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高中英语外刊完形填空9篇学生版尖子生必备
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Ihadaweek’sholidaytouseandIwantedtospenditinthebesthotelIcouldfind.ThatwaswhyIchoseTheHaven.Setinacountrypark,IthoughtIwouldbeabletoescapetheproblemsandpressuresof
(1)life.But,justtwenty-fourhoursafterarrivingthere,mywifeandIexperiencedproblemswiththerestaurant,theserviceandthe
(2).Weshouldhaveleftandreturnedtoour(3)whenwesawtwopolicemenwalkingoutsidethehotel,(4)thebuilding.Oneofthemshowedushowourroomcouldbe(5)inthroughthewindows.Itseemsthatthehotelhasno(6)onthewindows.Althoughwewerealittleworried,ourconcernswere(7)whenwebelievedagood-sizedbed,aflat-screenTV,aspabathandmoresuggestedacomfortablestay.ThingsstartedtogofrombadtoworsethefollowingmorningwhenIfoundtherestaurantonlyserved(8)meals.Iwasdisappointedandupset:
sixdaysofrabbitfoodandnosteakandchips?
WhathadIletmyselfinfor?
Weshouldhavebeentoldaboutthefoodbeforewe(9).Iorderedbreakfastagainstmywill(10),butIhadtowaitforty-fiveminutesforittoarrive.Thiswasnotthe(11)Iexpected.Thatafternoon,whenwereturnedfromatouraroundavillagenearby,wefoundthatnearly£200hadbeenstolenfromourroom.TheHaven(12)torefundusthemoney.Theyclaimedthattheycouldnotberesponsibleforanylossifour(13)wasnotlocked.Myholidaywasthenatotal(14);Ithoughta“haven”wassupposedtobeaquiet,peacefulplace.(15),IhaveexperiencedmorestressandworryinthatonedaythanIusuallydoworkingintheofficeforaweek.
1.A.realB.dailyC.wholeD.holiday
2.A.priceB.staffC.luxuryD.security
3.A.homeB.hotelC.roomD.country
4.A.admiringB.searchingC.restoringD.inspecting
5.A.viewedB.flownC.slippedD.crawled
6.A.locksB.glassC.frameD.curtains
7.A.shownB.concealedC.forgottenD.overemphasized
8.A.low-fatB.high-nutrientC.home-madeD.ready-cooked
9.A.startedB.orderedC.plannedD.booked
10.A.somehowB.insteadC.anywayD.otherwise
11.A.foodB.serviceC.holidayD.entertainment
12.A.promisedB.refusedC.pretendedD.desired
13.A.safeB.roomC.doorD.window
14.A.riskB.comedyC.failureD.conflict
15.A.InfactB.DespitethatC.ForcontrastD.Atlast
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Thinkofhreehistoricalfigures.Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?
Wheredidyougetyourinformationfrom?
Thechancesarethatyoueitherreaditsomewhereorsomeonewhoreaditsomewheretoldyouaboutit.Didyouever
(1)whowrotedownthesefacts?
Howcanyoubesurethattheyare
(2)?
Thethingis,manyhistorical“facts”arenotlikewhatyouknowaboutthem.Let’sthinkaboutthe(3)ofAmerica.What’sthefirstnamethatcomestomind?
Morethanlikelyit’sChristopherColumbus.Butisitthecase?
Hehad(4)toreachAsiaandthat’swherehethoughthewaswhenhecametoAmerica.Butthereweremanypeopletherebeforehim.Thefirstoneswere(5)theNativeAmericans,thousandsofyearsbefore1492.EventheVikingshadmadeanumberofexpeditions,withLeifErikssonlandingthereinaround1000A.D.PerhapsAmerigoVespucci,anItalianexplorer,wasthediscovererofAmerica.(6),unlikeColumbusbeforehim,hewasthefirstfifteen-centuryexplorertorealizewherehewas,orrather,wherehedefinitelywasn’t.So,maybetheword“re-discover”ismore(7)whenitcomestoColumbus,ifhistoryistogivehimanycreditatall.Everyonebelievessuchhistorical“facts”because,likeyou,theygotthemfromwhattheythoughtwasa(8)source.Buthowcansuchthingsbewrittendowninthefirstplace?
Oneofthereasonsmustbethathistoryisseldom“cutanddried”.Theeventsareoftencomplicatedand(9).Anotherreasonisthatsuch“facts”always(10)agrainoftruth.ColumbuswasnotthefirstpersontotraveltoAmerica,buthewasthefirstfifteen-centuryexplorertogothere.His“re-discovery”was,fromahistoricalpointofview,extremely(11)forEuropesincehisvoyagesopeneduplarge-scalecommercebetweenEuropeandAmerica.Historyhas(12)beenwrittenbythewinners.IftheconqueredpeopleshadwrittenthehistoryofthediscoveryoftheNewWorld,itwouldmostprobablyhavebeenverydifferent,butnotnecessarilyobjective:
thepointofviewoftheconqueredcanbejustas(13)asthepointofviewoftheconqueror.Butthatisnotthe(14)story.Thewritingofhistorydependsnotonlyonthe“side”thewriterison,butalsoonthecultureandattitudesoftheeraitiswrittenin.Historyisalways(15).So,remember:
whenyoureadhistory,takeitwithapinchofsalt.
