西安市25中高考英语：完形、阅读综合练（二）

1、西安市25中高考英语：完形、阅读综合练（二）【1】Give Love WingsThere was once a lonely girl who longed so much for loveOne day while she was walking in the woods，she 1 two starving birdsShe took them home and put them in a small cageShe cared for them with 2 and the birds grew strongEvery morning they 3 her with a wonderf

2、ul songThe girl felt great love for the birdsOne day the girl left the door to the cage 4 The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cageThe girl was so 5 that he would fly awayAs he flew close，she 6 him wildlyHer heart felt glad at her success in catching himSuddenly she felt the bird 7

3、 limp (四肢无力的)She opened her hand and stared in 8 at the dead birdHer desperate love had killed himShe noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cageShe could feel his great need for 9 He needed to fly into the blue clear skyShe lifted him from the cage and threw him 10 into the

4、 airThe bird circled once，twice，three timesThe girl watched 11 at the birds enjoymentHer heart was no longer concerned with her lossShe wanted the bird to be happySuddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulderIt sang the sweetest 12 that she had ever heardThe fastest way to lose lov

5、e is to hold on it too tightThe best way to keep love is to give it wings!1Afound BcaughtCcovered Dkicked2Aexcitement BloveCsorrow Dpleasure3Afilled BgreetedCshared Ddisturbed4Alocked BremoteCopen Dclosed5Afrightened BsurprisedCconcerned Dexpected6Abeat BpickedCtook Dgrasped7Achanged BgrewCcome Dgo8

6、Aexcuse BhorrorCheart Djoke9Awater BfoodCfreedom Dcompany10Aangrily BhopelesslyCstrongly Dsoftly11Adelightedly BfortunatelyCpublicly Ddisappointedly12Arock BtuneCmusic Djazz【2】The Wall Street Journal Asia Edition(US)，the Globe and Mail (Canada)，the Guardian (UK) and 1 foreign news agencies，have rece

7、ntly published articles on Chinas earthquake relief2 have all praised the earthquake relief efforts made by the Chinese governmentThe Wall Street Journal Asia Edition published an article on May 21 saying that 3 the eighth day of the most serious natural disaster 4 China in decades，rescuing survivor

8、s from the ruins had been quickly replaced by the challenge of helping themThe article said that people overseas 5 deeply by earthquake relief efforts by the Chinese governmentThe Associated French Press (AFP) reported on May 21 that China has become more open in 6 campaignAircraft loaded 7 relief s

9、upplies from Ukraine，Russia，the United States，Singapore and other countries have arrived in disaster areas in southwestern ChinaThe Associated Press (AP) published an article on May 21 reporting that China is making great efforts to deal with a very difficult task caused by the earthquake how to pro

10、vide temporary shelters for so many peopleThe article said that many tents have been built，and food and medical care are provided to the people 8 lives have been completely disrupted by the earthquakeThe Global and Mail of Canada published an article on May 20 that said the rapid earthquake relief w

11、ork in Sichuan demonstrates Chinas powerful economic strength【3】Archaeologists said Stonehenge，Britains most famous prehistoric monument，may have been an ancient pilgrimage (朝圣) site for the sick who believed its stones had healing qualitiesIt has always been a mystery why bluestones，the smaller sto

12、nes that form part of the circle，were transported around 155 miles from Preseli Hills in Wales to Wiltshire in southern EnglandArchaeologists from Bournemouth University，who carried out the dig in Aprilthe first at Stonehenge since 1964believe the bluestones were respected as healing stones“It was t

13、he magical qualities of these stones that transformed the monument and made it a place of pilgrimage for the sick and the injured of the Neolithic world (新石器时代)，” a statement from the archaeologist team saidGeoffrey Wainwright，president of the Society of Antiquaries of London and one of the experts

14、leading the work，said that one reason which led to the conclusion was that a number of the burials around Stonehenge showed signs of injury and disabilityThe archaeologists said in the statement that radiocarbon dating (放射性碳测年法) put the construction of the circle of bluestones at between 2400 BC and

15、 2200 BC，a few centuries later than originally thoughtBut they found pieces of charcoal dating from before 7000 BC，showing humans were active in the area much earlier than previously thoughtDuring the dig，the researchers also found Roman ceramics (陶器) and ancient stone hammers“We now know，much to ou

16、r surprise and delight，that Stonehenge was not just a prehistoric monument，but it was a Roman and mediaeval (中世纪的) monument，” said WainwrightAnother of the team leaders，Tim Darvill of Bournemouth University，said the bluestones appeared to be the most important to the purpose of Stonehenge although i

17、t may have had more than one functionOther theories about Stonehenge are that it was a religious site or that it acted as a calendar1Faraway bluestones were transported to Wiltshire probably because they Awere of great value at the time Blooked more beautiful than the stones thereClooked like green

18、diamondsDwere thought to have the function of treatment2Before bluestones were transported there，Stonehenge may have been used only as Aa monument Ba pilgrimage siteCa religious image Da cemetery3The archaeologist team drew the conclusion by the fact that Amany pieces of charcoal were found around StonehengeBradiocarbon dating was used to check the bluestones Cmany bodies of the sick and the injured were found buried around StonehengeDhumans were active around Stonehenge before 7000 BC4 could prove that Stonehenge was not on