完形填空专练(英文)

(A)I w as studying theatre at Southern M ethodist U niversity in D allasand feeling anxious and uncertain about m y future.“W ill I be able tosupport m yself?”I1.That sum m er,I decided to see if I could2iton m y own.Two friends and I piled into a car and3for A spen,Colorado,where I found a job as a waitress at a hotel.I didn t rem em ber how m uchI4,butitw as so little that I had to live on noodles and rice.I w as atthe hotel by six o clock every m orning to5w ith the con-tinental br…     

为他做同样的事

O ne day, a poor farm er took a bag of w heat to tow n. H e didn’tknow w hatto do w hen the bag felloffhis horse. The bag w as too heavyfor him to lift.H e hoped thatsom eone w ould com e and help him . B efore long a m an cam e over.Butthe farm er’s heartsank w hen hesaw the m an,w ho w as the great m an in tow n.The farm er w as afraid toask for help. A s soon as he cam e up to the farm er, the great m an got off hishorse and said,“Y ou need m y help,don’tyou? L etm e help you. ”…     

不速之客

W e have a rather sm allhouse, w ith only tw o bedroom s. Y ou canthink our alarm (恐 ),then, w hen A unt C lara w rote to say thatshe 慌w as com ing to stay w ith her fam ily for the w eekend. H er fam ily, Ishould say,has four boys,allunder the age oftw elve. I sent offa telegram (电 报 )atonce,and explained(解 释 )in it thatour house w as too sm all.A unt C lara called us up the next m orning. “Iforgot to explain,” she said in her sw eetest voice. “T he boy w illbebringing a co…     

伦敦申奥陈述精选

1.SPEAKER HRH the Princess Royal A partnership w hich dates back to thefounding C ongress of1894of w hich m ygreat-grandfather K ing G eorge V w as anH onorary M em ber.A n interest and enthusiasm w hich con-tinues today.A nd I’m delighted to havebeen asked to convey to you a special m es-sage from H er M ajesty T he Q ueen.H er m essage reads“I have been im pressedby the w ay everyone hasunited behind London’sbid.”A s a country w eshare a passion for sportand w e also share a de…     

阅读理解(英文)

Ⅰ.完形填空M r.H odge w as a1farm er.H e had hundreds ofchickens,and sold eggs and the m eatand gota lotof2them,buthe lived in a very3partofthe country,and he found4his hens(母鸡)laid5in thesum m er.So he decided to putair-conditionings(空调)into his chicken-house6they would lay wellallthrough the year and he could getm ore eggs and in that way earn m ore m oney.The owner ofthecom pany w hich7the air-conditioning cam e to see him,and w hen he saw M r.H odge蒺s house,hethoughtthathe m ightbe a…     

A Brave Bus Rider

Rosa Parks never planned to becom e fam ous.Shegrew up on a sm all farm in the South.H er fam ily w aspoor.R osa w ent to a school for black children.A t thetim e blacks and w hites could not go to the sam eschools.T hat w as the law in the South.R osa later took a job.She rode the bus to w orkeach day.B lack people had to sit in the back of thebus.Som etim es m any white riders got on.Then blackriders had to give up their seats to them .It w as a law inher city.O ne evening in 1955, R os…     

完形填空专练

(A)Ill never forget that sum m er day in1965w hen my mother suddenlydied of an1illness at the age of36.Later that afternoon,a policeofficer stopped by to ask for m y fathers2for the hospital to useM others valve(心脏瓣膜).I w as shocked.I ran into the house3.A tfourteen I just couldn t understand why anyone would take apart a personI4.But m y father told him,“Y es.”“5can you let them do that toher?”I6him.“Linda,”he said quietly,7his arm s around m e,“the greatest8you can give is a9o…     

My Birthday

Today w as m y birthday and I w ent shopping w ithSandy and B en.W e w ent to a big departm ent store tospend the m oney that M um and D ad gave m e.First,we w ent to the w atch section.There w ere alot of new ,popular styles.They looked very trendy.Ilike one w atch w ith digitalnum bers but I didn 't buy itfor tw o reasons.First,itdidn 't look good on m y wrist,and second, it w as available only in gold. I prefersilver.N ext,w e w ent to look at C D s.I bought a C D byan A ustralian po…     

放弃一半

Tow friends visited the zoo together.The zoo is very large and it w asim possible to go everyw here.They had to decide w here and w hich anim al tovisit as their tim e w as lim ited.So both of them agreed not to retrace (重 走 )after choosing a branch road atevery fork(路口 ). A road sign atthe first fork indicated(表 示)one w ay to the lion quarters(狮 子 园 )and the other to the tiger hill.T hey decided on the form er after abrief discussion because lionsw ere “the king…     

神奇的脚趾

In Italy, there is a m an nam ed Joseph C ardu, w hose toes arem agic:foretelling earthquakes and volcanic activities. Joseph has been living in the tow n of Janlear at the foot of E tnaafter he w as born. H e has a specialfeeling that the volcano is to eruptor the earth w illslightly quake as long as he feels pain in his toes.O nenight, a good pain w oke him up and he hurriedly w ent to the tow ngovernor, telling him there w ould be a catastrophe. T w enty m inuteslater, allthe tow nsm en …     

