完形填空：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

(A)

　A class of small boys in a German school had been making a lot of noise, so their teacher decided 　1　． He kept them in the classroom after the other boys 　2　and told them to add all the numbers from 1 to 100 together．

　The boys sadly 　3　their exercise books and began to write the numbers down—all of them 　4　one boy, who had been in that school only for a few days． This boy looked out of the window for a few moments, wrote a number in his exercise book and 　5　his hand．

　“May I go home when I've found the answer, sir? ” he asked．

　“Yes, you may, ” answered the teacher．

　“Well, I've found it, sir” said the boy．

　The teacher and the other boys were all very surprised．

　“　 6　,” said the teacher．

　The boy brought it． It was quite correct, so the teacher had to let the boy go home． The next morning, the 　7　teacher asked the new boy how he had found the answer so quickly．

　　　“Well, sir, ” he said, “I thought that there 　8　the answer, and I found one, you see, If you add 100 to 1, you get 101, and if you add 99 to 2, you also get 101, 98 to 3 is 101 too, and if you go on until you reach 51 and 50, you have 101 fifty times, which is 5050． ”

　After this, the teacher gave the boy 　9　the other boys in the class． His name was Karl Friedrich Gauss, and when he 　10　, he became a famous professor of mathematics．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1． A． to frighten all of them	B． to beat them one by 　　 one．
C． to punish them	D． to praise all of them	[　　]
2． A． had gone	B． had been
C． went	D． had been away	[　　]
3． A． took down	B． took off
C． took away	D． took out	[　　]
4． A． except for	B． except
C． except that	D． besides	[　　]
5． A． put out	B． put down
C． put up	D． put aside	[　　]
6． A． Carry directly it to me	B． Bring it here
C． Take it back to me	D． Fetch it for me	[　　]
7． A． surprised	B． surprising
C． satisfying	D． pleased	[　　]
8． A． should be a rapid method of finding
B． might be a quick way of finding
C． couldn't be a fast way to find
D． must be a quickly method to find		[　　]
9． A． the same work as	B． as different a work as
C． different work from	D． no difference work from	[　　]
10．A． grew bigger	B． grown up
C． grew taller	D． grew up	[　　]

(B)

　　 　On October 21st of 1833, Alfred Nobel was born in Sweden． His father was an engineer, and at that time he was 　11　explosives (炸药)． When Alfred was 　12　to go to university, his father sent him to the United States to study mechanical engineering (机械工程学)．

　　　When he left university, he started a factory with his brother to make a new and very powerful explosive． At first the factory 　13　, but one day there was a terrible explosion (爆炸) in the factory． It killed several workmen and Alfred's brother． Alfred himself was not there that day．

　　　Alfred 　14　after his brother's death, but he did not stop working; he moved his factory onto a boat, and took it a few miles out to sea． “If 　15　,” he said to himself, “I will be killed, but 　16　will be hurt． ” He was not killed 　17　, but made a new and much safer explosive． He called it dynamite (甘油炸药)．

　This was the time, in 　18　of the nineteenth century, when many modern roads and the first railways and tunnels 　19　in Europe． Everybody wanted to use Nobel's new dynamite． He soon became very rich．

　　　But Nobel's dynamite was not always used for making roads; it was also 　20　making war． “It's Nobel's fault (错误), ” many people said, “It's his dynamite they're using to make war． ” It was true; it was his dynamite; but was it his fault?

　One day, in 1891, Nobel opened a newspaper and read the story of his own death! It was 　21　, of course, and at first he laughed; but he did not laugh then he saw the things the newspaper 　22　him, “A very bad man, ” they said, “…terrible…wanted to destroy the world with his dynamite…”

　Poor Alfred Nobel! He decided to leave Paris, and went to live in Italy． There he 　23　in a big house, working and studying every hour of the day．

　　　In 1896, Alfred Nobel died． But that was 　24　his name． When he died, he left a lot of 　25　five Nobel Prizes． These are given every year for important work in five different fields, One prize is for chemistry, another for physics and another for medicine; there is also one for literature (文学); and the fifth one, the most important one for Alfred Nobel, is the Nobel Peace Prize．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

