完形填空专练.docx

1、完形填空专练完形填空专练(1)For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In 21 a job or advancing in one, the ability to read a

2、nd comprehend 22 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 23 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 24 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency（缺陷） 25 in the actual stuff of language itself-words. Taken individually,

3、words have 26 meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. 27 however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to 28 words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over 29 you have just

4、read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 30 down the speed of reading is vocalization-sounding each word either orally or mentally as 31 reads.To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 32 , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predeterm

5、ined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 33 the reader finds comfortable, in order to “stretch” him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, 34 word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. At first 35 is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to

6、 read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 36 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 37 reading skill greatly improved after some training. 38 Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute 39 the training, now i

7、t is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 40 a lot more reading material in a short period of time.21Aapplying Bdoing Coffering Dgetting22Aquickly Beasily Croughly Ddecidedly23Agood Beager Cpoor Durgent24Atraining Bhabits Csituations Dcustom25Alies Bcombines Ctouches Di

8、nvolves26Asome Ba lot Clittle Ddull27AFortunately BIn fact CLogically DUnfortunately28Areuse Breread Crewrite Drecite29Awhat Bwhich Cthat Dif30Ascales Bcuts Cslows Dmeasures31Asome one Bone Che Dreader32Aaccelerator Bactor Capplicator Dobserver33Athen Bas Cbeyond Dthan34Aenabling Bleading Cmaking Di

9、ndicating35Ameaning Bcomprehension Ccontent Dregression36Abut Bnor Cor Dfor37Aour Byour Ctheir Dsuch a38ALook at BTake CMake DConsider39Afor Bin Cafter Dbefore40Amaster Bgo over Cpresent Dget through(2)Telephone, television, radio, and telegraph all help people communicate with each other. Because o

10、f these devices, ideas and news events (36) quickly over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the (37) of election in another country. An international football match comes into the (38) of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bri

11、ng (39) from distant countries within hours. Goods and provisions are on the way. Because of modern (40) like the satellites that turns around the world, information (41) fast. How has this (42) of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course this does not

12、 (43) that the world is actually (44) smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the (45) took a long time. All news was (46) on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks f

13、or news from Europe to reach America. This time (47) influenced peoples (48). For examples, one battle, or fight, in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been (49). A peace agreement had already been (50). Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to

14、 reach America. During these six weeks, the large and (51) battle of New Orleans was (52). Many people lost their lives (53) a peace treaty had been signed. They would not have died if news had come (54). In the past, communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good (55) why the

15、world seemed so much larger than it does today.36. A. move B. spread C. turn D. arrive37. A. result B. report C. notice D. agreement38. A. school B. home C. room D. birthplace39. A. people B. reporters C. food D. help40. A. technology B. equipment C. skill D. way41. A. travels B. goes C. flies D. ru

16、ns42. A. news B. speed C. steps D. creation43. A. say B. tell C. mean D. claim44. A. mentally B. physically C. indeed D. in fact45. A. cities B. continents C. countries D. seas46. A. taken B. brought C. held D. carried47. A. limit B. difference C. question D. zone48. A. actions B. ideas C. deeds D.

17、conclusions49. A. ended B. given up C. avoided D. kept50. A. written B. signed C. taken D. sent out51. A. serious B. strong C. decisive D. determined52. A. made B. given C. fought D. stopped53.A. before B. because C. until D. after54. A. hurriedly B. in time C. finally D. in the end55. A. reason B.

18、explanation C. belief D. theory完形填空专练(1)21D 22A 23C 24B25A 26C 27D 28B 29A 30C 31B 32A 33D 34C 35B 36A 37C 38B 39D 40D (2)36-40BABDA41-45ABCBB 46-50DBACB 51-55ACDBA 阅读理解专练(1)41B 42C 43A 44B 45B 46C 47D 48B 49A 50D 51B 52B 53D 54B 55D 56D 57C 58B 59B 60A (2)56-60BDCBB61-65BBBDB 66-70AABBA 71-75AACCA阅

19、读理解专练(1)ABefore World War II Chicago, Illinois, standing at the southern end of huge Lake Michigan, had the reputation of being one of the toughest, most lawless and corrupt（腐败的）cities in the world. It earned its ill reputation largely from those who sold strong wine during the days of 1919 to 1933,

20、 when a law forbade Americans to make or sell strong wine in any form.Chicagoans have a great pride in their city. They say it is of greater importance to the nation than New York. It is the center of American commerce（商业）and transportation. OHare Airport is the busiest airport in the world. 44 mill

21、ion passengers pass through it every year, and there are 2,000 take-offs and landings every day.Chicago is also a great inland port. It can send goods by oceangoing ships all the way to Europe via the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. It can send goods by barge（驳船）, through waterway and can

22、als, to the Mississippi and down it to the Gulf of Mexico.41Which of the following diagrams gives the correct relationship between Lake Michigan, Chicago and Illinois?42According to the passage, Chicago is more important than New York because . AChicagoans love their city more than others BChicago i

23、s the center of America CChicago is an inland port and has OHare Airport DChicago lies at the southern end of Lake Michigan43If we carry goods to Chicago from Mexico, we probably go through . Athe Gulf of MexicoMississippicanalswaterwayChicago Bthe Gulf of MexicoMississippithe Great lakesChicago CLa

24、ke Michiganthe Saint Lawrence Seawaythe Gulf of Mexico DWaterwaycanalsMississippithe Gulf MexicoBStyles are constantly changing. Fashions come and go. But few have had the popularity or permanence of the T-shirt. The well-known American garment shares a history of French influence and American darin

25、g.T-shirts made their entrance in the early twentieth century. But they took a bit of courage to wear. It seems the French kept their soldiers cool during World War I by giving them cotton knit undershirts（棉布内衣）. Meanwhile the Americans were hot and scratchy（刺激皮肤的）in their wool underwear. By World W

26、ar II, the Navy and Army had learned a lesson from the French. The cotton shirt in a T shape became part of the uniform for all soldiers and sailors. After the war. T-shirts came home with the soldiers. By then, all the men were wearing them. But they remained out of sight, as underwear should in po

27、lite society.But Hollywood and rebellious young men know no rules. In 1951, actor Mralon Brando wore a T-shirt in the movie A Streetcar Named Desire. Everyone talked about it, and the T-shirt became a sort of trademark for him. Then in the mid-1950s, the young James Dean performed in Rebel Without a

28、 Cause. He wore a T-shirt too. Then Elvis Presley hit the screen in his T-shirt. It was too much for the young to ignore. Every boy in town wanted to look like James Dean and Elvis Presley. White T-shirt and baggy pants became the “cool”, or stylish, thing to wear.The 1960s and another generation of

29、 rebellious youth arrived. T-shirts and blue jeans worn by both males and females were their special fashion style. They dyed T-shirts different colors and put pictures and words on them. T-shirts would never be the same again.Today, the T-shirt has made its way to every corner of the world. Theyre

30、worn by babies, teenagers, and senior citizens. They tell others what we like, where we have been, the things weve done, and races weve won. They can be old and worn, or new and fancy. They can be made of cotton or of silk. They are worn with skirts, pants, and shorts. And something that would have

31、surprised people is that T-shirts are even worn with Tuxedo（男式晚礼服）.44The last paragraph is mainly about . Ahow T-shirts are worn by people of all ages. Bthe popularity of the T-shirt today. Cthe different kinds of T-shirts people wear. Dwhat the T-shirts want to tell us.45Which statement is true according to the passage? AThe first person to wear a T-shirt on the movie screen was James Dean. BThe T-shirt originated with the French military. CIn the 1950s, colored T-shirts with words printed on them came into style. D