完形填空训练（7）及答案

　　If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a ___1____ reason, such as your job or your studies? Or perhaps you’re interested in the ___2____, films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a ___3____ of the language.

　　Most people learn best using a variety of ___4___, but traditional classes are an ideal（理想的）start for many people. They ___5___ an environment where you can practice under the ___6___ of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead ___7___ lives and learning a language takes time. You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a ___8___. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes a lot less.

　　Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too ___9___,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more ___10___ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any ___11___. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I’ve also heard people ___12___ about the mistakes they make when ___13___. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes and you’re much less likely to make them again.

　　Learning a new language is never ___14___. But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be ___15___ by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in their own language. Good luck!

　　1. A. technical

　　B. practical

　　C. political

　　D. physical

　　2. A literature

　　B. transport

　　C. agriculture

　　D. medicine

　　3. A view

　　B. knowledge

　　C. form

　　D. database

　　4. A paintings

　　B. regulations

　　C. methods

　　D. computers

　　5. A. protect

　　B. change

　　C. respect

　　D. provide

　　6. A. control

　　B. command

　　C. guidance

　　D. pressure

　　7. A. busy

　　B. happy

　　C. simple

　　D. normal

　　8. A. theory

　　B. business

　　C. routine

　　D. project

　　9. A. tired

　　B. nervous

　　C. weak

　　D. old

　　10. A. closely

　　B. quickly

　　C. privately

　　D. quietly

　　11. A. age

　　B. speed

　　C. distance

　　D. school

　　12. A. worry

　　B. hesitate

　　C. think

　　D. quarrel

　　13. A. singing

　　B. working

　　C. bargaining

　　D. learning

　　14. A. tiresome

　　B. hard

　　C. interesting

　　D. easy

　　15. A. blamed

　　B. amazed

　　C. interrupted

　　D. informed

　　【参考答案】完形填空：

　　1-5. BABCD

　　6-10. CACDB

　　11-15. AADDB

　　Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right-and others are wrong. Many people believe that it’s their job to

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　　others how their positions, statements, and points of view are

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　　, and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow

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　　it, or at least learn something. Wrong!

　　Think about it. Have you ever been

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　　by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right.”? Or, has anyone you know ever

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　　you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their

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　　? Of course not. The truth is, all of us

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　　to be corrected. We all want our positions to be

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　　and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest

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　　of the human heart. And those who learn to

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　　are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the

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　　of correcting others are often resented and

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　　.

　　A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practise

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　　others the joy of being right- give them the glory.

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　　correcting. When someone says, “I really feel it’s important to:”, rather than jumping

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　　and saying, “No, it’s more important to…:”, simply let it go and allow their statement to

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　　. The people in your life will become less defensive and more

　　17 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 18

　　. You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s

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　　, which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos (自我). Starting today, let others be “

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　　”, most of the time?

