第二节根据短文内容,选出能填入空白处的最佳答案,其中有两项是多余选项。(10分)
Susie Sunbeam was not her real name; that was Susan Brown. But every one called her Susie Sunbeam because of her such a sweet, smiling face.36. _________
Her grandfather first gave her this name , and it seemed to fit the little girl so nicely that soon it took the place of her own.
Even when a baby, Susie laughed from morning till night.37._______
When she had learned to walk, she loved to go about the house and get things for her mother, and in this way save her as many steps as she could. She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time, and ask her ever so many questions, or she would take her new book and read.
38.______ She never used an unkind word , but tried to do whatever would please her playmates best.
One day, a poor little girl with a very ragged dress was going by and Susie heard some children teasing her and making fun of her. She at once ran out to the gate , and asked the poor little girl to come in. " What are you crying for?" Susie asked. “Because they all laughed at me," she said.
39. _______She cheered her up with kind words, and gave her a nice dress and a pair of shoes.
This brought real joy and gladness to the poor child.40. ________
A. That's why we called her Susie Brown. B. Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children. C. No one ever heard her cry unless she was sick or hurt. D. She always brought brightness with her when she came. E Susie liked to read books when her mother was busy in doing chores. F. And she thought that Susie was rightly called Sunbeam. G. Then Susie took the little girl into the house. |
第三部分英语知识应用。
第一节完形填空(15分)
Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20thcentury. In his short life he wrote 41.___ 300 songs and an opera.
Xian was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1905.Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with 42.____ mother. He began learning to play 43 ____ violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was 44.____ cheap and badly made that he 45.____ not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop 46.____ and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students 47.____ studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he 48. _____ ,Xian became the school's best student 49._____ won several prizes for his talents.
In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later , he came to Yan’an50.____ music at a college. 51.____ there were no pianos in Yan’an at that time , Xian still wrote 52.____ of his most important music there , including The Yellow River, his most famous work.
In May 1940, Xian 53.___ to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very54.____ .Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness 55.____ October30, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in the people's hearts.
41. A. near B. nearly C. nearby D. nearer
42. A. he B. him C. his D. he's
43. A.aB. an C. the D. this
44. A.so B. such C. very D. much
45. A. need B. may C. should D. could
46. A. practice B. practicing C. to practice D. practiced
47. A. what B. which C. whom D. who
48. A. leave B. leaves C. left D. was leaving
49. A. and B. but C. as D. or
50. A. teach B. taught C. teaching D. to teach
51. A. If B. Although C. When D. Because
52. A. any B. little C. few D. some
53. A sent B. was sent C. has sent D. was sending
54. A hard B. harder C. hardest D. the hardest
55. A. at B. in C. on D. by