11．A． working for	B． working on
C． working as	D． working in	[　　]
12．A． old enough	B． enough old
C． big enough	D． enough big	[　　]
13．A． went from bad to worse	B． went from good to better
C． went very well	D． went nothing to him	[　　]
14．A． felt very afraid of it	B． felt sorry for it
C． was quite happy	D． was terribly unhappy	[　　]
15．A． anything goes right there
B． nothing seems to happen there
C． something goes wrong here
D． everything comes badly here		[　　]
16．A． other people	B． everybody
C． somebody else	D． nobody else	[　　]
17．A． after all	B． on the end
C． at most	D． at least	[　　]
18．A． a second half	B． the second half
C． a half second	D． the half second	[　　]
19．A． were building	B． had been built
C． were being built	D． had built	[　　]
20．A． prepared for	B． willing to
C． using as	D． used for	[　　]
21．A． complete wrong	B． completely wrong
C． complete wrongly	D． completely wrongly	[　　]
22．A． saying about	B． said to
C． said about	D． saying to	[　　]
23．A． lived alone	B． lived lonely
C． lived sad	D． lived happy	[　　]
24．A． just the beginning to	B． not the end of
C． meaning nothing for	D． really the end of	[　　]
25．A． troubles to	B． debts to
C． money for	D． sorry for	[　　]

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new 36 in high school.

37 , high school was different. In her first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(啦啦队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 　38 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 　39 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 　40 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 　41 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 　42 . She moved on to English and history, and was 　43 to find that she didn't have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 　44 math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 　45 . Mrs. Biden wasn't as 　46 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 　47 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 　48 and left. “Why is high school so 　49 ?” she sighed(叹息).

Later in 　50 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problem that have given her so much 51 . By the end of class, she understood how to give them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 　52 at her new school. She wasn't sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 53 . High school was just as her mom said, “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 　54 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 　55 fish you can be.”

36. A. difficulties　　　　　 B. decisions　　　　　　　　 C. challenges　　　　　　　 D. exercises

37. A. Therefore　　　　　 B. However　　　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　　　　 D. Besides

38. A. difficult　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. boring　　　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

39. A. editor　　　　　　　　 B. boss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. professor　　　　　　　　 D. judge

40. A. jumped　　　　　　　 B. sank　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stopped　　　　　　　　　 D. raced

41. A. strange　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. awful　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lonely

42. A. struggling　　　　　 B. improving　　　　　　　　 C. working　　　　　　　　　 D. complaining

43. A. ashamed　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　　　　　 C. shocked　　　　　　　　　 D. happy

44. A. put up　　　　　　　　 B. prepare for　　　　　　　 C. worry about　　　　　　 D. give up

45. A. committee　　　　　 B. newspaper　　　　　　　 C. radio　　　　　　　　　　　 D. team

46. A. enthusiastic　　　　 B. artistic　　　　　　　　　　 C. energetic　　　　　　　　 D. realistic

47. A. speakers　　　　　　 B. readers　　　　　　　　　　 C. directors　　　　　　　　 D. writers

48. A. widely　　　　　　　 B. weakly　　　　　　　　　　 C. excitedly　　　　　　　　 D. brightly

49. A. similar　　　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

50. A. physics　　　　　　　 B. history　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. English　　　　　　　　　　 D. math

51. A. pleasure　　　　　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sadness

52. A. fit in　　　　　　　　　 B. look out　　　　　　　　　 C. stay up　　　　　　　　　　 D. get around

53. A. swim　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ask　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. escape

54. A. in return for　　　 B. in case of　　　　　　　　 C. in terms of　　　　　　　 D. instead of

55. A. liveliest　　　　　　　 B. smallest　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gentlest

“Dear Sir, I probably would have written ages ago, only I was not aware(意识到)that you were still alive, ”writes a South African schoolgirl called Tyfanny in 1946. “I must have been mixing you up with Sir Isaac Newton. ”

Tyfanny, who goes on to ask Albert Einstein about the nature of space, received a(n)  1  reply from the great man six weeks later. “Dear Tyfanny, ”he writes, “I have to apologize to you that I am still among the  2  . This will not always be the case, however. ”

Tyfanny is one of the 60 children whose   3  to one of the greatest scientists of all time are  4  in the book Dear Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein’s Letters To And From Children.

The letters are printed  5  as they were written, spelling  6  and all, with some printed in their original handwritten form.

While many letters seek answers to  7  questions, such as “what  8  the sun and planets in space?”or “I want to know what is beyond the sky and my mother said you can tell me, ”others are more personal. “I would like to ask if you   9  make any mistakes. ”  10  one child. While the children’s letters are certainly entertaining,   11  is Einstein’s replies that attract the most interest.

  12  , he could not respond to every letter, but the letters he did  13  the time to answer, which showed the human side of the great scientist. Although he   14  his days looking into mathematics and   15  , he was always very fond of children and their boundless curiosity(好奇心).

