高中英语完形填空练习及答案liu

高中英语完形填空练习及答案1Myname'sJimShelleyandI'manaddict(有瘾的人）...WiththesewordsIbeganto_1__theproblem,theproblemofmytelephoneaddiction.Iusedtocallpeople_2___,fromthemomentIwokeuptothetimeIwenttosleep,I__3__tobephoned,Iwantedtophone,Justonemorecall.Itstartedsocially--afewcallseachday.Itseemed__4___,justaquickchatGraduallythough,the__5___gotworse.Soonitwas__6___use,until,finally,addiction.Anditbegantoaffectmy__7___.DuringthedayIwoulddisappearfor___8___call.IfIcouldn'tmakeacall,Ispentthewholetimewaitingforthephonetoring.Gettingmoreandmore__9___,intheend,Iwouldringsomeone,thensomeonelelse,__10___myselfjustonemorecall.Iwasphoningpeopleand__11___messagestomakesure__12___callswouldseemethroughtheday.Iusedtoarriveatfriends'homesandbeforethedoorwasclosed,gostraightforthephonewiththe___13___"IsitOKifIjustusethephone...?"Atwork,Ibecame__14___whenmyfellowworkerstriedto__15___mefromusingthephone.AndonedayIhitmuboss(withthephone).finallythepolicecaughtme___16___aphoneboxthathadtakemylastonepoundcoin,andIwas__17___toseeapsychiatrist(心理医生）。Ihaven't__18__aphoneinthehouseforthreeweeksnow,andit'sseveraldays__19___Iusedaphonebox.ItrynottowatchTVbecausethereare__20___peopleonitmadingphonecalls.MynameisJimShelleyandIamanaddict.1.A.faceB.findC.acceptD.notice2.A.nowandthenB.allthetimeC.athomeD.atwork3.A.triedB.askedC.waitedD.invited4.A.politeB.inportantC.fineD.special5.A.conditionB.situationC.resultD.effect6.A.frequentB.regularC.unusualD.particular7.A.friendsB.studyC.familyD.work8.A.aquickB.asecretC.anexpectedD.anextra9.A.hopefulB.delightedC.frightenedD.anxious10.A.forcingB.tellingC.givingD.limiting11.A.leavingB.takingC.passingD.recording12.A.longB.immediateC.enoughD.surprising13.A.sayingB.demandsC.withD.words14.A.carefulB.madC.determinedD.helpless15.A.saveB.reduceC.protectD.stop16.A.destroyingB.usingC.stealingD.emptying17.A.offeredB.guidedC.orderedD.reminded18.A.missedB.hadC.receivedD.fixed19.A.asB.whenC.ifD.since20.A.alwaysB.justC.moreD.different答案ABCCBADADBACDBDACBDA2ThereisaholidaynextweekandIcan’tdecidewhattodo．Ihavealotofworktodo26andthiswouldbeagoodchance（机会）27．ButIdon’tlike28theholidayinsuchaway．Icanworkathomealltherestoftheyear．LastyearIwent29tothemountains．30therewasbeautiful，butitistoocoldthistimeofayear．Andit’sreally31fartogoforashortholiday．Idecide32thisisn’tagoodtimeto33themountains．ButI34togosomewhereelse．Perhapsthiswouldbeagoodchancetogotothebeach（海滨）．Iliketogoforwalks35theseashore36thewarmsunshineandwatchthewater．It’sonlyeightmilesawayandIcouldgetthere37abouttwohours．Afterthinkingit38，Iamsurethatthisisa39timefortheseashorethan40．Oh，hereisaletter41Jim．He42heisgoingtohishouseinthemountainsforthe43，andhe44metogowithhim．45givingitsomemorethought，IwrotebacktoJimandthankedhimforthat．