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readingandclozetesttraining3

readingandclozetesttraining3

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题共1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Youarenearthefrontlineofabattle.Aroundyoushellsareexploding;peopleareshootingfromahousebehindyou.Whatareyoudoingthere?

Youaren’tasoldier.Youaren’t___36___carryingagun.You’restandinginfrontofa___37___andyou’retellingtheTV___38___whatishappening.

It’sallinaday’sworkforawarreporter,anditcanbevery___39___.Inthefirsttwoyearsofthe___40___informerYugoslavia（前南斯拉夫）,28reportersandphotographerswerekilled.Hundredsmorewere___41___.Whatkindofpeopleputthemselvesindangerto___42___picturestoourTVscreensand___43___toournewspapers?

Whydotheydoit?

“Ithinkit’severyyoungjournalist’s___44___tobeaforeignreporter,”saysMichaelNicholson,“that’s___45___youfindtheexcitement.Sowhenthefirstopportunitycomes,youtakeit___46___itisawar.”

“Ithink，Buttherearemomentsof___47___.JeremyBowensays,“Yes,whenyou’relyingonthegroundandbullets（子弹）areflying___48___yourears,youthink:

‘WhatamIdoinghere?

I’mnotgoingtodothisagain.’Butthatfeeling___49___afterawhileandwhenthenextwarstarts,you’llbe___50___.”

“Noneofusbelievesthatwe’regoingto___51___,”addsMichael.Buthealways___52___aluckycharm（护身符）withhim.Itwasgiventohimbyhiswifeforhisfirstwar.It’sacardwhichsays“Takecareofyourself.”Doesheeverthinkaboutdying?

“Oh,___53___,andeverytimeithappensyoulooktotheskyandsaytoGod,‘Ifyougetmeoutofthis,I___54___I’llneverdoitagain.’YoucanalmosthearGod___55___,becauseyouknowhedoesn’tbelieveyou.”

36.A.simply    B.really     C.merely      D.even

37.A.crowd    B.house   C.battlefield  D.camera

38.A.producers  B.viewers      C.directors      D.actors

39.A.dangerous  B.exciting    C.normal   D.disappointing

40.A.stay    B.fight     C.war      D.life

41.A.injured      B.buried         C.defeated      D.saved

42.A.bring       B.show      C.take           D.make

43.A.scenes      B.passages     C.stories     D.contents

44.A.belief      B.dream     C.duty        D.faith

45.A.why      B.what       C.how     D.where

46.A.evenso     B.eversince       C.asif        D.evenif

47.A.fear  B.surprise    C.shame      D.sadness

48.A.into    B.around      C.past      D.through

49.A.returns      B.goes    C.continues       D.occurs

50.A.there       B.away     C.out         D.home

51.A.leave     B.escape      C.die          D.remain

52.A.hang  B.wears      C.holds       D.carries

53.A.never   B.manytimes    C.sometime     D.seldom

54.A.consider    B.accept       C.promise   D.guess

55.A.whispering B.laughing     C.screaming     D.crying

第三部分：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题共2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?

Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterall,youprobablysingorwhistlewhenyouarehappy.

Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.However,theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.

Doyouknowwhata“territory”is?

Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemale,claims（声称）asitsown.Onlyheandms（物种）arewelcome.Youryardandhouseareyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyou,youmightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.

Ifso,youhaveactuallyscaredthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytime,especiallyatnesting（筑巢）season.Soheisscreamingallthetime,whetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssong,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.

Birdssingloudestinthespringwhentheyaretryingtoattractamateandwarnothersnottoentertheterritoryoftheirs.

Youcanseethatbirdshavealanguagealltheirown.Mostofithastodowithattractingmatesandsettingupterritories.

56.Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebirds’singingisactually_______.

A.anexpressionofhappiness           

B.awayofwarning

C.anexpressionofanger   

D.awayofgreeting

57.Whatisabird’s“territory”?

A.Aplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotaccepted.

B.Aplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsvoice.

C.Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother.

D.Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.

58.Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?

A.Becausetheywanttoinvitemorefriends.

B.Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrightenoutsidersaway.

C.Becausetheywanttofindoutsidersaround.

D.Becausetheirsinginghelpsgetridoftheirfears.

56.Howdoesthewriterexplainbirds’singing?

A.Bycomparingbirdswithhumanbeings.

B.Byreportingexperimentresults.

C.Bydescribingbirds’dailylife.

D.Bytellingabird’sstory.

B

AtonetimenoonecouldtravelonanEnglishroadfasterthanfourmilesanhour.Thatwasthelawuntil1896.Amanhadtowalkinfrontofacarwhichcouldnotgofasterthantheman.Atnightthemanhadtocarryaredlamp.

