0493《大学英语四》完型填空复习题1. John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a good student when he was young. He wasoften late for ___1___ and didn't like doing his homework. Sometimes, he slept in class while theteacher was teaching. He didn't understand much, but he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher ___2___ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, ___3___ brotherBob was twenty, Jack is fifteen now and how old is his brother Bob?” John said, “That's easy. Bob istwice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”Another time, the ___4___ in a science class asked, “When it thunders (打雷), why do we alwayssee the light before we ___5___ the sound?”“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don't you know our eyes are in front of our ears?”1. A. teacher B. his C. asked D. class E. hear答案：D2. A. teacher B. his C. asked D. class E. hear答案：C3. A. teacher B. his C. asked D. class E. hear 答案：B4. A. teacher B. his C. asked D. class E. hear 答案：A5. A. teacher B. his C. asked D. class E. hear 答案：E2. What is a museum? A museum is a good place to keep __1__ and beautiful things. A museummay be a place to learn about science. A museum can be a place __2__ art of Indians or animals. Whatis inside a museum? Some museums have old cars and airplanes. __3__ museums have pictures andstatues ( 雕像). Others have rocks and old bones. One museum even has a coal mine inside! Manycities have museums. Some very small towns have museums, __4__. Indianapolis( 印第安纳波利斯)has a children's museum. Children do not have to pay to get in. Children go to the museum often.They like to look at the dinosaur bones. They see a white bear ten feet tall. They go inside an old logcabin (小木屋). On Saturday, Indianapolis children can __5__ talks about animals and trees. They seemovies. 1. A. about B. hear C. old D. too E. Many答案：C2. A. about B. hear C. old D. too E. Many 1 5. A. written B. may C. is spoken D. learn E. working答案：D17. Mike was a small boy, and he hated soap and water. Three or four times every day his mothersaid to him, "Mike, your hands are very __1__ again. Go and wash them." But Mike never reallywashed them well. He only put his hands in the water for a few seconds and then took them __2__again.Mike's uncle and aunt lived in another city. One day they came to stay with Mike's parents, andthey brought their small son, Ted, with them. Ted was a year __3__ than Mike, and he didn't like soapand water either.The boys sat with their parents __4__ a few minutes, but then they went outside. When they werealone, Mike looked at Ted's hands and then said proudly, "My hands are dirtier than __5__.""Of course they are," Ted answered angrily. "You're a year older than I am."1. A. yours B. for C. out D. younger E. dirty答案：E2. A. yours B. for C. out D. younger E. dirty答案：C3. A. yours B. for C. out D. younger E. dirty答案：D4. A. yours B. for C. out D. younger E. dirty答案：B5. A. yours B. for C. out D. younger E. dirty答案：A18. A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to get a nice-looking watch.He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked fivehundred dollars for it.___1___ the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into theshop, took ___2___out of the owner's hand and ran out with it. It all happened in a few seconds. Whenthe owner ran out ___3___the street, the young man had already disappeared among the people. TheAmerican went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand, “Doyou want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he said in a low voice, “It's only a hundred dollars.”“The young man doesn't know I saw him stealing the watch just now,” he thought. The Americanpaid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the finewatch. His friend ___4___ a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said, “You are afool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. I'm ___5___the shop owner and the young man planned allthis together.”10 1. A. into B. sure C. took D. While E. the watch答案：D2. A. into B. sure C. took D. While E. the watch答案：E3. A. into B. sure C. took D. While E. the watch答案：A4. A. into B. sure C. took D. While E. the watch答案：C5. A. into B. sure C. took D. While E. the watch答案：B19. Man has always wanted to fly. Even as long as eight hundred years ago, an Englishman had tried.He made a pair of __1__ from chicken feathers and fixed them to his shoulders. Then he jumped froma tall building. As you can imagine, he did not fly very far. __2__, he fell to the ground and brokeseveral bones. The first real attempt at flying took place in France in 1783. The two Mongolianbrothers knew that hot air rose. If they could fill a large balloon with hot air, they thought it would riseinto the air and __3__. They were right. They made a very large hot air balloon of cloth and paper. Itmeasured ten meters in diameter. They filled it with hot air and the balloon got two hundred metersinto the air. It fell to earth about three kilometers __4__.At the next attempt, they arranged for a balloon to carry passengers. We do not know what thepassengers felt about the trip as they were a cock, a duck, and a sheep. But we __5__ know that thetrip lasted eight minutes and the animals landed safely.1. A. Instead B. wings C. do D. away E. fly答案：B2. A. Instead B. wings C. do D. away E. fly答案：A3. A. Instead B. wings C. do D. away E. fly答案：E4. A. Instead B. wings C. do D. away E. fly答案：D5. A. Instead B. wings C. do D. away E. fly答案：C20. An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and hequickly spent ___1___ money, so that he had ___2___ left. Of course, when that happened, all his11 friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, cleverold man and often helped people when they had troubles."My money has finished and my friends have gone," said the young man. "What will ___3___ tome now?""Don't ___4___, young man," answered Nasreddin. "Everything will soon be all right again. Wait,and you will soon feel much happier."The young man was very glad. "Am I going to get rich again then?""No, I ___5___ mean that," said the old man. "I meant that you would soon get used to being poorand having no friends."1. A. happen B. didn't C. nothing D. all the E. worry答案：D2. A. happen B. didn't C. nothing D. all the E. worry答案：C3. A. happen B. didn't C. nothing D. all the E. worry答案：A4. A. happen B. didn't C. nothing D. all the E. worry答案：E5. A. happen B. didn't C. nothing D. all the E. worry答案：B21. Being not far from the sea, London is famous __1__ its fogs. The worst of them happened onDecember 4,1952. All movement in the town came to a stop. It was almost impossible to drive or ridein anything. The streets which led into the center were filled with __2__ that moved two miles anhour. Soon, however, the traffic was stopped. Being left by their drivers, the buses and cars stoodempty in the streets. Many who usually travel by bus took underground (地铁). But there were __3__many people there that the gates had to be closed. Being caught in the fog, people felt their way alongthe walls of houses with one hand, while they put out __4__ in front of them so as not to knockagainst something or somebody.At the Opera House (大歌剧院) they got through the first act of La Traviata before so much foghad spread into the building that the __5__ could not see the conductor (乐队指挥).It was a terrible fog, indeed, and as many as 4,000 people in London lost their lives.1. A. buses B. the other C. for D. singers E. so答案：C2. A. buses B. the other C. for D. singers E. so答案：A12 3. A. buses B. the other C. for D. singers E. so答案：E4. A. buses B. the other C. for D. singers E. so答案：B5. A. buses B. the other C. for D. singers E. so答案：D22. Mumu is a Chinese boy. But now he___1__in the UK. He lives and ___2__ with Mr and MrsGreen in London. They are very nice to him. But they like different food.For breakfast, Mr and Mrs Green would like milk, eggs and some vegetables, sometimes they havefruits. Mumu would like milk and eggs, but he wouldn't like vegetables at the breakfast time.Lunch is at one ___3___. Mr and Mrs Green usually have large hamburgers. Mumu doesn't likethem. He thinks they're ___4___. He would like some rice. After that, he'd like some fruits. ___5___Mr and Mrs Green usually have afternoon tea.For dinner, Mr and Mrs Green have soup, beef, vegetables and fruit. Mumu wouldn't like any beef,he'd like some noodles. 1. A. eats B. is C. But D. o'clock E. bad答案：B2. A. eats B. is C. But D. o'clock E. bad答案：A3. A. eats B. is C. But D. o'clock E. bad答案：D4. A. eats B. is C. But D. o'clock E. bad答案：E5. A. eats B. is C. But D. o'clock E. bad答案：C23. From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings andweekends they are free and __1__ themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, others takepart in sports. This is decided by their own interests.There are many different ways to spend our free time. Almost everyone has some kind of __2__. Itmay be something from colleting stamps to making model planes. Some hobbies are very expensive,but others don't cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money, others are valuableonly to their owners.I know a man who has a coin collection worth several __3__ dollars. A short time ago he bought arare fifty-cent piece which cost him ＄250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the13 price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600kinds of them, but I wonder __4__ they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are quitevaluable. __5__ makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.That's what a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our free time just for the fun ofit. