2011上海中考二模卷第三部分 完型填空

C. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文）：（14分） In the past, if an American wanted to buy a new car or a TV set, he or she worked and saved money until there was ____85____ to pay for the item. But today, even people who are flat broke （破产的）can walk out with thousands of dollars worth of goods. They have credit cards.

Credit cards are pieces of plastics that banks give people. People can charge things on their credit cards and ____86____ them later. Most credit cards give people months or years to pay though they must pay a little every month. Getting a credit card is a piece of cake (very easy). Banks like credit cards because ____87____ can charge (ask in payment) up to 20 percent interest（利息） on people’s credit card debts. They allow people to charge（透支） up to $9,000 on a single credit card but many Americans have several different credit cards.

One American family owed $12,000 to credit card companies before it decided it was in trouble. Both parents had good jobs and they owned a house, but they spent more than they could afford ____88____ their three children and they spent a night on the town every week. “It was really easy to whip out（迅速抽出） a piece of plastic,” said the mother. Companies called collection agencies began calling the family at all hours. The agencies threatened to ____89____ the family’s house. Finally, they got professional help to pay off their debts（债）. For two years, they tightened their belts（锁紧裤袋） and paid $500 each month to the credit card companies.

Altogether, Americans owe $570 billion, not coming loans（贷款） for their home. Sometimes credit card users get____90____ trouble because they run up big bills（欠下大笔钱款）and lose their jobs or get divorced（离婚）. But almost half of those in trouble simply didn’t ____91____ their money wisely. 85. A) much B) a lot C) enough D) quite a few 86. A) spend B) pay for C) return D) buy 87. A) they B) it C) one D) ones 88. A) to B) on C) with D) for 89. A) take B) carry C) hold D) bring 90. A) on B) with C) to D) in 91. A) manage B) keep C）control D) cost

All about Britain's Teenagers

School

British teenagers can leave school at sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. They study for exams in as many as ten subjects. __85______they have to work pretty hard! Today’s teens spend more time doing their homework than any teenagers in the past, studying for 2.5-3 hours every evening. Free time

It's not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have __86____? They love watching TV, going out, meeting friends in Internet cafes and listening to music.

Communications

In addition to the Internet, teenagers in Britain use their computers to play games and do their homework.They__87____love their mobile phones, and spend hours taxing(发短信) their friends and chatting. Today, phones are getting smaller and lighter and you can do a lot more with them than just talk. Text messaging has become the ___88___and most popular way to communicate. More than 90% of 12-to16-year-olds have a mobile, and experts(专家)say that his _____89__teenagers from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes. Fashion(服饰)

At school, almost all British teenagers have to wear a school uniform. However, in their free time they can wear whatever they like, and what they like is designer names such as Nike, Diesel and Paul Smith.______90____, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion. Looking good doesn't come___91_____, but many teenagers think it usual or easy to spend more than ￡100 on one item of clothing? 85.A)but B)or C)so D)because 86. A)lessons B)sports C)advice D)fun

87.A)never B)already C)also D)no longer

88.A)coolest B)laziest C)slowest D)happiest 89.A)brings B)gives C)borrows D)stops 90.A)In addition B)In fact C)In return D)In surprise 91.A)cheap B)expensive C)special D)ordinary

It's getting late. You're trying to finish a book. But your eyes start to feel very ___85___. Only two more pages to go until... z z z z z z z z z z z z z.

Sleeping is part of our natural daily rhythm. Our eyes close, our bodies relax. We do not ___86___ to light or noise. Everything about us seems to slow down. Everything, that is, except our brains. How do scientists know this? Scientist use special wires and machines to study brain activity during sleep. They attach a special machine to sleeping patients. This machine ___87___ brain waves.

Scientists found that there are several stages of sleep. During one stage of sleep, called REM sleep (rapid eye movement sleep; our Drams can be as active as they are when we are awake. we ___88___ have three to five periods（片段）of REM sleep per night. This is when we have most of our dreams.

Surprisingly, scientists don't know exactly ___89___ we sleep. However, they have some good ideas. Many people think that sleeping gives our body a \it can repair and build itself. Some chemicals that make you grow are released when you sleep. Other chemicals that help you fight disease are also more active when you rest.

Sleeping may also be important for ___90___. Some studies show that people remember things better after they \on it.\In most cases, you wake up in the morning feeling rested and refreshed. That is, unless you've had a terrible dream.___91___, your heart may still be pounding (砰砰跳) from a nightmare（恶梦） 85. A) warm B) heavy C) narrow D)dry

86. A) look forward B) pay attention C) do harm D) give response 87. A) records B) attracts C) causes D) requires 88. A) hardly B) nearly C) usually D) especially 89. A) how B)why C) where D)when 90. A) driving B) writing C) learning D) playing 91. A) At most B) At last C) In addition D) In fact

An agriculture expert in West Africa once wrote about methods of how to kill mice without a lot of money. These methods are used by some local farmers. This expert in Mali said his gardener set four traps(陷阱)with this method-and caught one hundred and fifty ___85___ in just one night.

