1、完形填空(2022青岛模拟)One Monday morning, news got around in the schoolyard about a fire over the weekend. Soon Mr. Johnson, my teacher, came to explain that the Art class would be1due to the fire. He also warned us not to approach the Art room because it could be2. During the morning break, Kirn and I deci
2、ded to take a3. A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch. At the appointed time, Kirn and I4the Art room, ignoring the consequence we would face5we got caught. We stood on tiptoes looking hard6the door window, trying in vain to see7was forbidden. Suddenly a firm8on our shoulders stoppe
3、d us. Turning around, I found a teacher staring angrily at us. In those seconds millions of9flashed through my mind. My father would beat me hard. 10than that, my mom might be so mad that she might not stop him. My spirits11even lower while realizing how12Mr. Johnson would be. When Kirn and I were l
4、ed back to our classroom, I could found13to hide and wanted to melt into the14. However, Mr. Johnson had a different15to teach. Slowly, he bent down to look me in the16, and I was met with a look of concern rather than anger. He spoke softly as he explained why he was17in my decision to go where I m
5、ay have got hurt. He cared more about my18than the fact that Id broken a rule. My heart was19with regret, and I discovered that he still loved me even after Id disappointed him. The rest of the day, he didnt even mention it in class publicly, 20did he tell my parents. It was the first time I felt th
6、e power of being given an unexpected second chance. 【文章大意】由于火灾, 老师禁止我们进入艺术教室。然而出于奇异我要去一探到底, 却被老师逮住了。本以为老师会严峻地责怪我并告知家长, 但是他却更关怀我的平安。1. A. confirmedB. examinedC. cancelledD. suggested【解析】选C。规律推理题。confirm证明, 确定; examine检查, 调查; cancel取消, 废除; suggest建议。依据前面的the Art class知道应当用cancel, 指艺术课被取消了。2. A. useles
7、sB. dangerousC. childishD. naughty【解析】选B。前后照应题。useless无用的; dangerous危急的; childish孩子气的; naughty顽皮的。从上文来看Art room发生了火灾, 因此此处应当是由于危急而不能靠近。3. A. testB. riskC. checkD. chance【解析】选B。固定搭配题。test检查, 测试; risk危急; check检查; chance机会。依据前文可知我们应当是冒险去做某事。take a risk冒险。4. A. reachedB. searchedC. enteredD. cleaned【解析】
8、选A。词义辨析题。reach到达; search搜寻; enter进入; clean清理。从后文“looking hardthe door window”可知, 我们并没有进入the Art room。5. A. untilB. unlessC. asD. if【解析】选D。规律推理题。until“直到”; unless“除非”; as“当时”; if“假如”。依据文章意思推想, 本句应当是: 假如我们被抓所面临的后果。6. A. overB. withinC. throughD. across【解析】选C。背景常识题。over在的上方; within在里面; through穿过, 通过; a
9、cross穿过。依据文章应当是通过门上的窗户看, 故选through。7. A. whatB. howC. whyD. which【解析】选A。规律推理题。what什么; how怎么样; why为什么; which哪个。从句子看此处的宾语从句缺少主语, 故选what。8. A. wordB. holdC. cryD. order【解析】选B。词义辨析题。word话; hold握, 抓; cry哭; order命令。从后面的shoulder可知是: 抓住了肩膀。9. A. thoughtsB. feelingsC. solutionsD. excuses【解析】选A。词义辨析题。很多的想法在脑子
10、里毁灭。thoughts想法; feelings感觉, 知觉; solutions解决方法; excuses理由, 辩解, 借口。10. A. EasierB. LessC. MoreD. Worse【解析】选D。固定搭配题。更糟糕的是。easier更简洁的; less更少的, 较少的; more更多的; worse更糟糕的。11. A. changedB. liftedC. sankD. lost【解析】选C。前后照应题。change转变, 交换; lift提, 举; sink陷入, 衰退, 下沉; lose丢失, 迷失。从前面可知Mr. Johnson禁止去做这件事, 所以当我意识到Mr.
