英语完形填空及答案解析

英语完形填空及解析

Daltonwonderedwhytheheavierandlightergasesin

theatmospheredidnotseparateasoilandwaterdo.He

finallyconcludedthattheconstituent[mustexist

intheformof2particlesoratomsandthatthese

3becompletelymixedtogetherinthe

4.Thisthrewanewlightin5lawsof

definiteproportions.Itwas6necessaryto

supposethattheatoms7combinesintossmall

groupsofuniform8andsoformmorecomplex

substance;9themysteryofthislawwas

10.Daltonsuggested,forexample,thatcarbon

monoxide11formedbytheonewithone

12ofatomsofcarbonandoxygen,13

carbondioxideresultsfromasingle14ofcarbon

unitingwithtwoatoms15oxygen.Assumingthis

tobetrue,16thedefiniteproportionsofProut's

law(17allchemicalcompoundsthedifferent

constituents18enterinunvaryingproportions)

wouldnaturally19therelativeweightsofthe

many20kindsofatoms.

1.A.gasesB.piecesC.thingsD.gas

2.A.timelyB.trimmedC.tinyD.

topical

3.A.oughtB.couldC.willD.must

4.A.skyB.atmosphereC.oxygenD.

environment

5.A.variousB.manyC.theD.

those

6.A.onlyB.tooC.thatD.

extremely

7.A.shouldB.wereC.getD.could

8.A.constructB.structureC.pieceD.

feature

9.A.butB.alsoC.thusD.

nevertheless

10.A.solvedB.discoveredC.brokedD.told

11.A.mustB.beenC.wereD.is

12.A.puttingB.pairingC.placingD.

preparing

13.A.whileB.whenC.thereforeD.also

14.A.pieceB.typeC.atomD.

measure

15.A.fromB.inC.ofD.for

16.A.thenB.soC.byD.that

17.A.fromB.inC.toD.for

18.A.areB.wouldn'tC.alwaysD.

never

19.A.describeB.unitC.mixD.

reveal

20.A.differentB.usualC.importantD.

chemical

解析

1.【答案】A

【解析】根据上文中的heavierandlightergases可以确定,

本空中应填入“组成的气体”，即constituent

gaseso

2.【答案】C

【解析】根据句子意思判断,句中的词意为微粒的意思，选

项C.tiny合乎题意。

3.【答案】D

【解析】情态动词must在这里是“必定、必须”的意思。

4.【答案】B

【解析】sky意为“天空”,atmosphere意为“大气”,oxygen

意为“氧气”，environment意为“环境”，只有B

项正确。

5.【答案】C

【解析】这帮助解释了大气组成气体的比例确定原理。因

为是特指这一原理，用定冠词the。

6.【答案】A

【解析】onlynecessary的意思是“仅仅是必要"。故A

正确。

7.【答案】D

【解析】根据句子意思判断,could是“能够”的意思。

8.【答案】B

【解析】根据句子意思判断，这里需要“结构”这个词，而

B合乎题意。

9.【答案】C

【解析】but,nevertheless表示转折意为“但是”，“然

而”;thus意为“因此"，如Therehasbeennorain.

Thus,thecropsarelikelytosuffer.一直没有下

雨，因此庄稼可能会受害。这里与上文有因果关

系，故应选C。

10.【答案】A

【解析】solve相当于findasolutionorananswerto,意为

"解决"解开"，如:solveaproblem(apuzzle,

amystery)discover相当于findsomething

existingbutnotknownbefore,意为“发现”，如:

discoveraplace(afact,thetruth)。因止匕应选A。

11.【答案】D

【解析】因为是表一般规律，又是单数，所以用is这个词。

12.【答案】B

【解析】Pair这里是“匹配，配成双”的意思。

13.【答案】A

【解析】while表示对比。如：Somesubstancesaresoluble,

whileothersarenot.一些物质是可溶的，而另一

些物质是不可溶的。

14.【答案】C

【解析】根据句子意思判断,atom正确。

15.【答案】C

【解析】of表示“含量，分量”。

16.【答案】A

【解析】then的意思是next,afterthato

17.【答案】D

【解析】for的意思是“对于，就……而言”。

18.【答案】C

【解析】根据句子意思判断。

19.【答案】B

【解析】describe意为“描述”;uEte意为“结合，合并”;mix

意为“（不同的东西）混合在一起"，如：mixflour

andwaterjeveal意为“揭露，揭示”。

20.【答案】A

【解析】根据句子意思判断.

