I,完形填空

Wouldyoulikeaburgerorfriedchickenforlunch?Noway!Pleasepassmethesalad_1_.

Hi,mynameisMorganJacobs,andIdecidedtobeavegetarian_2_Iloveallanimals.I

havereadandseenpicturesof_3_happenstoanimalsthatareraisedfortheirmeat.It

makesmeso_4_.Babycowsandchickenslivetheir_5_livesinplacesthataretoosmall

forthem.Theyhaveno6tomoveabout.Thisisso7.Thevsufferanddonotnetto

—8_theirlives.

Idon'tlikeotheranimalsthatalsoonlylivetobe_9_bypeopleendurecrueltreatment

whiletheyarealiveandthe

_1()_theyarekilled.Ifeelsorryforthem.

Thebestthing_11_beingavegetarianisallthetastyandhealthyfoodsIeat.Vegetables

andfruitsarehealthyforyourbody._12_,Ithinktheytastebetterthanmeat.Oranges

havevitaminC.Ilovethe_13_ofwatermelon,peaches,andstrawberries.Green

vegetables_14_mefeelstrong.Ienjoydrinkinglotsofsoymilkto_15_mybones

calcium(鈣).

Ihavealifethreateningallergytonuts,seeds,andpeanuts,_16_Ieatsoybuttertogetmy

protein!

I_17_inbeingkindandlovingtopeopleandanimals,beinggoodtotheearth,and

_18_life,includinganimals!

—19—isknowntoall,animalsareourfriends.Weshouldlivein_20—withtheanimals.

Ifwedestroyedtheanimals,wewoulddestroyourselves.

1.A.louB.alsoC.eitherD.ins(ead

【答案與解析】D根據(jù)上文的N。Way!判斷，作者不吃漢堡和炸雞，所以選instead”代

替”。

2.A.becauseB.UnlessC.whetherD.while

【答案與解析】A下文談的是他成為素食主義者的原因，所以用because。

3.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.how

【答案與解析】Cwhat引導(dǎo)賓語從句，此處指“發(fā)生在動物身上的事情”。

4.A.excitedB.sadC.gladD.happy

【答案與解析】B作者看到有的動物養(yǎng)大后被殺掉，所以“傷心

5.A.shortB.longC.colorfulD.useful

【答案與解析】A此處指的是肉食牛和肉食雞，所以他們的生命很“短暫”。

6.A.timeB.roomC.needD.problem

【答案與解析】B根據(jù)前面的“toosmallforthem”判斷，此處應(yīng)為“空間”。

7.A.cruelB.InterestingC.necessaryD.probable

【答案與解析】A此史指的是肉食牛和雞，長大了只是為了被宰殺，由此推測此處為“殘

忍的”。

8.A.likeB.hateC.enjoyD.love

【答案與解析】Cenjoytheirlives"享受生活

9.A.playedB.eatenC.watchedD.fed

【答案與解析】B根據(jù)下文的theyarekilled判斷，此處應(yīng)為“被吃掉”。

10.A.styleB.roadC.wayD.type

【答案與解析】Cway”方式%此處指這些動物被屠殺的方式。

11.A.inB.atC.toD.about

【答案與解析】Dabout”關(guān)于。此處意為“有關(guān)于成為素食主義者最好的事情……

12.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Therefore

【答案與解析】A該句是對上文意思更進(jìn)一步的描述，所以用besides“此外”。

13.A.smellB.colorC.sizeD.taste

【答案與解析】D此處指后面提到的這些東西的“味道”。

14.forceB.makeC.causeD.get

【答案與解析】B根據(jù)后面不帶to的動詞不定式判斷，要用make。

15.A.leaveB.lakeC.bringD.give

【答案與解析】Dgive可接雙賓語，此處意為“給骨骼補充鈣質(zhì)。

16.A.soB.butC.yetD.or

【答案與解析】A根據(jù)語意看，上下文為因果關(guān)系，所以用so。

17.A.believeB.ThinkC.considerD.imagine

【答案與解析】Abelievein“信仰

18.A.inspectingB.RespectingC.expectingD.inspiring

【答案與解析】B作者是個素食主義者，他不愿意看到動物被屠殺，因此號召人們“尊

重”生命。

19.A.ItB.WhatC.AsD.Which

【答案與解析】Cas引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，并在從句中作主語。

20.A.harmonyB.MemoryC.termsD.search

【答案與解析】Ainharmonywith“與...相和諧”。人類和動物應(yīng)該“和諧相處”。

II.單項填空

21.ThestoryisaboutlifeofObama,whois44thPresidentoftheUnited

StatesofAmerica.

