第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意.然后从1--15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Traveling from one city or country to another can contribute to the spread of disease. When people arrive in a 1 place, they may bring in germs(病菌) that were not 2 before. The people there have no natural protection against these new germs, so they catch the disease more 3 . Because it is unfamiliar, health workers may not 4 it, and may not take any measures to stop it from 5 . People with the disease may continue to have 6 with others. In this way, the germs travel from person to person through the population.
Heating and cooling systems can also be a 7 of disease. They tend to collect dirt and water, which creates the perfect 8 for germs to grow. Then when the air conditioner is turned on, the germs are blown into the home or office and make people sick. This 9 was first recognized by scientists in July 1976.
Pollution of the 10 can also be a factor in spreading disease. The pollution may be caused by 11 used in farming that are washed into rivers, and then into the ocean. Or it may be human waste that is dumped 12 into the ocean with no processing. These chemicals or human waste results in the 13 of tiny plants called algae(海藻). They provide an ideal home for a deadly 14 called cholera. When a ship passes through the algae, some of it may stick to the ship’s bottom, along with some of the cholera germs. These germs then travel with the ship around the world, 15 diseases that may kill thousands of people.
1. A. new B. familiar C. particular D. famous
2. A. strange B. special C. present D. noticeable
3. A. easily B. willingly C. naturally D. accidentally
4. A. protect B. stop C. permit D. identify
5. A. changing B. dying C. spreading D. growing
6. A. trade B. contact C. fun D. communication
7. A. form B. source C. result D. phenomenon
8. A. plant B. air C. environment D. temperature
9. A. office B. bacterium C. conditioner D. problem
10. A. farms B. rivers C. oceans D. plants
11. A. chemicals B. machines C. crops D. animals
12. A. quickly B. directly C. thoughtlessly D. effortlessly
13. A. death B. change C. movement D. increase
14. A. animal B. fish C. plant D. disease
15. A. curing B. causing C. removing D. fighting
第二节:语法填空 ( 共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分 )
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。
In sixth grade my social studies teacher showed us slides of his trip to Egypt. I always considered it 16 (attract), but I had never even dreamed that someday I would take my own photos of the Pyramids.
And then one day I 17 (start) to study French as a foreign language. It’s a language that pushed me into the world 18 I learned that I could manage fine regardless of any language barriers. 19 my French still wasn’t great in university, it was obviously good enough that this girl named Lisa made the 20 (decide) that I should be her study partner. While French itself didn’t really change my life, 21 (meet) Lisa did. She came from a family that traveled, and she convinced me that I should see France 22 see the world.
And so on January 26, 1993, 23 stood together in the immigration line waiting for those fateful passport stamps. Little didI know that we’d be standing in 24 same line in another dozen of countries that year and that later I’d still be standing in more than 100 countries all 25 the globe.