阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．

　　Joan of Arc died trying to drive the English from her country. She gave _____1____ the safety of her life as a farm girl to follow an ideal. In modern times John Brown also followed _____2_____ ideal when he led his attack on Harper's Ferry. John Brown believed in God. When he was young, he ____3_____ taken a young run-away slave into his home. He hated _____4_____ and felt it was against God's will. During the battle over Kansas, Brown and his sons fought _____5_____. In 1859 he came to the East to fight ____6___ slavery. With him, in a farmhouse outside the town of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, were twenty-one followers, five of them black men. Harper's Ferry lay ___7_____ the Shenandoah and the Potomac Rivers. It was on the border of Pennsylvania, a ____8_____ state. Brown felt that the ____9_____ he would easily free would easily go to the“free”land. Behind Harper's Ferry lay hilly country, where Brown and his men could hide out if the attack _____10_____.

　　As Brown and his men made their way forward, he told them,“Word will soon ____11____ throughout the countryside. Slaves will take up hatches, guns and knives. They _____12_____ join us. ”But Brown didn't succeed. His men ____13_____ take over（占领）the Rifle House and the Engine House. And Brown took a number of hostages（人质）as the ____14_____ spread. But word of the attack reached the Charles Town militia（民兵）, who. surrounded Brown the next day. The militia ____15____ fighting when Brown ____16____ a man with an offer of stopping fighting he was shot down. The next day Colonel Robert E. Lee and a group of US soldiers drew up before the Engine House. During the entire time of the attack, no slave had ____17___ Brown. Brown asked to be allowed to escape with his____18___. Lee____19___. Very soon it was allover. Most of Brown's men were _____20_____. Two soldiers were killed. Brown was badly wounded. Thirty-seven days later, he was hanged.

(1) A．up	B．out	C．in	D．away
(2) A．the	B．a	C．an	D．this
(3) A．was	B．is	C．had	D．has
(4) A．God	B．slavery	C．the ideal	D．the farm girl
(5) A．brave	B．strong	C．hard	D．hardly
(6) A．with	B．without	C．together	D．against
(7) A．among	B．in	C．between	D．from
(8) A．big	B．cold	C．new	D．free
(9) A．followers	B．slaves	C．soldiers	D．sons
(10) A．failed	B．succeeded	C．missed	D．finished
(11) A．pass	B．spread	C．come	D．go
(12) A．must	B．can	C．will	D．shall
(13) A．managed	B．succeeded	C．had to	D．did
(14) A．fighting	B．fight	C．war	D．news
(15) A．kept	B．stopped	C．gave up	D．enjoyed
(16) A．asked	B．sent	C．ordered	D．suggested
(17) A．said	B．joined	C．seen	D．noticed
(18) A．soldiers	B．men	C．slaves	D．sons
(19) A．agreed	B．refused	C．accepted	D．promised
(20) A．black	B．still	fighting	C．dead

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　New Zealand is an English-speaking country. But the government recognizes 1 language, too. This is the Maori language. The English 2 began to visit New Zealand after 1770. They found a 3 people living there. These were the Maoris, 4 had come from hot island in the Pacific Ocean 400 years before.

　　For a long time the 5 government was not interested in these faraway islands. It was 6 a British colony. As a 7 , more and more British settlers came.

　　The Maoris were 8 to the first settlers. But soon the new settlers wanted 9 land. So in 1844 there was fighting 10 them. This was the first of several wars between the two 11 . The next fifty years were very bad for the Maoris. Many were 12 in the wars. Many more died from new diseases 13 by the British. In 1840 there were perhaps 200,000 Maoris. By 1859 this number had 14 to 42,000.

　　However, this century the two peoples have lived in 15 . For many years the“British”New Zealanders looked 16 upon the Maoris. 17 in recent years, they have had equal 18 , and the Maori language is one of the languages of the country with 19 . Today there are about a quarter of a million Maoris, that is, about 9% of the 20 .