Therocketengine,withitssteadyroarlikethatofa

waterfallorathunderstorm,isanimpressivesymbolofthe

newspaceage.Rocketengineshave[powerful

enoughtoshootastronauts2theearth's

gravitationalpulland3themonthemoon.Wehave

nowbecome4space.

Impressiveandcomplex5itmayappear,the

rocket,whichwas6inChinaover800years

7,isarelativelysimpledevice.Fuelthatis8

intherocketenginechanges9gas.Thehotand

rapidly10gasmustescape,butitcandosoonly

11anopeningthat12backward.Asthegas

is13withgreatforce,it14therocketinthe

15direction.Likethekickofagun16itis

fired,it17thelawsofnature18bySirIsaac

Newtonwhenhediscoveredthat**19everyaction,

thereis20equalandoppositereaction."

1.A.shownB.beenC.appearedD.

proved

2.A.againstB.despiteC.beyondD.from

3.A.sendB.landC.takeD.carry

4.A.travelersB.astronautsC.researchersD.

explorers

5.A.thatB.soC.asD.

sometimes

6.A.madeB.discoveredC.developedD.

invented

7.A.inadvanceB.beforeC.earlierD.ago

8.A.roundB.containedC.storedD.

burned

9.A.asB.intoC.forD.the

10.A.heatingB.escapingC.expandingD.

conducting

11.A.inB.atC.byD.through

12.A.turnsB.goesC.facesD.directs

13.A.transmittedB.dispersedC.erectedD.

radiated

14.A.attractsB.leadsC.pullsD.

pushes

15.A.sameB.otherC.oppositeD.

wrong

16.A.thatB.whenC.ifD.

although

17.A.statesB.provesC.followsD.

breaks

18.A.describedB.discussedC.consideredD.

made

19.A.likeB.asC.withD.for

20.A.noB.anC.anotherD.the

解析

1.【答案】D

【解析】因其后接形容词powerful作表语故应填系词。

shown不是系词;been和appeared虽可作系词但

与句意不符;而proved可作系词，意为“证明是”,

符合句意。

2.【答案】C

【解析】根据意思判断，beyond意为“超出，超过”。

3.【答案】B

【解析】因landon意为“使...着陆”，而send,take和

carry表示“把……送到……上去”时，常接介词

to,故应选land.

4.【答案】A

【解析】根据意思判断，travelers正确.

5.【答案】C

【解析】原句是表示让步的状语从句，而且是一个倒装句,

故只能选Cas。

6.【答案】D

【解析】根据词的意思区分，invented（指发明）合乎题意。

7.【答案】D

【解析】该句为which引导的定语从句，意为“中国发明

火箭是在距今800多年前。”句中谓语是一般过去

时，故应选D.ago。

8.【答案】D

【解析】根据句子意思判断，burned正确。

9.【答案】B

【解析】changeinto是固定短语，“变成”的意思。

10.【答案】C

【解析】根据句子意思判断，应选expandinggas膨胀

的气体。

11.【答案】D

【解析】through的意思为“穿过，通过”。

12.【答案】C

【解析】faces意为“朝着”。

13.【答案】D

【解析】transmit意为“传递”，disperse意为“驱散”，

erect意为“直立，挺直”，radiate意为“辐射，

向各方向伸展”，只有D最合题意。

14.【答案】D

【解析】根据句子意思判断，应为push“推

15.【答案】C

【解析】朝相反的方向，故选C。

16.【答案】B

【解析】when引导的定语从句。

17.【答案】C

【解析】根据句子意思判断,follow在这里是遵循的意思。

18.【答案】A

【解析】根据句子意思判断,describe是“记载描述”

的意思。

19.【答案】D

【解析】for是“对于”的意思。

20.【答案】B

【解析1根据上下文，只能用不定冠词an。

Insomepartsoftheworldtherearelargedeserts.Thereare

notreesand(1)waterthere.Travelersmusttakefoodand

(2)withthem.

