问题 完形填空
Stone is all around us. Stone is usually very hard,      it can also be soft. Stones have many uses. 
In some     , artists carve (雕刻) beautiful things out of soft stones, because they can be shaped easily. In ancient times, people carved      persons or animals out of soft stones, which could be carried along with. While in some European countries, statues (雕塑) are carved        hard stones and they do not change easily. In summer, the hot sun     on these statues and in winter the snow falls on them, but they      remain beautiful. 
Stone is strong and long-lasting. So, it is     enough for buildings. A house built of stone does not catch fire as easily as     made of wood. Some stones are coloured, so they make the       look wonderful. People can also get a fire with stones. Besides, some kinds of stones can be used to      jewellery (珠宝). We’ve found stones are really amazing.  
小题1:
A.andB.butC.orD.so
小题2:
A.countriesB.citiesC.factoriesD.parks
小题3:
A.youngB.oldC.smallD.big
小题4:
A.intoB.ofC.forD.from
小题5:
A.shinesB.dropsC.putsD.fits
小题6:
A.evenB.stillC.neverD.often
小题7:
A.goodB.bigC.longD.old
小题8:
A.thisB.noneC.oneD.it
小题9:
A.stonesB.buildingsC.fireD.wood
小题10:
A.findB.sellC.buyD.make
答案

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:C

小题4:D

小题5:A

小题6:B

小题7:A

小题8:C

小题9:B

小题10:D

题目分析:到处都是石头。石头通常是很硬的,但也有软的。石头有许多用途。艺术家用石头来雕刻美丽的东西。雕像刻在坚硬的石头上,经久不变。石头坚硬耐久,所以很适宜做建筑材料。人们还可以用石头生火。此外,某些种类的石头可以用来制作珠宝。石头真是不可思议。

小题1:考查连词辨析和对语境的理解。石头通常是很硬的,但是也有也软的。A. and 和; B. but但是; C. or或者; D. so因此。通过软、硬两个反义词可知,前后表转折关系,故选B。

小题2:考查名词辨析和对语境的理解。在一些国家,艺术家用柔软的石头来雕刻美丽的东西。A. countries国家; B. cities 城市;C. factories工厂;D. parks公园。根据后面的句子理解可知,选A。

小题3:考查形容词辨析和对语境的理解。从后一句说便于携带可知,应该是刻小人或动物在柔软的小石头上。A. young 年轻的;B. old老的; C. small小的; D. big大的;故选C。  。

小题4:考查介词辨析和对语境的理解。但是在一些欧洲国家,雕像来自坚硬的石头,经久不变。A. into 进入;B. of ……的;C. for为了;D. from来自,这里表材质。故选D。

小题5:考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。在夏天,炎热的太阳照在这些雕像上。 A. shines照;B. drops 落;C. puts放;D. fits适合。故选A。

小题6:考查副词辨析和对语境的理解。冬天雪落在他们上面,但他们依然美丽。A. even甚至;B. still仍然;C. never 从不;D. often经常。结合语境可知,选B。

小题7:考查形容词辨析和对语境的理解。所以,它很适宜做建筑材料。A. good 好的;B. big大的; C. long长的;D. old旧的、老的。be good for适合。故选A。

小题8:考查代词辨析和对语境的理解。石砌的房子不会像木头做的房子那么容易着火。A. this 这;B. none 没有;C. one一类,泛指;D. it它。故选C。

小题9:考查名词辨析和对语境的理解。一些石头是彩色的,所以用他们做建筑物看上去很美妙。A. stones石头;B. buildings 建筑物;C. fire火;D. wood木头。应该用石头该房子等建筑物,故选B。

小题10:考查动词辨析和对语境的理解。本句的意思是:此外,某些种类的石头可以用来制作珠宝。A. find 发现;B. sell 卖;C. buy买;D. make制造。故选D。

选择题
单项选择题

For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never ending flood of words. In (1) a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend (2) can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are (3) readers. Most of us develop poor reading (4) at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency (5) in the actual stuff of language itself—words. Taken individually, words have (6) meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. (7) , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to (8) words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over (9) you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which (10) down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as (11) reads.

To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an (12) , which moves a bar(or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate (13) the reader finds comfortable, in order to "stretch" him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, (14) word by word reading, regression and subvocalization practically impossible. At first (15) is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, (16) your comprehension will improve. Many people have found (17) reading skill drastically improved after some training. (18) Charlie Au, a business manager, for instance. His reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute(19) the training; now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can (20) a lot more reading material in a short period of time.

第(1)空应选择()

A.applying

B.doing

C.offering

D.getting