VII. 完形填空 （共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。

A

A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in the country, “I’ll give?? 51?? of you a seed (種子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring.??? 52??? I’ll choose a new king from you.”

A boy?? 53?? Ling got a seed, too. He planted it?? 54?? . But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his?? 55??? box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt???????56????? ?.

The king?? 57?? the palace and look around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed??? 58?? couldn’t grow. But all of you,?? 59?? Ling, have bought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty (誠實) and?? 60?? to bring such a box. So he will be the new king ! ”

51. A. each?????? B. neither?? ????C. both???????? ?D. none

52. A. and ?????? B. but?????????? ?C. although??? ?D. so

53. A. liked?????? B. helped?????? ?C. named??????? D. asked

54. A. careful??? B. carefully???? ?C. careless???? ?D. carelessly

55. A. full??????? ?B. empty?????? ?C. beautiful???? ?D. broken

56. A. sad????????B. excited???? ? C. happy??????? ?D. satisfied?

57. A. got??????? B. arrived?????? C. went?????????? ?D. arrived at

58. A. wh ich? ??B. who???????? ??C. what????????? ??D. it

59. A. besides??B. with???????? ??C. except?????? ???D. as

60. A. skill?????? ?B. courage??? ??C. experience???D. fear

【主旨大意】本文通過一位國王選新國王的故事，向人們說明了“誠實是做人的根本”的道理。

51. A 意為：我會給每個人一粒種子。

52. A and在本句中表示承接關(guān)系。

53. C 指一位名叫Ling的男孩。

54. B plant是動詞，其后應(yīng)當用副詞；根據(jù)下文可知：他認真地種下了這粒種子。所以選B。

55. B 根據(jù)上文可知種子并沒有生長，所以他帶著一只空盒子去了皇宮。

56. A 指他看到別人帶著漂亮的植物，感到非常的難過。

57. D get, go, arrive是不及物動詞，帶賓語時要加介詞。

58. A 這是一個定語從句，先行詞是物，所以只能用which做關(guān)系代詞。

59. C 指除了Ling之外，你們中的人都帶來了植物和花。

60. B 指Ling是唯一一個具有誠實和勇氣帶來空盒子的人。

B

In Australia, different people have different ways to enjoy themselves. They also have their own ideas about?? 61?? to pass time.

?? 62??? children, about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more.?? 63?? ?, they put aside their school bags and go out to play.

Some old people?? 64?? early in the morning. Then they go to park to?? 65?? ?. It helps them know what is happening around the world. In the evening, they would prefer to stay at home?? 66?? rather than do anything else.?

Young people enjoy having?? 67?? trip on weekends. They go to mountains to have a picnic or go to the?? 68?? to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days outside. Then on?? 69?? evening, they start their way back home.?? 70?? seems to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiti ng for them again.

61. A. what????????????????? B. how???????????? ?C. when??????????????????? ?D. why

62. A. Some ??????????????? B. Most???????????? C. All??????????????????????? ?D. No

63. A. However???????????? B. Though?????????C. Instead???????????????? ?D. Or

64. A. get up????????????? ??B. come up????????C. stay up???????????????? ?D. set up

65. A. read newspapers?B. do sports????? ?C. enjoy themselves???D. have breakfast

66. A. climbing hills??????? B. watching TV?? C. go shopping??????????D. going hiking

67. A. boring??????????????? B. busy???????????? ?C. tiring??????????????????? D. relaxing

68. A. forest?????????????????B. floor??????????????C. flat?????????????????????? D. factory

69. A. Friday??????????????? ?B. Sunday??????????C. Tuesday ????????????? ?D. Wednesday

70. A. Anybody???????????? B. Somebody??????C. Everybody?????????? ??D. Nobody

【主旨大意】本文主要介紹了澳大利亞不同年齡階段的人們的日常生活情況。

61. B 根據(jù)句意：他們對于如何消磨時間也有自己的做法。

62. B 根據(jù)下文件的about 80%可知。

63. C Instead在這里表示轉(zhuǎn)折。句意：放學(xué)后他們不想呆在家里讀書，而是把書包扔在一邊出去玩。

64. A 指老年人早上起得早。

65. A 從下文可知，他們?nèi)ス珗@看報。

66. B 他們晚上呆在家里看電視。

67. D 根據(jù)下文介紹可知，年輕人周末進行令人輕松的旅行。

68. A 根據(jù)句子的前半句可知A為正確答案。

69. B 從前一句可知，他們周五開始，在外面呆一到二天，所以只能是在周日的晚上回家了。

70. D 根據(jù)句子的后半部分可知：盡管一個繁忙的星期在等待著他們，但是似乎沒有人顯得很匆忙。