Passage 8 (福建省师大二附中2010届高三上学期期中考试) 完形填空

The British usually expect one or two snowfalls each year, but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life.  __36__, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has __37__ in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day.

The bad weather __38__ severe trouble. More than 3000 schools __39__ to close as teachers and pupils were unable to get to school. School __40__ weren’t too unhappy about it, though, as they headed __41__ to play in the snow, building snowmen, having snowball fights, sledging and some even snowboarding and skiing.

In London, bus __42__ were stopped for a day and the underground and trains were cancelled.  __43__ motorways in the country had to close.

Many people were unable to get to work and __44__ is thought that the cost of this lost labour is around &1 billion to businesses and the economy. __45__  wanting to leave the country had problems too. Runways were  __46__ at all the UK’s major airports __47__ the amount of snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled, __48__ some passengers trapped at airports.

So __49__ is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson,  __50__ that there aren’t enough snow –ploughs and gritters(撒沙机) and it doesn’t make sense to buy __51__ equipment when it snows so infrequently.

The southeast of England was the hardest __52__ at the beginning of the week but the snow is now __53__ northwards where the chaos continues. More ice and snow is forecast __54__ the week and the advice from travel and weather organizations is to stay indoors __55__ you really need to venture out!

36、A、Therefore B、But    C、However   D、Actually

37、A、spotted   B、seen    C、noticed    D、watched

38、A、had        B、caused C、did        D、met

39、A、had        B、used   C、ought    D、dared

40、A、teachers     B、children C、workers   D、boys

41、A、up        B、down C、away        D、out

42、A、services    B、stations C、stops        D、drivers

43、A、Important B、Wide    C、Big        D、Major

44、A、this        B、that    C、it        D、what

45、A、Someone   B、Anyone C、Everyone   D、Nobody

46、A、stopped    B、trapped C、closed    D、cancelled

47、A、despite   B、of    C、in spite of D、because of

48、A、leaving    B、making C、getting    D、sending

49、A、how        B、why    C、when        D、where

50、A、announced B、explained C、suggested D、predicted

51、A、such        B、so    C、this        D、that

52、A、hit        B、knocked C、beaten    D、attacked

53、A、falling    B、making C、moving    D、forming

54、A、within    B、before C、until        D、throughout

55、A、as        B、if    C、unless    D、when

答案  36-55  CBBAB   DADCB   CDABB   AACDC