11、 Johnson会有多生气时, 我的心情应当是消沉。所以此处应当选择sank。12. A. strangeB. angryC. kindD. sad【解析】选B。词汇复现题。strange惊异的; angry生气的; kind和气的; sad哀痛的。本段首已经提到老师很生气。13. A. somewhereB. anywhereC. nowhereD. everywhere【解析】选C。词义辨析题。somewhere某处; anywhere任何地方; nowhere无处; everywhere每处。由于惭愧心理, 我应当是想找地方藏起来, 却找不到。所以应当选择nowhere。14. A. f
12、ireB. laughC. tableD. floor【解析】选D。前后照应题。fire火; laugh笑; table桌子; floor地板。依据上题可知我想躲起来。melt into the floor藏到地下去。15. A. courseB. lessonC. knowledgeD. ability【解析】选B。固定搭配题。course课程, 过程; lesson教训, 课; knowledge学问; ability力气。16. A. eyeB. headC. handD. feet【解析】选A。固定搭配题。eye眼睛; head头; hand手; foot脚。look sb. in t
13、he eye正视某人。17. A. embarrassedB. excitedC. disappointedD. moved【解析】选C。前后照应题。embarrassed窘迫的, 尴尬的; excited感动的, 兴奋的; disappointed无望的; moved被感动的。后文解释了老师很无望的缘由。18. A. gradeB. honestyC. interestD. safety【解析】选D。词义辨析题。比起我破坏规章来说老师更加关怀我的平安。grade分数; honesty恳切; interest爱好; safety平安。19. A. fullB. heavyC. relaxedD
14、. empty【解析】选B。前后照应题。面对老师对我的训练, 我应当感觉到愧疚。full满的; heavy沉重的; relaxed放松的, 松懈的, 任凭的; empty空的。be full和of连用。20. A. soB. norC. eitherD. yet【解析】选B。规律推理题。老师既没有在班上公开提到这件事, 也没有告知我的父母。so如此; nor也不, 也没有; either或者; yet然而, 但是。阅读理解。The pound new Library of Birmingham(LoB)will be the most visible sign of the way the c
15、ity is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life.Set to open in 2021, the 188 m LoB is already beginning to tale shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.As digital media(媒介)is important to its idea. the project is already providing chances for
16、some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says it is about giving people the right tools for learning, “The aim is to mix the physical with the digital. Providing 24-hour services which can be used through many different ways.
17、 It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go on
18、line to visit the Virtual(虚拟的)LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.Two other small B
19、irmingham-based digital companies are working on the LoB projects. Substrat, a digital design company, is developing what it calls “enlarge reality” project. It is about the use of an exciting smart phone, an important part of the LoB which is in the early stages of development is an online library
20、of figures of the city being built by a digital content company in Cahoots, in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material. Gambles says: “Technology will enable us to make the librarys content and services open to citizens as sever before.”( ) 1. The underline part “its ide
21、a” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of_. A. the equipment B. the projectC. the digital media D. the physical library( ) 2. While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can_. A. get a general idea of the LoBB. meet many world-famous expertsC. learn how to put up a library buildingD. understand how the
22、 specialists work on the project( ) 3. Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens? a. It offers better learning toolsb. It reaches users in different waysc. It provides users with smart phoned. It allows users to enrich its materiale. It gives non-stop physical and digital servicesA. a,
23、 b, d B. a, c, e C. b, c, d D. b, d, e( ) 4. This text is most probably taken from .A. a put book B. a library guideC. a handbook D. a newspaper report【答案与解析】【要点综述】本篇文章为新闻报道类文体。文章报道了Library of Birmingham(伯明翰图书馆)将会投巨资改建成一个全新的数字化图书馆的事情。1B词义推断题。通过分析单词所在的这个句子,可知its(它的)指代的是主句中的主语“这个工程的”,its idea便是指the id
24、ea of the project。2A细节理解题。依据第6段第2句“Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.”可知答案为A。B、C、D说法均有误。3A细节理解题。依据第4段“it is about giving people the right tools for
25、learning”, “which can be used through many different ways”及第7段“in which users will be encouraged to add to and comment on the material”可知。4D推理推断题。文章首段便简明地概括了文章主题,全文体现较明显的准时性,这是新闻类文体的典型特征,据此可推断文章应来源于一篇新闻报道。阅读理解。The way we do things round here Some years ago,I was hired by an American bank. I received
26、 a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started,“Dear John,I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us.” That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “were kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.”Then I discovered that in Americ
27、an English “quite” sometimes means “very”, while in British English it means “fairly”So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I dont just mean the words people speak. It is body language,dress,manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlig
28、hts many of the differences we see between cultures (文化)Some of these differences may be only on the surfacedress,food and hours of workwhile others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate (气候),
29、while getting on with business. Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite;the service is better;you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However,other differences can be troubling, like punctuality (准时). If you invite people to a party
30、at 7 oclock your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest,an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word “late” bec
