问题 完形填空
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get acquainted with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very  36 because of this.
But a girl with dark skin and ling shiny hair changed me. Here best characteristics are her openness and   37 . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. without doubt I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I   38 became a happy girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone back to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt  39 and helpless and I was afraid that I would  40 her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me :“Rain, you can achiever more than I do, so  1 to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great  42 she was to me at that time.
However, it turned out that my concerns were well-founded(有根据的). I felt that the   43 between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.
I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I   44 her several times intending to tell her to think easefully about her relationship with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not   45 . I had almost given up hope until she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked   46 but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, ignoring the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.
Now I firmly believer that distance and time can’t   47 you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.
小题1:
A.silentB.aggressiveC.impatientD.greedy
小题2:
A.faithfulnessB.cheerfulnessC.quietnessD.kindness
小题3:
A.graduallyB.normallyC.frequentlyD.regularly
小题4:
A.scaredB.shabbyC.cold-heartedD.unreasonable
小题5:
A.leaveB.missC.loseD.abandon
小题6:
A.look forwardB.hold onC.get downD.give thought
小题7:
A.burdenB.exampleC.encouragementD.wonder
小题8:
A.differenceB.distanceC.misunderstandingD.complaint
小题9:
A.visitedB.messagedC.telephonedD.wrote
小题10:
A.negotiateB.developC.surviveD.accelerate
小题11:
A.cheerfulB.dynamicC.calmD.pale
小题12:
A.protectB.preventC.freeD.separate
答案

小题1:A

小题2:B

小题3:A

小题4:A

小题5:C

小题6:B

小题7:C

小题8:B

小题9:B

小题10:C

小题11:D

小题12:D

阅读理解

Thousands of dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in an Arkansas town on New Year’s Eve after massive injuries, tests by Arkansas officials concluded on Monday. Some 5,000 birds mysteriously fell from the sky in Beebe, Arkansas after dark on New Year’s Eve. “The birds suffered from acute physical injuries leading to internal hemorrhage(大量出血) and death. There was no sign of infectious disease,” the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said in a statement. The birds were otherwise healthy, it said.

One theory is that birds were frightened by New Year's fireworks and flew into buildings or other objects. “Loud noises were reported shortly before the birds began to fall from the sky,” the statement said, adding that blackbirds have poor night vision and seldom fly at night.

  Another theory was that severe weather such as lightning accounted for the loud noises but this was discounted because the violent weather had already left the area. “We’re leaning more toward a stress event," said Arkansas Game and Fish Commission spokesman Keith Stephens.

The commission also is trying to determine what caused the deaths of up to 100,000 fish over a 20-mile stretch of the Arkansas River near a dam in Ozark, 125 miles west of Beebe. The fish were discovered on December 30. Stephens said the commission expected results on the fish tests in probably a month. Since almost all the fish were one species -- bottom-feeding drum, Stephens said, the test was very important. Stephens also said: “The events do not appear related.” Both that section of the river and the air at the site of the bird deaths were tested for toxins(毒素). Beebe is a town of about 4,500 people located 30 miles northeast of the state capital.

小题1:What is NOT the probable reason why the dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky?

A.Internal hemorrhage

B.Fireworks

C.Lightning weather

D.Murder小题2:In the third paragraph, the underlined word discounted probably mean________.

A.not to reduce cost

B.not to believe

C.to make up a part

D.to explain mystery小题3:According to Stephens, we can infer the probable cause of the dead fish is _________.

A.cold weather

B.poor management

C.disease

D.lack of food小题4:The passage is mainly developed by __________.

A.analyzing causes

B.making comparisons

C.examining differences

D.following the time order