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完型填空A2、Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die, but people now live longer than they 1 . Yet, all living things still show the _2 of aging, which will eventually 3 death.Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity, the cells of the body and the organs they form do not function as well as they did in childhood. The body provides less 4 against diseases and is more inclined 5 accident.A number of related causes may contribute to aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not 6 when they die. In an aging person the new cells may not be as capable 7 growth as those of a young person. Another 8 in aging may be changes within the cells themselves. Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known to change with age and become less flexible. This is why the skin of old people wrinkles. This is also the reason old people 9 in height. There may be other more important chemicals changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and 10 information that the cells need. Aging may affect this process and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.(1)、 A：hadB：use toC：were used toD：used to答案：D(2)、A：factB：effectC：functionD：symbol答案：B(3)、A：affectB：produceC：result inD：result from答案：C(4)、A：protectionB：demandC：declineD：delay答案：A(5)、A：toB：forC：againstD：from答案：A(6)、A：replacedB：bornC：recoveredD：discovered答案：A(7)、A：withB：forC：ofD：to答案：C(8)、A：factorB：effectC：reasonD：element答案：A(9)、A：shortB：shrinkC：lengthenD：increase答案：B(10)、A：pass toB：pass fromC：pass onD：pass on to答案：C3、Certainly, the most popular method of traveling used by Americans is the privately-owned automobile. The vast majority of Americans have a car, and many families have two. 1 during your visit to the United States, you may decide to rent a car to travel outside the city or to travel to other parts of the country. Car rental companies are 2 in the telephone book and are located in most cities and towns. 3 , there are usually rental cars at airports and train and bus stations. As is true everywhere in the world, you can rent a car 4 the day, week, or month. Some companies 5 have special weekend rates that you may find especially interesting if you have only a limited 6 of time to travel around the area you are visiting. Since each company had its own rules and rates, it is a good idea to 7 prices among companies to get the best rates to suit your purposes. For example, most car rental costs 8 how long you plan to keep the car and how far you travel. However, some companies may include gasoline in their rates, but 9 do not. Some companies require that you 10 the car to its starting point; others will permit you to leave the car in another city. (1)、 A：Some timeB：SometimesC：SometimeD：Some times答案：B(2)、A：writtenB：recordedC：copiedD：listed答案：D(3)、A：HoweverB：ThereforeC：In additionD：Consequently答案：C(4)、A：atB：inC：ofD：by答案：D(5)、A：stillB：evenC：andD：too答案：B(6)、A：amountB：numberC：quantityD：quality答案：A(7)、A：connectB：compareC：contrastD：combine答案：B(8)、A：insist onB：work onC：count onD：depend on答案：D(9)、A：the otherB：otherC：othersD：one another答案：C(10)、A：returnB：returnedC：must returnD：will return答案：A4、In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 1 which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we learn, that is to say, from the 2 of our own family and from our familiar associates, and which we should know and use 3 we could not read or write. They concern the common things of life, and are the stock in trade（惯用手段） of all who 4 the language. Such words may be called popular, since they belong to the people 5 and are not the exclusive right of a limited class. 6 , our language comprises a multitude of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings 7 to every educated person, but there is little necessity to use them at home or in the market-place. Our first 8 with them comes not from our mothers lips or from the talk of our school-mates, but from books that we read, lectures that we listen to, or the more formal conversation of 9 educated speakers who are discussing some particular topic in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual level of everyday life. Such words are called learned, and the 10 between them and popular words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.