1、t use the cycle ways as a shortcut, and why they shouldnt announce you to get out of their way when they do. Beijing traffic is more good-natured. In London, the road is an active war. People shout, quarrel and beat on each others windows. In Beijing zone, drivers never get actively angry. In fact,
2、often they ignore cyclists. Obviously that means its up to the cyclists to see them. Mandy is a tree Beijing bike. It is nearly broken, it makes loud noises every time you ride on it, and I have had to make several emergency repair stops for it. But cycling round Beijing on a sunny day is a joy. It
3、is just me, Mandy and the city.41. What can we conclude from the first paragraph?A. Bicycles are the most popular means of transport in London.B. To save money, the author used travel around by bus in London.C. The expense of public transport makes some people want to buy a bike.D. The author didnt
4、travel around London because of lacking a bike.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据Taxi, the underground, drivingin London these means of transport are expensive.乘坐其他的公共交通费用是高的,所以一些人想要买自行车,故选C。42. What does the author think of cycling around Beijing?A. The citys twisting streets make it hard for the rider to find the
5、way. B. Cars, taxis and motorbikes on the cycle lane pose a threat to cyclists. C. With the flat land and wide cycle lanes, its safer to cycle in Beijing than in London.D. Cycling in Bejing is safe because of its flexible rules.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据However, Beijing comes completely with its own dangers.
6、 But cars, taxis and motorbikes see no reason why they shouldnt use the cycle ways as a shortcut汽车、出租车和摩托车占用自行车的车道对骑自行车的人造成了危险,故选B。43. What can we infer from the article?A. In the authors view, Beijing drivers drive more safely.B. In London, cars, taxis and motorbikes are allowed to use the cycle pa
7、ths.C. People in London follow the traffic rules more closely than those in Beijing.D. Mandy breaks down so easily that it makes the author miss her London bike Mabel.根据In London, the road is an active war. People shout, quarrel and beat on each others up to the cyclists to see them.可推出在伦敦的人比北京人更加遵守
8、交通规则,故选C。44. The reason why drivers in Beijing seldom get angry is that_.A. the cycle ways are fiatB. they care little about cyclistsC. they can even drive on the cycle waysD. people in Beijing dont often ride bikes 根据In fact, often they ignore cyclists.因为开车的人很少关心骑自行车的人,故选B。45. What does the article
9、 mainly talk about?A. To tell us what makes the author love cycling. B. To compare cycling in Beijing with that in London.C. To introduce the differences between Mabel and Mandy. D. To explain why Beijing is made for cycling.【解析】主旨大意题。纵观短文的内容可知对于在北京与在伦敦骑自行车的情况作了比较,故选B。【2015届河北省唐山一中高二下学期期末考试】完形填空(共20
10、小题,每题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. We stopped on a red light, and as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the 41 . People walked in, between the cars 42 newspaper, water and a number
11、 of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. Its a familiar 43 in most poor developing countries. While we were 44 for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of 45 in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. Its 46 unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s w
12、ith relatively 47 clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of 48 his way around the spaces. He was blind. Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he 49 got to the outside of our car. Out of 50 , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light t
13、urned green. The car behind sounded loudly and 51 , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to 52 the change. However, with his 53 sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mums 54 . It was the exact change. The cars behind us
14、were really getting out of control, 55 we decided to go on our way. I broke down and even 56 when I got home. Heres a blind man, born in 57 , trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He 58 our sympathy. Life hasnt been 59 to him, yet hes giving it his best shot. I think that is
15、 what 60 is all about facing life bravely. 41. A. signs B. crossroads C. stations D. theatres 42. A. giving B. buying C. selling D. throwing43. A. scene B. play C. activity D. street44. A. watching B. asking C. waiting D. changing45. A. blocks B. crossings C. turns D. cars46. A. everything B. someth
16、ing C. anything D. nothing47. A. expensive B. fashionable C. ragged D. fastened48. A. pushed B. drove C. cleared D. felt49. A. eventually B. quickly C. frequently D. happily50. A. curiosity B. sympathy C. thirsty D. politeness51. A. impatiently B. casually C. naturally D. carefully52. A. keep B. ret
17、urn C. borrow D. count53. A. poor B. superior C. limited D. enlarged54. A. hand B. arm C. face D. lap55. A. still B. yet C. so D. but 56. A. smiled B. shouted C. complained D. cried57. A. pain B. poverty C. sadness D. loneliness58. A. refused B. enjoyed C. doubted D. cheated59. A. rich B. unfair C.