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.1. A. thousand B. of C. Nothing D. enjoy E. hobby答案：D2. A. thousand B. of C. Nothing D. enjoy E. hobby答案：E3. A. thousand B. of C. Nothing D. enjoy E. hobby答案：A4. A. thousand B. of C. Nothing D. enjoy E. hobby答案：B5. A. thousand B. of C. Nothing D. enjoy E. hobby答案：C24. The hippopotamus（河马）, or hippo, lives in the hot part of Africa. __1__ humans, dogs, andwhales, it is a mammal（哺乳动物. That is, its babies are born alive, and they drink milk from themother's body.The hippopotamus is a large grey animal with a big head and mouth. It __2__ four tons, or about4,000 kilograms. Its stomach is seven meters long, and it eats only plants. It is a mammal, but itspends a lot of time in the water.During the day, it sleeps beside a river or a lake. Sometimes it wakes up. Then it goes under thewater to get some __3__ for food and never catches fish or hunts other animals. It can close its noseand stay under water for ten minutes. Its ears, eyes, and nose are high up on its head. It can stay withits body under the water and only its ears, eyes, and nose above the water. Then it can breathe the air.At night, the hippo walks on the nearby land and looks for food. It never goes very __4__ thewater.A baby hippo often stands on its mother's __5__-- the part of the body between the neck and legs.The mother looks for food underwater. The baby rides with a sure footing on her mother above thewater.1. A. far from B. weighs C. plants D. Like E. back答案：D2. A. far from B. weighs C. plants D. Like E. back答案：B3. A. far from B. weighs C. plants D. Like E. back14 答案：C4. A. far from B. weighs C. plants D. Like E. back答案：A5. A. far from B. weighs C. plants D. Like E. back答案：E25. While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a schoolabout ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, Iapplied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no __21__ of teaching my chances ofgetting the job were slight.However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with theheadmaster. It was clearly the headmaster himself __22__ open the door. He was short and round. "The school," he said, "is made up of one class of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen." Ishould have to teach all the subjects except art, which he taught himself. I should have to divide theclass into three groups and teach them in turn at three different __23__. And I was disappointed at thethought of teaching maths, a subject at which I wasn't very good at school. Worse perhaps was theidea of __24__ to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be enjoyingthemselves at that time.Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his __5__. "Now," he said, "you'd bettermeet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school."1. A. that B. experience C. having D. feet E. levels答案：B2. that B. experience C. having D. feet E. levels答案：A3. that B. experience C. having D. feet E. levels答案：E4. that B. experience C. having D. feet E. levels答案：C5. that B. experience C. having D. feet E. levels答案：D26. This is Mr. Li's classroom. It is Class Two of No.6 Middle School. Mr. Li usually __1__in frontof the blackboard. He often reads to his students and sometimes writes on the blackboard. His class isquite big. There are__2__students in his class. Some of them are not Chinese, but they are all goodfriends. Li Lei and Jim are not tall. They sit in the__3__row. Wei Hua and Han Mei sit in the secondrow. The twins sit__4__the middle of the classroom. Bill Smith is taller than most of the class. He sits15 in the back row. Lin Tao is on the right hand side. Li Ming sits__5__the left hand side.1. A. in B. stands C. on D. front E. a lot of答案：B2. A. in B. stands C. on D. front E. a lot of答案：E3. A. in B. stands C. on D. front E. a lot of答案：D4. A. in B. stands C. on D. front E. a lot of 答案：A5. A. in B. stands C. on D. front E. a lot of 答案：C27. There are many people in the world now. There will be a lot more people next century. The earthwill be very crowded and there will be a little room for each person. Maybe there will only be___1___ room on the earth 600 years later. That will be a very serious problem.So man is ___2___ of a way to solve the problem.The moon is the satellite of the earth. Maybe man will go to stay on the moon one day. But there___3___ no air, no plants, no life there. So scientists are doing experiment in many ways. They haveto solve many problems ___4___ man can live on the moon. I'm sure our dream will ___5___ in thenext century.1. A. thinking B. before C. standing D. come true E. is答案：C2. A. thinking B. before C. standing D. come true E. is答案：A3. A. thinking B. before C. standing D. come true E. is答案：E4. A. thinking B. before C. standing D. come true E. is答案：B5. A. thinking B. before C. standing D. come true E. is答案：D28. Do you often visit museums? Museums are often full ___1___ interesting and beautiful things,but in most museums you can only ___2___ the thing there. You can't touch them. This is not veryinteresting for most of us. People want to touch things. They want to use them and play with them.That is ___3___ we learn about things. If we are interested in something, we learn about it moreeasily. If we are bored we do not learn very much. But some museums are different. For example, at16 the Boston Children's Museum, young people can use computers and other modern machines. Theycan ___4___ make movies and play games there. In this kind of museums children are not bored.They can ___5___ a lot from the museum. 1. A. how B. also C. of D. learn E. look at答案：C2. A. how B. also C. of D. learn E. look at 答案：E3. A. how B. also C. of D. learn E. look at 答案：A4. A. how B. also C. of D. learn E. look at 答案：B5. A. how B. also C. of D. learn E. look at 答案：D29. Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How didthe critics like the new play? __1__ an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets giving thedetails. Wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to gather the news.Newspapers have one basic purpose, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, fromthose who make it to those who want to make it. Radio, telegraph, television, and other inventions__2__ competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means ofcommunication. However, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made useof the newer and faster means of communication to improve the speed and thus the efficiency of theirown operations. Today more newspapers are __3__ and read than ever before. Newspapers influencereaders' economic choices through advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their veryexistence. Newspapers are sold at a price that __4__ even a small fraction of the cost of production.The main source of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The chance in sellingadvertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers. This __5__ in terms of circulation. Howmany people read the newspaper? Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the circulationdepartment and on the services or entertainment offered in a newspaper's pages. But for the most part,circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as a source of information. 1. A. brought B. fails to cover C. is measured D. Soon after E. printed答案：D2. A. brought B. fails to cover C. is measured D. Soon after E. printed答案：A3. A. brought B. fails to cover C. is measured D. Soon after E. printed答案：E4. A. brought B. fails to cover C. is measured D. Soon after E. printed17 答案：B5. A. brought B. fails to cover C. is measured D. Soon after E. printed答案：C30. Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has agreat effect __1__ the "quality" of the product and on how well it sells, because "Consumers generallycannot tell between a product and its package. Many products are packages and many packages areproducts," as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers' feeling for packaging,noticed.Colors are one of the best tools in packaging. Studies of eye movement have shown that colorsdraw human __2__ quickly. Take V8 for example. For many years, the bright red color of tomatoesand carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body. And the word "green"today can keep food prices __3__.Shapes are another attraction. Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because theseshapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart. That's __4__ the round yellow M signs ofMcDonald's are inviting to both young and old.This new consumer response to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellersthat people __5__ to satisfy both body and soul.1. A. why B. going up C. on D. attention E. buy答案：C2. A. why B. going up C. on D. attention E. buy 答案：D3. A. why B. going up C. on D. attention E. buy 答案：B4. A. why B. going up C. on D. attention E. buy 答案：A5. A. why B. going up C. on D. attention E. buy 答案：E31. One day John and Bill were fishing. John took his dog Black with him on the riverbank. Whenthe dog saw a bird, he would run __1__ it and try to catch it. "All the fish are afraid and __2__ away,"said Bill. "Be quiet, Black." John shouted at the dog, but Black did not listen to him. "Shall we gonow, Bill?" asked John, "Next time I shall not bring him here again.""Wait," said Bill, "A fish is biting my line." "Be careful!" shouted John. But it was too __3__. Theboy fell into the water. "Help! Help!" Bill shouted. But John couldn't swim, either. Just then Blackcame out. He __4__ the water and pulled the boy onto the bank and __5__ his life.18 1. A. swim B. jumped into C. after D. saved E. late答案：C2. A. swim B. jumped into C. after D. saved E. late答案：A3. A. swim B. jumped into C. after D. saved E. late答案：E4. A. swim B. jumped into C. after D. saved E. late答案：B5. A. swim B. jumped into C. after D. saved E. late答案：D32. Bedtime stories are one of the delights of early childhood. But according to Dr. Julie Spreadburyfrom Queensland University, parents should not __1__ reading to their children after they enterprimary school. She says listening, reading and discussing the stories help children's __2__."My research indicates that once children can read by themselves, most parents stop reading tothem," Dr. Spreadbury says."That may be at the end of year 1, which is too __3__."Dr. Spreadbury says bedtime reading not only gives children a good start at school, but bringsparents and children closer."This __4__ it easier for them to talk to parents about things that are worrying them, __5__ thingsthey are