完形填空实战练习

2013-04-29 19:56若榆
中学生百科·大语文 2013年8期
关键词:雕刻家起跑线指代

若榆

Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C,and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

We are just at the starting point

“We are reading the first part of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite(无数的)...”

I do not know who wrote those 1 ,but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to 2 . We can take the mysterious,uncertain future and carve out of it to anything that we can 3 ,just like a sculptor carves a statue from a 4 stone.

We are all in the position of the farmer. If we plant a good seed,we will 5 a good harvest. If our seed is poor and full of weeds,we will gain a useless crop. If we plant nothing at all,we 6 nothing at all.

I want the future to be better than the past. I dont want it polluted and destroyed by the mistakes and errors with which history is filled. We should all be 7 about the future because that is 8 we will spend the reminder of our lives.

The past is 9 and static(静态的). Nothing we can do will change it. The future is before us and dynamic. Everything we do will 10 it. Each day will bring us with new frontiers,in our homes and in our businesses. If we only 11 them,we are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human effort.

So,friends,do what you want to do from now on 12 we are just at the starting point.

1. A. idioms B. systems C. contents D. words

2. A. accept B. make C. leave D. practise

3. A. arrange B. apply C. stand D. imagine

4. A. useless B. shapeless C. priceless D. valueless

5. A. get in B. set aside C. put together D. go with

6. A. harvest B. represent C. settle D. raise

7. A. worried B. concerned C. pleased D. disappointed

8. A. when B. where C. why D. how

9. A. missed B. stopped C. filled D. gone

10. A. link B. affect C. ignore D. introduce

11. A. recognize B. ruin C. gain D. influence

12. A. though B. since C. if D. before

答案及解析

1. D。“我不知道是谁写下的这些话。”A 成语;B 系统;C 内容。

2. B。“将来是我们能够实现的任何事情。”

3. D。句意:把它雕刻成我们能够想像的任何事情。

4. B。句意:正如雕刻家把不成形的石头雕刻成一副作品一样。A 没有用的;B不成形的; C 无价的,极贵重的;D没有价值的。

5. A。“种子种得好,庄稼收成好。”

6. A。plant 对应harvest收获。A收获;B 代表;C 定居;D提高,养育。

7. B。be concerned about,关心。

8. B。此处的“future”表示一个抽象的概念,不指时间,所以用“where”指代抽象的概念。

9. D。“过去已经过去,没有什么能改变它。”

10. B。句意:未来在我们面前,它是动态的,我们做的每件事都能影响它。

11. A。“如果我们仅仅只是意识到这一点,那么我们还只是在事业的起点。”A 意识到;B毁坏;B获得;D 影响。

12. B。句意: 既然我们现在正在起跑线上,那我们就从现在开始努力吧。

Directions:Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Why must we pay taxes? The answer is that the government needs money for many things, 1 only the people of the country can supply the money. One of the most important taxes is income tax which a person pays according to the amount of his income, 2 he is a merchant,a shopkeeper,a miner,or anything else. This is called a“direct”tax, because it is paid in money direct 3 the government. Another tax is paid on goods 4 watches,jewellery,new clothes and tobacco when they are brought into a country. We call it“indirect”tax.

People complain 5 having to pay taxes,but they forget that the money is spent on things that they and 6 families need. We need policemen to catch thieves,to see that men obey the laws,to direct traffic,etc,and they must be paid 7 they earn;children need education and there must be schools and teachers. Above all,the country must always be ready to defend itself against attacking enemies,and we cannot have 8 army without paying for it.

Taxes,therefore,cannot be avoided.

答案

1. and 2. whether 3. to 4. like

5. about 6. their 7. what 8. an

编辑/梁宇清

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