中考英语完形填空、阅读理解与书面表达解题策略指导与实践

中考英语完形填空、阅读理解、书面表达

解题策略指导与实践

ChapterIClozeTest

完形填空

一、解题策略指导

完形填空(Clozetest)是初中英语试题中必考题型。完形填空主要测试学生在具体语

言环境中对文章的篇章结构、中心思想、推理判断、诃语辨析、习惯用法、固定搭配等方面

的能力要求，及对所学英语的综合运用能力、快速阅读理解能力及逻辑推理判断能力等。这

种题型归纳起来有如下特点：

1.在整份试卷中所占的分值较重，占10—15%,短文长度一般在130—200个单词左

右。

2.降低了对单词本身的考查要求，重点考查考生对短文的整体理解，上下文的段落衔

接，情理分析及推理判断能力。

3.针对初中学生的实际水平，一般采用故事类、说明类短文，尽量避免专业性太强的

文章或论文体。近年来出现了以意义选择为主、语法选择逐渐减少的趋势。

完形填空有多种形式，但它在基本设计原则上都是一致的。形式都是从短文中抽去若干

个词或短语，让考生根据上下文填入适当的词或短语，为了有助于考生填入适当的词，可以

提供四个答案(其中包括一个正确答案)，让考生选出正确的答案；从所给的单词中，选择

适当的词并用其正确形式填空；也可以给出单词首字母作提示将短文补全；也可以不给考生

提供任何线索，完全凭借考生对文章的理解和现有的语言能力完成。最常见的还是选择型的

完形填空。

抽词的办法可以是有针对性地抽取，也可以是随机地抽取。但目前比较流行的是对文章

理解能力的考查，而不是单纯对语法结构的考查。

完形填空要求考生不仅要会运用自己学过的词汇和语法知识妥善地处理好每个单句，理

解语义，还要处理好单句之间以及单句与全文之间的内在关系，选出适当的词填上，使文章

完整与通顺。

完形填空题要求填入的词主要有：构成各种时态和用法区别的动词及短语动词；名词

和介词；根据上下文意思及结构必须填入的形容词、副词、代词和连词；同义词、近义词等

易混词。考查以实词为主，兼顾虚词和语法结构。难点主要集中在根据上下文作正确判断的

词的用法上。

在做完形填空题时,通常先弄清语境，并依据上下文进行合理的分析、判断，才能作出

恰当的选择。具体可分为以下三步：

1.通览全文，了解大意

答题时，应先越过空档，通读全文，理顺题意，找出信息词。这是做好完形填空题的关

键。因为完形填空的特点是着眼于整体理解。我们如果把短文比作环环相扣的链条，那么由

于空格的设置，“链条”从第二句起有些地方就脱节了。有些同学习惯于提笔就填或边读边

填，急于求成，然而，欲速则不达，结果往往由于“只见树木不见森林”而事倍功半。因此

我们应该依据首句给的启示，通过逻辑思维，借助短文中关键词所提供的信息，越过空档，

尽快把全文读完，建立语言的整体感，帮助我们了解短文大意。

2.综合考虑，先易后难

通览全文后，认真观察选项，瞻前顾后，仔细推敲，逐项选定。经过通读全文，对短文

有了整体印象。在此基础上，可以根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，分析这一空格处在句中的

地位，前后的关系和它所起的作用，确定最佳答案。遇到困难，暂放一边，先易后难，这是

解题之道。当遇到难以判断的空档时，不妨先放一边，继续往下做。因为有些答案是必须通

过下文的理解后才能作出断定的。有时，前后信息之间还有相互提示作用。因此，当我们遇

到难题时，不能久久停留于此，这样会浪费不必要的时间。

3.复读检验，消除疏漏

完成所有空档后，还要再次通读全文，看看这时的短文行文是否流畅，意义是否连贯，

逻辑关系是否合理。复查时，可从语法入手，检查一下句子的时态、主谓一致、代词的性、

数、格以及词语的搭配等是否正确。凡遇疑点，必须根据文章的中心思想，从意义、语法的

角度来仔细权衡，加以改正，弥补疏漏。

二、范例解析引路

例一：

EveryyearstudentsinmanycountrieslearnEnglish.Someofthesestudentsarechildren,

_1_studentsareyoungpeople.Whydoallthesepeoplewanttolearn_2_?Itisnot_3_to

answerthisquestion.ManyboysandgirlslearnEnglishatschool.Itisoneoftheir_4—.Many

peoplelearnEnglishbecauseitis_5—intheirwork.SomeyoungpeoplelearnEnglish_6—their

higherstudiesbecausesomeoftheirbooksare_7—English.OtherpeoplelearnEnglishbecause

theywantto_8—newspapersinEnglish.SomepeoplelearnEnglishbecausetheywantto_9—

intheUSA,EnglandorAustralia.Englishisvery_10_inourlife.

