综合B排完形填空

1、完形填空第01篇、A Life with BirdsA Life with Birds有鸟陪伴的生活For nearly 17 years David Cope has worked as one of the Tower of London ' S YeomanWarders, (1) known to tourists as Beefeaters. David。64. 1ives in a three, bedroomedfiat right at the (2) of the Byward Tower, one of the gatehouses “ (3) ourbedroom

2、 we have a marvellous view of Tower Bridge and the Thalnes." says David. The Tower of London iS famous (4) its ravens. the large black birds which have lived there for over three centuries . David was immediately fascinated by the birds and when he was (5) the post of Raven Master eight years a

3、go he had no(6) in accepting it.“ The birdS have now become my life and I , malways (7) of the fact that I am (8) a tradition . The legend says that if the ravens leave the Tower. England will fall to enemies , and it' S my job to (9) sure this doesn' t happen!" David (10) about four ho

4、urs a day to the care of the ravens. He has grown to love them and the (11) tIlat he lives right next to them is ideal. “1 can (12) a close eye on them all the time, and not just when I' m working ." (13) , David ' S wife Mo was not (14) on the idea of life in the Tower , but she too wi

5、ll be sad to leave when he retiresnextyear. “ When we look out of our windows we see history (15) around US , and we are taking it in and storing it up for our future memories .1. B better2. D top3. C From4. A for5. D offered6. C hesitation7. A aware8. B.maintaining9. B make10. Adevotes11. Dfact12.

6、Ckeep13. CAtfirst14. Bkeen15. Ball完形填空第02篇、A Lucky BreakA Lucky BreakActor Antonio Banderas iS used to breaking bones. and it always seemsto happen when he's sport. In the film Play it to the Bone he (2) tlle part of a middleweight boxer alongside Woody Harreison. (3) the making of the film Harr

7、elson (4) complaining that the fight (5) weren' t very convincing, so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for real The Spanish actor wasn't (6) on the idea at first, but he was (7) persuaded by his CO-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring . Howeve

8、r. when he realized how seriously his (8) WaS taking it all, he began to regret his decision to fight. And then in the third round . Harrelson hit Banderas (9) hard in the face that he actually-broke his nose His wife , actress Melanie Griffith, Was furious that he had bee n play ing “ silly macho g

9、ames” “ She was right ” con fesses Banderas “and I Was a fool to (10) a risk like that in the middle of a movie. ”He was (11) of the time he broke his leg duri ng a football match in his1.Cdoing2.Aplays3.DDuri ng4.Akept5.Cscenes6. Bkee n7. Beve ntually8. Copp onent9. D so10. A take11. B remi nded12.

10、 C dreamed13. A up14. D ano thernative Malaga. He had always (12) of becoming a soccer sta, of performing in front of a big crowd. but doctors told him his playing days were probably over. “That' S when 1 decided to take (13) acting： 1 saw it as (14) way of performing, and achieving recognition.

11、 What happened to me on that footba!(15) was, you might say, my first lucky break. ”15. B pitch完形填空第03篇、Global WarmingGlobal Warming 全球变暖Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world ' S climate. Many scientists(1) the blame for recent natural disasters orthe

12、 in crease (2)the world' S temperatures and are convin ced thatnore tha n(3) before, the Earth is at (4)from the forces of the wind, rain andsun.(5) to them, global warming is making extreme weather events,(6)as hurricanes and droughts even more (7) and causing sea levels all around th world to

13、(8) En vir onmen tal groups are putt ing(9) on gover nments totake action to reduce the (10) of carbon dioxide which is given(11) byfactories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (12) of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, w

14、hich could then replace existing power (13) Some scientists (14)1. B put2. A ini 3. D ever4. C risk5. D Accordi ng6. A such? 7. B severe& C rise9. B pressure10. A amou nt11. A off12. C favourbelieve that eve n if we stopped releas ing carb on dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow

15、we would have to wait (15) hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is here to stay13. D statio ns14. D however15. A several完形填空第04篇、 A Success StoryA Success StoryAt 19 , Ben Way is already a millionaire , and one of a growing number of teenagers who have (1) their fortune thr

16、ough the Internet (2) makes Ben S story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was (3)_ by teachers at his junior school that he would n ever be able to read or write (4)“I wan ted toprove them (5)”, saysBen creator and director of Waysearch. a net searchengine which can be used to find

17、 goods in on li ne shopp ing malls1. B made2. D What3. B told4. C properly5. A wrong6. A provided7. D un able8. C en couraged9. B chargi ng10. D setWhen he was eight, his local authorities (6) him with a PC to help with school work. AIthough he was_ (7) to read the manuals he had a natural ability w

18、ith the computer, and (8) by his father, he soon began (9) peopled 10 anhour for his knowledge and skills . At the age of 1 5 he (10) up his own computer consultancy Quad Computer, which he ran from his bedroom and two vears 1ater he 1eft school to (11) all his time to bus in ess“ By this time the c

