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模拟试题
1. 四份完形填空练习:
实例1:
On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual . It ws a pleasant way of passing time __1__ an old woman who lived __2__ .
When she came home she sensed something __3__ . Had someone got in ? The back door and the windows were all __4__ and there was no __5__ of forced entry(进入). Had __6__ been taken ? She went from room to room , __7__ , and found her camera and spare watch __8__ .
The following Thursday she went out at her __9__ time , but didn’t go the club . __10__ , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home , __11__ herself in through the back door . She settled down to wait and see what would __12__ .
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang , Mrs Clarke was __13__ tea at the time . The bell rang again , and __14__ she heard her letter-box being pushed open . __15__ the kettle(壶)of boiling water , she moved quietly __16__ the door , A __17__ of wire appeared through the letter-box , and then a __18__ . The wire turned and caugh around the knob(圆形旋钮)on the doorlock . Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and __19__ the water over the hand . __20__ was heard outside as the __21__ fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back , which was __22__ by the sound of running feet .
It wasn’t long __23__ the police caught the thief , And Mrs Clarke was greatly __24__ at the club for her successful __25__ .
1. A. by B. to C. with D. for
2. A. lonely B. alone C. away D. busily
3. A. terrible B. uncomfortable C. unusual D. bad
4. A. locked B. opened C. broken D. fixed
5. A. scene B. show C. sign D. sight
6. A. anything B. nothing C. money D. jewels
7. A. looking B. examining C. searching D. checking
8. A. losing B. missing C. leaving D. disappearing
9. A. same B. spare C. special D. usual
10. A. Therefore B. However C. Instead D. Again
11. A. pushing B. letting C. pulling D. leading
12. A. appear B. follow C. happen D. continue
13. A. cooking B. making C. burning D. serving
14. A. the next moment B. for a while C. in time D. at once
15. A. Putting down B. Laying aside C. Picking up D. Taking away
16. A. towards B. away from C. from behind D. near
17. A. pile B. set C. lot D. piece
18. A. knife B. hand C. letter D. key
19. A. spread B. dropped C. poured D. covered
20. A. A sad voice B. Astrange noise C. A warning shout D. A sharp cry
21. A. key B. kettle C. door-lock D. wire
22. A. followed B. caused C. produced D. ended
23. A. before B. since C. until D. when
24. A. surprised B. admired C. inspired D. supported
25. A. self-satisfaction B. self-protection C. self-servicepect D. self-res
实例2:
Jenkins was a jeweller . who had made a large diamond(钻石)ring worth £ 57,000 for Silkstone Jewellery Shop . When it was ready , he made a copy of it which looked __1__ like the first one but was worth only £ 2,000 . This he took to the stop , which __2__ it without a question .
Jenkins gave the much more __3__ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday . They , the husband and wife __4__ to Paris for a weekend . As to the __5__ ring , the shop sold it for £ 60,000 .
Six months later the buyer __6__ it back to Silkstone’s office“It’s faulty(有瑕疵的)diamond ,”he said ,“It isn’t worth the high __7__ I paid .”Then he told them the __8__ . His wife’s car had caught fire in an __9__ . She had escaped(幸免), __10__ the ring had fallen off and been damaged(损坏)in the great __11__ of the fire .
The shop had to __12__ . They knew that no earth can __13__ damage a perfect diamond . Someone had taken the __14__ diamond and put a faulty one in its place . The question was : Who __15__ it ?
A picture of the ring appeared in the __16__ . A reader thought he __17__ the ring . The next day , anon-ther picture appeared in the papers which __18__ a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris . Behind the dancer was a woman __19__ a large diamond ring . “Do you know the __20__ with the lovely diamond ring ?”the papers asked their readers . Several months later , Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison .
1. A. only B. surely C. nearly D. exactly
2. A. accepted B. received C. refused D. rejected
3. A. real B. modern C. worthy D. valuable
4. A. flew B. drove C. sailed D. bicycled
5. A. first B. second C. last D. next
6. A. sold B. posted C. brought D. returned
7. A. cost B. money C. price D. value
8. A. facts B. matters C. questions D. results
9. A. affair B. accident C. incident D. experience
10. A. so B. or C. but D. and
11. A. pile B. heat C. power D. pressure
12. A. think B. agree C. permit D. promise
13. A. almost B. even C. just D. ever
14. A. real B. pure C. right D. exact
15. A. copied B. made C. stole D. did
16. A. notices B. magazines C. newspapers D. programmes
17. A. saw B. knew C. found D. recognized
18. A. showed B. drew C. printed D. carried
19. A. carrying B. dressing C. wearing D. holding
20. A. dancer B. woman C. reader D. jeweller
实例3:
It was an early morning in summer , In the streets , sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly , heading towards their __1__ . This was the beginning of another __2__ day in New York City . __3__ this day was to be different .
Waiting __4__ the crowded streets , on top or a __5__ 110 stories high , was Philippe Petit This daring Frenchman was about to __6__ a tightrope(绷索)between two towers of the World Trade Center :
Philippe took his first __7__ with great care . The wire held . Now he was __8__ he could do it . __9__ only a balancing pole , philippe walked his way across , a __10__ of 131 feet .
Soon the rush-hour __11__ began to notice . What a __12__ ! There , 1350 feet above the street , a __13__ figure was walking on air .
Philippe made seven __14__ , back and forth(来回), He wasn’t satisfied with just __15__ . At times , he would turn , sit down , and __16__ go on his knees , Once , he had the astonishing __17__ to lie down on the thin thread . And thousands of __18__ watchers stared with their hearts beating fast .
After the forty-five-minute __19__ , Philippe was taken to the ploice station . He was asked __20__ he did it . Philippe shrugged(耸肩)and said ,“When I see two tall bulidings , I walk”.
1. A. jobs B. homes C. buses D. offices
2. A. working B. hot C. same D. ordinary
3. A. And B. So C. But D. Thus
4. A. for B. in C. by D. above
5. A. roof B. position C. wall D. building
6. A. throw B. walk C. climb D. fix
7. A. act B. landing C. step D. trip
8. A. sure B. uncertain C. glad D. nervous
9. A. Through B. Against C. With D. On
10. A. distance B. height C. space D. rope
11. A. streets B. crowds C. passengers D. city
12. A. height B. pleasure C. wonder D. danger
13. A. great B. strange C. public D. tiny
14. A. experiments B. circles C. trips D. movements
15. A. walking B. staying C. acting D. showing
16. A. almost B. even C. often D. rather
17. A. sprit B. result C. strength D. couage
18. A. patient B. terrified C. pleased D. enjoyable
19. A. show B. trick C. try D. program
20. A. how B. why C. whether D. when
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