The trap is easy to make. You need a plastic bucket (桶) that is empty and uncovered. Dig a hole in the ground and place the bucket inside. The top should be the same level with the ___86___ of the ground. Fill the bucket with water to within eight centimeters of the top. Add small pieces of food wastes. These food wastes should float (漂浮) ___87___ . Also put some wastes on the ground near the trap.

During the night, mice will come out to ___88___ food wastes. They will fall into the trap.

If you don't have enough food to float, you can try another way. Put two pieces of cloth over the top of the bucket or the hole in the ground. I-cave a small opening where the pieces of cloth meet

Put a little food wastes on the cloth. When mice walk onto the cloth to eat, they will slide through opening into the water.

At one time or another, most farmers have problems with mice. Mice cat a lot of rice. They also carry diseases. People get ___89___from eating or touching the rice that mice have got into.

There are other ways that farmers can ___90___ these problems. One way is to use buildings specially designed to keep mice out. Another way is to use poisons(毒药) to kill the mice. However, both of these methods can be costly.

Farmers must buy die materials to build the buildings. Or they must buy chemical poisons to Jail the mice. But these poisons can also be ___91___ to other living things-including the farmers who use them. 85. A) cats B) mice C) dogs D) chickens

86. A) surface B) cover C) part D) halfway

87. A) on the trap B) on the top C) on the water D) on the ground 88. A) drink B) eat C) make D) hide

89. A) a fever B) a cold C) sick D) a headache 90. A) deal with B) get on C) take care D) cut down 91. A) various B) dangerous C) nervous D) precious

As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were watching forward at the mountain top far away. It was covered with snow --- beautiful and dangerous.

The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had ___85___ the top through the Southern route（路线）. And no one had ever dared to try climbing up the northern side in winter. But now one man dared to try the difficult route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.

For two ___86___ he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously（焦急地）. Now they were waiting to see his signal（信号）. If he planned to go on the next day, he would raise a green signal. A red light would mean that he was turning back.

A tiny green light appeared high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people ___87___ !

The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so ___88___! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the green light.

In the morning, Bonatti looked up. He could not see the top. He knew he was ___89___ there. Though the climb was difficult, he still moved up. Bonatti had spent months training for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?

He was finally at the top! News about his ___90___ was spread all over the world.

The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “impossible”, and would be well ___91___ as a climber of all time.

85. A) watched B) passed C) climbed D) reached 86. A) days B) seasons C) years D) minutes 87. A) cheered B) laughed C) jumped D) danced 88. A) sleepy B) excited C) tired D) happy 89. A) already B) almost C) hardly D) surely

90. A) disaster B) importance C) difficulty D) success

91. A) recognized B) called C) remembered D) kept

Is there anything we don’t know about Victoria Beckham? She was a member of the most successful British girl band(乐队)of all time-the Spice girls-who sold more than thirty million ___85___ all over the world .She is married to the England football captain，David Beckham. She is one of the most photographed women in the world.

So can her autobiography (自传)tell us anything we haven’t known about Victoria Beckham? The surprising answer is yes.

Victoria’s book, “Learning to fly,” is about her thoughts to be famous. We learn that at the age of eight, Victoria __86__ one day turning on the Christmas light in London. She tells us about getting into the Spice girls and what she first thought of is the other band members .And, of course, we can also read about the moment her and David’s ___87___ first met at a party and they fell in love at once.

Many people do not know that Victoria is a trained dance teacher. She graduated from a famous dance school in England-Lane’s Theatre Art School. While she was there, she was bullied (欺负)by other students. And the headmistress ___88___ liked her for not being as slim and beautiful as the others.

The best part of “Learning to fly,” is its honesty. Victoria does not hide her ___89___side because she was brave enough to face it. She describes how at one point she almost go away from David because of her worry about other women-she once hit him in the face when she heard he had kissed another girl.

She tells us that when her baby, Brooklyn ,was first born she spent thousands of pounds each week on his protection. She explains she often feels much pain these days ___90___ the newsmen who always follow her and keep searching the next photograph of her.

This is a story about the real truth behind all the photographs .Her autobiography tells the world that Victoria, as the rest of us, ___91___ the same ambitions and fears as well. Through her book, she encourages her fans that dreams can come true.

85. A)footballs B)photos C)records D)robots

86. A)consisted of B)dreamed of C)took care of D)made fun of 87. A)eyes B)books C)parts D)presents 88. A)always B)certainly C)already D)seldom 89. A)luckier B)cheaper C)weaker D)prouder

90. A)instead of B)because of C)in favour of D)with the help of 91. A)prevents B)wastes C)enables D)shares

My mother often asked me, \is the most important part of the body?\the years I would guess at what I thought was the correct answer.

