短文填空和完形填空练习题.doc

例二：
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Most people buy lots of presents just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day (1) _______ Buy Nothing Day. They don’t want anyone to go (2) _______ on that day. Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It is (3) _______ Thanksgiving. Often, before Christmas we see many ads in (4) _______ and on TV (5) _________ us to “buy, buy, buy!” The idea for Buy Nothing Day (6) _______ in Vancouver, Canada. Now people all over the world (7) _______ Buy Nothing Day. In California, the US, (8) _________ and children get (9) _______ to read stories, sing songs, and draw pictures. The children talk about (10) _______ they don’t need a lot of toys.
本文是向考生介绍一个特殊的日子——Buy Nothing Day，因此第1空应填called。既然是Buy Nothing Day，那就应该是不让人们“购物 (go shopping)”。第3空考查常识，Buy Nothing Day的日期是November 29，应该在Thanksgiving之后，故此空白处应填after。“看见广告”通常应在报纸上或电视上，因此第4空白处应填newspapers。结合文意可知第5空白处应填写一个动词，并且能用动词不定式作复合宾语，此动词应是tell，此处应用“动词-ing”形式，即telling。 第6空白处所在的句子是介绍Buy Nothing Day的起源，是过去的事情，应用started。现在，世界各地也像庆祝其他节日一样来庆祝Buy Nothing Day，因此第7个空白处应填写celebrate (庆祝)。第8空白处应填parents与children对应。第9空白处应填together与动词get构成get together短语，意思是“团聚”。第10空白处应填why来澄清“they don’t need a lot of toys”的原因。
三、实践评估自测
Section One
Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the proper words in the box. Each word should be used only once.
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agree, leave, pay, taste, as, thank, place, thief, polite, come

You’ve finished eating a (1)_______ meal in a British restaurant and the bill has been paid. But why are people giving more money? Are they mad? Not at all. They’re (2)_______ a tip.
A tip is a small amount of money that you give to someone to say “thank you” for good service. Tipping is very common in many (3)_______ in Britain. For example, it’s common to tip in restaurants, taxis, hotels and even hairdressers! People give 10 to 15 per cent of the final bill (4)_______ a tip. Sometimes the tip is added to the bill. Other times you leave the money after having (5)_______.
These days, it can be (6)_______ not to give a tip. It’s normal now to tip people even you haven’t had good service! This new custom has (7)_______ from America. Tipping like this has only been in Britain for the last 20 years.
Lots of British people do not (8)_______ with this. Once, British people would only tip if they had very good service.
British people also tip other people, like window cleaners and the postman as a way of (9)_______ them for doing a good job. People usually do this at a special time of the year, such as Christmas. This is an old British custom.
Some people think the word “tip” comes from a slang(行话) word used by (10)_______ a long time ago in Britain. Then, “tip” meant “to pass one form another”.

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sleep, quick, others, visit, relax, last, possible, weather, popular, either
Each year most Americans take vacations, which are short breaks from work or school. Vacations usually (1) _________ for one or two weeks, and most people take vacations in the summer time because of the nice (2)_________. Families will often drive in their cars to the destination(目的地). On the other hand, if the vacation spot is far away, a plane ride is the (3)__________ way to travel. Many Americans take their vacations at (4)_________ the beach or in the mountains. Other (5)_________ places to vacation include Disney World, resorts, large cities of the USA, or National Parks. Some families enjoy camping, which means that they will (6)_________ in tents or trailers(房式活动车). Other families prefer to rent hotel rooms, cabins, or beach homes. Vacations are intended(有意义的) for relaxation and fun, so Americans choose their vacations based on what they enjoy most. Some people want to spend their time (7)________ by the pool and baking in the sun, while (8)__________ prefer to do as many activities and as much site-seeing as (9)___________. Year after year, Americans often return to the exact same vacation spot; However, some families enjoy (10)___________ new places each year. Nonetheless, a vacation is a great way not only to take a break from everyday life but also to make lasting memories with friends and family.