26.A.athomeB.athouseC.inschoolD.infactory27.A.doitB.doingthatC.todoitD.withthat28.A.totakeB.tospendC.havingD.asking29.A.thenorthB.fornorthC.northD.tonorth30.A.NothingB.EverythingC.SomebodyD.Anything31.A.veryB.enoughC.ratherD.too32.A.thatB.whatC.whetherD.when33.A.goB.gotoC.goforD.leave34.A.dowantB.wantedC.shallwantD.waswanting35.A.onB.byC.besideD.along36.A.onB.duringC.inD.under37.A.inB.forC.withD.after38.A.aboutB.ofC.overD.on39.A.goodB.fineC.betterD.best40.A.homeB.themountainsC.bigcitiesD.countryvillages41.A.forB.toC.fromD.by42.A.saysB.tellsC.speaksD.talks43.A.weekendB.holidayC.sundayD.trip44.A.wantB.wishC.hopesD.asks45.A.WhenB.WithC.WithoutD.AsKeys:26－30ACBCB31－35DABAD36－40CACCB41－45CABDC3阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26－45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Doyoubelievethatsomenumbersareluckyorunlucky？Ifyouanswer“yes”26thisquestion，youarecertainlynot27．Forexample，manypeopleincertaincountriesbelievethat2813isespeciallybad．Theybelieve13peopleshould29sitatatabletogether，andthat30thingswillhappen31Fridaythe13th．Somebuildingsdonotevendesignatea13thfloor．Ontheotherhand，7isoftenconsidereda32number．33everyonegoesalongwiththisbeliefinthepowerofnumbers．Somepeoplethinkthatlucky34unluckynumbersareonlysuperstitions（迷信）thatshouldnot35seriously．36，othersthinkthatnumbers37havethepowertoaffectpeople’s38．Inancienttimes，itwasquitecommontobelieveinthemagicalpowerofnumbers．It39thatsomenumberscouldclue（暗示）someoneintothe40orshowthe41sideofaperson’spersonality（个性）．Numerology（命理学），he“art”of42thepowerinnumbers，wasoftenpractisedinJewishtradition（传统）andamongGreekmathematicians（数学家）．Today，manyofthose43stillpractisenumerologyusetheHebrewcalendricsystem（希伯来历法）whichgiveseach44ofthealphabet（字母表）45ofthenumbers1through8．26.A.ofB.toC.inD.on27.A.aloneB.lonelyC.yourselfD.only28.A.numberB.numbersC.thenumbersD.Number29.A.oftenB.everC.alwaysD.never30.A.goodB.terribleC.badlyD.terribly31.A.inB.atC.onD.of32.A.luckyB.unluckyC.luckilyD.luck33.A.AlmostB.NotC.NearlyD.No34.A.orB.andC.butD.also35.A.takeB.takingC.betakenD.betaking36.A.ButB.HoweverC.WhileD.Yet37.A.doB.don'tC.alsoD.but38.A.lifeB.livesC.livingD.job39.A.believeB.believedC.isbelievedD.wasbelieved40.A.pastB.presentC.futureD.last41.A.hideB.hidingC.hidD.hidden42.A.readB.readingC.readsD.beingread43.A.whichB.whoC.whoseD.whom44.A.letterB.wordC.numberD.name45.A.someB.anyC.manyD.oneKeys:26－30BACDB31－35CABAC36－40BABDC41－45DBBAD4Mrs.Joneswasovereighty,butshestilldroveheroldcarlikeawomanhalfherage.Sheloveddrivingveryfast,andwasproudofthefact??1??shehadnever,inherthirty-fiveyearsofdriving,beenpunished??2??adrivingoffence(犯规，犯法).Thenonedayshenearly??3??herrecord.Apolicecar??4??her,andthepolicemeninitsawher??5??aredlightwithoutstopping.Ofcourse,shewasstopped.Itseemed??6??thatshewouldbepunished.7??Mrs.Jonescameuptothejudge,helookedatherseriouslyandsaidthatshewas??8??oldtodriveacar,andthatthe??9??whyshehadnotstoppedatthered??10??wasmostprobablythathereyeshadbecomeweak??11??oldage,sothatshehadsimplynotseenit.Whenthejudgehadfinishedwhathewas??12,Mrs.Jonesopenedthebighandbagshewas??13??andtookouthersewing.Withoutsayingaword,she??14??aneedlewithaverysmalleye,andthreadeditatherfirstattempt.Whenshehad??15??donethis,shetookthethreadoutoftheneedleagainandhanded??16??theneedleandthethreadtothejudge,saying,“Nowitisyour??17.Isupposeyoudriveacar,andthatyouarequitesureaboutyourowneyesight.”Thejudgetookthe??18??andtriedtothreadit.Afterhalfadozentries,hehadstillnotsucceeded.Thecase(案例)againstMrs.Joneswas??19,andherrecord??20??unbroken.1.A.whichB.whenC.thatD.this2.A.aboutB.onC.toD.for3.A.keptB.wonC.missedD.lost4.A.watchedB.afterC.followedD.ranafter5.A.passB.goC.runD.rush6.A.sureB.indeedC.certainD.perhaps7.A.BeforeB.WhileC.UntilD.When8.A.soB.veryC.tooD.quite9.A.causeB.reasonC.matterD.trouble10.A.lightB.lampC.signD.one11.A.withB.becauseC.forD.of12.A.speakingB.sayingC.talkingD.telling13.A.holdingB.gettingC.carryingD.bringing14.A.tookB.broughtC.pickedD.chose15.A.almostB.hardlyC.successfullyD.successful16.A.bothB.allC.neitherD.either17.A.timeB.turnC.chanceD.job18.A.threadB.glassesC.needlesD.needle19.A.dismissedB.passedC.settledD.studied20.A.wasB.keptC.seemedD.remained4答案与解析：1-5CDDCA6-10CDCBA11-15ABCDC16-20ABDAD1.C.fact后接that,因为that引导的是一个同位语从句。2.D.for表示被惩罚的原因。3.D.她始终保持着记录，但那天她差点儿丢了这个记录，因为她闯了红灯。4.C.警车跟在她后面，用followed，而watched不妥，因为主语是警车，而不是人。ranafter也不对，警车在此之前没理由追赶她。5.A.passaredlight，而用go则要说goby。6.C.用certain，不用sure，因为sure常用人作主语。7.D.此处came为瞬间动词，不能用while。8.C.这是too„to结构，表示太„而不„9.B.reason是说明某事某现象的理由，而cause则指火灾、水灾或事故的起因。10.A.红灯，用redlight。11.A.with此处相当于becauseof。12.B.强调说话的内容用say，指说话的动作或讲某种语言用speak。13.C.表示随身携带，不强调方向性，用carry，而bring则表示由远往近带来。14.D.此处是挑了一根小眼的针，如用took,brought和pick都要加up或out。15.C.从下文看，老太太显然是成功了。16.A.指针和线两者，所以用both。17.B.yourturn表示该轮到你了。18.D.为什么是针呢?因为后边有一句说她要threadit。19.A.bedismissed被取消了。20.D.remained表示过去是这样，现在仍保持这一状态。seemed，语气不够肯定。kept此处应用waskept。5WhenDavewaseighteen,heboughtasecondhandcarfor200sothathecouldtraveltoandfromworkmore__1__thanbybus.Itworkedquitewellforafewyears,butthenitgotsoold,anditwascostinghim_2_muchinrepairsthathedecidedthathehadbetter_3_it.Heaskedamonghisfriendstoseeifanyonewasparticularly_4_tobuyacheapcar,buttheyallknewthatitwasfallingtopieces,so_5_ofthemhadanydesiretobuyit.Dave'sfriendSamsawthathewas_6_whentheymetoneevening,andsaid,“What's_7_,Dave?”Davetoldhim,andSamanswered,“Well,whataboutadvertisingitinthepaper?Youmay_8_moreforitthatwaythanthecostoftheadvertisement!”ThinkingthatSam's_9_wassensible(合理的),heputanadvertisementinaneveningpaper,whichread“Forsale:smallcar,_10_verylittlepetrol,onlytwoowners.Bargainat50.”Fortwodaysaftertheadvertisementfirstappeared,therewasno_11_.ButthenonSaturdayeveninghehadanenquiry(询问).Amanrangupandsaidhewouldliketo_12_himaboutthecar.“Allright,”Davesaid,feelinghappy.Heaskedthemanwhetherteno'clockthenextmorningwouldbe_13_ornot.