celebrating in their everyday life."1. A. development B. early C. makes D. give up E. or答案：D2. A. development B. early C. makes D. give up E. or答案：A3. A. development B. early C. makes D. give up E. or答案：B4. A. development B. early C. makes D. give up E. or答案：C5. A. development B. early C. makes D. give up E. or答案：E33. A doctor once taught a class of students in a famous hospital in Edinburgh ( 爱丁堡). Someone___1___ a sick man in, and the doctor turned to one of the students and asked him, "What's wrongwith this man?""I don't know, sir," the student answered. "Shall I examine him to ___2___ what his problem is?"19 答案：A3. A. about B. hear C. old D. too E. Many 答案：E4. A. about B. hear C. old D. too E. Many 答案：D5. A. about B. hear C. old D. too E. Many 答案：B3. We know that trees are useful in our everyday life. They give us many things, such as wood,oxygen, rubber, medicines and many other things. They can __1__ tell us a lot about our climate. Thefollowing are the reasons. If you cut across a tree, you can see that it has many rings. Most trees growone new ring __2__ year. Because of the reason, we know how old a tree is. A tree over a hundredyears old means that it has more than a hundred __3__. When the climate is dry or very cold, the treesdo not grow very much and their rings are usually thin. When it is wet and warm, the rings are muchthicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick, this means that the __4__ changedsuddenly. If we look at the rings on this tree, we can learn about the climate for a hundred years. Wecan see __5__ our climate is changing today.1. A. climate B. rings C. every D. also E. how答案：D2. A. climate B. rings C. every D. also E. how 答案：C3. A. climate B. rings C. every D. also E. how 答案：B4. A. climate B. rings C. every D. also E. how 答案：A5. A. climate B. rings C. every D. also E. how 答案：E4. A young man goes into a shop. He wants to buy a watch. He sees a watch that he likes, but theman in the shop ___1___ ninety pounds for it. At that time a boy comes into the shop, takes the watchout of the man's ___2___ and runs out. When the man in the shop runs out into the street, the boy isalready among the people.The young man goes ___3___. At the next corner he sees the boy with the stolen watch ___4___his hand. “Would you like to buy a fine watch, sir?” he says in a low voice. “It is only fifty pounds.”The young man pays at once, and goes back to his room. His friend takes a look ___5___ the watchand says, “This watch isn't worth even ten pounds. I think that they planned this together.” When he2 "There's no need to examine him," said the doctor. "You should know without asking questions.He hurt his right knee. Didn't you ___3___ the way he walked? He hurt it by burning. You see histrouser leg is burnt at the knee. It is Monday morning now. Yesterday was fine, but on Saturday theroads were wet and muddy ( 泥泞的). The man's trousers are muddy all over. The man ___4___ onSaturday night."Then the doctor turned to the man and said, "You had your wages on Saturday and went to a___5___ and drank too much. You got wet and muddy on the way home. Because you drank toomuch, you fell on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right?""Yes, sir," said the man.1. A. find out B. brought C. pub D. fell down E. notice答案：B2. A. find out B. brought C. pub D. fell down E. notice答案：A3. A. find out B. brought C. pub D. fell down E. notice答案：E4. A. find out B. brought C. pub D. fell down E. notice答案：D5. A. find out B. brought C. pub D. fell down E. notice答案：C34. Since his retirement, one day was just like any other day for John Smith. He woke __1__precisely at 5:35 a.m.. He went downstairs with his pajamas (睡衣裤)at six o'clock and __2__ himselfa cup of hot coffee from the pot which his wife, Mary, had filled and plugged in ( 给 ...... 通 上 电源)some fifteen minutes ago. He reached for the newspaper as he __3__ the cup to his lips.This day was different.It was terrible! He dropped the newspaper and cup. With closed eyes, he swallowed and began toshout: "Mary!". Mrs. Smith was unaccustomed to hearing her husband say much of anything. In factfor the past few days, he had hardly paid any attention at all to many of her important questions. Sherushed back to the kitchen."John, what is the matter? Oh, you've spilled coffee all over yourself and the newspaper."She was shocked __4__ her husband's behavior. She wondered what he had read that may haveupset him so much. He was not amused at her innocent expression. The coffee was terrible. It was__5__ to drink. She must have purchased a new kind of coffee at the market.1. A. poured B. by C. raised D. up E. too bitter答案：D2. A. poured B. by C. raised D. up E. too bitter 答案：A3. A. poured B. by C. raised D. up E. too bitter20 答案：C4. A. poured B. by C. raised D. up E. too bitter 答案：B5. A. poured B. by C. raised D. up E. too bitter 答案：E35. Thomas Edison wore many caps during his life, ___1___ thinking caps, the caps of many famousschools and colleges. But the most important cap was his thinking cap. It had saved his mother's___2___. One day when he was a boy, his mother fell ill. The doctor wanted ___3___ her anoperation. But the light in the room was not bright. Edison quickly put on his thinking cap and hefound a way to save his mother. Edison was good at ___4___ his hands and his head. He was the mostinterested in electricity. We can see his inventions everywhere because they are very common. Theywere ___5___ by Edison's thinking cap.1. A. invented B. to give C. such as D. life E. using答案：C2. A. invented B. to give C. such as D. life E. using答案：D3. A. invented B. to give C. such as D. life E. using 答案：B4. A. invented B. to give C. such as D. life E. using 答案：E5. A. invented B. to give C. such as D. life E. using 答案：A36. Many years ago there was a poor man. He had an orange tree __1__ his garden. On the tree therewere many fine oranges. One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger __2__ the others. Itwas as big as a football. Nobody had ever seen such a big orange. The poor man took the orange to theking. The king was so happy __3__ he gave the man a lot of money for it.When a rich man heard of it, he said to himself, "It's only an orange. Why has the king given somuch money for it? I'll take my gold cup to the king. He'll give me __4__ money."The next day when the king received the gold cup, he said to the rich man, 'What a beautiful cup!I'll show you something beautiful, please __5__ this great orange."1. A. that B. in C. than D. take E. more答案：B2. A. that B. in C. than D. take E. more答案：C21 3. A. that B. in C. than D. take E. more答案：A4. A. that B. in C. than D. take E. more答案：E5. A. that B. in C. than D. take E. more答案：D37. The old lady was eighty today. She had __1__ on her best dress. Perhaps Myra might come.After all, eighty was a special birthday, another decade lived or __2__ just as you chose to look at it.Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots ofcolor brightened her cheeks. She was excited __3__ a child. She would enjoy her day.Yesterday Mrs. Morrison had given the flat an extra clean, and today she had brought a card and__4__ marigolds( 金盏花 ) when she came to do the breakfast. Mrs. Grant downstairs had __5__ acake, and in the afternoon she was going down there to tea.1. A. endured B. like C. a bunch of D. put E. made答案：D2. A. endured B. like C. a bunch of D. put E. made答案：A3. A. endured B. like C. a bunch of D. put E. made答案：B4. A. endured B. like C. a bunch of D. put E. made答案：C5. A. endured B. like C. a bunch of D. put E. made答案：E38. An old man went to the hospital. When the doctor came to __1__ him, he said, "Well, Mr. Jones,you're going to have some injections（注射）, and then you'll feel __2__. A nurse will come and giveyou the first one this evening, and then you'll get another one tomorrow morning."In the evening a young nurse came to Mr. Jones' bed and said to him, "I'm going to give you yourfirst injection now, Mr. Jones. Where do you want it?"The old man was surprised. He __3__ the nurse for several seconds, and then he said, "Nobody'sever let me choose that before. Are you really going to let me choose now?""Yes, Mr. Jones," the nurse answered. She was __4__. "Where do you want it?""Well, then," the old man answered __5__ a smile, "I want it in your left arm, please."1. A. looked at B. in a hurry C. see D. with E. much better答案：C22 2. A. looked at B. in a hurry C. see D. with E. much better答案：E3. A. looked at B. in a hurry C. see D. with E. much better答案：A4. A. looked at B. in a hurry C. see D. with E. much better答案：B5. A. looked at B. in a hurry C. see D. with E. much better答案：D39. Nowadays most people decide quite early what kind of work they would do. When I was atschool, we had to choose what to study when we were fifteen. I chose scientific subjects. "__1__,scientists will earn a lot of money," my parents said. For three years I tried to learn physics andchemistry, but in the __2__ I decided that I would never be a scientist. It was a long time before I toldmy parents that I wasn't happy at school. So my father said, "Well, the best thing to do now is to lookfor a job."I talked about it with my friends Frank and Lesley. Neither of them could suggest anything, butthey promised that they would ask their friends. A few days later __3__ I was still in bed, someonephoned, "Is that Miss Jenkins?" a man's voice asked. "I know your hobby is photography and I've gota job that might interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson." I decided to see him. Iwas so excited that I almost forgot __4__ goodbye to my mother.I arrived a bit early and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if I had been waiting a long time. Ireplied, "No, not long." After talking to me for about 20 minutes he offered me a job - not as aphotographer __5__ a model!1. A. end B. to say C. In the future D. but E. while答案：C2. A. end B. to say C. In the future D. but E. while答案：A3. A. end B. to say C. In the future D. but E. while答案：E4. A. end B. to say C. In the future D. but E. while答案：B5. A. end B. to say C. In the future D. but E. while答案：D40. Cars are very popular in America. When the kids are fourteen years old, they dream of havingtheir own cars. Many students work after school to __1__ a car. In most places young people learn to23 drive in high school. They have to take a __2__ test to get a licence. Learning to drive and getting adriver's licence may be one of the most exciting things in their lives. For many, that piece of paper isan important symbol that they are now grown-ups. Americans seem to love their cars almost more than anything else. People almost never go to see adoctor when they are __3__. But they will take their cars to a "hospital" at the smallest sign of aproblem. At weekends, people __4__ most of the time in washing and waxing( 打蜡) their cars. Forsome families it is not enough to have one car. They often have two or even three. Husbands need acar to go to work. Housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or __5__activities. 