短文填空和完形填空练习题.doc

例二：parent, tell, call, celebrate, together, why, start, after, shop, newspaperMost people buy lots of presents just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day (1) _ Buy Nothing Day. They dont want anyone to go (2) _ on that day. Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It is (3) _ Thanksgiving. Often, before Christmas we see many ads in (4) _ and on TV (5) _ us to “buy, buy, buy!” The idea for Buy Nothing Day (6) _ in Vancouver, Canada. Now people all over the world (7) _ Buy Nothing Day. In California, the US, (8) _ and children get (9) _ to read stories, sing songs, and draw pictures. The children talk about (10) _ they dont need a lot of toys.本文是向考生介绍一个特殊的日子Buy Nothing Day，因此第1空应填called。既然是Buy Nothing Day，那就应该是不让人们“购物 (go shopping)”。第3空考查常识，Buy Nothing Day的日期是November 29，应该在Thanksgiving之后，故此空白处应填after。“看见广告”通常应在报纸上或电视上，因此第4空白处应填newspapers。结合文意可知第5空白处应填写一个动词，并且能用动词不定式作复合宾语，此动词应是tell，此处应用“动词-ing”形式，即telling。 第6空白处所在的句子是介绍Buy Nothing Day的起源，是过去的事情，应用started。现在，世界各地也像庆祝其他节日一样来庆祝Buy Nothing Day，因此第7个空白处应填写celebrate (庆祝)。第8空白处应填parents与children对应。第9空白处应填together与动词get构成get together短语，意思是“团聚”。第10空白处应填why来澄清“they dont need a lot of toys”的原因。三、实践评估自测Section OneFill in the blanks with the right forms of the proper words in the box. Each word should be used only once. (1)agree, leave, pay, taste, as, thank, place, thief, polite, comeYouve finished eating a (1)_ meal in a British restaurant and the bill has been paid. But why are people giving more money? Are they mad? Not at all. Theyre (2)_ a tip. A tip is a small amount of money that you give to someone to say “thank you” for good service. Tipping is very common in many (3)_ in Britain. For example, its common to tip in restaurants, taxis, hotels and even hairdressers! People give 10 to 15 per cent of the final bill (4)_ a tip. Sometimes the tip is added to the bill. Other times you leave the money after having (5)_. These days, it can be (6)_ not to give a tip. Its normal now to tip people even you havent had good service! This new custom has (7)_ from America. Tipping like this has only been in Britain for the last 20 years. Lots of British people do not (8)_ with this. Once, British people would only tip if they had very good service. British people also tip other people, like window cleaners and the postman as a way of (9)_ them for doing a good job. People usually do this at a special time of the year, such as Christmas. This is an old British custom. Some people think the word “tip” comes from a slang(行话) word used by (10)_ a long time ago in Britain. Then, “tip” meant “to pass one form another”. (2)sleep, quick, others, visit, relax, last, possible, weather, popular, eitherEach year most Americans take vacations, which are short breaks from work or school. Vacations usually (1) _ for one or two weeks, and most people take vacations in the summer time because of the nice (2)_. Families will often drive in their cars to the destination(目的地). On the other hand, if the vacation spot is far away, a plane ride is the (3)_ way to travel. Many Americans take their vacations at (4)_ the beach or in the mountains. Other (5)_ places to vacation include Disney World, resorts, large cities of the USA, or National Parks. Some families enjoy camping, which means that they will (6)_ in tents or trailers(房式活动车). Other families prefer to rent hotel rooms, cabins, or beach homes. Vacations are intended(有意义的) for relaxation and fun, so Americans choose their vacations based on what they enjoy most. Some people want to spend their time (7)_ by the pool and baking in the sun, while (8)_ prefer to do as many activities and as much site-seeing as (9)_. Year after year, Americans often return to the exact same vacation spot; However, some families enjoy (10)_ new places each year. Nonetheless, a vacation is a great way not only to take a break from everyday life but also to make lasting memories with friends and family.(3)dead hit take happy with lonely after pain since stop even allowA pet is a lot more than just an animal who lives in your house. Pets can become part of your family. A pet can cheer you up when youre (1) _, or be your friend when youre (2) _. Your pet is an important part of your life. When that part of your life is gone, it can be (3) _ and sad. It may feel like a member of your family has died. Edna always hoped to come home from school to play with her dog Bell. Bell had been a part of Ednas family (4) _ Edna was a baby. She loved (5) _ Bell for walks and playing catch with him. Bell (6) _ to sleep on her bed. Bell was her best friend. Then, one day when Edna came home from school, Bell was gone. Her mom told her that Bell was (7) _ by a car. The girl was very sad. Her best friend (8) _. Sometimes pets die in accidents like Ednas dog did. Other times pets are so sick or in so much pain that they wont (9) _ get better. They have to be “put to sleep”. This means that the vet, or animal doctor, will give your pet a shot that helps her die (10) _ any pain at all. This may seem like a terrible thing to do. But your pet is hurting. She will never stop hurting. It is nicer of you to let your pet sleep forever than to keep her alive and hurting all the time.