1、语言伴侣(82)完形填空Of all living creatures on earth, insects are the most plentiful.Some_1_are very useful to man, for example, bees, from which we get_2_and wax, and silkworms, which_3_us with silk.Other varieties, however, are extremely_4_, and do a great_5_of damage, especially to crops.Locusts are perh
2、aps the most_6_of all,for they will eat almost any green_7_, and when millions of them_8_on cultivated land they soon leave it_9_.In some countries they are the farmers_10_enemy.Another nuisance is the common _11_ , not only because it _12_ us indoors and outofdoors, but because it spreads diseases.
3、Scientists have given much time and _13_ to the study of insects.It needs the most careful and _14_ observation. Thanks _15_ their discoveries we now know almost all _16_ is to be known about the habits of these hardworking insects, bees and ants, which live in _17_better planned in some ways than o
4、ur _18_.But the most valuable work has been done in trying to give_19_ to men, animals and crops from the_20_which insects cause.解题导语:地球上的生物很多,昆虫是种类最丰富的,它们有的对人类有益,但大部分是对人类有害的。争辩昆虫对人类与自然和谐相处具有格外重要的意义。1A.members BformsCqualities Dvarieties解析:依据下文的“other varieties are harmful”可知选D。答案:D2A.sweet BhoneyCi
5、nsect Dcandy解析:我们可以从蜜蜂身上得到蜂蜜。honey “蜂蜜”。答案:B3A.give BproduceCoffer Dsupply解析:supply sb.with sth.“给某人供应、供应某物”。答案:D4A.harmful BhelpfulCuseful Dhopeful解析:依据上文的“are very useful”可知选A。句意:但其他种类的昆虫,对人类是格外有害的。答案:A5A.majority BnumberCamount Dwhats more解析:a great amount of 后接不行数名词,表示“大量的”。答案:C6A.useful Bdanger
6、ousCbeneficial Dhelpful 解析:上文指出很多昆虫对人类有害,此句指蝗虫或许是威逼最大的一种昆虫。答案:B7A.grass BfieldCfruit Dplant解析:green plant“绿色作物”。答案:D8A.settle BattackCpass Dcross解析:settle用作不及物动词时,表示“停留,安居”等。答案:A9A.bare BnothingCempty Duntouched解析:句意:当几百万的蝗虫停留在农耕地时,植物都会被吃光了。答案:A10A.hardest BgreatestCserious Dwildest解析:蝗虫的危害如此之大,所以有些
7、国家把它们当作农夫最大的敌人。故选B。答案:B11A.insect BcreatureCfly Denemy解析:依据下文提到屋里屋外都有,还传播疾病,所以这种昆虫可能是苍蝇。故选C。答案:C12A.dislikes BbitesCworries Dhates解析:依据常识可知,屋里屋外飞来飞去的苍蝇是令人很苦恼的。答案:C13A.understanding BideasCcomprehension Dthought解析:give thought to“关怀,想到”。答案:D14A.serious BpatientCcurious Dlong解析:句意:争辩昆虫需要最细致和最急躁的观看。答案:
8、B15A.for BofCto Dwith解析:thanks to为固定搭配,意为“幸亏,多亏”。答案:C16A.that BwhichCthere Dwhat解析:本题是all (that) there is to be done句式,它是theres sth.to be done结构的变化形式。答案:C17A.societies BcrowdsCteams Dorganizations解析:依据常识可知,蜜蜂和蚂蚁等与人类一样都是群居性动物,故选society。答案:A18A.world BnationCselves Down解析:此处选 own指代society。句意:这些昆虫的群居行为
9、在某种程度上比我们人类的社会形态都要方案得当。答案:D19A.help BprotectionCliving Ddefense解析:give sb.protection from “给以疼惜”。答案:B20A.injury BwoundCsickness Druin解析:此处指昆虫给我们造成的损害。答案:A语法填空As a human being, you have the choice of three basic attitudes towards life.You may approach life with the philosophy of the vegetable, in whi
10、ch case 21._ life will consist in being born, eating, drinking, sleeping, mating, growing old, and dying.The 22._ (two) basic attitude is to look at life as if it 23._ a business.The great majority of human beings today think so.Their basic philosophy is one of competition and 24._ (efficient)If you
11、 believe that life is a business, your first question of life, naturally, is “What do I get out of it?” and your first reaction 25._ any new experience is, “How much is this worth to me?” In a world 26._ (base) on this attitude, happiness becomes a matter of successful competition.The third attitude
12、 towards life is the approach of the artist.Here 27._ basic philosophy is “What can I put into it?”28._ the basic relation of the individual to his followmen is one of cooperation and common sense.This point of view 29._ (prove) by history.The more we investigate, the more we learn about living and
13、the more we become convinced that the artistic attitude is the only one 30._ is consistent with human happiness.解题导语:不同的人对人生持有不同的态度,本文把这些态度分为3种:第一种把人生看成犹如草木一样的自然生老病死;其次种把人生看成犹如做生意;第三种把人生看成艺术家式的制造。21解析:本句主语为you,故此处用物主代词your。答案:your22解析:依据上下文可知,本段要说“其次种”态度。答案:second23解析:此处使用虚拟语气,对现在进行假设,故用were。答案:were24解析:依据前面的名词competition可知此处并列的也是一个名词。答案:efficiency25解析:reaction to sth.“对某物的反应”。答案:to26解析:过去分词短语作后置定语。答案:based27解析:特指第三种态度的人生观。答案:the28解析:前后是并列关系。答案:and29解析:依据上下文可知此处表示“这种观点已经被历史证明过了”,所以用现在完成时的被动语态。答案:has been proved30解析:先行词被the only修饰,只能用that引导限制性定语从句。答案:that