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完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从120各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。 When I first came to the USA, I made friends with a neighbor who used to live only two blocks away from my street. We used to visit each other and go out together sometimes. This friend taught me a lot about American 1 ,but in some cases I had to learn the 2 way, because we didnt have enough time together for me to learn all about American culture from him. One day this same friend invited me to a party. It wasnt a(n) 3 party, only some kind of informal get-together. Since it was 4 time, we had a cookout, 5 most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before. It was the most 6 party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, 7 I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain my embarrassment(窘迫)to the other 8 .When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! Whats the occasion?” I felt my 9 burning hot. I didnt 10 at all. If she knew how 11 I already felt, she wouldnt have said that to me. Maybe she didnt 12 to make me feel uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt. Many times I thought of going home and 13 but I knew they would 14 .It would be even 15 for me because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of 16 .So I wanted to pretend that I was 17 . I have already realized their 18 are different from mine. They care less about formality(形式) 19 it is a special occasion, like a 20 or a very formal invitation.( ) 1. A. art B. culture C. history D. people提示:由文章第一段可知，朋友教作者了解学习了许多美国文化，而不是“艺术、历史和种族”。答案:B( ) 2. A. easy B. simple C. hard D. different提示:在一些情况下通过艰难的方式我才了解到美国的文化，本题的干扰是different。答案:C( ) 3. A. real B. pleasant C. usual D. evening提示:后面提到“这只是某种非正式的聚会”，因为这不是真正的party。pleasant 令人愉快的；usual 通常的；自然也不属于evening party。答案:A( ) 4. A. summer B. dark C. cold D. autumn提示:下文提到cookout意为“在外面野餐”，也提到其余人都穿牛仔服和T恤衫，故只有 “summer” 才合文意。答案:A( ) 5. A. which B. when C. where D. as提示:这里where引导表地点的定语从句，修饰cookout,意为“在那里他的大多数美国朋友和亲戚我都认识”；when表时间，而which和as均可充当从句的主语。答案:C( ) 6. A. exciting B. surprising C. embarrassing D. enjoyable提示:人人穿牛仔服和T恤衫而我穿正统的套服，头发梳成适合化装舞会的发型，与众不同，自然是“令人窘迫的(embarrassing)”。答案:C( ) 7. A. as B. while C. when D. and提示:while在此表对比，意为“然而”。答案:B( ) 8. A. guests B. friends C. neighbors D. Americans提示:本题可采用排除法。Americans、neighbors均可排除，而朋友只有一个，故friends也可排除。答案:A( ) 9. A. heart B. body C. face D. hand提示:遇到窘迫的事时常感到脸发烫，心跳加快。答案:C( ) 10. A. repeat B. answer C. laugh D. say提示:repeat重复，laugh大笑，say是及物动词,要带宾语。answer最恰当，“我没有回答”。答案:B( ) 11. A. nice B. happy C. bad D. lucky提示:根据文意可知，如果她知道我多么难受，她是不会对我说这话的。答案:C( ) 12. A. mean B. expect C. wish D. prepare提示:expect to do, wish to do想干某事。该句的意思是:也许她并非有意使我感到不舒服。答案:A( ) 13. A. changing B. crying C. sleeping D. dancing提示:由于与众不同，因此想回家换衣服。答案:A( ) 14. A. mind B. notice C. watch D. care提示:也许其余人并不在意“我”穿什么衣服，但一旦离开，倒会使他(她)们注意到这回事。答案:B( ) 15. A. worse B. luckier C. better D. easier提示:若人人注意我，这会使我更难受。答案:A( ) 16. A. order B. breath C. place D. mind提示:out of order出故障；out of breath上气不接下气；out of mind不正常；out of place不合适。答案:C( ) 17. A. OK B. sad C. angry D. well提示:sad, angry不和文意，well作形容词是指身体好、健康，故A项最佳。答案:A( ) 18. A. lives B. customs C. parties D. beliefs提示:本文谈文化或习惯的不同。答案:B( ) 19. A. unless B. if C. as long as D. since提示:除非正式场合，否则美国人不太关心形式。答案:A( ) 20. A. party B. picnic C. meeting D. wedding提示:wedding属于正式场合，meeting可指非正式的聚会、相遇。