(4)kid, name, out, sit, festival, make, everywhere, every, they, longNo matter what kind of music you like, in Germany youll find something to enjoy.Music is very important to German people. One out of (1)_ four Germans plays a musical instrument(乐器) or sings in a group. Many famous musical (2)_ are from Germany, like Johan Sebastian Bach, Luduing van Beethoven and Robert Schumann. (3)_ music is still played across the world.This great past has (4)_ young people love music. Many German students have music lessons at school. They have lessons twice a week, for two or four hours each time. Piano lessons can be even (5)_! What do children do in their music lessons? Sit down and sing? Some German music lessons are different. Students walk around and can try any instrument they like. Sometimes teachers ask them to listen to music and then act it (6)_. Music is (7)_ in Germany. Dont forget (8)_ for a while in a restaurant. You can enjoy light music there. Remember to visit a church or a square. There you can listen to people playing music. Many German (9)_ enjoy music with their parents. There are more than 100 music (10)_ in Germany each year.(5)quiet love beach little from build call side near century For many years, Hawaii has been a magic name to people who like to travel. People on both (1)_ of the Pacific Ocean in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. Their dreams always include at (2)_ one scene of a sunset over the ocean. In the tropical lands, the sun drops like a ball of golden fire into the sea, and it drops so quickly that you can almost see it move. The sun leaves behind a glow that lights the skies in the (3)_ water.People often have a quiet, peaceful time perfect for a leisurely walk along the water. This scene is not too different (4)_ the dramatic beauty that greeted the first strangers to these islands (5)_ ago. They were Polynesian people who came from Tahiti in canoes not much bigger than small boats.They found the beautiful white sand (6)_ and the waving palm trees, but there were no grand hotels like the ones we see nowadays. The first people came to Hawaii (7)_ two thousand years ago but skyscraper hotels were only (8)_ in the last 25 years. Now jet airplanes make it possible to fly to Hawaii for a weekend from Tokyo or San Francisco or Los Angeles. Wherever people come from, they really want to see the original beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the (9)_ beaches and the mountains (10)_ Diamond Head, which is almost hidden, by the tall hotels.(6)example, solve, feel ,teacher, happy, five, who, they, like, aboutPolice in Boston are teaching young children to stay away from drugs(毒品). The public schools invited 10 police officers to be (1) _.The goal is to make young children (2) _ good about themselves. Police believe (3) _ children will not want to use drugs.Robert Tinker is one of the police officers (4) _ teach. He teaches children in the (5) _ grade. In his class, children play games and put on skits(表演短剧) (6) _ drugs. The kids really enjoy (7) _. Officer Tinker sets a good(8) _ for the children. The children look up to Officer Tinker and want to be (9) _ him when they grow up.Making police officers into teachers is an unusual way to stop the use of illegal drugs. But police in Boston say they have succeeded in helping to (10) _ the drug problem by teaching children.(7)danger, birth, on, late, send, family, success, fan, mean, howJackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong, China. His parents left mainland China for Hong Kong a short time before his (1)_. His parents named him “Chan Kongsang”, which (2)_ “born in Hong Kong”. They wanted to celebrate a safe trip to Hong Kong. At first, Jackies (3)_ lived in the French Embassy(大使馆). His father was a cook, and his mother was a house-keeper. When Jackie was seven years old, his family moved to Australia. His father got a job in the American Embassy. (4)_, back in Hong Kong, Jackies father (5)_ him to the China Drama Academy(中国戏剧学院). Jackie studied and worked 19 hours a day. The students practiced Kong Fu and learned (6)_ to do many stunts(特技表演) there. When Jackie was 17, he began to do (7)_ stunts for films. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood(好莱坞), but he wasnt very (8)_. He went (9)_ to make films in Hong Kong and had great success. Finally, in 1995, Jackie Chan became famous in the United States. Today, Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American (10)_, and his films make millions of dollars.(8)expensive, address, pocket, number, receive, like, much, work, remember, easy PDAs are very useful. They are (1)_ small computers. You can put a lot of information into them. For example, you can put in telephone (2)_ and e-mail (3)_. Many people use PDAs to (4)_ important dates. Some of these super machines can even send and (5)_ e-mails.PDAs are small and convenient. A few years ago, they were (6)_. Now, they are cheap. Many people use them at (7)_ and at school. People can carry PDAs in their shirt (8)_. But, its important to be careful. These little machines are (9)_ to lose. People put so (10)_ important information into their PDAs. Its really terrible to lose them. (9)every, use, when, mouth, life, ago, find, fun, because, oneIf we knew when an earthquake was about to happen, then we could save many (1)_. In fact, scientists do try to predict(预测) (2)_ earthquake will happen. They know that earthquakes are regular(有规律的). A size 8 earthquake, for example, happens (3)_ 8-10 years. (4)_ of this, if they know when the last earthquake was in an area(地区), it is easy to work out when the next one will be. If the last one was seven years (5)_, one might happen soon! In the past, people had (6)_ ways of predicting earthquakes. Many people (7)_ to think dogs acted strangely when one was coming. In 132 AD(公元), Zhang Heng of the Eastern Han Dynasty(东汉) made the (8)_ machine to predict earthquake. It was made of a ball and eight bronze(铜) frogs. When there was an earthquake, the ball would fall into one of the frogs (9)_! Today, it is still very hard to know exactly when an earthquake will hit. But we do know where they will happen, as earthquakes are only (10)_ along fault lines.