2024年统考大学英语B完形填空专项练习.doc

统考《大学英语B》 完型填空 专题练习
1.
Mr. Brown and his wife had a small bar near a railway station. The bar didn’t close 1__ midnight because people came to drink while they were 2 for trains. So the business was good.
At two o’clock one morning, a man was still sitting at the table in the bar. He was 3 . Mr. Brown’s young wife wanted to go to bed. She looked 4 the bar several times, but the man kept sleeping. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You have tried to wake that man several times, and he isn’t drinking anything. Why haven’t you sent him away? It’s too late.”
“Oh, no, I don’t want to send him away,” he answered 5 a smile. “You know, each time I woke him up, he gave me five pounds. Then he went to sleep again.”
1. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting
2. A. with B. around C. sleeping D until E. waiting
3. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting
4. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting
5. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting

2.
Human language is a system of symbols. No other animal has a complex symbolic language that must be learned. Animal language is largely instinctive, 1 basic human language is learned speech, composed of sounds that symbolize things, ideas, actions, and the like.
We learn to read, often with considerable effort, by noticing or 2 taught that groups of letters stand for the sounds that we already know how to speak. We learn to write, with even __3 effort, by learning to form the letters, 4 are symbols of sounds, and to put them together on paper so that others can read what we “say”.
Since human language is a form of human behavior, there is nothing absolute about it. It has developed lowly throughout human history and will continue to develop. In the English language there are perhaps 600,000 sounds, possibly more, but most of them are 5 only to specialists and are rarely used.
1. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which
2. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which
3. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which
4. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which
5 A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which

3.
It seems quite clearly unjust to pay two people different amounts of money for doing the same work. But it is not as easy as it appeals at first __1__ to introduce equal pay for equal work.
Two people may be working side by side in a factory and doing the same work, but one may be doing it twice as fast as the __2__; or one may be making no mistakes, while the other is making a lot. In some kinds of work, one can solve the problem of speed if one pays by the amount of work to be done and not by the hour: work paid for in this __3__ is called piece-work. But it is not always possible to do this, so it is sometimes useful to pay workers at different rates, which take differences in skill into __4__. This usually means that the younger and therefore less experienced worker gets less than the __5__ and more experienced one, which seems reasonable enough.
1. A. other B. sight C. older D. way E. account
2. A. other B. sight C. older D. way E. account
3. A. other B. sight C. older D. way E. account
4. A. other B. sight C. older D. way E. account
5. A. other B. sight C. older D. way E. account

4.
No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if people read correctly the signs around them, they can tell 1 the weather will be like the following day or two.
For many centuries people have studied the weather and tried to 2 weather forecasting. Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees don’t seem to be very clear. This is 3 of much water vapour in the air and therefore rain will probably come.
If some birds fly high, fine weather is coming, but if they fly near the ground, rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting 4__ they fly very low.
If a fog appears in the morning just about sunrise, then the day will be warm. Instead, if a fog appears in the evening, the next day will bring wet weather. If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.
Most of the 5 sayings have been made by people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.
1. A. what B. above C. make D. that E. sign
2. A. what B. above C. make D. that E. sign
3. A. what B. above C. make D. that E. sign
4. A. what B. above C. make D. that E. sign
5. A. what B. above C. make D. that E. sign

5.
Man can not go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the __1__ 30 years man will face a period of crisis. __2__ experts believe that there will be a widespread food shortage. Other experts think this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But remember that two thirds of the people in the world are under-nourished（有营养的）or starving now.
One thing that man can do is to limit the __3__ of babies born. The need __4__ this is obvious, but it is not __5__ to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families.
1. A. for B. easy C. Some D. number E. next
2. A. for B. easy C. Some D. number E. next
3. A. for B. easy C. Some D. number E. next
4. A. for B. easy C. Some D. number E. next
5. A. for B. easy C. Some D. number E. next

6.
Kelly is a clerk. She works in a town. She is busy from morning to ___1___.
She gets up at six o’clock in the morning and goes to do morning exercise at half past six. Then she has breakfast ___2___ the family at a quarter past seven. She goes to work at a quarter past eight.
She ___3___ work at half past four and goes home. She arrives home at a quarter to five. At half past six she makes supper. After supper, she has a little rest. Sometimes she ___4___ TV for a little while. She studies for about an hour ___5___ she goes to bed.
1. A. watches B. finishes C. with D. before E. night
2. A. watches B. finishes C. with D. before E. night
3. A. watches B. finishes C. with D. before E. night
4. A. watches B. finishes C. with D. before E. night
5. A. watches B. finishes C. with D. before E. night

7.
Mumu is a Chinese boy. But now he___1__in the UK. He lives and ___2__ with Mr and Mrs Green in London. They are very nice to him. But they like different food.
For breakfast, Mr and Mrs Green would like milk, eggs and some vegetables, sometimes they have fruits. Mumu would like milk and eggs, but he wouldn’t like vegetables at the breakfast time.
Lunch is at one ___3___. Mr and Mrs Green usually have large hamburgers. Mumu doesn’t like them. He thinks they’re ___4___. He would like some rice. After that, he’d like some fruits. ___5___ Mr and Mrs Green usually have afternoon tea.
For dinner, Mr and Mrs Green have soup, beef, vegetables and fruit. Mumu wouldn’t like any beef, he’d like some noodles.
1. A. eats B. is C. But D. o’clock E. bad
2. A. eats B. is C. But D. o’clock E. bad
3. A. eats B. is C. But D. o’clock E. bad
4. A. eats B. is C. But D. o’clock E. bad
5. A. eats B. is C. But D. o’clock E. bad