The(3)animalthatcanwalkthroughthedesertisthe

camel.(4)cangowithoutfoodandwaterforalongtime.

Andbesideshecancarryheavyloads.Peoplecallthe(5)

“theshipofthedesert”.

Thecamelisverybig.Hehasoneortwohumps(驼峰)on

hisback,shortearsandalong(6).

Thecamel'shumpsholdfat,andhisstomachholdswater

intwelvedeeppockets.(7)pockethasamouthwhich

closes,andthefooddoesnotmixthewater.Whenthecamel

(8)somewater,hecangetitoutofthe(9).The

camel'sfoodis(10)andleavesoftrees.

()1.A.noB.anyC.notD./

()2.A.milkB.waterC.meatD.grass

()3.A.justB.otherC.onlyD.another

()4.A.HeB.TheyC.SheD.It

()5.A.camelB.elephantC.cowD.horse

()6.A.mouthB.neckC.legD.nose

()7.A.EitherB.EachC.AllD.Both

()8.A.waswantingB.wantsC.iswantingD.wanted

()9.A.noseB.pocketsC.mouthD.bags

()10.A.grassB.meatC.breadD.cake

请同学们先不要看下面的解析，而是根据上面介绍的解题

方法，自己做一遍。然后再核实你做得是否正确。

题解与分析：

这是一篇说明文，文章介绍了沙漠之舟一骆驼的生理特

征和在沙漠中的作用。

I.A.并列连词and连接的两个对等成分，前面是否定

的，后面也应是否定的。B.根据生活常识和上下文，在沙漠

中旅行应该带水。C.这句话的意思是：唯一能穿越沙漠的动

物是骆驼。other,another是“其他”的意思，文章并没有谈及

其他动物。just做”仅仅，讲时是副词，不能加名词。only则

是形容词，用来修饰名词。A.采用拟人的写法，用he代替

cameloA.只介绍了一种动物，那就是骆驼。

6.B.骆驼的脖子很长，这是一个基本常识。

7.B.both和either适用于两者之间,根据twelvedeep

pockets可以排除这两个选项。all用于三者之上，且加复数

名词。Each加上单数名词表示“每个“。

8.B.这篇文章都使用了一般现在时态。

9.B.根据上文可知pocket是骆驼的储水器官。

10.A.骆驼是食草动物，这是一般的常识。

Modemzoosareverydifferentfromzoosbuiltfiftyy

earsago.Atthattime,zooswereplaces(l)people

couldseeanimalsfrommanypartsoftheworld.Theani

malslivedin(2)withironbars.Thecageswere

easytokeepclean.(3),fortheanimals,thecages

weresmallandimpossibletohidein.Althoughthezoo__

(4)tookgoodcareofthem,manyofthe

(5)didnotfeelcomfortable,andtheyoftenbecame

—(6).

Inmodernzoos,peoplecanseeanimalsinmore

___(7)conditions.Theanimalsaregivenmorefreedomin

largerplaces(8)theycanlivemorefreelyasth

eywouldin(9).Eventheappearanceofzooshas

changed.Treesandgrassgrowinthecages,andwaterfl

ows(10)theplacesthattheanimalslivein.There

arefewbars,(11)thereisoftenadeepditch(沟),

filledwith(12),whichsurroundsaspacewhere

several(13)ofanimalslivetogetheras

theywouldnaturally.InanAmericanzoo,thevisitor

canwalk(14)ahugespecialcagethatisfilled

withtrees,somesmallanimalsandmanybirds.Anditis1

argeenoughforallthebirdstolive(15).Inazo

oinNewYork,becauseofspecialnight(16),pe

oplecanobservecertainanimalsthatare(17)onl

yatnightwhenmostzoosareclosed.Somezooshavesp

ecialplacesforvisitorsto(18)animalsthatlivei

nthedesertorunderwater.Someotherzooshavespecial

placesforanimalsthatliveincoldconditionslikethe__

(19)fromtheArctic.

