中考《专项突破》完形填空说明文23篇含答案

说明文1Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour. The thinking is that they can then go to the places that _1_ them. Nonsense! What you see from the _2_ of a moving bus is _3_ and completely removed from the real sights, sounds, and _4_ outside. Be adventurous! The best _5_ to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan. _6_ go wherever your feet and your interests _7_ you. You finally will get to the _8_ sites that are on the bus tour---the museums, the monuments, city hall---but you will have seem much more. You will have _9_ the present life of the city.“But what if I get lost?” people might ask. No one ever gets _10_ lost in a major city. At first you can find you way back to a(an)_11_ location. If it _12_ you to be “lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started. However ,the _13_things can happen if you get lost. You _14_ at a sidewalk café to sit and relax. You ask instructions of the local people at the next table. And _15_ they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable because of the _16_. Here are a few more ways to get the most out of your travel.Know before you go. _17_ a few hours before you trip learning about the history and culture of your destination. This will help you understand what you’re seeing.Move around like a local. Use the subways and buses of the city you’re _18_. You’ll not only save money, but you’ll also learn boards around universities.Check the bulletin boards. Sometimes you can find advertisement for free concert, and _19_ fun activities on bulletin boards around universities.So the next time you see a poster advertising an introductory bus tour, save your money. Instead, wander _20_. I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure.(C) 1: A. encourage B. disappoint C. interest D. please(A) 2: A inside B. back C. front D. center(C) 3: A. real B. true C. unreal D. common(D) 4: A. views B. cities C. towns D. smells(B) 5: A. idea B. way C. thought D. thinking(A) 6: A. simply B. particular C. generally D. especially(A) 7: A. lead B. move C. tell D. help(D) 8: A. different B. wrong C. right D. same(B) 9: A. left B. felt C. lived D. led(C) 10: A. terribly B. possibly C. hopelessly D. finally(B) 11: A. unknown B. well-known C. strange D. familiar(A) 12: A. frightens B. supposes C. delights D. surprises(C) 13: A. worst B. hardest C. nicest D. happiest(D) 14: A. reach B. get C. arrive D. stop(D) 15: A. in case B. as a result C. in fact D. even if(A) 16: A. experience B. conversation C. talk D. trip(B) 17: A take B. spend C. pay D. use(B) 18: A. seeing B. visiting C. going D. walking(D) 19: A. the other B. another C. others D. other(C或D) 20: A. of your own B. of yourself C. on your own D. by yourself说明文2Switzerland is famous _1_ its watches, _2_ , it was not the country that made the first watch in the world. It was the Britain _3_ did it. Here is a story of how the watch was brought to Switzerland.Many years ago, _4_ was traveling to Italy. On his way he stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. He was traveling in a carriage and inside it there was a carriage watch. This was the _5_ kind of watch.Then a shop assistant went out and _6_ the watch. He didn’t know what it was and asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the man. “ This machine tells the time but now it isn’t working.”At once the shop assistant said he could repair it. So the traveler handed him the watch. The assistant was a very _7_ man. So it was not surprising that he tried hard and the watch worked again.As soon as the traveler left the shop., he began to _8_ a watch of the kind. This was the first watch in Switzerland. After that watch-making was started in Switzerland and people can buy Swiss watches in stores all over the world.(B) 1: A. as B. for C. because D. with(C) 2: A. and B. or C. however D. because(C) 3: A. which B. whom C. who D. where(A) 4: A. an English B. a Swiss C. Italian D. a shop assistant(B) 5: A. newest B. earliest C. best D. oldest(D) 6: A. got B. bought C. sold D. saw(B) 7: A. good B. wise C. honest D. greedy(C) 8: A. sell B. use C. make D. buy说明文3Ideas about education are changing. Education today is not just for a school diploma(文化) or college degree. Many people are not interesting in going to _1_. They are interesting in other kinds of learning. For them, learning does not end with a diploma.Continuing education gives these people the _2_ to increase their knowledge about their own field or to learn about a new field. It also gives them a chance to improve their _3_ or to learn