完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

  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，可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Although my father wasn't a  doctor,  he  made  his  own  brand  of  "house  calls"． I followed him as he    36   a plate of my mother's home cooking to an elderly man named Frank    37    all major holidays, and when Frank was    38   ． As far as I know,  their  only    39    was that Frank was an occasional    40    at Dad's small gas station． Frank's home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with a rotten front porch（门廊） that you could fall through if you weren't    41   ． Through his caring    42   , my father was teaching me to be a doctor,    43    neither of us knew it at the time．

    When I was 13, my father    44    lung cancer． He brought home a    45    the doctor drew showing    46    his cancer was and told me that he was going to    47   ．

    The big green oxygen tank with plastic tubing    48     a central feature （特征） of our living  room next to his easy chair． Several months passed and his condition    49   ． He asked me to    50     my mother when he was gone． He said, "I love you, son．" That night he died．

    When you're 13 and your father dies, you have some    51    to make． You can use the circumstance as a （n）    52     for letting your behavior and grades go down drain, or you can honor his memory and try to do something    53    with yourself． I    54    my energy on my school work and my goal of becoming a    55   ．  ．

A． lent   B．brought C． bought  D． showed   

A． for    B．in   C． at  D． on      

A． happy  B．well C． sick    D． homesick    

A． function   B．connection   C． information D． instruction  

A． patient    B．doctor   C． customer    D． passenger  

A． careful    B．strong   C． reasonable  D． punctual    

A． words  B．attitude C． attention   D． appearance  

A． and    B．because  C． although    D． as      

A． developed  B．found    C． constructed D． recovered   

A． photo  B．diagram  C． report  D． film     

A． where  B．how  C． which   D． what    

A． rest   B．retire   C． die D． leave     

A． decorated  B．remained C． equipped    D． became   

A． worsened   B．decreased    C． increased   D． bettered   

A． take care of   B．make friends with    C． make up for D． look into  

A． mistakes   B．friends  C． choices D． changes    

A． reason B．guide    C． cause   D． excuse     

A． positive   B．active   C． productive  D． motive    

A． attracted  B．consumed C． focused D． depended   

A． doctor B．driver   C． teacher D． nurse  

 To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun!

Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh century B.C.

We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office.

In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common used in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.

During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it was considered as a symbol of power. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.

By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that women’s umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours.

45. According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient _______.

A. China         B. Egypt       C. Greece         D. Rome

46. Which of the following statements is not true about the umbrella?

A. No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella.

B. The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun.

C. The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century.

D. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.

47. A strange feature(特征) of the umbrella’s use is that it was used as _______.

A. protection against rain                    B. a shade against the sun

C. a symbol of honour and power              D. women’s decoration

48. In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain ___________.

A. during the Middle Ages   B. by the eighteenth century   C. in Rome   D. in Greece

     Along the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws (爪) on its wings when young. They build their homes about 4.6m above the river, an important feature (特征) for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin.

      In appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside. The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature, though, is only found in the young.

      Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip. Using these four claws, together with the beak (喙), they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws.

      During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.

1．What is the text mainly about?

    A．Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.

    B．The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.

    C．Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.

    D．The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.

2．Young hoatzins are different from their parents in that        ．

    A．they look like young cuckoos

    B．they have claws on the wings

    C．they eat a lot like a cow

    D．they live on river banks

3．What can we infer about primitive birds from the text?

    A．They had claws to help them climb.

    B．They could fly long distances.

    C．They had four wings like hoatzins.

    D．They had a head with long feathers on the top.

4．Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes?

    A．To find more food.

    B．To protect themselves better.

    C．To keep themselves warm.

    D．To produce their young.

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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，可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Although my father wasn't a  doctor,  he  made  his  own  brand  of  "house  calls"． I followed him as he    36  a plate of my mother's home cooking to an elderly man named Frank    37   all major holidays, and when Frank was    38  ． As far as I know,  their  only    39   was that Frank was an occasional    40   at Dad's small gas station． Frank's home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with a rotten front porch（门廊） that you could fall through if you weren't    41  ． Through his caring    42  , my father was teaching me to be a doctor,    43   neither of us knew it at the time．
When I was 13, my father    44   lung cancer． He brought home a    45   the doctor drew showing    46   his cancer was and told me that he was going to    47  ．
The big green oxygen tank with plastic tubing    48    a central feature （特征） of our living  room next to his easy chair． Several months passed and his condition    49  ． He asked me to    50    my mother when he was gone． He said, "I love you, son．" That night he died．
When you're 13 and your father dies, you have some    51   to make． You can use the circumstance as a （n）    52    for letting your behavior and grades go down drain, or you can honor his memory and try to do something    53   with yourself． I    54   my energy on my school work and my goal of becoming a    55  ． ．

Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culture. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited China.

Traditional Chinese gardens are located(位于)in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary（虚构的） line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(轴). Other features (特征)of imperial gardens are colored-paintings, man-made hills and lakes.

Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped-doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights. They are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyed. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.[

The landscape garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape “Jing” , which means “scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan.

The passage tells mainly about ________.

A. an important part of Chinese culture 

B. the characteristics (特征) of different style of Chinese garden building

C. where foreigners can find Chinese gardens

D. how to appreciate Chinese gardens

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the imperial garden?

A. There is a north-south axis in the center of garden

B. There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens.

C. They were built because of some fairy tales.

D. They have colored-paintings.

In the third paragraph, the underlined word “They” refer to ______.

   A. private gardens              B. beautiful scenes

   C. the houses                    D. rivers and lakes

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden.

B. The landscape garden reflects different styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

C. All three kinds of gardens make up the important part of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the world.

D. People enjoy the private gardens more than other two styles.

The garden landscape “Jing” which the ancient Chinese used to call actually means in English _________.

  A.   well            B. tight      C. garden    D. scene