　　(

　　) 1.A.show

　　B. ask

　　C. prove

　　D. teach

　　(

　　) 2.A.unimportant

　　B. unbelievable

　　C. incorrect

　　D. imperfect

　　(

　　) 3.A.consider

　　B. appreciate

　　C. understand

　　D. refuse

　　(

　　) 4.A.fooled

　　B. helped

　　C. taught

　　D. corrected

　　(

　　) 5.A.thanked

　　B. rewarded

　　C. cared

　　D. accepted

　　(

　　) 6.A.side

　　B. price

　　C. expense

　　D. cost

　　(

　　) 7.A.like

　　B. hate

　　C. prefer

　　D. afford

　　(

　　) 8.A.admired

　　B. received

　　C. realized

　　D. respected

　　(

　　) 9.A.shortcomings

　　B. advantages

　　C. desires

　　D. wishes

　　(

　　) 10.A.talk

　　B. praise

　　C. help

　　D. listen

　　(

　　) 11.A.habit

　　B. form

　　C. position

　　D. purpose

　　(

　　) 12.A.punished

　　B. avoided

　　C. left

　　D. scolded

　　(

　　) 13.A.letting

　　B. lending

　　C. allowing

　　D. owing

　　(

　　) 14.A.Stop

　　B. Continue

　　C. Practise

　　D. Try

　　(

　　) 15.A.out

　　B. up

　　C. in

　　D. off

　　(

　　) 16.A.last

　　B go

　　C work

　　D stand

　　(

　　) 17.A.helpful

　　B. loving

　　C. careful

　　D. popular

　　(

　　) 18.A.dreamed

　　B. wanted

　　C. asked

　　D. demanded

　　(

　　) 19.A.sufferings

　　B. worries

　　C. successs

　　D. happiness

　　(

　　) 20.A.happy

　　B. right

　　C. sorry

　　D. proud

　　1.A

　　show sb. sth. “给某人展示……”。

　　2.C

　　由下文“纠正”别人（correcting）可知。

　　3.B

　　appreciate “感激”。由or at least learn something 可知。

　　4.D

　　由上下文可知。

　　5.A

　　此处作者反问：你曾经被别人“纠正”而感激不尽过吗？被你“纠正”过的人曾经“感激”过你吗？——没有。

　　6.C

　　at one’s expense意为“以牺牲……为代价”。

　　7.B

　　此处应是我们都“不喜欢”被别人“纠正”。

　　8.D

　　由后面的understand 可知。

　　9.C

　　指我们内心的“欲望”。

　　10.D

　　学会“倾听”别人的观点，才能得到别人的爱戴和尊敬。

　　11.A

　　be in the habit of 相当于have the habit of。

　　12.B

　　由前面的“怨恨”及和前句的loved和respected相对比可知。

　　13.C

　　allow sb. sth. “允许某人拥有……”。

　　14.A

　　作者建议：别再老是“纠正”别人，故用stop doing (停止干……)。

　　15.C

　　jump in

　　相当于break in （插话、打断别人）。

　　16.D

　　stand 意为“站得住脚、能成立”。

　　17.B

　　loving “友爱的”。

　　18.A

　　dream “梦想”。

　　19.D

　　目睹别人因为正确而获得的“幸福”。

　　20.B

　　由全文可知，这是作者议论的中心：让别人“对”吧。

　　完形填空--------A

　　Report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year ___1___. According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a ___2___ one. The world will be more ___3___ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be ___4___ 6 300 million, almost 2 150 million more than in 1985. More people would move into cities, especially cities in ___5___ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would ___6___ have 15 million by then.

　　Food production will ___7___, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, ___8___ most of the increase would be in countries that ___9___ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ___10___ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ___11___ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is ___12___ as cities become larger and more houses are built. ___13___ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ___14___ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 ___15___. They only carried out the situation that ___16___ today. By changing the situation, by ___17___ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ___18___ time for the nations of the world to work ___19___ a plan of action. But they warned that ___20___ too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.

　　(

　　) 1. A. learning

　　B. project

　　C. notice

　　D. study

　　(

　　) 2. A. pleased

　　B. pleasant

　　C. safe

　　D. blue

　　(

　　) 3. A. dangerous

　　B. beautiful

　　C. crowded

　　D. terrible

　　(

　　) 4. A. no more than

　　B. as many as

　　C. as much as

　　D. as large as

　　(

　　) 5. A. developing

　　B. developed

　　C. big

　　D. mountainous

　　(

　　) 6. A. none

　　B. each

　　C. all

　　D. neither

　　(

　　) 7. A. insist

　　B. reduce

　　C. increase

　　D. continue

　　(

　　) 8. A. so

　　B. but

　　C. or

　　D. however

　　(

　　) 9. A. already

　　B. hardly

　　C. partly

　　D. never

　　(

　　) 10. A. wanted

　　B. lacked

　　C. found

　　D. expected

　　(

　　) 11. A. destroying

　　B. protecting

　　C. disturbing　

　　D. interrupting

　　(

　　) 12. A. saved

　　B. lost

　　C. discovered

　　D. used

　　(

　　) 13. A. Air pollution

　　B. Water pollution

　　C. Some diseases

　　D. All farmland

　　(

　　) 14. A. animals

　　B. plants

　　C. forests

　　D. people

　　(

　　) 15. A. must be true

　　B. will come true

　　C. can’t be true

　　D. may be wrong

　　(

　　) 16. A. happens

　　B. develops

　　C. exists

　　D. appears

　　(

　　) 17. A. settling

　　B. working out

　　C. answering

　　D. dealing

　　(

　　) 18. A. no

　　B. still

　　C. less

　　D. plenty of

　　(

　　) 19. A. about

　　B. in

　　C. out

　　D. for

　　(

　　) 20. A. working

　　B. suggesting

　　C. spending

　　D. waiting

　　1. D。study意为“研究”，根据下文，这是指对未来20年地球上的情况变化所作的研究。

　　2. B。与后面的人口增长，环境污染等联系起来看，在2010年地球上的状况(picture)将会令人不愉快(unpleasant)。

　　3. C。因为人口继续增长，所以世界会越来越拥挤(crowded)。

　　4. D。指人口数目的多用large，不用small。指人口达到某一数目用“as large as +数词”。

　　5. A。从现状来看，人口增长快的国家多为发展但不发达的国家；而城市人口急剧增长的则是一些发展中的国家(developing countries)。

　　6. B。前面提到了两个城市，故此空只能填each。neither具有否定意义，不合句意，不能插入谓语之中。

　　7. C。相临几句是讲粮食增长问题，故选increase“增长”。

　　8. B。前后两句具有转折意义：农民所生产的粮食将比1985多90%，但多数增产粮食的国家是已经有足够粮食供人们生活的国家。

　　9. A。already意为“已经”，由下句可知：是指已经有足够粮食供人们生活的国家。

　　10. D。expect意为“预计”，句意为：在亚洲南部的国家预计增产幅度不大。

　　11. A。由changing farms into deserts可知：不当农业生产方式毁坏(destroy)了大片生产粮食的土地。

　　12. B。由于扩建城市，修建房屋，必然侵占大量农田，故选lost(失去)。