答案:D完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从120各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案。 (2010北京海淀模拟)orange tip I was 11, and my family was preparing to leave the beautiful island, where we had lived for four years: my father was being transferred again. But I had constructed a mental wall against this unsettledness. My fascination with 1 provided me with an endless source of 2 .When I arrived on this little island, I discovered a variety of butterflies, and I began to 3 them. Catching butterflies isnt 4 ,so I was proud of my collection. 5 there was one that I had yet to capturethe great orange tip. The problem was its 6 habitat: I could only watch these lovely insects 7 gracefully. No matter how high I climbed, these creatures were always just 8 my reach. With only a couple of days before we were to leave, I began to 9 hope of finding my great orange tip. One morning I was at leave to wander the bush keeping a 10 eye out for my beauty. In the heat, butterflies of all sorts floated above the wildflowers on the hillsides. 11 ,the great orange tips remained high above the treetops. But then, I caught a flash of brilliant white out of the 12 of my eye. I looked up and there it was, about a meter away, 13 on a big red flower. I 14 in my tracks. After a long moment, I began to raise my net, little by little, 15 beating fast. I could scarcely believe my eyes. 16 I reached in and grabbed it, with every intention of moving it into the killing jar. But my hand 17 as I reached for the jar. There was the brilliant bloom of orange on the tips of its glowing white wings, and I could feel the creatures 18 between my fingers. And then, on an impulse(冲动),I tossed it into the clear, bright air and watched it float away. High above the nearby trees it 19 and then disappeared from sight. 20 is like that.( ) 1. A. travel B. nature C. islands D. flowers提示:下文提到捕捉蝴蝶，说明作者对自然有强烈的爱好。答案:B( ) 2. A. amaze men B. information C. motivation D. environment提示:因为对自然的热爱，所以经常会有一些惊奇的发现。答案:A( ) 3. A. notice B. raise C. display D. collect提示:下文collection暗示选collect。答案:D( ) 4. A. usual B. hard C. easy D. funny提示:正是因为不容易捕捉，才会对自己的收集感到骄傲。答案:C( ) 5. A. And B. But C. Therefore D. Besides提示:表示转折:虽然捕捉到很多，仍然有一种没捉到。答案:B( ) 6. A. high B. long C. fast D. often提示:根据下文no matter how high暗示。答案:A( ) 7. A. flowing B. floating C. jumping D. running提示:根据下文floated暗示:蝴蝶在空中飞就像漂浮在空中一样。答案:B( ) 8. A. by B. for C. against D. beyond提示:beyond ones reach 够不到。答案:D( ) 9. A. hold up B. put up C. give up D. keep up提示:因为即将离开，所以他也放弃捕捉蝴蝶的念头。答案:C( ) 10. A. careful B. tearful C. greedy D. sleepy提示:keep a careful eye for仔细观察。答案:A( ) 11. A. In turn B. In common C. As well D. As usual提示:as usual 像往常一样。答案:D( ) 12. A. edge B. touch C. corner D. sight提示:the corner of ones eye 眼角。答案:C( ) 13. A. gathered B. settled C. performed D. ploughed提示:settle on 落在上。答案:B( ) 14. A. froze B. puzzled C. stared D. rushed提示:根据下面暗示:after a long moment 可知他因为太感意外而停住不动。答案:A( ) 15. A. the tree B. the net C. my heart D. my hand提示:因激动而心脏跳动快。答案:C( ) 16. A. Gently B. Seriously C. Luckily D. Actively提示:gently 用来形容小男孩小心翼翼的情景。答案:A( ) 17. A. rose B. fell C. stopped D. stretched提示:由于他在拿蜜蜂时，感受到它的恐惧，因此他的手停下来。答案:C( ) 18. A. movement B. existence C. joy D. fear提示:句意:他能够感觉到蜜蜂因恐惧在他的手中颤抖。答案:D( ) 19. A. hung B. started C. parked D. sailed提示:蝴蝶又在空中翱翔。答案:D( ) 20. A. Help B. Love C. Interest D. Success提示:结尾给出点睛之笔，强调人与动物之间应该互相关爱。答案:B
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