1、牛津版 M4 Unit 1 Advertising 同步完形填空选编（2）及答案Module 4Error!.完形填空 AMoney matters! We all know that. However, history is full of people who have faced bankruptcy(破产) and then gone on to be highly _1_！At least three US Presidents once went bankrupt. The most famous was Abraham Lincoln. He declared himself b
2、ankrupt in 1833 after a business _2_. He then spent the next 17 years working hard to _3_ the debts. And it took him another 10 years after that to get elected president. _4_， Lincolns career was one of almost constant failures until he reached the White House, but the great man never gave up. Some
3、pop stars manage to become bankrupt even before becoming famous. Cyndi Lauper was in a band in the 1970s. The band lost money, and the _5_ were sued(起诉) by their manager for $80,000; and in 1980, Cyndi was _6_ to declare bankruptcy. But later one of her songs became a big _7_ and she became a star.
4、Actors seem just as prone to _8_ problems as musicians. Hollywoods most famous bankrupt is probably Kim Basinger. She had to declare herself bankrupt in 1993. A judge ordered her to pay a film company $8.1 million because she _9_ to carry out an agreement to star in Boxing Helena. Kim had to sell a
5、$20million investment for only $1 million. However, Kim kept on _10_， and later won an Oscar award. Perhaps the most surprising bankrupt is Walt Disney. In 1921, before he _11_ Mickey Mouse, he started a company. Two years later, his company _12_. With nothing to do, Walt went to Hollywood to become
6、 an animator. Out of financial disaster, history was made. Never give up! Becoming bankrupt might just be the best thing that could happen to you! 1. A. popular B. powerfulC. wealthy D. successful2. A. boomed B. failed C. revived D. halted 3. A. give off B. turn offC. pay off D. take off4. A. In nee
7、d B. In returnC. In turn D. In reality5. A. actors B. singersC. members D. animators6. A. forced B. supposedC. encouraged D. required 7. A. deal B. harvestC. hint D. hit8. A. political B. professionalC. medical D. financial9. A. failed B. succeededC. won D. helped10. A. singing B. acting C. travelli
8、ng D. painting 11. A. decorated B. knewC. created D. played12. A. broke down B. noted downC. looked down D. closed downBOcean storms develop when the air temperature in one area is different from the temperature nearby. Warmer air rises 1._ cooler air falls. These movements create a difference in at
9、mospheric pressure. 2._ the pressure changes over a large area, winds start to blow in a huge circle. Highpressure air is pulled toward a lowpressure center. Thick clouds form and heavy rains fall as the storm gains speed and moves over the ocean. Storms can get stronger as they move 3._ warm ocean
10、waters. 4._ strongest and fastest winds of a hurricane blow in the area known 5._ the eyewall. It surrounds the center of the storm. The eye itself is calm by comparison. Wind speeds in the most severe ocean storms can reach more than 250 kilometers an hour. 6._ to 50 centimeters of rain can fall. T
11、hese storms also cause high waves and ocean surges. A surge is a continuous movement of water 7._ may reach as high as six meters or more. The water strikes low coastal areas. Surges are commonly responsible 8._ about 90 percent of all deaths from ocean storms.A 1. D 结合后面举的例子可知很多名人在经历全面破产之后却迎来了事业的成功
12、，故答案选 D。 2. B 根据常识判断，只有在生意失败之后才会破产。3. C pay off 是“ 还清”之意，符合语境。4. D in reality 是“ 事实上” 的意思。5. C 乐队的经纪人起诉乐队成员要求赔偿其 8 万美元。6. A be forced to do sth.意为 “被迫做某事”。7. D hit 在此用作名词，指“成功而风行一时的事物”。8. D 破产属于财政问题。9. A 根据 because 可知，她是因为没有按合同办事而被迫赔钱。10. B 从 carry out an agreement to star in Boxing Helena 可以看出 Kim
13、Basinger 是个电影演员，故选 B 项。11. C create 在此是“创造、塑造(人物)”之意。12. D close down 是“ 倒闭”之意。后面一句 With nothing to do 有提示。B 1. while 并列连词 while 在此表示对比。2. If 从属连词 if 引导一个条件状语从句。3. over move over 朝方向移动。4. The 形容词最高级前应用定冠词 the。5. as be known as 意为“被称之为”。6. Up 固定短语 up to 意为 “多达”。7. that/which 定语从句缺少关系代词。此处先行词为物故用 that 或 which 引导定语从句。8. for 短语 be responsible for 意为“对负责” 。
