VII. 完形填空。(共20小題,每小題1.5分;滿(mǎn)分30分)
閱讀下面短文,從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon,and an old Irishman(愛(ài)爾蘭人)was watching them on the television in the bar of a hotel.There was an Englishman
in the bar,too,and he 51 the Irishman,“The 52 are very clever,aren’t they? They are going 53 some men to the moon.It is a long 54 from the world.”
“Oh,that’s 55 ,”the Irishman answered quickly.“The Irish are going to send some men to the sun in a few months.That's 56 away from the moon,,you know.”
“ Yes,it is.”The English man said,“ 57 it is too 58 for the people to go to.”
The Irishman laughed and said,“Well.the Irish aren’t stupid.You know,we 59 go to the sun during the day;of course,we will go there 60 .”
51.A.said to B.told C.talk to D.spoke
52.A.Englishmen B.Americans C.Irish D.Frenchmen
53.A. to reach B.to send C.to give D.to test
54.A.time B.street C.road D.way
55.A:good B.nice C.true D.nothing
56.A.1ong B.far C.further D.much farther
57.A.and B.but C.or D.because
58.A.hot B.warm C.cold D.cool
59.A.don't B.can’t C.won’t D.mustn't
60.A.in the morning B.in the afternoon C.on Monday D.during the night
B
It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s 61 all doctor thought, until they heard about AL Herpin. AL Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be 62 ? The doctor decided to see this 63 man themselves.
AL Herpin was 90 years old when the doctor went to his home in New Jersey. They 64 that he got some sleep of some kind . So they stayed with him and watched every movement(行為)he 65 . But they were surprised . 66 they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only 67 that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable(舒適)chair and reading newspapers. The doctor were 68 by this strange continuous(不斷)sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, 69 to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain(解釋)his condition(狀況). Herpin 70 some talk about his mother having been injured(受傷)several days before he was born, but that was all. Was this the only reason(理由)? No one could be sure.
61.A . that B. what C. why D. how
62.A. true B. right C. OK D. wrong
63.A. usual B. happy C. sad D. strange
64.A. thought B. think C. hope D. wished
65.A. had B. did C. made D. got
66.A. Though B. Because C. If D. Since
67.A. rest B. way C. pleasure D. sleep
68.A. interested B. puzzled C. surprised D. tired
69.A. helping B . beginning C. surprised D. hoping
70.A. forgot B.remembered C. answered D. showed
VIII. 補(bǔ)全對(duì)話。(共5小題,每小題1分;滿(mǎn)分5分)
根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容,從方框內(nèi)的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。
A: Hey, you look mad. What’s wrong?
B:I...I just can’t stand that terrible driver. He is so...
A: 71 Oh, would you like something to drink, coffee or cola?
B:Neither. A cup of water is OK.
A:Here you are. (one minute later) 72 ?
B:Yeah, much better.
A:So what exactly happened to you?
B:Just now I was riding my bike along the road. A car passed me quickly and suddenly stopped one meter away from me. At the same time there was another car coming in the other direction(方向), I had to brake(剎車(chē))hard and then I hit the person on another bike.
A: 73 ?
B:Luckily no. But we both fell off our bike.
A: 74 .
B:No, no. I got angry just because the driver drove off without saying anything.
A: 75 .