OnceCharlesRollsbroughtacarfromFrancetoEngland,buthewantedtodrivefasterthanfourmilesanhour.Inordertohavenotroublewiththepolice,hehadatalkwithsomeofthepoliceofficers,whoorderedtheirpolicementolooktheotherwaywhenthecarcamealongtheroad.Thiswasagoodplaninthecountry,butnotsoeasytofollowinthebusystreetsofLondon.

OnenightRollsandsomefriendsstartedfromLondonontheirjourneytoCambridge.Oneofthemenwalkedinfrontwiththeredlamp,buthewalkedasfastashecould.Thepolicebecameveryinterestedinwallsandshop-frontswhentheyheardthecar,andnotoneofthemsawit.

Theyreachedahill;butwhatawasteoftimeitwastodrivedownthehillatfourmilesanhour!

Rollswasgettingreadytojumpintothecar;butthenhenoticedapolicemanwhowasnotlookingtheotherway.Theslowcarreachedhim.

“Goodevening,”saidthepoliceman,lookingatthecar.

“Goodevening,”saidRolls,holdingthelamp.

“Oneofthesehorselessthings,”saidthepoliLINE-Hceman,lookingatitwithinterest.

“Yes,”saidRolls,andwaited.

“I’veoftenwantedarideinone;butofcoursepolicemencan’tbuythingslikethat.”HeturnedandlookedhopefullyinRolls’sface.

“Jumpin,”saidRolls.

“Thanks,”saidthepoliceman,anddidso.“Now,”hesaid,sittingdown,“youcanletitgojustasyoulikedownthishill.Thereisn’tanotherpolicemanonthisroadforamileandahalf.”

60.Thepolicemenweretold“tolooktheotherway”（theunderlinedpartinParagraph2）sothat.

A.theycouldwatchthecarcomingfromtheotherdirection

B.thecarcouldgofasterthanfourmilesanhour

C.theycouldmakesurenoonewasintheway

D.thecarwouldnothitthemontheroad

61.Inwhatwaydidthepolicemencarryouttheorderfromtheirofficers?

A.TheygreetedRollswhenthecarcamealong.

B.Theywalkedinfrontofthecarwitharedlamp.

C.Theypretendedtobeattractedbysomethingelse.

D.Theystoodondutyevery1.5milesalongtheroad.

62.Thepolicemanwhosaid“Goodevening”toRollswantedto______.

A.teachRollsalesson                     

B.takeafreeridehome

C.haveatalkwithRolls                   

D.haveacarrideexperience

63.Afterthepolicemanjumpedintothecar,Rolls______.

A.darednotdrivethecarfasterthanhewasallowedto

B.coulddriveasfastashewishedwithinacertaindistance

C.coulddriveonanyroadhelikedfortherestofthejourney

D.drovehiscarasfastashecoulddownthehilltoCambridge

C

Goodsmustbeofproperquality,mustbeasdescribedonthepackageandmustbefitforanyparticularpurposemadeknownbytheseller.

Therearealsoruleswhichdealwiththestandardofservicesyouget—from,say,travelagents,shoerepairers,hairdressersandbuilders.Thesetellyouwhatyoushouldexpectfromanyserviceyoupayfor.

Apersonprovidingaservicemustdoso:

—Withreasonablecareandskill.Youshouldexpectaproperstandardofworkmanship（工艺）.Anewhouseshouldhavestraightwallsandtheroofmustnotleak.

—Withinareasonabletimt;TEXTe.AshopshouldnottakethreemonthstorepairyourTV.Youcanalwaysagreeuponacompletiontimewiththesupplieroftheservice.

You,thecustomer,mustpay:

—Areasonablechargeforaservice,wherenopricehasbeenfixedinadvance.Atradercannotexpectalargepaymentforasmalljob.

64.Theunderlinedword“these”inParagraph2refersto“   ”.

A.theservices     

B.theworkers     

C.thegoods        

D.therules

65.Whatshouldthesupplierdowhenofferingaservice?

A.Heshoulddeterminethecompletiontimehimself.

B.Heshouldprovidefreerepairswithinthreemonths.

C.Heshouldmakesuretheservicemeetsproperstandards.

D.Heshouldreachanagreementonthepaymentwithhisworkers.

66.Thepassageistryingto_______.

A.askthecustomertobuygoodsandservicesofhighquality

B.advisethebuyerhowtopayareasonablepriceforaservice

C.tellthecustomerwhatrightshehasoncehepaysforsomething

D.warnthesellerwhathesellsmustmeetthebuyer’srequirements

D

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