new ones.Many people take classes to improve their work skills. For example, _4_ can take classes to increase their knowledge of nursing. If they _5_, then they can get a better job or earn more money.Continuing education classes the chance to learn new _6_. There are usually many classes to choose from: typing, cooking , dancing, swimming or a foreign language.Some people take classes for fun or because the courses are interesting to them. _7_ take classes to improve their own lives because they want to feel better about themselves.There are many chances for people to continue their learning. Almost _8_ college or school offers continuing education classes. Most of these classes are _9_ , so even people who work during the day can attend. The classes are usually small, and they are not expensive.Million of people attend continuing education classes each year, _10_ they receive no diploma. For them, learning is something pleasant and useful.(A) 1. A. college B. hospital C. bank(B) 2: A. money B. chance C. house(C) 3: A. old job B. new skill C. old skill(C) 4: A. teachers B. doctors C. nurse(A) 5: A. learn more B. get little C. learn less(A) 6: A. skills B. talents C. abilities D. ways(B) 7: A. other B. others C. another(A) 8: A. any B. some C. many(C) 9: A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening(B) 10: A. because B. though C. as说明文4You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you _1_ today was n’t made until the Qing Dynasty. Three men did most of the important _2_, work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to 3 words for their dictionaries. F or them, it was a wonderful journey.The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The _4_ for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty –two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.Murray had never been to _5_. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. _6_ he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house _7_ in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and _8_ in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was _9_ adding words for the letter “A” ! He worked on the dictionary _10_ he was very old. Forty-four years later, in1928, other editors finished the dictionary.(A) 1: A. use B. write C. copy D. miss(C) 2: A. easy B. boring C. early D. dangerous(C) 3: A. spell B. invent C. collect D. make(B) 4: A. way B. idea C. use D. prize(D) 5: A. school B. cinema C. village D. college(A) 6: A. later B. long before C. so far D. ever since(B) 7: A. sold B. built C. broken D. drawn(C) 8: A. read B. wrote C. worked D. thought(B) 9: A. already B. still C. usually D. always(C) 10: A. if B. because C. until D. since说明文5There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl _1_ big eyes. Her big eyes are _2_ us her dream: I wish to _3_! In China, there are still _4_ girl and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their _5_ are too poor. If the family has two or three children, if it harder to _6_ the money for all the children. So the parents often ask _7_ to stay at home, and boys to go to school.Now they needn’t _8_ the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life _9_. Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is _10_ great.(A) 1: A. with B. on C. to D. in(B) 2: A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking(C) 3: A. go to work B. go to bed C. go to school D. go home(C) 4: A. a lot B. lot of C. a lot of D. much(D) 5: A. schools B. cities C. houses D. families(A) 6: A. pay B. take C. buy D. lend(B) 7: A. teachers B. girls C. boys(C) 8: A. look up B. turn on C. worry about D. make sure(A) 9: A. better B. shorter C. longer D. worse(D) 10: A. not B. never C. hardly D. really说明文6Different colors usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate red with a strong feeling like _1_. Red is used for signs of _2_, such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of _3_ in autumn. People say orange is a _4_ color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of _5_. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in _6_. People say it is a refreshing door.In general, people _7_ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and _8_. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be _9_. Those who like to be with _10_ like red. The cool colors are _11_ and blue. Where are these colors , people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to _12_ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that in a room with warm colors is a good _13_ for a living room or a _14_. People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. _15_ colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.