When I was younger, I thought light was very important to us as humans, so I said, \.\ She said, \

Then last year, my grandpa ___87____. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me, \ I was shocked ___88___ she asked me this at that time. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion on my face and told me, \saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, \肩膀).\

I asked, \

She replied. \shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and ____91____ that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.\

85. A. ears B. eyes C. head D. body

86. A. feel B. stop C. forget D. keep

87. A. came B. worried C. died D. disappointed

We often say that intelligence (智力) means being able to solve problems. Sometimes animals seem able to do this. 85 , dogs and cats often find their way home from long distance. To do this, they have to use their intelligence. They have to remember and think. But many birds find their way over long distances, too. They 86 thousands of miles every year when they move from cold to warm countries. We do not know how they do this, but we know they do not use their intelligence. They do not remember places and directions and then make decisions. 87 birds are able to make these journeys without help as soon as they can fly. They are born with this ability. This is not intelligence. We call this \本能).

Often we can not be sure whether an animal is 88 intelligently. When a dog hears a strange noise, it barks. This is instinct. It can not stop itself from doing this. It does not 89_know why it is doing this. But suppose a house is on fire and the dog barks outside its

master's bedroom until he wakes up. Is the dog using its intelligence? Is it solving the problem by waking its master or is it simply barking instinctively because it is afraid? Often we can not be sure.

Many animals, however, can be taught to solve problems, especially when they are given 90_. Rats have been taught to

88. A. if B. when C. before D. unless

89. A. really B. easily C. carefully D. Especially 90. A. sleep B. think C. laugh D. cry

91. A. visitor B. classmates C. friends D. teachers

touch a key .to get food. Animals in circuses have been taught to do all sorts of tricks to amuse the audience. In all these cases, we may say that an animal is using intelligence. This may be thought of as a 91 kind of intelligence. 85. A) In fact B) For example C) On the other hand D) At present 86. A) travel B) litter C) escape D) jump 87. A) Early B) Clean C) Young D) Big

88. A) acting B) shouting C) selecting D) disturbing 89. A) mainly B) usually C) suddenly D) really 90. A) examples B) suggestions C) rewards D) seats 91. A) perfect B) low C) different D) strange

Saving the environment is actually quite simple, when you come to think about it.

It does not have to be a complex___85___. If you and everyone follow these tips, you are helping save the environment friendly.

Switch off the light when you leave the room. By now you have probably wasted thousands of watts lightning you room ___86___ you weren’t there. If you work on a Home office, this habit is not only bad for the environment, but also for your pocket.

Turn off the computer when possible. If you know that you will be ___87___ for hours or more, however, turning it off could result in large saving over the long run.

Print only when necessary. Sure, reading on paper might be more ___88___, but you should avoid print those two-line e-mails every time, Read it on the screen and print only necessary document. Remember also to use ___89____ sides of the sheet.

Use fluorescent lamps. (荧光灯). The fluorescent lamps may ___90____ more in the stores, but within the time you use one ,you should have already recovered the investment. A normal incandescent light bulb lasts 750 hours but a fluorescent will gave off the same amount of light yet last for 75000 to 10000 hours with 1/3 of the wattage.

Use low lush toilets. In your household, 40% of the pure water is flushed down the toilet. You can ___91___this simple way at home; use small plastic bottles, filled with water or stones to displace the amount of water in toilets, This will makes it a low flush toilet or you can use a displacement bag in your tank, which might save you 1-2 gallons per flush. 84. A promise B process C product D progress 86. A while B before C after D since 87. A off B in C far D away

On 26 December, 2004, more than 270,000 people lost their lives in a tsunami. As the 2004 Tsunami hit areas with tourists, people from over 50 85 were among the dead. This made it a truly world disaster.

The 2004 Tsunami disaster shook the world. Before it happened, most people did not even know what a tsunami was. Then in the hours and days after the first killer waves hit the coast of 13 Southeast Asian and African countries. 86 began to talk about tsunami.

The 2004 Tsunami was caused by a 9.15 earthquake. The earthquake was so powerful that the ocean floor split into a 1,000 km long crack (1,000 km: the distance from Beijing to Wuhan). The two sides of this crack moved 87 about 10 metres (10 metres: the height of a four-floor building).This caused the movement of about 30 km3 of water (30 km3: the amount of water in 12 million Olympic swimming pools)!

270,000 humans lost their lives in the 2004 Tsunami, but 88 , not a single animal in the Yala National Park was killed. How did the animals know the tsunami was coming? Nobody knows, but they had moved to 89 ground or climbed up hills and big trees and were saved. Scientists say that studying animal behaviour could serve as an early warning 88. 89. 90. 91.

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