完形填空三则
2008-09-03
(A)
Most adults(成年人) once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same __1__ is going on at school now. __2__ it seems that doing weekend homework is __3__ problem for the modern students.
All the students agree that weekend homework should be abolished (取消). Its __4__ for them studying at school five days a week. They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, when can they find __5__ to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations (娱乐), or just have __6__ at home? Because of these other activities, the homework cant be finished until __7__. So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are __8__ and often threaten (威胁) to fail the whole class of students because they know nothing about the __9__. If there was no weekend homework for the students to do, they would be happy to go to school on Monday __10__ having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.
1. A. thing B. school C. class D. homework
2. A. Also B. But C. Still D. Though
3. A. no B. another C. one D. other
4. A. not enough B. enough C. no good D. no use
5. A. friends B. time C. places D. money
6. A. a rest B. an exam C. a lesson D. a picnic
7. A. Monday afternoon B. Saturday afternoon
C. Friday night D. Sunday night
8. A. pleased B. sorry C. unhappy D. not worried
9. A. lesson B. games C. interests D. activities
10. A. until B. when C. before D. after
(B)
“Mobile phones are becoming more and more popular not only with grown-ups but also with students. Meanwhile, they also __1__ a problem for middle schools in the past few years. Some children have got mobile phones as Christmas or birthday gifts, and more will __2__ want them.
Many like SMS because it is easy and __3__. Some parents felt happy because they could get in touch __4__ their children. Some teachers said mobile phone use was a distraction(分心的事) to students during school hours and it also gave them much __5__ in their classrooms. Sometimes students __6__ use phone messages to cheat(作弊) during exams. A new study found that some teenagers send messages in class even hurt their fingers because they cant stop __7__ SMS.
Many teachers suggested that students should not have phones at school, __8__ if there was a good reason, they could __9__ their phones at school office. Many people think they understand __10__ parents would want their children to have them, but they agree school should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
1. A. because B. had become C. have become D. will become
2. A. still B. yet C. already D. too
3. A. quickly B. quick C. hurry D. sharp
4. A. against B. on C. with D. to
5. A. business B. information C. things D. trouble
6. A. dare B. have to C. should D. might
7. A. using B. to use C. used D. used to
8. A. and B. but C. though D. however
9. A. miss B. leave C. lie D. fetch
10. A. whether B. because C. why D. since
(C)
I first saw the baby panda when she was only 10 days old. She looked like a white mouse. We __1__ her Xi Wang. It means “hope”.
When Xi Wang was born, she weighed(重) __2__ 100 grams(克). Xi Wang drank her mothers milk for as much as 14 hours a day. When she was six months old, she started to eat bamboo shoots(嫩芽) and __3__. Eight months later, she was not a small baby any more. She grew into a __4__ young panda and weighed 35 kilos. When Xi Wang was 20 months old, she had to look after herself __5__ her mother had another baby.
__6__, it is very difficult for pandas to live in the wild(野外). Here are some of the __7__ that pandas like Xi Wang may have in the future.
If hunters(猎人) catch a panda, they will kill it for its fur(毛皮). If farmers __8__ trees and forests, pandas will have no place to live in.
When mothers leave baby pandas alone, people will often take them away. People think that the baby pandas need __9__.
If pandas are in danger, we should try our best to protect them. If we do __10__, soon there will be no more pandas in the world!
1. A. made B. called C. told D. kept
2. A. quite B. mostly C. just D. hardly
3. A. leaves B. vegetables C. trees D. chips
4. A. strange B. weak C. famous D. healthy
5. A. though B. until C. because D. whether
6. A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Sadly D. Especially
7. A. examples B. questions C. matters D. problems
8. A. cut down B. plant C. protect D. water
9. A. money B. help C. clothes D. family
10. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
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