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1、训练题 6 第一节：完形填空Its not just an American phenomenon: 1 the globe, single-parent homes are on the 2 . Numbers for one-parent families increased from England to Australia during the 1990s, mirroring demographic (人口统计学的) changes reflected in the US census.Just as in America, those changes 3 new questions

2、 about how 4 government should be in helping single-parent families, which often are less well-off 5 than those led by a married mom and dad.Should single parents be afforded tax breaks to help pay for child 6 ? Should employers be monitored to make 7 flexible work hours are offered?Annie Oliver, a

3、32-year-old single mother from Bristol, England, thinks so. “You wouldnt believe 8 becoming a single parent suddenly made me a second-class 9 ,” said Oliver, who struggles to 10 a full-time job and give the extra care her disabled son needs.( ) 1. A. on B. in C. across D. through( ) 2. A. rise B. wa

4、y C. fall D. decrease( ) 3. A. asked B. answered C. avoided D. raised( ) 4.A. included B. concluded C. involved D. intended( ) 5. A. physically B. financially C. mentally D. spiritually( ) 6. A. care B. growth C. happiness D. concern( ) 7. A. clear B. known C. out D. sure( ) 8. A. when B. what C. ho

5、w D. why( ) 9. A. employee B. citizen C. partner D. mother( ) 10. A. keep B. look for C. findD. own 第二节：语法填空I have a friend who must be the sweetest, shyest person in the world. He is forty years old, rather short and 11 (skin), and has a thin moustache and even thinner hair on his head. Since his v

6、ision is not perfect, he wears glasses: 12 are small, round and frameless.He always walks sideways so 13 not to inconvenience anyone. Instead of saying “Excuse me”, he prefers to glide by one side. 14 the gap is so narrow that it will not allow him to pass, Luke waits patiently 15 the obstruction (障

7、碍物) moves by itself. Stray dogs and cats panic him, and in order to avoid them, he constantly crosses from one side of the road to the 16 .He speaks in 17 very thin, subtle voice, so inaudible that it is hard to tell if he is speaking at 18 . He has never interrupted anybody. On the other hand, he c

8、an never manage more than two words without 19 (interrupt). This does not seem to irritate him; in fact, he actually appears happy 20 (be) able to utter(发出) those two words.11. _ 12. _ 13. _ 14. _ 15. _16. _ 17. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20. _训练题 7 第一节：完形填空It was said by Sir George Bernard Shaw that "Engla

9、nd and America are two countries separated by the same language". My first personal _1_ of this was when I worked as a camp instructor for two months in 2006 in a Summer camp _2_ by the Boy Scouts of America, _3_ part of an international leader exchange program. Before I went, all the participa

10、nts in the program were given a list of words that are in common _4_ in the UK which Americans would either be confused by or would _5_ make them angry. I memorized the words and thought "I'll manage."However, when I finally arrived in the States three months later, I realized that per

11、haps a lifetime of watching American television was not _6_ preparation for appreciating and _7_ the differences between American and British speech. In the first hour of arriving at the camp, I was _8_ to High School American English, Black American English and the American English spoken by other

12、ordinary people, all very _9_ to each other. Needless to say, I _10_ manage in the end. The Americans I met were very helpful, and I found they were patient with me when I made a social communicative mistake when I used an inappropriate word or phrase.( ) 1. A. chanceB. opinionC. viewpointD. experie

13、nce ( ) 2. A. runB. setC. controlledD. found( ) 3. A. withB. forC. asD. like( ) 4. A. senseB. practiceC. phenomenonD. use( ) 5. A. evenB. everC. hardlyD. never( ) 6. A. wrongB. adequateC. trueD. real( ) 7. A. helping withB. doing withC. dealing withD. comparing with( ) 8. A. shownB. putC. facedD. ex

14、posed( ) 9. A. similarB. alikeC. differentD. opposite( ) 10. A. didB. shouldC. mightD. would 第二节：语法填空In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, _11_ 8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop _12_ sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice crea

15、m?" "Fifty-cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled _13_ right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of _14_ in it."How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he asked. Some people were now waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit _15_ (patience). &q

16、uot;Thirty-five cents," she said _16_ (rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins _17_. "I will have a plain ice cream," he said. The waitress walked _18_. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long _19_ the waitress came back and then she began

17、to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised at what she saw. There, _20_ (place) neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies - her tip!11. _ 12. _ 13. _ 14. _ 15. _16. _ 17. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20. _训练题 8 第一节：完形填空San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United St

18、ates very near the Pacific, where two earth's plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a 1 word to hear there. It is recorded that at least 2 big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the _3 century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.The second worst earthqu

19、ake _4_ San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were travelling to their 5 . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one _6_. Many people were killed in their cars. A few 7 ones were not hurt, but many thousands became 8 . A large number of weak buildings didn't _9 in t

20、he quake and the 10 electricity was cut off for several days, too. ( ) 1. A. terrible B. sadC. usual D. funny( ) 2. A. two B. threeC. fourD. five( ) 3. A. 17thB.18thC. 19thD 20th( ) 4. A. shook B. felt C. discoveredD. moved( ) 5. A. officesB. homesC. factoriesD. schools( ) 6. A. above B. nearbyC. be