A.a;theB.a;aC.the;theD.the;a

【答案與解析】C考查冠詞。題意：這個故事是關(guān)于美國第44任總統(tǒng)奧巴馬生活的「life

ofObama”是特指的，所以要用the：表示“第……”，需要在序數(shù)詞前加定冠詞the,因此答

案為C項。

22.（2011浙江溫州十校高三上學(xué)期聯(lián)考）Hehadaburningtowinbackthe

teachjer*sconfidenceinhim.

A.desireB.feelingC.emotionD.impression

【答案與解析】A考查詞匯辨析。desire"要求；愿望"；feeling“感情”；emotion“情感”;

impression“印象”。題意：他有強烈的愿望去贏回老師對他的信心“burning“強烈的”.

23.（2010福州高三模擬）Aredskyinthemorningtobeasignof*badweather.

A.saysB.issayingC.hassaidD.issaid

【答案與解析】D此句也可說成"Itissaidthataredskyinthemorningisasignofbad

weather”。題意：據(jù)說早晨的紅色的天空是壞天氣的征兆。

24.（2010福建質(zhì)檢）Doestheworkanyeffectyourfamilylife?

A.make;unB.have;un

C.make;inD.have;in

【答案與解析】B考查動詞短語。haveaneffecton...“對...有影響”。題意：工作對你

的家庭生活有影響嗎？

25.（2010石家莊調(diào)研）ItissaidthatZhangjiajieavisit.

A.observesB.reservesC.deservesD.preserves

【答案與解析】C考言詞義辨析。observe”觀察；遵守；慶祝"；reserve”保留；預(yù)留”;

sth“不能幫助做某事，題意：她不能幫助打掃房子因為她正在忙著做蛋糕。

31.Wehereatlunchtime;weweredelayedattheairport,though.

A.couldbeB.shouldbe

C.musthavebeenD.wouldhavebeen

【答案與解析】D考查虛擬語氣。題意：我們本來能夠在午飯時間到達(dá)的，但是我們在

機場耽擱了。此處隱含著對過去的假設(shè)，后半句才是過去的事實。

32.“Idon'tthinkit*smythattheTVblewup.Ijustturnediton,that'salbsaid

theboy.

A.errorB.mistakeC.faultD.duty

【答案與解析】C考查易混名詞辨析。duty“值日”明顯與題意不符，可先排除；error,

mistake和fault都可意為“錯誤％但用法不同。error的使用范圍較窄，常指在計算、書寫

等過程中出現(xiàn)的差錯：mistake范:圍較寬，可指各種錯誤：fault通常指人的“過失、過錯”。

題意：男孩說“電視爆炸了不是我的過錯。我不過是把它打開了而已?！?/p>

33.Lastyearthenumberofdeathincreased2%?5%theyearbefore

last.

A.to;comparingtoB.to;comparingwith

C.by;tocomparewithD.by;comparedwith

【答案與解析】D題意：和前年相比，去年死亡率增加幅度是2%?5%.考查動詞與

介詞的搭配和分詞短語在句子中作狀語的用法。compareto/with在句中作狀語，如果與它

的邏輯主語之間為被動關(guān)系，必須用過去分詞。

34.Asisknowntoall,ablockoficewillifitisexposedtoheat.

A.increaseB.cutC.decreaseD.lower

【答案與解析】C考查詞匯辨析。題意：眾所周知，對一塊冰加熱，它就會變小。

increase“增加cul“消減”；decrease“變?。豢s小、lueer“降低”(>

35.—Didheadmitforwhathe'ddone?

A.NowonderB.Welldone

C.NotreallyD.Goahead

【答案與解析】C考查情景交際。nowonder"不足為奇；難怪"；welldone“做得好”;

notreally"事實上沒有”；goahead“做吧根據(jù)題怠選擇C項。

in.閱讀理解

AThelightsdimmed>themusicalhallgrewquietandoutwalkedtheconductor（指揮）shiny

andwhiteand4feetand3inchestall.

ASIMO,arobotdesignedbyHondaMotorCo.,metitslatestchallengeIhesdayevening:

ConductingtheDetroitSymphony（底特律交響樂團(tuán)）,inaperformanceof“TheImpossible

Dream”from“ManofLaMancha”.

MHello,everyone,"ASIMOsaidtotheaudienceinachildlikevoice,thenwavedtothe

orchestra.Asitconducted,itperfectlymimicked（模仿）theactionsofaconductor,

noddingitsheadatvarioussectionsandgesturingwithoneorbothhands.ASIMOtooka

finalbowtoexcitedshoutsfromtheaudience.Later,cellistYo—YoMajoinedASIMO

onstagetoreceiveanawardforhiseffortsinmusiceducation.

