完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The day before Christmas I pulled into a store parking lot and counted my money again. It wasn’t much. I ________ being poor, not having enough to ________ my small children a few simple toys. As I was ________ I noticed the Salvation Army(救世军) bell ringer at the ________. I felt bad again because I didn’t feel I could ________ anything to give him. I started walking towards the entrance ________ two cars entered empty parking spaces in front of me. The first was a ________, new Cadillac which became the ________ of me the moment I saw it. “How ________”, I thought, “would it be to have enough money to buy a car like that!” The second car, ________, was an ancient car more shabby than the one I was driving.
A man got out of the Cadillac and hurried into the store ________ past the bell ringer without a second ________. Out of the old car came a young mother with three small children following ________ behind her. Her clothes looked as ________ as her car, yet she stopped at the entrance and ________ a bill. In that second a(n) ________ touched me, my envy and dislike ________ me, and all the love and joy filled me. I fished a bill out of my own purse, ________ it in the Salvation Army kettle, and wished the ________ a “Merry Christmas!”
Now I felt I was a poor man but rich on the ________. After finding a few things for my kids, I drove home with my heart singing.
1.A. hated B. permitted C. escaped D. regretted
2.A. make B. buy C. award D. lend
3.A. pulling out B. settling in C. getting out D. cutting in
4.A. parking space B. counter C. parking lot D. entrance
5.A. spare B. split C. spend D. save
6.A. though B. since C. when D. if
7.A. sharp B. dull C. pure D. shiny
8.A. target B. envy C. item D. bargain
9.A. nice B. precious C. rare D. expensive
10.A. therefore B. however C. anyhow D. besides
11.A. merely B. right C. hopefully D. seldom
12.A. smile B. nod C. glance D. wave
13.A. firmly B. bravely C. casually D. closely
14.A. worn out B. cast down C. tired out D. broken down
15.A. paid B. passed C. donated D. rejected
16.A. equality B. sympathy C. approval D. warmth
17.A. left B. visited C. reached D. missed
18.A. took B. handed C. started D. dropped
19.A. salesman B. bell ringer C. woman D. man driver
20.A. wealth B. luck C. inside D. outside
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Living with a roommate can be a great experience as many roommates become lifelong friends. However, roommates living together under the same roof for a long time unavoidably conflict with each other. 1. To prevent this from happening to you, each conflict should be addressed in a productive, healthy way.
1. Set a time for discussion.
Once conflicts occur, you need to set up a time to discuss the conflict. 2. They may think about any problems they want to discuss. It also allows for a better discussion as the both roommates will most likely enter the discussion fairly calm.
2. Make rules for discussion
Before discussing the actual conflicts, set up some rules to guide the discussion. For example, each roommate is allowed to air one problem at a time and the other roommate has a chance to respond to it before another one is brought up. Making rules beforehand can prevent a screaming match from breaking out. 3.
3. 4.
You can use your discussion to point out to your roommates their great traits and specific things you like about them. While this won’t solve the conflict, it can help your roommates be more understanding of your point of view and more willing to compromise.
4. Come up with a written roommate agreement
Once grievances（不满） have been aired by both parties you should develop a roommate agreement that is written down. This agreement should discuss what the rules are as well as what consequences exist for breaking them. For example, roommates having a conflict about overnight guests may compromise to allow overnight guests only on weekends with guests on weekdays being gone by 11 p. m. 5.
A. Talk about your problems openly.
B. Point out good things about roommates.
C. Being honest can avoid unfriendly discussion.
D. This provides both parties a chance for preparation.
E. And disaster can strike when a conflict never gets settled.
F. A consequence may be that the violator(违反者) pays $5 for breaking the rules.
G. This is because both sides know they will have an opportunity to speak.
A recent housing project in Helsinki offers remarkably cheap apartments for those under the age of 25. They must commit to spending time with their older neighbors.
Helsinki offers 247-suqare-foot studio apartments with a bathroom, storage space, kitchen, and balcony for only $272 every month—about a third of the average price for a studio in the city. The apartment is inside homes for the elderly, and the young renter must spend between three to five hours with their elderly neighbors each week.
Like pretty much all other major cities in the world, Finland’s capital of Helsinki has faced rapid population growth in recent years. And with population growth, comes an inevitable rise in the cost of living, and of course, sharp increase in rent. Currently, Helsinki is ranked 14th on the list of the world’s most expensive cities. For those young and freshly independent, this causes terrible problems — even homelessness.
"It's a very expensive city to live in," Mr. Bostrom writes in an email to CNN’s Eoghan Macguire. "If you manage to get an apartment that the city owns, it can be quite affordable. The screening criteria included the ability to participate in a variety of activities, such as cooking or playing instruments, but the number of applicants for those apartments is so high that waiting list takes forever,” he says.
According to Helsinki’s Youth Housing Association, the city council aims to ensure that every young person will have a home by 2018. Miki Mielonen, a representative of the youth department, says this project, currently in its trial stages, will help out young people while offering social benefits to senior citizens. “I think there is quite a rigid opinion in Finland with many people thinking young of the old ideas that we are going to break down.”
