英語完形填空題庫25篇

Americanshavealwayshadgreatfaithineducation.Theybelievethatallcitizensmusthavesome21inordertounderstandeconomicandpoliticalmattersand22wisely.Theyalsobelievethateducationisessentialtoprogressandprosperity,andthatevery isentitledtoasmucheducationashecan23.ThepublicschoolsoftheUnitedStatesarenotcontrolledbythenationalernmentbutby24communities,withstatelawssettingeducationalstandardsandrulingoncompulsoryattendance.Amongthemostactiveinestablishingpubliceducationwerethelaborunions.Fromthe1830'son,publicschool25developedandtheyhavebeengrowingrapidlyeversince.IntherearealsovariousprivateandreligiousTodaytheyhaveagreatvarietyoftypesofcollegesanduniversities,26theworld-famousMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Besides,therearemanykindsofcommercialand27training.Studentsareallowedachoiceofsubjects.Thereare28publicschoolsforthehandicapped,too.Americanschoolsareequippedwithalargevarietyofup-to-datelearningaidssuchasclosed-circuitevision,audio-visualequipmentetc.Stateernments,specialfoundationsandthecollegesthemselvesgrantmanyscholarshipstostudentswithspecial29.Thegoalistomakehighereducation30toeveryonewhoiswillingandcapable.(21).答案A.(21).答案A.B.C.(22).答案A.B.C.(23).答案A.B.C.(24).答案A.B.C.(25).答案A.(26).答案B.C.D.D.D.D.A.containingB.included C.including A.service B.career C.vocationalDemploymentA.strange B.special C.surprisingDspecializedA.conduct B.behavior C.abilities A. B.acceptableC. D.Themainpurposeofthisgreetingisto21agoodrelationshipbetweenthepeopleconcerned,andeachlanguageusuallyhas22setphraseswhichcanbeusedforthispurpose.Sometimes,though,therecanbe23differencesinthetypeofphraseswhichcanbeused,andculturalmisunderstandingscaneasily24.ThefollowingisatrueAyoungBritishwomanwenttoHongKongtowork,andatthetimeofher25sheknewnothingaboutthe cultureorlanguage.Whenshewasatthebanktogetsomemoney,thebankclerkaskedherifshehadhadherlunch.Shewasextremelysurprised26suchaquestionbecauseintheBritishcultureitwouldberegardedasanindirectinvitationtolunch.Afterthissheproceededtoschoolandwasevenmoresurprisedwhenoneoftheteachersaskedherthesamequestion.Bynowsherealizedthatitcouldnotbeaninvitation,butwaspuzzled27whytheyaskedit.Inthefollowingdaysshewasaskedthesamequestionagainandagain,andshespenthourstryingto28whysomanypeoplekeptaskingherthis.Eventuallyshecametoa :thepeoplemustbeconcernedherhealth.Shewassomewhatunderweightatthetime,andsosheconcludedtheymustbeworryingthatshewasnoteatingproperly!Onlymuchlater thatthequestionhadnorealsignificancesatall-itwasmerelyagreeting.(21).答案A.buildon B.buildup C.buildinto A.anumberof B.thenumberof C.theamountof A.considered B.considering C.considerable A.raise B.result C.arouse A.arrive B.arrived C.arrives A.on B.at C.to A.withregards B.asto C.asif DasfarasA.workat B.workon C.workwith A.reason B.target C.finish A.shediscoveredB.shedid C.didshe D.doessheAlandfromdestruction,pluswealth,naturalresources,andlaborsupply-allthesewereimportantfactorinhelEnglandto ethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution.21theywerenotenough.Somethingelsewasneededtostarttheindustrialprocess.That"somethingspecial"wasmen22individualswhocouldinventmachines,findnew23ofpower,andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshapesociety.ThemenwhocreatethemachinesoftheIndustrialRevolution24frommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations.Manyofthemwere25inventorsthanscientists.Amanwhoisapurescientistisprimarilyinterestedinnghisresearchaccuray.Heisnotnecessarilyworking26thathisfindingscanbeused.Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceisalltryingtomakesomethingthathasause.Hemaytrytosolveaproblembyusingthetheories27scienceorbyexperimentingthroughtrialanderror.Regardlessofhismethod,heisworkingtoobtaina28result:theconstructionofaharvestingmachine,theburningofalightbulb,oroneof16otherobjectives.MostofthepeoplewhodevelopedthemachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors,nottrainedscientists.Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors.Eventhosewhohad29ornotraininginsciencemightnothavemadetheirinventions30agroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyearsago.(21).答案A.But B.And C.Besides A.generatingB.effective C.motivating A.origins B.sources C.bases A.came B.arrived C.stemmed A.less B.better C.more A.now B.and C.all A.of B.with C.to A.single B.sole C.specialized A.little B.much C.some A. B. C. D.Beforethe20thcenturythehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation.Todaythecaristhemostpopular21oftransportationinalltheUnitedStates.Ithascompleyrecedthehorseasameansofeverydaytransportation.Americansusetheircarsfor2290percentof alMostAmericansareableto23cars.Theaveragepriceofarecently-madecarwas$2,500in1950,$2740in1960andupto$4750241975.duringthisperiodAmericancarmanufacturerssetaboutimprovingtheirproductsandworkefficiently.Asaresult,theyearly eofthe25familyincreasedfrom1950to1975fasterthanthepriceofcars.Forthisreason26anewcartakesasmallerpartofafamily'stotalearningstoday.In195127ittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamily's etobuyanewcar.In1962anewcar288.3monthsofafamily'sannualearnings.By1975itonlytook4.75months' Inaddition,the1975carsweretechnically29tomodelsfrompreviousyears.Theinfluenceoftheautoextendsthroughouttheeconomy30thecarissoimportanttoAmericans.Americansspendmoremoneykeetheircarrunningthanonanyotheritem.(21).答案A.B.C.D.(22).答案A.B.C.D.(23).答案A.B.C.D.(24).答案A.B.C.D.(25).答案A.B.C.D.(26).答案A.B.C.D.(27).答案A.B.C.D.(28).答案A.B.C.D.(29).答案A.B.C.D.(30).答案A.B.C.D.Manhasalwayswantedtofly.Evenaslongaseighthundredyearsago,anEnglishmanhadtried.Hemadeapairof21fromchickenfeathersandfixedthemtohis22.Thenhejumpedfromatallbuilding.Asyoucanimagine,hedidnotflyveryfar.23,hefelltothegroundandbrokeseveralbones.Thefirstrealattemptatflying24ceinFrancein1783.ThetwoMongolianbrothersknewthathotairrose.25theycouldfillalargeballoonwithhotair,theythoughtitwouldriseintotheairand26.Theywereright.Theymadeaverylargehotairballoonofclothandpaper.Itmeasuredtenmetersindiameter.Theyfilleditwithhotairandtheballoongottwohundredmetersintotheair.It27toearthaboutthreekilometers28Atthenextattempt,theyarrangedforaballoontocarrypassengers.Wedonotknow29thepassengersfeltaboutthetripastheywereacock,aduck,andasheep.Butwe30knowthatthetriplastedeightminutesandtheanimalslandedsafely.(21).答案A.sticks B.fans C.wings A.hands B.feet C.head A.Well B.Differently C.Instead A.had B.made C.took A.If B.When C.After A.B.C.D.(27).答案A.B.C.D.(28).答案A.B.C.D.(29).答案A.B.C.D.(30).