完型填空B
1、We know that trees are useful in our everyday life. They give us many things, such as wood, oxygen, rubber, medicines and many other things. They can __21__ tell us a lot about our climate. The following are the reasons. If you cut across a tree, you can see that it has many rings. Most trees grow one new ring __22__ year. Because of the reason, we know how old a tree is. A tree over a hundred years old means that it has more than a hundred __23__. When the climate is dry or very cold, the trees do not grow very much and their rings are usually thin. When it is wet and warm, the rings are much thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly very thick, this means that the __24__ changed suddenly. If we look at the rings on this tree, we can learn about the climate for a hundred years. We can see __25__ our climate is changing today.
1）、
A.climate
B.rings
C.every
D.also
E.how
答案：D
2）、
A.climate
B.rings
C.every
D.also
E.how
答案：C
3）、
A.climate
B.rings
C.every
D.also
E.how
答案：B
4）、
A.climate
B.rings
C.every
D.also
E.how
答案：A
5）、
A.climate
B.rings
C.every
D.also
E.how
答案：E
2、The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is the most surprising is that it was not invented earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced ___21___ long after he died.
A person riding a bicycle uses very little energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed ___22___, most people don't travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel tired if they ride to work. It's because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes ___23___ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work in their cars. And in this way, the situation is made more serious. ___24___ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths only for bicycles, and to make ___25___ so difficult and expensive for drivers to drive their cars into the city that they will go back to using their bicycles.
1）、
A.Perhaps
B.it
C.countries
D.more dangerous
E.until
答案：E
2）、
A.Perhaps
B.it
C.countries
D.more dangerous
E.until
答案：C
3）、
A.Perhaps
B.it
C.countries
D.more dangerous
E.until
答案：D
4）、
A.Perhaps
B.it
C.countries
D.more dangerous
E.until
答案：A
5）、
A.Perhaps
B.it
C.countries
D.more dangerous
E.until
答案：B
3、John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a good student when he was young. He was often late for ___21___ and didn't like doing his homework. Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn't understand much, but he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher ___22___ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, ___23___ brother Bob was twenty, Jack is fifteen now and how old is his brother Bob?” John said, “That's easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”
Another time, the ___24___ in a science class asked, “When it thunders (打雷), why do we always see the light before we ___25___ the sound?”
“But, Miss,”said John quickly,“don't you know our eyes are in front of our ears?”
1）、
A.teacher
B.his
C.asked
D.class
E.hear
答案：D
2）、
A.teacher
B.his
C.asked
D.class
E.hear
答案：C
3）、
A.teacher
B.his
C.asked
D.class
E.hear
答案：B
4）、
A.teacher
B.his
C.asked
D.class
E.hear
答案：A
5）、
A.teacher
B.his
C.asked
D.class
E.hear
答案：E
4、A young man goes into a shop. He wants to buy a watch. He sees a watch that he likes, but the man in the shop ___21___ ninety pounds for it. At that time a boy comes into the shop, takes the watch out of the man's ___22___ and runs out. When the man in the shop runs out into the street, the boy is already among the people.
The young man goes ___23___. At the next corner he sees the boy with the stolen watch ___24___ his hand. “Would you like to buy a fine watch, sir?” he says in a low voice. “It is only fifty pounds.” The young man pays at once, and goes back to his room. His friend takes a look ___25___ the watch and says, “This watch isn't worth even ten pounds. I think that they planned this together.” When he hears this, the young man is very disappointed.
1）、
A.at
B.asks
C.hand
D.away
E.in
答案：B
2）、
A.at
B.asks
C.hand
D.away
E.in
答案：C
3）、
A.at
B.asks
C.hand
D.away
E.in
答案：D
4）、
A.at
B.asks
C.hand
D.away
E.in
答案：E
5）、
A.at
B.asks
C.hand
D.away
E.in
答案：A
5、As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas gift for her father. She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __21__ satisfied with perfume. Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost knocked you over in their hurry in order to __22__ something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on show. "They are __23__ silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to persuade her to buy one. But Edith knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the shapes were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father __24__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was certainly to please him.
When she got home, with her small but well-chosen present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __25__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so surprised that she could not say a single word.
1）、
A.find
B.only
C.excitement
D.always
E.real
答案：D
2）、
A.find
B.only
C.excitement
D.always
E.real
答案：A
3）、
A.find
B.only
C.excitement
D.always
E.real
答案：E
4）、
A.find
B.only
C.excitement
D.always
E.real
答案：B
5）、
A.find
B.only
C.excitement
D.always
E.real
答案：C
6、The hippopotamus（河马）, or hippo, lives in the hot part of Africa. __21__ humans, dogs, and whales, it is a mammal（哺乳动物）. That is, its babies are born alive, and they drink milk from the mother's body.
