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readingandclozetesttraining5
readingandclozetesttraining5
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
OnahotsummerdayinlateAugust,IsoughtshadeandacooldrinkatawaterfrontcafeonaGreekisland.Overahundreddegreesin 36 air.Crowded.Tempers(脾气)ofboththetouristsandwaitershad 37 tomeetthesituation,makingitaratherquarrelsomeenvironment(环境).
Atthetablenexttominesatanattractive, 38 couple,waitingfor 39 .Theyheldhands,whispered,kissed,andlaughed.Suddenlytheystood,pickeduptheir 40 andsteppedtogether 41 theedgeofwheretheyweresittingtoplacethetableintheseawater.Themanstepped 42 forthetwochairs.Hepolitely 43 hisladyintheknee-deepwaterandthensatdownhimself.Allpeoplearoundlaughedandcheered.
44 appeared.Hepausedforjustasecond,walkedintothewaterto, 45 thetableandtaketheir 46 ,andthenwalkedbacktothe 47 cheersoftherestofhis 48 .Minuteslaterhereturnedcarryingabottleofwineandtwoglasses.Withoutpausing,hewent 49 intothewaterto 50 thewine.Thecoupletoasted(祝酒)eachother,thewaiterandthecrowd.Andthecrowd 51 bycheeringandthrowingflowerstothem.Threeothertables 52 tohavelunchinthewater.Theplacewasnowfilledwithlaughter.
Onedoesn’tstepintowaterinone’sbestsummerclothes.Whynot?
Customersarenotserved 53 .Whynot?
Sometimesoneshouldconsider 54 thelineofconvention(常规)andenjoys 55 tothefullest.
36.A.fresh
B.cool
C.still
D.thin
37.A.managed
B.expected
C.attempted
D.risen
38.A.lonely
B.curious
C.well-dressed
D.bad-tempered
39.A.cheers
B.service
C.attention
D.flowers
40.A.metaltable
B.emptybottle
C.chairs
D.bags
41.A.on
B.off
C.around
D.along
42.A.outside
B.forward
C.down
D.back
43.A.led
B.seated
C.watched
D.received
44.A.Themanager
B.Afriend
C.Awaiter
D.Theservant
45.A.set
B.wash
C.remove
D.check
46.A.menu
B.bill
C.food
D.order
47.A.loud
B.anxious
C.familiar
D.final
48.A.tourists
B.customers
C.fellows
D.assistants
49.A.atlast
B.intime
C.oncemore
D.aswell
50.A.change
B.drink
C.sell
D.serve
51.A.replied
B.insisted
C.agreed
D.understood
52.A.prepared
B.Joinedin
C.settledup
D.continued
53.A.withpleasure
B.inthecafe
C.inthesea
D.withwine
54.A.following
B.Keeping
C.limiting
D.crossing
55.A.life
B.wine
C.lunch
D.time
第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Mostpeoplethinkofracingwhentheyseegreyhounds(灰狗)andbelievetheyneedlotsofexercise.Theycanactuallybequitelazy!
Greyhoundsaregoodatfastracesbutnotlong-distancerunning.Theydoneedregularexercisebuttheyliketorunforashortburstandthengetbackonthebedoracomfortableseat.Anothermisunderstandingisthatgreyhoundsmustbeaggressive(好斗的)becausetheyarebiginsize.Infactgreyhoundslovepeopleandaregentlewithchildren.
Greyhoundscanlivefor12-14yearsbutusuallyonlyracefortwoorthreeyears,andafterthattheymakegreatpets.Theydon’tneedalotofspace,don’tmakealotofnoise,anddon’teatalotfortheirsize.
Normally,greyhoundscanbeastallas90cm.Thereis,however,asmall-sizedgreyhound,whichstandsonly33cm.Greyhoundscomeinavarietyofcolors.Greyandyellowish-brownarethemostcommon.Othersincludeblack,white,blue,redandbrownoramixofthese.
Greyhoundshavesmoothbodycoats,lowbodyfatandareveryhealthy.Becausethey’reslim(苗条的)theydon’thavethelegproblemslikeotherdogsthesameheight.Buttheydofeelthecold,especiallysincetheywouldmuchratherbeathomeinbedthanwalkingaroundoutside.
56.Thetextiswrittenmainly____.
A.totellpeoplehowtoraisegreyhounds
B.toletpeopleknowmoreaboutgreyhounds
C.toexplainwhygreyhoundsareaggressive
D.todescribegreyhoundsofdifferentcolors
57.Itcanbeinferredthatgreyhounds____.
A.lovebigdoghouses B.likestayinginbedallday
C.makethebestguarddogs D.needsomeexerciseoutdoors
58.Whydoestheauthorsaythatgreyhoundsmakegreatpets?
A.Theyarebiginsize.
B.Theyliveaverylonglife.
C.Theycanrunracesforsometime.
D.Theyarequietandeasytolookafter.
59.Ifyoukeepapetgreyhound,itisimportant____.
