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（一）

In the old days， in London， the smog was very thick. Car and bus drivers ___1___ to drive very slowly. They ___2___ saw the road in front of them even during the daytime. People did not like going out in the smog. ___3___ they had to go out， they wore “smogmask” over their faces.

In December 1952， a very ___4___ dark cloud came down over London. It was the ___5___ smog Londoners had ever had. ___6___ of it was bad factory smoke. Nearly fifty people died in road accidents. But many more people became unhealthy. The smog was very ___7___ for old people and children. One man said，“The streets were almost ___8___ because people stayed at home as much as possible. The air was very thick， and you could almost cut it with a knife.”

After three weeks， the smog began to ___9___. But in the following weeks and months over 4000 people died as a ___10___ of the smog.

1. A.hurried B.stayed C.had D.stopped

2. A.easily B.hardly C.already D.freely

3. A.If B.So C.Though D.Because

4. A.clear B.thick C.thin D.small

5. A.hottest B.nicest C.worst D.best

6. A.Much B.Many C.A few D.A little

7. A.favourite B.strong C.dangerous D.weak

8. A.empty B.full C.dirty D.clean

9. A.remember B.forget C.arrive D.lift

10. A.part B.usual C.end D.result

(二)

Mother’s day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated in the United States， England， Sweden， India， Mexico and any other ___1___. Little by little， it ___2___ widely celebrated.

Mother’s day falls on the second Sunday in May. ___3___， many people send ___4___ of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living ___5___ a pink or red rose， while those whose mothers are ___6___ wear a white one.

The ___7___ of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Ana Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work， the celebration for the first American Mother’s Day ___8___ in Philadelphia on May 10， 1908. Soon the ___9___ became popular all over the ___10___ and around the world.

1. A.homesB.schools C.countries D.cities

2. A.gives B.becomes C.stays D.begins

3. A.For a long timeB.In the morning C.At a time D.On that day

4. A.presentsB.things C.hello D.calls

5. A.putB.take C.wear D.dress

6. A.illB.healthy C.dead D.busy

7. A.ideaB.plan C.need D.meeting

8. A.heldB.was holding C.was held D.is he.ld

9. A.dayB.holiday C.month D.time

10. A.countryB.America C.place D.England

(三)

The ideal[理想的] teacher may be young or old， tall or short， fat or thin. He should ___1___ his subject very well and like learning something about other subjects. The ideal teacher must be full of strong feelings of wonder or interest. He must ___2___ teach anything he himself is not ___3___ in. He should be like a man who can act and should not be afraid to ___4___ his feelings and tell other people what he likes and what he doesn’t like clearly. He must like his students and respect them， and he must also respect himself and be proud of his work. ___5___ he doesn’t， he cannot respect his students and ___6___ respect from them. The ideal teacher should have an ___7___ of his students and be able to get on well with them. He needs students’ understanding， too. The ideal teacher should be kind and ___8___ and he should give hope to his students to learn knowledge. The ideal teacher should see his students’___9___ so that he can know how to encourage the growth of ___10___ of his students. The ideal teacher is one who grows， learns， and makes himself better along with his students.

So what about the teacher around you？

1. A.like B.know C.choose D.remember

2..A.never B.ever C.even D.still

3. A.weak B.well C.interested D.strict

4. A.hold B.show C.pass D.keep

5. A.Since B.As C.If D.Because

6. A.give B.lose C.change D.win

7. A.understanding B.idea C.exercise D.excuse

8.A.forgetful B.helpful C.quick D.lucky

9. A.lists B.mistakes C.cards D.differences

10.A.each B.every C.one D.either

(四)

Hawaii is famous for its beautiful beaches. Every year water sports， especially surfing and water skiing attract ___1___ tourists to the island.

Hawaii has ben a magical name to people who like to travel ___2___ many years. People on ___3___ sides of the Pacific Ocean [太平洋]， in Japan and in America， dream of ___4___ these beautiful islands in the middle of the ocean. In the tropical[熱帶的] lands， the sun drops like a ball of golden fire into the sea， and it drops so ___5___ that you can almost see it move. The sun leaves behind a glow[落日余輝] that lights the sky in the quiet water.

People often have a quiet， enjoyable time walking along the water. This scenery is not very different from the exciting beauty that greeted the first tourists to these islands centuries ago. They came in canoes not much ___6___ than small boats.

They found the beautiful white sand beaches and the waving palm trees [棕櫚樹]，but there were no grand hotels like ___7___ we see today. The first people came to Hawaii nearly ___8___ years ago， but skyscraper [摩天大樓] hotels were only built in the last 25 years. Now aeroplanes make it possible to fly to Hawaii for a weekend from Tokyo ___9___ San Francisco.

___10___ people come from， they really want to see the earliest beauty of Hawaii. They want to see the lovely beaches and the mountains which are almost hidden by the tall hotels.

1. A. many B. much C. any D. no

2. A. by B. with C. for D. since

3. A. both B. each C. either D. every

4. A. to see B. Seeing C. See D. saw

5. A. happily B. quietly C. heavily D. quickly

6. A. big B. biger C. bigger D. biggest

7. A. the one B. the ones C. this D. that

8. A. two thousandsB. two thousands of

C. two thousand D. two thousand of

9. A. to B. of C. in D. or

10. A. Wherever B. Whatever C. However D. Whenever

(五)

In the USA， children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school ___1___ they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they ___2___ secondary schools. There are two kinds of schools in the USA: public schools and private schools. ___3___ children go to public schools. Their parents don’t have to ___4___ their education because the school get ___5___ from the government. If a child goes to a private school， his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents___6___ like private schools though they are much more expensive.

Today about half of the high school students ___7___ in universities after they finish secondary schools. A student at a state university doesn’t have to pay very much___8___ his parents live in that state.

Many students ___9___ while they are studying at universities. In this way they get into ___10___ working habits and live by their own hands.

1. A. and B.so C.till D.since

2. A. leave B.enter C.reach D. pass

3. A. Several B.Most C.A few D.Few

4. A. worry about B.pay for C.ask for D.think of

5. A. books B. teachers C.food D.money

6. A. still B.never C.surely D.already

7. A. play B.change C.study D.meet

8. A. before B.because C.if D.though

9. A. smoke B.drink C.fight D.work

10. A. good B.bad C.happy D.wrong

完形填空答案

(一)1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.A 9.D 10.D

(二)1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.A

(三)1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.A

(四)1.A 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.A

(五)1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.D 10.A