HondaspokeswomanAliciaJonessaysitisthefirsttimeASIMOhasconductedanorchestra,

anditmaybethefirsttimeanyrobothasconductedaliveperformance.ButASIMOhasits

limits.ASIMO*sengineersprogrammedtherobottomimicCharlesBurke,theDetroit

Symphony'seducationdirector,asheconductedthepieceinfrontofapianistaboutsix

monthsago.Butitcan*trespondtothemusicians.

“It'snotacommunicativedevice.Itsimplyisprogrammedtodoasetofgestures,”said

LeonardSlatkin,theorchestra'smusicaldirector."Iftheorchestradecidestogofaster,

there'snothingtherobotcandoaboutit.Hopefully,Ikeepthatundercontrol."

ButseveralmusiciansalsosaidASIMOwasmorerealisticthantheyexpected."The

movementsarestillalittlestiff（僵硬的）,butveryhumanlike,muchbetterthanIthought,“

Hutchinsonsaid.

36.VVhafstheaudience'sresponsetoASIMO*sperformance?

A.Disappuinled.B.Moved.

C.Excited.D.Astonished.

【答案與解析】C推斷題。根據(jù)第3段中“ASIMOtookafinalbowtoexcitedshoutsfrom

theaudience”可推知，觀眾們對機器人ASIMO的指揮感到非常興奮。

37.WhoseconductingwasASIMOmadetocopy?

A.Yo-YoMa's.B.CharlesBurke,s.

C.LeonardSlatkin's.D.AliciaJones's.

【答案與解析】B細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第4段“AS1MOKengineersprogrammedtherobotto

mimicCharlesBurke”可知，機器人ASIMO模仿的是CharlesBurke的指揮。

38.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatASIMO.

A.wasdesignedandtrainedbyYo—YoMa

B.cancommunicatewiththeaudiencefreely

C.onlyperformsaccordingtothedesignedprograms

D.canchangeitsconductingstylefreely

【答案與解析】C細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第5段LeonardSlatkin的話可以看出，ASIMO只是

一個不具備交際能力的機器，它只能按設(shè)定好的程序完成一套動作。

39.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.DetroitSymphonygivesagoodperformance

B.HondarobotconductsDetroitSymphony

C.”TheImpossibleDreamMfromDetroitSymphony

D.CooperationbetweenHondaandDetroitSymphony

【答案與解析】B主旨題.仝文主要講述了本田公司的機器人ASIMO成功指揮底特律

交響樂團(tuán)的演出，B項緊扣中心，可作題目。

B

Ifyou'vebeenjoininginchatroomconversations,ortradingc-mailswithnetpals(網(wǎng)友),

youhavebecomeoneofthemillionswhowriteinaspecial,shortformofEnglish.

Throughouttheworld,everynightchildrenandtheireldersare“talking“online-manyof

themaretalkingal(hesamelime.

It'sfast:tryingtalkingtosixpeopleonce.It'sconvenient:threeorfourwordsperexchange.

Ittakescleverness,concentrationandquickfingers.

Anditrequiresverysimplelanguage.There'sneithertimenorspaceforexplanations.Why

wastevaluabletimetellingsixfriendsyouhavetoleaveforamomenttotakecareofyour

littlebrotherwhenBRB(berightback)willdo?

Wanttoenteraconversation?JusttypeEMFJ1(pardonmeforjumpingin).

Interestedinwhomyou'retalkingto?TypeA/S/L,thenearlyuniversalrequesttoknowyour

pal'sage,sexandlocation.Youmayget15/M/NYasareplyfromyourpal.

Ifsomethingmakesyoulaugh,sayyou'reOTF(onthefloor),orLOL(laughingoutloud),or

jointhetwointoROTFL(rollingonthefloorlaughing).

Andwhenit*stimetogetbacktoworkorgotobed,youtypeGTG(gottogo)orTTYL(talk

toyoulater).

Peoplewanttowriteasfastaspossible,andtheywanttogettheirideasacrossasquicklyas

theycan.Capitallettersareleftinthedust,exceptwhenexpressingfeeling,asittakesmore

timetoholddownthe“Shift"keyandusecapitals.Punctuation(標(biāo)點)isgoingtoo.

40.Whenpeopleareonline,theytalkby.