A.tokeepitslim
B.tokeepitwarm
C.totakespecialcareofitslegs
D.totakeittoanimaldoctorsregularly
B
Manyyearsago,whenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenver,Iwasdrivingtomyparents’homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation(加油站)about50milesfromOklahomaCity,whereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafriend.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister(收款台)Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.
Itookoff,buthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.Acarpulledupbehindme.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend’s.Wechattedonthewayintothecity,andwhenIgotoutofthecar,thehusbandgavemehisbusinesscard.
Iwrotehimandhiswifeathank-younoteforhelpingme.Soonafterward,IreceivedaChristmaspresentfromthem.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.
Yearslater,Idrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.InlateafternoonIreturnedtomycarandfoundthatI’dleftthelightsonallday,andthebattery(电池)wasdead.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership一ashopsellingcars一wasrightnextdoor.Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.
“JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord?
”Iaskedandexplainedmytrouble.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomycarandstartedit.Theywouldacceptnopayment,sowhenIgothome,Iwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceivedaletterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.Noonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyou,anditmeantalot,hesaid.
“Thankyou”一twopowerfulwords.They’reeasytosayandmeansomuch.
60.TheauthorplannedtostopatOklahomaCity____.
A.tovisitafriend
B.toseehisparents
C.topayatthecashregister
D.tohavemoregasforhiscar
61.Thewords“tookoff”underlinedinParagraph2mean“____”.
A.turnedoff
B.movedoff
C.putup
D.setup
62.Whathappenedwhentheauthorfoundsmokecomingoutofhiscar?
A.Hehaditpulledbacktothegasstation.
B.Thecouplesenthimabusinesscard.
C.Thecoupleofferedtohelphim.
D.Hecalledhisfriendforhelp.
63.Thebatteryoftheauthor’scarwasdeadbecause____.
A.somethingwentwrongwiththelights
B.themeetinglastedawholeday
C.heforgottoturnoffthelights
D.hedrovetoolongadistance
64.Bytellinghisownexperiences,theauthortriestoshow____.
A.howtowriteathank-youletter
B.howtodealwithcarproblems
C.thekind-heartednessofolderpeople
D.theimportanceofexpressingthanks
C
AstudyofEnglishlearningproblemswascarriedoutamongatotalof106foreignstudents.ItshowsthatmoststudentsconsideredunderstandingspokenEnglishtobetheirbiggestproblemonarrival.Thiswasfollowedbyspeaking.Writingincreasedasaproblemasstudentsdiscovereddifficultiesinwritingpapersthattheywerenowexpectedtohandin.Readingremainedasasignificant(显著的)problem.
Theinformationgainedhelpedusindeterminingwherespecialattentionshouldbepaidinourcourse.Althoughmanystudentshavechosentojointhecoursewithareasonablemotivation(动机),weconsidereditimportanttonotewhatseemedtoencourageinterest.Nearlyallthestudentshaveexperiencedsomekindofgrammar-basedEnglishteachingintheirowncountry.Tousethesamemethodwouldbeself-defeatingbecauseitmightreducemotivation,especiallyifithasfailedinthepast.Thereforeadifferentmethodmayhelpbecauseitisdifferent.
Varietyofactivitywasalsoseenasawayofmaintaining(保持)orincreasingmotivation.Severalyearsagowehadonetimetablethatoperatedthroughout,butwesoonfoundthatboththestudentsandtheteacherslostinterestbyabouthalfwaythroughthetenweeks.Thisledustoamajorre-think,sofinallywebroughtitintolinewiththeexpressedlanguageneedsofthestudents.
65.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Foreignstudentshavemoreproblems.
B.TherearemanywaystoimproveEnglish.
C.Teachingshouldmeetstudents’needs.
D.Englishlearningproblemsshouldbestudiedagain.
66.Writingbecameabiggerproblemwhenforeignstudents____.
A.hadtowritetheirpapers
B.becamebetteratspeaking
C.becamelessinterestedinreading
D.hadfewerproblemswithlistening
67.Wemayinferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat____.
A.differentteachingmethodsshouldbeused
B.grammar-basedteachingseemstobeencouraging
C.Englishcoursesarenecessaryforforeignstudents
D.teachingcontentshouldbechangedhalfway
68.Theword“it”underlinedinthelastparagraphrefersto“____”.
A.re-think B.activity C.motivation D.timetable
D
Sincemyretirement(退休)fromteachingmusicin2001,Ihavespentagooddealoftimepaintingasanartist.Iactuallybegandrawingagaininthesummerof1995whenmyfatherdied,soperhapsIwastryingtorecoverfromthelossofmyfather,ormaybeitwasjustthatitbroughtbackmemoriesofhim.Inanycase,Idrewpenandinkanimalsandlandscapes(风景画)muchinfluenced(影响)byKrenkelandSt.Johnforfiveyears.
Forsomestrangereason,Ihadbeenwaitinguntilmyretirementtostartdoingwatercolorsagain,butassoonasIwalkedoutoftheschooldoorforthelasttimeIpickedupmybrushesandredis
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