(B) 1: A. sadness B. anger C. administration D. smile(C) 2: A. roads B. ways C. danger D. places(B) 3: A. land B. leaves C. river D. mountains(A) 4: A. lively B. dark C. noisy D. frightening(C) 5: A. moonlight B. light C. sunlight D. stars(B) 6: A. summer B. spring C. autumn D. winter(C) 7: A. speak B. say C. talk about D. tell(B) 8: A. green B. yellow C. white D. gray(C) 9: A. calm B. sleepy C. active D. helpful(D) 10: A. the other B. another C. other one D. others(A) 11: A. black B. green C. golden D. yellow(B) 12: A. go round B. go by C. go off D. go along(B) 13: A. one B. way C. fact D. matter(C) 14: A factory B. classroom C. restaurant D. hospital(B) 15: A. different B. cool C. warm D. all说明文7When July comes, children know they’ll have _1_ examinations and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’holiday, and they’ll leave school _2_ train or by car to _3_ to see their fathers and mothers.The summer holiday are the _4_ time of the year for most children . The weather is usually good, so one can _5_ most of his time playing outside. If one lives in the country, he can _6_ into the woods and in the fields. If one lives in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play.The best place for a summer holiday is the _7_. Some children are _8_ enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.Now, _9_ makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are _10_ new things to see, nice things to eat, and interesting things to do. But the feeling of sand under their feet, of salt water on their skin, and the feeling of the warm sun on their backs makes them happier.(D) 1: A. they B. them C. theirs D. their(B) 2: A. on B. by C. in D. at(D) 3: A. go to town B. go to the parks C. leave home D. return home(A) 4: A. best B. better C. worst D. worse(C) 5: A. take B. use C. spend D. waste](A) 6: A. go out B. go on C. go back D. go away(B) 7: A. village B. seaside C. city D. park(A) 8: A. lucky B. sad C. worried D. quiet(D) 9: A. that B. which C. who D. what(C) 10: A. little B. much C. lots of D. no说明文8The Winter Olympics are also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful _1_ are published to _2_ the great Games. The first stamp marking the opening came out _3_ January 25,1932 in the Unites States for the 3rd White Olympics. Form them on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.During the 4th Winter Olympics Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November _4_. The five _5_ of Olympics were printed on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the symbol appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.In the 1950’s the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries _6_ the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February _7_, when the Chinese sportsmen began to march into the area of the White Olympics._8_ is the only Asian country that has ever _9_ the White Olympics. Altogether 14500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.Different kinds of _10_ were printed on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some athletes.(A) 1: A. stamps B. pictures C. books D. copies(C) 2: A. celebrate B. prepare for C. mark D. hold(C) 3: A. in B. at C. on D. to(D) 4: A.1932 B. 1933 C. 1934 D. 1936(B) 5: A. stamps B. rings C. marks D. games(A) 6: A. as well as B. or C. as D. but7: （不做）A. 1949 B. 1950 C. 1980 D. 19848: （不做）A. China B. Japan C. India D. Korea(C) 9: A. take part in B. joined C. held D. hold(A) 10: A. sports B. rings C. athletes D. countries说明文9Steve Jobs, a leader in the field of personal computers, who _1_ the Apple computer, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not _2_ the top students at school. He was not happy. He often got into trouble with his classmates or his teachers. But he full of new ideas, which _3_ people enjoyed. Things were n’t _4_ when he went to college and he didn’t finish his study at college.Steve Jobs worked first _5_ a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he traveled to India. He hoped that trip would give him more _6_ and a better change in his life.After he returned from India, he began to live on a farm in California. After then in 1976, Steve Jobs began making a new type of computer, _7_ his friend Steve Wozniak, he designed Apple I computer in his bedroom and in fact made it in his garage. He chose the mane “ Apple” for his computer_8_ his favorite fruit was apples. On April Fool’s Day, thenext year, they started selling their computers for＄666 each. Jobs and Wozniak managed to earn ＄774000 from the sales of the Apple I. In 1977, his Apple_9_ appeared. Jobs developed the AppleⅢ in 1980.His apple computer became _10_ a great success that Steve Jobs soon became famous. Today he has a lot of factories and is very famous all over the world. Jobs still lives in Silicon Valley with his wife and three of his four children.