1.A.allB.theotherC.bothD.other

2.A.EnglishB.ChineseC.mathsD.Japanese

3.A.hardB.easyC.goodD.nice

4.A.booksB.classesC.schoolsD.subjects

5.A.goodB.usefulC.fineD.pleased

6.A.forB.ofC.toD.from

7.A.inB.withC.atD.of

8.A.lookB.seeC.lookatD.read

9.A.goB.workC.likeD.come

10.A.helpB.helpingC.helpsD.helpful

首先，通览全文。通过通览全文，便知本文讲述许多人学习英语。学习英语的人年龄不

同，目的各异。其次，本着先易后难的原则开始填空，先根据上下文和自己的语感，推测部

分空格的可能答案。然后，再结合选项逐一敲定。

1.选Bosome...other（s）...意思是”一些另一些（泛指）”；some...theother（s）...意思

是“一些……另一些（特指）”。由语境可知，在学英语的学生中，除一部分是孩子外，剩余

的是青年人（特指）。

2.选A。根据上下文可知是English。

3.选B。由文章内容来看，人们学习英语的原因多种多样，因此回答为什么那么多人

学习英语这个问题并不容易。

4.选D。由常识可知，English是学生学习的科目(su句ect)之一。

5.选B。根据前后文意可知许多人学习英语，那是因为English在他们的工作中很有用

(useful)o

6.选A。本题属于介词用法辨析。介词for在此可表示目的、原因。

7.选AoinEnglish是习惯搭配。

8.选D。“读报”英语习惯说readnewspapers。

9.选Be根据语境及句子结构，有些人学习英语或想出国(gotoacountry)或想在这些国

家工作(workinacountry)o

10.选D。末句点题，”英语在我们生活中是很有帮助的(helpftil)”。

最后，复读检验。将所有答案代入空格后，重新将短文复读•遍，如果语句通顺，语意

清楚，便结束本题，转做其它试题。

最后须提醒大家一点，做好完形填空题并非一日之功。我们应从平日学习中做起，多积

累，勤学苦练，方可成功！

例二：

|parent,tell,call,celebrate,together,why,start,after,shop,newspaper|

MostpeoplebuylotsofpresentsjustbeforeChristmas.Butsomepeoplethinkwebuytoo

much.Theyhavestartedaspecialday(1)BuyNothingDay.Theydon'twantanyoneto

go(2)onthatday.BuyNothingDayisNovember29.Itis(3)Thanksgiving.

Often,beforeChristmasweseemanyadsin(4)andonTV(5)usto“buy,

buy,buy!”TheideafbrBuyNothingDay(6)inVancouver,Canada.Nowpeopleall

overtheworld(7)BuyNothingDay.InCalifornia,theUS,(8)andchildren

get(9)toreadstories,singsongs,anddrawpictures.Thechildrentalkabout(10)

theydon'tneedalotoftoys.

本文是向考生介绍一个特殊的日子BuyNothingDay,因此第1空应填called。既然

是BuyNothingDay,那就应该是不让人们“购物(goshopping)”。第3空考查常识，Buy

NothingDay的日期是November29,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BuyNothingDay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BuyNothingDay,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gettogether短语，意思是“团聚”。第10空白处应填why来澄清“they

don'tneedalotoftoys”的原因。

三、实践评估自测

SectionOne

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shouldbeusedonlyonce.

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agree,leave,pay,taste,as,thank,place,thief,polite,come

You'vefinishedeatinga(1)mealinaBritishrestaurantandthebillhasbeenpaid.

Butwhyarepeoplegivingmoremoney?Aretheymad?Notatall.They're(2)atip.