“Fine,”themansaid,“andI'll_14_mywife.Weintendtogoforarideinitto_15_it.”Thenextmorning,ataquartertoten,Daveparkedthecarinthesquareoutsidehisfrontdoor,_16_towaitthereforthepeoplewhohad_17_hisadvertisement.EvenDavehadto_18_thatthecarreallylookedlikeawreck(残骸).Then,soonafterhehadgotthecarasclean_19_itcouldbe,apolicecarstoppedjustbehindhimandapolicemangotout.HelookedatDave'scarandthensaid,“Haveyoureportedthis_20_tousyet,sir?”1.A.directlyB.safelyC.properlyD.easily2.A.soB.suchC.veryD.too3.A.keepB.repairC.sellD.throw4.A.anxiousB.luckyC.ashamedD.generous5.A.someB.neitherC.noneD.most6.A.delightedB.upsetC.calmD.astonished7.A.onB.upC.itD.that8.A.learnB.missC.getD.find9.A.messageB.adviceC.requestD.description10.A.usesB.losesC.hasD.spends11.A.doubtB.helpC.troubleD.answer12.A.tellB.seeC.agreeD.call13.A.exactB.suitableC.earlyD.late14.A.followB.meetC.bringD.introduce15.A.recognizeB.gainC.admireD.test16.A.happeningB.meaningC.turningD.failing17.A.readB.insertedC.answeredD.placed18.A.forgetB.showC.disagreeD.admit19.A.asB.thatC.soD.such20.A.bargainB.saleC.accidentD.result51.easily表达更容易，他买车的主要目的是为了上下班方便。答案为D。2.somuch„that„，如此多„„以致于„„，这是一个固定结构。toomuch不能和hat连用，我们经常使用too„to。答案为A。3.根据上文修理花费太多，所以就决定卖掉，而且下文也就是围绕卖车而展开的。答案为C。4.beanxioustodosth急着干„„，Dave想了解是否有人急着买车，因为他想卖掉自己的车。答案为A。5前面已经提到“itwasfallingtopieces”车很快要成碎片，所以没有人愿意买。neither主要用于两个人中没有一个，所以在这不合适。答案为C。6.upset表示“伤心的，难过的”。因为没人愿意买车，所以他很伤心。答案为B。7.“what'sup”表示“怎么回事，发生了什么”。答案为B。8.“get”表示“得到”，在这儿是表示“你将得到的要比广告花费的多”。答案为C。9.advice表示“建议”，因为前面有一句“whataboutadvertisingitinthenewspaper?”这本就是一种建议“在报纸上登广告怎么样?”答案为B。10.uses表示“使用”，在这里表示车很省油。B.loses表示“丢失”;B.has表示“有”;spends表示“花费时间、金钱、精力”。答案为A。11.noanswer表示“回应”，表示广告登出去以后无人问津。A.doubt表示“怀疑”;B.help表示“帮助”;C.trouble表示“麻烦”，均不合题意。答案为D。12.这里表示来看车。答案为B。13.suitable表示“合适的”，在这里是问第二天早上十点钟是否合适。答案为B。14.bringmywife表示把妻子带来。A.recognize表示“认出”;B.gain表示“获得，得到”C.admire表示“羡慕”，均不合题意。答案为C。15.“test”表示“测试”，买车的人将和妻子一道来测试一下车子。答案为D。16.“meanto”表示“打算做„„”在这儿是打算等买车的人。答案为B。17.“answer”在这里表示“回应”，就是指那个看了广告以后准备来看车的人。答案为C。18“admit”表示“承认”在这里表示他自己也不得不承认自己的车看起来太旧了答案为D。19.这里是一个固定结构“as„as”。答案为A。20.“accident”表示“事故”。答案为C6Ahighschoolhistoryteacheroncetoldus,“Ifyoumakeoneclosefriendinschool,youwillbemostfortunate.Atruefriendissomeonewhostayswithyouforlife."_1_teachesthathewasright.Goodfriendshipisjustnoteasily_2_.Itispossiblethatwesimplydonotstayinoneplacelongenoughfood_3_friendshipto_4_.However,therecanbe_5_disagreementontheneedforeachofustothinkcarefullyaboutthekindoffriendshipwewant.Tomostofus,friendshipsareconsideredveryimportant,butweneedtohaveclearinour_6_thekindsoffriendshipwewant.Aretheytobecloseor_7_atarm'slength?Dowewantto_8_ourselvesordowewanttowalkonthesurface?Forsomepeople,manyfriendshipsonthesurfaceare_9_enough—andthat'sallright.Butatsomepointweneedto10thatourexpectationsarethesameasourfriends'expectations.Thesharingof_11_experience_12_ourtearsaswellasourdarkdreamsisthesurestwaytodeepenfriendships.Butit_13_beundertaken(进行)slowlyandcarriedononlyifthereare_14_ofinterestandactioninreturn.Whataresomeofthe_15_offriendship?Thegreatestistheattractiontoexpecttoomuchtoosoon.Deeprelationships_16_time.Another“majordifficulty"istheselfishnesstothinkone“possesses"theother,includinghistimeandattention.Similarly,friendships_17_actionsinreturn.In18words,youmustgiveasmuchasyoutake.Finallythereisaquestionoftakingcareof.Unlessyouspend_19_timetogether,talkingonthephone,writingletters,doingthingstogether,friendshipswilldie_20_1.A.KnowledgeB.TeachersC.ExperienceD.Parents2.A.understoodB.formedC.realizedD.produced3.A.trueB.commonC.deeplyD.actual4.A.designB.intendC.developD.appear5.A.noB.someC.anyD.none6.A.heartsB.thoughtsC.actionsD.minds7.A.remainedB.leftC.keptD.stayed8.A.ownB.oweC.shareD.spare9.A.thatB.veryC.quiteD.not10.A.makesureB.rememberC.expectD.checkout11.A.socialB.ordinaryC.goodD.personal12.A.includesB.toincludeC.includingD.Included13.A.canB.needC.willD.must14.A.marksB.sightsC.scenesD.signs15.A.difficultiesB.differencesC.advantagesD.things16.A.costB.spendC.askD.take17.A.requireB.requestC.dependD.suggest18.A.someB.manyC.otherD.different19.A.reasonableB.comfortableC.lessD.alot20.A.forB.awayC.outD.from6解析1.根据teaches可判断主语应是名词单数形式，排除B、D，在A、C中比较选择，显然Experience(经验)更能说明问题。答案为C。2.好的友谊应该用形成，而不说understood理解;realized实现，produced产生。答案为B。3.通过比较四个选项，C副词首先排除，而B、Dcommon普通的，actual实际上的;没有A项true真正的好。答案为A。4.这句话意思是我们的确不会在一个地方呆的时间长到能够让真正的友谊得到发展，这是可能的，故选develop“发展”，而appear“出现”，虽然意思能够说通，但句子结构不对，不能说fortruefriendshiptoappear。答案为C。5.nodisagreement没有异议，根据句意可判断应选全否定的词，而none后边不能直接接名词，答案为A。6.inourminds固定搭配，在我们的思维意识中，而不用thoughts或hearts。答案为D。7.keptatarm'slength“保持一臂的距离”，意思是不能发展成为亲密的朋友，而remained和stayed虽然也可表达这种意思，但没有这种用法。答案为C。8.根据“或是我们想走一下表面形式”，可判断前面表达相反意思，而是shareourselves彼此同甘共苦。答案为C。9.根据上下文，这句话表达的意思是：对于某些人，很多友谊保持在表面上就足够了。足够了用quiteenough,而没有veryenough的用法。答案为C。10.根据句意应用makesure确保。答案为A。11.这句话表达意思是：交流包括我们眼泪和个人经历是加深友谊的最好方式，所以personal最贴切。答案为D。12.此处includeourtearsaswellasourdreams作定语修饰前面的experience，而experience和include是逻辑主谓关系，故用现在分词including的形式修饰。答案为C。13.根据上下文意思，此处用must“必须”,最好。答案为D。14.根据意思，此处用“迹象”的意思，虽然marks和signs都有这个意思，但mark更侧重标志和象征，而sign则可指一般的迹象、前兆等。答案为D。15.根据后面表达的意思，应选difficulties“困难”。答案为A。16.上一句话说我们总希望友谊快点来临，根据语境，这句话表达深厚的友谊需要花费时间，而cost通常指花费money，spend当花费时间时，主语是人，只有用take最合适。答案为D。17.根据意思选A项require需要，要求。答案为A。18.Inotherwords固定表达，意思是换句话说。答案为C。19.这句话表达意思是“除非你花费合理的时间和朋友在一起，否则友谊就会消逝”，reasonable合理的，适当的。答案为A。20.考查词组意义辨析。dieaway(灯光，声音，友谊等)渐弱，消失;dieout物种灭绝;diefrom死于„„。答案为B。改错Inrecentlyyears，duststormstakeplacemore76．＿＿＿＿＿andmoreofteninthenorthofChinese．Theyhave77．＿＿＿＿＿broughtagreatdealoftroubletopeople’slives．78．＿＿＿＿＿Thestrongwindblowsupthedust，madetheair79．＿＿＿＿＿verydirty．Italsostopsmanyofpeoplefromgoing80．＿＿＿＿＿out．Inpast，peopleraisedalargenumberofsheep．81．＿＿＿＿＿Thesheepeatupagreatdealofgrassandtheland82．＿＿＿＿＿becamesandy．Nowthegovernmenthavebegunto83．＿＿＿＿＿payattentiontotheproblem．Eachyear，alotof84．＿＿＿＿＿moneyspentontheimprovementoftheenvironment．85．