答案A.B.C.D.Inourdailylifeweneedtocommunicatewithoneanother.Wecandothiseasilywhenweareclosetootherpeople.However,thankstothe21oftheephone,wearestillableto22withoneanotherwhenwearefarapart.ThemanwhomadethispossiblewasAlexanderGrahamBell,borninEdiburghin1847.Bell,ateacherof23speechwhospentallhissparetimeexperimenting.In1875,he24thefirstsoundssentoveradistancebyelectricity.Thefirstephonedidnot25theinterestofthevisitorsalthoughitwasshownatanexhibitioninPhiladelphia.Itwaslookeduponasnomorethanatoy.FortunayforBell,theEmperorofBrazilhappenedtopassbyand26abouthisinvention.Bellgavehimthe27andwenttospeakintothetransmitterattheotherendofthe28.WhenheheardBell'svoiceonthereceiver,hedroppedtheinstrumentinsurpriseandsaid,"ittalks!"ThejudgesbecameinterestedandlookedcarefullyatBell'sephone.They29thenthatitwasamostimportantinvention.It30themedal.Oneofthejudges,agreatEnglishscientist,saidthattheephonewasthemostwonderfulthinghehadeverseen.(21).答案A.B.C.D.(22).答案A.B.C.D.(23).答案A.B.C.D.(24).答案A.B.heardC.heardD.listened(25).答案A.B.C.D.(26).答案A.B.C.D.(27).答案A.B.C.D.(28).答案A.B.C.D.(29).答案A.(30).答案B.C.D.A. B. C. "Moveaheador21behind"istheAmericanattitudethatleadstoresearching,experimentingandexploring.Timeisa22andpreciousresourcetothem，soeveryminutemustcount.Citypeoplearealwayshurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing,seekingattentioninastoreand23othersoutofwayastheytrytocompletetheirtasks.Briefconversations,littleexchangeswithstrangers,relaxedbusinesschatsovercoffeeora ingcupofteadon'tbecausepeoplehate"wasting"toomuchtime.Americansassessothersprofessionallyratherthansocially,sotheystarttalkingbusinessimmediay25theyarealwaysconsciousoftime.Becausetheyworkhardat26time,theyhavemeetings27communicationequipmentlikeevisionscreensandephonesratherthan alcontacts.InAmerica,ephonessavetimeandenergybecauseephoneserviceisexcellent28mailislessefficient.Usually,themoreimportantajobis,the29effortwillbepoured30itto"getitmoving".(21).答案A.feel B.fall C.felt A.really B.indeed C.real A.pulling B.drawing C.keeD.pushingA.occur B.occurrence C.happens A.although B.so C.but A.save B.saving C.waste A.in B.for C.at A.whereas B.moreover C.therefore A.most B.much C.more A. B. C. D.WhileIwaswaitingtoenteruniversity,IsawinanewspaperateachingjobwantedataschoolabouttenfromwhereIlived.Beingveryshortofmoneyandwantingtodosomethinguseful,Iapplied,fearingasIdidso,thatwithoutadegreeandwithno21ofteachingmychancesofgettingthejobwere22.However,threedayslater,aletterarrived,callingmetoCroydonforameetingwiththeheadmaster.Itwasclearlythe23himselfthatopenthedoor.Hewasshortandround."Theschool,"hesaid,"ismadeupofoneclassoftwenty-fourboysbetweensevenandthirteen."Ishouldhavetoteachallthesubjectsexceptart,24_hetaughthimself.Ishouldhavetodividetheclassinto25groupsandteachtheminturnatthreedifferent26.AndIwasdisappointedatthethoughtofteachingmaths,asubjectatwhichIwasn'tvery27atschool.Worseperhapswastheideaof28toteachthemonSaturdayafternoonbecausemostofmyfriendswouldbeenjoyingthemselvesatthattime.BeforeIhadtimetoaskaboutmysalary,hegotuptohis29."Now,"hesaid,"you'dbettermeetmywife.Sheistheonewhoreally30thisschool."(21).答案A.material B.experienceC.means A.B.C.D.(23).答案A.B.C.D.door-(24).答案A.B.C.D.(25).答案A.B.C.D.(26).答案A.(27).答案B.C.A.B.C.D.(28).答案A.B.C.D.(29).答案A.B.C.D.(30).