1. A. buy B. sick C. other D. driving E. spend答案：A2. A. buy B. sick C. other D. driving E. spend答案：D3. A. buy B. sick C. other D. driving E. spend答案：B4. A. buy B. sick C. other D. driving E. spend答案：E5. A. buy B. sick C. other D. driving E. spend答案：C41. Everyone has hobbies. A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time.People who take up hobbies are hobbyists. They paint pictures, sing pop songs, ___1___ musicinstruments and collect stamps or other things. They grow flowers, ___2___ fishing and hunting. Theyclimb mountains, swim, skate and play games.People today have ___3___ time than ever for hobbies. In early times, people were ___4___ busymaking a living to have hobbies. Nowadays machines have taken the place of many workers. Morepeople retire at an earlier age. They have hobbies ___5___ these activities offer them enjoyment,friendship, knowledge, and relaxation. 1. A. because B. more C. play D. go E. too答案：C2. A. because B. more C. play D. go E. too答案：D3. A. because B. more C. play D. go E. too答案：B4. A. because B. more C. play D. go E. too 答案：E5. A. because B. more C. play D. go E. too24 答案：A42. Mrs. Green lives in the country, and she doesn't know London very well. One day, she goes toLondon. She can't find her way. Just then she ___1___ a man near a bus stop."I can ask him the way," she says to herself and asks, "Excuse me, will you please ___2___ me theway to King Street?"The man smiles with no answer. He ___3___ know English. He speaks Russian.He is a visitor. Then he ___4___ his hand into his pocket, takes out a piece of paper and lets her lookat it. On the paper are these words, "Sorry, I ___5___ English." 1. A. puts B. sees C. tell D. don't speak E. doesn't答案：B2. A. puts B. sees C. tell D. don't speak E. doesn't答案：C3. A. puts B. sees C. tell D. don't speak E. doesn't 答案：E4. A. puts B. sees C. tell D. don't speak E. doesn't 答案：A5. A. puts B. sees C. tell D. don't speak E. doesn't 答案：D43. There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially theyounger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about himbecause he seemed so ___1___.The mother decided that she would herself have to get her sons to do better in school. She toldthem to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.One day, in Ben's ___2___, the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up hishand and the teacher let him ___3___. “Why did Ben put up his hand?” his classmates wondered. “Henever said anything. What could he possibly want to say?”Well, Ben not only ___4___ the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in itsgroup and even knew where the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were surprised. Benhad learned all this from doing one of his book reports.Ben later went on to the ___5___ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to YaleUniversity and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States．1. A. top B. slow C. class D. answer E. knew答案：B2. A. top B. slow C. class D. answer E. knew 答案：C25 3. A. top B. slow C. class D. answer E. knew 答案：D4. A. top B. slow C. class D. answer E. knew 答案：E5. A. top B. slow C. class D. answer E. knew 答案：A44. Of all the things we eat and drink, water is the most important. Not ___1___ people realize this,but it is quite true. The human body can go without food for a long time, but two ___2___ three dayswithout water usually leads to death.Many people do not understand how much water the human body needs at work and many peopledo not drink ___3___ especially in hot weather. Most people drink when they are thirsty but we oftenneed more water, especially ___4___ we have been doing exercises.A man's body is 65-75% water. Water is very important in several different ___5___.1. A. when B. ways C. enough D. or E. many答案：E2. A. when B. ways C. enough D. or E. many答案：D3. A. when B. ways C. enough D. or E. many答案：C4. A. when B. ways C. enough D. or E. many答案：A5. A. when B. ways C. enough D. or E. many答案：B45. Krylov, a great Russian writer, was very poor when he was young. One day in the middle ofwinter he __1__ by a window in his house, when he heard some women outside crying. He put hishead out of the window, and saw a lot of people __2__ towards his house. They were carrying a deadman, and the women were crying, "Oh, why are you leaving us to go to a place without light andwithout a fire and without __3__? It will be dark there, and you will be cold and hungry. Nobody willlook __4__ you, nobody will be kind to you, and nobody will love you there!""Ah!" said Krylov to his wife. "They are __5__ about our house. They are bringing the dead manhere! quick, lock the door! Don't let them in!"1. A. coming B. food C. talking D. was sitting E. after答案：D2. A. coming B. food C. talking D. was sitting E. after26 答案：A3. A. coming B. food C. talking D. was sitting E. after答案：B4. A. coming B. food C. talking D. was sitting E. after答案：E5. A. coming B. food C. talking D. was sitting E. after答案：C46. Ted worked in a factory in a big town. He liked __1__ very much, and was very good at it. Whenhe was free, he went down to the small river behind the factory and tried to catch some fish, but therewere very few __2__, because the water was very dirty. Then one summer he went to the sea duringhis holidays and stayed at a small cheap hotel."I've never fished in the sea __3__," he thought. "It will be different from fishing in our river."On the first day he caught a lot of fish and was very happy. He gave them to the hotel, and theycooked them for all the guests, and they enjoyed __4__ very much. After that, he did __5__ every day.But when Ted got his bill（帐单）at the end of the week, he saw on it:"For oil to cook the fish ( 7 days ): ￡ 3.50."1. A. there B. fishing C. them D. that E. before答案：B2. A. there B. fishing C. them D. that E. before 答案：A3. A. there B. fishing C. them D. that E. before 答案：E4. A. there B. fishing C. them D. that E. before 答案：C5. A. there B. fishing C. them D. that E. before 答案：D47. One day, some workers were mending the road. They had dug a big hole in the road. As they couldnot finish their work, they had put up notice boards on both sides of the hole before they __1__. Onthe boards they wrote the word DANGER in order to warn people not to drop into the hole. Some time __2__, a blind man was walking along the road. He was just walking in the direction ofthe hole. As he could not see the notice, he was walking nearer and nearer to the hole. He was veryclose to it now. Just at that moment, a boy saw the man and __3__ up to him. "Stop!" the boy shouted,"Don't go any farther, or you'll fall __4__ the hole." After he heard this, the blind man stopped __5__.Then the boy took the man by the arm and led him safely around the hole. "Thanks a lot," said the27 man, "You're really a nice boy."1. A. later B. ran C. at once D. left E. into答案：D2. A. later B. ran C. at once D. left E. into答案：A3. A. later B. ran C. at once D. left E. into答案：B4. A. later B. ran C. at once D. left E. into答案：E5. A. later B. ran C. at once D. left E. into答案：C48. One of the latest imports is acupuncture(针刺疗法), the use of needles for __1__ disease. Althoughacupuncture has been practiced in China for 2000 years, its __2__ in the Western world is still very__3__. Several hospitals in the United States are now experimenting with acupuncture as a way oftreating pains.An American journalist described the process __4__ its effects. To keep the patient __5__ feelingpain during the operation, four needles were used, each about an inch and a half long. The tops of theneedles were attached to wires which led to a small electrical device. 1. A. and B. treating C. from D. new E. use答案：B2. A. and B. treating C. from D. new E. use 答案：E3. A. and B. treating C. from D. new E. use 答案：D4. A. and B. treating C. from D. new E. use 答案：A5. A. and B. treating C. from D. new E. use 答案：C49. It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. However, it has been saidthat today children interrupt their education to go to school. The __1__ between schooling andeducation suggested by this is important.Education is endless, compared with schooling. Education knows no edges. It can take place__2__, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the__3__ learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class. Though the28 experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces surprises. A chancetalking with a foreigner may lead to a person to discover how __4__ he knows of another country.People obtain education from babies on. Education, then, is a very __5__ and unlimited term. It islifelong experience that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be a necessary partof one's entire life.1. A. broad B. difference C. little D. anywhere E. standard答案：B2. A. broad B. difference C. little D. anywhere E. standard答案：D3. A. broad B. difference C. little D. anywhere E. standard答案：E4. A. broad B. difference C. little D. anywhere E. standard答案：C5. A. broad B. difference C. little D. anywhere E. standard答案：A50. This is my timetable. I study at No.3 Middle School of Dongfang. From Monday to Friday I get up___1___ 6:30 a.m. I have ___2___ at 7:00 and then I go to school. I don't like to be late. Our classes___3___ at 8:30 a.m. We have four classes in the morning. I often have lunch at school with myclassmates.In the afternoon, we have two classes. Classes are over at 3:30, and I get home at 4:00. Butsometimes I don't ___4___ school so early because I play basketball on the playground. I have supperat about 6:00. After supper I do my homework. I often watch TV, but sometimes I ___5___ to dosome reading and the story books are very interesting. I usually go to bed at about 10:00 p.m. 1. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start答案：B2. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start答案：D3. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start答案：E4. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start答案：A5. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start答案：C51. For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must readletters, reports, trade publications, inter-office communications, not to mention newspapers andmagazines: a never-ending flood of words. In __1__ a job or advancing in one, the ability to read29 hears this, the young man is very disappointed.1. A. at B. asks C. hand D. away E. in答案：B2. A. at B. asks C. hand D. away E. in 答案：C3. A. at B. asks C. hand D. away E. in 答案：D4. A. at B. asks C. hand D. away E. in 答案：E5. A. at B. asks C. hand D. away E. in 答案：A5. As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitableChristmas gift for her father. She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __1__satisfied with perfume. Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. Peoplestepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost knocked you over in their hurry inorder to __2__ something cheap ahead of you. Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on show."They are __3__ silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to persuade her to buy one. But Edith knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father. She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gatheredround a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the shapes were very beautiful. Edith did nothesitate for long, although her father __4__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this wascertainly to please him. When she got home, with her small but well-chosen present hidden in her handbag, it was time forsupper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __5__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so surprised that she could not say asingle word. 1. A. find B. only C. excitement D. always E. real答案：D2. A. find B. only C. excitement D. always E. real 答案：A3. A. find B. only C. excitement D. always E. real 答案：E4. A. find B. only C. excitement D. always E. real 答案：B3 and comprehend quickly can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet theunfortunate fact is that most of us are __2__ readers. Most of us develop poor reading habits at anearly age, and never get over them. The main problem __3__ in the actual stuff of language itself－words. Taken individually, words have little meaning until they are strung（连成） togetherinto phrases, sentences and paragraphs. __4__, however, the untrained reader does not readgroups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing （倒退） to rereadwords or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over what you have just read, is acommon bad habit in reading. Another habit which __5__ down the speed of reading isvocalization－sounding(用言语表达) each word either orally or mentally as one reads. 1. A. getting B. lies C. poor D. slows E. Unfortunately答案：A2. A. getting B. lies C. poor D. slows E. Unfortunately答案：C3. A. getting B. lies C. poor D. slows E. Unfortunately答案：B4. A. getting B. lies C. poor D. slows E. Unfortunately 答案：E5. A. getting B. lies C. poor D. slows E. Unfortunately 答案：D52. It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink far away from land. When thishappens, the sailors have to get into small boats. If another ship does not come and help them andthey do not have enough food or water, they will ___1___.Most people believe we must not drink sea water. They believe that if we do, we shall be veryill because of all the salt in the water. A doctor called Alain Bombard did not believe this. Hethought that people ___2___ stay alive by drinking sea water and eating small fish, animals andplants from the sea. On 19 October, 1953, he set out in a small boat to ___3___ the AtlanticOcean (大西洋). He did not take any food or water with him. Every day Dr. Bombard drank just a little sea water. He also caught fish and they had water inthem. He drank this water. He could not cook the fish, so he ate them ___4___ they were. Hetook small plants from the sea, which gave him more food.Dr. Bombard became ___5___, tired and quite ill, but after 65 days at sea, he was still alive. 1. A. cross B. die C. as D. hot E. could答案：B2. A. cross B. die C. as D. hot E. could答案：E3. A. cross B. die C. as D. hot E. could答案：A4. A. cross B. die C. as D. hot E. could答案：C5. A. cross B. die C. as D. hot E. could答案：D53. Kelly is a clerk. She works in a town. She is busy from morning to ___1___.She gets up at six o'clock in the morning and goes to do morning exercise at half past six.Then she has breakfast ___2___ the family at a quarter past seven. She goes to work at a quarterpast eight.She ___3___ work at half past four and goes home. She arrives home at a quarter to five. Athalf past six she makes supper. After supper, she has a little rest. Sometimes she ___4___ TV fora little while. She studies for about an hour ___5___ she goes to bed.30 1. A. watches B. finishes C. with D. before E. night答案：E2. A. watches B. finishes C. with D. before E. night答案：C3. A. watches B. finishes C. with D. before E. night答案：B4. A. watches B. finishes C. with D. before E. night答案：A5. A. watches B. finishes C. with D. before E. night答案：D54. A: Hi, Sun Yan! What are you busy with these days?B: I'm busy ___1___ for the Spring Festival.A: What do you mean by the Spring Festival?B: Don't you know about the Spring Festival? It's ___2___ your Christmas holiday. It's themost important holiday in China.A: Oh, I see. ___3___ is the holiday?B: About one week long.A: What do you usually do during the holiday?B: Lots of things, such as eating and drinking, playing majiang, going to movies and templefairs ( 庙 会 ), visiting relatives and friends and so on. In many places people like to set offfirecrackers (鞭炮). It is very interesting. But now it isn't allowed in some big cities because it isnot safe.A: Do you eat special food for the holiday?B: Yes, we eat dumplings.A: Do children like the holiday?B: Sure. Children can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get somemoney from their parents.A: What is that money for?B: This money is given to children for good luck by their parents or other senior people.Children can use the money ___4___ a lot of things for themselves.A: That's very interesting. Thank you for ___5___ me so much about the Spring Festival.B: It's pleasure.1. A. How long B. preparing C. like D. telling E. to buy答案：B2. A. How long B. preparing C. like D. telling E. to buy答案：C3. A. How long B. preparing C. like D. telling E. to buy答案：A4. A. How long B. preparing C. like D. telling E. to buy答案：E5. A. How long B. preparing C. like D. telling E. to buy答案：D55. Human language is a system of symbols. No other animal has a complex symbolic languagethat must be learned. Animal language is largely instinctive, while basic human language islearned speech, composed __1__ sounds that symbolize things, ideas, actions, and the like. We learn to read, often with considerable effort, by noticing or being taught that groups ofletters stand for the sounds that we already know __2__to speak. We learn to write, with evengreater effort, by learning to form the letters, __3__ are symbols of sounds, and to put themtogether on paper so that others can read what we “say”. 31 Since human language is a form of human behavior, there is nothing absolute about it. It has__4__ lowly throughout human history and will continue to develop. In the English languagethere are perhaps 600,000 __5__, Possibly more, but most of them are known only to specialistsand are rarely used.1. A. how B. which C. developed D. of E. sounds答案：D2. A. how B. which C. developed D. of E. sounds答案：A3. A. how B. which C. developed D. of E. sounds答案：B4. A. how B. which C. developed D. of E. sounds答案：C5. A. how B. which C. developed D. of E. sounds答案：E56. A FOX one day fell into a deep well and could find no way out. A thirsty Goat, came to thesame well, seeing the Fox, asked if the water was good."It's wonderful," shouted the fox __1__ the bottom of the well. "Come on down." The Goat,thinking only of his thirst, jumped down, but just as he drank, he realized he was trapped!!The Fox had an idea. "If," said he, "you will place your forefeet （前足）__2__ the wall andbend your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards." The Goat agreed and the Fox leaped upon his back. Steadying himself with the Goat's horns,he safely __3__ the top of the well and ran off as __4__ as he could. "What about me?" shouted the Goat from the bottom of the well. __5__ the Fox was longgone, and the Goat was very upset. Look before you leap.1. A. on B. reached C. fast D. But E. from答案：E2. A. on B. reached C. fast D. But E. from答案：A3. A. on B. reached C. fast D. But E. from答案：B4. A. on B. reached C. fast D. But E. from答案：C5. A. on B. reached C. fast D. But E. from答案：D57. How much do you know about manners? Different countries have different manners. In someAsian countries, it is good manners to take off your ___1___ before you go into a house. But inEuropean countries, even if they sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. If you are a___2___ in a Chinese house, when you have a meal, you usually do not finish the food. You oftenleave a little to show that you have had enough. But in England, a visitor always finishes food toshow that he has ___3___ it. We must know the customs of other ___4___, so that they will notthink ___5___ bad-mannered. People all over the world agree