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完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的****选项。
When it is Tom’s turn for a cut, Mr. Smith places a wooden board covered with a piece of red leather across the arms of the chair, so that the barber doesn’t have to bend to cut the boy’s hair.
“Hey, young man, you’re 1 , you won’t need this soon, you’ll be able to sit in the chair.” the barber says.
“Wow,” says Tom, turning round to look at his dad. “Dad, Mr. Smith said I could be sitting in the chair soon, not just on the 2 !”
“So I hear,” his father replies. “I expect Mr. Smith will start 3 me more for your hair then.”
In the 4 Tom sees a little head sticking out of a long nylon cape. Occasionally he 5 glances at the barber as he works. He smells a(n) 6 of smelly sweat and aftershave as the barber moves around him, combing and cutting.
Tom feels like he is in another world, 7 except for the sound of the barber’s shoes rubbing on the plastic carpet and the 8 of his scissors. In the 9 from the window he could see through the window, a few small clouds moved slowly through the frame, moving to the 10 of the scissors’ click.
Sleepily, his eyes dropping to the front of the cape where his hair 11 softly as snow and he 12 sitting in the chair just like the men and older boys, the special 13 left leaning against the wall in the corner.
When Mr. Smith has 14 , Tom hops down from the seat. 15 , he sees his own thick, 16 hair mixed among the browns, greys and blacks of the men who have sat in the chair before him. For a moment he wants to reach down and 17 the broken blonde hair, to 18 them from the others, but he does not have time.
They reach the pavement outside the shop. “I tell you what, boy, let’s get some fish and chips to take home, 19 your mum from cooking tea,” says Tom’s dad.
Tom is excited and catches his dad’s hand. He is surprised to find, warming in his father’s palm, a handful of his own 20 .
1. A. building up B. sending up C. bringing up D. shooting up
2. A. desk B. board C. couch D. sofa
3. A. paying B. blaming C. charging D. accusing
4. A. mirror B. book C. shelf D. catalogue
5. A. steals B. discovers C. returns D. transforms
6. A. lack B. memory C. mixture D. expression
7. A. helpless B. noiseless C. fearless D. thoughtless
8. A. control B. direction C. effect D. click
9. A. immigration B. opposition C. reflection D. assumption
10. A. rhyme B. trail C. pattern D. sound
11. A. falls B. covers C. melts D. explodes
12. A. considers B. succeeds C. approves D. imagines
13. A. package B. bench C. scissors D. carpet
14. A. treated B. compromised C. finished D. entertained
15. A. Looking into B. Looking forward C. Looking up D. Looking down
16. A. blonde B. red C. black D. white
17. A. send for B. find out C. gather up D. show off
18. A. punish B. separate C. deliver D. confirm
19. A. persuade B. save C. excuse D. relax
20. A. money B. tip C. fish D. hair
【参考答案】完形填空
1—5、DBCAA 6—10、CBDCD 11—15、ADBCD 16—20、ACBBD
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完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出****选项。
The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the “death of conversation”. It 1 that while technology such as cell phones, e-mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more 2 than ever, they’re also driving us away from people around us.
Users get final connectivity at the price of 3 face-to-face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are 4 to a different way of being “alone together”.