1．

[　　]

A．others　　　　　　B．this

C．another　　　　　　D．other

2．

[　　]

A．searchers　　　　　　B．pilots

C．drivers　　　　　　　D．sailors

3．

[　　]

A．dark-skinned　　　　　　B．yellow-skinned

C．short-lagged　　　　　　D．white-haired

4．

[　　]

A．which　　　　　　B．they

C．who　　　　　　　D．whom

5．

[　　]

A．Maori　　　　　　B．British

C．European　　　　　D．New Zealand

6．

[　　]

A．rewarded　　　　　　B．awarded

C．called　　　　　　　D．made

7．

[　　]

A．rule　　　　　　B．result

C．whole　　　　　D．ruler

8．

[　　]

A．cruel　　　　　　B．friendly

C．dangerous　　　　D．unknown

9．

[　　]

A．their　　　　　　B．its

C．the　　　　　　 D．a

10．

[　　]

A．among　　　　　　B．of

C．in　　　　　　　　D．between

11．

[　　]

A．settlers　　　　　　B．persons

C．peoples　　　　　　D．sailors

12．

[　　]

A．killed　　　　　　B．died

C．defended　　　　　D．wounded

13．

[　　]

A．brought　　　　　　B．given

C．taken　　　　　　　D．made

14．

[　　]

A．increased　　　　　　B．fallen

C．improved　　　　　　D．developed

15．

[　　]

A．danger　　　　　　B．trouble

C．peace　　　　　　 D．distance

16．

[　　]

A．after　　　　　　B．down

C．for　　　　　　　D．forward

17．

[　　]

A．But　　　　　　B．Until

C．So　　　　　　D．Therefore

18．

[　　]

A．income　　　　　　B．rights

C．education　　　　　D．experience

19．

[　　]

A．English　　　　　　B．Maoris

C．German　　　　　　D．French

20．

[　　]

A．areas　　　　　　B．land

C．population　　　　D．settlers

 Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __41___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __42___ there was no blood bank.

When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __43___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became __44___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __45___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __46__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___47__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___48___ but was stored in a __49___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __50___ that there was __51___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __52___ to separate black blood from white blood.

After the war, Dr Drew was ___53__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __54___ a ditch（深沟）and Dr Drew was __55___ hurt. He had lost __56__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __57___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__58__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __59___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __60___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.

1.A. of             B. on               C. for                  D. in

2.A. though         B. if               C. because              D. and

3.A. possible       B. impossible       C. unimportant          D. necessary

4. A. visitor      B. head             C. receiver             D. supporter

5.A. started        B. expected         C. promised             D. forbade

6. A. died         B. killed           C. wounded              D. fighting

7.A. most           B. least            C. first                D. last

8.A. received       B. accepted         C. lost                 D. found

9. A. good         B. cool             C. hot                  D. separate

10.A. discovered   B. invented         C. insisted             D. regretted

11.A. little            B. much         C. some                 D. no

12.A. began        B. refused          C. stopped              D. continued

13.A. driving      B. walking          C. arriving             D. running

14.A. from         B. into             C. along                D. off

15.A. hardly       B. nearly           C. badly                D. not

16.A. some         B. little           C. all                  D. much

17.A. biggest      B. most modern      C. nearest              D. cheapest

18.A. Take         B. Bring            C. Send for         D. Find

19.A. how          B. what             C. where            D. who

20.A. colored      B. better           C. farthest             D. same

 

Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __36___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __37___ there was no blood bank.

When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __38___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became _39___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __40___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __41__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___42__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___43___ but was stored in a __44___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __45___ that there was _46___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __47___ to separate black blood from white blood.

After the war, Dr Drew was ___48__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __49___ a ditch（深沟）and Dr Drew was _50___ hurt. He had lost __51__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __52___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__53__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __54___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __55___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.

1.                A．of             B．on             C．for  D．in

 

2.                A．though         B．if              C．because  D．and

 

3.                A．possible        B．impossible       C．unimportant   D．necessary

 

4.                A．visitor          B．head           C．receiver  D．supporter

 

5.                A．started         B．expected       C．promised D．forbade

 

6.                A．died           B．killed           C．wounded D．fighting

 

7.                A．most           B．least           C．first  D．last

 

8.                A．received        B．accepted        C．lost  D．found

 

9.                A．good           B．cool           C．hot  D．separate

 

10.               A．discovered      B．invented        C．insisted   D．regretted

 

11.               A．little           B．much          C．some D．no

 

12.               A．began          B．refused        C．stopped   D．continued

 

13.               A．driving         B．walking         C．arriving   D．running

 

14.               A．from           B．into           C．along D．off

 

15.               A．hardly         B．nearly          C．badly D．not

 

16.               A．some          B．little           C．all    D．much

 

17.               A．biggest         B．most modern    C．nearest   D．cheapest

 

18.               A．Take           B．Bring          C．Send for   D．Find

 

19.               A．how           B．what           C．where D．who

 

20.               A．colored        B．better          C．farthest   D．same