that a well-mannered person shouldbe kind and helpful to others. If you remember this, at least you will not go very far wrong.Everybody likes a person with good manners, but no one likes a person with bad manners. Keepyour manners.1. A. enjoyed B. shoes C. countries D. us E. foreigner答案：B2. A. enjoyed B. shoes C. countries D. us E. foreigner答案：E32 3. A. enjoyed B. shoes C. countries D. us E. foreigner答案：A4. A. enjoyed B. shoes C. countries D. us E. foreigner答案：C5. A. enjoyed B. shoes C. countries D. us E. foreigner答案：D58. A house in Clarktown caught fire on Christmas Eve, 1982. The woman who lived in thehouse was already in her eighties. Being in poor health, she had trouble in __1__ even whenthings were fine. With her house burning down around her, she was not able to go __2__. Thesmoke made her choke (窒息). The fire was very hot. Without quick help she would have died.Fire fighters got to the house. They started to put the fire out. They did not know the oldwoman was still __3__. The people heard her crying for help. The fire was still very hot and therewas lots of smoke.A man dressed like Santa Claus(圣诞老人) was passing by. He was on his way to give gifts topoor families. Hardly had he heard the old woman' cry when he ran into the burning house. Aftera while he rushed out with the old woman on his back and came to her safety. Then, as __4__ ashe had done that, the man left. No one knew the real name of the hero who had saved the oldwoman's life.The man went on and took the gifts to the poor children. He did not return home until it wasdark. He told his __5__ what had happened. She decided that she did not need to keep the story asecret. She told people that Santa Claus was actually David Rodriguez, her husband. Mr.Rodriguez is a music teacher when he is not playing Santa Claus.1. A. inside B. walking C. wife D. anywhere E. quickly答案：B2. A. inside B. walking C. wife D. anywhere E. quickly答案：D3. A. inside B. walking C. wife D. anywhere E. quickly答案：A4. A. inside B. walking C. wife D. anywhere E. quickly答案：E5. A. inside B. walking C. wife D. anywhere E. quickly答案：C59. The National Health Service in Britain has grown into such a big organization that it nowemploys more people than any other organizations in the country. However efficient anorganization like this may be, it is bound to __1__ sooner or later but there is little the public cando when they occur. The Patients' Association gives __2__ when they think they have not beenproperly looked after. Some time ago the Association fought against the government's idea __3__general health centers for individual doctors. It said it did not want to tell the Health Service__4__ do but added that it should spend more money on doctors' salaries, __5__ would becheaper than building health centers.1. A. people advice B. what to C. which D. make mistakes E. of substituting答案：D2. A. people advice B. what to C. which D. make mistakes E. of substituting答案：A3. A. people advice B. what to C. which D. make mistakes E. of substituting答案：E4. A. people advice B. what to C. which D. make mistakes E. of substituting答案：B5. A. people advice B. what to C. which D. make mistakes E. of substituting33 答案：C60. In the USA, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stayin school till they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they__1__ secondary schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and privateschools. Most children go to public schools. Their parents don't have to __2__ their educationbecause the school get money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parentshave to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents __3__ like private schools though theyare much more expensive.Today about half of the high school students __4__ in universities after they finish secondaryschools. A student at a state university doesn't have to pay very much if his parents live in thatstate.Many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into __5__working habits and live by their own hands.1. A. good B. study C. pay for D. leave E. still答案：D2. A. good B. study C. pay for D. leave E. still答案：C3. A. good B. study C. pay for D. leave E. still答案：E4. A. good B. study C. pay for D. leave E. still答案：B5. A. good B. study C. pay for D. leave E. still答案：A61. A young boy was playing with a ball in the street. He kicked it so hard that it broke thewindow of a house and fell in. A woman came to the window with the ball and shouted __1__him, so the young boy ran away, but he wanted his ball back. A few minutes later, he came backand knocked at the door of the house. When the woman opened the door, he said, "My father isgoing to come up and mend your window very soon." After a few minutes, a man came to the door __2__ tool in his hand, so the woman let the boytake his ball away.When the man finished mending the __3__, he said to the woman "You have to __4__ me tenpounds." "But aren't you the __5__ of that boy?" the woman asked. She looked surprised. "No,"he answered. He was surprised, too. "Aren't you his mother?"1. A. with B. window C. father D. at E. pay答案：D2. A. with B. window C. father D. at E. pay答案：A3. A. with B. window C. father D. at E. pay答案：B4. A. with B. window C. father D. at E. pay答案：E5. A. with B. window C. father D. at E. pay答案：C62. What do we know about the sea? We know that it looks very beautiful when the sun isshining on it. We also learn that it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind. What __1__things do we know about it?The first thing to remember is that the sea is very big. Look at the map of the world, there is__2__ sea than land. The sea covers three quarters of the world.34 Some parts of the sea __3__ very shallow. But some places are very deep. There is one placenear Japan. It is nearly 11 kilometers deep. The __4__ mountain in the world is about 9kilometers high. If we put the mountain into the sea at that place, there would be 2 kilometers ofwater above it!The sea is salty. There is one sea called the Dead Sea. It is very salty. It is __5__ salty thatswimmers cannot sink! Fish cannot live in the Dead Sea.1. A. so B. other C. highest D. are E. more答案：B2. A. so B. other C. highest D. are E. more答案：E3. A. so B. other C. highest D. are E. more答案：D4. A. so B. other C. highest D. are E. more答案：C5. A. so B. other C. highest D. are E. more答案：A63. The story happened in Paris in 1860. One evening Mathilde's husband, Pierre Loisel, camehome from work with great joy, because he not only had been invited to the palace ball __1__also was the only person in his office that was invited. He told his wife the wonderful news.Mathilde was so excited that she couldn't believe what she was told. When she realized it wastrue, she thought she couldn't go because she didn't have an evening dress __2__ jewellery for theball. She was afraid of being laughed at. At last Pierre decided to spend all the money they hadbuying a dress for her and advised her to borrow jewellery from Jeanne, her friend who married aman with much money. The next day Mathilde called on her friend, Jeanne, and asked if shecould lend some jewellery to her. Jeanne brought out all her jewellery and let Mathilde __3__ theone she liked best. Mathilde noticed a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in thecenter, wore it and was very satisfied.On the evening when the ball was held, Mathilde was wearing the dress on which she spent400 francs and the necklace __4__ from her friend and went to the ball with Pierre. They had avery good time at the party.But it was on that night __5__ she found the necklace was missing on their way home. Theywent back to the palace and looked for it everywhere. Unluckily, they couldn't find it."What's to be done?" Both of them were in deep thought.1. A. or B. borrowed C. but D. that E. choose答案：C2. A. or B. borrowed C. but D. that E. choose答案：A3. A. or B. borrowed C. but D. that E. choose答案：E4. A. or B. borrowed C. but D. that E. choose答案：B5. A. or B. borrowed C. but D. that E. choose答案：D64. In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision-making. Whenthe children are old enough, they take part as well. Foreigners are often surprised by thepermissiveness (宽容) of American parents. Children are often allowed to do pretty much __1__they wish without strict control by their parents. Children are encouraged to be __2__ at an earlyage. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom too far. Others think that astrong parental image would not suit American values. Because Americans emphasize the35 importance of independence, young people are expected to break away from their families by thetime they have __3__ their late teens or early twenties. This pattern of independence often raisesserious problems for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected tolive __4__ the age of 70. The job-retirement age is usually 65. The children have left home,married, and __5__ their own households. Often the major problem of many elderly couples isnot economic, but they feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family ties.1. A. reached B. what C. set up D. beyond E. independent答案：B2. A. reached B. what C. set up D. beyond E. independent答案：E3. A. reached B. what C. set up D. beyond E. independent答案：A4. A. reached B. what C. set up D. beyond E. independent答案：D5. A. reached B. what C. set up D. beyond E. independent答案：C65. John left the United States in 1969 to work in Africa. Africa was hot, and when John cameback to the United States in 1979, he said __1__, "It's much colder here than it was before I left.I'm going to buy an electric heater（电暖气）. Also, everything is much more expensive."John went to a store the next day to buy an electric heater. The salesman showed him three__2__ four different kinds and then said, "And this is our best electric heater. It costs __3__money, but it saves half of your electricity, and electricity is very expensive now, isn't it?""Yes, it's very expensive," John answered, "and it's becoming worse every year." He looked atthe electric heater carefully, __4__ for a few seconds and then said, "Well, I'll take two