Atipisasmallamountofmoneythatyougivetosomeonetosay“thankyou“forgood

service.Tippingisverycommoninmany(3)inBritain.Forexample,it'scommontotip

inrestaurants,taxis,hotelsandevenhairdressers!Peoplegive10to15percentofthefinalbill

(4)atip.Sometimesthetipisaddedtothebill.Othertimesyouleavethemoneyafter

having(5).

Thesedays,itcanbe(6)nottogiveatip.It'snormalnowtotippeopleevenyou

haven'thadgoodservice!Thisnewcustomhas(7)fromAmerica.Tippinglikethishas

onlybeeninBritainforthelast20years.

LotsofBritishpeopledonot(8)withthis.Once,Britishpeoplewouldonlytipif

theyhadverygoodservice.

Britishpeoplealsotipotherpeople,likewindowcleanersandthepostmanasawayof

(9)themfordoingagoodjob.Peopleusuallydothisataspecialtimeoftheyear,suchas

Christmas.ThisisanoldBritishcustom.

Somepeoplethinktheword"tip”comesfromaslang(彳亍t舌)wordusedby(10)a

longtimeagoinBritain.Then,“tip”meantt4topassoneformanother^.

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sleep,quick,others,visit,relax,last,possible,wealher,popular,either

EachyearmostAmericanstakevacations,whichareshortbreaksfromworkorschool.

Vacationsusually(1)foroneortwoweeks,andmostpeopletakevacationsinthe

summertimebecauseofthenice(2).Familieswilloftendriveintheircarstothe

destination(目的地).Ontheotherhand,ifthevacationspotisfaraway,aplanerideisthe

(3)waytotravel.ManyAmericanstaketheirvacationsat(4)thebeachor

inthemountains.Other(5)placestovacationincludeDisneyWorld,resorts,large

citiesoftheUSA,orNationalParks.Somefamiliesenjoycamping,whichmeansthattheywill

(6)intentsortrailers(房式活动车).Otherfamiliesprefertorenthotelrooms,cabins,

orbeachhomes.Vacationsareintended(有意义的)forrelaxationandfun,soAmericanschoose

theirvacationsbasedonwhattheyenjoymost.Somepeoplewanttospendtheirtime(7)

bythepoolandbakinginthesun,while(8)prefertodoasmanyactivitiesandas

muchsite-seeingas(9).Yearafteryear,Americansoftenreturntotheexactsame

vacationspot;However,somefamiliesenjoy(10)newplaceseachyear.

Nonetheless,avacationisagreatwaynotonlytotakeabreakfromeverydaylifebutalsotomake

lastingmemorieswithfriendsandfamily.

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deadhittakehappywithlonely

afterpainsincestopevenallow

Apetisalotmorethanjustananimalwholivesinyourhouse.Petscanbecomepartofyour

family.Apetcancheeryouupwhenyou're(1),orbeyourfriendwhenyou're(2)

.Yourpetisanimportantpartofyourlife.Whenthatpartofyourlifeisgone,itcanbe

(3)andsad.Itmayfeellikeamemberofyourfamilyhasdied.

EdnaalwayshopedtocomehomefromschooltoplaywithherdogBell.Bellhadbeenapart

ofEdna'sfamily(4)Ednawasababy.Sheloved(5)Bellforwalksand

playingcatchwithhim.Bell(6)tosleeponherbed.Bellwasherbestfriend.

Then,onedaywhenEdnacamehomefromschool,Bellwasgone.HermomtoldherthatBell

was(7)byacar.Thegirlwasverysad.Herbestfriend(8).

SometimespetsdieinaccidentslikeEdna'sdogdid.Othertimespetsaresosickorinso

muchpainthattheywon't(9)getbetter.Theyhavetobe“puttosleep”.Thismeans

thatthevet,oranimaldoctor,willgiveyourpetashotthathelpsherdie(10)anypain

atall.

Thismayseemlikeaterriblethingtodo.Butyourpetishurting.Shewillneverstophurting.

Itisnicerofyoutoletyourpetsleepforeverthantokeepheraliveandhurtingallthetime.

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kid,name,out,sit,festival,make,everywhere,every,they,long

Nomatterwhatkindofmusicyoulike,inGermanyyou'llfindsomethingtoenjoy.

MusicisveryimportanttoGermanpeople.Oneoutof(1)fourGermansplaysamusical

instrument(乐若M)orsingsinagroup.

