During the Second World War, it was difficult to travel by plane, because the
seats were needed for important government officials and army officers. Mr Brown worked for the government during the war and he was doing very secret work. Nobody was allowed to know how important he was except very few people. One day he had to fly to London to give a talk to a few top people there, but an important army officer came to the airport at the last minute. Mr Brown’s seat was given to him, so he was not able to fly to the city to give his talk. When the important army officer reached the city , he found that the man whose seat he had taken was the one whose talk he had flown to hear.
1.Mr Brown was ___________.
A．an army officer B．a bad speaker
C．a government official D．a public speaker
2.Plane tickets were hard to get for _________.
A．ordinary people B．government officials
C．army officers D．secret workers
3.Mr Brown could not take the plane, because _________.
A．his secret work was discovered.
B．he wanted to change for another plane.
C．his seat was given to an important army officer.
D．he was unable to go by air.
4.What did the army officer discover in the end? ________.
A．He had taken a very important person’s seat.
B．Mr Brown’s talk was important
C．Mr Brown didn’t do important secret work
D．Mr Brown was a kind person.
On August 27, 1783, the people of the village of Gomesse, in France, looked up into the sky and saw a strange and terrible animal. It was huge and round, flying down from the sky. It landed in the field just outside the village. It was clear to the people of Gomesse that they had to defend themselves. The animal was clearly some kind of terrible “spirit”. They were afraid of the spirit but they were also very brave. They rushed out into the field and fought the animal with knives and sticks and farming tools. The “spirit” made terrible noises, like an animal that can breathe only with great difficulty.
But that was not the worst thing. When the villagers cut into the spirit's skin, it gave off a horrible smell, and even after the villagers had cut the thing open, it still moved. Finally the villagers tied it to a horse. The horse ran through the fields and the “Spirit” was torn to pieces. What was the terrible spirit? The answer is that it was one of the first “hot air balloons气球”. Its skin was made of silk and a kind of rubber. The terrible smell was the hot air inside the balloon. When the air got out through the cuts in the skin, it also caused the horrible noises.
1. The terrible noises were made because .
A. the spirit could hardly breathe
B. the spirit wanted to frighten the villagers
C. the spirit was afraid of the villagers
D. hot air got out through the skin
2. The terrible smell was .
A. the smell of silk and rubber
B. the hot air inside the balloon
C. the smell of burnt house
D. the smell of burnt crops
3. The spirit didn't stop moving until .
A. the hot air in it ran out completely
B. the villagers cut into its skin
C. the villagers cut it open
D. it gave off a horrible smell
4. The villagers tied the spirit to a horse .
A. shortly after they caught sight of the spirit
B. because it didn't stop moving though it was cut open
C. after it was torn to pieces
D. because the villagers wanted to take it away
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20）
A few years ago, I had a job that almost destroyed me. My 36_ was that I loved my job too much and couldn’t get 37 of it. Working for the company was happier than any other 38 . In the morning, I couldn’t 39 to get to the office. At night, I left it unwillingly（不愿意地）. Part of my mind 40__ at work even when I was at 41__ with my kids at night.
Not 42 , all other parts of my life shriveled (枯萎) . I nearly lost contact (交谈、联系) with my___43__ , seeing little of my wife or my two sons. I lost contact with my old friends. I even 44 __ to lose contact with myself. Then one evening, I 45 home to tell the boys I wouldn’t go back in time to say good night. I’d already missed five 46__ this week. Sam, the younger of the two, said that was 47 , but asked me to wake him up 48__ I got home. I explained that I’d be back so late that he would have gone to sleep 49_ , and it was probably better if I saw him the next morning. But he 50_ . I asked him why. He said he just wanted to know I was there, at home. To this day, I can’t 51 exactly what happened to me at that moment. Yet I suddenly knew I had to 52 my job.
After I said in public that I had given up my job, I received a number of 53 . Most people understood me, but a few people were 54__. They wrote to tell me that I shouldn’t think myself virtuous (有道德的). They think leaving an important job to spend 55__ time with my family was not virtuous..
36. A. happiness B. disease C. problem D. fight
37. A. enough B. all C. little D. part
38. A. joy B. invitation C. job D. trouble
39. A. hope B. wait C. stop D. help
40. A. remained B. held C. blocked D. stopped
41. A. lunch B. breakfast C. school D. home
42. A. surprisingly B. likely C. really D. usually
43. A. parents B. teachers C. family D. friends
44. A. proved B. wanted C. chose D. began
45. A. wrote B. phoned C. ran D. drove
46. A. bedtimes B. kisses C. nights D. calls
47. A. bad B. easy C. great D. OK
48. A. however B. whenever C. whatever D. wherever
49. A. as well B. on purpose C. in time D. long before
50. A. agreed B. insisted C. managed D. stopped
51. A. understand B. feel C. remind D. get
52. A. get B. leave C. keep D. take
53. A. papers B. notices C. letters D. reports
54. A. angry B. happy C. pleased D. excited
55. A. little B. more C. less D. important
. He was late again ! We won’t let him_________ the same excuse this time .
|
A．break away from |
B．get away with |
C．get away from |
D． get rid of |
They are _________ their grandmother’s 70th birthday .
A. greeting B .celebrating C .joining D congratulating
She suggested that we __________ the party tomorrow.
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A．held |
B．hold |
C．would hold |
D．must hold |