of these,please, and then I'll save __5__ my electricity."1. A. or B. all of C. thinking D. a lot of E. to himself答案：E2. A. or B. all of C. thinking D. a lot of E. to himself答案：A3. A. or B. all of C. thinking D. a lot of E. to himself答案：D4. A. or B. all of C. thinking D. a lot of E. to himself答案：C5. A. or B. all of C. thinking D. a lot of E. to himself答案：B66. You may meet Americans who know very little about your country. If this __1__ the case, bepatient with them. Unfortunately, little is taught about the cultures or customs of other countriesin America schools. The United States has always been separated from older countries by the vastoceans to the East and West of the country. As a __2__ Americans have not become so familiarwith different cultures and other ways of doing things as is often the case in older countries. IfAmericans try to help you __3__ something that is very familiar to you, if they mistake yourcountry for another of thousands of kilometers away, be patient with them. The United States hasdeveloped into a modern nation in a very short time __4__ with many other countries------onlyabout 300 years. Americans have been very busy with growth of the country, with building roadsand cities, establishing free education for millions of children, and making inventions,discoveries, and developments to benefit the whole world. The Nation's attention has been on theUnited States, not on the world, during most of this __5__ period. It is only since World WarTwo (1939-1945) that Americans have been more interested in other parts of the World.36 1. A. with B. compared C. result D. 300-year E. is答案：E2. A. with B. compared C. result D. 300-year E. is答案：C3. A. with B. compared C. result D. 300-year E. is答案：A4. A. with B. compared C. result D. 300-year E. is答案：B5. A. with B. compared C. result D. 300-year E. is答案：D67. An English family is living in Japan for years. It's evening now. An important Japaneseofficer comes to visit them. They are talking for hours and it gets late. Nothing shows that theofficer is ___1___, so the English woman asks him to have dinner with them. The Japanesenodded. She becomes worried because she has very little food in the house. She quickly goes tothe ___2___ and tells her Japanese cook to buy vegetables and get dinner ready quickly. Thecook thinks for a moment and says, "That's all right. You'll have a very good dinner." When theEnglish family and the Japanese officer all sit down at the table, the wife is very surprised. Thereare many nice ___3___ on the table.The English woman is very happy. She runs to the kitchen and asks the cook, "How do youmake the delicious meal for us so quickly?""I don't make it, madam," he says, "I send one of the Japanese officer's men to his house, andthe man ___4___ the Japanese officer's dinner. Now he is getting back ___5___ more food."1. A. kitchen B. for C. brings back D. dishes E. leaving答案：E2. A. kitchen B. for C. brings back D. dishes E. leaving答案：A3. A. kitchen B. for C. brings back D. dishes E. leaving答案：D4. A. kitchen B. for C. brings back D. dishes E. leaving答案：C5. A. kitchen B. for C. brings back D. dishes E. leaving答案：B68. Nora was sixteen years old. She had a little brother. Her brother's name was Jim. Jim wassometimes naughty （ 顽 皮 的 ） , but he made Nora laugh a lot , and she loved him and wasalways very nice __1__ him.One afternoon she was walking from her house to the store when she saw a small boy runningalong the street towards her. He was going very fast. When he came __2__ her, she was surprisedto see it was Jim."Hi, Jim," Nora shouted to him. "__3__ are you running like that?"Jim didn't stop, but he waved to his sister and shouted, "I'm trying to stop two boys __4__fighting."Nora was surprised again. She laughed and said, "That's an important job for a little boy, isn'tit? You don't do things __5__ that very often. Who are the two boys?""They're Tom and me," answered Jim as he continued running down the street very quickly.1. A. Why B. to C. from D. like E. near答案：B2. A. Why B. to C. from D. like E. near答案：E3. A. Why B. to C. from D. like E. near37 答案：A4. A. Why B. to C. from D. like E. near答案：C5. A. Why B. to C. from D. like E. near答案：D69. Tom was ten years old. One day his friend Jack said to him, "I am going to have a birthdayparty on Saturday. Tom, can you come to my ___1___?" "I'll be glad to," answered Tom.Tom told his mother and she said, "You can go. ___2___ don't ask for some food." Tom said,"All right, Mum." He was happy.On Saturday Tom went to Jack's house ___3___. There were a lot of children at the party.They played and sang "Happy Birthday" to Jack. They had a good time. And then Jack's mothergave them some food, but she forgot to give Tom ___4___. There was only a plate in front ofhim. He thought to himself, "I'd better wait." He waited politely for some time and then he put hisplate on his head and said, "___5__ anyone want a nice and clean plate?"1. A. But B. party C. Shall D. by car E. some答案：B2. A. But B. party C. Shall D. by car E. some答案：A3. A. But B. party C. Shall D. by car E. some答案：D4. A. But B. party C. Shall D. by car E. some答案：E5. A. But B. party C. Shall D. by car E. some答案：C70. In England nobody under the age of eighteen is allowed ___1___ in a public bar. Mr.Thompson used to go to a bar near his house quite often, but he never took his son, Tom, becausehe was too young. Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to hisusual bar for ___2___ time.They drank for an hour, and then Mr. Thompson said to his son, "Now, Tom, I want to teachyou a useful lesson. You must always be careful ___3___ drink too much. And how do you knowwhen you have had enough? Well, I tell you. Do you see those two lights ___4___ the end of thebar? When they seem to have become four, you've had enough and ___5___ go home.""But Dad," said Tom, "I can see only one light at the end of the bar."1. A. the first B. at C. should D. not to E. to drink答案：E2. A. the first B. at C. should D. not to E. to drink答案：A3. A. the first B. at C. should D. not to E. to drink答案：D4. A. the first B. at C. should D. not to E. to drink答案：B5. A. the first B. at C. should D. not to E. to drink答案：C71. Sam had a dog. Its name was Tod. It was very helpful, but it ate too much. So he didn't like it.He wanted to kill Tod. He ___1___ Tod and put it in a small boat. He rowed the boat to the___2___ of a big river. Just as he threw the poor animal into the river, the boat began to go down.___3___ the man and Tod fell into the river. Tod was able to swim, but Sam couldn't. The dog bit the rope and broke it. It tried its best to38 swim to ___4___ Sam. The man was saved, so he was very thankful to the dog, he didn't want tokill the dog any more. From then on, he gave the dog as ___5___ as it wanted. 1. A. middle B. save C. much D. tied E. Both答案：D2. A. middle B. save C. much D. tied E. Both答案：A3. A. middle B. save C. much D. tied E. Both答案：E4. A. middle B. save C. much D. tied E. Both答案：B5. A. middle B. save C. much D. tied E. Both答案：C72. Polly went to school when she was six years old. She liked her first day very much. Herteacher, Miss Yates, was very nice, and the other children in her class were __1__, too. But at theend of the second day, when the other children left the classroom, Polly stayed behind andwaited.Miss Yates had some work to do and did not __2__ Polly at first, but then she looked up andsaw her. "Why didn't you go with the others, Polly?" She asked kindly. "Did you want to ask me__3__?""Yes, Miss Yates," Polly said."What is it?" Miss Yates asked."What did I do in school today?" Polly said.Miss Yates laughed. "What did you do in school today?" she said. "__4__ did you ask me that,Polly?""Because I'm going home now," Polly answered, "and my mother is going to __5__ me."1. A. a question B. Why C. nice D. ask E. see答案：C2. A. a question B. Why C. nice D. ask E. see答案：E3. A. a question B. Why C. nice D. ask E. see答案：A4. A. a question B. Why C. nice D. ask E. see答案：B5. A. a question B. Why C. nice D. ask E. see答案：D73. Every morning, Steve goes to work by train. As he has a long way to go, he always buys anewspaper __1__ helps to make the time pass more quickly. One Thursday morning, he turned tothe sports page. He wanted to read the report __2__ an important football match. The report wasso interesting that he forgot to get off. He realized this when he looked out of the window andsaw the sea. He got off at the next station and had to wait a long time __3__ a train going back.Of course, he arrived very late __4__ the office. His boss was very angry when he told him __5__he was late."Work is more important than football!" he shouted.1. A. on B. at C. how D. for E. which答案：E2. A. on B. at C. how D. for E. which答案：A3. A. on B. at C. how D. for E. which39 5. A. find B. only C. excitement D. always E. real 答案：C6. For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautiful to look at. Only recentlydo they come to __1__ it as something looked through. Stores __2__ their goods in large glasswindows. Glass bottles and jars that hold food and drink allow us __3__ the contents. Glass is used tomake spectacles, microscopes, telescopes, and __4__ very useful and necessary objects, and glasses,are used by people who can not see perfectly or by people who want to protect their eyes __5__ brightlight. 