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A pet is a lot more than just an animal who lives in your house. Pets can become part of your family. A pet can cheer you up when you’re (1) ________, or be your friend when you’re (2) ________. Your pet is an important part of your life. When that part of your life is gone, it can be (3) ________ and sad. It may feel like a member of your family has died.
Edna always hoped to come home from school to play with her dog Bell. Bell had been a part of Edna’s family (4) ________ Edna was a baby. She loved (5) ________ Bell for walks and playing catch with him. Bell (6) ________ to sleep on her bed. Bell was her best friend.
Then, one day when Edna came home from school, Bell was gone. Her mom told her that Bell was (7) ________ by a car. The girl was very sad. Her best friend (8) ________.
Sometimes pets die in accidents like Edna’s dog did. Other times pets are so sick or in so much pain that they won’t (9) ________ get better. They have to be “put to sleep”. This means that the vet, or animal doctor, will give your pet a shot that helps her die (10) ________ any pain at all.
This may seem like a terrible thing to do. But your pet is hurting. She will never stop hurting. It is nicer of you to let your pet sleep forever than to keep her alive and hurting all the time.

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kid, name, out, sit, festival, make, everywhere, every, they, long

No matter what kind of music you like, in Germany you’ll find something to enjoy.
Music is very important to German people. One out of (1)______ four Germans plays a musical instrument(乐器) or sings in a group.
Many famous musical (2)______ are from Germany, like Johan Sebastian Bach, Luduing van Beethoven and Robert Schumann. (3)______ music is still played across the world.
This great past has (4)______ young people love music. Many German students have music lessons at school. They have lessons twice a week, for two or four hours each time. Piano lessons can be even (5)______!
What do children do in their music lessons? Sit down and sing? Some German music lessons are different. Students walk around and can try any instrument they like. Sometimes teachers ask them to listen to music and then act it (6)______.
Music is (7)______ in Germany. Don’t forget (8)______ for a while in a restaurant. You can enjoy light music there. Remember to visit a church or a square. There you can listen to people playing music. Many German (9)______ enjoy music with their parents. There are more than 100 music (10)______ in Germany each year.

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For many years, Hawaii has been a magic name to people who like to travel. People on both (1)_______ of the Pacific Ocean in Japan and in America, dream of seeing these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. Their dreams always include at (2)_______ one scene of a sunset over the ocean. In the tropical lands, the sun drops like a ball of golden fire into the sea, and it drops so quickly that you can almost see it move. The sun leaves behind a glow that lights the skies in the (3)_______ water.
People often have a quiet, peaceful time — perfect for a leisurely walk along the water. This scene is not too different (4)_______ the dramatic beauty that greeted the first strangers to these islands (5)_______ ago. They were Polynesian people who came from Tahiti in canoes not much bigger than small boats.
They found the beautiful white sand (6)_______ and the waving palm trees, but there were no grand hotels like the ones we see nowadays. The first people came to Hawaii (7)_______ two thousand years ago but skyscraper hotels were only (8)_______ in the last 25 years. Now jet airplanes make it possible to fly to Hawaii for a weekend from Tokyo or San Francisco or Los Angeles. Wherever people come from, they really want to see the original beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the (9)_______ beaches and the mountains (10)_______ Diamond Head, which is almost hidden, by the tall hotels.

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example, solve, feel ,teacher, happy, five, who, they, like, about

Police in Boston are teaching young children to stay away from drugs(毒品). The public schools invited 10 police officers to be (1) ______.
The goal is to make young children (2) ______ good about themselves. Police believe (3) ______ children will not want to use drugs.
Robert Tinker is one of the police officers (4) ______ teach. He teaches children in the (5) ______ grade. In his class, children play games and put on skits(表演短剧) (6) ______ drugs. The kids really enjoy (7) ______. Officer Tinker sets a good(8) ______ for the children. The children look up to Officer Tinker and want to be (9) ______ him when they grow up.
Making police officers into teachers is an unusual way to stop the use of illegal drugs. But police in Boston say they have succeeded in helping to (10) ______ the drug problem by teaching children.