Modernzoosnotonlyshowanimalsforvisitors,buta

Iso(20)andsaverareanimals.Forthisreason,fi

ftyyearsfromnow,thegrandchildrenoftoday'scanstill

beabletoenjoywatchingtheseanimals.

l.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.there

2.A.housesB.roomsC.cagesD.offices

3.A.ThereforeB.howeverC.SoD.Though

4.A.mastersB.managersC.keepersD.trainers

5.A.workersB.animalsC.bearsD.animals

6.A.excitedB.angryC.illD.frightened

7.A.naturalB.difficultC.warmD.different

8.A.sothatB.andC.butD.or

9.A.forestB.natureC.riversD.thewater

lO.A.inB.byC.nearD.through

ll.A.insteadB.insteadofC.andD.or

12.A.stonesB.earthC.oilD.water

13.A.sortsB.familiesC.classesD.groups

14.A.byB.outC.throughD.in

15.A.happilyB.naturallyC.deeplyD.hardly

16.A.moonB.signC.lightD.signal

17.A.liveB.activeC.livingD.sleeping

18.A.feelB.touchC.watchD.talkto

19.A.snakesB.monkeysC.bearsD.tigers

20.A上uyB.keepC.sellD.catch

答案解析：

1.选B。从结构上看，本空应用一个关系副词，引导一

个定语从句。

2.选C。从本空的后一句看，我们知道动物们住在笼子

里。

3.选B。这里用however表示对比或比较的关系。

4.选Co动物园的动物当然是由zookeepers进行管理

的。

5.选B。由于被关在笼子里，动物们当然就感觉不舒服

了。

6.选C。由于缺少运动，笼子里的动物自然地变容易生

病

7.A从后文我们知道，由于动物们居住条件的改善，

它们能够在更为广阔的空间中生活，人们在观赏这些动物时

所处的环境也就更加地自然了。

8.A从文章的逻辑来看，给予动物们更宽敞的空间主

要的目的还是想让这些动物产能够象在自然的环境中那样。

9.B根据常识可推知。

10.Dthrough常用来表示从某个地方穿过。

11.Ainstead在这里表示新旧两种动物园的情况对比。

12.D沟里有水，以使环境更加自然

o

13.A在自然的环境里，当然是各类动物都可以在同

一个地方生活。

14.C这里所提到的cage是一种特制的大型的笼子。

15.B由于这种笼子特别大，因而各种鸟都可以自然地

生活在这里。

16.Cspecialnightlight指的就是红外线。借助这种光

线，人们可以在晚上看清暗处的物品。

17.B动物们大多数象人一样，在晚上休息。但部分动

物却在晚上才活跃起来。人们到这个动物园当然是看这些动

物们处于活跃状态下的一招一式。

18.C对于动物，通常观众只能是看(watch)。

19.C在所给选项中，在极地出现的动物只有bear(fro

m)o

20.B从上下文我们知道,现代的动物园不仅仅是向观

众们展示动物，而且还保护动物。

英语趣味阅读

请阅读下面的短文，然后做后面的题目。

Fourfriendsliveinasmalltown.TheirnamesareJohn,

Miller,SmithandCarte.Theyallhavedifferentjobs.Oneisa

policeman,oneisacook,oneisafarmer,andoneisa

doctor.

It'sTuesdayafternoon.John'ssonbreakshislegandJohn

takeshimtothedoctor.Thedoctor'ssisterisSmith'swife.The

farmerisn'tmarried.Hehasalotofhens.

Milleroftenbuyseggsfromthefarmer.Thepolicemansees

SmithandMillereverydayfortheyareneighbours.

Nowwhoisthepoliceman?Whoisthecook?Whoisthe

farmer?Whoisthedoctor?

1.Johnisa.

A.doctorB.farmerC.policemanD.cook

2.Millerisa

A.doctorB.policemanC.cookD.farmer

3.Smithisa_______.

A.farmerB.policemanC.cookD.doctor

4.Carterisa________•

A.doctorB.policemanC.cookD.farmer

「答案与解析」这是一篇推理性文章，要求根据所给出提

示，猜出各自的职业。

以上4题答案分别为C、A、C、D.有一定难度，且需要

一定的推理，现分析如下：

1.因为John的儿子腿摔断了要去看医生，故可推知John

不是doctor.