＿＿＿＿＿12Sleep，asweknow，isimportanttous．And56．＿＿＿＿howmanysleepdoweactuallyneed？Formost57．＿＿＿＿ofus，eighthoursseemtobeabouttheright58．＿＿＿＿amount．Yetweknowthattherearea59．＿＿＿＿greatmanypeoplewhogetalongwellless60．＿＿＿＿sleep，andsomewhommayevenneedmore．A61．＿＿＿＿greatdealdependsbythewaywelive．But62．＿＿＿＿agoodcommonruletofollowtoisto63．＿＿＿＿sleeplongaswehaveto．Sowe’llfeel64．＿＿＿＿happyandbeabletoworkwithourbestwhenwewake．65．＿＿＿＿13.MyfriendHenryhasamostunusuallyhobby56．＿＿＿＿＿（爱好）．Helikesplantflowersinstrangeplaces．57．＿＿＿＿＿Whenthespringcomesround，youcanalwaystell58．＿＿＿＿＿Henryhadbeenbusyworkingbecausethedirtysidesof59．＿＿＿＿＿canals（沟渠）andrailwaybankssuddenly60．＿＿＿＿＿becamefilledofflowers．Inhissparetime，with61．＿＿＿＿＿pocketsfullofseeds，Henrygoesroundbyhisbike．62．＿＿＿＿＿Hehasalongpipewithhimblowseedsintoplaces63．＿＿＿＿＿thatishardtoreach．Whenhisflowersfade（凋谢），64．＿＿＿＿＿hegoesroundagaintocollectitsseeds．Inthisway65．＿＿＿＿＿healwayshasabigsupply．6TheInternetisplayingaimportantpartin56．＿＿＿＿＿ourdailylife．Onthenet，wecanlearnabout57．＿＿＿＿＿newsbothhomeandabroadandsomeother58．＿＿＿＿＿informationsaswell．Wecanalsomakephonecalls，59．＿＿＿＿＿sendmessagesbye-mails，gotonetschools，and60．＿＿＿＿＿learnforeignlanguagesbyourselves．Beside，we61．＿＿＿＿＿canenjoymusic，watchsportsmatches，andplaythe62．＿＿＿＿＿chessorcards．Thenetevenhelpusdoshopping，63．＿＿＿＿＿makeachatwithothersandmakefriendswiththem．64．＿＿＿＿＿Inaword，theInternethasmadeourlifemoreeasier．65．＿＿＿＿＿7Peoplehavedifferenttastesinfood．Somefeeltheyhaven'tamealunlesstheyhavehad56．＿＿＿＿＿＿porkorothermeat；somepreferchickens57．＿＿＿＿＿＿orfish，andeatsoneortheotherateverymeal．58．＿＿＿＿＿＿Othersprefervegetablesandfruitsorgrainsbutwouldenjoyamealofpotatoes，59．＿＿＿＿＿＿noodlesandcarrotsandsomeanotherfruits．60．＿＿＿＿＿＿Otherscouldliveonthefoodsarecalled61．＿＿＿＿＿＿fastfoods，forexample，ahamburgeror62．＿＿＿＿＿＿hotdog，Frenchfriesandasoftdrinks．63．＿＿＿＿＿＿Foodcanbepreparedbysomanyways．64．＿＿＿＿＿＿Everyissatisfactorytodifferentperson．65．＿＿＿＿＿＿8InthemorningofNovember18th，1755，anearthquake56．＿＿＿＿shookBoston．John，aprofessoratHarvardCollegefeltaquake57．＿＿＿＿andwokeup．“Iroseandfoundtobefifteenminutespast58．＿＿＿＿four．”Hehurriedtodownstairstotheclock．Ithadstopped59．＿＿＿＿threeminutesago．Exceptforstoppingtheclock，thequake60．＿＿＿＿hadonlythrownakeyfromthemantel（壁炉架）tothefloor．61．＿＿＿＿TheclockhadstoppedbecauseJohnputsomelong62．＿＿＿＿glasstubehewasusingforanexperimentintothecase63．＿＿＿＿forsafekeeping．Thequakehadbeenknockedthetubesoverand64．＿＿＿＿blockedthependulum（钟摆）．SoJohnhadtheexactlytimeoftheearthquake．65．＿＿＿＿9Lifeinthetwenty－onecenturywillbevery56．＿＿＿differentwithlifetoday．Therewillbemany57．＿＿＿changes．Whatcanthechangesbe？Thepopulation58．＿＿＿isgrowingfast．Thatwillbemanymorepeoplein59．＿＿＿theworldandmostofthemwillliveinlonger60．＿＿＿thanpeoplelivenow．Computerswillbemuch61．＿＿＿moresmallerandmoreuseful，andtherewill62．＿＿＿beoneineveryhome．Peoplewillworkfew63．＿＿＿hoursthantheynowandtheywillhavemore64．＿＿＿freetime