(A或D) 1: A. invented B. made C. produced D, designed(C) 2: A. of B. with C. among D. at(A) 3: A. few B. a few C. little D. a little(D) 4: A. same B. the same C. different D. changed(C) 5: A. for B. with C. as D. and(A) 6: A. ideas B. money C. friends D. hope(B) 7: A. with the help of B. together with C. as D. because of(B) 8: A. although B. because C. and D. but(B) 9: A. I B.Ⅱ C.Ⅲ D. IV(B) 10: A. so B. such C. quite D. very说明文10More and more students have chosen to enter the commercial field_1_ the teaching field after graduating from colleges in recent years. It has become a _2_. The graduates would rather be businessmen_3_ teachers when they hunt for jobs. Why?Firstly, _4_ we all know, business is a very challenging field with risks and competition _5_ teaching is a stable profession with _6_ risks. It is reasonable that you can get higher payment in the business field than in the teaching field. So many students tend to apply for a job with _7_ in a short time after graduation.Secondly, compared _8_ teaching in school , doing business means a process of starting a career, so it is more exciting and challenging. Some of the graduates think teaching is very dull and boring. They would rather take risks. They want to challenge themselves and lead a dynamic life. What is more, they can earn a great amount of money and enjoy achievements of their own career. _9_ , teaching life is more clam and regular._10_, teaching is stable but with less payment. To be a businessman means higher payment or rapid promotion but more risks. Which one will you choose? It depends on yourself.(D) 1: A. but B. instead C. take the place of D. instead of(A) 2: A. trend B. fashion C. habit D. rule(C) 3: A. to B. not C. than D. rule(B) 4: A. because B. as C. after D. while(C) 5: A. when B. as C. while D. and(C) 6: A. lots of B. a little C. no D. little(B) 7: A. no risks B. high payment C. good conditions D. competition(A) 8: A. with B. to C. for D. in(B) 9: A. on the other hand B. on the contrary C. at the meantime D. and(C) 10: A. in other words B. in word C. in a word D. at a word说明文11New Zealand is a country in _1_ Pacific Ocean. It is _2_ the North Island, the South Island , the South Island and lots of small _3_. There are a lot of trees in New Zealand and about 80% of the country _4_ forests. The people of New Zealand are kind, honest and friendly. If you want to travel_5_, New Zealand is a good place to go. There are many beautiful natural _6_, such as Lake Taupo, Mount Ruapehu and Tawhai Falls.The people of New Zealand also like studying. Learning is an important part of their lives and people _7_ all ages are encourage to take part in educational opportunities. New Zealand’s education system is considered_ 8_ one of the best in the world. There are some famous _9_ , such as University of Auckland, University of Canterbury and Lincoln University. If you want to go to New Zealand and to study in the future, you can _10_ one of them.(C) 1: A. the southwest B. southwest C. the southwestern D. southwestern(D) 2: A. made of B. made from C. made in D. made up of(D) 3: A. areas B. places C. land D. islands(B) 4: A. covered with B. is covered with C. was covered with D. was covered by(A) 5: A. abroad B. broad C. board D. aboard(C) 6: A. places B. interests C. sights D. islands(B) 7: A. from B. of C. at D. in(C) 8: A. with B. in C. as D. to(D) 9: A. cities B. schools C. islands D. universities(B) 10: A. took B. choose C. picked D. studies说明文12Many people are surprised when they find the Internet was set up in the 1960. _1_ that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks did n’t work _2_. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network _3_. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If a part of the network was not working, information could be sent through _4_ part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.At first Internet was only used by the government, _5_ in the early 1970s, colleges, hospitals and banks started to use _6_ too. However , computers were still very expensive and the Internet was _7_ to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use.Today it is easy to get on-line and it _8_ that millions of people use the Internet every day. _9_ E-mail is more and more popular among students.The Internet has now become one of the most important _10_ of people’s life.