VII. 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the young people in the country, “I’ll give   51   of you a seed (种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring.    52    I’ll choose a new king from you.”

A boy   53   Ling got a seed, too. He planted it   54   . But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his   55    box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt       56       .

The king   57   the palace and look around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed    58   couldn’t grow. But all of you,   59   Ling, have bought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty (诚实) and   60   to bring such a box. So he will be the new king ! ”

51. A. each       B. neither       C. both          D. none

52. A. and        B. but            C. although     D. so

53. A. liked       B. helped        C. named        D. asked

54. A. careful    B. carefully      C. careless      D. carelessly

55. A. full         B. empty        C. beautiful      D. broken

56. A. sad        B. excited       C. happy         D. satisfied 

57. A. got        B. arrived       C. went            D. arrived at

58. A. wh ich    B. who           C. what            D. it

59. A. besides  B. with           C. except          D. as

60. A. skill        B. courage      C. experience   D. fear

【主旨大意】本文通过一位国王选新国王的故事，向人们说明了“诚实是做人的根本”的道理。

51. A 意为：我会给每个人一粒种子。

52. A and在本句中表示承接关系。

53. C 指一位名叫Ling的男孩。

54. B plant是动词，其后应当用副词；根据下文可知：他认真地种下了这粒种子。所以选B。

55. B 根据上文可知种子并没有生长，所以他带着一只空盒子去了皇宫。

56. A 指他看到别人带着漂亮的植物，感到非常的难过。

57. D get, go, arrive是不及物动词，带宾语时要加介词。

58. A 这是一个定语从句，先行词是物，所以只能用which做关系代词。

59. C 指除了Ling之外，你们中的人都带来了植物和花。

60. B 指Ling是唯一一个具有诚实和勇气带来空盒子的人。

B

In Australia, different people have different ways to enjoy themselves. They also have their own ideas about   61   to pass time.

   62    children, about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more.   63    , they put aside their school bags and go out to play.

Some old people   64   early in the morning. Then they go to park to   65    . It helps them know what is happening around the world. In the evening, they would prefer to stay at home   66   rather than do anything else. 

Young people enjoy having   67   trip on weekends. They go to mountains to have a picnic or go to the   68   to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one or two days outside. Then on   69   evening, they start their way back home.   70   seems to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiti ng for them again.

61. A. what                  B. how              C. when                     D. why

62. A. Some                 B. Most             C. All                         D. No

63. A. However             B. Though         C. Instead                  D. Or

64. A. get up                B. come up        C. stay up                  D. set up

65. A. read newspapers B. do sports       C. enjoy themselves   D. have breakfast

66. A. climbing hills        B. watching TV   C. go shopping          D. going hiking

67. A. boring                B. busy              C. tiring                    D. relaxing

68. A. forest                 B. floor              C. flat                       D. factory

69. A. Friday                 B. Sunday          C. Tuesday                D. Wednesday

70. A. Anybody             B. Somebody      C. Everybody             D. Nobody

【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了澳大利亚不同年龄阶段的人们的日常生活情况。

61. B 根据句意：他们对于如何消磨时间也有自己的做法。

62. B 根据下文件的about 80%可知。

63. C Instead在这里表示转折。句意：放学后他们不想呆在家里读书，而是把书包扔在一边出去玩。

64. A 指老年人早上起得早。

65. A 从下文可知，他们去公园看报。

66. B 他们晚上呆在家里看电视。

67. D 根据下文介绍可知，年轻人周末进行令人轻松的旅行。

68. A 根据句子的前半句可知A为正确答案。

69. B 从前一句可知，他们周五开始，在外面呆一到二天，所以只能是在周日的晚上回家了。

70. D 根据句子的后半部分可知：尽管一个繁忙的星期在等待着他们，但是似乎没有人显得很匆忙。