答案A.B.C.D.Mr.Smithwasawealthyindustrialist,buthewasnot21withlife.Hedidn'tsleepwellandhisfooddidnotagreewithhim.Thesituationlastedforsometime.Finally,aftera22ofsleeplessnights,hedecidedtoconsulthisdoctor.Thedoctoradvisedachangeofsurroundings."Goabroad,"hesaid."ButI'mnotgoodatforeignlanguages"saidMr.Smith."Itdoesn'tmatter,"saidthedoctor,"Itwon't23youtotalkalittleless.Startonavoyage.Trytoreduceyourweight.24richfood".Mr.SmithwenttoSwitzerland.HedidnotknowFrenchorGerman,andhadtocommunicatethroughgestures.Heattendedaphysicaltrainingcourse.Theinstructormadehisarmsandshakehisheadrapidly.Hehadtolieonthegroundand26hisrightandleftlegsalternay.Afteratimehis27grewhardandfirm.Healmostputasidehisfinancialworriesandnearlyforgottheimportanceof28moremoney.Heevenbegantonoticeindividualtreesandindividualbirds.Heateandsleptwell.29hereturnedhome.Butunfortunayhisimprovementwastemporary.Soonhewasworriedabouthis30,hisprofits,hissavings,hissuccessinacompetitivesociety,andthingsingeneral.答案A.B.C.D.(22).答案A.(23).答案B.C.D.A.B.C.D.(24).答案A.B.C.D.(25).答案A.B.C.D.(26).答案A.B.C.D.(27).答案A.B.C.D.(28).答案A.B.C.D.(29).答案A.B.C.D.(30).答案A.B.C.D.Yourbosshasabiggervocabularythanyouhave.That'sonegoodreason Thisdiscoveryhasbeenmadeinthewordlaboratoriesoftheworld.NotbytheoreticalEnglishprofessors, bypractical,hard-headed（精明的） havebeensearchingthesecretsofAfterahostof（許多）experimentsandyearsoftestingtheyhavefoundoutthatifyourvocabularyislimitedyourchancesofsuccessarelimitedandthatoneoftheeasiestandquickestwaysto24isbyconsciouslybuildingupyourknowledgeofwords.Yourwordsareyourkeysforyour25.Andthemorewordsyouhave26yourcommand，thedeeper,clearerandmoreaccuratewillbeyourthinking.AcommandofEnglishwillnotonlyimprovetheprocessesofyourmind.Itwill27giveyouassurance;buildyourself-confidence;lendcolourtoyour ality;increaseyourpopularity.Yourvocabularyisyou.Ifyouconsciouslyincreaseyourvocabularyyouwillunconsciously28yourselftoamoreimportantstationinlife,andthenewandhigherpositionyouhavewonwill,29,giveyouabetteropportunityforfurther30yourvocabulary.Itisabeautifulandsuccessfulcycle.A. B. C. D.答案A.nor B.but C.instead A.whom B.which C.where A.getB.getC.get D.get(25).答案A.(26).答案B.C. D.A.B.C.D.(27).答案A.B.C.D.(28).答案A.B.C.D.(29).答案A.in(30).答案B.inC.inD.inA. B. C. D.Manypeoplemayfailtonoticeit,butasamatteroffact,mostwomenareseriousabouttheirwork.Onthejob,they21equalpayforequalwork.Workgivesamanidentityandstatus.Thesameoftenholds22forawoman.Theywanttheirhusbandstotaketheirjobsas23astheytaketheirown.Inoneinstance,aregisterednursefollowedhersales-executivehusband24thecountryasheclimbedthecorporateladder（爭取晉升）Eachtimehewas25,thewifequittedherpreviousjobandfoundanewpositionforherselfwithoutsayinganything.Becausethefamilyfocusedmorestronglyonthefather'scareer,hetendedtothinkthathiswife'sjobswerejustjobs.Itwasn't26shereceivedanawardfromherhospitalduringNursingRecognitionWeek,andheheardhertearfulacceptancespeech,thatherealizedhowemotionally27shewastoherprofession."Ifeltembarrassed",thehusbandrecalled."Everyonewasapuding（鼓掌）and28forawomanIdidn'tknowatall."Nowtheexecutivemakesa29ofreallylisteningwhenhiswifetalksaboutherwork.Notsurprisingly,theirrelationshiphasgrown30theimproved(21).答案A.ex B. C. D.(22).答案A.B.C.D.(23).答案A.B.C.D.(24).答案A.B.C.D.(25).答案A.B.C.D.(26).答案A.B.C.D.(27).答案A.B.C.D.(28).答案A.B.C.D.(29).答案A.B.C.D.(30).答案A.in B. C.becauseofD.Manyteachersworryabouttheeffectsofevisiononyoungpeople.Accordingto21childrenspendmoretimewatchingevisionthantheyspendinschool.Because22somuchviewing,childrenmaynot23thehabitof24andtheabilitytoenjoy25.Nooneworriesmuchabouttheradioprogramsyoungpeoplelistento,althoughradioscanbevery26.Teachersalsowonderabouttheeffectsofevisioncommercials.27oneyearthe28childwillsee25,000evisioncommercials,allnnedand29writtenbygrown-upstomakechildrenwantthingsthattheydon't30needreally.(21).答案A.any B.some C.no A.that B.for C.of A.develop B.bedevelop C.bedeveloped A.read B.reads C.toread A.him B.themselves C.them A.noise B.quiet C.noisy A.On B.In C.At A.average B.rare C.more A.written B.write C.wrote A. B. C. D.TherearemorethanfortyuniversitiesinBritain-nearlytwiceasmanyasin1960.Duringthe1960seightcompleynewonesmorefounded,andtenothernewoneswerecreated21convertingoldcollegesoftechnologyintouniversities.Inthesameperiodthenumberofstudentsmorethandoubled,from70,000to22than200,000.By1973about10%ofmenagedfromeighteentotwenty-onewereinuniversitiesandabout5%ofwomen.Alltheuniversitiesareprivateinstitutions.Eachhasits erningcouncils,includingsomelocalbusinessmenandlocalpoliticians24asafewacademics（大學(xué)教師）.Thestatebegantogivegrantstothemfiftyyearsago,andby1970eachuniversityderivednearlyallits 25fromstategrants.Studentshavetopayfeesandlivingcosts,buteverystudentmayreceivefromthelocalauthorityofthece helivesaalgrantwhichisenoughtopayhisfullcosts,includinglodgingandfoodunlesshisparents 27.Moststudentstakejobsinthesummer 28aboutsixweeks,buttheydonotnormallydooutsideworkduringtheacademicyear.TheDepartmentofEducationtakes29forthepaymentswhichcoverthewholeexpenditureoftheuniversities,butitdoesnotexercisedirectcontrol.Itcanhaveanimportantinfluence30newdevelopmentsthroughitspowertodistributefunds,butittakestheadviceoftheUniversityGrantsCommittee,abodywhichismainlycomposedofacademics.(21).答案A.B.C.D.(22).答案A.B.C.D.(23).答案A.B.C. (24).答案A.B.C.D.(25).答案A.B.C.D.(26).答案A.B.C.D.(27).答案A.B.C.D.(28).答案A.B.C.D.(29).答案A.B.C.D.(30).答案A.B.C.D.Rumoristhemost wayofspreadingstories-bypassingthemonfrommouthtomouth.Butcivilizedcountriesinnormaltimeshavebetter ofnewsthanrumor.Theyhaveradio,evision,andnewspapers.Intimesofstressandconfusion, ,rumoremergesandeswidespread.Atsuch24thedifferentkindsofnewsareincompetition,thepress,evision,andradioversusthegrapevine.Especially25 rumorsspreadwhenwarrequirescensorship（，檢查）onmanyimportantmatters.Thecustomarynewssourcesnolongergiveoutenoughinformation.Sincethepeoplecannotlearn26legitimate（合法的，正規(guī)的）channelsallthattheyareanxioustolearn,theypickup"news"27theycanandwhenthishappens,rumorthrives.Rumorsareoftenrepeated28bythosewhodonotbelievethetales.Thereisafascinationaboutthem.Thereasonisthatthecleverlydesignedrumorgivesexpressiontosomethingdeepintheheartsofthevictims-thefears,suspicions,forbiddenhopes,ordaydreamswhichtheyhesitateto29directly.Pessimistic（悲觀的）rumorsaboutdefeatanddisastersshowthatthepeoplewhorepeatthemareworriedandanxious.30rumorsaboutrecordproductionorpeacesooncomingpointtocomcency（滿足，自得）orconfidence-andoftento(21).答案A.B.C.D.(22).答案A.B.C.D.(23).答案A.B.C.D.(24).答案A.B.theC.D.the(25).答案A.B.C.D.(26).答案A.B.C.D.(27).答案A.B.C.D.(28).答案A.B.C.D.(29).答案A.B.C.D.(30).答案A.B.C.D.Menusuallywanttohavetheirownway.Theywanttothinkandact21theylike.Noone,however,canhavehisownwayallthetime.'Society'meansagroupofpeoplewiththesamelawsandthesame22oflife.Peopleinsocietymaymaketheirowndecisions,butthesedecisionsoughtnottobeunjustor23toothers.Oneman'sdecisionsmaysoeasilyharmanother Forexample,amotoristmaybeinahurrytogettoafriend'shouse.Hesetsout,drivingatafullspeedlikeacompetitorinamotor24.Thereareother25andalsopedestriansontheroad.Suddenlythereisacrash.26arescreamsandconfusion.Onecarelessmotoristhas27anothercar.Thecollisionhasinjuredtwoofthepassengersand28thethird.29manyroadaccidentshappen30thethoughtlessnessof(21).