2.因为医生的妹妹是Smith的妻子，故Sm油不是doctor

（否则兄妹结婚，不合情理）。

3.由于farmer没有结婚，所以Smith和John都不是

farmer（因为Smith有妻子，John有儿子）。

4.因为警察每天看到Smith,所以Smith不是policeman.

5.由以上分析可知，Smith不是doctor,也不是farmer,

也不是policeman,所以只能是cook.

6.由于Miller常从farmer处买鸡蛋，所以Miller不是

farmer.

7.由以上分析可知，John,Miller和Smith都不是

farmer,所以Carter一定是farmer.

8.由于警察每天除看到Smith外，还看到Miller,所以

Miller不是警察。既然他不是警察，而且前面已分析出Smith

是cook,Carter是farmer,所以Miller一定是doctor.

许多年前，农民为保护他们的鸡而猎杀了很多老鹰。然而

新的问题来了，田里的田鼠猖狂了起来，结果农民的庄稼大

多给吃光了。这是怎么回事呢？看看下文你就知道了，但一

定要记住：Itisimportantforustokeepthebalanceofnature.

Notmanyyearsago,somefarmerswereworriedbecausehawks

weretakingmanyoftheirchicken.Thefarmersdidn'

tknowwhattodo.Finallytheywenttothecountryofficialsand

askedforhelp.

“Killthehawks,“theofficialssaid,“Wewillevenpayforth

em,“sothefarmersbegantothinkofwaystokillthehawks.

Thefarmerskilledmanyhawks.Theynolongerhadtoworryab

outtheirchickens.Buttheynowhadanewworry.Fieldmicew

ereeatingupalotofthefarmers'grain.

Howdidthishappen?

Hawkseatnotonlychickensbutalsofieldmice.Theyeatmore

fieldmicethanchickens.Butthefarmersdidn'

tknowthis.Whentheykilledalotofhawks,theychangedtheb

alance.

Whenpeoplemoveintoanewplace,theyoftendestroymanyw

ildplants.Oftentheseplantsarefoodfortheanimals.Iftheani

malscan'

tfindenoughplantstoeat,theywillstarveorhavetoleavethep

lace.

InonepartoftheUSA,forexamplethedeerthereliketoeatac

ertainkindofwildroses.Themountainlionsthereeatthedeer.

Thenumberofdeer,mountainlionsandwildrosesdoesn'

tchangemuchifpeopleleavethingsastheyare.

Butpeoplekilledmanymountainlionsinordertoprotectthede

er.Soonthereweresomanydeerthattheyateupallthewildros

es.Thenthedeerbegantoeatthegreenleavesofyoungtrees.T

hesetreeswereimportanttothefarmers.Sothefarmersthought

ofwaystoprotecttheirtrees.Nowthedeerhadnothingtoeat,a

ndmanyofthemdied.Thiswasanotherlessonfromnature.

Tokeepthebalanceofnatureisimportantforustoremember.

根据以上短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”表示，错误的

用“F”表示。

1.Finallytheofficialstoldthefarmerstokillthehawks.

2.FieldmiceeatnotonlychickensbutalsothefarmersJgrain.

3.Whentheanimalscan'

tfindenoughplantstoeatinaplace,theywillstarveorhaveto1

eave.

4.Thenumberofanimalschangesmuchifpeopleleavethingsa

stheyare.

5.Itisimportantforustokeepthebalanceofnature.

【答案与解析】

1.选T。根据句子“Killthehawks,“theofficialssaid.可知,

此题与短文内容相符合，所以可判断为正确。

2.选F。本题句意为“田鼠不仅吃小鸡还吃农民的庄稼”，但

由句子Fieldmicewereeatingupalotofthefarmers'grain.可

知，田鼠只吃庄稼，

3.选T。由句子Iftheanimalscan'

tfindenoughplantstoeat,theywillstarveorhavetoleavethep

lace.可知本题正确。

4.选F。由短文内容可知，如果人们不破坏生态平衡，而顺

其自然，则动物的数量不会有多大的改变。故本题与原文不

一致，所以判断此题错误。

5.选T。从短文的最后一句

Tokeepthebalanceofnatureisimportantforustoremember.