A.usingbodylanguage

B.drawingsomestrangepictures

C.makingphonecalls

D.makinguseofanespeciallyshortformofEnglish

【答案與解析】D細(xì)節(jié)題。從第1段可知網(wǎng)友們在聊天時常用省略形式。

41.TheunderlinedsentenceinPara.4meansthat.

A.peopleshouldusewordsproperly

B.peopleshouldknowwhattimeitiswhentheyaretalking

C.peopleonlinehavetoexpressthemselvesinasimpleway

D.peopleshouldcommunicateijiafunnyway

【答案與解析】C細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)本段的第1句和最后一句可以推斷此句的意思是“人們

在網(wǎng)上常用很簡潔的方式表達(dá)自己的意思”。

42.Ifyouget17/F/NYasananswertoyourA/S/L,itmeans.

A.thepeopleuntheotherendis17fromNewYurkandheisfine

B.youaretalkingtoagirlwhois17andlivesinNewYork

C.youaretalkingto17girlswhoarefromNewYork

D.thepeopleyouaretalkingtoisa17—foottallNewYorkgirl

【答案與解析】B細(xì)節(jié)題。從“TypeA/S/L,thenearlyuniversalrequesttoknowyoupal's

age,sexandlocation”可打“A/S/L”是“age,sexandlocation”的縮寫。

43.Whichofthefollowingisawaytosaveonlinetime?

A.Peopleseldomusecapitallettersorpunctuationmarks.

B.Manypeopledrawpictures.

C.Peopleonlyusethemouseinsteadofthekeyboard.

D.PeopleneverusethewShiff,key.

【答案與解析】A推斷題。最后一段代inthedust”意思是“丟在腦后”。按下“Shift”

鍵鍵入大寫字母太費時間，因此聊友常常不使用大寫字母，標(biāo)點符號也省掉了。

C

ComeOctoberandeverybodyisbusymakingChristmasplans.Themostimportantthing

otherthanmakingdecisionsonbuyinggiftsisdecoratingyourChristmastree.

DecoratingChristmastreesinvolveseverymemberinthefamilytocontributeanddo

whatevertheycantohelpwiththedecorations.DecoratingChristmastreesisafun

activitythateveryoneinthefamilyenjoysdoing.Therefore,forinnovative（倉U新的）ideas,it

isbesttogetthewholefamilytogetherafterdinnerandhaveabrainstorming

sessionfornewideas.Childrenarereallyinnovativeandcancomeupwithgreatsuggestions.

Wellherearesomeadditionalideasthatcanbebeneficialandhelpyoucreatethatnewlook

foryourChristmastreethisyean

Fordecorativepurposesitisbetterthatyougetanartificialtree.Selectauniquethemeand

lookforideastocreateyourowndecorations.TheInternetisagoodsourceforuniqueideas

andthemes.Goinforlightdecorationsthataretrulydifferent.Startyourshoppingearlyto

lookforthosespeciallightsespeciallyatyourlocalstores.Youcanevenhaveapersonalized

Christmastreethemewhereyouhaveallyourfamilymembers*photoshung

fromvariousbranches.Hangoutoftheworlddecorativepiecesthattrulystandout.Search

fortheseatyourlocalstoreorevenyouratticwhereyouaresuretofindsomeofthoselong

forgottendecorativepiece*thathavebeenhandeddowntoyoubyyourgrandmother.You

canevenusedriedflowersormakesomeofyourownartificialflowersasdecorations.

Ifyoufeelyoucannotcomeupwithanygreatideas,thereisnoreasontoworry.The

Internetisfullofthem.Makeathoroughsearchandyouaresuretofindagoodidea.You

canthentryinnovatingonthatideabymakingyourownuniquedecorations.Enjoy

yourself!

44.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?

A.ProcesstocelebrateChristmas.

B.WaystodecorateChristmastrees.

C.PlacestobuyChristmasgifts.

D.Get-togetherforfamilymembers.

【答案與解析】B主旨題。通讀全文可以看出，文章主要講述了裝飾圣誕樹的方法。

45.Whydoestheauthorsuggestgettingchildreninvolvedinthedecoration?

A.BecausetheylikeChristmasverymuch.

B.Becausetheywishtogetmoregifts.

C.Becausetheycancomeupwithnewideas.

D.Becausetheyaremoreinnovative.

【答案與解析】C細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段“Childrenarereallyinnovativeandcancomeup

withgreatsuggestions”可知，孩子們有一些奇妙的想法c

46.InordertomakeChristinastreethemepersonalized,youcan.

