完形填空专题练习(ClozeExercises)Cloze1“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itstraditionalmeaningisusedto1Catemperaturethatisfairlycold.Astheworldhas2A,however,thewordhasexpandedto3Bmanydifferentmeanings.“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsof4Binalmostanything.“Cool”是一个有很多意思的单词。它通常是用来表达温度很低的意思。随着世界的发展,这个单词也有了越来越多的意义。“Cool”可以用来表达对于任何东西感兴趣的感受。Whenyouseeabrand-namecarinthestreet,maybeyoucan’thelp5D,“It’scool.”Youmightthink,“He’ssocool,”whenyouseeyour6Cfootballer.当你在路上看到一辆名车,也许你会忍不住就赞叹道:“太COOL了!”。或者当你看到最喜欢的足球巨星,你也会心里感叹道:“他真是太COOL了!”Weallenlargethemeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseit7Bmanywordssuchas“new”or“amazing.”Here’saninterestingstorywecansee8Cillustratetheusageoftheword:Ateacheraskedherstudentsto9Cthewaterfalltheyhadvisited.Ononestudent’spaperwasjusttheone10D,“It’ssocool.”11Dhethoughtitwas12Dtodescribe13Bhesawandfelt.我们扩大了“COOL”这一单词的意思。你可以用它来代替诸如“NEW”(新的)或者“AMAZING”(奇妙的)这样的单词。我们可以用一个有趣的故事来看看这个单词的使用:一个老师叫他的学生描述刚刚游览过的瀑布。有一个学生的试卷上就写了一句话:“It’ssocool.”(“太冷了”或者“太酷了”)也许他认为这是可以用来形容他的所见所感最好的一句话了。14Dthestoryalsoprovestheshortageofwordsandexpressions.15A“cool,”somepeoplehavenowordstoexpressthesamemeaning.Soitis16Btoimproveourwordstrengthtomaintainsome17C.但是这个例子也证明了单词和表达的缺点所在。不用“COOL”这个词,很多人不知道用什么词或者句子来表达出同样的意思。因此我们有必要改进我们的文字内涵来保持一些意义。Asapopularword,“cool”standsforakindofspecial18Bthatpeoplecanaccepteasily.Excepting“cool,”canyouthinkofmanywordsthat19Dyourlifeascolorful?Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsovery20A.作为一个众所周知的单词,“COOL”代表了一种人们可以容易接受的特殊文化。除了这个单词,您还能想出很多能使生活更加多彩的单词吗?我觉得我可以找到,而且我觉得我找的单词都很“COOL”。1.A.findB.takeC.showD.makesure2.A.changedB.beendevelopedC.beencleanedD.informed3.A.turnoutB.takeonC.takeinD.comeinto4.A.satisfactionB.interestC.senseD.interesting5.A.tosayB.tellingC.shoutD.saying6.A.famousB.outofdateC.favoriteD.modern7.A.insteadofB.inplaceofC.totakeplaceofD.exchange8.A.isusedtoB.showingC.usedtoD.explaining9.A.writeforB.copydownC.describeD.saysomething10.A.phraseB.wordC.storyD.sentence11.A.HoweverB.MaybeC.AsfarasD.Perhaps12.A.thejustthingB.theverymeanC.somemethodsD.thebestway13.A.themeansB.whatC.howD.whatever14.A.AndB.IfC.SoD.But15.A.WithoutB.UsingC.NotbeingusedD.With16.A.importantB.necessaryC.impossibleD.natural17.A.trueB.beliefC.richnessD.interest18.A.habitB.cultureC.languageD.enjoyment19.A.putB.changeC.betterD.make20.A.coolB.easyC.importantD.difficultCloze2Promptness(迅速)andpunctuality(准时)aremajorexpectationsintheAmericanworkplace.Peoplewho1Bappointmentsareconsideredtobedependable,andthosewhodonotareseenas2C.Itisconsideredpoliteto3Aifoneisgoingtobeevenafewminuteslate.Arrivingtenminuteslatetoa4Bbusinessappointment(withouthavingcalledaheadoftime)isconsideredrudeandconveysa5Coforganization.Somecompanieshavebeen6Atofinetheirexecutives7Btardiness(缓慢;迟;拖拉)tomeetings.ThisAmericanculturalconcernwitheveryminute8Dwithothercultures’viewsabouttime.InmanypartsofLatinAmerica,forexample,9Bthirtytoforty-fiveminuteslateisnotnecessarilyseenas10D.Sayingthatoneran11Canoldfriendcouldbea12Aexcusefortardinessbutsuchanexplanationwouldnotbe13AintheAmericanwork-a-dayworld,14B“timeismoney”.在美国的工作环境中,迅速和准时的十分推崇的。守约的人被认为是可靠的,而那些失约的人则被认为是不可靠的。如果迟到,就算是几分钟,也必须电话告知,这是礼貌的做法。如果在一个预先定好的商务会议中迟到10分钟(而且没有提前打电话告知),这会被认为是无礼的行为,而且是缺乏组织性的表现。有些公司会对那些开会迟到的主管采取罚款的惩罚,这是很多人都知道的。这个美国文化比其他文化更加注重时间概念。比如在拉丁美洲的一些地区,迟到30到40分钟并不会被认为是无礼的行为。碰到老朋友这种说法可以成为拖拉的有效借口,但是对于天天都是工作日的美国,这种说法是不可接受的,因为在美国,时间就是金钱。TheAmericanworkdayusuallybeginsat8a.m.,8:30a.m.,or9a.m.,notat8:10,8:40,or9:10.Anemployerwho15Dthatanemployeeisregularlycominginseveralminuteslatemaygivetheemployeea16Dtobeontime.Inmanycountries,employeesfeelthattheycanstopworkingifthebossisnot17C.Ofcourse,thisalsohappensintheUnitedStatesbutAmericansfeeltheyarenot18Atheirtimewelliftheyarenot19Aduringmostoftheday.PerhapsbecausetheAmericanculture20Adailyprogress,thereisagreatemphasisonnotwastingtime.美国的上班时间通常是早上8点,8点半或者9点,而不会是在8点十分,8点40或者9点10分。如果老板见到有雇员总是迟到几分钟上班,那他就会警告此员工必须准时上班。在很多国家,雇员会觉得如果老板不在旁边,他们就可以停下手中的工作。当然这种情况在美国也有,但是美国人会觉得如果他们不能在一天大部分时间中有效产出,那他们就是没有有效地利用时间。也许是因为美国文化很看重每天所取得的进步,所以美国人非常珍惜一分一秒。1.A.makeB.keepC.callD.do2.A.unbelievableB.unimaginativeC.unreliableD.unchangeable3.A.callB.tellC.talkD.say4.A.fixedB.scheduledC.beforeD.prior5.A.possessB.meaningC.lackD.concept6.A.knownB.famousC.demandedD.treated7.A.sinceB.forC.afterD.as8.A.comparesB.conquersC.dealsD.contrasts9.A.reachingB.arrivingC.gettingD.saying10.A.disrespectB.dishonestC.disabledD.disrespectful11.A.withB.offC.intoD.for12.A.sufficientB.enoughC.reasonableD.sensible13.A.acceptableB.regardedC.consideredD.believable14.A.whenB.whereC.whichD.ofwhich15.A.thinksB.detectsC.tracesD.notices16.A.threatB.punishmentC.riskD.warning17.A.wellB.upC.aroundD.on18.A.usingB.takingC.makingD.treating19.A.productiveB.prospectiveC.purposefulD.hasty20.A.valuesB.evaluatesC.estimatesD.focusesCloze3Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.The1Cyougoaboutbuyinganarticleoraservicecanactually2Ayoumoneyorcanadd3Bthecost.明智地购买商品是可以让你的钱能用得更久的有效办法。购买一篇文章或者一个服务实际上可以省钱或者增加花费。Takethe4Cexampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmight5Dthatyouaremakingthe6Bbuyifyouchooseone7Clookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheap