第一节:完形填空
San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth's plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a 1 word to hear there. It is recorded that at least 2 big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the _3 century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.
The second worst earthquake _4 San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were traveling to their 5 . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one 6 _. Many people were killed in their cars. A few 7 ones were not hurt, but many thousands became 8 . A large number of weak buildings didn't _9 in the quake and the 10 electricity was cut off for several days, too.
( ) 1. A. terrible B. sad C. usual D. funny
( ) 2. A. two B. three C. four D. five
( ) 3. A. 17th B.18th C. 19th D 20th
( ) 4. A. shook B. felt C. discovered D. moved
( ) 5. A. offices B. homes C. factories D. schools
( ) 6. A. above B. nearby C. below D. round
( ) 7. A. young B. tall C. strong D. lucky
( ) 8. A. homeless B. jobless C. friendless D. childless
( ) 9. A. put up B. go up C. stay up D. turn up
( ) 10. A. company's B. school's C. country's D. city's
科目:高中英语 来源:广东省普宁实验中学2009-2010学年高二下学期期末考试试题(英语) 题型:完型填空
II. 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A proud father has named his son after a computer software term. Jon Blake Cusack, from Michigan, told local newspapers the US traditional way of adding “Junior” after a boy’s name was too 21 .
So, when his son was born last week, he decided on the name Jon Blake Cusack 2.0, as if he were a __22__ upgrade. Mr. Cusack admitted that it took months to 23 his wife, Jamie, to accept the idea. Mrs. Cusack said she asked several friends whether they can accept this name or not. All the men, she said, felt the name was __24 . However, her women friends did not think so. “I think the women ___25__ like it,” she said.
Mr. Cusack told the local newspaper he got the 26 from a film called The Legend of l900, in which an abandoned baby is given the name 1900 to remember the year of its 27 . “I thought if they could do this. Why can’t we?” After little Jon 2.0 was born, Mr. Cusack even sent a celebratory e-mail to the family and friends designed to look as if he and his wife had 28 a new software.
“I wrote things like there are a lot of new features from Version 1.0 with 29 features from Jamie”, he said. And he is already planning for his son’s future. “If he has a 30 , he could name it 3.0,” he said.
21. A. ordinary B. usual C. normal D. common
22. A. software B. program C. machine D. computer
23. A. advise B. suggest C. persuade D. ask
24. A. cool B. bad C. out-of-date D. strange
25. A. take up B. add up C. end up D. get up
26. A. plan B. opinion C. thought D. idea
27. A. growth B. birth C. name D. time
28. A. created B. founded C. discovered D. found
29. A. newer B. common C. additional D. scarce
30. A. son B. child C. friend D. daughter
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科目:高中英语 来源:广东省普宁二中2009-2010学年高一级学业水平考试试题(英语) 题型:完型填空
第一节:完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-30 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Obstacle in our Path
In ancient times, a king had a big rock placed on a roadway. Then he 21 himself and watched to see if anyone would 22 the huge rock.
Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and 23 walked around it. Many loudly 24 the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon 25 near the rock, the peasant 26 his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and pulling, he finally 27 . After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a 28 lying in the road where the rock had been. It contained many gold coins and a 29 from the king indicating that the gold for person who removed the rock from the roadway.
The peasant learned what many of us never understand —— ‘‘Every obstacle 30 an opportunity to improve our condition. ’’
21. A. persuaded B. raised C. hid D. escaped
22. A. seat B. remove C. break D. mark
23. A. mostly B. hardly C. simply D. seldom
24. A. blamed B. admired C. praised D. respected
25. A. carrying B. moving C. watching D. approaching
26. A. threw away B. laid down C. put away D. took down
27. A. ended B. worked C. succeeded D. overcame
28. A. purse B. book C. pen D. ring
29. A. notice B. secret C. donation D. note
30. A. has B. contains C. presents D. represents
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科目:高中英语 来源:广东省普宁市20092010学年高一上学期必修二水平测试试卷(英语) 题型:完型填空
第二部分语言知识及应用(共两节, 满分35分)
第一节:完形填空(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Secondhand smoke clearly kills people and the only way to control it is to ban smoking in all workplaces, US Surgeon-General Dr Richard Carmona said.
In 1964Surgeon General’s report first laid out the 21 of smoking. Years later, in another report Dr Richard Carmona 22 the effects of secondhand smoke and said no one should be forced to inhale it.
