twentyfive years ago. Theyre 13 and very strong now.

How14 those trees of Dr. Gibbs are! Adversity（逆境）and deprivation（折磨）seemed to benefit them in 15 comfort and ease never could.

1. A. likeB. enjoy

C. care forD. look like

2. A. alwaysB. never

C. sometimesD. at times

3. A. saving livesB. playing cards

C. reading booksD. chatting with us

4. A. whenB. whose

C. whereD. which

5. A. whoB. how

C. whyD. when

6. A. weaker and weaker

B. stronger and stronger

C. taller and taller

D. shorter and shorter

7. A. hardB. comfortable

C. easyD. interesting

8. A. sellB. send

C. giveD. get

9. A. at mostB. at all

C. at lastD. at least

10. A. afraid ofB. instead of

C. because ofD. by means of

11. A. fruitsB. happiness

C. attentionD. hate

12. A. houses

B. rolledup newspapers

C. old neighbors

D. trees

13. A. greenB. black

C. brownD. white

14. A. lazyB. pretty

C. funnyD. truthful

15. A. roadsB. ways

C. earthD. mud

（二十二）

A young British girl went to Hong Kong to work, and at time of her arrival, she knew 1 about Chinese culture and language. On her way to school one day, she went to bank to 2 some money. To her 3, the bank clerk asked her 4 she had had lunch. She was extremely surprised at such a question, because in the 5 culture, it would be regarded an indirect invitation to lunch. Between unmarried young people, it can also mean the young friends interest in asking the girl for an appointment. Since this bank clerk was a complete 6 to the British girl, she said at once that she had 7 already. After this she continued to school and was even more surprised when one of the teachers asked 8 question. By now she 9 that it couldnt be an invitation, but she wondered 10 they asked it.

In11 days she was asked the same question 12, and she spent many hours trying to find out why so many people kept 13 her this. At last she came to a conclusion: the people must care about her 14. She was somewhat under weight at that time, and she concluded they must be 15 that she was not eating properly.

Only much later did she discover that the question had no real meaning at all. It was only a greeting.

1. A. somethingB. anything

C. everythingD. nothing

2. A. makeB. steal

C. getD. earn

3. A. disappointmentB. surprise

C. joyD. sorrow

4.A. whetherB. how

C. whereD. when

5.A. BritishB. Chinese

C. AmericanD. Australian

6. A. teacherB. single

C. workerD. stranger

7. A. got the moneyB. drunk some

C. answered itD. eaten

8. A. differentB. the same

C. sillyD. interesting

9. A. disagreedB. realized

C. hatedD. suggested

10. A. howB. who

C. whyD. which

11. A. thoseB. five

C. the followingD. the next three

12.A. again and again

B. three times

C. twice

D. all the week

13. A. tellingB. calling

C. invitingD. asking

14.A. healthB. work

C. moneyD. beauty

15. A. pleasedB. worrying

C. orderingD. sad