Manyfamousmusical(2)arefromGermany,likeJohanSebastianBach,Luduingvan

BeethovenandRobertSchumann.(3)musicisstillplayedacrosstheworld.

Thisgreatpasthas(4)youngpeoplelovemusic.ManyGermanstudentshavemusic

lessonsatschool.Theyhavelessonstwiceaweek,fortwoorfourhourseachtime.Pianolessons

canbeeven(5)!

Whatdochildrendointheirmusiclessons?Sitdownandsing?SomeGermanmusiclessons

aredifferent.Studentswalkaroundandcantryanyinstrumenttheylike.Sometimesteachersask

themtolistentomusicandthenactit(6)______.

Musicis(7)inGermany.Don'tforget(8)forawhileinarestaurant.Youcan

enjoylightmusicthere.Remembertovisitachurchorasquare.Thereyoucanlistentopeople

playingmusic.ManyGerman(9)enjoymusicwiththeirparents.Therearemorethan100

music(10)inGermanyeachyear.

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quietlovebeachlittlefrombuildcallsidenearcentury

Formanyyears,Hawaiihasbeenamagicnametopeoplewholiketotravel.Peopleonboth

(1)ofthePacificOceaninJapanandinAmerica,dreamofseeingthesebeautifulislands

inthemiddleoftheocean.Theirdreamsalwaysincludeat(2)onesceneofasunsetover

theocean.Inthetropicallands,thesundropslikeaballofgoldenfireintothesea,anditdropsso

quicklythatyoucanalmostseeitmove.Thesunleavesbehindaglowthatlightstheskiesinthe

(3)water.

Peopleoftenhaveaquiet,peacefultime—perfectforaleisurelywalkalongthewater.This

sceneisnottoodifferent(4)thedramaticbeautythatgreetedthefirststrangerstothese

islands(5)ago.TheywerePolynesianpeoplewhocamefromTahitiincanoesnotmuch

biggerthansmallboats.

Theyfoundthebeautifulwhitesand(6)andthewavingpalmtrees,buttherewere

nograndhotelsliketheonesweseenowadays.ThefirstpeoplecametoHawaii(7)two

thousandyearsagobutskyscraperhotelswereonly(8)inthelast25years.Nowjet

airplanesmakeitpossibletoflytoHawaiifbraweekendfromTokyoorSanFranciscoorLos

Angeles.Whereverpeoplecomefrom,theyreallywanttoseetheoriginalbeautyofHawaii.They

wanttoseethe(9)beachesandthemountains(10)DiamondHead,whichis

almosthidden,bythetallhotels.

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example,solve,feel,teacher,happy,five,who,they,like,about

PoliceinBostonareteachingyoungchildrentostayawayfromdrugs(毒品).Thepublic

schoolsinvited10policeofficerstobe(1).

Thegoalistomakeyoungchildren(2)goodaboutthemselves.Policebelieve(3)

childrenwillnotwanttousedrugs.

RobertTinkerisoneofthepoliceofficers(4)teach.Heteacheschildreninthe(5)

grade.Inhisclass,childrenplaygamesandputonskits(表演短居U)(6)drugs.The

kidsreallyenjoy(7).OfficerTinkersetsagood(8)fbrthechildren.Thechildren

lookuptoOfficerTinkerandwanttobe(9)himwhentheygrowup.

Makingpoliceofficersintoteachersisanunusualwaytostoptheuseofillegaldrugs.But

policeinBostonsaytheyhavesucceededinhelpingto(10)thedrugproblembyteaching

children.

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danger,birth,on,late,send,family,success,fan,mean,how

JackieChanwasbomonApril7,1954,inHongKong,China.Hisparentsleftmainland

ChinaforHongKongashorttimebeforehis(1).Hisparentsnamedhim“Chan

Kongsang?,,which(2)"bominHongKong”.Theywantedtocelebrateasafetripto

HongKong.

Atfirst,Jackie's(3)livedintheFrenchEmbassy(大使馆).Hisfatherwasacook,

andhismotherwasahouse-keeper.WhenJackiewassevenyearsold,hisfamilymovedto

Australia.HisfathergotajobintheAmericanEmbassy.(4),backinHongKong,

Jackie'sfather(5)himtotheChinaDramaAcademy(中国戏剧学院).Jackiestudiedand

worked19hoursaday.ThestudentspracticedKongFuandlearned(6)todomany

stunts(特技表演)there.