(1)、 A：atB：byC：withD：through答案：C(2)、A：membersB：relativesC：matesD：fellows答案：A(3)、A：despiteB：even ifC：sinceD：as well as答案：B(4)、A：sayB：applyC：practiseD：speak答案：D(5)、A：at leastB：at mostC：at largeD：at best答案：C(6)、A：As a matter of factB：In shortC：In generalD：On the other hand答案：D(7)、A：knowB：are knownC：are knowingD：knowing答案：B(8)、A：encounterB：approachC：acquaintanceD：experience答案：C(9)、A：highlyB：deeplyC：greatlyD：mainly答案：A(10)、 A：contradictionB：discrepancyC：similarityD：distinction答案：D5、Solar energy is mans most important energy source. As the name implies, solar is the energy from the suns rays. The amount of energy that the earth receives from the sun is many times 1 the amount used by man. If a 2 way to use it fully could be developed, 3 source would be needed. It is, however, used efficiently by plants that 4 the food on which animals directly or indirectly depend. Solar energy is 5 underground in the form of fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum. In the 6 an important source of energy was 7 in the form of wood. The Industrial Revolution needed the use of coal. Recently, the fossil fuels have become the chief energy source 8 nuclear power developing very rapidly. The fossil fuels are our present main source of energy. Petroleum will support us for about 15 years. Natural gas, which is 9 of the fossil fuels, will probably be the first to be 10 .(1)、 A：as manyB：as muchC：as moreD：greater than答案：D(2)、A：actualB：practical C：real D：true答案：B(3)、A：noB：practicalC：no otherD：none of other答案：C(4)、A：suggestB：supplyC：implyD：provide答案：B(5)、A：storedB：suggestedC：impliedD：provided答案：A(6)、A：pastB：present dayC：futureD：long run答案：A(7)、A：storedB：savedC：changedD：provided答案：D(8)、A：asB：withC：whileD：though答案：B(9)、A：cleanerB：more cleanC：the cleanestD：the most clean答案：C(10)、A：run outB：run upC：used outD：used up答案：D6、To be a successful speaker, it is essential for you to know why you are speaking and what you wish to accomplish by your speech. The four most common 1 of speech are to inform, to convince, to move to action, and to entertain. Do you, like a teacher or an expert in a(an) 2 , wish to make your ideas clear to people 3 with your subject? Or, like a debater, wish to convince the judge or the audience? Or, like a fund raiser for a naturalist foundation, wish to secure donations or 4 cash? Or, like a comedian or an after-dinner speaker, wish to entertain? The language and the tone that you use must be 5 for your purpose, for your audience and for the occasion. A speech to the graduating class will have quite different language, tone and manner of 6 , for example, from information conveyed to a group of your friends. 7 , no matter how talented the speaker is, a talk without adequate preparation is usually a 8 . To speak without preparing is to shoot without taking 9 . Decide what your aim or objective is; then state it in a complete topic sentence such as my purpose is to convince the class that cats as well as dogs should require licenses in our community. Make sure that your subject is definite and not too 10 .(1)、 A：targetsB：purposesC：tasksD：aspects答案：B(2)、A：areaB：fieldC：researchD：occupation答案：B(3)、A：unknownB：dealingC：agreeingD：unfamiliar答案：D(4)、A：collectB：accumulateC：invest D：account答案：A(5)、A：importantB：necessaryC：appropriate D：central答案：C(6)、A：performanceB：presentationC：exhibitionD：proposal答案：B(7)、A：HoweverB：FurthermoreC：Even thoughD：Therefore答案：B(8)、A：failureB：collapseC：fulfillmentD：mistake答案：A(9)、A：pointB：object C：aimD：goal答案：C(10)、A：narrowB：confinedC：spacious D：broad答案：D8、Writing in a diary, watching television, talking with friends, speaking on the telephone, and _1_ a menu - what do they have in common? They are all _2_of communication. It has been_3_ that people spend more time communicating than they spend in any other complex activity in life. _4_ communication is a word that most people have difficulty _5_and talking about. The word communication may be used to identify activities that do not_6_people. For example, the word may sometimes be used to describe the _7_that animals relate to each other. _8_, it is said that electronic devices communicate with each other. However, communication most often refers to activities among people. Thus, communication may be defined as the_9_by which people exchange feelings and ideas with one another. _10_this definition is clear and simple, much more needs to be said.