1、第四部分 完形填空passage 1The population problem may be the _1_ one of the world today. The worlds population is growing _2_ . Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people _3_ the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was _4_ 500 million. But at the beginning of the _5_ century, the worlds
2、 population was about 1700 million. In 1970, this number was 3600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion. A _6_ report says that the world population will _7_ six billion by the end of the 20th century. This is just ten _8_ after it _9_ five billion. People say that by the year 2010, _10_ may
3、 be seven billion.1. A. greatB. greaterC. greatestD. greating2. A. faster and fasterB. fast and fastC. fastest and fastestD. faster and fast3. A. in B. onC. atD. for4. A. closeB. moreC. almostD. over5. A. twentyB. twelveC. twentiethD. twelfth6. A. USAB. UNC. PRCD. PLA7. A. pastB. passC. passedD. pas
4、ses8. A. weeksB. monthsC. seasonsD. years9. A. getB. getsC. reachedD. reach10. A. this B. itsC. oneD. itkey：CABDC BBDCDpassage 2You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little _1_ and it is not _2_ for most plants. Still w
5、e can see some plants live in the desert. There is _3_in some places in the deserts. We call these places oases(绿洲). In th oases, there are villages and towns. People grow all kinds of vegetables and rice in the fields there. People _4_ live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep and other anima
6、ls. These animals live _5_ the desert plants for their food and do not need any water. The animals are useful to the desert people in many ways. They eat the _6_ and drink the milk of animals. They _7_ the camels for carrying water, food and something else.The people of the desert have to keep _8_fr
7、om place to place. They must always look _9_ grass or desert plants for their animals. When there is no more food for their animals, they move to another place. The desert people are _10_. Every one in the desert likes to help the people in trouble and give them food and water.1. A. rainB. rainsC. w
8、indD. winds2. A. goodB. good enoughC. enough goodD. enough3. A. earthB. plants C. woodD. water4. A. alsoB. tooC. eitherD. still5. A. onB. withC. ofD. by6. A. mealB. meatC. bodyD. food7. A. letB. makeC. driveD. use8. A. walkingB. carryingC. movingD. going9. A. upB. forC. afterD. at10. A. carefullyB.
9、carefulC. friendlyD. friendkey：ADBAA BDCBCpassage 3Someone says,” Time is money,” but I think time is _1_ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. Howevere, when time is _2_, itll never _3_. That is _4_ we must not waste time. It goes without saying that the _5_is
10、usually limited. Ever a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to _6_ useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of the time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and _7_. They do not know that wasting time means wasting p
11、art of their own _8_. In a word, we should save time. We shouldnt _9_ todays work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to _10_. 1. A. muchB. lessC. much lessD. even more2. A. costB. boughtC. goneD. finished3. A. returnB. carryC. takeD. bring4. A. whatB. thatC. becauseD. why5. A. moneyB. timeC. day
12、D. food6. A. nothingB. somethingC. anythingD. everything7. A. readingB. writingC. playingD. working8. A. timeB. foodC. moneyD. life9. A. stopB. leaveC. letD. give10. A. loseB. saveC. spendD. takekey：DCADB BCDBApassage 4Everyone likes gifts. Some little kids think they dont get _1_. Some old people t
13、hink they get too _2_ gifts. Different people like different _3_ gifts.Some presents are never too small. A little child may give his mother a leaf _4_ a tree. It is enough _5_ her very happy._6_ is different in different coutries. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not _7_.
14、 Later, the same gift may be given to someone else. Many people have enough things and dont want too many gifts themselves. In Canada, many people will not give big gifts to someone else. They will pay for a park bench or a tree to help _8_ a person. In the USA, some people ask their families and fr
15、iends to give money to charity rather than _9_ them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People dont need to spend too much money. Instead, _10_ a meal is enough.1. A. gifts enoughB. enough giftC. enough giftsD. gift enough2. A. manyB. muchC. a lotD. lot of3. A. a kind of
16、B. kind ofC. kinds ofD. a kind4. A. fromB. in C. of D. to5. A. makingB. to makeC. made D. make6. A. Give giftsB. Giving a giftC. Gift givingD. A gift giving7. A. open B. openingC. is openedD. opened8. A. rememberingB. to rememberC. rememberD. remembered9. A. buyB. buyingC. to buyD. to buying10. A. m
17、akingB. to makeC. makeD. madekey：CACAB CDCCApassage 5Kate and Sandy are American students. They _1_ sisters. They live _2_ now. Kate is _3_ than Sandy. She likes living in town very much. Kate thinks living in town is _4_ than _5_ in the country. There are more parks, shops and cinemas in town than
18、in the country. She especially likes the lights in town. She thinks the lights _6_are more beautiful than the stars. She likes to read and reads _7_ than Sandy. Often Kate reads until very late at night. Sandy likes the country_8_. She thinks the country life is quiet. There is less noise and fewer
19、cars. She likes to visit her aunt Peggy. She often helps her aunt _9_ her work. Sandy likes to run. She runs faster than Kate. In the coutry Sandy can run longer than in town. She also thinks running in the country _10_ the most exciting thing to do. 1. A. amB. is C. areD. was2. A. in the townB. in
