1、上海牛津版上海牛津版 8B8B 完型填空类阅读理解提升练习（一）完型填空类阅读理解提升练习（一） （一）（一） Can you imagine getting up in the morning without a coffee for breakfast? What is a good meal without a coffee at the end of it? Coffee is probably the worlds favourite drink, but most of us never give it a second 1 . How much do you know about
2、 coffee? The Turks gave us the word coffee and the Italians gave us espresso and cappuccino, but Finland is the biggest coffee-drinking country in the world. Coffee originally came from Ethiopia, but Brazil and Colombia are now the most important countries that 2 coffee. There are more than 100 diff
3、erent varieties of coffee beans and Jamaican Blue Mountain is said to have the best 3 However, the most expensive coffee in the world (at $660 / kilo. is Kopi Luwak. An Indonesian cat called Paradoxurus is 4 fond of coffee beans and Kopi Luwak is made from its droppings! We all know coffee addicts p
4、eople who can do nothing in the morning until their second or third cup of coffee. The most 5 coffee addicts in the world were probably the French writers Balzac (40 cups a day) and Voltaire (more than 50 cups a day). Beethoven was also a coffee lover he always 6 60 beans for each cup of coffee that
5、 he made. The most fashionable coffee bars in the US serve coffee art. Artists in California draw leaves, hearts and other designs in your coffee. ( ) 1. A. hand B. thought C. look D. chance ( ) 2. A. protect B. prepare C. produce D. predict ( ) 3. A. sight B. taste C. model D. sense ( ) 4. A. espec
6、ially B. directly C. nearly D. immediately ( ) 5. A. pleasant B. famous C. regular D. similar ( ) 6. A. planted B. collected C. stored D. counted Keys:1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.D （二）（二） It is always a little sad to say goodbye to a long-time“friend” you are leaving forever, a friend you have spent many
7、hours with, in all kinds of situations. David didnt think I should be so unhappy. “Its 1 a car,” he said. “And we really need a smaller one.” We were standing in the car park outside the car sellers office, keys to the new car in Davids hand, keys to the old one in mine. David took the keys from my
8、hand and handed them to the salesman. As we drove away, I 2 to look at my trusty friend, standing silent and alone. As it turned out, I liked the new car. It ran beautifully, 3 I happily stopped buying gas every week. Our teenage children were glad to ride around in a small green car 4 a smoky van (
9、小型客货东） .It began to feel like our family car. Still, I enjoyed looking in the rearview mirror (后视镜）and seeing the 5 where I used to put my little children. I still thought about the family trips in that car and the fun we had together. Then one day, I happened to go to a store. As I walked through t
10、he car park on my way into the store, I saw a 6 blue van coming slowly toward me. A little boy and a girl looked out of the window at me as I stared at them in great surprise. The boy smiled at me cheerfully and waved. He was happy with the nice-looking car. I waved back slowly with mixed feelings,
11、and then I walked quickly away toward the stores entrance, tears in my eyes. ( )1. A. almost B.just C.seldom D.probably ( ) 2.A. looked forward B.just C.turned back D.broke down ( )3.A. and B.until C.or D.because ( )4.A. together with B.away from C.in favor of D.instead of ( )5.A. cars B.seats C.str
12、eets D.fields ( )6.A. terrible B.noisy C.familiar D. poor Keys:1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.C （三） Planes are convenient for its speed, and air services are good. Many people would like to try this kind of transportation. It can also save time. Nothing can match them for speed and comfort. Travelling at a h
13、eight of 30,000 feet,far above the clouds,and at over 500 miles an hour is an exciting experience. Today the biggest safety threat facing airlines may not be a terrorist (恐怖分子）with a gun, but the man with the portable (手提的）computer in business class. In the past 15 years, pilots have reported well o
14、ver 100 1 that could have been caused by electromagnetic (电磁的）interference (干扰）.The source of this interference remains unconfirmed (未确认的)，but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic equipment 2 portable computers, radios and cassettle players and mobile telephones. RTCA,
15、 an organization which advises the aviation industry (航空工业） ， has recommended that all airlines ban such electronic devices from being used during “critical”stages of flight, particularly takeoff and landing. Some experts have gone further, 3 for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on u
16、sing these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit (禁止） passengers from using such equipment during takeoff and landing, most are not willing to force a total ban. Many passengers want to work during flights. The difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fi
17、elds might affect an aircrafts computers. Experts know that portable devices 4 radiation (辐射线） ，which affects those wavelengths which aircrafts use for navigation and communication. But, they have not been able to reproduce these effects in laboratory; they have no way of knowing whether the interfe