For example, it was in a letter to a 12-year-old girl from New York that he makes his now well-known remark:“Do not worry about your  16  in mathematics; I promise you that  17  are still greater. ”

“This is a beautiful and touching  18  . It is amazing how intelligent some of the children’s  19  are, ”said a reader from Georgia, US. “but it is more interesting to get to know the other  20  of Einstein. ”

1. A. personal　　　　　　    B. important　　　　　　　　  C. public　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

2. A. great　　　　　　　　    B. living　　　　　　　　　　    C. useful　　　　　　　　　　 D. experienced

3. A. problems　　　　　　　　　　 B. letters　　　　　　　　　　   C. hobbies　　　　  D. ideas

4. A. encouraged　　　　   B. completed　　　　　　　　 C. collected　　　　 D. read

5. A. hardly　　　　　　　　   B. wonderfully　　　　　　  C. suddenly　　　　 D. exactly

6. A. forms　　　　　　　　   B. habits　　　　　　　　　　   C. mistakes　　　　 D. manners

7. A. small　　　　　　　　    B. big　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. easy　　　　　　　　　　 D. lovely

8. A. carries　　　　　　　　  B. expects　　　　　　　　    C. prevents　　　　 D. holds

9. A. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. no more　　　　　　　　   C. no longer　　    D. never

10. A. reads　　　　　　　　  B. writes　　　　　　　　　　  C. repeats　　　　　　　　  D. points

11. A. which　　　　　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

12. A. Obviously　　　　   B. Unhappily　　　　　　　　 C. Luckily　　　　   D. Surprisingly

13. A. invent　　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. search　　　　　　　　   D. make

14. A. took　　　　　　　　   B. paid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　　　 D. cost

15. A. biology　　　　　　   B. chemistry　　　　　　　　 C. geography　　　　　　 D. physics

16. A. difficulties　　　　   B. opinions　　　　　　　　   C. sadness　　　　  D. future

17. A. you　　　　　　　　    B. mine　　　　　　　　     C. they　　　　　　　　　　 D. yours

18. A. story　　　　　　　　  B. memory　　　　　　　　   C. book　　　　　　　　　　 D. letter

19. A. questions　　　　    D. thoughts　　　　　　　　  C. methods　　　　 D. curiosity

20. A. hand　　　　　　　　   B. shape　　　　　　　　　　   C. pleasure　　　　  D. side

 

“Dear Sir, I probably would have written ages ago, only I was not aware(意识到)that you were still alive, ”writes a South African schoolgirl called Tyfanny in 1946. “I must have been mixing you up with Sir Isaac Newton. ”

Tyfanny, who goes on to ask Albert Einstein about the nature of space, received a(n)  1  reply from the great man six weeks later. “Dear Tyfanny, ”he writes, “I have to apologize to you that I am still among the  2  . This will not always be the case, however. ”

Tyfanny is one of the 60 children whose   3  to one of the greatest scientists of all time are  4  in the book Dear Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein’s Letters To And From Children.

The letters are printed  5  as they were written, spelling  6  and all, with some printed in their original handwritten form.

While many letters seek answers to  7  questions, such as “what  8  the sun and planets in space?”or “I want to know what is beyond the sky and my mother said you can tell me, ”others are more personal. “I would like to ask if you   9  make any mistakes. ”  10  one child. While the children’s letters are certainly entertaining,   11  is Einstein’s replies that attract the most interest.

  12  , he could not respond to every letter, but the letters he did  13  the time to answer, which showed the human side of the great scientist. Although he   14  his days looking into mathematics and   15  , he was always very fond of children and their boundless curiosity(好奇心).

For example, it was in a letter to a 12-year-old girl from New York that he makes his now well-known remark:“Do not worry about your  16  in mathematics; I promise you that  17  are still greater. ”

“This is a beautiful and touching  18  . It is amazing how intelligent some of the children’s  19  are, ”said a reader from Georgia, US. “but it is more interesting to get to know the other  20  of Einstein. ”

