A
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m very pleased 56 (see) all of you here because you are my special guests. Welcome to our company’s museum. My name is Brown, George Brown. I’m the general manager of the company. As you all know, we 57 (main) make computers in our company, as well as some other electronic products. But we are also quite interested in 58 (educate). That’s why we have founded this museum, 59 children can learn how computers have been developed, how they are made 60 how they are used in industry, agriculture, scientific research and many other areas. Children can operate the computers, they can push the buttons and listen to stories 61 computers, and they can enjoy video shows. I know you are all teachers and you know 62 schoolchildren really need. So I hope you can give me suggestions after you 63 (show) around. I want my museum to be the best of its kind 64 it opens to all schoolchildren. This is Mr Tom Silver, my assistant. He will be your guide now. I’ll be with you in an hour and a half. Enjoy 65 . See you. 56. to see 57. mainly 58. education 59. where 60. and 61. about 62. what 63. have been shown/showed 64. when/before 65. yourselves
B
When someone says “Well, I guess I’ll face the music.”, he doesn’t mean that (31)_______ is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less happy, as you are (32)________ (call) in by your boss to explain why you did this or did that, or (33)______you did not do this or that. At some time (34)______ another, every one of us has to “face the music”, (35)________ (especial) as children, we can all remember father’s angry words “I want to talk to you!” And it was only because we did not listen to him. (36)_____ a bad thing it was! In the middle or at the end of every term, some students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide (37)______they will have to face the music or not. There might be parents’ blame and the contempt (轻视) of the teachers and other (38)___________(classmate). The phrase “to face the music” is well known to every American, (39)_____ or old. It is at least 100 years old. It originally means that you have to do something (40)_______ (brave), no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.
31. he 32. called 33. why 34. or 35. especially 36. What 37. whether 38. classmates 39. young 40. bravely
C
Do you ever wonder why you yawn(打呵欠)? Why do you open your mouth wide and take a deep breath? Well, a scientist at the University of Maryland is searching for the answer.
Professor Robert Provine has been studying yawning for the past two years. But he says he still does not know 31 people yawn. In fact, no one seems to know much about it. Professor Provine’s students have helped him find out more about yawning. They agreed to 32 (watch) while sitting alone in small rooms. In the rooms, they watched television programs, or pictures of people yawning. Or they just sat and 33 (think) about yawning. Students also kept records of when they yawned throughout the day.
The professor says he has learned 34 number of things from these experiments. He says yawning seems linked in some way to sleeping. His students yawned most just before sleeping or 35 waking from sleep. He also found that people yawn much when they are __36 (bore ) or not interested in what they are doing. Now, Professor Provine is planning future experiments to help him find the purpose of yawning. He said there is some evidence 37
yawning is linked to 38 (excite). Yawning is common among runners 39 (wait) to begin a race. It is also common among people waiting to make a speech. Professor Provine says he is most interested in learning why seeing someone yawn makes others yawn as well. He says almost anything connected with yawning can make people yawn. As a matter of fact, I found 40 yawning a lot as I prepared this report. I wonder if hearing it can make you yawn. If it does, excuse me, if you did yawn, write and tell me.
答案： 31.why 32.be watched 33.thought 34.a 35.after 36. bored 37.that 38.excitement 39.waiting 40.myself
D
Although English is not as old as Chinese, 36 is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always making new words and we should be able to know where most words come from. Sometimes, 37 , no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, 38 （especial）when they are not made of ham? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America 39 Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. Some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef. Never had they seen such 40 strange way. They couldn’t help 41 （ask）the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburg. ” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He made up 42 mind to do something new. He cooked some round pieces of the beef like 43 the men from Hamburg ate and 44 （sell）it quite a few countries around the world. Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is 45 （interest）. 答案： 36. it 37. however 38. especially 39. from 40. a 41. asking 42. his 43. what 44. sold 45. Interesting
E
When I was growing up, I do not recall hearing the words “I love you” from my father. When your father never says ___31___ to you when you are a child, it gets tougher and tougher for him ___32___ (say) those words as he gets ___33___ (old). To tell the truth, I could not honestly remember ___34___ I had last said those words to him either. I decided to set my ego (自我) aside and make the first move. ___35___ some hesitation, in our next phone conversation I blurted out (突然说出) the words, “Dad ? I love you!” There was a silence at the ___36___ end and he ___37___ (awkward) replied, “Well, same back at you!” I laughed and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are ready, I know you ___38___ (say) what you want to say.” A few weeks later, Dad concluded our phone conversation ___39___ the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks ___40___ I finally “heard” the love. As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new level.
31. them。指代“the words ‘I love you’”，words为复数，用them。 32. to say。不定式作真正主语，it为形式主语。 33. older。长大为“get older”，用比较级。 34. when。引导宾语从句，并在从句中作时间状语。 35. After。犹豫一阵后说出口，所以填after。注意首字母要大写。 36. other。在电话的另一端。 37. awkwardly。修饰谓语动词replied，要用副词形式。 38. will say。时间状语从句用一般现在时，主句用一般将来时。 39. with。
介词短语作状语，“以??结束通话”。 40. as/because。引导原因状语。听到了“love”是感动得落泪的原因。
F
Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, _31_____ one of America’s most famous artists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma Moses”, turned to painting _32_____ she was too old to work on her farm. Grandma Moses was crazy about painting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it. She painted _33_____(care) and her works were nice. She first painted only to please _34_____, and then began to sell her works _35_____a little money. In 1993, a collector, Louis Caldor happened to see several of Grandma Moses’ works _36_____(hang) in a shop. He liked them, __37____(buy) them at once, and set out to look for _38_____. Caldor held __39____ show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists. Grandma Moses, _40_____ was world-famous, died on December 13, 1961, at the age of 101.
本文主要讲述一位老奶奶76岁才开始学画画，并成为了美国最著名的艺术家之一的故事。 31.but 前后是转折关系。 32. because 后面接的从句是她转行开始画画的原因。从句也可视作时间状语从句，填when。 33. carefully 修饰谓语动词painted，作状语，用副词。 34. herself 由后文“开始卖作品给别人”可知，她先只是自己画给自己看，取悦于自己。 35. for 表示交换用for，sell sth. for?意为“以多少钱卖某物”。 36. hanging 是非谓语动词短语作定语，修饰名词works，因works与hang(悬挂)是主动关系，用现在分词短语作定语。 37. bought 与liked和set out并列，一起作谓语，时态也应一致。 38. more 因他喜欢她的画，所以他开始寻找“更多”Grandma Moses 的作品。 39. a 为了把Grandma Moses 的作品介绍给别的艺术家，所以他“举行了一次展览”。 40. who 引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，先行词是Grandma Moses。