31、ause there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.本文介绍了作者所感受到的文化差异。1. The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought _.A. the American bank didnt think much of himB. the American bank might hire another personC
32、. its difficult to get used to American cultureD. its easy to misunderstand Americans答案:A。推理推断题。由第一段中“That “quite” saddened me”可以推断出作者认为这家美国银行不重视他。2The underlined word “highlights” in Paragraph 2 probably means _.A. encourages B. helps to narrowC. increases D. draws attention to答案:D。词义猜想题。由下文可知人们做事情
33、的方式引起了作者对文化差异的关注。3According to the author,what should we do with most cultural differences?A. Ask the native people for help.B. Understand and accept them.C. Do things in our own way.D. Do indepth research.答案:B。细节理解题。由第三段最终一句可知我们要习惯文化差异并接受存在的文化差异。4When invited to a party the people who are usually p
34、unctual are_. A. Italians B. Germans C. Greeks D. the British答案:B。细节理解题。由最终一段“If you invite people.on time in Germany.”可知B项正确。阅读理解 US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is likely to visit China at an “appropriate” time this year, a senior Chinese military official said on Monday. Colonel Tu Qiming, d
35、irector of the American and Oceania Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Affairs Office at the National Defense Ministry, made the remark during Sino-US defense talks this week. This is the first ever “special defense policy dialogue” between the two defense ministries, according to the Chinese military. F
36、RANCES Agriculture Ministry has confirmed(证明)the first case of mad cow disease detected in a goat last Friday. The goat killed in 2002 tested positive for mad cow disease. It is the first case in the world of the fatal disease being found in an animal other than a bovine. The human form of mad cow d
37、isease causes brain-wasting, personality change, loss of body function, and ends in death. The European Commission has not advised any change in farming and consuming goats, said the French Ministry in a statement published last Friday. MOBILE phone sales hit a new record in 2010, with some 684 mill
38、ion units sold around the world, the US research institute Strategy Analytics said on Thursday. The number represents an increase of 32 per cent over 2003, when 571 million units were sold. Strategy Analytics predicts a more modest rise of 8 per cent for this year, to 735 million. Finnish cell phone
39、 provider Nokia stayed out in front in 2010, with sales of 207.6 million units, giving it a market share of 30.4 per cent. Motorola moved to No 2, just ahead of the South Korean company Samsung. SIX male penguins(雄企鹅)at a German zoo are proving stubbornly resistant to females brought in from Sweden
40、to make them into breeding(繁殖).Of the ten male penguins at the zoo, six have formed into “homosexual” couples and have shown no interest in the females, making breeding an impossibility. So the zoo imported the four female penguins from Sweden last month, full of hope that the new arrivals could “tu
41、rn” the males. But so far, the boys are remaining strictly with the boys.1. How many countries are mentioned in the pieces of news?A. Six. B. Five. C. Three. D. Seven.提示:文中提到美国、中国、法国、芬兰、韩国、德国、瑞典。答案:D37. Which will probably reach the sales of 735 million units in 2010?A. Nokia. B. Motorola. C. Samsun
42、g. D. Cell phones.提示:571 million,684million,735 million均指手机销售总量。答案:D38. From the fourth piece of news we know that_.A. the scientists havent succeeded in doing their experimentB. the scientists have successfully got six female penguins into breeding.C. the Sweden girls made the boys show interest in
43、 themD. German boys dont like Sweden boys提示:从show no interest和boys stay with boys可知试验没成功。答案:A39. Which of the following are the suitable headlines for the pieces of news?A. a. US Defense Secretary Visit Likely b. France Confirms “Mad Goat Case”c. Mobile Phone Sales d. Male Penguins and Female Pengui
44、nsB. a. US Defense Secretary Visit Likely b. France Confirms “Mad Goat Case”c. Nokia Stays on Top d. Birds of a FeatherC. a. Defense Policy Dialogue b. Mad Goat Diseasec. Mobile Phone Sales d. Importing Female PenguinsD. a. Sino-US Talks b. Mad Goat Casec. Motorolas Sales Reduced d. Boys and Girls提示
45、:只有B能表达各则新闻的主旨,其中Birds of a Feather意为“物以类聚,鸟以群分”。答案:B阅读理解。 Alex London Research Laboratory (ALRL) is part of Alex Co., Ltd., a major Australian medicine-making company. Opened in 1992, ALRL specializes in the development of new medicines for the treatment of heart diseases A position is now open for
46、 a Research Operations Manager(ROM) to support our growing research team at the new laboratories in Hatfield,due to open in the autumn of 2010 Reporting to the Director,you will help set up and run the technical and scientific support services of our new laboratories now under constructionYou will be expected to provide expert knowledge about and be in charge of all areas of ALRLS Health and Safety,and to communicate (沟通)with support employees at ALRLS labo