缺词填空(先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整.所填单词在答卷横线上必须完整写出)

Nelson Mandela, former South African president, was born in an African royal family on July 18, 1918. His great-grandfather was a king and his f   1.   was a clan chief(部落酋长) . But Mandela chose a life path of revolution(革命) i  2.  of royalty(皇室成员). At that time, South Africa was ruled by racism(种族主义). In 1948, the government passed a law that stopped black people from l  3.  or traveling where they wanted. Black people didn’t have the right(权利) to v   4.    , either. Mandela didn’t think that was r      5.   . He organized many campaigns against it. Because of this, in 1962, he was a  6.  . He spent 27 years in prison. A   7.   he was set free in 1990, he chose to forgive his enemies. He shook hands with the people who wanted him d  8.   . He also encouraged black people to forgive whites. His efforts won himself the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and a year later, for the first time in South Africa’s history, black people stood in line with whites to vote. Mandela, at the age of 75, b   9.   the first black president of South Africa. On Dec 5, Mandela p   10.  away at the age of 95.

 

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在所给选项中，选出最佳选项。

At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh (肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were able to show that we all have a ‘body clock’   1  us, which controls the   2  and fall of our body energies. It can   3  us different from one day to the next.

The idea of a ‘body clock’ should not be too   4  because the lives of most living things are controlled by the 24-hour night-and-day cycle (循环). We feel   5  and fall asleep at night. We become   6  and energetic during the day. Most people will have a bad feeling if the 24-hour cycle is   7 . For example, people who are not used to working at night can find that lack (缺少) of sleep causes them to  8  badly at work.

  9  the daily cycle of sleeping and waking, we also have other cycle which lasts longer than one day. Most of us would   10  that we feel good on some days and not so good on others; sometimes our ideas seem to be so active and at other times, they are not.

1.                A．beside         B．inside          C．outside   D．under

 

2.                A．life            B．offer           C．use D．rise

 

3.                A．show           B．treat           C．make     D．change

 

4.                A．difficult         B．natural         C．surprising     D．frightening

 

5.                A．quiet           B．tired           C．comfortable   D．cheerful

 

6.                A．regular         B．serious         C．lively     D．clear

 

7.                A．disturbed       B．pushed         C．restarted D．troubled

 

8.                A．perform        B．suffer          C．count    D．control

 

9.                A．With           B．As well as       C．Except    D．Rather than

 

10.               A．afford          B．admire         C．advise     D．agree

 

 

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）

Do you have many friends in this busy and noisy world? I think you can give me your answer without thinking for a minute. Friendship is so   1  that no one can live if he has no friends. One is happy to have a good friend to talk, laugh, and do some other things with. Everyone will feel  2  if he has no friends. Maybe you will say that sometimes friends quarrel (争吵)with each other, but it doesn't matter. That doesn't mean they no longer  3  each other. They will make up and become  4  again. If our friends go to another place, we will feel very sad. We  5  them very much, but we can    6   them or write to them. Maybe we will never see them  7  . And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out   8  we like new friends when we get to know them. There is more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who have no friends or have few friends. Why? Perhaps because they are  9  . Being happy helps you keep healthy. If you know someone cares about you, you           

   10  take better care of yourself. Do you think so?

1.                A．true           B．important       C．pleasant  D．wonderful

 

2.                A．lonely          B．alone          C．happy    D．shy

 

3.                A．talk            B．hate           C．like  D．dislike

 

4.                A．friendly        B．good           C．pleased   D．friends

 

5.                A．believe         B．miss           C．admire   D．remember

 

6.                A．call            B．ask            C．tell  D．talk with

 

7.                A．later           B．again           C．finally    D．even

 

8.                A．how often       B．how long        C．how many     D．how much

 

9.                A．happier        B．stronger        C．kinder    D．quieter

 

10.               A．must           B．need          C．may  D．can

 

 

通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
One very cold morning, my, father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the ____1____.
“About an hour.” he answered.
“I wish I could go hone now—my __2__ aches.”
“I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?”Said my father.
“But my headache is getting __3__.”
“Well,” said he, “you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home __4__ tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄，一种苦药).It will __5__ you a lot.”
I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not to __6__ the terrible medicine. But it was too __7__.She understood my __8__ as well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.
I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter it was! I would rather __9__ all day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be __10__.
Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.
【小题1】A. field               B. hospital              C. factory
【小题2】A. tooth               B. head                  C. stomach
【小题3】A. better              B. worse                 C. less
【小题4】A. but                 B. or                    C. and
【小题5】A. hurt                B. worry                 C. help
【小题6】A. take                B. buy                   C. make
【小题7】A. early               B. late                  C. easy
【小题8】A. joke                B. duty                  C. problem
【小题9】A. work                B. play                 C. study
【小题10】A. kind                B. honest                C, helpful