21、lowD. round( ) 7. A. young B. tallC. strongD. lucky( ) 8. A. homelessB. joblessC. friendlessD. childless( ) 9. A. put upB. go up C. stay upD. turn up( ) 10. A. company'sB. school'sC. country'sD. city's 第二节: 语法填空Vitamins are a group of substances（物质）found in food. The body needs them

22、for life and health. So usually, many people care for the question: am I getting enough virtamins, and am I getting the right kind?Even though very small amounts of each virtamin are enough for the needs of the body, the worry people have about virtamins has some reasons. And this has to do with the

23、ir _11_- the food they take in. A person eating a good variety of food get all the virtamins now _12_ (know) to be needed.The problem is that there are many people who dont _13_ foods wisely. So the answer _14_ this question is: No extra _15_ are needed, _16_ you eat proper foods. In fact, many of t

24、he virtamins cannot be _17_（store） in the body, so when extra virtamins are taken in, the body simply gets rid of them. It is even _18_ (harm) to put too much of certain virtamins into the body. This has been found to be _19_ (true) of virtamin A and D, when _20_ amounts are taken in.11. _ 12. _ 13.

25、 _ 14. _ 15. _16. _ 17. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20. _训练题 9第一节：完形填空My friend Gayle has been "living" with cancer for four years and it is progressively getting worse. One day Gayle 1 that one of her childhood wishes was to have a red Radio Flyer bicycle. As a child she never received one because she

26、believed that if you told your birthday wish it wouldn't 2 . I was at an ice cream stand one day and in the window was a miniature (微型的) red Radio Flyer bicycle that could be won in a 3 drawing (抽奖). For each ice cream you could fill out a ticket for a chance to win. After several weeks and many

27、 ice creams, I didn't win. I got up the courage to ask the person 4 if I could buy one. T 'went to the window and as I began 5 , I could feel my throat 6 and my eyes overflowed with tears. However I managed to tell him the story, and after writing a 7 I left carrying it.The bicycle was 8 the

28、 next day, and Gayle's dream came true. The following day I received a letter that read:Dear Bonnie,Once in a while there is an opportunity to pass on a 9 I lost my parents to cancer six months ago. I cared for both of them but could not have done it without the love and generosity of friends -

29、friends who 10 .The best to you, NormaIt was from the owner of the ice cream stand. Enclosed was my uncashed check.( ) 1. A. expressedB. whisperedC. toldD. ordered( ) 2. A. realizeB. appearC. happen D. come true( ) 3. A. dailyB. weeklyC. monthlyD. yearly( ) 4. A. in the chargeB. in chargeC. in offic

30、eD. in public( ) 5. A. to sayB. to tellC. to weepD. to speak( ) 6. A. tightenB. loosenC. dryD. wet( ) 7. A. nameB. checkC. noticeD. note( ) 8. A. boughtB. cameC. riddenD. delivered( ) 9. A. handB. checkC. kindnessD. bicycle( ) 10. A. careB. treasureC. valueD. promise第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）Tele

31、vision is now playing a very important part in our life. But television, like many 11 things, has both advantages and disadvantages. Do the 12 outweigh (比更重要) the latter?In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also 13 comparatively cheap one. For a family

32、 of four, for example, it is 14 as well as cheaper to sit comfortably at home, with almost unlimited entertainment available, than to go out in search of amusement elsewhere.All they have to do is 15 (press) a button, and they can see plays, films, operas, and shows of every kind, not to mention the

33、 latest 16 (excite) football match. Some people, 17 maintain that this is precisely 18 the danger lies. The television viewer makes no choice and exercises no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything 19 (present) to 20 without any effort on his part.11. _ 12. _ 13. _ 14. _ 15. _16. _ 17

34、. _ 18. _ 19. _ 20. _训练题 10第一节完形填空It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a great deal. Foreign _1_ can be very educational for _2_ if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be _3

35、_ for the traveler, but the benefits of _4_ an effort would become obvious immediately _5_ his travel. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing _6_ to order a meal or rent a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange country. Without _7_ the language, it i

36、s very difficult for the stranger to _ 8_ the people of the new country and their customs.To be sure, he can see places and things without the use of a language, but places and things are not the heart of any country. To get the greatest _9_ from a trip to another country, it is _ 10_ important for

37、the visitor to have an understanding of the language.( ) 1. A. travelB. countryC. languageD. people( ) 2. A. someoneB. everyoneC. anyoneD. no one( ) 3. A. usualB. easyC. difficultD. interesting( ) 4. A. soB. whatC. quiteD. such( ) 5. A. afterB. beforeC. forD. at( ) 6. A. whyB. whoC. howD. when( ) 7.

38、 A. hearingB. knowingC. sayingD. reading( ) 8. A. seeB. recognizeC. understandD. believe( ) 9. A. benefitB. successC. satisfactionD. money( ) 10. A. howB. indeedC. alsoD. finally第二节 语法填空We must have water to live. _11_the water we use is clean and fresh, it will make us ill. The animals _12_ (live)

39、in and around lakes and rivers must also have clean water. Our rivers and lakes supply most of our water. The clear, blue water found by the first American settlers has changed. Many of our water sources are now _13_. They are filled _14_ dirt and waste which cannot be cleaned out. In many places, waste is not safe for most uses.Lake Erie was _1