WhenJackiewas17,hebegantodo(7)stuntsforfilms.Intheearly1980s,Jackiewent

toHollywood(好莱坞)，buthewasn'tvery(8).Hewent(9)tomakefilmsin

HongKongandhadgreatsuccess.Finally,in1995,JackieChanbecamefamousintheUnited

States.Today,JackieChanhasbothChineseandAmerican(10),andhisfilmsmake

millionsofdollars.

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expensive,address,pocket,number,receive,like,much,work,remember,easy

PDAsareveryuseful.Theyare(1)smallcomputers.Youcanputalotof

informationintothem.Forexample,youcanputintelephone(2)ande-mail(3).

ManypeopleusePDAsto(4)importantdates.Someofthesesupermachinescaneven

sendand(5)e-mails.

PDAsaresmallandconvenient.Afewyearsago,theywere(6).Now,theyare

cheap.Manypeopleusethemat(7)andatschool.PeoplecancarryPDAsintheirshirt

(8).

But,it'simportanttobecareful.Theselittlemachinesare(9)tolose.Peopleputso

(10)importantinformationintotheirPDAs.It'sreallyterribletolosethem.

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every,use,when,mouth,life,ago,find,fun,because,one

Ifweknewwhenanearthquakewasabouttohappen,thenwecouldsavemany(1).In

fact,scientistsdotrytopredict(预测)(2)earthquakewillhappen.Theyknowthat

earthquakesareregular(有规律的).Asize8earthquake,forexample,happens(3)8-10

years.(4)ofthis,iftheyknowwhenthelastearthquakewasinanarea(地区)，itiseasyto

workoutwhenthenextonewillbe.Ifthelastonewassevenyears(5),onemighthappen

soon!Inthepast,peoplehad(6)waysofpredictingearthquakes.Manypeople

(7)tothinkdogsactedstrangelywhenonewascoming.In132AD(公元)，ZhangHeng

oftheEasternHanDynasty(东汉)madethe(8)machinetopredictearthquake.Itwas

madeofaballandeightbronze(铜)frogs.Whentherewasanearthquake,theballwouldfallinto

oneofthefrogs'(9)!Today,itisstillveryhardtoknowexactlywhenanearthquakewill

hit.Butwedoknowwheretheywillhappen,asearthquakesareonly(10)alongfault

lines.

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aswaypaymuchcosthavewhodecidekidprobable

Americaseemslikeaveryrichcountrytoomuchoftheworld.Insome(1)thisis

true.However,the(2)oflivinginAmericaisveryhigh.Evensomeone(3)isvery

carefulwiththeirmoneywill(4)endupspendingatleast$1500amonthjustto(5)

theirbillsandeat.WhenyouconsiderthefactthatAmericans(6)tosavemoneytobuya

house,acar,andpayfortheir(7)collegeeducation,yourealizethatitcosts(8)to

liveinAmerica.Americansstillseetheircountry(9)alandofopportunity,andmany

believethatiftheyworkhardandmaketheright(10),theycanenduprich.

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skionetallfinddangeroffclimbusetiewhy

Extreme(极限的)sportsareverynewinAmerica.Theyusuallycomefrompeopletryingthe

craziestthings.Bungeejumping(蹦极跳)isagoodexample.Someone(1)abungee

cord(绳索)tohimselfonedayandjumped(2)averytallbridge.Bungeecordsstretcha

lot,sothepersonlived,buthetookabigrisk(冒险)to(3)outifhisideawouldwork.

Anotherextremesportissnowboarding.A(4)decidedtostandsidewaysononepieceof

woodtogetdownthemountaininsteadof(5)twoskis.Peoplelikethese(6)

sportsbecausetheyareexciting.Theyoftendothemfor“therush“theyget.The(7)_______

extremesportmighthavebeenmountaineering,ormountainclimbing.SirEdmundHillary,the

firstmanto(8)MountEverest,gaveanotherreasonfbrdoingsomethingsodangerous.