(B) 1: A. in B. at C. by D. on(D) 2: A. fast B. quickly C. hard D. well(C) 3: A. started B. turned on C. stopped D. went on(A) 4: A. another B. the other C. other D. others(A) 5: A. but B. so C. because D. and(C) 6: A. them B. one C. it D. those(B) 7: A. easy B. difficult C. free D. interesting(C) 8: A. is saying B. says C. is said D. said(B) 9: A. sent B. sending C. send D. sends(D) 10: A. part B. network C. networks D. parts说明文13I wonder if there is any girl or boy who does not like to see a rainbow in the _1_. It is so beautiful.A story _2_ that when you see a rainbow you should run at once to the place where it touches the ground, and there you would _3_ a pot of gold. Of course, it is not_4_. You could not find the pot of gold, nor could you ever find its end. No matter how _5_ you run, it always seems far away.A rainbow is not a thing which we can feel with our hands as we can feel a flower. It is only the effect of light shiningon raindrops. The raindrops catch the sunlight and break it up into all the wonderful _6_ which we wee.It is _7_ a rainbow perhaps because it is made up of raindrops and looks a bow.That is _8_ we can never see a rainbow in a clean sky. We see rainbows _9_ when there is rain in the air and the sun is shining brightly through the clouds. Every rainbow has many colors in same order. The first of the top colour is always red, next _10_ orange, then green, and last of all blue. A rainbow is indeed one of the wonders of nature.(A) 1: A. sky B. space C. fields D. water(B) 2: A. speaks B. says C. tells D. talks(B) 3: A. get B. find C. look for D. make(D) 4: A. right B. wrong C. beautiful D. true(C) 5: A. long B. hard C. far D. difficult(A) 6: A. colours B. pictures C. drops D. sunlight(A) 7: A. called B. said C. meant D. asked(C) 8: A. because B. so C. why D. that(C) 9: A. hardly B. really C. only D. usually(D) 10: A. goes B. lies C. covers D. comes说明文14Many animals use some kinds of “language”. They use signals and the signals have meanings.For example, when a bee has found some food , it goes _1_ its home. It is _2_ for a bee to tell _3_ bees where the food is by speaking to _4_, but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and _5_ it is.Some animals show how the feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry _6_ it barks.Birds make several different sounds and _7_ has its own meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds _8_. We make sounds like “oh!” or “Ouch!” to show how we feel about something or when we _9_ something on our feet.We humans have languages. We have words. These words have the meanings of things, action, feeling or ideas. We are able to give each other information , writing down words. We can _10_ what has happened or send message to people far way.(D) 1: A. out of B. on with C. away from D. back to(D) 2: A. important B. difficult C. necessary D. impossible(C) 3: A. each other B. another C. the other D. others(C) 4: A. it B. him C. them D. themselves(B) 5: A. how long B. how far away C. how many D. how old(D) 6: A. so that B. before C. until D. because(A) 7: A. each B. every C. all D. some(C) 8: A. in the same sound B. by the different sound C. in the same way D. by the different way (B) 9: A. put B. drop C. fall D. set(B) 10: （不做）A. say B. remember C. know D. understand说明文15People usually use their own special words to show their thoughts and feelings. Some of these expressions are commonl y used for _1_ . Others are _2 _ for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where is the beef?”.It’s used when something isn’t as _3_ as it’s said to be. In the early 1980s, “Where is the beef?” was one of the most popular exp ressions in the United States. It seemed as if _4_ was using it at the time.Beef, of course, is the meat for a _5_ , and no food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from _6_. In the 1960s, a businessman named Ray Kroe began building small _7_ thatsold hamburgers at a _8_ price. Kroe called his restaurant “McDonald’s”. Ray Kroe became one of the _9_ businessm en in America.Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their hamburger restaurants. One company called Wen dy’s said its hamburgers were _10_ than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s company _11_ to use the expression “Where is the beef?” to make people know that Wendy’s _12_ were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement _13_ threeold women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. On e of the women said she wouldn’t eat a hamburger with _14_ piece of beef. “Where is the beef?” she shouted in a _15 _ way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was a success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where is thebeef?”