（2011·安徽卷）B

Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.

For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.

During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.

60. From the text we know that windmills              .

A. were invented by European armies

B. have a history of more than 2800 years

C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas

D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered

61. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?

A. Sailing a boat. 

B. Producing electricity.

C. Grinding wheat into flour.

D. Pumping water from underground.

62. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that             .

A. wind power is cleaner

B. it is one of the oldest power sources

C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind

D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs

63. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. The advantage of wind power.

B. The design of wind power plants.

C. The worldwide movement to save energy.

D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据末段句子Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind可知，接下来作者应该谈论利用风能发电的情况，因此选择D项。

第二节：完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-45各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选

出最佳选项。

Many TV programs seem to be quite realistic (真实的). One   41   watches TV often feels that whatever happened in the film may as well happen   42   him. With only a little thinking, every man in the street may   43   to be a thief, or a spy (间谍), or a murderer. Jane had been watching a spy film at a friend’s home. In it a young girl had been   44   and killed. She felt a little frightened. She took a   45   back to the center of the city. There were a lot of people traveling with her, so she felt much   46  .

A man sat face to face with her,   47   a newspaper. She thought nothing of it  48 _ she saw him looking at her for a long time. Remembering the film and feeling   49  , she got off the train and went to the bus stop. When she got on the bus, she found he was following her. When she got off the bus, she was getting more and more nervous as there was   50   else in the street. She walked as quickly as she could. She could hear footsteps behind her, but she didn’t dare to look   51   her shoulder (肩膀). It seemed to have been hours   52   she reached the front door. She felt for her keys, but couldn’t find them. The   53   stopped behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands round her neck, she heard a pleasant  54 : “ I am sorry   55   I frightened you. I thought I recognized you in the train, but I was not sure.”

41. A. he           B. which                  C. who                 D. she

42. A. to            B. on                    C. upon                D. in

43. A. look           B. appear                 C. turn                 D. come

44. A. watched      B. followed              C. searched              D. hurt

45. A. bus                 B. car                   C. train                 D. plane

46. A. safe            B. more worried          C. dangerous            D. safer

47. A. reading       B. looking                C. seeing                 D. watching

48. A. when          B. after                        C. as                    D. until

49. A. frightened      B.puzzled               C. excited                D. surprised

50. A. someone        B. no one                 C. anyone                D. none

51. A. on           B. for                   C. at                     D. over

52. A. before        B. when                   C. as                    D. until

53. A. thief           B. footsteps              C. spy                  D. murderer

54. A. sound         B. noise                  C. voice               D. word

55. A. whether             B. as if                    C. even if                D. if

第二节：完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-45各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选

出最佳选项。

Many TV programs seem to be quite realistic (真实的). One   41   watches TV often feels that whatever happened in the film may as well happen   42   him. With only a little thinking, every man in the street may   43   to be a thief, or a spy (间谍), or a murderer. Jane had been watching a spy film at a friend’s home. In it a young girl had been   44   and killed. She felt a little frightened. She took a   45   back to the center of the city. There were a lot of people traveling with her, so she felt much   46  .

A man sat face to face with her,   47   a newspaper. She thought nothing of it  48 _ she saw him looking at her for a long time. Remembering the film and feeling   49  , she got off the train and went to the bus stop. When she got on the bus, she found he was following her. When she got off the bus, she was getting more and more nervous as there was   50   else in the street. She walked as quickly as she could. She could hear footsteps behind her, but she didn’t dare to look   51   her shoulder (肩膀). It seemed to have been hours   52   she reached the front door. She felt for her keys, but couldn’t find them. The   53   stopped behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands round her neck, she heard a pleasant  54 : “ I am sorry   55   I frightened you. I thought I recognized you in the train, but I was not sure.”

41. A. he           B. which                  C. who                 D. she

42. A. to            B. on                    C. upon                D. in

43. A. look           B. appear                 C. turn                 D. come

44. A. watched      B. followed              C. searched              D. hurt

45. A. bus             B. car                   C. train                 D. plane

46. A. safe            B. more worried          C. dangerous            D. safer

47. A. reading       B. looking                C. seeing                 D. watching

48. A. when          B. after                        C. as                    D. until

49. A. frightened      B.puzzled               C. excited                D. surprised

50. A. someone        B. no one                 C. anyone                D. none

51. A. on           B. for                   C. at                     D. over

52. A. before        B. when                   C. as                    D. until

53. A. thief           B. footsteps              C. spy                  D. murderer

54. A. sound         B. noise                  C. voice               D. word

55. A. whether             B. as if                    C. even if                D. if

One day I jumped into a taxi and took off for the airport.