Actually, 5 text messages or writing micro-blogs allows us to 6 thoughts. But bits and pieces of online cannot
Turkle mentioned the popular 10 of “I share, therefore I am” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from
However, experts remind us that it’s 13 to blame mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at
文章大意：《纽约时报》发表了一篇文章，解释了现在的手机、电子邮件和网上发帖等扼杀了人们真正交流对话的机会。
1. A. talks B. C. speaks D. advises
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。Talks谈话； suggests建议，暗示； speaks说； advises建议。它表明（suggests）手机、电子邮件和网上发帖使我们感觉联系得更多了。故选B。
2. A. received B. shared C. connected D. respected
【答案】C
【解析】考查动名词及上下文语境的理解。Received收到； shared分享； connected 联系； respected尊敬。它表明（suggests）手机、电子邮件和网上发帖使我们感觉联系（connected）得更多了。故选C。
3. A. having B. risking C. sacrificing D. sharing
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。having有； risking冒险； sacrificing牺牲； sharing分享。人们进行交流，是通过手机、电子邮件和网上发帖，牺牲(sacrifice)了面对面的交流,故选C。
4. A. related B. committed C. devoted D. accustomed
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。accustomed习惯于。be accustomed to习惯于。be related to与……有关系；be committed to****于；be devoted to专心于。人们习惯了(accustomed)一种不同的独处的方式。故选D。
5. A. sending B. getting C. reading D. taking
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。sending发送； getting得到； reading读； taking拿走。从下文的text messages or writing microblogs看出，是发送(sending)信息。事实上，发一个短信或发一个微博允许我们交流思想，故选A。
6. A. change B. exchange C. explain D. raise
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。change 改变； exchange交流； explain解释； raise提高。事实上，发一个短信或发一个微博允许我们交流（exchange）思想，故选B。
7. A. indicate B. replace C. cover D. involve
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。indicate表明； replace代替； cover覆盖； involve包括。网上的零碎的交流是不能代替(replace)真正的交流的。故选B。
8. A. conversation B. computer C. party D. Internet
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。conversation交谈； computer计算机； party聚会； Internet因特网。在交流(conversation)时，她愿意听人们说话的声音，愿意看他们的面容。面对面的交流可以做到以上的事情。故选A。
9. A. interviewing B. introducing C. knowing D. meeting
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。interviewing面试，采访； introducing介绍； knowing知道，了解； meeting遇见。把自己掩埋(bury)在移动技术里减少我们与陌生人交流和见面（meeting）的机会。故选D。
10. A. feeling B. concept C. fact D. truth
【答案】B
【解析】考查名词及上下文语境的理解。feeling感情；concept理念; fact事实；truth真理。 Turkle提到在这一代中流行的一种理念(concept)，“我分享了，我就存在了”。故选B。
11. A. shy B. busy C. old D. young
【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。shy害羞的； busy忙的； old老的； young年轻的。那是一个被大多数年轻（young）人都采用的心态，故选D。
12. A. real B. interesting C. colorful D. meaningful
【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。real真的； interesting有趣的； colorful多彩的； meaningful有意义的。他们忙于创新或打磨他们的网络人格以至于忘记了怎样过真正的(real)生活。故选A。
13. A. important B. necessary C. unfair D. Uncomfortable
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词及上下文语境的理解。important 重要的； necessary必要地； unfair 不公平的； uncomfortable不舒服的。可是，****提醒我们批评移动技术是不公平的，故选C。
14. A. reaches B. thinks C. points D. watches
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词及上下文语境的理解。reaches到达； thinks 想，认为； points 指出； watches 观看。她指出（point ）这些拥有手机和平板电脑的人是在避免个人接触，故选C。
15. A. Eventually B. Hardly C. Finally D. Simply
【答案】D
【解析】考查副词及上下文语境的理解。eventually最后，终于； hardly几乎不； finally最终； simply只，仅仅。只是扔掉这些产品不是解决的办法，故选D。
【参考答案】1-5 B C C D A 6-10 B B A D B 11-15 D A C C D
阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出****选项。
Imagine looking f
or your lost dog. You step into a cave. But instead of the dog, you find beautiful cave paintings. You see paintings of horses, deer, and bison drawn in black, brown, red and yellow. Your first question would probably be“Who did this? ”
This is what happened to four French boys in 1940. They found the
Cro-Magnons looked much like people of today. They used tools, such as fishing nets. But their art was extremely good. The main cave at
To the left of the main cave are the most famous paintings that are the drawings of animals in many different colours. One painting is called Little Horses. On the ceiling are horses and cows. The most unusual sight may be in the Shaft of the Dead Man where there is a rhinoceros, a carefully drawn dead man, an injured bison and a bird.
Why did
Cro-Magnon artists do these beautiful drawings on cave walls? Did the drawings call upon some magic power? Did the Cro-Magnon people hope that the drawings would bring good luck? There is one thing the paintings seem to tell us. The Cro-Magnons were interested in the world. They looked at beauty and they understood it.
