原汁原味原創(chuàng)題——完形填空五篇

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1～15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項。

（1）

Sometimes current affairs feel as if they are worlds away from our daily lives. In our globalised world current affairs everywhere have a huge 1 on our lives， most of the time without us 2 realising it. To see this effect in action， make sure you pick up the paper now and again and 3 it with events in your local community.

You may have heard that when a butterfly flaps（拍動） its 4 somewhere， a storm is created somewhere else. This idea is a/an 5 of how interconnected the world really is — an action in one part will almost 6 cause a reaction in another.

It is 7 that current affairs anywhere in the world could potentially affect your life. The only way to take back some control is to get 8 . You don’t have to 9 to be the next Prime Minister， but if you are 10 about something， do something about it.

Keeping up with 11 affairs is not something to do if you have time； it is something for which you make time. Every day we have the chance to 12 history in the making， but many of us let television， games， gossip and other frivolity（輕薄的舉動或言談） get in the 13 . Pledge to give at least a half hour of each day towards reading the news， exploring current affairs and 14 ways to make your thoughts and feelings 15 .

（2）

Part time jobs are practically a rite of passage in the UK. Everyone has a sad 1 to tell about their first part time job — the 2 boss， the horrible hours， the terrible pay. If you’ve got questions about finding a part time job， read on for sensible answers and 3 advice.

Part time work in the UK is 4 accepted that anything less than 35 hours per week can be 5 part time.

Part time work 6 you with flexible employment. Working a part time job also provides you with income and gives you work 7 to put on your CV.

The pay you can 8 from a part time job will differ according to the type of work you do. There is no maximum amount you can earn from a part time job， but there is a 9 wage to make sure that you are not exploited（剝削）.

Luckily， part time work is in abundance across the UK right now. In order to 10 for a job， create a CV and cover letters that highlight your skills and experience. A teacher or school counsellor can check this document to make sure you have formatted it

11 and included all of the 12 information. Next， look in your local papers， shop windows and notice boards for 13 ads. Finally， practice answering interview questions with friends and family and get ready to 14 your interviewer that you are the 15 person for the job.

（3）

Before you can become a licensed driver in the UK you must hold a temporary license. This can be 1 from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. When you are in 2 of a valid temporary license you can then book your theory test.

Taking the driving 3 test is the next step toward learning to drive and becoming a 4 licensed driver in the UK. These tests are administered only to people aged 17 or 5 . There are over 800 questions that can come up on the theory test， but there will only be 35 on the test that you take. You will have 40 minutes to complete the test， and must answer 30 questions correctly to pass it. You will receive your 6 before you leave the testing centre.

Once you hold your provisional license and pass your theory test， practice your driving with a fully licensed driver at every chance you get.

The 7 test is your chance to prove to your examiner that you can drive 8 . During this 40 minute test you will be 9 on your general driving， as well as two reversing exercises and possibly an emergency 10 . Don’t worry， your driving performance doesn’t need to be absolutely 11 during a driving test and in fact can make 12 15 mistakes without failing.

During your practical test you will also be

13 one “show me” and one “tell me” question about your car and driving. Answering one or both of these questions 14 will result in one mistake 15 against you.

（以上三篇由梅州市東山中學卓盛老師原創(chuàng)）

（4）

The first day of university our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a 1 ， little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that 2 her entire being.

She said， “Hi， handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug？” I laughed and enthusiastically 3 ， “Of course you may！” and she gave me a giant 4 . “Why are you in college at such a young， innocent age？” I asked.

She 5 replied， “I’m here to meet a rich husband， get married， and have a couple of kids...”

“No seriously，” I asked. I was 6 what may have motivated her to be taking on this 7 at her age.

“I always dreamed of having a 8 and now I’m getting one！” she told me.

Over the course of the year， Rose became a campus icon and she 9 made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention bestowed upon her from the other 10 . She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. “We do not stop playing because we are old； we grow 11 because we stop playing.

There are only four 12 to staying young， being happy， and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humour every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your 13 ， you die.

Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or 14 . The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in 15 . Have no regrets.

（5）

Parents and educators battle over how much and how often kids should have homework.

This past school year， my eldest daughter’s teacher did not assign homework very much， and she often gave the kids extra time 1 to get it done. There were no extra projects， no weekend assignments， and nothing assigned over holiday breaks. Meanwhile， my daughter’s dear friend — who attends the same school and is in the same grade — 2 nightly with her 3 homework assignments. She had work to do every night， extra projects to complete， and assignments to complete over holiday break.

Some might argue that my child is the 4 one — she has more time to play and spends less time

5 over assignments. Others might feel that my child was 6 a key element of her education by not reinforcing what she was learning during the school day.

To be honest， I'm not really sure which 7 I’m in， but it's debates like this one that have sparked a homework 8 between parents and schools all over the country. A New York Times article reported that the school district in Galloway， N.J.， is considering a proposal to 9 weeknight homework to 10 minutes for each year of school and 10 assignments on weekends， holidays and school vacations. The school district in Pleasanton， Calif.， is looking at a 11 proposal.

Meanwhile， other schools around the country are introducing 12 holidays， no-homework nights， and goal-work instead of homework？

Most of these changes are in 13 to irritated parents who see lengthy homework assignments competing with what little family time they have each day.

But then there are the parents and educators who

14 on coddling（嬌縱的） kids and support proposals to 15 nightly and weekly homework assignments.