We were driving in the right lane   36   suddenly a black car jumped out of a

parking space   37   in front of us. My taxi driver immediately put his foot on the   38  . The taxi slid a short distance quickly and   39   the other car by just inches! The driver of the black car moved his head around and started   40   at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy; and I mean he was   41   friendly, which is truly beyond my expectation.

   42   I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost  43   your car

and sent us to the   44  !” This is when my taxi driver   45   me what I now call “the Law of the Garbage Truck.”

He   46   that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, disappointment, frustration (挫败感) and   47  . As their garbage   48  , they need a place to dump (丢弃) it and sometimes they’ll dump it on   49  . Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move   50  . Don’t take it   51  . Don’t take their garbage and   52   it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.                                

         The   53   line is that successful people don’t let garbage trucks take over their day. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with   54  , so “Love the people who treat you   55  . Pray for the ones who don’t”.

1.

A. as                                          B. when                           C. before                         D. while

2.

A. even                                     B. still                              C. right                            D. only  

3.

 A. brakes                               B. airbags                       C. seats                           D. gases

4.

 A. left                                      B. hit                                C. attacked                    D. missed

5.

 A. nodding                             B. looking                        C. yelling                         D. frowning

6.

 A. really                                  B. exactly                        C. almost                        D. rarely 

7.

A. Since                                     B. So                                 C. But                              D. Yet 

8.

 A. blocked                              B. ruined                         C. passed                        D. followed

9.

 A. airport                               B. prison                         C. court                           D. hospital

10.

A. returned                              B. showed                     C. taught                        D. brought

11.

A. imagined                             B. explained                   C. argued                        D. advised

12.

 A. doubt                                 B. eagerness                 C. anger                          D. panic

13.

A. piles up                                B. breaks down             C. runs out                     D. cuts down

14.

A. none                                     B. me                               C. themselves               D. you

15.

A. on                                          B. along                           C. in                                  D. out

16.

A. formally                               B. personally                  C. immediately      D. permanently

17.

A. save                                      B. present                      C. offer                            D. spread

18.

A. finish                                   B. life                               C. front                            D. bottom

19.

 A. losses                                B. regrets                      C. dreams                       D. plans

20.

A. well             B. differently           C. actively         D. hard

 

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   41   to show that we all have a ‘body clock’   42   us, which controls the   43   and fall of our body energies,   44   us different from one day to the next.

The   45   of a ‘body clock’ should not be too   46   since the lives of most living things are controlled   47   the 24-hour night-and-day cycle(循环). We feel   48   and fall asleep at night and become   49   and energetic during the day. If the 24-hour cycle is   50   most people experience unpleasant   51  . For example, people who are not   52   to working at night can find that   53   of sleep causes them to   54   badly at work.

  55   the daily cycle of sleeping and   56  , we also have other cycles which   57   longer than one day. Most of us would   58   that we feel good on some days and not so good on   59  ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they   60   do not exist.

A. anxious                   B. careful                  C. able                    D. proud

A. around                  B. inside                 C. between              D. on

A. rise                      B. supply                  C. use                     D. movement

A. showing               B. treating                 C. changing             D. making

A. idea                    B. opinion                 C. story                   D. invention

A. difficult                   B. exciting                C. interesting           D. surprising

A. from                     B. over                            C. by                      D. during

A. dull                      B. dreamy                C. tired                   D. peaceful

A. regular                    B. excited                 C. clear                   D. lively

A. shortened              B. disturbed                     C. reset                   D. troubled

A. moments             B. senses                   C. feelings               D. effects

A. used                     B. allowed                C. expected              D. prevented

A. miss                      B. none                     C. need                  D. lack

A. show                       B. perform                C. manage               D. control

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

A. waking                B. moving                 C. living                  D. working

A. repeat                      B. remain                  C. happen                D. last

A. believe                  B. agree                    C. realize                 D. allow

A. others                      B. the other               C. all other              D. other

A. only                    B. just                      C. still                     D. yet