The hippopotamus is a large grey animal with a big head and mouth. It __22__ four tons, or about 4,000 kilograms. Its stomach is seven meters long, and it eats only plants. It is a mammal, but it spends a lot of time in the water.
During the day, it sleeps beside a river or a lake. Sometimes it wakes up. Then it goes under the water to get some __23__ for food and never catches fish or hunts other animals. It can close its nose and stay under water for ten minutes. Its ears, eyes, and nose are high up on its head. It can stay with its body under the water and only its ears, eyes, and nose above the water. Then it can breathe the air.
At night, the hippo walks on the nearby land and looks for food. It never goes very __24__ the water.
A baby hippo often stands on its mother's __25__-- the part of the body between the neck and legs. The mother looks for food underwater. The baby rides with a sure footing on her mother above the water.
1）、
A.far from
B.weighs
C.plants
D.Like
E.back
答案：D
2）、
A.far from
B.weighs
C.plants
D.Like
E.back
答案：B
3）、
A.far from
B.weighs
C.plants
D.Like
E.back
答案：C
4）、
A.far from
B.weighs
C.plants
D.Like
E.back
答案：A
5）、
A.far from
B.weighs
C.plants
D.Like
E.back
答案：E
7、What is a museum? A museum is a good place to keep __21__ and beautiful things. A museum may be a place to learn about science. A museum can be a place __22__ art of Indians or animals. What is inside a museum? Some museums have old cars and airplanes. __23__ museums have pictures and statues (雕像). Others have rocks and old bones. One museum even has a coal mine inside! Many cities have museums. Some very small towns have museums, __24__. Indianapolis has a children's museum. Children do not have to pay to get in. Children go to the museum often. They like to look at the dinosaur bones. They see a white bear ten feet tall. They go inside an old log cabin (小木屋). On Saturday, Indianapolis children can __25__ talks about animals and trees. They see movies.
1）、
A.about
B.hear
C.old
D.too
E.Many
答案：C
2）、
A.about
B.hear
C.old
D.too
E.Many
答案：A
3）、
A.about
B.hear
C.old
D.too
E.Many
答案：E
4）、
A.about
B.hear
C.old
D.too
E.Many
答案：D
5）、
A.about
B.hear
C.old
D.too
E.Many
答案：B
8、A very new, young officer was at a railway station. He was on his way to visit his mother in __21__ town. He wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of his train, __22__ she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked at all his pockets, but found that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went on and looked __23__ for someone to help him. At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, "Can you change the money for me?"
"Wait a moment," the soldier answered, and he began to put his hand in his __24__ "I'll see whether I can help you."
"Don't you know how to speak to an officer?" the young officer said angrily "Now let's __25__ again, Can you change the money for me?"
"No, sir," the old soldier answered quickly.
1）、
A.another
B.start
C.around
D.pocket
E.so that
答案：A
2）、
A.another
B.start
C.around
D.pocket
E.so that
答案：E
3）、
A.another
B.start
C.around
D.pocket
E.so that
答案：C
4）、
A.another
B.start
C.around
D.pocket
E.so that
答案：D
5）、
A.another
B.start
C.around
D.pocket
E.so that
答案：B
9、Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be fun to raise worms. He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. So in __21__, he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not put them in a warm place.
The next spring Jody __22__ again. He bought more worms, which he took good care of. When winter came, he took them inside, so they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms.
One day when Jody was twelve, he got a letter. It was from the state of New York. The letter said, " Everyone who __23__ things has to pay taxes!" Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he still had to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had __24__. Soon some people from a television station talked with Jody. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters now said that the law was __25__. Finally the law was changed. Children like Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state.
1）、
A.sells
B.tried
C.unfair
D.spring
E.happened
答案：D
2）、
A.sells
B.tried
C.unfair
D.spring
E.happened
答案：B
3）、
A.sells
B.tried
C.unfair
D.spring
E.happened
答案：A
4）、
A.sells
B.tried
C.unfair
D.spring
E.happened
答案：E
5）、
A.sells
B.tried
C.unfair
D.spring
E.happened
答案：C
10、Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street, he __21__ a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr Baker. He gave his thanks to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his home. Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were __22__ with him.
Mr. Baker loved planting __23__. The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the __24__ himself and watered them every day. Several days later, he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, "Take good care of the trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them."
"Don't worry about them." answered Billy. Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked," Has anyone ever come to steal the trees?" "No, sir," said Billy, "To stop someone from stealing the trees, I __25__ them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week!"
1）、
A.pleased
B.garden
C.pulled
D.trees
E.found
答案：E
2）、
A.pleased
B.garden
C.pulled
D.trees
E.found
答案：A
3）、
A.pleased
B.garden
C.pulled
D.trees
E.found
答案：D
4）、
A.pleased
B.garden
C.pulled
D.trees
E.found
答案：B
5）、
A.pleased
B.garden
C.pulled
D.trees
E.found
答案：C
11、Do you know the story about the fox and the grapes? A fox is ___21___ food. He is very hungry. Now, he stands near a wall. The wall is very ___22___.
