阅读理解和完形(4)

Part One 阅读理解（一）When the famous dancer Fred Astaire was interviewed for a job by a Hollywood producer, the movie “expert” turned him down, saying, “Can’t sing. Can’t act. Dances a little.” Here’s another stupid mistake. When the great scientist Albert Einstein was at school, his teachers considered him rather dull. And a final story, the famous Polish pianist Paderewski was told by a teacher that he’d never be a success as a performer because the middle finger on each hand was too short.What lessons can be drawn from these three experiences? First, true genius(天才) cannot be suppressed(压抑). For some reason or other it works its way out. Second, early judgments of a person’s abilities may be unfair or just wrong. Third, when there is a real determination to succeed, obstacles fall by the wayside.The famous motto “ad astra per aspera” can be translated as “To the stars through hardships”. Astaire, Einstein and Paderewski proved their critics wrong.1. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?A. Fred Astaire was a famous dancer.B. True ability will always make itself known.C. Some people never get discouraged.D. Albert Einstein proved his teachers wrong.2. When Paderewski’s teachers told him he’d never be a success, they were _______.A. being humorousB. cheerful, though concernedC. somewhat hesitantD. seriously mistaken3. “Ad astra per aspera” is used in the passage _______.A. as a motto for the three men’s livesB. to show the value of LatinC. to send the reader to the dictionaryD. to point out that genius is always recognized early4. The writer of the passage thinks that the reader _______.A. knows that the three men were successful menB. someday dreams to become like one of the menC. sympathizes with(同情) the poor teachers of the three menD. knows that Fred Astaire was an actor famous for performing Shakespeare’s plays（二）Son’s HelpMr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.A. he was a driverB. he worked in a factoryC. he had a lot of work to doD. he had worked there for a long time2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.A. she couldn’t find any workB. she thought her husband was tiredC. her husband spent all time in gamblingD. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling3. _______, so he was put into lockup.A. Mr. Lang often gambledB. Mr. Lang was late for workC. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at homeD. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.A. he didn’t love her any longerB. he wouldn’t stop gamblingC. he had been put into lockupD. he was hardly sent away by the factory5. Which of the following is right?A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.（三）136 Crestview CircleDover, ConnecticutJanuary 16, 1995Gander’s Furniture StoreStamford, Connecticut, 09876Dear Sir,I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They were sent to me on December 18. That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. Itfell on one of the chair, and that broke, too. Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排) landed on the floor, and the dog ate it.I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me to write you a letter. I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store.Please do something about your records. I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned.Yours trulyAlberts Robbins1. From the letter we can conclude that Mr Robbins had actually paid _______ for the table and the four chairs.A. $ 65.50B. $ 68.00C. $ 2.50D. no money2. Why do you think Mr Robbins write the letter to the furniture store?A. He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again.B. He didn’t want to receive a second bill for the furniture he had retur ned.C. The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it.D. He wanted the manager to scold the salesmen for the bad furniture.3. Try to guess the mood(心情) when Mr Robbins was writing the letter.A. He was angry.B. He was disappointedC. He was anxious.D. He was friendly.（四）Another ReasonIt was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”1. The military camp was built in the village to _______.A. stop the soldiers going to townsB. stop the soldiers meeting their friendsC. train the new soldiersD. make the young men live quietly2. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _______.A. he was kind to themB. they felt lonelyC. they had something important to doD. they were the best of all3. The young officer was worried because _______.A. a traffic accident had happenedB. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiersC. the nine soldiers didn’t come back on timeD. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town4. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.A. something was wrong with their busesB. their horses died on the return wayC. it took them much time to run backD. they all had drunk much in the town5. Which answer do you think right?A. I’ll believe only the last soldier.B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.C. I’ll believe none of the nine soldiers.D. The officer won’t punish his soldiers.Part Two 完形填空The worst thing is the headlines. I use the underground almost every day and watch the people travel, their heads 1 in the{r newspapers. The headlines today 2 suicide (自杀) bombers and of horrific attacks that they say 3 by members of our community.Something on the journey is 4 . I am not 5 anything that would indicate I am a Muslim. I normally do not 6 it is Friday and I am on my way to prayers. 7 I sense an uneasiness in the carriage. People are 8 . No one is speaking and it must be said that no one is being 9 unfriendly towards me. But I think the 10 I get are different. I am being checked out, sized up. It is all a bit uncomfortable.People are looking around for things and people 11 look suspicious (可疑的). I am doing it a bit 12 and in the coming days, as more claims are made about the people who did this and their aims, that feeling is likely to get 13 . As you look around the 14 , it is difficult to know what people are thinking. Some are 15 thinking “those Muslims come here and look what they do" but they 16 understand we condemn (谴责) this like everyone else.Whoever did this didn't 17 about who was killed or whether they were Christian or Muslim. They just had no respect 18 human life at all. We all travel around London and we use public transport. We have as much fear as anyone else about 19 in something. But in the coming days, everyone is going to have to work together and keep calm. We will look out for each other and that's how we. will 20 this difficulty.1. A. buried B. hung C. hidden D. sunk2. A. tell about B. talk over C. think out D. Speak of3. A. to carry on B. were carried out C. to carry out D. were carried on4. A. different B. difficult C. easy D. interesting5. A. putting on B. dressing C. wearing D. having on6. A. unless B. until C. before D. after7. A. However B. Thus C. But D. And8. A. calm B. noisy C. quiet D. cheerful9. A. in a way B. in one way C. in no way D. in any way10. A. looks B. opinions C. ideas D. experiences11. A. which B. that C. who D. whom12. A. itself B. himself C. myself D. oneself13. A. better B. worse C. more D. less14. A. carriage B. bus C. train D. taxi15. A. surely B. certainly C. probably D. hopefully16. A. have to B. might C. are able to D. may17. A. ask B. hear C. know D. care18. A. with B. of C. for D. to19. A. keeping up B. being caught up C. catching up D. being kept up with20. A. get away B. get off C. get out D. get through。