19、ompa ny had grow n and I n eeded to take on a (12) of employees to help me , says Ben“ That en abled me to start (13)bus in esswith bigger companies. ” It was his ability to consistently _(14) - difficult challenges that led him to winthe Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in thesame year that he

20、formed Waysearch and he has recently signed a deal (15) £ 25 million with a private investment company, which will finance his search engine.11. C devote12. A couple13. B doing14. A overcome15. D worth完形填空第 05 篇、Traffic in Our CitiesTraffic in Our CitiesThe volume of traffic in many cities in t

21、he world today continues to expand. This causes many problems, including serious air pollution , lengthy delays, and the greater risk (1) accidents. Clearly。something must be done but it is often difficult to _(2) people to change their habits and leave their car at home.One possible (3) is to make

22、it more expensive for people to use their1. Aof2. Dpersuade3. A approach4. B in creas ing s 5. C bringing in6. C breaks7. D knowncars by (4) charges for parkinq and (5) tougher fines for anyone who (6) the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes a different tim

23、es of the day. This system, (7) as “road pricing”，is already being introduced in a (8) of cities, using a special electronic card (9) to the win dscree n of the car:Ano ther way of (10) with the problem iS to provide cheap park ing on the (11) of the city . and strictly control the number of vehicle

24、s allowed into the centre. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the (12) stage of their jour ney.Of course, the most important (13) is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to (14) the comfort of their CarS, public transport must be felt to be reliable c

25、onvenient and comfortable with fares (15) at an acceptable leveJ& B number:9. A fixed10. C deali ng11 .A outskirts12. D final13. B thing14. C give up15. B kept完形填空第 06 篇、Teaching and LearningTeaching and LearningMany teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie withl the student I

26、f a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect student to be familiar with the J1) in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or1. D in formatio n2. B ideal3. Clearni ng4. D withtake an exam in ati on The (2) stude nt iS con sidered to be one who iS motivated tO learn for the s

27、ake of (3) not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned (4) brief written comments but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is (5) for learning the material assigned When research iS (6) the professor expects the studen to take it actively

28、and to complete it with(7) guidanee. It is the student' Sresponsibility to find books, magazines and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain (8) a university library works: they expect students (9) graduate students to exhaust the referenee (10) in the library . Profe

29、ssors will help students who need it. But (11) that their students should not be (12)dependent on them In the United States professors havemany other duties (13)teaching . such as administrative or research work. Therefore, the time that a professor can spend witIl a student outside of clas is (14)

30、If a student has problems with classroom work。the student should either .(15) a professor duri ng office hours5 or make all appo in tme n.t1 5.C resp on sible6. C assig ned7. B mi nimum8. D how:9. A particularly10. C sources11. D prefer12. A too13. D besides14. B limited夕 15. C approach s完形填空第 07 篇、

31、The Difference between Man and ComputeThe Difference between Man and ComputerWhat makes people differe nt from computer programs?What is the miss ing1. C acco unt2. C what4. Aprogram5. Bsense6. Cin7. Afind& Crise9. D in formatio n10. Dserves11. Aacquire12. Blear ning13. Bmight14. Din15. Aarise3.

32、 B eve nelement that our theories don t yet for? The answer is simple People read newspaper stories for a reason： to 1earn more about (2) mey are interested in. Computers, on the other hand don't .In fact, computers don t (3) have interests； there is nothing in particular that they are trying to

33、 find out when they read. If a computer (4) is to be a model of story understanding it should also read for a “ purpose". Of course。people have several goals that do not make (5) to attribute to computers。. One might read a restaura nt guide(6)-order to satisfy hun ger or en terta inment goals,

34、 or to (7) a good place to go for a bus in ess lunch. Computers do not get hungry, and computers do not have bus in ess lunches. However, these physiological and social goals give (8) to several intellectual or cognitive goals . A goal to satisfy hunger gives rise to goals to find(9) about the n ame

35、 of a restaura nt which(10) the desired type of food。how expe nsive the restaura nt is the locati on of the restaura nt etc. These fife goals to (1l) information or knowledge, what we are calling (12) goals. These goals can be held by computers too a computer (13)“want” to find out thelocation of a

36、restauran, and read a guide in order to do so (14) the same way as a person might While such a goal would not (15) out of hunger in the case of the computer2, it might well arise out of the “goal'' to learn more about restatlita nts.完形填空第 08 篇、Look on The Bright SideLook on The Bright SideDo

37、 you ever wish you were more optimistic , some one who always (1) to be successful?Hav ing some one around who always (2) the worst isn' t really a lot of (3) We all know some one who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and say§lt、looks (4) rain.” But if you catch yourself thinking such thin

38、gsl , it' S important to do something (5) it. You can change your view of life ,(6) topsychologists. It only takes a little effort and you ' 11 find life more rewardi ng as a(7) Optimism ,they say, is partly about self- respect1.Bexpla in2.Cwhat3.Dofte n4.Dfun cti on5.Csce ne6.Bor7.Afind8.Cr

39、ise9.Bfood10'.Bsells11.Crequire12.Aun dersta nding13.Cshould14.Aas15.Briseand con fide nce but it' S also a more positive way of look ing at life and all it has to (8)_Optimists are more (9) _to start new projects and are gen erally more prepared to take risksUpbri nging is obviously very im

40、portant in forming your (10) to the world . Some people are brought up to (11) too much on others and grow up forever blam ing other people when anything ,12)_wrong. Most optimists, on the (13) hand, have been brought up not to (14) failure as the end of the world-they just (15) With their lives.1.