A.hangphotosofyourfamilymembersonthebranches

B.getanartificialtreefromthelocalshop

C.hangsomecoloredlightsonitfromhome

D.uselongforgottendecorativepiecesintheattic

【答案與解析】A細(xì)節(jié)題s根據(jù)"YoucanevenhaveapersonalizedChristmastreetheme

whereyouhaveallyourfamilymembers'photoshungfromvariousbranches”判斷。

47.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.

A.nothingismoreimportantthandecoratingtheChristmastree

B.freshflowersisthebestchoicetodecoratetheChristmastree

C.mostofthepeopleshoptheirChristmastree_ontheInternet

D.peoplebeginmakingpreparaliunsforChristmaslungbefureilbegins

【答案與解析】D推斷題。從文章的第1句看，從十月份人們就開始制訂圣誕節(jié)的計劃,

由此可以推斷“人們早在圣誕節(jié)到來前就開始做準(zhǔn)備”。

D

Childrenaregettingsofatthattheymaybethefirstgenerationtodiebeforetheirparents,

anexpertsays.

Today'syoungpeoplewillbeaffectedbypotential（潛在的）killerssuchasheartdisease

becauseoftheirweight.Fattyfast-fooddietscombinedwiththelifestyleswithtelevisions

andcomputerscouldmeankidswilldieyoung,saysProfessorAndrewPrentice,fromthe

LondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.Atthesametime,theshapeofthehuman

bodyisgoingthroughagreatchangebecauseadultsaregettingsofat.

HereinBritain,thelatestresearchshowsthattheaveragewaistsizeforamanis36?38

inchesandmaybe42?44inchesby2O32.Thiscompareswithonly32.6inchesin1972.

Women'swaistshavegrownfromanaverageof22inchesinthe1920sto24inchesinthe

1950sand30inchesnow.Oneofthemajorreasonswhychildrennowareatgreaterriskis

thatwearegettingfatteryoungerIntheUKalone,morethanonemillionunder16years

oldarethought

tobeoverweightorfat-doublethenumberinthe1980s.Oneintenoffour—year—oldsare

alsomedicallysaidtobeobese.

TheobesitywhichstartedintheUS,hasnowspreadtoEurope,Australia,CentralAmerica

andtheMiddleEast.Manynationsnowrecordmorethan20percentoftheirpopulationas

obeseandwelloverhalfofthepopulationasoverweight.

ProfessorPrenticesaysthechangeinourshapehasbeencausedbyhigh-energyfoods

combinedwithadramatic（急劇的）dropintheenergyweuseasaresultoftechnology

developments.

Heisnotaloneinhisconcern.Onlylastweekonemedicalmagazinerevealedhowobesity

wasfuellingariseincancercases.Obesityalsoincreasestheriskfactorforheartdiseaseand

soon.Anaveragelyobeseperson'slifespan（壽命）isshortenedbyaroundnineyearswhilea

seriouslyobesepersonbymuchmore.

ProfessorPrenticesays,

MSo_will_parents_live_longer_thaii_lheir_children,_as_an_Aiiierican_obesily_experl_!iaid_r

ecently?”

“Theanswerisyes—andno.,,Yes,whenmostchildrenbecomeobese.No,becausethisisnow

becominganalarminglyseriousproblemintheUS.“Suchchildrenwillhaveagreatly

reducedqualityoflifeonbothbodyandmind.”

Sosay“No"tosandwichesandhamburgers.

48.Fromthesecondparagraph,weknowthat.

A.heartdiseaseiscausedbypeople'sweight

B.badlivinghabitsmakechildrendieyoung

C.increasingweightcouldkillyoungpeople

D.adultsknowhowtochangetheirshapeofbody

【答案與解析】C細(xì)節(jié)題。從第2段第1句話可知由于肥胖引起了許多疾病，成為年輕

人的健康殺手。

49.AccordingtoProfessorPrentice,peoplebecomefatterbecause.

A.theenergypeopletakeinismorethantheyneed

B.hightechnologymakespeopleuselessenergy

C.foodcontainstoomuchenergy

D.peopleliketoeatfastfood

【答案與解析】A椎斷題。從第5段可知ProfessorPrentice認(rèn)為現(xiàn)代人體形的急劇改

變主要是因為攝入的能量多于消耗的能量。

50.Fortheunderlinedquestion,theanswer“no”suggests.

A.childrenshouldrefusefast-fooddiets

B.children'sobesityisbecomingmoreandmoreserious

C.Americanshaverealizedthebadconsequenceoftheobesity

D.thegovernmentshouldcallonfatpeopletoloseweightassoonaspossible

【答案與解析】C推斷題。由文中“No,becausethisisnowbecominganalarmingly

seriousproblemintheUS”可知答。案。

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