What do you think？ Do kids today get too much homework or not enough？

（以上兩篇由佛山市順德區(qū)樂從中學晏明霞老師原創(chuàng)）

答案解析

（1）文章主要講述通過閱讀報紙及時了解時事，以及它對我們生活的影響。

1. D 在全球化的世界里，時事對我們的日常生活有著很大的影impact。

2. B 表程度的遞進，表示“甚至（even）根本就沒有意識到”。

3. B 搭配：connect...with... 與……聯(lián)系起來。

4. A 因“蝴蝶拍動”的對象應(yīng)是“翅膀”。

5. A 作者通過“蝴蝶振翅”的例子來說明世界已經(jīng)緊密地聯(lián)系在一起，觸一發(fā)而動全身。

6. B hardly 幾乎不，certainly必定，hopefully抱有希望地，exactly恰好。

7. C 進一步闡述時事對我們生活的影響是“顯而易見的”。

8. A 短語：get involved 卷入、陷入。

9. A你不必“打算做下任總理”。

10. C 搭配：be concerned about 擔心.關(guān)心。

11. A 上下文提示，見文章開頭。

12. A 短語：witness history 見證歷史。

13. B 詞組：in the way阻礙、擋路。

14. D 根據(jù)上下文的意思，應(yīng)該是“找到”相關(guān)的方法。

15. B 詞組：make sth. known讓某事為人所了解。

（2）文章主要講述兼職工作的一些事宜，以及如何在英國找一份合適的兼職工作。

1. C 短語：have a story to tell有話要說。

2. A 根據(jù)上文的 a bad story可以判斷出要有mean （吝嗇的）才符合情景。

3. D 因practical（實用的；可操作的）比perfect更具體。

4. D 因be generally accepted 表示“通常被認為”。

5. C 因be considered to be中的to be 可以省略，如果用regard則不能省略as。

6. D 能與with連用的只有share 與 provide， 根據(jù)上下文選provide符合題意。

7. A 搭配：work experience 工作經(jīng)歷。

8. D 你所期盼的兼職薪水，用expect。

9. B 與上文的maximum相對應(yīng)。

10. B 表示“找工作”用hunt for， 但find不與for 連用。

11. C 檢查的目的是為了不犯格式及其他錯誤。

12. B 短語：relevant information相關(guān)信息。

13. D 短語：want ads 招聘廣告。

14. D 與家人朋友模擬練習面試，準備說服招聘者，你就是他要找的那個人。

15. B 此處的very 表示“正是、就是”。

（3）文章主要講述如何在英國通過取得臨時駕照、通過理論考試以及實踐操作取得駕照。

1. C 這里的this 是指前面的license，表示“獲得、取得”用obtain。

2. D 詞組：be in possession of 擁有（取得）。只有取得了臨時駕照你才能預(yù)約理論考試。

3. A 上下文提示。

4. C

5. B 根據(jù)上下文及邏輯應(yīng)該是“17歲或以上”。

6. A 因為只參加了理論考試，不可能取得駕照，只是在離開前能收到考試結(jié)果。

7. D 因practical test 指的是“操作性考試”，即“駕駛”。

8. D 考試的目的是想考官證明你能安全駕駛。

9. C 搭配：be examined on ... 在……進行考查。

10. B 搭配：an emergency stop 緊急停車。

11. D 在駕駛操作中容許不會導致失敗的操作次數(shù)最多達15次，所以不一定要絕對的“完美”。

12. A

13. D 從下文的answering 可知用 asked。

14. C 錯誤回答一個或兩個問題會記錄下一個不利于你的錯誤。

15. A

（4）本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，主要通過高齡Rose上大學求學的故事，告訴我們一個道理：要想快樂成功，就必須懷有夢想，并努力去實現(xiàn)它。

1. C 從后文的old ， eighty-seven years old得知應(yīng)該是臉上布滿了皺紋。

2. B light up 意思為“使容光煥發(fā)”，對應(yīng)前面的beaming up“容光煥發(fā)”。

3. A 從后文的 “Of course you may”可知作者是回答前面Rose的請求。

4. B 對應(yīng)前面的give you a hug，squeeze意思是“緊抱”。

5. C 根據(jù)常識，87歲生不了小孩了，顯然是在“開玩笑地”回答，也對應(yīng)下文的seriously。

6. A 對Rose這么高齡還來上大學“感到好奇”。

7. D 87歲上大學應(yīng)該是一種“挑戰(zhàn)”。

8. A 結(jié)合全文可知，夢想是上大學。

9. C 對應(yīng)前文的college icon，可知大家都想跟她交朋友。

10. D 大學里肯定是指其他的“學生”。

11. D 對應(yīng)前一句可知。

12. C 從后文中“you have to ...”可知是“保持年輕的秘訣”。

13. B 是前一句的詞語重現(xiàn)。

14. A 該句意思是“變老不需要天賦也不需要能力”。

15. D grow older 和 grow up 就是一種“變化的過程”。

（5）本文主要是關(guān)于孩子家庭作業(yè)布置的兩種觀點。

1. C 該句前后都講到孩子的老師不布置家庭作業(yè)，所以當然是“堂上”就給孩子們時間處理了。

2. C 從該句后面一句可知，孩子的朋友每天晚上都有作業(yè)要做，與前面我的孩子相比，自然是“很發(fā)奮地做繁重的家庭作業(yè)了”。

3. A 對應(yīng)后句，可知意思為“冗長的；延長的”。

4. B 后句講“孩子玩的時間多于做家庭作業(yè)的時間”，相比天天很多家庭作業(yè)的孩子來說要“幸運”些。

5. D 有很多作業(yè)要做，肯定是“很有壓力”。

6. C 另一觀點認為，不做家庭作業(yè)就“失去”了鞏固的環(huán)節(jié)。

7. A “陣營”，指作者也不知道到底該支持哪方觀點。

8. D 后文提到一些學校進行的變革，故填revolution，意為“重大變革”。

9. B 根據(jù)后面內(nèi)容，可知該學校是支持少布置家庭作業(yè)的， 故填“l(fā)imit限制”。

10. D 表示“禁止；不準”。

11. A 屬于同一種觀點， 所以應(yīng)該是“相似的”做法。

12. A 后句中no-homework nights可知是“沒有家庭作業(yè)的”意思， free表示“沒有；無”。

13. B 表示“回應(yīng)；作為……的反應(yīng)” 。

14. C 從該句中的but可知，這些家長“對……感到不快；生氣”；frown on “皺眉， 對……感到不高興“。

15. D 既然對嬌縱的孩子感到不高興，那么則是支持“增加作業(yè)”了。

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