1. A. think of B. to see C. display D. from E. many other答案：A2. A. think of B. to see C. display D. from E. many other答案：C3. A. think of B. to see C. display D. from E. many other答案：B4. A. think of B. to see C. display D. from E. many other答案：E5. A. think of B. to see C. display D. from E. many other 答案：D7. The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is the mostsurprising is that it was not invented earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawnpictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were notproduced ___1___ long after he died.A person riding a bicycle uses very little energy to make the bicycle move, and there is nopollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed ___2___, most people don't travel to workby bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel tired if they ride to work. It'sbecause the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes ___3___ to ride abicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work in their cars. And in this way,the situation is made more serious. ___4___ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is tocreate paths only for bicycles, and to make ___5___ so difficult and expensive for drivers to drivetheir cars into the city that they will go back to using their bicycles.1. A. Perhaps B. it C. countries D. more dangerous E. until答案：E2. A. Perhaps B. it C. countries D. more dangerous E. until答案：C4 答案：D4. A. on B. at C. how D. for E. which答案：B5. A. on B. at C. how D. for E. which答案：C74. What do you do at weekend? Some people like to stay at home, but others like to go for awalk or play football. My friend Jack works hard in a factory on ___1___. At the weekend, healways ___2___ different things. On Saturday he drives his car and on ___3___ he goes with hisfamily to a village by car. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn't a small one, but there'salways much work to do on the farm. The children ___4___ with the animals and give them theirfood. Jack and his wife help his uncle in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all ___5___and Jack's aunt gives them a big meal.1. A. Sunday B. help C. hungry D. weekdays E. does答案：D2. A. Sunday B. help C. hungry D. weekdays E. does答案：E3. A. Sunday B. help C. hungry D. weekdays E. does答案：A4. A. Sunday B. help C. hungry D. weekdays E. does答案：B5. A. Sunday B. help C. hungry D. weekdays E. does答案：C 40 41 3. A. Perhaps B. it C. countries D. more dangerous E. until答案：D4. A. Perhaps B. it C. countries D. more dangerous E. until答案：A5. A. Perhaps B. it C. countries D. more dangerous E. until 答案：B8. A very new, young officer was at a railway station. He was on his way to visit his mother in__1__ town. He wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of his train, __2__ she could meet him atthe station in her car. He looked at all his pockets, but found that he did not have the right money forthe telephone, so he went on and looked __3__ for someone to help him. At last an old soldier cameby, and the young officer stopped him and said, "Can you change the money for me?" "Wait a moment," the soldier answered, and he began to put his hand in his __4__ "I'll see whetherI can help you." "Don't you know how to speak to an officer?" the young officer said angrily "Now let's __5__again, Can you change the money for me?" "No, sir," the old soldier answered quickly. 1. A. another B. start C. around D. pocket E. so that答案：A2. A. another B. start C. around D. pocket E. so that答案：E3. A. another B. start C. around D. pocket E. so that答案：C4. A. another B. start C. around D. pocket E. so that答案：D5. A. another B. start C. around D. pocket E. so that答案：B9. Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be fun to raiseworms. He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. So in __1__, he bought many worms.But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not put them in a warm place.The next spring Jody __2__ again. He bought more worms, which he took good care of. Whenwinter came, he took them inside, so they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms.One day when Jody was twelve, he got a letter. It was from the state of New York. The letter said," Everyone who __3__ things has to pay taxes!" Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he stillhad to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had __4__. Soon5 some people from a television station talked with Jody. Many people saw it and they began to writeletters to the state. The letters now said that the law was __5__. Finally the law was changed. Childrenlike Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state.1. A. sells B. tried C. unfair D. spring E. happened答案：D2. A. sells B. tried C. unfair D. spring E. happened答案：B3. A. sells B. tried C. unfair D. spring E. happened答案：A4. A. sells B. tried C. unfair D. spring E. happened答案：E5. A. sells B. tried C. unfair D. spring E. happened答案：C10. Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in thestreet, he __1__ a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr Baker. He gave his thanks to the boy. As theboy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his home. Billy worked so hard that Mr. andMrs. Baker were __2__ with him.Mr. Baker loved planting __3__. The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted themin the __4__ himself and watered them every day. Several days later, he had to leave for another city.Before he started, he said to Billy, "Take good care of the trees. Some boys near our house alwayswant to steal them." "Don't worry about them." answered Billy. Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked,"Has anyone ever come to steal the trees?" "No, sir," said Billy, "To stop someone from stealing thetrees, I __5__ them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week!"1. A. pleased B. garden C. pulled D. trees E. found答案：E2. A. pleased B. garden C. pulled D. trees E. found答案：A3. A. pleased B. garden C. pulled D. trees E. found答案：D4. A. pleased B. garden C. pulled D. trees E. found答案：B5. A. pleased B. garden C. pulled D. trees E. found答案：C6 11. Do you know the story about the fox and the grapes? A fox is ___1___ food. He is very hungry.Now, he stands near a wall. The wall is very ___2___.The fox is looking up. He sees a lot of fine grapes ___3___ the wall. He smiles and says, "Hownice they are! I want to eat them."The fox jumps and jumps, but the wall is too high. He ___4___ get the grapes.The fox says, "I must go now. I don't like those grapes. They are green. They are not ___5___ toeat." 1. A. looking for B. good C. on D. high E. can't答案：A2. A. looking for B. good C. on D. high E. can't答案：D3. A. looking for B. good C. on D. high E. can't答案：C4. A. looking for B. good C. on D. high E. can't答案：E5. A. looking for B. good C. on D. high E. can't答案：B12. William J. Sidis, was born in 1898. __1__ father was an American psychiatrist. At the age of sixmonths, William knew the English alphabet; he could read and write when he was two. When he waseight years __2__, young Sidis had completed both elementary and high school. At the age of nine,William entered Harvard University.As a __3__ at Harvard, Sidis displayed phenomenal knowledge in the field of mathematics, oftenamazing his professors. He graduated with honors __4__ the age of 16 and became a full professor ofmathematics at the university at 19.The story of William J. Sidis unfortunately, does not end happily. This brilliant ex-genius died alonely death in 1943 in a hotel room __5__ New York. 1. A. student B. at C. in D. old E. His答案：E2. A. student B. at C. in D. old E. His答案：D3. A. student B. at C. in D. old E. His答案：A4. A. student B. at C. in D. old E. His答案：B7 5. A. student B. at C. in D. old E. His答案：C13. Water is the most important of all the things we eat and ___1___. Not many people understandthis, but it's quite ___2___. The human body can go without food for a long time, yet two or threedays without water can usually make people die.Many people don't know how ___3___ water the human body needs to work well, and manypeople do not drink enough,___4___in hot weather. Our body is mostly water about 67%--75%. If wedon't have enough, we'll feel ___5___ and many will get ill. So, you know, how important the water isto us all.1. A. much B. tired C. even D. true E. drink答案：E2. A. much B. tired C. even D. true E. drink答案：D3. A. much B. tired C. even D. true E. drink答案：A4. A. much B. tired C. even D. true E. drink答案：C5. A. much B. tired C. even D. true E. drink答案：B14. Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be ___1___ life on earth. Allanimals and plants need water. Man need water, too. We need water to drink, to cook our food and toclean ___2___.Water ___3___ almost everywhere. Even in the driest part of the would there is some water in theair. You can not see it or feel it when it is part of the air. The water ___4___ seas and rivers is a liquid.The water in the air is not a liquid but a gas.Clouds are made of water. They may ___5__ made of very small drops of water. Water, you havefound, is very useful, so we must save water. 1. A. ourselves B. is found C. be D. in E. no答案：E2. A. ourselves B. is found C. be D. in E. no答案：A3. A. ourselves B. is found C. be D. in E. no答案：B4. A. ourselves B. is found C. be D. in E. no8 答案：D5. A. ourselves B. is found C. be D. in E. no答案：C15. Scientists hope that if we can discover __1__ the brain works, the better use we will be able toput it to. For example, how do we learn language? Man differs most from all the animals in his abilityto learn and use language __2__ we still do not know exactly how this is done. Some children learn tospeak and read and write when they are very young compared to __3__ children. But scientists are notsure why this happens. They are trying to find out __4__ there is something about the way we teachlanguage to children which in fact prevents children __5__ learning sooner.1. A. but B. how C. from D. whether E. average答案：B2. A. but B. how C. from D. whether E. average答案：A3. A. but B. how C. from D. whether E. average答案：E4. A. but B. how C. from D. whether E. average答案：D5. A. but B. how C. from D. whether E. average答案：C16. English is widely used. It __1__ by people in England, Australia and the United States. InSweden, France and many other countries, a lot of people understand English, too. It is one of the__2__ languages at international meetings. Most international business letters are __3__ in English.Many books and magazines are printed in English, too. English __4__ be difficult, but it is veryuseful. It is a bridge to so much knowledge. If you know English, you'll find you can __5__ the worldbetter, so we should study it hard.1. A. written B. may C. is spoken D. learn E. working答案：C2. A. written B. may C. is spoken D. learn E. working答案：E3. A. written B. may C. is spoken D. learn E. working答案：A4. A. written B. may C. is spoken D. learn E. working答案：B9