完形填空(15分, 1.5分一题)
In western countries, many people buy lots of presents just before Christmas. __ some people think they shouldn’t buy too many things. They have started a ___ day called Buy Nothing Day. They hope that nobody goes __ on that day.
Buy Nothing Day __ on November 29. It is after Thanksgiving Day. Often, in western__ , before Christmas, there are so many advertisements in the newspapers and __ TV to tell people to buy something. The idea for Buy Nothing Day__ in Canada. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, America, parents and children get together to__ stories, sing songs and draw pictures. The children talk about__ they can’t get many toys.
Can you buy __ just for one day? Have a try!
1.A. But B. And C. So
2.A. bad B. special C. cold
3.A. washing B. fishing C. shopping
4.A. is B. was C. are
5.A. city B. cities C. countries
6.A. at B. for C. on
7.A. got B. thought C. started
8.A. read B. look C. see
9.A. what B. why C. where
10.A. something B. anything C. nothing
短文填空,根据上下文意思填入所缺单词。共10小题,每小题1分。
The word “encyclopaedia” comes from Greek. It 1._____(mean) “general education”. An encyclopaedia is _2.__ kind of reference book(参考书) and it contains the information from either all branches of knowledge ___3.__ a special branch of knowledge.
People ___4.___(begin) to use it about 2,000 years ago. The __5.___(old) one is natural historian. __6._ was written by Pliny the Elder. The modern encyclopaedias developed from dictionaries around the 17th century. Some encyclopaedias are made up __7.__ only one volume(册), but _8.____ may have lots of volumes. There _9.____(be) also some online encyclopaedias, such as Wikipedia. They are often free for people _10.___(look) for information.
My grandmother worked as a doctor when she was young.
A .liked B. was C. had
Miss Liu often tells us some funny stories.
A. interesting B. boring C. strange
–Do you know about Jay Zhou ?
--He is famous as a singer.
A. friendly B. well-known C. hard-working
If we don’t protect the Earth, more and more wild animals will die out.
A. appear quickly
B. disappear completely
C. stay healthy
