考点二、科普常识 (2010·湖北省黄冈市,二,15)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项中,选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。 More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world.Of all these languages,English is _46_used.When it is used ,the English language has also _47_many new words from other languages.For example ,Americans borrowed "cookbook"from _48_.They also borrowed "tofu"and "knowtow"from Chinese. As we know,there are _49_between western culture and Chinese culture.We can learn about those by comparing how certain words are used.For example , "you are a lucky dog"_50_you are a lucky person. _51_ a person who is ill,they say, "sick as a dog".On _52_hand,Chinese people love cats very much .But in western culture, "cat 'is sometimes used to describe a woman _53_is cruel.The rose is _54_a symbol of love in both China and some western countries.People think the rose _55_love,peace ,courage and friendship. China, a country _56_the largest population in the world ,has encouraged more people to learn English._57_the 1990s,English learning has been very _ 58_with Chinese people .Many of them have done well in English and have made great progress in _59_it. Now ,students are required to learn English,and the study of English is regarded as a very important industry in China _60_om the rest of the world .The English language has played an important part in our lives. 46.A.more widely B.widely C.the most widely D.wide 47.A.taken back B.taken in C.taken off D.taken out 48.A.German B.Germany C.Germen D.Germans 49.A.difference B.differences C.different D.difficulty 50.A.to mean B.meant C.means D.meaning 51.A.Describe B.TO describe C.Described D.Description 52.Aother B.the other C.another D.the others 53.A.which B.whom C.whose D.that 54.A.supposed B.supplied C.considered D.regarded 55.A.stands for B.stands by C.stood for D.stood up 56.A.have B.which has C.that have D.is 57.A.In B.For C.By D.Since 58.A.interested B.fond C.popular D.tired 59.A.spoken B.speak C.speaking D.spoke 60.A.as well as B.as well C.also D.so well as 【答案】CBABC BBDCC BDCCA (2010.湖南长沙 第二节 完形填空) 通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从用给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。(共10小题计10分) Sports play an _31_part in our life.All over the world ,people enjoy sports.Wherever you are ,you can _32_ different kinds of sports or games.Some sports or games can go back to thousand of _33_,like running and jumping.Chinese Kung fu,for example,has a very long history._34_basketball and volleyball are new.Neither has a history of a hundred years.People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Sports help people keep healthy and happy and live _35_.Lots of people take part in sports and play games.But some people like to watch _36_do sports.In order to watch the games,some people _37_tickets or turn on their TVs at home.They don't go to bed until the games are _38_.When their player gets the first or their team wins,they often _39_very excited. When the seasons change,sports change will them.In seasons ,people play different games.For example ,swimming is fun in warm weather just like in summer,but skating or skiing (滑雪)is popular in____40____. 31.A.different B.important C.strange 32.A.watch B.look like C.look at 33.A.seconds B.minutes C.years 34.A.But B.Or C.So 35.A.longer B.harder C.worse 36.A.the other B.others C.other 37.A.buy B.lend C.show 38.A.away B.on C.over 39.A.smell B.get C.taste 40.A.spring B.autumn C.winter 【答案】BACAA BACBC (2010·江苏省扬州市,二,15)阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 I was cute,active,happy…until that day when I was 15 months old.I had a bad fall.I_16_on a glass rabbit and it cut my eye badly enough to blind it.The doctor said that if the eye was taken out,my face would become out of _17_,so my scarred(有疤痕的),blind and grey eye lived on with me. People often asked uncomfortable questions about my eye or_18_played jokes on me.When the kids played games,I was always the "_19_guy."I _20_imagining that everyone looked down on me. Yet every time Mom noticed I was unhappy,she would say to me, "Hold your head up high and face the world."It helped me move on in life. As a child ,I thought Mom meant, "Be careful or you will fall down or knock into something _21_you are not looking ."As a teenager ,I always looked down to hide my shame(自卑),but I found that people _22_me when sometimes I held my head up hign. In high school I was even made monitor,but _23_I still felt like a freak(怪物) ,All I really wanted was to look like _24_.When things got really bad,I would cary to my mom and she _25_look at me with loving eyes and say, "Hold your head up high and face the world .Let them see the _26_that is inside."That is _27_Mom taught me pride. Mon's love and encouragement gave me the confidence to remove my own doubt._28_I was able to look people in the eye.I learned not only to appreciate(欣赏)myself but to have deep love for others. "Hold your head up high"has been _29_many times in my home.Each of my children has felt its _30_.The gift she gave me lives on in my children. 