18、kind D. bad60. A. kindness B. courage C. experience D. challenge【答案】41.B考查名词辨析:A. signs 标志,B. crossroads十字路口,C. stations车站,D. theatre戏院,从上文的句子:We stopped on a red light,可知他们在十字路口停车,选B42.C考查动词辨析: A. giving给,B. buying买,C. selling 卖,D. throwing扔,人们在汽车中间卖报纸,水,选C43.A 考查名词辨析: A. scene场景,B. play玩,C. activi
19、ty活动,D. street街道,从上文的句子:People walked in, between the cars newspaper. water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners.可知这是发展中国家常见的场景,选A44.C 考查动词辨析:A. watching观看,B. asking问,C. waiting等待,D. changing改变,我们在等待红灯变绿,选C45.D 考查名词辨析:A. blocks.块,街区,大楼,大厦B. crossings十字路口,C. turns转弯,D.
20、 cars汽车,一个人在我们前面的几辆车外面卖瓶装水。选D46.D 考查不定代词:A. everything每个人,B. something一些事情,C. anything任何事情,D. nothing没有什么,一开始没有什么事情不寻常的,选D47.C 考查形容词辨析:A. expensive昂贵的,B. fashionable时尚的,C. ragged破烂的,D. splendid完美的,辉煌的,穿着有些破烂,选C48.D 考查动词辨析:A. pushed推动,B. drove驾驶,C. cleared清除,D. felt感觉,摸索,从下文的:He was blind.可知他是摸索着前行,f
21、eel ones way摸索着前行,选D49.A 考查副词辨析:A. eventually最后地,B. quickly快地,C. frequently频繁地,D. happily快乐地,手里拿着几瓶水,他最后来到我们的车外面,选A50.B考查名词辨析:A. curiosity好奇心,B. sympathy同情,C. thirsty渴望,D. politeness礼貌,从下文的:He our sympathy.可知出于同情妈妈决定买一瓶水,选B51.A 考查副词辨析:A. impatiently不耐烦地,B. casually随意地,C. naturally自然地,D. carefully仔细地
22、,后面的车大声地,不耐烦的按喇叭,想抄到前面。选A52.A 考查动词辨析: A. keep保持,B. return回来,C. borrow 借,D. count数,妈妈好心的让这个人不要找零钱了,选A53.B考查动词短语:A. searched for寻找,B. went through经历,翻阅;翻找;整理C. turned over翻转,D. looked for寻找,他凭借非凡的触觉在衬衫口袋里面翻找,选 B 54.D 考查名词辨析:A. hand手,B. arm膀子,C. face面容,D. lap膝,下摆,一圈跑道,因为妈妈是坐在那里的,所以是将钱扔在妈妈的膝盖上,选D55.C 考查
23、副词辨析:A. still仍然,B. yet 然而,C. so因此,D. but但是,我们后面的汽车已经真的失控了,所以我们决定继续开车,所以选C56.D 考查动词短语辨析:A. gave up放弃,B: set off出发,引爆,C. held on别挂断,D. broke down崩溃,从下文的:even cried可知作者到家的时候崩溃了,甚至哭了,选D57.B 考查名词辨析:A. pain痛苦,B. poverty贫穷,C. sadness悲伤,D. loneliness孤单,从下文的:trying to sell water bottles on the streets to mak
24、e ends meet.可知这个人出生贫寒,选B58. A 考查动词辨析:A. refused拒绝,B. enjoyed享受,C. doubted怀疑,D. cheated欺骗,他拒绝我们的同情,选A59.C 考查形容词辨析:A. rich富有的,B. unfair不公平的,C. kind好心的,D. bad坏的,人生对他并不友好,但是他给与最好的回击,选C60.B 考查名词辨析:A. kindness善良,B. courage勇气,C experience经历,D. challenge挑战,我想这就是勇气,勇敢的面对生活,选B完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、
25、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项。 Lately, Ive been talking about success with design students both at the school where I teach and at other programs that I visit. When I ask, “What is success?” The first response is, invariably(总是), “Getting a(n) 1 and making money.” It 2 some searching to arrive at a richer answer.
26、 3 , getting paid is a baseline for success in any field. Putting this criterion on the table is a(n) 4 step. When I ask design students to talk about what makes design different from the fine 5 , they gravitate towards(被吸引到) the role of the client. Designers serve clients, or so the logic goes, 6 a
27、rtists serve themselves. Although it is true that designers generally rely on clients, pleasing them is not the 7 purpose of our work. What designers share with our clients is the 8 . Our clients wouldnt need us at all if we werent helping them 9 that public. The public may never know who designed the coffee cup theyre holding, the magazine theyre reading or the sign thats 10 them where to go. But theyre seeing it, and some of them might, at some level, have their 11 enlivened(使有生气), simplified or othe
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