1.A.gooverB.makeupC.seetoD.thinkabout
2.A.completeB.funnyC.strangeD.true
3.A.conquerB.developmentC.discoveryD.foundation
4.A.goneonB.setoutC.turnedoutD.takenon
5.A.certainlyB.historicallyC.necessarilyD.unbelievably
6.A.InadditionB.AfterallC.TosumupD.Forexample
7.A.accurateB.commonC.harmoniousD.familiar
8.A.politicalB.secretC.reliableD.thorough
9.A.messyB.clearC.properD.evil
10.A.exhibitB.overlookC.abandonD.contain
11.A.pointlessB.significantC.troublesomeD.purposeful
12.A.traditionallyB.exceptionallyC.marvelouslyD.unconsciously
13.A.impersonalB.changeableC.prejudicedD.thoughtful
14.A.realB.wholeC.famousD.false
15.A.inevitableB.importantC.unexpectedD.subjective
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Thereisawebsitecalledthe“WorldDatabaseofHappiness”.Itcombinesandanalyzestheresultsofhundredsofsurveysfromaroundtheworldthathavebeenconductedonlifesatisfaction.Mostofthefindingsare
(1),butafewaresurprising.Thedatabasemakesitclearthatthereisnotastrongconnectionbetweenmaterialwealthandgeneralhappiness.Itisacliché(陈词滥调)tosaythatmoneycan’tbuyhappiness,buttheoldsayingseemstobe
(2)byresearch.Manypeoplestillsticktothebeliefthatgainingricheswillbetheanswertoalltheirproblems,yettheyareprobably(3).Studieshavebeen(4)onpeoplewhoacquiredsuddenwealth,suchaslotterywinners.Inmostcases,afterthe(5)joyhadwornoff,peoplewerenotleftwithasenseoflastinghappiness.Infact,theytendedtogobacktothewaythey(6)beforetheybecamerich.Previouslycontented(满意的)peoplecontinuetobecontented,(7)thosewhoweremiserablebeforesinkbackintomisery.Ifmaterialwealthdoesnotbringhappiness,thenwhatdoes?
Perhapshappinesshassomethingtodowithwhereyoulive.TheauthoritiesattheWorldDatabaseonHappinesshavesurveyed(8)ofhappinessindifferentcountries.(9),peopleinAmerica,CanadaandSingaporeareveryhappy;peoplelivinginIndiaandRussia,notsurprisingly,arenothappy.Othersurveysconsistently(10)theimportanceofrelationships.(11)relationshipsinparticularseemtobethekeytolong-termcontentment.Thewebsitesuggeststhatfallinginloveandhavingchildrenaretwoofthe(12)thatbringthegreatesthappiness.Nowadayspeoplelooktotechnologyasa(n)(13)sourceofsatisfaction.PeopleincreasinglyspendtimealonewatchingTVorsurfingtheInternet(14)spendingtimewithfamily.Cantechnologytrulymakepeoplehappy?
Itistoodifficulttotell,butonethingiscertain:
Ifthewebsite’sresearchisaccurate,timespentwithyourfamilyisabetter(15)thantimespentmakingmoney.
1.A.differentB.predictableC.satisfactoryD.unexpected
2.A.challengedB.widespreadC.overtakenD.supported
3.A.generousB.positiveC.hesitatedD.mistaken
4.A.turnedoutB.donewithC.carriedoutD.putforward
5.A.essentialB.pleasantC.initialD.enviable
6.A.feltB.hadC.choseD.lived
7.A.asB.soC.andD.while
8.A.levelsB.standardsC.sensesD.examples
9.A.StrangelyB.HopefullyC.ApparentlyD.Surprisingly
10.A.pointtoB.holdupC.dealwithD.dependon
11.A.PartnerB.FamilyC.RelativeD.Social
12.A.situationsB.relationsC.destinationsD.references
13.A.convenientB.naturalC.everlastingD.adequate
14.A.asfarasB.ratherthanC.aswellasD.incaseof
15.A.environmentB.circumstanceC.investmentD.civilization
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Ascomputertechnologyhasimproved,today’sonlineenvironmentshavebecomemorecomplexandrealistic.Onewebsitethathas
(1)oversixmillionInternetusersisSecondLife.SecondLifeisathree-dimensional(3-D)onlineworldwherepeoplework,shop,sellandtradeitems,meetothers,gotoconcerts,andmuchmore.Users,whoarecalled“residents,”createtheirowncharacters,or“avatars.”Theyusetheiravatarsto
(2)SecondLife’svirtualworld.Justlikeanycountry,SecondLifehasitsown(3).Usingacreditcard,userscanbuy“LindenDollars,”theofficialcurrencyofSecondLife.WithLindenDollars,theycan(4)landorevenanentireislandwheretheycanbuildanddecoratetheirownhouse.LandistreatedasavaluablecommodityinSecondLife.Residentscanchoosetorentorselltheirlandtootherusers,andtheycanearnrealmoneyfromthese(5)Whenresidentswanttobe(6),theycanusetheiravatarstointeractwithothers.Therearegames,shoppingmalls,clubs,andmanykindsofstoresavailabletoresidents.Withsomanyopportunitiesforinterestingthingstodoandsee,it’seasytoseewhysomanyusersdevotesomuch(7)tothesite.SecondLifeoffersusersaquickandeasy(8)fromtherealworld.Manyresidentsseethisasoneofthemain(9)ofusingthesite.Spendingtime