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活页练(五) 单项填空完形填空阅读理解.单项填空1Honey, the cats stuck in the tree.Can you turn off the TV and get a ladder.?Oh, it jumped off._.(2012江苏，33)ANever mind BAll rightCNo problem DTake care答案A解析never mind别介意，不要紧。all right行，可以；no problem没问题；take care当心。句意为：亲爱的，那只猫卡在了树上。你能不能关掉电视，找把梯子？哦，它跳下来了。没事。2Dont worry, Mum.The doctor said it was only the flu._！ Ill tell Dad theres nothing serious.(2012江苏，24)AWhat a relief BCongratulationsCHow surprising DIm so sorry答案A解析句意为：妈妈，别担心。医生说只是流感。我可以松口气了。我要告诉你爸爸你没事。A项意为“可以松口气了”，符合语境。B项意为“祝贺”；C项意为“多么令人惊讶啊”；D项意为“我很抱歉”。3Linda didnt invite us to the party._？I dont care.(2011江苏，29)AFor what BSo whatCWhats on DWhats up答案B解析句意为：琳达没有邀请我们参加聚会。那又怎么样？我不在乎。For what？为了什么？So what？那又怎么样？Whats on？在上映什么？Whats up？出什么事了？怎么了？有什么事吗？由具体语境I dont care，可知应填So what。4You could always put the decision off a little bit longer._If I leave it much longer，I might miss my chance.(2011江苏，35)AThats reasonable advice.BIsnt it a good idea?CDo you think so?DI cant agree more.答案C解析句意为：你把决定向后推迟一点点，总是可以的。你认为是这样吗？如果我迟迟不作决定，我可能会失去机会的。Thats reasonable advice.那是个合理的建议。Isnt it a good idea？难道这不是个好主意吗？Do you think so？你认为是这样吗？I cant agree more.我再同意不过了。由句意和语境可知C项正确。5Excuse me，but could I trouble you for some change?_.Will pennies do？(2013浙江，20)AI know BNever mindCI am sure DLet me see答案D解析考查交际用语。句意为：打扰一下，能麻烦您给换些零钱吗？让我看看，硬币行吗？D项符合逻辑。6How far can you run without stopping?_.Ive never tried.(2013山东，23)ADont mention it BThats all right CI have no idea DGo ahead答案C解析考查情景交际。句意为：你不停地跑，能跑多远？我不知道。我从未试过。通过对话中的关键信息“Ive never tried.”可知答话者并不知道自己能跑多远，C项“我不知道”符合句意。A项意为“不客气，不用谢”，用来回答别人的道谢；B项意为“没什么，不要紧，不用谢”，用来回答别人的道歉或道谢；D项意为“继续，说/用/拿/看吧”，用来表示允许对方做某事，这三项均不符合句意。7This is a really lively party.Theres a great atmosphere，isnt there?_.The hosts know how to host a party.(2013山东，32)ADont worry BYes，indeedCNo，there isnt DIt all depends答案B解析考查情景交际。根据语境，发话者称赞party办的很不错，答话者说主办方很会举办party，证明同意发话者的观点，所以答案为B项。8Thanks a lot for your book.I found it very interesting._.Im glad you enjoyed it.(2013江西，21)AAll the best BIt is nothingCNo thanks DVery well答案B解析本题考查日常交际用语。句意为：谢谢你的书，我觉得这本书很有趣。没什么。我很高兴你喜欢这本书。C项是汉语式表达；A项表达祝愿；D项意为“很好”；只有B项符合题意，意为“没什么”。9Would you like a glass of wine?_.I dont drink.(2013重庆，22)ANo，thanks BYes，pleaseCI dont like it DIts my favorite答案A解析考查交际用语。根据答语“I dont drink.”可知，后者拒绝了前者的建议，故用“No，thanks.”表示有礼貌的拒绝。10Which one of these do you want?_.Either will do.(2012新课标全国，21)AI dont mind BIm sureCNo problem DGo ahead答案A解析概括空格后面的“Either will do.(随便哪一个都行。)”可知应该选A项。I dont mind.我不介意；Im sure.我确信；No problem.没问题；Go ahead.好吧/继续。11Sorry Im late.I got stuck in traffic._.Youre here now.Come in and sit down.(2012山东，22)AYou are welcomeBThats rightCI have no ideaDNever mind答案D解析句意为：对不起，我来晚了，我遇上了交通阻塞。没关系。现在你不是来了嘛。进来坐下吧。由关键信息“Youre here now.Come in and sit down.”可知对方对“我”的迟到并未在意，有原谅的意思，故选never mind(没关系)，是对别人的道歉表示原谅的答语。you are welcome(别客气)是对别人道谢的答语；thats right没错，对了；I have no idea我不知道，这三项均不符合题意。12I dont know about you，but Im sick and tired of this weather._.I cant stand all this rain.