1.Helsinki probably rents a cheap apartment to a young man who ________.
A. reaches the age of 25
B. has financial problems
C. promises to accompany the elderly
D. agrees to share it with his neighbor
2.Which is the root reason for the housing problems in Helsinki?
A. The population explosion.
B. The high living standard.
C. World’s priciest apartment rent.
D. Low employment of college graduates.
3.According to Mr Bostrom, the cheap apartments are ________.
A. well-decorated
B. difficult to afford
C. in short supply
D. popular with technicians
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. The young in Helsinki are mostly homeless.
B. Helsinki will overcome people’s prejudice.
C. The project will be experimental in future.
D. The project is more beneficial to the young.
On Saturday 17 September 2016, you may catch sight of hundreds of apes(猩猩) running around the streets of London. They’ll have been filming a new Planet of the Apes movie, you’ll probably think. But in fact, when the starter’s pistol sounds for the Great Gorilla Run next year, this highly popular event will have been raising money for thirteen years. People from all over the world will run, jog or walk 8 km in gorilla costumes through the capital’s streets, passing such iconic landmarks as The Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral. By the time the last ape crosses the finishing line, the runners will have raised millions for endangered species and education projects in Central Africa.
Unusual charity events such as these are a huge trend for raising money for worthwhile causes. If, however, you’re looking to really like the idea of running through mud and freezing cold ice, then The Tough Mudder is perhaps what you’ve been searching for. In this difficult and tiring team event, participants finish a 10 to 12-mile barrier course that tests physical strength and mental courage. It’s more about friendship than winning. Over 150 such events worldwide have raised £5 million.
But fundraising doesn’t have to involve physical effort. Students at a school in Illinois played Justin Bieber’s song ‘Baby’ over loudspeakers and urged fellow students to pay to stop the song. They needed to raise $1,000 in one week to achieve this. Beyond expectations, they exceeded(超过) the goal within three days. Even teachers chipped in.
If you want to join the ranks of gorillas next September, you only have to pay £60 to register. This includes the gorilla suit, which you can keep. If you take part, not only will you have been helping the gorillas and people who depend on their habitat, you’ll never have to buy another set of fancy clothes again!
1.What is the Great Gorilla Run held for?
A. To film a new Planet of the Apes.
B. To collect money for Central Africa.
C. To make a study of the origin of man.
D. To enjoy famous senic spots in London.
2.What can we learn about the Tough Mudder?
A. It is disgusting.B. It is unique.
C. It is competitive.D. It is challenging.
3.What does the phrase “chipped in” in the third paragraph refer to?
A. Joined in singing.B. Made a contribution.
C. Scolded the organizers.D. Interrupted the activity.
4.Which can be a suitable title for the passage?
A. Going Crazy for Charity!
B. Protecting Our Rare Animals!
C. Competing in Unusual Events!
D. Watching Out for Aggressive Animals!
A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.
A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one — in France and another — in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond”.
Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.
However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.
When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It’s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”
1.The man ordered three beers all the time because ________.
A. people were fond of drinking beers in this pub
B. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much
C. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond
D. this would help him become a local celebrity
2.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. news traveled fast in the town
B. the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker
C. the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much
D. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking
3.The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.
A. he would earn less money
B. he thought the man should order three beers
C. he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away
D. the man decided to drink two beers
4.The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.
A. gratitudeB. appreciationC. surpriseD. sympathy
2016 Exhibitions in the British Museum
Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds
19 May － 27 November 2016
Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery
Adults￡16.50, Members/under 16s free
Sunken under the sea for over a thousand years, two lost cities of ancient Egypt were lately rediscovered. Their amazing discovery is transforming our understanding of the deep connections between the great ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece. Their story is told for the first time in this exhibition.
Francis Towne’s watercolours of Rome
21 January － 14 August 2016
Room 90/ Open late Fridays
Free, just drop in
Come and experience 18th-century Rome through an astonishing series of watercolours not displayed together since 1805.
Sicily: culture and conquest
21 April － 14 September 2016
Room 35
Tickets: Adults￡10, Members/under 16s free
This exhibition tells Sicily’s fascinating stories － from the arrival of the Greeks and other settlers, to the extraordinary period of enlightenment(启蒙) under Norman rule in the 11th to 13th centuries.
Early British exploration of the classical world
14 March － 27 July 2016
Room 90a/ Open late Fridays
Free, just drop in
This small display features a remarkable selection of drawings by British explorers and architects, who discovered and documented some of Sicily’s best surviving classical sculpture and architecture.
1.Which place does Francis Towne’s works picture?
A. Egypt.B. France.C. Rome.D. Sicily.
2.What art works are housed in Room 90a?
A. Drawings.B. Buildings.C. Sculptures.D. Watercolours.
3.Which exhibition can you attend in October?
A. Sicily: culture and conquest
B. Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds
C. Francis Towne’s watercolours of Rome
D. Early British exploration of the classical world