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danger, birth, on, late, send, family, success, fan, mean, how

Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong, China. His parents left mainland China for Hong Kong a short time before his (1)_______. His parents named him “Chan Kongsang”, which (2)_______ “born in Hong Kong”. They wanted to celebrate a safe trip to Hong Kong.
At first, Jackie’s (3)_______ lived in the French Embassy(大使馆). His father was a cook, and his mother was a house-keeper. When Jackie was seven years old, his family moved to Australia. His father got a job in the American Embassy. (4)_______, back in Hong Kong, Jackie’s father (5)_______ him to the China Drama Academy(中国戏剧学院). Jackie studied and worked 19 hours a day. The students practiced Kong Fu and learned (6)_______ to do many stunts(特技表演) there.
When Jackie was 17, he began to do (7)_______ stunts for films. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood(好莱坞), but he wasn’t very (8)_______. He went (9)_______ to make films in Hong Kong and had great success. Finally, in 1995, Jackie Chan became famous in the United States. Today, Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American (10)_______, and his films make millions of dollars.

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expensive, address, pocket, number, receive, like, much, work, remember, easy

PDAs are very useful. They are (1)_______ small computers. You can put a lot of information into them. For example, you can put in telephone (2)_______ and e-mail (3)_______. Many people use PDAs to (4)_______ important dates. Some of these super machines can even send and (5)_______ e-mails.
PDAs are small and convenient. A few years ago, they were (6)_______. Now, they are cheap. Many people use them at (7)_______ and at school. People can carry PDAs in their shirt (8)_______.
But, it’s important to be careful. These little machines are (9)_______ to lose. People put so (10)_______ important information into their PDAs. It’s really terrible to lose them.

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every, use, when, mouth, life, ago, find, fun, because, one

If we knew when an earthquake was about to happen, then we could save many (1)_______. In fact, scientists do try to predict(预测) (2)_______ earthquake will happen. They know that earthquakes are regular(有规律的). A size 8 earthquake, for example, happens (3)_______ 8-10 years. (4)_______ of this, if they know when the last earthquake was in an area(地区), it is easy to work out when the next one will be. If the last one was seven years (5)_______, one might happen soon! In the past, people had (6)_______ ways of predicting earthquakes. Many people (7)_______ to think dogs acted strangely when one was coming. In 132 AD(公元), Zhang Heng of the Eastern Han Dynasty(东汉) made the (8)______ machine to predict earthquake. It was made of a ball and eight bronze(铜) frogs. When there was an earthquake, the ball would fall into one of the frogs’ (9)_______! Today, it is still very hard to know exactly when an earthquake will hit. But we do know where they will happen, as earthquakes are only (10)_______ along fault lines.

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America seems like a very rich country too much of the world. In some (1)______ this is true. However, the (2)______ of living in America is very high. Even someone (3)______ is very careful with their money will (4)______ end up spending at least $1500 a month just to (5)______ their bills and eat. When you consider the fact that Americans (6)______ to save money to buy a house, a car, and pay for their (7)______ college education, you realize that it costs (8)______ to live in America. Americans still see their country (9)_______ a land of opportunity, and many believe that if they work hard and make the right (10)______, they can end up rich.

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Extreme(极限的) sports are very new in America. They usually come from people trying the craziest things. Bungee jumping(蹦极跳) is a good example. Someone (1)_______ a bungee cord(绳索) to himself one day and jumped (2)_______ a very tall bridge. Bungee cords stretch a lot, so the person lived, but he took a big risk(冒险) to (3)_______ out if his idea would work. Another extreme sport is snowboarding. A (4)_______ decided to stand sideways on one piece of wood to get down the mountain instead of (5)_______ two skis. People like these (6)_______ sports because they are exciting. They often do them for “the rush” they get. The (7)_______ extreme sport might have been mountaineering, or mountain climbing. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to (8)_______ Mount Everest, gave another reason for doing something so dangerous. When asked (9)_______ he climbed the world’s (10)_______ mountain, he replied, “Because it was there.”

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Americans watch a lot of television. Many people, (1)_______ doctors and teachers, think they watch too much. There are at least seven to ten (2)_______ channels in every city, and cable TV (3)_______ up to a hundred stations for around $40 dollars a month. Cable TV stations will often only show one thing: (4)_______, news, sports, entertainment news, financial(金融的) news, there are even stations that show (5)_______ but cooking shows. If you get a satellite TV, you can get 300-500 TV stations. (6)_______ you have time, you can watch every college and professional basketball game in the country. The effect on (7)_______ of this much television is especially troubling. (8)_______ complain that students neglect(忽视) their homework and do not read for (9)_______ any more, and doctors note that children who watch too much TV are often not physically (10)_______.

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