Valentine''''s Day

Valentine’s D ay1falls on February 14.It is sweethearts’day—when people in love expresstheir affection2for each other in fun and m erryw ays.People celebrate the day in m any w ays.Thecelebration of the day in the past was differentfrom that of today as som eone recalls3his“goodold days4”when everything w as sim pler:“A ll you had to do w as to take a sheet ofpaper and draw a heart with an arrow5through itcarrying the words‘I love you’,and sign6it‘G uess w ho’and put it under the f…     

Wings

The fried-chicken restaurant where I w as w orking had a big rush justclosing one day,leaving us w ith nothing to sell butw ings.A s I wasabout to lock the doors,an intoxicated(喝醉酒的)custom er cam e in andordered dinner.W hen I asked if wings would be …     

An Unforgettable Thing

The story happened when I w as ten years old.O n a rainy day,m y father w as busy and he asked m e to go to a shopto buy som ething for him . The shop was about three m iles aw ay from ourhom e.I set out with an um brella in m y hand.The road was very wet andm uddy,and I walked with great difficulty.A fter I bought w hat m y fatherneeded,I started to go back with all the things in m y hand.O n m y w ayhom e I fellseveral tim es,but I w asn tbadly hurt.W hen I was 500m etresaway from our ho…     

幽默三则(英文)

Bedtime PrayersJulie was saying her bedtim e prayers.“Please G od,”she said,“M ake N aples the capital of Italy.M ake N aples the capital of Italy.”H er m other interrupted and said,“Julie,w hy do you want G od tom ake N aples the capitalofItaly?”A nd Julie replied,“Because thats w hatIputin m y geography paper!”Jesus s T V SetchoolardenfnghA child on C hristm as tim e asked for som e paper and crayons inorder to draw a crib(耶稣诞生像).Eventually the artistic m asterpiecewas …     

A Joke

W orking at the post office,Im used to dealing with a m oody public.So w hen one irate custom er storm ed m y desk,I responded in m y calm estvoice,“W hats the trouble?”“I w ent out this m orning,”she began,“and when I cam e hom e Ifound a card saying the m ailm an tried to deliver a package but no onewas hom e.M y husband was in allm orning.H e never heard a thing!”A fter apologizing,I gother parcel.“O h,good,”she gushed.“W e ve been w aiting for this for ages.”“W hat is it?”…     

Love

chool arden f ng sh “M other”is the m ost brilliant w ord in the sun.But I think this also goes for the other w ord——“Father”. B oth our fathers and our m others love for us are the sam e and it can only be described with one w ord—— G R E A T. W e are used to our parents love so thatw e always consider it a m at- ter ofcourse.H owever,as Im advancing in age,I get to understand what the m aternal or paternal love is.In m y view ,Parents love for their chil- dren is like the sun th…     

New Beijing, Great Olympics

T he 2008 O lym pic G am e has been the m ostcheerfuland anticipated eventthroughoutBeijing eversince Beijing w as rew arded the right to hostthe 2008Sum m er O lym pic G am es, yet the focus should beshifted from m aking a prom ise to fulfilling the prom isem ade.In m y pointofview , to bridge the gap betw eenthe prom ise and reality,Beijing stillhasa long w ay togo. To begin w ith, infrastructure construction shouldbe the prim ary concern. Such infrastructures ascom -m unications and tran…     

完形填空一则(英文)

Therecom es a tim efor every childw hen fantasiesend and realitybegins.Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny36to be M um and Dad and heroesfade aw ay.I don’t know if m ost people re-m em ber this37but I know when it38to m e.39an ordinary sum m er day m ygrandfather told m e one of his crazy sto-ries.I headed off to find the Indians that40said lived in the woods and go offto have m y41.Tw o hours later I had a sm all42badly m ade raft.I took43to thepond along with a branch from a tree touse as …     

I really like this sentence

I really like this sentence: T he choic- es you m ake and the w ay you live now w illdeterm ine w hat your future w illbe. I can learn a lot of things from this sentence. N ow everybody in our class is a student. B ut after 20 years, w hat w ill they be like? N obody know s. I read a story recently. It w as interesting. It is about som eone m any years ago. H e know s w hat his future w ill be like and he is very w orried about it. E very tim ew hen he begins to w ork, he w ould think about…     

完形填空解析一则

I spent two m onths with an A m ericanfam ily last year when I studied in A m erica.It is said,“The best house is in A m erica,the best w ife is in Japan,and the best food isin C hina.”So I took pride and1to2“the best food”for m y A m erican fam-ily.E ach day,regardless of m y poor skill ofcooking,I would do som ething in3w ay:changing the dishes colour,the m eat’s type orthe soup’s style(风味).Thus,m y A m ericanfriends could discover the4of eatingC hinese food.Because of m y“5”job,Iw as often rew arded(奖励)b...