答案A.B.asC.asD.as(22).答案A.B.C.D.(23).答案A.B.C.D.(24).答案A.B.C.D.(25).答案A.B.C.D.(26).答案A.(27).答案B.C.D.A.B.C.runD.(28).答案A.(29).答案B.C.D.A.AgreatdealofB.C.D.A(30).答案A. B.C.bymeansD.ThebirthrateinEuropehasbeeninasteadydecreasesincethe1960s.Europeancountries,realizingcrisisisathand,areprovidinggreatencouragementforparentstocreatemorebabiesinthe21stcentury.AffairsMinistryconcludedlastyearthat,21thecashencouragement,somewomenjustdon'twanttobe22holdingthebaby."Whatweknowisthatit'sgoodforthe23ifmenandwomensharetheburdenofhavingchildren,"saysSorenKindlund,familyadviserattheSwedishministry.24Swedishparentscantaketheirpaidleaveastheywish,menuseamere12%ofit;60%offathersdonottakeevena(n)25dayoffwork.Expertsfearthatthetendencyforwomentousemostoftheparentalleavecouldmaketogiveyoungwomenthepermanentjobstheyneedtoqualifyforpaidmaternityleave（產(chǎn)假）InJanuary,Swedendecidedtoallownewfatherstwomonthspaidleavewithawarning:useitor27it.Kindlundadmitsthatmenareunder28tostayatwork,eventhoughparentalpaycomesoutofthepublicpurse."It'snotpopularamongbossesandperhapswithothermenintheworkce,"hesays."Butit'sgoodforthefatherandforthechildiftheycan29arelationship."InNorway,a(n)30hasworkedwonders.70%ofdadsinNorwaynowtakeparentalleave,andthebirthrateof1.8childrenperwomanisoneofthehighestinEurope.(21).答案A.inspiteB.atcostC.inadditionD.due(22).答案A.B.C.D.(23).答案A.eC.D.(24).答案A.Just(25).答案B.C.EvenD.NowA.(26).答案A.willingA.reserve

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D.TheBritishlovetothinkofthemselvesaspolite,andeveryoneknowshowfondtheyareoftheir"please"and"thankyou".Eventhesimplestbusinesssuchasbuyingatrainticketrequires21sevenoreightofthese.Another22ofourgoodmannersisthequeue. erstoBritaincouldbeforgivenforthinkingthatqueuingratherthanfootballwasthe23nationalsport.Finally,ofcourse,motoristsgenerallystopatcrossings.ButdoesallthismeanthattheBritishshouldconsiderthemselvesmorepolitethantheirEuropeanneighbors?Ithinknot.Takeformsofaddress（稱呼）forexample.TheaverageEnglish -24hehappenstoworkinahoordepartmentstore-wouldratherdiethancallastranger"Sir"or"Madam".YetinsomeEuropeancountriesthisisthemostbasicofcommonaddress.Our25"you"foreveryonemayappearmoredemocratic,butitmeansthatwearedtoseekoutcomplicatedwaystoexpress26.Iamallforreturningtotheuseof"thee"and"thou"(Theeandthouareold-fashionedpoeticwordsfor"you");"you"wouldbe27forstrangersandprofessionalrelationships.Andofcourse,theEnglishfindtouchingandothershowsoffriendshiptrulyterrifying.HaveyounoticedhowtheBritish28evertouch?ally,IfindtheLatinhabitofshakinghandsorafriendlykissquitecharming.TrykissingtheaverageEnglish ,andtheywilleithertaketwostepsbackwardsinhorror,or,iftheirescapeis29,youwillfindyourlipstouchingthebackoftheirhead.Nowwhatcouldbe30than(21).答案A.atleast B.atmost C.lessthan A.signal B.scene C.sign A.true B.original C.superior A.if B.whether C.when A.universal B.unique C.regular A.politeness B.gratitude C.democracy A.ordered B.C.offered A.highly B.mostly C.hardly A.confirmed B.assured C.jammed A. B. C.more