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VI. 完形填空(每小题1分，共10分) 通读短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题后所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Do you know the history of bowling(保龄球)? Scientists think that a game like bowling was 41 in Egypt thousands of years ago. Things look like the balls and bowling pins were found buried(埋葬)with a child who 42 around 5,200 B. C. People who study history know that the game was popular in Germany around 200-300 A.D. It was played in some churches in order to 43 that they were very good Christians. When people bowled poorly, they had to go to church more 44 than the others. The first bowling place was built inside a very big building and 45 in England in 1455. Then the game was taken to the United States where most people played it outside just for fun. During the 1800s, many people in the United States began to bowl for 46 , so several cities made the game illegal(违法的). And later, a group 47 the American Bowling Congress(ABC) began around 1900. The job of this group was to clean up(整顿)bowling and make it a gentleman’s game again. At that time, the game was mostly played by men. If women played, they 48 a curtain up so that the men were not able to see them. Then, in 1916, a woman’s 49 named the Women’s International Bowling Congress(WIBC) made a point of showing that the game was fine for 50 men and women. ( )41. A. done B. played C. seen D. watched ( )42. A. died B. was dying C. dead D. death ( )43. A. tell B. show C. look D. say ( )44. A. possible B. often C. time D. chance ( )45. A. closed B. built C. opened D. stopped ( )46. A. fun B. pleasure C. money D. health ( )47. A. calling B. calls C. naming D. named ( )48. A. hanged B. hang C. hung D. hunged ( )49. A. party B. group C. class D. kind ( )50. A. between B. both C. all D. whole VII. 阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分) 阅读下面短文，根据其内容选择最佳答案或回答问题。 A Can dreams come true? John Godley bet money that his dreams could come true. Over the course of his life, Mr. Godley dreamed of horse races several times. He did not know much about horses or winning races. He remembered these dreams after he woke up, and he put what he knew to good use. The first time Mr. Godley dreamed of horses was on the night of Friday, March 8, 1946. He dreamed that he was reading the names of the horses that won Saturday’s races. The next morning he found the names of the horses from his dream in the newspaper. The horses were racing that day. He bet on the horses and won. These horse racing dreams came to Mr. Godley off and on for the next 12 years of his life. Between 1946 and 1958, Mr. Godley had eight dreams about horses winning races. He always bet on his dreams, and he always won. Mr. Godley never knew why the dreams started or why they stopped. Was he lucky or did he have a special gift? The world may never know. ( )51. How often did John Godley dream of horse races in his life? A. Every night.B. Every year. C. Several times. D. Every week. ( )52. What did he see in his first dream of horses? A. He saw the newspaper. B. He saw the names of horses that won Saturday’s races. C. He saw himself winning the races. D. He saw nothing. ( )53. Which of the following is close to the underlined sentence? A. These dreams lasted for 12 years and happened every year. B. These dreams stopped sometimes and continued again in these 12 years. C. These dreams happened very often in the 12 years. D. These dreams stopped in the 12 years and then began again. ( )54. What caused his dreams to stop? A. He was too old. B. He lost one important race. C. He didn’t know why. D. The God took away his gift. ( )55. What’s the best title for this passage? A. Bet MoneyB. Racing Horses C. Winning DreamsD. A Special Man B Even when Benjamin was a boy, he tried to find ways to help people live better lives. One of his earliest inventions was paddles(短桨)for swimming. Ben had wondered for some time if there was a way to swim faster, maybe with something on his hands or feet. Slowly a picture of swimming shoes, or paddles, came into his mind. Ben thought for a long time. The paddles must be neither too big nor too small. The right kind of wood was important, too. It must be neither too heavy nor too light. He started to work on the paddles and soon finished them. And then Ben was ready to try them out. He decided to try them the following Sunday afternoon in a lake. Boys gathered around the lake as Ben got ready. Ben got into the water and began to paddle. He swam slowly at first, then faster and faster until he was travelling through the water like a fish. The boys around the lake jumped up and down, crying with joy. They had never seen such fast swimming. ( )56. According to the passage, Ben _______ when he was a boy. A. liked singing very much B. had few friends C. wanted to help people live better lives D. was a great scientist ( )57. Paddles can help _______. A. children play faster games B. a child jump higher C. boys study well D. people swim faster ( )58. It took Ben a long time _______. A. to think about how to make the paddles B. to make the paddles C. to buy the paddles D. to carry the paddles to the lake ( )59. The following words could be used to describe the boys around the lake except _____. A. frightened B. joyful C. excited D. surprised ( )60. We know that the paddles were on Ben’s ____ when he swam in the lake. A. hands only B. feet only C. backD. feet and hands 【试题答案】 I. (A) 1. deaf 2. diseases 3. technology 4. through 5. tool (B) 6. unusual 7. personal 8. yourselves 9. pleased 10. lying II. 11—15 AACCD 16—20 ADABB 21—25 BDBCB III. 26. old enough 27. enjoyed themselves 28. fall behind 29. At age 30. It that Ⅳ. 31. keeps on 32. inviting ; have 33. on ; trip 34. tried ; best 35. catch ; with V. 36—40 CEDAB VI. 41—45 BABBC 46—50 CDCBB VII. A 51—55 CBCCC B 56—60 CDAAD (责任编辑：admin) |