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第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 "It was all his own idea," says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had ___21___ made a "motherhood contract"-declaring that for 70 days this summer he would ___22___ the care of their four children and all the housework. ___23___ he didn't even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident. After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to ___24___. "I was beaten down," admits Bob, "Not only is motherhood a ___25___ task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being." Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After they married, Pat ___26___ a secretary to help put him through university. ___27___ Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. ___28___ two years ago Pat went back to work. "I had been __29___ children so much," she ___30___, "I couldn't talk to a grown-up." She continued to run the household, ___31___ -until Bob signed the contract. Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were ___32___. For the last three weeks, the family___33___ a lot-sometimes having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner. ___34__ housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean ___35___ the bed is made. "I found ___36___ I shut the doors," he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. "When we went to ___37___ Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts ___38___ side out so they would look clean." Now that Bob has publicly ___39___ he was wrong, he is ___40___ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. 21. A. only B. just C. nearly D. ever 22. A. stick to B. begin C. think about D. take over 23. A. If B. As C. Since D. Although 24. A. carry on B. give up C. break down D. find out 25. A. strange B. pleasant C. difficult D. serious 26. A. sent B. employed C. learned from D. worked as 27. A. In time B. Before long C. Since then D. Later on 28. A. Then B. Thus C. So D. Still 29. A. near B. after C. about D. around 30. A. holds B. sighs C. jokes D. apologizes 31. A. besides B. therefore C. however D. otherwise 32. A. terrible B. tasty C. expensive D. special 33. A. starved B. traveled C. worked out D. ate out 34. A. Because of B. In terms of C. Along with D. Except for 35. A. until B. before C. if D. unless 36. A. an easier way B. a cheaper way C. a cleaner way D. a harder way 37. A. receive B. welcome C. greet D. fetch 38. A. good B. wrong C. right D. opposite 39. A. admitted B. suggested C. agreed D. explained 40. A. operating B. realizing C. sharing D. performing 第三节 阅读理解(共20题，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) A It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm though was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently. My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did. On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance. On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it ----there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive. The little baby whale ----actually as big as our boat----was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. ”She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, ”my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe----and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance. It had felt like in the excitement only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later ,I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea. 41. The author says “I’m so glad I did .”(in Para.2)because __________. A. be witnessed the whole process of fishing B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea C. he experienced the rescue of the whales D. he spent the weekend with his family 42. The harbour survived the storm owing to____________. A. the shape of the harbour B. the arms of the bay C. the still water in the channel D. the long coast line 43. The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________. A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough C. she had no other whales around to tutu to for help D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction 44.what is the theme of the story? A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness B. Fishing provides excitement for children C. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals D. it’s vital to protect the environment (责任编辑：admin) |