1. A. personal　　　　　　    B. important　　　　　　　　  C. public　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

2. A. great　　　　　　　　    B. living　　　　　　　　　　    C. useful　　　　　　　　　　 D. experienced

3. A. problems　　　　　　　　　　 B. letters　　　　　　　　　　   C. hobbies　　　　  D. ideas

4. A. encouraged　　　　   B. completed　　　　　　　　 C. collected　　　　 D. read

5. A. hardly　　　　　　　　   B. wonderfully　　　　　　  C. suddenly　　　　 D. exactly

6. A. forms　　　　　　　　   B. habits　　　　　　　　　　   C. mistakes　　　　 D. manners

7. A. small　　　　　　　　    B. big　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. easy　　　　　　　　　　 D. lovely

8. A. carries　　　　　　　　  B. expects　　　　　　　　    C. prevents　　　　 D. holds

9. A. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. no more　　　　　　　　   C. no longer　　    D. never

10. A. reads　　　　　　　　  B. writes　　　　　　　　　　  C. repeats　　　　　　　　  D. points

11. A. which　　　　　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

12. A. Obviously　　　　   B. Unhappily　　　　　　　　 C. Luckily　　　　   D. Surprisingly

13. A. invent　　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. search　　　　　　　　   D. make

14. A. took　　　　　　　　   B. paid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　　　 D. cost

15. A. biology　　　　　　   B. chemistry　　　　　　　　 C. geography　　　　　　 D. physics

16. A. difficulties　　　　   B. opinions　　　　　　　　   C. sadness　　　　  D. future

17. A. you　　　　　　　　    B. mine　　　　　　　　     C. they　　　　　　　　　　 D. yours

18. A. story　　　　　　　　  B. memory　　　　　　　　   C. book　　　　　　　　　　 D. letter

19. A. questions　　　　    D. thoughts　　　　　　　　  C. methods　　　　 D. curiosity

20. A. hand　　　　　　　　   B. shape　　　　　　　　　　   C. pleasure　　　　  D. side

 

　　Nowadays most people decide quite early what kind of work they would do. When I was at school,we had to choose____1____to learn when we were fifteen. Some of my schoolmates____2____to take business because of their family background. Some would rather learn arts with a wonderful dream in their minds. I chose scientific subjects. “In the future,scientists will make a lot of____3____,”said my parents. For three years I tried to learn physics and chemistry,but in the end I decided that I would never be a scientist. It was a long time before I told my parents that I wasn’t happy at school. “I didn’t think you were,”said my mother. “I didn’t either. ”said my father. “Well,the best thing to do now is to look for a job. ”

　　I talked about it with my friends Frank and Lesley who knew me well. At first,neither of them could suggest anything,but they promised that they would ask their friends. I had to wait at home with____4____to do. Sometimes I looked through evening papers,but I____5____to get any information I needed. Then a few days later while I was____6____in bed,someone telephoned. “Is that Miss Jenkins?”a____7____voice asked. “I____8____you take great inretest in photography and I’ve got a job that____9____interest you in my clothes factory. My name is Mr. Thomson. “He seemed____10____on the phone,so I went to see him. I was so excited when I left home that I almost forgot to say good-bye. “Good____11____!”my mother said to me. On the way there I kept thinking of my future work. It seeplled to me that I was on top of the worId.

　　I arrived a bit carly and when Mr. Thomson came he asked me if I had been____12____a long time. “No,not long,”I replied. After talking to me for about twenty minutes he____13____me a job—____14____as a photographer though, ____15____as a model.

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

2．A．thought　　　　　　 B．decided　　　　　　　　   C．liked　　　　　　　　　　   D．wondered

3．A．objects　　　　　　  B．things　　　　　　　　　　 C．value　　　　　　　　　　  D．money

4．A．something　　　　 B．none　　　　　　　　　　   C．nothing　　　　　　　　   D．anything

5．A．didn’t　　　　　　    B．failed　　　　　　　　　　  C．tried　　　　　　　　　　   D．managed

6．A．still　　　　　　　　   B．hardly　　　　　　　　　　 C．yet　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．even

7．A．person’s　　　　    B．man’s　　　　　　　　　　 C．woman’s　　　　　　    D．manager’s

8．A．think　　　　　　　　 B．guess　　　　　　　　　　 C．understan　　　　　　   D．hope

9．A．should　　　　　　   B．can　　　　　　　　　　    C．must　　　　　　　　　　  D．might

10．A．pleased　　　　    B．honest　　　　　　　　    C．angry　　　　　　　　　　 D．pleasant

11．A．chance　　　　    B．trip　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．luck　　　　　　　　　　   D．boy

12．A．waiting　　　　    B．sitting　　　　　　　　　　 C．standing　　　　　　　　 D．walking

13．A．suggested　　    B．offered　　　　　　　　   C．gave　　　　　　　　　　   D．introduced

14．A．no　　　　　　　　   B．just　　　　　　　　　　    C．not　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．never

15．A．however　　　　  B．while　　　　　　　　　　  C．and　　　　　　　　　　    D．but