Whenasked(9)heclimbedtheworld's(10)mountain,hereplied,''Becauseit

wasthere.^^

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offerchildespecialmoviefitpleasantfreenothingifteacher

Americanswatchalotoftelevision.Manypeople,(1)doctorsandteachers,think

theywatchtoomuch.Thereareatleastseventoten(2)channelsineverycity,andcable

TV(3)uptoahundredstationsforaround$40dollarsamonth.CableTVstationswill

oftenonlyshowonething:(4),news,sports,entertainmentnews,financial(金融的)news,

thereareevenstationsthatshow(5)butcookingshows.IfyougetasatelliteTV,youcan

get300-500TVstations.(6)youhavetime,youcanwatcheverycollegeandprofessional

basketballgameinthecountry.Theeffecton(7)ofthismuchtelevisionisespecially

troubling.(8)complainthatstudentsneglect(忽视)theirhomeworkanddonotreadfbr

(9)anymore,anddoctorsnotethatchildrenwhowatchtoomuchTVareoftennot

physically(10).

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goodorhavebuyeasycitymakeotherworkuse

GettingaphoneinAmericaisveryeasy.Almosteveryhome(1)notjustone,but

two(2)threetelephones.Thishas(3)itveryeasytofbrpeopletogetinternet

access(接入)intherehomesaswell.Mobilephonesarealso(4),butnotasmuch,

perhaps,asintheChina'sbig(5).Youngpeoplelikemobilephonesbecausetheycanget

intouchwithfriends(6),butmanyadultsonlyhavethemiftheyneedthemfor

(7).Somepeoplewhovalue(重视)theirprivacy(隐私)don'tlikecellphonesbecause

peoplecancallthemwhenevertheywant.Asmobilephonesget(8),andofferthe

ability(能力)tocheckemail,sportsscores,newsand(9)information,moreandmore

peopleare(10)andusingmobilephones.

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littlethatfightideatrouble

whatiflikefewtry

Somepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertothe(1)ofautomobile(汽车)crowdingand

dirtyairinlargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle.

Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,

somebicycleridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikefbraBetterCity.Theyclaim(2)

ifmorepeoplerodebicyclestowork,therewouldbe(3)______automobiles,andthereforeless

dirtyair.

Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeen(4)togetthecitygovernmenttohelpbicycle

riders.Forexample,theywantthecitytodrawspeciallanes(车道)一forbicyclesonly.Bikefora

BetterCityfeelsthat(5)therewerespeciallanes,morepeoplewouldusebikes.

Howevernobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinkslanesareagood(6).

Taxidriversdonot(7)______theidea-theysayitwillblocktraffic.Somestoreownersonthe

mainstreetsdonotliketheidea-theysaythatifthereis(8)traffictheywillhaveless

business.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.

Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecided(9)todo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.

OnSundaysCentralParkisclosedtotraffic,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBike

foraBetterCitysaysthisisnotenoughandkeeps(10)togetbicyclelanesdowntown.

(15)

noisebadwifeasads

newsorcountcarrylife

DearEditor,

Whydonewspapers(1)somanyadvertisementsforelectronicequipment?LastSunday

I(2)____adsfbrsevenkindsoftelevisionsandthirteenkindsofradiosintheAtlantaJournal.

Besidesthat,therewerepagesandpagesof(3)____fbrCitizens'Bandradiosandtaperecorders.

Don'tyourealizewhatelectronicequipmentisdoingtoourdaily(4)____?Everywhereyou

goyoumayhearloudmusicandadvertisementsoverradios;thiscontinual(5)____isruining(毁

坏)ourears.Husbandsdon'ttalkto(6)____anymore;theyarealwayswatchingthe(7)____ora

ballgame.Childrenruintheireyes(nottomentiontheirminds)withendlesshoursofwatching

notonlytheprogramsforchildrenbutthoseforgrown-ups(8)____well.Andeven(9)____,

hiddenmicrophonesfindoutaboutourprivatelives,andcomputerskeeprecordsofpersonal

informationaboutus.Enoughisenough!Ithinkyoushouldlimit(限制)theamountofadvertising

ofelectronicequipmentintheAtlantaJournal.(10)itwillmakelifeunbearablefbrusall.

JasonCollins

Atlanta,Georgia

SectionTwo

Choosethebestanswertocompletethepassage.