“Secondhand smoke causes early death and disease in children and in 23 who do not smoke,” the report reads. “Children 24 to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome(综合症), acute respiratory(呼吸道) infections, and ear problems,” it adds.
Smoking by 25 causes respiratory symptoms and slows lung growth in their children. A 2005 report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 430 26 died every year in the United States from sudden infant death syndrome-all 27 by secondhand smoke.
States, 28 and other local authorities have battled over instituting(制定)smoking bans. Some 29 , especially bars and restaurants, have said they will lose business if smoking is completely banned. But the report said it is impossible to protect non-smokers even with designated smoking areas, and at least one report from California, which has strict bans, has shown no 30 on businesses.
21.A.advantages B.dangers C.poisons D.elements
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22.A.neglected B.gained C.detailed D.conquered
23.A.gentlemen B.mothers C.youngstersD.adults
24.A.exposed B.resisted C.reported D.invited
25.A.audiences B.authorities C.patients D.parents
26.A.teenagers B.elders C.mothers D.newborns
27.A.obtained B.created C.caused D.abandoned
28.A.countries B.cities C.schools D.businesses
29.A.stores B.headquarters C.businesses D.factories
30.A.comment B.impact C.attack D.affect
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010届广东省湛江市高三上学期第四次月考 题型:完形填空
第一节:完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Exercise is often said to be good for everyone.But a new study has shown that exercise could be _21 especially for people past middle age.The study was done with mice.It showed that although mild exercise 22 a good effect on the muscles of young mice, it 23_ the muscles of mice past middle age.
The three groups of mice in the experiment were _24__ in age at young, middle-aged, and elderly humans.The mice were __25_ on a thread-mill (踏车) 30 minutes a day for a five-week period.At the end of that time, the young mice’s leg muscles had increased almost 30 percent in weight, but those of the old mice were reduced by 25 percent.No_ 26_ pattern showed for the middle-aged mice.
David Gershon, an expert who carried out the experiment, explained that the older mice’ muscles were probably already _27_ down and that exercise worsened the _28_ .An earlier study by Gershon showed that middle-aged mice benefited from exercise if they started exercising young and continued it.
It’s clear that because the tests were done on mice, drawing conclusions about humans is too early.But the studies do not totally _29_ the theory that exercise is good under any conditions.Let’s use the tests on mice as a _30__for other studies.
21.A.beneficial B.friendly C.tiring D.unhealthy
22.A.made B.took C.had D.brought
23.A.harmed B.helped C.improved D.reduced
24.A.aimed B.connected C.indicated D.represented
25.A.directed B.driven C.hung D.placed
26.A.clean B.clear C.proper D.visible
27.A.breaking B.failing C.letting D.slowing
28.A.body B.condition C.situation D.circumstance
29.A.appreciate B.assist C.promote D.support
30.A.bridge B.means C.proposal D.warning
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科目:高中英语 来源:09-10学年广东省高二下学期期中考试 题型:单项填空
第一节:完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth £57,000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___16__ like the first one but was worth only£2,000. This he took to the shop, which accepted it without a question.
Jenkins gave the much more 17__ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife __18__ to Paris for a weekend. As to the __19__ ring, the shop sold it for£60,000.
Six months later the buyer __20__it back to Silkstone's office. "It's a faulty diamond,"he said. "It isn't worth the high __21__ I paid." Then he told them the __22__. His wife's car had caught fire in an __23__. She had escaped ,__24__ the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great __25__ of the fire.
The shop had to agree. They knew that no fire on earth can ever damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the __26__ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who __27__ it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the __28__. A reader thought he recognized the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which showed a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman __29__ a large diamond ring."Do You know the __30__ with the lovely diamond ring?" the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
16. A. surely B. only C. nearly D. exactly
17. A. real B. worthy C. modern D. valuable
18.A. drove B. flew C. sailed D. bicycled
19. A. last B. first C. second D. next
20. A. sold B. posted C. brought D. returned
21.A. money B. price C. cost D. value
22. A. facts B. questions C. results D. matters
23. A. accident B. affair C. incident D. experience
24. A. so B. but C. or D. and
25. A. pile B. heat C. pressure D. power
26. A. real B. pure C. right D. exact
27.A. made B. stole C. copied D. did
28.A. magazines B. notices C. newspapers D. programmes
29. A. carrying B. holding C. dressing D. wearing
30. A. dancer B. woman C. jeweler D. reader
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