【文章大意】本文介绍了法国Lascaux岩洞壁画的相关情况。
1. The author uses the word“you”in Paragraph 1 to .
A. attract readers’ attention
B. make it clear that this is a true story
C. give readers good directions to find the caves
D. compare modern people with Cro-Magnon people
【解析】选A。推理判断题。第一段虚构了一个以读者为主人公的场景, 目的就是为了引起读者的阅读兴趣。
2. Most of the drawings in the caves are about .
A. boys B. tools C. humans D. animals
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三、四段对壁画的描述可知, 洞内的绝大多数壁画是关于动物的。
3. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Cave paintings are beautiful.
B. Who found the beautiful cave paintings.
C. The Lascaux caves hold colourful ancient paintings.
D. Drawings of horses are on the walls of the
【解析】选C。主旨大意题。文章开头指出了发现壁画的过程, 接下来的内容描述了这些壁画。只有C项能够全面概括全文内容。A项范围太广, 且有些偏题; B、D两项只是文中的细节, 不能概括全文。
4. The passage is most probably taken from .
A. a research paper B. a cultural magazine
C. a science newspaper D. a travel guide
【解析】选B。推理判断题。本文主要介绍了法国Lascaux岩洞内的壁画。这些古老的壁画本身就是宝贵的文化遗产, 因此本文最有可能来自文化方面的杂志。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出****选项。
When you’re an employee of a company, no matter the size, it’s common to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department. But there is another way to move around—by creating a new position for yourself. I did this several years ago, though I wasn’t actively looking for a different job.
In 2007, I was hired at the Transamerica Life Insurance Company, as a customer service representative in the distributions services department. I processed requests for distributions from our annuity(养老金)policy holders around the country. Someone might have forgotten to sign a form, for example, or might have omitted security information. To solve the problem, I’d mail the person a letter.
The company had been through several combinations, so in our department alone we had a collection of about 140 templates(模板) for letters related to distributions. The longer I worked with the letters, the more I saw how they could be improved. Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(专业术语) wasn’t standard across all the versions.
When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping. She said I should stop what I’d been doing and start the new work. In a relatively short time, I was able to make numerous improvements and reduce the number of letters to 70. It was an informal job change until a managers’ meeting several months later.
At that meeting, a vice president who was unaware of my new work mentioned that the division’s entire stock of 1,700 letters should be reviewed. My manager told her that she knew the perfect person , for the job—me. The position was still considered temporary when I took on the extra tasks, but I was able to show that the work had value, and I was officially promoted and given a raise in November 2009.
31. According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is true?
A .The author admired those who got a promotion in his company.
B. The author tried his best to get a promotion in his company
C. The author was eager to seek another job.
D. It is no surprise to see people around us change their positions.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据it’s common to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department.可知看见我们周围的人们改变工作或职位是不奇怪的。故选D。
32. Which of the following problems with the letters is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Some information needed to be united.
B. Some information was overlooked.
C. Some had grammatical mistakes.
D. Industry terminology didn’t meet the standard.
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(专业术语) wasn’t standard across all the versions.一些信息需要统一，一些有语法错误，一些行业术语没有达到要求，只有选项B，没有提到，故选B。
33. The underlined word “revamping” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .
A. improving B. rebuilding C. repeating D. strengthening
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。根据I was able to make numerous improvements可知这些信需要提高，故选A。
34.The author started to review the letters when .
A. he was hired by the company
B. his department supervisor agreed his idea
C. he was recommended at a managers’ meeting
D. he was promoted
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping. At that meeting, a vice president who was unaware of my new work mentioned that the division’s entire stock of 1,700 letters should be reviewed.他的部门监督同意了他的观点，故选B。
35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Where there is will, there is a way.
B. Don’t let the chance go, when it comes.
C. Creating a position, and earning a promotion.
【答案】C
【解析】标题归纳题。根据短文的内容主要叙述了人们可以换一种职位而得到提升，故选C。