(1)、A：read B：readingC：to readD：having read答案：B(2)、A：patternsB：fashionsC：formsD：models答案：C(3)、A：estimated B：predictedC：designedD：counted答案：A(4)、A：ThereforeB：HenceC：MoreoverD：Even so答案：D(5)、A：deservingB：demonstratingC：defendingD：defining答案：D(6)、A：involveB：evolveC：resolveD：revolve答案：A(7)、A：methodsB：waysC：habitsD：techniques答案：B(8)、A：TraditionallyB：ConstantlyC：SimilarlyD：Usually答案：C(9)、A：measuresB：means C：modesD：manners答案：B(10)、A：WhenB：Now thatC：WhileD：If答案：C12、 People sometimes confuse acquaintances with friends. The two terms have something in common, but, as far as Im concerned, there are more 1 between them. An acquaintance is one 2 name you know, who you probably have something in common with and who you feel comfortable around. 3 you dont share your life with most of them because you dont know enough about them. A friend, however, is 4 you love. Not that you are in love with them, but you 5 them and you think about them when they are not there. You feel 6 with them because you know they wont hurt you. You know that if you have a problem, they are there to listen. Friends are the people who prevent you 7 making mistakes and help you when you do. They are the people whose hand you can hold. You can hug or give them a kiss and dont make them feel nervous because they 8 the things you do and they love you for them. They stick with you and stand by you. They hold your hand. They wish you 9 a happy life. In a word, ones life can be the same without a(n) 10 . But if you lose a friend, you will feel something wrong with your life.(1)、A：disadvantagesB：advantagesC：differencesD：similarities答案：C(2)、A：whoseB：whoC：thatD：which答案：A(3)、A：BecauseB：SoC：Even ifD：But答案：D(4)、A：everyoneB：anyoneC：someoneD：nobody答案：C(5)、A：look intoB：pick upC：care forD：turn down答案：C(6)、A：funnyB：safeC：satisfiedD：scared答案：B(7)、A：toB：fromC：inD：at答案：B(8)、A：wonderB：dislikeC：admireD：understand答案：D(9)、A：to liveB：liveC：livingD：lived答案：A(10)、A：enemyB：friendC：acquaintanceD：family答案：C13、 When my wife and I lived in Texas, one morning, we were 1 our way home and decided to stop at a local gas station to get some breakfast. We noticed a man standing in front of the store. We could tell that he was a 2 man, because his clothes were dirty and worn. It looked like he had gone in to get 3 warm to drink but came out with nothing. 4 he must have not had enough money. Then we saw a dog walk up to the front of the store. It was a 5 dog - we could tell that it had been feeding puppies. She was terribly in need of something to eat. There were people 6 by and not even taking a look at her. She might not have been as 7 and clean as most, but she still deserved better. We still did not do anything, but someone did. The guy, who did not buy himself anything to eat, went back into the 8 , bought a can of dog food and fed that dog. I know that this story isnt as inspirational as most stories, but it 9 a great part in our lives. You see, that was Mothers Day weekend. A lot of people forget that some animals are 10 too. It took a straggler (流浪汉) to show me what I should have done. He made me a better man that day. (1)、A：atB：onC：inD：for答案：B(2)、A：terribleB：homelessC：friendlyD：handsome答案：B(3)、A：everythingB：anythingC：somethingD：nothing答案：C(4)、A：SoB：ButC：SinceD：If答案：A(5)、A：strongB：weakC：femaleD：male答案：C(6)、A：passB：passedC：to passD：passing答案：D(7)、A：dirtyB：smallC：stupidD：pretty答案：D(8)、A：storeB：stationC：carD：park答案：A(9)、A：takesB：spendsC：makesD：plays答案：D(10)、A：talentsB：childrenC：parentsD：friends答案：C16、 Someone says, Time is money. But I think time is _1_ important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is _2_ itll never _3_. Thats _4_ we mustnt waste time. It goes without saying that the _5_ is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do _6_ useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and _7_. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own _8_. In a word, we should save time. We shouldnt _9_ todays work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to _10_.(1)、A：muchB：lessC：much lessD：even more答案：D(2)、A：costB：boughtC：goneD：finished答案：C(3)、A：returnB：carryC：takeD：bring答案：A(4)、A：whatB：thatC：becauseD：why答案：D(5)、A：moneyB：timeC：dayD：food答案：B(6)、A：nothingB：somethingC：anythingD：everything答案：B(7)、A：read