41、A2. D3. A4. B5. D6. B7. B/ 8. C9. C10. D11. A12. C13. D14. Cdelighted enl arged use shape hard ground appealed ho ding injuries speed directi on turn spinning comb in ati on originof no springs, no steering and rough roads made 15. AThe First BicycleThe history of the bicycle goes back more than 200

42、 years . In 1791, Count de Sivrac (1) oniookers in a park in Paris as he showed Off his two-wheeled invention. a machine called the celerifer6 It was basically an (2) version of a children' S toy which had been in (3) for many years. Sivrac' S“ celerife” had a wooden frameb made in the _(4)

43、of a horse, which was mounted on a wheel at e山 er endl. To ride it, you sat on a small seat, just like a modem bicycle, and pushed (5) against the (6) you' re your legs-there were no pedals It was impossible to steer a celerifer6 and it had no brakes but despite these problems the invention very

44、 much (7) to tile fashi on able young men of Paris Soon they were (8) races up and dow n the streetsMi nor (9) were com mon as riders attempted a final burst off(10) Controlling the machine was difficult , as the only way to change(11) was to pull up the front of the“celerifer”and (12) it round whil

45、e the front wheel was (13) in the air. “Celerifer6s” were not popular for long, however, as the (14)riding them very uncomfortable. Even so, the wooden celerifer was theL(15t_ of the modem bicycle.完形填空第10篇、Working MothersWorki ng MothersCarefully con ducted researches that have followed the childre

46、n of working mothers have not been able to show any Iong-terra problems, compared with children whose mothers smyed at home My personal(1)is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not, there are a (2) of mothers who just have to work . There are those who have inv

47、 ested such a big part of their fives in establish ing a career that they cannot (3) to see it lost. Then there are many who must work out of pure economic (4) Many mothers ale not(5) out to be full-timepare nts. After a few mon ths at home with a much loved infant , they feel trapped and isolatedTh

48、ere are a number of options when it(6) to choosingchildcare. These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny o the kind lady (7) the streetl (8), however, many parents don t haveany choice： they have to accept anything they can getBe prepared! No (9) how good the childcare may ba some c

49、hildren are going to protest wildly if they are left . This is a (10) normal stage of child development. Babies separate well in the first six montlls2 . but soon after that they start to get a1. A view2. C nu mber3. A afford4. C n ecessity5. B cut6. D comes7. C across8. C In reality9. B matter10. A

50、 perfectly11. C members r 12. D ple nty of13. B attached14. D do15. A qualitycrush on Mum and close family (11). Make Sure that in the first weekyou allow (12) time to help your child settle in.All children are different. Some ale independen。while others are more(13) to their mothers. Remember that

51、jf you want to (14) thebest for your children. jc's not the quantity of time you spend with them, it' the(15) that matters.+第篇 School LunchResearch has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not ea(1) _ in the middle of the day. I n Brita in scho

52、ols have to (2) _meals at lun chtime. Childre n can(3) _ to bring their own food or have lunch at the school can tee n.One shock in g(4) _ of this research is that school meals are much healthier tha n lun ches prepared by pare nts. There are strict (5) _ for the preparation of school meals, which h

53、ave to include one (6) _ of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lun chboxes(7) _by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Childre(8) _ twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime.The research will provide a bett

54、er (9) _ of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has (10) _in the last decade. Un fortun ately, the gover nment canno t(11) _ pare nts, but it can remi nd them of the (12) _ alue of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children's diet can (13) _their future health.

55、Childre n can easily develop bad eati ng (14) _ at this age, and pare nts are the only ones who ca5) _it.1. B) properly 2. B) provide 3.D) choose 4. A) fin di ng5. A) sta ndards12 / 166. B) portion11. A) criticise7. A) examined 8. C) consume 9. C) understanding 10. A) increased12. A) nutritional 13.

56、D) affect 14. D) habits15. A) prevent+第十二篇A Powerful InfluenceThere can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly (1) _doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents

57、 are(2) _to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be (3) _to their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time(4) their computers?Obviously; if children are bent over their computers for hours, (5) _in some game, instead of doing

58、 their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should(6) of the Internet, and the child should give his or her(7) _that it won ' t interfere with homework. If the child is no (8) _to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic(9) _dealing with a child's use of the Internet is not much