20、townC. in the countryD. in country3. A. oldB. olderC. more oldD. more older4. A. interestingB. more interestingC. beautifulD. more beautiful5. A. liveB. livingC. to liveD. is living6. A. at nightB. at the nightC. in nightD. in the night7. A. quicklyB. more quicklyC. quicklierD. most quickly8. A. goo
21、dB. wellC. betterD. best9. A. forB. atC. toD. with10. A. amB. is C. areD. werekey：CBBBB ABCDBpassage 6Mr Brown and his wife had a small bar(酒吧) near a railway station. The bar didnt close _1_ midnight because people came to drink while they were _2_ for trains. So the business was good.At two oclock
22、 one morning, a man was _3_ sitting at the table in the bar. He was _4_ Mr Browns young wife wanted to go to _5_. She looked _6_ the bar several times, but the man kept sleeping. Then at last she went to her _7_ and said to hime, “ You have tried to wake that man several times, and he isnt drinking
23、_8_. Why havent you sent him away? Its too _9_.”“Oh, no, I dont want to send him away,” he answered _10_ a smile. “You know, each time I woke him up, he gave five pounds. Then he went to sleep again.”1. A. untilB. whileC. asD. when2. A. getting B. lookingC. askingD. waiting3. A. only B. still C. jus
24、tD. also4. A. drinking B. talkingC. sleepingD. thinking5. A. homeB. schoolC. bedD. work6. A. inB. atC. forD. around7. A. roomB. bedC. eitherD. husband8. A. anythingB. eitherC. everythingD. too9. A. coldB. darkC. lateD. early10. A. byB. in C. with D. forkey：ADBCC DDACCpassage 7Everyone has hobbies. A
25、 hobby _1_ be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. People who take _2_ hobbies are hobbyists. They paint pictures, sing pop songs, _3_ music instruments and _4_ stamps or other things. They grow flowers, go fishing and hunting. They climb _5_, swim, skate and play games.People tod
26、ay have _6_ time than ever for hobbies. In early times, people were _7_ busy making a living to have hobbies. Nowadays machines have taken the _8_ of many workers. More people retire at an earlier age. They have hobbies _9_ these activities offer them enjoyment, _10_, knowledge, and relaxation.1. A.
27、 canB. mustC. has toD. /2. A. onB. upC. inD. off3. A. playB. takeC. growD. smell4. A. buyB. sellC. collectD. use5. A. trees B. mountainsC. the wallD. down6. A. muchB. moreC. lessD. little7. A. very B. so C. tooD. such8. A. placeB. jobC. timeD. room9. A. soB. becauseC. withD. if10. A. friendshipB. mo
28、neyC. booksD. feelingkey：ABACB BCABApassage 8We live in a computer age. People _1_ scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, _2_ couldnt do much. They were very big and expensive. Very _3_people were interested in them and knew
29、 how to use them. Today computers are smaller and _4_. But they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people _5_ have them at home.Computers become very important because we can work _6_ than people and make fewer mistakes. Computers can _7_ people do a lot of work. Writers now us
30、e computers to _8_. Teachers use them to help teachign. Students use them to _9_. Computers can also remember what you _10_ them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends. Do you want to have a computer?1. A. like B. asC. andD. with2. A. studentsB. scientistsC. teachersD. computer
31、s3. A. few B. a fewC. littleD. a little4. A. cheapB. cheaperC. more expensiveD. expensive5. A. evenB. stillC. alreadyD. yet6. A. fast B. fasterC. slowD. slower7. A. helpB. makeC. stopD. use8. A. wirteB. playC. studyD. learn9. A. singB. studyC. danceD. watch10. A. put inB. put onC. put intoD. put upk
32、ey：ADABA BAABCpassage 9This is my timetable. I study at No.3 Middle School of Dongfang. From Monday to Friday I get up _1_ 6:30 a.m. I have _2_ at 7:00 and then I go to school. I _3_ to be late. Our classes _4_ at 8:30 a.m. we have four classes in the moring. I often have lunch at _5_ with my classm
33、ates. _6_ the afternoon, we have two classes. Classes are over at 3:30, and I get home at 4:00. But sometimes I dont _7_ school so early because I play basketball on the playground. Then I _8_ home at 5:00. I have supper at about 6:00. After supper I do _9_. I often watch TV, but sometimes I _10_ to
34、 do some reading and the story books are very interesting. I usually go to bed at about 10:00 p.m.1. A. in B. onC. atD. for2. A. supperB. lunchC. breakfastD. dinner3. A. am notB. dont likeC. am likeD. doesnt like4. A. isB. startC. startsD. begins5. A. homeB. schoolC. parkD. shop6. A. AtB. OnC. InD.
35、After7. A. goB. comeC. leaveD. stay8. A. arrive atB. come toC. get toD. go9. A. a homeworkB. my homeworkC. my homeworksD. many homework10. A. likeB. lookC. haveD. gokey：CCBBB CCDBApassage 10William J.Sidis, was born in 1898. _1_ father was an American psychiatrist. At the age of six months, William
36、_2_ the English alphabet: he could read and write when he was two. When he was eight years _3_, young Sidis had completed both elementary and high school. At the age of nine, William entered Havard University.As a _4_ at Harvard, Sidis displayed phenomenal knowledge in the field of mathematics, _5_
37、amazing his professors. He graduated with honors _6_ the age of 16 and became a full professor of mathematics at the university at 19._7_ story of William J. Sidis unfortunately, does not end happily. The promise _8_ his early years was never fulfilled. At the age of 26, he was found operating an ad
38、ding machine _9_ a store in New York. This brilliant ex-genius died a lonely death in 1943 in a hotel room _10_ New York.1. A. His B. MyC. HerD. Their2. A. spokeB. sayC. sawD. knew3. A. oldB. bigC. elderD. young4. A. studentB. teacherC. painterD. singer5. A. butB. oftenC. areD. out6. A. atB. in C. on D. or7. A. AB. TheC. OfD. They8. A. ofB. inC. orD. for9. A. in B. onC. outD. inside10. A. atB. onC. byD. inkey：ADAAB ABBAD6 / 6
