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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I ’m left      . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other          
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s,     children from different races and religions played and studied       in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone s     from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and Iwas an Indian Hindu——we just       our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice,well        or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd          the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to         the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his     .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail s family later returned to their village, and I          touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I         my destination. The driver acknowledged my         but did not move off. Instead, he looked       at me. “Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so      addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two     we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something      to describe.
If we can allow our children to be       without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be     their side through' thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and     we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, 44we happy few, we band of brothers".
小题1:
A.interestedB.pleasedC.puzzledD.excited
小题2:
A.partiesB.citiesC.villagesD.races
小题3:
A.whyB.whichC.howD.when
小题4:
A.togetherB.aroundC.aloneD.apart
小题5:
A.dropB.throwC.moveD.roll
小题6:
A.refusedB.madeC.soughtD.accepted
小题7:
A.paidB.meantC.preservedD.treated
小题8:
A.exploreB.searchC.discoverD.desert
小题9:
A.get throughB.deal withC.come acrossD.take away
小题10:
A.arrivalB.choiceC.effortD.company
小题11:
A.lostB.gainedC. developedD.missed
小题12:
A.statedB.orderedC.decidedD.chose
小题13:
A.attemptsB.instructionsC.opinionsD.arrangements
小题14:
A.anxiouslyB.carelesslyC.disappointedlyD.fixedly
小题15:
A.familiarlyB.strangelyC.fullyD.coldly
小题16:
A.departuresB.monthsC.yearsD.decades
小题17:
A.possibleB.funnyC. hardD.clear
小题18:
A.themB.themselvesC.usD.ourselves
小题19:
A.from B.byC. withD.against
小题20:
A.stillB.otherwiseC.thenD.instead

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11: A
小题12:A
小题13: B
小题14:D
小题15: A

小题1:根据下文的作者的疑问“为什么这些人有那些不信任和问题呢?”可知作者感到非常困惑,选择puzzled。
小题2:根据最后一段第一句中出现的without prejudice“没有种族歧视”和下文的regardless of race or religion“不管种族和宗教”,可推知本空选择D项。
小题3:本句是个定语从句,先行词指的是20世纪60年代的时候,所以用when。
小题4:那个时候我们来自不同种族的孩子们一起(together)玩,一起学习,相处融洽。
小题5:a stone’s throw 近在咫尺,本句指的是我家当时离Ismail的家很近。
小题6:differences指的是上文提到的Ismail是个穆斯林教,并且我是印度教,根据下文的解释可知我们接受(accept)彼此的信奉的宗教的不同。
小题7:well meant“善意的”是个固定短语,本句指的是我们的老人没有用那些不必要的建议或善意的建议还是其他的方面来充满我们的大脑。
小题8:选择explore“探索,考查”来形容当时作者和他的伙伴童真无邪的心理觉得一切都很新鲜,骑着自行车来“探索”乡下未知的事物。
小题9:由于没去过乡下,再说是骑着自行车当然是想遇到一些没遇到过的事情,come across“偶然中遇到”。
小题10:根据上文的accompany“陪同”可知答案为company,“有他的陪伴我感到很高兴”。
小题11:根据下文Unexpectedly! It was Ismail!可推知自从各自搬家后他们两个失去了(lost)联系
小题12:我叫了一个出租车并说明(state)了我的目的地
小题13:这个司机告知我他获悉我到达的方向(instructions)
小题14:由于是多年之后好朋友见面当然是Ismail应该是目不转睛地盯着我,选择fixedly表示不相信自己的眼睛,直盯盯的看着我,
小题15:根据上文的childhood nickname,可知是熟悉的称呼familiarly,选择可知作者在异地有人叫他儿时的绰号感到非常震惊
小题16:D
小题16:根据本段第一句时间是in 1983和第二段第一句20世纪60年代可推知事情过了20多年,选择decade“十年”。
小题17:C
小题17:根据语境和本句中的a true affection,可知当时作者的心情是难以(hard)形容。
小题18:B
小题18:选择themselves指的是我们孩子们他们自己。
小题19:B
小题19:by one’s side through thick and thin“和某人同甘共苦,共同支持”。
小题20:C
小题20:社会被建立在这样的友谊之上,那么(then)我们如莎士比亚所写的亚那样真正能为“一支兄弟的队伍”。
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About 2,000 years ago, the world population was about 250 million.It       a billion in 1850.By 1930 the population was two billion.It is now six billon.It is      to double by the year 2020.If the population continues to grow at the same rate, there will be 25 billion people in the       a hundred years from now.
Man has been      the earth's resources more and more       over the past years.Some of them are almost gone.Now many people believe that man's greatest problem is how to control the       of the population.The material supplies in the world will be far from enough to       the human population if the present rate of increase continues.
There is already over-crowding in many cities and starvation in some countries.Many people believe that human survival in the future       on the answer to the question.
小题1:
A.progressB.pollutionC.educationD.production
小题2:
A.dangerB.harmC.benefitD.hardship
小题3:
A.gotB.tookC.broughtD.reached
小题4:
A.suggestedB.hopedC.expectedD.said
小题5:
A.worldB.countryC.starD.end
小题6:
A.discovering[B.usingC.diggingD.destroying
小题7:
A.seriouslyB.dangerouslyC.rapidlyD.steadily
小题8:
A.existenceB.startC.growthD.birth
小题9:
A.increaseB.starveC.construct D.support
小题10:
A.dependsB.agreesC.savesD.passes

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