(1)

Maybemorethananyotherpeople,Americanshavecometodependontheircars.The

familycarhasbeena(1)thingsincetheearlytwentiethcenturyandithas(2)

Americans,life.Manypeoplehave(3)outsideofthelargecitiestothesuburbs(交K区).

SomeAmericans(4)twohoursadayormoreintheircarsgoingtoworkandgoinghome

again.Carshavebecomethemeansoftransportation(5)mostAmericansforgoing

shoppingandgoingonholidays.

Americansusedtolikebigcars,becausegasoline(汽油)usednottobeso(6).

Recently,however,the(7)ofgasolinehasincreased.(8)carshavebecomemore

popular.Also(9)carshavebecomepopular.Americanshaveboughtlargenumbersof

JapaneseandGermancars.Theyhaveboughtcarsfromseveral(10)countries,too.

1.A.specialB.commonC.traditionalD.bad

2.A.keptB.madeC.takenD.changed

3.A.movedB.stayedC.flownD.gone

4.A.costB.payC.spendD.take

5.A.forB.toC.atD.on

6.A.cheapB.expensiveC.highD.low

7.A.colourB.stationC.numberD.cost

8.A.BigB.ExpensiveC.CheapD.Small

9.A.AmericanB.foreignC.newD.old

10.A.theotherB.anotherC.otherD.others

(2)

Whatdoyouusuallyusemobilephonesfor?Sendingtextmessagesforfun?Playinggames?

Wellmobilephonescando(1)morethanthat.(2)thisyear'sAsiantsunami(海

啸)，mobilephonessavedmany(3).Morethan10,000internationalphoneswere(4)

whenthetsunamihit.Policesenttextmessagestothemandfoundmorethan2,000.But

how?People(5)thesignalandfoundout(6)thetouristswere.So,howcan(7)

sosmallbesosmart?Wellhere'show!Whenyouturnthephoneon,ittriestofinda

signal.Thissignalcomesfromthetelephonenetwork.

Ifyouhaveasignalyoucanseeitonthephone'sscreen.Sometimes,ifthesignalisweak,(8)

canbedifficulttomakeaphonecall.Whenthephoneisfindingasignal,italsosendsa

(9)tothetelephonenetwork.Thismessagetellsthestationwherethephoneis.When

youstarttomakeaphonecall,thetelephonenetworktellstelecommunicationsofficeswhereyou

are.Theofficewillfindoutwhoyou'recallingthenputyou(10)toyourfriend!

1.A.veryB.soC.farD.little

2.A.WhileB.DuringC.AtD.When

3.A.livesB.animalsC.housesD.troubles

4.A.doingB.workingC.mendingD.using

5.A.heardB.listenedC.followedD.examined

6.A.howB.whereC.whatD.why

7.A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.nothing

8.A.heB.itC.theyD.you

9.A.informationB.wordC.messageD.note

10.A.offB.upC.onD.through

(3)

Peoplefromdifferentculturessometimesdothingsthatmakeeachother

uncomfortable_l_realizingit.Americanswhohaveneverbeenoutoftheircountryhavevery

littleexperiencewithpeopleofothercultures.Buttheyareusuallyopenandfriendly.Theyenjoy

meetingnewpeople,_2_guestsandbringingpeopletogetherformallyorinformally.They

use_3_inmostsituationsandspeakcasually(偶然地)about_4_.SoifyourAmericanhostdoes

somethingthatmakesyou_5_,lethimknow6youfeel.Mostpeoplewillbe___7___for

yourhonesty.Andyou'lllearnsomethingaboutanewculture.

Americansmayinviteyoutotheirhomes___8___theyreallygettoknowyou.Sometimesthey

aresaidtobesuperficially(表面的)friendly.Perhapsit—9so,buttheyareprobablyjust

havingagoodtime.As10,ittakestimetobecomegoodfriendswithpeopleintheU.S.

1.A.onB.afterC.withD.without

2.A.makingB.makeC.havingD.have

3.A.surnamesB.firstnamesC.familynamesD.fullnames

4.A.theyB.themselvesC.theirsD.them

5.A.unpleasantB.comfortableC.uncomfortableD.enjoyable

6.A.whatB.whateverC.howD.however

7.A.thankfulB.sorryC.nervousD.pleased

8.A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.until

9.A.looksB.beingC.exitsD.seems

10.A.anywhereB.everywhereC.nowhereD