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慧桥教育09年暑假预科班(雅礼)讲义年级:高一 科目:英语 班型:精品完形填空（一）BRITISH newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. 1 recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to 2 the modern world. After 216 years, The Times has halved its 3 to become much smaller. In fact, the paperhas 4 its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid.In Britain the newspaper market is 5 between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms 6 the size of the papers pages but there is also a clear 7 in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian and Daily Telegraph are 8 papers. They cover a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also 9 long and use quite formal language.Tabloids have far more stories about 10 serious issues such as celebrities love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids of-ten have bigger pictures. Britains 11 newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked 12 on page three every day.By 13 to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less 14 broadsheet paper the Independent.15 changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase 16 Although both papers have 17 to the smaller size, the content of the papers has 18 the same. They are both still serious papers.The two papers claim that people 19 the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. 20 says its new size is compact, not tabloid.1. A. Then B. So C. And D. But2. A. match B. suit C. fit D. change3. A. length B. size C. width D. thickness4. A. cut B. added C. enlarged D. printed5. A. divided B. separated C. arranged D. marked6. A. turn into B. refer to C. think about D. connect with7. A. meaning B. mark C. difference D. sign8. A. old B. interesting C. modern D. serious9. A. possibly B. especially C. reasonably D. not10. A. more B. less C. even D. quite11. A. best-selling B. good-looking C. slow-moving D. ugly-looking12. A. line B. page C. paragraph D. edition13. A. going B. getting C. changing D. coming14. A. important B. welcomingC. helpful D. famous15. A. It B. This C. That D. They16. A. slowly B. greatly C. little D. usually17. A. halved B. made C. switched D. cut18. A. become B. found C. left D. remained19. A. find B. hope C. expect D. agree20. A. The Independent B. The TimesC. The Guardian D. Daily Telegraph广德二中2006届高考总复习英语专项训练完形填空（二）The half-empty coffee cups, still standing next to their plates, tell of a morning like any other. And yet, that grey covering of dust that everything 1 tells a different story: it tells of screams, tears, terror and 2 . Now the restaurant in the World Trade Center will 3 again serve breakfast. And never again will all those people go there to eat or 4 . So many people whose faces we associate with life and liveliness are gone 5 . So many words remain 6 , and so much happiness has been destroyed. In their places are tear-stained faces.My generation has seen this. On Monday, a fight with my sister, a bad grade and homework 7 to be the biggest problems in the world. Tonight, so many across the country know that Americas pain is at its 8 ever.We have 9 World WarBut to most of us students, thats an event on a textbook 10 that would never happen today.After all, this was a time of 11 and wealththe United States was powerful and successful. There would be no more wars, and we were 12 to live in such a time.But when those planes 13 ; when firefighters with 14 on their faces ran among the parts of the building that had fallen; when people 15 for their family members; when history was unfolding before our eyes, in full, clear color-then we knew the world had been changed. 16 how many human beings turned to ashes in a second, and seeing some jump from the buildings, I know that my generation is growing up in a world where 17 can still be evil.But seeing those heroes risk their lives among the castle-like ruins, and seeing the 18 blood donors(捐献者) at the hospitals, my generation has learned that tears are allowed, that mankind can also be 19 ,and that the ghost of evil never 20 the spirit of good.:1. A. dresses B. gets C. wears D. covers2. A. blood B. surpriseC. laugh D. cry3. A. still B. never C. hardly D. seldom4. A. work B. drive C. play D. swim5. A. yesterday B. tonightC. last night D. this morning6. A. unknown B. untoldC. unchanged D. unsaid7. A. turned B. had C. got D. seemed8. A. least B. worst C. best D. most9. A. experienced B. knownC. read about D. seen10. A. text B. lesson C. copy D. page11. A. tears B. terror C. peace D. health 12. A. unlucky B. promisingC. convenient D. lucky13. A. fell B. landed C. hit D. exploded14. A. terror B. surpriseC. joy D. smile15. A. called B. screamedC. died D. reached16. A. Knowing B. TellingC. Hearing D. Remembering17. A. everyone B. nobodyC. mankind D. our country18. A. unwilling B. eagerC. happy D. curious19. A. beautiful B. terribleC. terrified D. hopeful20. A. hurt B. beat C. wins D. defeats完形填空（三） Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the worlds attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 1 the theme Water for Life.There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 2 drinking water. The United Nations 3 to cut this number in half by 2015.Solving such a big problem seems like 4 challenge. But everyone, 5 teenagers, can do some-thing to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to 6 of her age around the world.Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work 7 discarded batteries which pollute water.In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There, she saw an ex-hibit about how 8 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.Haggerty learnt that 9 the batteries was an easy solution. I think everybody can do it, because everyone 10 batteries, and it can make a big difference. With these words, she began to 11 aware-ness in her area.She 12 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 13 the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family, friends and local waste-management 14 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 15 video.Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 16 progress.When asked 17 she feels like a hero Haggerty is quite 18 . Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved !Every year the Gloria Barron Prize 19 young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 20 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.1. A. had B. gave C. wrote D. discussed2. A. enough B. safe C. much D. polluted3. A. asks B. orders C. hopes D. ensures4. A. a great B. a strong C. an important D. an unreal5. A. especially B. sometimesC. even D. seldom6. A. boys B. othersC. students D. grown-ups7. A. collecting B. selling C. buying D. using8. A. things B. chemicals C. water D. air9. A. making B. recycling C. reducing D. handling10. A. uses B. has C. throws D. needs11. A. tell B. increase C. spread D. inform12. A. talked to B. listened toC. heard from D. thought about13. A. and B. besidesC. as well as D. as good as14. A. officials B. workersC. clerks D. experts15. A. industrial B. agriculturalC. scientific D. educational16. A, much B. no . C. some D. little17. A. if B. how C. when D. why18. A. proud B. gladC. modest D. worried19. A. praises B. helpsC. supports D. honours20. A. benefiting B. savingC. serving D. favouring完形填空（四）Salsa is a musical type that has existed for many years and is still 1 today. Salsa comes from Cuba, but many people 2 that the Puerto Ricans who moved to the US 3 the style of salsa we know today.Because of political problems in the 4 20th century, many people left Puerto Rico and settled in the US. Between 1915 and 1930, about 50,000 Puerto Ricans 5 in the US. In 1917, a 6 was passed that made people from Puerto Rico Americans move 7 After this, Puerto Ricans were able to move 8 between their home and the US mainland.Between 1940 and 1969, about 800,000 Puerto Ri-cans moved to the US, 9 to New York City and Miami. They brought with them their culture, style, and Latin rhythm (节拍). One style of music and dance they 10 to the US was a mixture of Afro-Cuban rhythms and Puerto Rican traditional dance. In New York, 11 incorporated (little) American jazz, and the salsa we know today 12 . During this time, sala music and dance, were popular in the New York City and around the US.The song words 13 stories of the immigrants (移民) struggle to make a 14 in New York City. By the late 1970s, salsa caliente was 15 popular; another style-salsa romantica, with its romantic love lyrics (词句) -became popular, 16 . Salsa romantica is still popular today and is 17 by musicians suchas Mare Anthony, a singer from Puerto Rico. 18 Puerto Ricans continue to make special mixtures of salsa by combining it with other musical styles. A mixture of hip-hop and salsa can be 19 in Jennifer. Lopezs music which became world famous by combining rock rhythms with the salsa romantics style.For many people, listening to salsa music is not 20 ;its fast rhythm and lively beat make them want to get up and dance.1. A. new B. popular C. beautiful D. wonderful2. A. believe B. doubt C. agree D. guess3, A. formed B. got C. developed D. invented4. A. middle B. late C. unknown D. early5. A. arrived B. lived C. worked D. visited6. A. plan B. law C. suggestion D. rule7. A. back and forth B. up and downC. in and out D. here and there8. A. slowly B. quickly C. gradually D. freely9. A. exactly B. certainlyC. mainly D. impossibly10. A. brought B. took C. carried D. gave11. A. singers B. musiciansC. dancers D. New Yorkers12. A. was born B. came outC. was finished D. went on13. A. wrote B. made upC. changed into D. told14. A. journey B. roomC. living D. contribution15. A. for ever B. even moreC. no longer D. now and then16. A. instead B. indeed C. too D. either17. A. acted B. performedC. played D. showed18. A. Old B. Young C. Man D. Woman19. A. seen B. felt C. heard D. imagined20. A. good B. comfortableC. enough D. easy完形填空（五）The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in business class. In the past 15 years, 1 have reported well over 100 2 that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference . The 3 of this interference remains unconfirmed, 4 increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radios and cassette players and mobile telephones.RTCA, an organization which 5 the aviation industry, has recommended that 6 airlines ban such electronic devices from being used 7 “critical” stages of flight, 8 take-off and landing. Some experts have gone further, 9 for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are 10 up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from 11 such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban, Many passengers want to work during flights.The 12 is predicting how electromagnetic fields 13 affect an aircrafts computers. Experts 14 that portable devices emit radiation, which affects those wavelengths which 15 use for navigation and communication. But, they have not been able to 16 these effects in a laboratory, they have no 17 of knowing whether the interference might be 18 or not.The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受攻击) to interference 19 the risk that terrorist may use radio system in order to 20 navigation equipment.1. drivers B. pilots C. engineers D. conductors 2. A. actions B. events C. matters D. incidents 3. A. reason B. effect C. source D. story 4. A. and B. for C. but D. so 5. A. advises B. persuades C. ensures D. warns 6. A. some B. several C. all D. no 7. A. for B. with C. by D. during 8. A. particularlyB. specially C. unfortunately D. possibly 9. A. looking B. calling C. waiting D. asking 10. A. put B. left C. given D. sent 11. A. carrying B. taking C. fixing D. using 12. A. possibility B. difficulty C. necessity D. idea 13. A. must B. should C. need D. might 14. A. know B. tell C. guess D. think 15. A. aircraft B. trains C. ships D. cars 16. A. restudy B. retell C. reproduce D. renew 17. A. key B. way C. step D. trick 18. A. dangerous B. strong C. helpful D. useful 19. A. faces B. raises C. runs D. take 20. A. repair B. guide C. lead D. damage 完形填空（六）For most of us, success in school has very little to do with actual learning. The most important thing you have to master is how to play the grade games. 1 you think out your own strategies (策略) for getting high marks, everything 2 up to you. You may be 3 to a well-known college or win scholarship, not to mention gaining the 4 of your teachers and parents.But not everyone does well in tests. At 5 , it can almost turn into a funny game of hit and 6 . Some students havent mastered the 7 of test taking, some fear under pressure or need more time or another way to 8 what they know.Being a school 9 means learning the ins and outs of the school system. Then you have to work things to your 10. Lots of students are already doing it without 11 it. Getting high grades also 12 on knowing each teachers little idiosyncrasies (特性). For example, I once had to take 13, so one day in 14 classes I talked to the teacher I had wanted to. I told him how Id heard what a really 15 teacher he was, and how disappointed I was that Id have to graduate 16 having been in his class. I lied. It 17. I had counted on the chemistry teacher being human, and he 18. I wasnt proud of myself for what I did. But I considered it 19 of the grade game were pushed into 20 to aim at going to the best schools.1. A. Before B. Unless C. Once D. While2. A. looks B. turns C. opens D. brings3. A. permitted B. allowed C. agreed D. admitted4. A. love B. admiration C. pleasure D. delight5. A. times B. once C. last D. first6. A. miss B. lose C. strike D. blow7. A. game B. art C. interest D. result8. A. speak B. tell C. talk D. express9. A. master B. house C. failure D. success10. A. points B. ideas C. advantage D. freedom11. A. remembering B. realizing C. teaching D. understanding12. A. bases B. depends C. calls D. takes13. A. place B. arms C. classes D. chemistry14. A. between B. among C. after D. before15. A. bad B. terrible C. honest D. good16. A. after B. before C. without D. from17. A. worked B. effected C. mattered D. did18. A. refused B. accepted C. agreed D. was19. A. one B. none C. part D. member20. A. taking B. playing C. making D. enjoying完形填空（七）A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supplyall these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 2 they were not enough. Something 3 was needed to start the industrial process. That something special was men 4 individuals who could invent machines, find new 5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who 6 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 7 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 8 inventors than scientists. A man who is a 9 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 10 .He is not necessarily working 11 that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is 12 trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 13 the theories 14 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 15 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives. Most of the people who 17 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inven