我们知道：保持生态平衡对我们来说是非常重要的。

LittleTommywasdoingverybadlyinmath.Hispare

ntshadtriedeverything•-tutors（家庭教

师），cards,speciallearningcenters-

inshort,everythingtheycouldthinkof.Finallyt

heytookTommytoacatholic（天主教的）school.

Afterthefirstday,littleTommycamehomewitha

veryseriouslookonhisface.Hedidn'

tkisshismotherhello.Instead,hewentstraight

tohisroomandstartedstudying.Booksandpapers

werespread（铺

开）outallovertheroomandlittleTommywashard

atwork.Hismotherwassurprised.Shecalledhim

downtodinnerandassoonashefinishedeating,h

ewentbacktohisroom,withoutaword.Innotime

hewasbackhittingthebooksashardasbefore.T

hiswentonforsometime,dayafterdaywhilethe

mothertriedtounderstandwhatwashappening.

Finally,littleTommybroughthomehisreportcard.

Hequietlyputitonthetableandwentuptohis

roomandhitthebooks.Hismomlookedatitandto

hersurprise,littleTommygotanAinmath.Shec

ouldnolongerholdhercuriosity（好奇

心）.Shewenttohisroomandasked,“Son,whatwa

sit?Wasitthenuns（修女）？”

LittleTommylookedatherandshookhishead,“No

“Wellthen,sheaskedagain."WHATwasit?"

LittleTommylookedatherandsaid,“Well,onthe

firstdayofschool,whenIsawthatmannailed（

钉）totheplussign（力口号），Iknewtheyweren,

tjoking.”

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳

选项。

1.WhydidTommy'

sparentssendhimtoacatholicschool?

A.Becausehecouldeatwellthere.

B.Becausehecouldearnmoreaboutnuns.

C.Becausehisparentswantedhimtodobetterinh

ismath.

D.Becausehisparentsdidn'

twanthimtolearnmathanymore.

2.Tommy)

smotherfeltsurprisedthathisson.

A.wasstillthesameasusual

B.atesomuchatdinner

C.kissedherhelloafterschool

D.workedhardbutsaidlittle

3.“Hittingthebooks“means""inChinese.

A.用功

B.捶书

C.发泄

D.振作

4.Thelastsentenceinthepassageshowsthat

A.Tommyfeltsorryforthemail

B.Tommywasafraidofbeingnailed

C.Tommydidn'tliketheplussign

D.Tommylikedplayingjokesonothers

5.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer（推

断）that.

A.teachersshouldbestrictwiththeirstudents

B.mistaking（误解）mightdogoodsometimes

C.acatholicschoolismuchbetterthanotherones

D.nunsaregoodathelpingchildrenwiththeirmat

h

【答案与解析】

1.选C。文章第1段说Tommy数学学不好，其父母想尽了一

切办法都不奏效，最后将他送进了一所天主教的教会学校。

2.选D。认真阅读第2段前面几句话，并注意以下信息：

Afterthefirstday,littleTommycamehome…didn'

tkisshismotherhello…washardatwork…

withoutaword.可知答案应选D。

3.选A。根据文章大意和

Finally,littleTommybroughthomehisreportcard.

Hequietlyputitonthetableandwentuptohis

roomandhitthebooks这个句子的语境，可知

hitthebooks的意思是“用功”。

4.选B。Tommy学习一直不用功，但自从进了这所

catholicschool之后，情况就不一样了——整天都发狠读

书，结果数学考试也得了A。这是为什么呢？文章在最后道

出了其原因：

Well,onthefirstdayofschool,whenIsawthatm

annailed（钉）totheplussign（力口

号），Iknewtheyweren,tjoking.由此可知，Tommy是

担心学习不用功会被钉在十字架上。

5.选B。Tommy把themannailedtotheplussign误解

为“学习不用功的结果”，从而一改自己原来不好学的不良

习惯，很快就把数学成绩赶了上去。可见，误解有时也可以

起到好的效果。

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WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericafromasmallvillageinGua

ngdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvi

Hagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungp

eopleshouldalwaysrespect（尊

敬）elders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassme

ntintheUnitedStates.

Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetim

e,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeas

kedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatI

hadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysresp

ecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdisp

leasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookm

easideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive（敏

感）Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescription"old”.

Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.After

thecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemw

ascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwereno1

ongerangry.

InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsoma

nypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsue

hanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeopl

ealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearn

fromtheirrichexperience.

However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink“growingold”is

aproblemsince"old”showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireor

thatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeep

themselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjoggin

g,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItol

dthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygota

ngrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyou

ng.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn'twanttohear.

Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.Itis

notthatIdon'

trespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon'

tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.

ByJack

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳

选项。

1.Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause.

A.themanageraskedhimtodoso

B.herespectedtheelderly

C.thecouplewantedhimtodoso

D.hewantedmorepay

2.WhenJackcalledthecouple“elderly”,theybecame

A.nervous

B.satisfied

C.unhappy

D.excited

3.InJack'shometown,

A.peopledislikebeingcalled“old”

B.peopleareproudofbeingold

C.manypeoplereachtheageofseventyoreighty

D.theelderlyarethefirsttogetfoodinrestaurants

4.Afterthisexperience,Jack

A.losthisjobintherestaurant

B.madefriendswiththecouple

C.nolongerrespectedtheelderly

D.changedhiswaywitholderpeople

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ThemoreJackexplained,theangrierthecouplegot.

B.Jackwantedtoshowhisfeelingsthroughwordsafterhisexp

erience.

C.Themanagerwentbacktothetableandapologizedtothecou

pie.

D.Fromthisexperience,JacklearnedmoreaboutAmericancult

ure.

【答案与解析】

1.选B。根据第2段中的

ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecaus

eIalwaysrespecttheelderly可知答案。

2.选C。根据第2段中的

AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure可知他

们听到Jack称他们为老者时，一点也不高兴。

3.选B。根据第3段中的

InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold可知答案。

4.选D。根据最后一段中的

Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadwitholderpeople可知答案。

5.选D。根据第2段最后一句

Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheprobl

emwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwere

nolongerangry可知A选项不对；根据文章最后一句

butnowIdon'tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords可知B选项

不对；根据第2段中的

Ithenwakedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife可知

C选项也不对，故正确答案为D。

“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningis

usedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Asthe

worldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.

“CooF'canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmost

anything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyou

willsay,"It'scool."Youmaythink,"He'ssocool,“whenyou

seeyourfavouritefootballer.

Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof4tcoor\Youcan

useitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new"or

“surprising”.Here5saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthe

waythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowrite

aboutthewaterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited.Ononestudenfs

paperwasJusttheonesentence,"It'ssocool.Maybehethought

itwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.

Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）of

words.Without“cool"，somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthe

samemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility

（可信性）.Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyour

lifeascolourfulastheword“cool"？Ican.AndIthinkthey

arealsoverycool.

1.Weknowthattheword“coolhashad.

A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeanings

C.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesame

meaning

2.Inthepassage,theword“express“means"

A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel

3.Ifyouaresomething,youmaysay,"It'scool.”

A.interestedinB.angryabout

C.afraidofD.unhappywith

4.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheistheway

thewordisused.

A.pleasedwithB.strangeto

C.worriedaboutD.carefulwith

5.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword

“cool，.

A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywords

B.usuallymeanssomethinginteresting

C.canmakeyourlifecolourful

D.maynotbeascoolasitseems

KEY:1.C2.B3.A4.C5D

PassageTen

Toronto:A300-poundadultSiberiantiger

escapedfromitsfour-meterhighchain-link-penat

theTorontoZooyesterday,ononeofthebusiest

daysoftheyear.

Thoughnoonewashurt,thedangerousanimal

wasseparatedfromthepublicforatimebynothing

morethanafour-footfence.Theescapeoccurred

afteroneoftheanimal'shandlersleftthepengate

open.Itpromptedaswiftresponsefromofficials.

Staffweresentimmediatelytoarresttherunaway

tiger.

GeneralManagerCalvinWhitetoldreporters

thatstaf