16.A.moved B.tried C.appeared D.landed 17.A.place B.order C.shape D.sight 18.A.still B.even C.almost D.hardly 19.A.bad B.good C.kind D.rude 20.A.dressed up B.stoop up C.grew up D.brought up 21.A.though B.but C.because D.so 22.helped B.liked C.enjoyed D.hated 23.indoors B.outdoors C.inside D.outside 24.A.someone B.everyone C.someone else D.everyone else 25.A.would B.should C.could D.might 26.A.beauty B.heart C.mind D.love 27.A.then B.why C.where D.how 28.A.Normally B.Immediately C.Finally D.Suddenly 29.A.shouted B.heard C.broadcast D.discussed 30.A.power B.promise C.energy D.secret 【答案】DBBAD CBDDA DDCBA (2010四川省成都市 六、完形填空。B计 10分) In some countries in Europe,such as France,Spain and Britain,the countryside is changing. _56_has become different for many villages,and some villages are even_57_.There are many reasons for this.Firstly,young people _58_villages come to live in big _59_and they don't return.Secondly,people move to big cities to_60_,because there are very few jobs in the countryside.Some villages still_61_because people from big cities have bought a "second house"in the _62_,where they come and stay at weekends.The price of the houses in the villages_63_and the local people can't afford to buy a house there.Another problem is t hat it's more and more _64_for farmers to live in the countryside.So they sell their _65_and find another job. 56.A.Life B.Weather C.Everything 57.A.the same B.richer C.disappearing 58.A.around B.from C.to 59.A.houses B.cities C.countries 60.A.find jobs B.spend holidays C.relax themselves 61.A.remain B.increase C.disappear 62.A.towns B.cities C.villages 63.A.goes up B.goes down C.stops rising 64.A.interesting B.common C.difficult 65.A.products B.land C.furniture 【答案】ACABA ACACB (2010·山西省,Ⅲ.,15)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出一个最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The students in Shanghai No.3 Girls High School have a flower-arrangement (插花)lesson every week. The course is the 31 of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai. It's a new start. It helps the students to enjoy the 32 of flowers better. That's 33 the course has become very popular among the students. The teachers of the course are all 34 trained. They are good at this art and work hard at passing on the skill 35 students.So far ,many stuendts in the school 36 a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further 37 the stuents' skill , the teachers usually play 35while stuents are arraging flowers .Stuendts 38 the music ,then they 39 more good ideas for flower-arrangement. Besids ,the teachers 40 teach the stuents other skills at the same time ,for example ,they ask the students 41 compositions about flower . In the way , students not only get art education but also improve 42 writing skills . Several months ago , some foreigners 43 visited the school .When they saw common flowers become more 44 and meaningful ,they got amazed and intereted. They made 45 and would play them for their own studentd after they returned home. ( ) 31. A . first B second C. last. ( ) 32 . A. color B .beauty C. smell ( ) 33. A how B . when C. why ( ) 34 . A .clearly B .specially C. politely ( ) 35. A. with B .for C. to ( ) 36 . A. win B . won C. have won ( ) 37 . A .drop B .decide C. develop ( ) 38 . A. music B .games C jokes ( ) 39 . A. are angry with B . are pleased with C. are afraid of ( ) 40. A. come up with B . run out of C. hold on to ( ) 41 . A. always B .never C. hardly ( ) 42 . A .write B . writing C. to write ( ) 43. A .their B .your C. our ( ) 44 . A. ugly B .lively C. lonely ( ) 45. A. plans B . notes C. videos 【答案】ABCBC CCABA ACABC (2010 .河北省卷,Ⅵ.完形填空 ,计 10 分) Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each 46 means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning 47 they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home. Now think for a minute 48 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition 49 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite 50 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are 51 , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, 52 you want to be is at sea. Have you ever 53 a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn't mean that something is wrong with a person's heart. People are heartsick when they are 54 deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken. And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and 55 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study. 46. A. word B. phrase C. sentence D. passage 47. A. how B. why C. when D. where 48. A. for B. from C. about D. like 49. A. get B. fit C. read D. have 50. A. right B. wrong C. same D. different 51. A. homesick B. heartsick C. seasick D. carsick 52. A. the first place B. the last place C. the only place D. the safe place 53. A. thought over B. thought out C. heard from D. heard of 54. A. hurt B. hit C. loved D. moved 55. A. hobby B. height C. heaven D. handbag 【答案】46-50 ABCBD 51-55ACDDD (2010.江苏省盐城市,二、完形填空 计15分) (责任编辑:admin) |