(2012山东，31)AI dont care BIts hard to sayCSo am I DI hope so答案C解析句意为：我不知道你怎么样，不过我厌烦透了这样的天气。我也是。我受不了整天阴雨连绵。由题干中的关键信息“I cant stand all this rain.”可知答话者对前一个人对天气的抱怨持相同的看法，故选C项，相当于：Im also sick and tired of this weather.。A项表示“我不在乎”；B项表示“很难说”；D项表示“我希望如此”，均不符合语境。13Sweetheart.You will never believe this.I just won a car!_！I dont believe it!ACheer up BGood workCGood heavens DThats awful答案C解析考查交际用语。句意为：亲爱的。你绝对想不到我赢了一辆车！天哪！我简直不敢相信！good heavens(表示惊奇或气恼)天啊，我的天。14Do you think our basketball team played very well yesterday?_.AYou were not nervous at allBYou couldnt have done betterCYou played naturallyDYou were still young答案B解析考查交际用语。句意为：你认为我们篮球队昨天表现得非常出色吗？你们打得再好不过了。此处是否定词与比较级连用表示最高级的含义。15Shall we go to the lecture about the risk of brain cancer from mobile phone use?_？It is closely related to our health.AWhat if BWhy notCWhat for DHow come答案B解析考查交际用语。句意为：我们去听关于使用手机会导致脑癌的讲座，好吗？为什么不呢？它和我们的健康息息相关。what if要是会怎么样呢；why not为什么不呢，表示同意对方的提议；what for为何目的；how come怎么会。.完形填空Zigfried，a little mouse，blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside.Still nobody came.Maybe today，he thought 1 .It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle(奇迹)This farmhouse had been 2 too long.It needed a family.Zigfrieds 3 made a noise.He realized that he hadnt eaten anything since yesterday.He jumped from the windowsill(窗沿)，grabbed a 4 from his home，and went next door to Farmer Mikes.Farmer Mikes house had been a great place for the little mouse 5 the farmer married a wife who had a cat.Zigfried 6 when he thought of it.He looked around cautiously as he 7 into the room where grain was stored and was quite 8 as he filled his bag with wheat.He was turning to leave when suddenly he 9 a hot breath about his ear.His heart beat 10 ，and without thinking he started to run and luckily 11 the cats paws(爪子)The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a 12 family would be moving into the farmhouse soon.Zigfrieds granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to 13 with him.He hoped that the family would come before his granny came.Before long，a car came 14 the road leading to the house，with butter sandwiches，cheese and chocolate.Zigfrieds Christmas miracle did arrive!The house came 15 the next few days.Zigfried 16 every single hour of them. 17 ，the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a 18 smile at the door of his home，he heard the 19 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas.What? A cat? The 20 froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open.After a long while，he at last found his voice：“Hey！Whose Christmas miracle is this？”(2013湖北)1A.carefully BexcitedlyChopefully Dproudly答案C解析考查副词辨析。由下一句可知，Zigfried在等待奇迹的发生，再由前面“still nobody came，Maybe today，”可知“满怀希望地想”更符合语境。A项意为“仔细地；小心地”；B项意为“兴奋地”；C项意为“满怀希望地”；D项意为“骄傲地”。故选C项。2A.shabby BnoisyCmessy Dempty答案D解析考查形容词辨析。A项意为“破旧的”；B项意为“吵闹的”；C项意为“混乱的”；D项意为“空的”。由句意“这一个农舍好久 了，它需要一个家庭”可知房子是空的。故选D项。3A.mouth BnoseCstomach Dthroat答案C解析句意为：Zigfried的肚子发出声音，他意识到他从昨天开始没吃一点东西了。故选C项。4A.bag BstickCbowl Dcoat答案A解析考查名词辨析。句意为：他从窗沿跳下来，从家里抓起一个袋子，去了隔壁的农民Mike家。