1、1完形填空(下)题一:完形填空二Things like hula hoops(呼啦圈)u sed to be very popular. Did you ever own any of these? If you didnt, dont feel too bad. They were all fads. A fad is something that becomes very 36 among a large number of people, but only for a short time. 37 can become a fad very quickly, but can stop b
2、eing popular just as quickly. 38 it is no longer “cool”, a fad goes away. Anything can become a(n) 39 fashion, food, music, technology, even language.In the late 1970s, Erno Rubik, a professor was looking for a 40 way to teach his students about 3D objects. He 41 a six-color plastic object that woul
3、d be called the Rubiks Cube (魔方). The goal was to get each side of the cube a 42 color. It was very challenging. It took a few years for the toy to become popular, but then 43 , in 1982, it seemed everyone had one. People bought over a hundred million of the 44 . There were 50 books available that y
4、ear offering solutions (解决办法). Then, just as suddenly as the craze (风尚) started, it 45 . By 1983, people were not interested in the Rubiks Cube anymore, perhaps because so many people 46 had one in their home.In 2012, a South Korean musician named Psy released a song called “ Gangnam (江南) Style.” Th
5、e music video shows Psy pretending (假装) to horse-ride while he is dancing. In six months, it became the first YouTube (一视频网站) video ever to reach a billion views (观看). Six months after that, 47 went on to reach two billion views. The song and the video started a worldwide 48 craze. “Gangnam Style” h
6、ad a huge influence on the world popular culture. U.S. President Barack Obama and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron even 49 the dance. “Gangnam Style” became less and less popular, 50 the “Korean Wave” of culture remains popular all over the world.36. A. useful B. popular C. valuable D. relaxing37.
7、A. Both B. Someone C. Something D. None38. A. Although B. Whether 2C. Before D. When39. A. invention B. fad C. goal D. dream40. A. creative B. difficult C. traditional D. common41. A. found B. bought C. invented D. borrowed42. A. strange B. dark C. bright D. different43. A. suddenly B. slowly C. exa
8、ctly D. seriously44. A. videos B. toys C. clothes D. books45. A. spread B. appeared C. ended D. failed46. A. already B. hardly C. especially D. only47. A. he B. they C. we D. it48. A. food B. dance C. language D. sport49. A. depended on B. tried out C. gave up D. put off50. A. then B. and C. but D. so