8.
One night, a thief broke into an old man’s house. He ___1___ a noise and woke up the old man and his wife. The husband told his wife to be silent, while he said loudly, “My dear, these days thieves are cleverer. If they take ___2___ their clothes and put them on the table, the people in the room will fall asleep and can’t wake up.”
When the thief ___3___this, he took off his clothes at once and was ready to set out to work. At this ___4___, the husband suddenly shouted in a loud voice: “Stop thief! Stop thief!” The thief was very frightened He ran away as fast as he could and ___5___ his clothes on the table.
1. A. made B. moment C. off D. left E. heard
2. A. made B. moment C. off D. left E. heard
3. A. made B. moment C. off D. left E. heard
4. A. made B. moment C. off D. left E. heard
5. A. made B. moment C. off D. left E. heard

9.
This 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 don’t like to be late. Our classes ___3___ at 8:30 a.m. We have four classes in the morning. I often have lunch at school with my classmates.
In the afternoon, we have two classes. Classes are over at 3:30, and I get home at 4:00. But sometimes I don’t ___4___ school so early because I play basketball on the playground. I have supper at about 6:00. After supper I do my homework. I often watch TV, but sometimes I ___5___ to do some reading and the story books are very interesting. I usually go to bed at about 10:00 p.m.
1. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start
2. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start
3. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start
4. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start
5. A. leave B. at C. like D. breakfast E. start

10.
For the first time in our marriage, I had decided to spend my holiday alone, without my wife. We had not 1 . My common sense told me that all habits – even good ones – should be broken from time to time. Doing everything together with my wife had become very much of a habit with me. So I had gone off to Italy 2 my own to spend three weeks at a hotel at the seaside. I had hoped it would be nice and warm. But actually it was 35 in the shade, 3 enough to roast an ox. I walked about in shorts, my bald head 4 with a handkerchief, sweating and thirsty. And all the time I had to think of my wife, who had gone to the mountains of North Wales and was doubtless enjoying herself very much. Why had I, with my sensitive English skin, gone to Italy of all places? At night, I was kept 5 by two bands playing like mad in the bar downstairs.
1. A. hot B. awake C. on D. covered E. quarreled
2. A. hot B. awake C. on D. covered E. quarreled
3. A. hot B. awake C. on D. covered E. quarreled
4. A. hot B. awake C. on D. covered E. quarreled
5. A. hot B. awake C. on D. covered E. quarreled

11.
Most people have heard of Shakespeare (莎士比亚) and are somewhat familiar with his plays, __1 few know much about his life. In fact, little is known for certain about his early years and schooling. 2 is it clear why he left his native Stratford. Apparently he arrived in London without friends or money, and at first had to earn his living by taking care of the horses of theatre-goers. In time he became 3 for his wit and imagination and was invited to become one of the actors.
By 1592, when Shakespeare’s name first appeared in the records, he was already a leading player in an acting company under the protection of a high official at court. He had started to ___4 plays which attracted large audiences and eventually he became quite a wealthy man. Shortly after 1600 he returned to Stratford, where he continued to write plays, 5 them the great tragedies Othello, Macbeth, and King Lear.
1. A. recognized B. write C. nor D. but E. among
2. A. recognized B. write C. Nor D. but E. among
3. A. recognized B. write C. nor D. but E. among
4. A. recognized B. write C. nor D. but E. among
5. A. recognized B. write C. nor D. but E. among

12.

There is an old saying that husbands and wives start to look and behave like each other after a time. I don’t know if this was true of my mother and father.
Both of my parents had brown hair and brown eyes and low voices. My father, __1__, was eight years older than my mother and taller and thinner. He was built as straight as an arrow. My mother was shorter and had a rounder and fuller face and she looked as soft as a pillow.
My mother was quieter and talked less than my father did. She was also a much more patient person than my father. My father was more experienced in life. He was __2__ to doing everything quickly. My mother, on the other hand, worked and spoke more slowly.
They were fond of nature and sports, such as walking, gardening and swimming. They were both __3__ in reading and music, but my father preferred history books, while my mother liked to read romantic novels. In music, their types were similar, and they were never proud of listening to it. Most of the time they were in agreement on bringing __4__ their children. They both believed in giving them love and neither one believed in punishing them physically. At times, their personalities were very much alike, but at other times, they seemed very __5__. Perhaps that is why none of their children knows which parent he looks or behaves like.
1. A. however B. interested C. up D. used E. different
2. A. however B. interested C. up D. used E. different
3. A. however B. interested C. up D. used E. different
4. A. however B. interested C. up D. used E. different
5. A. however B. interested C. up D. used E. different

13.
You 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 rain and it is not 1 for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.
There is water in some places in the deserts. We call these places oases (绿洲). In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow all kinds of vegetables and rice in the fields there. People also live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep and other animals. These animals live 2 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 meat and drink the milk of the animals. They 3 the camels for carrying water, food and something else.
The people of the desert have to keep 4 from place to place. They must always look for 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 5 . Every one in the desert likes to help the people