(10) as way pay much cost have who decide kid probable America seems like a very rich country too much of the world. In some (1)_ this is true. However, the (2)_ of living in America is very high. Even someone (3)_ is very careful with their money will (4)_ end up spending at least $1500 a month just to (5)_ their bills and eat. When you consider the fact that Americans (6)_ to save money to buy a house, a car, and pay for their (7)_ college education, you realize that it costs (8)_ to live in America. Americans still see their country (9)_ a land of opportunity, and many believe that if they work hard and make the right (10)_, they can end up rich.(11)ski one tall find danger off climb use tie why Extreme(极限的) sports are very new in America. They usually come from people trying the craziest things. Bungee jumping(蹦极跳) is a good example. Someone (1)_ a bungee cord(绳索) to himself one day and jumped (2)_ a very tall bridge. Bungee cords stretch a lot, so the person lived, but he took a big risk(冒险) to (3)_ out if his idea would work. Another extreme sport is snowboarding. A (4)_ decided to stand sideways on one piece of wood to get down the mountain instead of (5)_ two skis. People like these (6)_ sports because they are exciting. They often do them for “the rush” they get. The (7)_ extreme sport might have been mountaineering, or mountain climbing. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to (8)_ Mount Everest, gave another reason for doing something so dangerous. When asked (9)_ he climbed the worlds (10)_ mountain, he replied, “Because it was there.”(12) offer child especial movie fit pleasant free nothing if teacherAmericans watch a lot of television. Many people, (1)_ doctors and teachers, think they watch too much. There are at least seven to ten (2)_ channels in every city, and cable TV (3)_ up to a hundred stations for around $40 dollars a month. Cable TV stations will often only show one thing: (4)_, news, sports, entertainment news, financial(金融的) news, there are even stations that show (5)_ but cooking shows. If you get a satellite TV, you can get 300-500 TV stations. (6)_ you have time, you can watch every college and professional basketball game in the country. The effect on (7)_ of this much television is especially troubling. (8)_ complain that students neglect(忽视) their homework and do not read for (9)_ any more, and doctors note that children who watch too much TV are often not physically (10)_.(13) good or have buy easy city make other work useGetting a phone in America is very easy. Almost every home (1)_ not just one, but two (2)_ three telephones. This has (3)_ it very easy to for people to get internet access(接入) in there homes as well. Mobile phones are also (4)_, but not as much, perhaps, as in the Chinas big (5)_. Young people like mobile phones because they can get in touch with friends (6)_, but many adults only have them if they need them for (7)_. Some people who value(重视) their privacy(隐私) dont like cell phones because people can call them whenever they want. As mobile phones get (8)_, and offer the ability(能力) to check email, sports scores, news and (9)_ information, more and more people are (10)_ and using mobile phones. (14)little that fight idea trouble what if like few trySome people think they have an answer to the (1) of automobile (汽车) crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle. In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bicycle riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim (2) if more people rode bicycles to work, there would be (3) automobiles, and therefore less dirty air. For several years this group has been (4) to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example, they want the city to draw special lanes (车道) for bicycles only. Bike for a Better City feels that (5) there were special lanes, more people would use bikes. However no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks lanes are a good (6) . Taxi drivers do not (7) the idea they say it will block traffic. Some store owners on the main streets do not like the idea they say that if there is (8) traffic they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.The city government has not yet decided (9) to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On Sundays Central Park is closed to traffic, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says this is not enough and keeps (10) to get bicycle lanes downtown.(15)noise bad wife as ads news or count carry life Dear Editor, Why do newspapers (1) so many advertisements for electronic equipment? Last Sunday I (2) ads for seven kinds of televisions and thirteen kinds of radios in the Atlanta Journal. Besides that, there were pages and pages of (3) for Citizens Band radios and tape recorders. Dont you realize what electronic equipment is doing to our daily (4) ? Everywhere you go you may hear loud music and advertisements over radios; this