英语提高练习题二

英语提高练习二

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It was about midday. I’d left work early in the morning to cash a check. I walked along to the bank and found there were only about ten or eleven customers in there, a pretty unusual number for those central banks.

I waited until it was my turn, walked up to the desk and started talking to the bank clerk. He had a really strange expression on his face—just sort of a blank stare. I thought he was looking at me until I realized he was staring over my shoulder.

I began to turn round to see what he was looking at and at the same moment, the outside bank guard, the one with the machine gun, came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor. Following him through the door were three absolutely frightening men wearing those horrible stocking masks. They were carrying guns; at least the one in front was carrying a pistol.

Whether or not they said anything I can’t remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I don’t know. I put my hands up but I just didn’t know what to do.

For a few moments there was just total silence, suddenly broken by the telephone ringing. I remember wondering who was on the other end of the line. Nobody answered the telephone, so it just kept on ringing and ringing, in this otherwise deathly quiet.

Then two of the masked men went to the counter, jumped over it and got the cashiers and bank clerks to start filling their bags with cash. While the two were getting the money, the one at the door covering us with the gun obviously got a bit of an anxiety attack and started swearing at them, telling them to hurry up and get a move on.

They jumped back over the counter. One of them lost his balance when he landed on the floor and fell over. The other two swore at him again. Then they left through th e door, warning us, “Don’t move. Stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes.” Then they just disappeared and there was total silence.

32. What could make the writer sense that something was about to happen?

A. The small number of customers.

B. The total silence in the bank.

C. The bank clerk’s unusual behavior.

D. The constant ringing of the phone.

33. What was the outside bank guard’s reaction to the armed robbers?

A. He was frightened to death by the robbers.

B. He organized the bank clerks to fight back.

C. He shot at the robbers with the machine gun.

D. He flew through the door to catch the robbers.

34. The man covering us with the gun at the door swore at the other two because

________.

A. he was afraid of getting less money

B. he was too anxious to leave the bank

C. one of his fellows slipped on the floor

D. the phone kept ringing at the moment

35. From the passage we can know that ________.

A. there were usually less customers in the midday hour

B. the writer didn’t follow like sheep to put his hands up

C. the bank clerks were too busy to answer the telephone

D. three armed men robbed the central bank in broad daylight

完形填空

Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper—and had a meal I have never had before.

All the friends invited were a little 41 . It’s not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, but it’s just that he never 42 more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought something 43 for his friends? He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dinning room where a 44 table was waiting for us. “Nothing but the 45 for my friends!” said Ben. We all sat down and looked 46 at each other—what did he 47 to?

Ben returned wit h four bowls of hot soup. “It’s a 48 of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes,” said Ben. The next 49 was also a little strange in that we didn’t quite know what it was again. It’s just 50 mixture of vegetables.

As we ate we chatted and finally the 51 turned back to what we were eating. “Was there a recipe for this,” asked Marina, “or did you 52 it up?” Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked 53 what I could find.” Marina was surprised. “But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.”“But there’s 54 choice in what you can find 55 supermarkets.” He replies.

56 that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently those supermarkets usually 57 away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of 58 , boxes of throw-away vegetables and fruit.

So Ben had 59 provided a decent (不错的) meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 60 millions of people.

41. A. surprised B. excited C. delighted D. disappointed

42. A. takes B. costs C. uses D. spends

43. A. practical B. usual C. cheap D. special

44. A. laid B. booked C. separate D. new

45. A. worst B. most C. least D. best

46. A. happily B. carefully C. sadly D. nervously

47. A. think B. mean C. ask D. consider

48. A. liquid B. mixture C. matter D. lesson

49. A. soup B. step C. course D. salad

50. A. other B. another C. the other D. others

51. A. dinner B. subject C. food D. idea

52. A. look B. make C. pick D. take

53. A. depended on B. referred to C. resulted from D. lay in

54. A. more B. less C. some D. any

55. A. within B. inside C. outside D. beyond

56. A. Seeing B. Feeling C. Thinking D. Realizing

57. A. throw B. store C. move D. hide

58. A. season B. place C. date D. order

59. A. possibly B. successfully C. hardly D. hopefully

60. A. feed B. please C. affect D. enrich

根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。

“After you finish your homework.” You have probably heard your mom or dad say these words. There’s a good reason why adults make a big deal out of homework. Homework helps you learn. And getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life that you want. So homework is important, but how can you get it done?

First, you need a proper place to study. It should not be a mess. Writing on top of potato chip crumbs (渣) while talking on the phone is not going to help you finish your history lesson. You’ll concentrate better, which usually means you’ll finish your work more quickly and it’s more likely to be correct.

Set aside enough time to finish your work without rushing. Really learning something takes time.

If you’re one of them, good for you! Why not use your talent to help a friend who’s having a difficult time? You might offer to study together. Going over lessons together can actually help both of you.

Sometimes even after trying all these tips, a kid still is having trouble with homework. It can be tough if this happens to you. You might have to study for 2 hours instead of 1, or you might have to practice multiplication tables (乘法表) 10 times instead of 5 to really remember them. It’s important to put in as much time as you need to understand the lessons. And when it is done, make sure you find time to do something fun!

A. But remember that everyone learns at a different pace.

B. You can’t just pack your science tasks into the advertising breaks during your

favorite TV show.

C. Despite all the useful suggestions, a child may still have difficulty in his

homework.

D. It might seem that all the good things have to wait until you’ve finished your

homework.

E. Some students hardly ever need homework help.

F. Turn off the TV and other distractions.

G. Argue with someone about something.

语法填空：阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his (puzzle), his three-year-old son was (happy) hammering dents(凹痕) into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp(果浆汁) as (punish). When the father calmed down, he rushed his

son to the hospital.

the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to cut the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy (wake) up from the operation and saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, “Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck.”Then he asked, “ when are my fingers going to grow back?”

The father went home and committed suicide.

Think about this story next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can (repair). Broken bones and hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is (great) than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will impress us forever.

短文改错: 文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者不计分。

I am always very interested in the traveling. My reasons are quite simply and clear. If someone is not satisfied with my opinion, I shall be greatly surprising at his way of thinking. On the one hand, traveling increase our knowledge of the world. Only by travel can we visit local places of interest, listen to the story about the places and have a taste of different local foods. On the other hand, traveling is very good to our health. While we are traveling, we can breathe fresh air or exercise our bodies as well. Usually, people are often traveling are in good health. In a word, I sincerely hope everybody will grasp as much opportunities as possible to travel.