18、rence might be 5 or not. The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受攻击）to interference raises the risk that terrorist may use radio system in order to 6 navigation equipment. 1. A.actions B.events C.matters D.incidents 2. A.such as B.for example C. Like as D.so that 3. A.looking B.calling C.waiting
19、 D.wanting 4. A.send on B.send out C.send away D.send up 5. A.dangerous B. strong C.helpful D.useful 6. A.repair B. guide C.defend D.destroy Keys:1.D 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.D （四） When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile. It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior
20、 high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, 1 knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone. Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my 2 break. I couldnt talk to anyone about my problems. And I didnt want my parents to worry abou
21、t me. Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, 3 I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didnt know who he was. He passed me and then 4 back. He looked at me and, without a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt the touch of 5 bright and frie
22、ndly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I 6 to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now. One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldnt remember smiling
23、at me! It doesnt matter because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back. ( )1. A.someone B. anyone C. nobody D. everybody ( )2. A.heart B. head C. hair D. h
24、and ( )3. A.for B. but C. if D. unless ( )4. A.paid B. called C. turned D. shouted ( )5. A.nothing B. anything C. everything D. something ( )6. A.refused B. hated C. used D. started Keys:CABCDD （五）（五） Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Compton Street, he had looked after it very carefully.
25、Before he left the house in the morning, he carefully closed all the doors downstairs, opened some windows to let the air in and locked the front gate. 1 Jonathan did was tidy and orderly. One summer evening Jonathan returned home 2 at five minutes to seven exactly. When he opened the front gate, he
26、 immediately noticed something strange. There was a heavy footprint in the soil in one of the flower beds. Jonathan was just going to blame(责怪）the milkman or the postman when he noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was not in its usual place. That was too strange! Jonathan 3
27、 left anything out of place. He walked up to the front door and opened it quietly. He listened carefully for a few minutes, but he could hear nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan thought about it carefully,4 if he had forgotten to close it that morning. He had never forgotten before.
28、 He looked inside the room. The shadow (影子）of a man was clearly reflected on (映在） the far wall in the evening sunlight. He had been standing 5 the door since Jonathan7s return. Jonathan shut the door quickly and turned the key. Then he picked up the telephone in the hall and called the police. The t
29、hief tried to climb through a window to get out, but Jonathan had expected that. He_6_ him with his umbrella, holding it as a sword (剑） .Three minutes later the police arrived there. Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual,but on the whole he felt quite pleased with h
30、imself. ( )1. A. Nothing B. Something C. Anything D. Everything ( )2. A. as usual B. all the time C. right away D. as soon as ( )3. A. always B. never C. often D. seldom ( )4. A. knowing B. guessing C. wondering D. surprising ( )5. A. at B. in front of C. beside D. behind ( )6. A. caught B. attracte
31、d C. attacked D. pulled Keys:DABCDC （六）（六） A couple of days ago, a brownish gray hazed(雾霾) settled over Shanghai. It was, of course, 1 . There have been several days since then and some people are 2 that we may be the next city to catch up with Beijing, a city was slowly covered by a thick dirty bro
32、wn haze. The terrible pollution has not escaped the notice of foreigners in China, either. Recently a number of foreigner talents have left China. Mare van der Chijs, a co-founder(共同创始人) of the Chinese Video site Tudou(土 豆网), said one of the big 3 he is leaving China is that “the pollution is too he
33、avy.” Shanghai does have a pollution problem, but it is not unsolvable. There are new laws to restrict harmful emission from cars and the city is trying to use “green technology” in his new buildings, factories and energy plants. But it will take years 4 we see the wonderful changes. In the meantime
34、 ,we should try to protect ourselves, or 5 not add to the pollution problem. We should pay attention to the citys pollution alerts(警报) and wear masks on heavily polluted days. We should try to 6 our energy consumption(消耗量).Remember: The more energy we use, the more pollution we produce. 1. A. land p
35、ollution B. water pollution C. air pollution D. noise pollution 2. A. glad B. surprised C. excited D. paid 3. A. reasons B. excuses C. explanations D. complaints 4. A. when B. after C. before D. since 5. A. at least B. at most C. at first D. at last 6. A. repair B. require C. reduce D. refuse Keys:DBADCD