.(B) 1. A. a few years B. many years C. a few months D. several years(A) 2. A. popular B. excellent C. worth D. lively(C) 3. A. big B. enjoyable C. good D. pretty(B) 4. A. all B. everyone C. no one D. little(D) 5. A. sheep B. fish C. pig D. cow(A) 6. A. beef B. pork C. sugar D. seafood(C) 7. A. shops B. palaces C. restaurants D. factories(D) 8. A. cheap B. dear C. high D. low(B) 9. A. cleverest B. richest C. poorest D. busiest(A) 10. A. bigger B. more famous C. heavier D. prettier(D) 11. A. practiced B. kept C. stopped D. began(C) 12. A. dishes B. chips C. hamburgers D. cakes(B) 13. A. said B. showed C. explored D. reviewed(A) 14. A. such a little B. such a big C. so good a D. so bad a(D) 15. A. magical B. angry C. exciting D. funny说明文16With the development of material prosperity, advertisements have become _1_ important in our daily life. Advertisements give the newest information about products. If there _2_ no advertisements, consumers could not know about goods in their nearly shops. Advertisements help market develop. Therefore, as more goods_3_, they are cheaper. Advertisements also provide money _4_ newspaper, magazines, radios and TV stations, etc.There are also some opinions against _5_. Some people think _6_ advertisements do not give much information , but only try _7_ you to buy. They create a demand for goods that are not _8_ needed. Beside, advertising adds to the price of goods.Actually, every coin_9_ two sides. Advertising is without exception. In today’s world advertising is not only necessary, but also _10_.(C) 1: A. much and more B. much and much C. more and more D. more and much(A) 2: A. were B. was C. are D. is(C) 3: A. sell B. sold C. are sold D. to sell(B) 4: A. to B. for C. with D. from(B) 5: A. advertise B. advertising C. advertisement D. advertisements(A) 6: A. that B. what C. why D. how(C) 7: A. persuade B. persuades C. to persuade D. persuaded(A) 8: A. really B. real C. truly D. true(B) 9: A. have B. has C. is having D. are having(D) 10: A. help B. helpless C. helps D. helpful说明文17Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear_1_ at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurant play music. You might _2_ hear music in an office or on a farm.Scientists believe that music changes the _3_ people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people _4_ richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend _5_ money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays_6_ music, people spend less money. With _7_ music, people spend even less. Scientists also _8_ that loud, fast music makes the music gets faster. In fact, people_9_ their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their _10_ hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants _11_ make more money this way.Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They sad _12_ music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are _13_. And listening to music can help you relax.The _14_ time you hear music somewhere, be _15_. It might change the way you do things.(A) 1: A. music B. stories C. songs D. sound(B) 2: A. already B. even C. hardly D. never(A) 3: A. way B. time C. idea D. place(C) 4. A. become B. get C. feel D. look(B) 5: A. much B. more C. little D. less(B) 6: A. pop B. modern C. light D. country(A) 7: A. no B. much C. any D. some(D) 8: A. think B. hope C. realize D. believe(C) 9: A. cook B. order C. eat D. make(B) 10: A. free B. busy C. happy D. sad(A) 11: A. can B. should C. can’t D. needn’t(D) 12: A. how B. why C. what D. that(D) 13: A. excited B. interested C. confident D. relaxed(C) 14: A. first B. second C. next D. last(D) 15: A. quiet B. quick C. happy D. careful说明文18Everybody knows that the favorite food of the Americans is the hamburger.The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant. In these restaurants, people _1_their food, wait just a few minutes, then when the food is ready they carry it to their tables themselves. They can_2_ eat in the restaurant or take the food out in a plastic box and eat it at home, at work, or in a park. At some restaurants people can drive up beside a_3_. They order the food, and a worker hands it to them through the window. Then they drive off and eat in their_4_ or wherever they like.。