英语完形加阅读专练四.docx

1、英语完形加阅读专练四完形填空（时间：10分钟）One very cold, wet night, there was a knock on my front door. A young man, wet from 21 to toe, explained that he had run out of petrol. He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children 22 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.Once I had 23 a can with pet

2、rol, I took him back to his car. Once the car had started, I suggested that he follow me back.Before leaving, I had turned the heater on so that it was nice and 24 . While the little ones played and ran around, I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the 25 .The young fel

3、low asked me how much he owed me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had 26 $15. He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldnt accept it.About a month later, I received a 27 from Interstate, a large bus company. It 28 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most 29

4、 person in the company.来源:Zxxk.ComIn his letter, he thanked me again and 30 me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this case, a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.21. A. finger B. shoulder C. head D. hand22. A. away B. behind C. ov

5、er D. out23. A. supplied B. poured C. equipped D. filled24. A. neat B. hot C. warm D. attractive25. A. drivers B. guests C. customers D. adults26. A. appeared B. exhibited C. calculated D. shown27. A. call B. letter C. check D. notice28. A. pointed B. turned C. worked D. found29. A. generous B. succ

6、essful C. serious D. powerful30. A. praised B. persuaded C. informed D. convinced语法填空（时间：10分钟）阅读理解（时间：20分钟） AAlthough my father wasnt a doctor, he made his own brand of “house calls”. I followed him as he brought a plate of my mothers home cooking to an elderly man named Frank on all major holidays,

7、 and when Frank was sick. As far as I know, their only connection was that Frank was an occasional customer at Dads small gas station. Franks home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with a rotten front porch（门廊） that you could fall through if you werent careful. Through his caring attitu

8、de, my father was teaching me to be a doctor, although neither of us knew it at the time. When I was 13, my father developed lung cancer. He brought home a diagram (图表) the doctor drew showing where his cancer was and told me that he was going to die. The big green oxygen tank with plastic tubing be

9、came a central feature of our living room next to his easy chair. Several months passed and his condition worsened. He asked me to take care of my mother when he was gone. He said, “I love you, son.” That night he died. When youre 13 and your father dies, you have some choices to make. You can use t

10、he circumstance as an excuse for letting your behavior and grades go down the drain, or you can honor his memory and try to do something positive with yourself. I focused my energy on my school work and my goal of becoming a doctor.41. According to the passage, we know that the authors father was _.

11、A. hard-working B. ambitious C. knowledgeable D. considerate42. The underlined part “go down the drain” in the last paragraph probably means “_”.A. stay the same B. get along as expectedC. become worse D. improve immediately43. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Frank and the

12、 authors father were close friends.B. Frank was a wealthy and happy man.C. The authors father received treatment for several months.D. The authors father persuaded the author to be a doctor.44. Whats the authors purpose in writing the first paragraph?A. To show how his father influenced him by his a

13、ctions.B. To explain why his father took care of Frank.C. To tell readers how his father made his own brand of “house calls”.D. To describe how terrible Franks life was.45. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Fathers lung cancer B. Father and my career choice C. Father and an elderly man

14、 D. Father a lung cancer patientBThe Best Western New EnglanderLocation. It is located in Woburn, Mass., seven miles from Harvard University and the Salem Witch Museum. Tufts University and the Stone Zoo are four miles away. Downtown Boston is nine miles from the hotel. The US Constitution Museum is

15、 10 miles away. Faneuil Hall, Fenway Park, Freedom Trail and the New England Aquarium are within 12 miles.Hotel Features. The Best Western New Englander offers complimentary breakfasts and suppers. The hotel includes 4,200 square feet of meeting and event space accommodating up to 200 people. The me

16、eting rooms feature 11-foot ceilings, chandeliers and wall sconces. The front desk is open 24 hours a day. The hotel includes a business center and offers high-speed Internet access. Complimentary newspapers are available. Parking in the hotel is complimentary. The fitness center features floor-to-c

17、eiling windows, televisions and cardiovascular (心血管的) and weight training equipment. The fitness center is open 24 hours a day. After the free supper, the guests can also enjoy the hotels heated indoor pool. Guestrooms. Guestrooms at the Best Western New Englander include coffeemakers and Microfridg

18、es. Cable television is provided. Guestrooms include desks. Bathrooms feature granite (花岗岩) counters and vanities（梳妆台）. Expert Tip. The Best Western New Englander sponsors (赞助) the snow leopard exhibit at the Stone Zoo. The snow leopard is the hotels mascot.46. The hotel is _.A. 4 miles from Stone Z

19、one and Boston B. 10 miles from a museumC. 9 miles from Salem Witch Museum D. 12 miles from Fenway Park47. What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?A. To keep a record of his or her experiences in the hotel.B. To introduce the hotel to the readers.C. To attract more people to invest

20、 in the hotel.D. To make a list of all the facilities in the hotel.48. The underlined word “complimentary” in the second part means “_”.A. available B. expensive C. free D. entertaining49. You can do all the following in the hotel EXCEPT _.A. read free newspapers B. surf on the InternetC. do exercis

21、e deep in the night D. watch movies as you like50. We can infer from the passage that in the hotel _.A. you can read many newspapers from around the worldB. you can enjoy both the urban and rural exciting livesC. there are many advanced computers for customers to useD. there probably are some pictur

22、es of snow leopardsCIts food scarcity (短缺), not dietary preferences, that motivates birds to migrate thousands of miles back and forth between breeding and non-breeding areas each year, new research shows.“Its not whether you eat insects, fruit, nectar or candy bars or where you eat them it matters

23、how reliable that food source is,” said study leader W. Alice Boyle of the University of Arizona.To figure out the pressures that drive some birds to leave home for the season, Boyle examined 379 related species of flycatchers and compared their sizes, food types, habitats, migratory behaviors and w

24、hether or not they fed in flocks.To compare the birds, the researchers constructed a “supertree” showing the exact evolutionary （演化的） relationships among different species.A computer analysis then determined whether a particular species was migratory because it ran in the “family” or whether somethi

25、ng in the birds environment was forcing it to leave each season.Boyle and her colleagues found that food scarcity was the number one issue that predicted a species migratory behavior.An alternative strategy that birds use to deal with food scarcity is to forage (四处搜寻) in flocks, because a group is m

26、ore likely to find a new source of food than a lone individual.“If you are faced with food scarcity, you have two options,” Boyle said. “You can either forage with other birds, or you can migrate.”51. The passage mainly tells us _.A. the real reason for birds migration B. food scarcity that birds fa

27、ce todayC. how birds search for food D. when birds migrate52. The scientists used to believe that birds migrate because _.A. they want to search for the food they like B. they can find more food in a different placeC. they can breed their young in a different placeD. the weather turns too cold 53. T

28、he researchers constructed a “supertree” mainly to _.A. compare the sizes of different birdsB. make out the relationships between different birdsC. find out what causes birds to leave each seasonD. predict when the birds were migratory54. Which of the following is true?A. All birds fly to non-breedi

29、ng areas each year. B. There are 379 species of birds migrating.C. Two related species have the same behavior. D. Computers are used in the research work.55. The passage suggests that _.A. different kinds of birds have different ways to migrateB. different kinds of birds migrate for various reasonsC. some birds can survive without migrating each seasonD. birds food sources are becoming rare all over the world参考答案完形填空2130: CBDCD DBBDC语法填空31him 32 sale 33 with 34a 35 stuck 36When 37where 38but 39really 40looking阅读理解41-45 DCCAB 46-50 BBCDD 51-55 AACDC