D.moreWhatisityouwanttodo,buthaven'tdoneIsitbecauseyouthinkit'stoolate,ortooscary,orbecausemaybeyoumight21Yesterday,whilewalkingthebeachwithourdog,Sasha,(whousuallymanagestodrawpeopleintoconversation)ImetaretiredcouplefromtheMidwest.They22howmuchtheylovedvisitingtheOregoncoast."We'reboth23theocean,"thewomansaid,"andwe'reblamingourselvesthatwedidn'tbuysomeproperty()here10yearsago.""Doyouthinkit'stoolatenow?"I"Well,uh,no,"shesaid,"butitwouldhavebeenalot24So－willtheystay25inanareatheydislike,orwilltheydaretotrysomethingthatfeelsexcitingand26?IfIhadknownthembetter,Iwouldhavementionedtheoldstoryabouttheladywhowaitedsolongforhershiptocomein27herpier(長堤)collapsed(倒塌).Someoneoncesaid,"Mostpeople28lifeinastateofquietdesperation(絕望)."Goingthroughlifeinastateof"quietexpectation"soundsalotbettertome.Whatittakesisaconsciouschangeinattitude.That'swhyinmyclassesatOregonCoastCommunityCollegeI'vebeenencouragingstudentsto29theirdreams,tobepassionateaboutsomething,(anything!)andaboveall,tohavefaith30themselves.(21).答案A.B.C.D.(22).答案A.kept(23).答案B.wentonC.mindedD.avoidedA.particularaboutB.worriedabout C.popularwith A.bigger B.smaller C.cheaper A.moved B.stuck C.taken A.boring B.tiring C.challenging A.when B.what C.which A.movethrough B.gothrough C.breakthrough A.goto B.goover C.gofor A. B. C. D.GoodbusinessethicsinHongKongarethekey21theterritory'ssuccessinthefuture.Asa22 internationalservicecenterofthe1990s,goodstandardsofbusiness23aremoreimportantthanever.Sinceit emoresophisticatedtoprovidegoodservices24trade,financecommerce,levelyingfieldsforall25arecrucial.Beingtreatedfairlyandtheabilitytoobtainwhattheoutsiderseeasasquare26willencouragethemtoinvest27theterritory.Oncethesepositivecharacteristicshavegone,HongKongwillloseitscompetitive28asaregionalcenter,especiallywhenonetakesinto29risingofficerents,highwagesandlocalskill30.(21).答案A.B.C.D.(22).答案A.(23).答案B.C.D.A.(24).答案B.C.D.A.(25).答案B.C.D.A.(26).答案B.C. A.(27).答案B.C.D.A.(28).答案B.C.D.A.(29).答案B.C.D.A.(30).答案B.C.D.A.scarcitiesB. C.shortagesD.AfterIhadbeenwaitingthereformorethantenminutes,IfeltcertainImusthavemissedthebus.TherewasonlyonethingIcoulddoaboutthat:Ishouldjusthavetowalkhome.Ofcourseitwasentirelymyownfault.Janehadtoldmethelastbusalways21atStuttonattenthirtyanditwasnowtentoeleven.Itwould22meatleastanhourandahalfandmaybemoretowalktomyroomEnd.Buttherewasa23moonintheskyandIwasquiteusedtowalkingmuch24thanthat.PerhapsI25betternottaketheshortcutthroughthewoods,Imighteasily26mywayinthedarkness.IwashalfwayhomewhenIheardacarmovingslowlybehindme.Coulditbemywasitactuallyfollowingmedownthehill?Whyevershoulditbemakingsuchslowprogress?Idecidedto28whatwasthematter,soIstoodstill29Iwerewaitingforittopassme.Itstoppedjustnearme,thedooropenedandamangotout,whosaidanxiously,"Haveyouanyideawherewecangetpetrolatthistimeofnight?We'vejust30outcompley."(21).答案A.crossed B.past C.stopped A.B.C.D.(23).答案A.B.C.D.(24).答案A.B.C.D.(25).答案A.B.C.D.(26).答案A.B.C.D.(27).答案A.B.C.D.(28).答案A.workB.findC.putD.make(29).答案A.evenB.asC.D.(30).答案A.B.C.D.EasternEuropeisconsideredthemostpollutedofalltheworld's21areasbecauseheavymetals22coalmininghavecontaminatedthearea'swaters.Manyrivers,land,and arebiologically23frompollution.Ghana'sprotectionprogramhassucceeded24strengtheningthecountry'sagriculturalbaseand25anewsourceofwealthto26.Itremainstobeseen27thesemeasureswillhaveenoughimpactto28therateofremovings.Indonesiaisfacingthe29problemsofprovidingenoughfood,shelterandemploymentforitslargepopulation,and30birthcontrol.(21).答案A.industriesB.industrialistC.industrialized A.leadingtoB.from C.with A.dead B.died C.death A.on B.for C.at A.destroyed B.bringing C.brought A.valley B.v