The fox is looking up. He sees a lot of fine grapes ___23___ the wall. He smiles and says, "How nice they are! I want to eat them."
The fox jumps and jumps, but the wall is too high. He ___24___ get the grapes.
The fox says, "I must go now. I don't like those grapes. They are green. They are not ___25___ to eat."
1）、
A.looking for
B.good
C.on
D.high
E.can't
答案：A
2）、
A.looking for
B.good
C.on
D.high
E.can't
答案：D
3）、
A.looking for
B.good
C.on
D.high
E.can't
答案：C
4）、
A.looking for
B.good
C.on
D.high
E.can't
答案：E
5）、
A.looking for
B.good
C.on
D.high
E.can't
答案：B
12、William J. Sidis, was born in 1898. __21__ father was an American psychiatrist. At the age of six months, William knew the English alphabet; he could read and write when he was two. When he was eight years __22__, young Sidis had completed both elementary and high school. At the age of nine, William entered Harvard University.
As a __23__ at Harvard, Sidis displayed phenomenal knowledge in the field of mathematics, often amazing his professors. He graduated with honors __24__ the age of 16 and became a full professor of mathematics at the university at 19.
The story of William J. Sidis unfortunately, does not end happily.
This brilliant ex-genius died a lonely death in 1943 in a hotel room __25__ New York.
1）、
A.student
B.at
C.in
D.old
E.His
答案：E
2）、
A.student
B.at
C.in
D.old
E.His
答案：D
3）、
A.student
B.at
C.in
D.old
E.His
答案：A
4）、
A.student
B.at
C.in
D.old
E.His
答案：B
5）、
A.student
B.at
C.in
D.old
E.His
答案：C
13、Water is the most important of all the things we eat and ___21___. Not many people understand this, but it's quite ___22___. The human body can go without food for a long time, yet two or three days without water can usually make people die.
Many people don't know how ___23___ water the human body needs to work well, and many people do not drink enough,___24___in hot weather. Our body is mostly water about 67%--75%. If we don't have enough, we'll feel ___25___ and many will get ill. So, you know, how important the water is to us all.
1）、
A.much
B.tired
C.even
D.true
E.drink
答案：E
2）、
A.much
B.tired
C.even
D.true
E.drink
答案：D
3）、
A.much
B.tired
C.even
D.true
E.drink
答案：A
4）、
A.much
B.tired
C.even
D.true
E.drink
答案：C
5）、
A.much
B.tired
C.even
D.true
E.drink
答案：B
14、Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be ___21___ life on earth. All animals and plants need water. Man need water, too. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ___22___.
Water ___23___ almost everywhere. Even in the driest part of the would there is some water in the air. You can not see it or feel it when it is part of the air. The water ___24___ seas and rivers is a liquid. The water in the air is not a liquid but a gas.
Clouds are made of water. They may ___25__ made of very small drops of water. Water, you have found,is very useful, so we must save water.
1）、
A.ourselves
B.is found
C.be
D.in
E.no
答案：E
2）、
A.ourselves
B.is found
C.be
D.in
E.no
答案：A
3）、
A.ourselves
B.is found
C.be
D.in
E.no
答案：B
4）、
A.ourselves
B.is found
C.be
D.in
E.no
答案：D
5）、
A.ourselves
B.is found
C.be
D.in
E.no
答案：C
15、Scientists hope that if we can discover __21__ the brain works, the better use we will be able to put it to. For example, how do we learn language? Man differs most from all the animals in his ability to learn and use language __22__ we still do not know exactly how this is done. Some children learn to speak and read and write when they are very young compared to __23__ children. But scientists are not sure why this happens. They are trying to find out __24__ there is something about the way we teach language to children which in fact prevents children __25__ learning sooner.
1）、
A.but
B.how
C.from
D.whether
E.average
答案：B
2）、
A.but
B.how
C.from
D.whether
E.average
答案：A
3）、
A.but
B.how
C.from
D.whether
E.average
答案：E
4）、
A.but
B.how
C.from
D.whether
E.average
答案：D
5）、
A.but
B.how
C.from
D.whether
E.average
答案：C
16、English is widely used. It __21__ by people in England, Australia and the United States. In Sweden, France and many other countries, a lot of people understand English, too. It is one of the __22__ languages at international meetings. Most international business letters are __23__ in English. Many books and magazines are printed in English, too .English __24__ be difficult, but it is very useful. It is a bridge to so much knowledge. If you know English, you'll find you can __25__ the world better, so we should study it hard.
1）、
A.written
B.may
C.is spoken
D.learn
E.working
答案：C
2）、
A.written
B.may
C.is spoken
D.learn
E.working
答案：E
3）、
A.written
B.may
C.is spoken
D.learn
E.working