下文8题后的he filled his bag with wheat有暗示，故选A项。5A.although BuntilCwhereas Dunless答案B解析考查连词辨析。句意为：农民Mike的房子对于这只小老鼠来说是一个好地方，直到他娶了一位养着猫的太太。A项意为“虽然”；B项表示“直到”；C项意为“而，可是”；D项意为“除非”。故选B项。6A.leapt BsniffedCtrembled Dwithdrew答案C解析句意为：当他想到这一点，他就发抖。A项意为“跳跃”；B项意为“以鼻吸气”；C项意为“发抖”；D项意为“撤退”。由句意知C项正确。7A.broke BmarchedCpaced Dstole答案D解析句意为：他小心地环顾四周偷偷地潜入存放谷物的房间。A项意为“打破”；B项意为“行军，游行”；C项意为“踱步”；stole into意为“偷偷的进入”。故选D项。8A.curious BnervousCpitiful Dsensible答案B解析考查形容词辨析。句意为：他往口袋里装小麦时很紧张。A项意为“好奇的”；B项意为“紧张的”；C项意为“同情的”；D项意为“识别力强的，合理的”。故选B项。9A.took BreleasedCfelt Ddrew答案C解析考查动词辨析。句意为：他正要转身离开，突然感到耳旁有呼吸。故选C项。10A.strongly BirregularlyCslowly Dwildly答案D解析考查副词辨析。A项意为“强烈地”；B项意为“不规则地；不经常地”；C项意为“慢地”；D项意为“疯狂地；狂野地”。根据语境可知他的反应为心在狂跳，故答案为D项。11A.escaped BseizedCrubbed Dscratched答案A解析句意为：幸运的是，他逃脱了猫的爪子。A项意为“逃跑”；B项意为“抓住”；C项意为“擦”；D项意为“刮；划”。故选A项。12A.close BhappyCnew Dyoung答案C解析考查形容词辨析。句意为：第二天下午，Zigfried听到一个好消息：一家新主人将很快搬到这个农舍里。故选C项。13A.celebrate BcommunicateCcompete Dcompromise答案A解析考查动词辨析。句意为：Zigfried的奶奶将在圣诞节前夕到来与他一起庆祝(节日)。A项意为“庆祝”；B项意为“交流”；C项意为“竞争”；D项意为“妥协”。故选A项。14A.across BfromCoff Dup答案D解析考查介词辨析。句意为：不久，一辆车沿着通往这个房子的路开过来了，带来了黄油三明治、奶酪和巧克力。up the road表示沿着这条路，故选D项。15A.alive BlooseCopen Dstill答案A解析句意为：在接下来的几天里，这个房子恢复了生机。A项表示“有生机的；有活力的”；B项意为“松散的”；C项意为“打开的”；D项意为“静止的”。A项符合语境。16A.counted BenjoyedCmissed Dwasted答案B解析考查动词辨析。由下一句中he was drinking hot chocolate可知他享受每一个小时，故选enjoy。A项意为“数”；C项意为“错过”；D项意为“浪费”。17A.However BInsteadCMoreover DTherefore答案A解析考查副词辨析。由接下来的内容可知，这家中的孩子将得到一只猫作为礼物，Zigfried的好日子到头了，因此此处表示转折关系，故选A项。18A.bitter BforcedCpolite Dsatisfied答案D解析考查形容词辨析。原来经常挨饿的Zigfried现在喝着hot chocolate，脸上肯定是满意的微笑。A项意为“痛苦的”；B项意为“强迫的”；C项意为“礼貌的”；D项意为“满意的”。故选D项。19A.introduction BdiscussionCcomment Ddebate答案B解析考查名词辨析。句意为：他听到了孩子们对于圣诞节礼物的讨论。A项意为“介绍”；B项意为“讨论”；C项意为“评论”；D项意为“辩论；争论”。由句意知选B项。20A.blood BsmileCtear Dsweat答案B解析考查名词辨析。由18题后的smile可知此处应选smile。句意为：他脸上的微笑僵住了，他的嘴张得很大。.阅读理解If Confucius(孔子) were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake，there would be a lot of candles.Hed need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day，few people in the United States will give him a passing thought.Its nothing personal.Most Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.But this doesnt mean that Americans dont care about Confucius.In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.In the past two decades，the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities.More recently，the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries.These schools teach both Chinese language and culture.The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art，history and philosophy(哲学)Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Western philosophy.Students in the United States，at the same time，are racing to learn Chinese.So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States.Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.So the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well.Today China attracts the West more than ever，and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.As for the old thinker，he will not soon be forgotten by peo