Ⅲ. 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms,  36   my teacher said again and again that it was important.

One day,  I happened to   37  an Englishman on the road,  and soon we began to  38 . As I was talking about how I was studying English,  the foreigner shook his head,  saying,  “You don’t say!  You don’t say! ”  I was   39   ,  I thought,  perhaps this is not a   40  topic. Well,  I’d  41  change the topic. So I said to him,  “Well,  shall we talk about the Great Wall.   42

the way,  have you ever  43  there? ”“Certainly,  everyone back home will  44  me if I leave China without seeing  45  . It was great. ” I said,  “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world.  It is a place of   46  . ” Soon I was interrupted again by his words,  “   47  ! ” I couldn’t  48  asking,  “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ” “Well,  I didn’t ask you to do 49   , ” he answered,  gently surprised.

I said,  “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’? ”

Hearing this,  the Englishman  50  to tears. He began to  51   , “‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really? ’. It is an  52  of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention  53  English idioms. ”

Then I knew I had made fool of  54  . Since then I have been more   55  with idioms.

36. A. though         B. when             C. if            D. as

【解析】选A。根据句意“尽管老师一次次说英语习语重要，我还是没有注意”。根据两句之间的关系，应选A。

37. A. look            B. meet             C. pick up          D. find out

【解析】选B。我在路上碰巧遇见一个英国人。pick up 捡起，拾起;find out 查清楚，弄清楚。

38. A. walk             B. talk              C. play             D. go

【解析】选B。两个人相遇，然后开始交谈，所以应选B。

39. A. pleased          B. angry          C. afraid         D. surprised

【解析】选D。 当外国人说“You don’t say”时，我理解的是“你不能说”，我很吃惊。所以应选D。

40. A. proper          B. strange            C. safe            D. polite

【解析】选A。proper 合适的，适当的。作者认为这是一个不合适的话题，所以应选A。

41. A. to               B. better              C. not               D. like

【解析】选B。had better do sth.  最好做……。作者认为应该换一个话题，所以应用had better，选B。

42. A. On             B. In              C. All                D. By

【解析】选D。by the way 是固定搭配，顺便说一下。

43. A. gone        B. visited             C. seen    D. been

【解析】选D。你曾经去过那儿吗?have been to some place去过某地。

44. A. look at      B. think of         C. send for  D. laugh at

【解析】选D。 laugh at 嘲笑; think of 考虑; send for 派人去接; look at 看一看。去了中国而未去过长城，会被人嘲笑，所以应选D。

45. A. it        B. them        C. anything        D. something

【解析】选A。特指长城。前文已提到长城，在这里用it来指代。

46. A. fun       B. interest      C. business    D. mountain

【解析】选B。place of interest 名胜古迹。属固定搭配，所以应选B。

47. A. Really                              B. Good

C. You don’ t say                      D. You are right

【解析】选C。  外国人一开始说“You don’t say”。在这里再次强调，所以应选C。

48. A. be          B. help           C. think          D. do

【解析】选B。couldn’t help doing 禁不住做某事。作者感到很奇怪，所以禁不住要问。

49. A. this          B. so        C. anything       D. me a favor

【解析】选B。我并没有让你那样做。do so 那样做。

50. A. laughed        B. cried        C. moved         D. came

【解析】选A。外国人觉得作者误会了他的话，觉得很好笑，所以是笑得流出了眼泪。cry“哭”;move“感动”。

51. A. explain       B. shout         C. prove          D. say

【解析】选A。他开始解释You don’t say的意思，所以应选A。explain“解释”;prove“证明，证实”。

52. A. experience                      B. expression

C. explanation                          D. example

【解析】选B。experience 经验;expression 表达;explanation 解释; example 例子。句意为：这是表示吃惊的一种表达方式，所以应选B。

53. A. for           B. to              C. at      D. in

【解析】选B。pay attention to 注意。属于固定搭配，句意为“你没有注意到英语习语”。

54. A. me       B. myself        C. him         D. somebody

【解析】选B。make fool of sb. 愚弄某人。作者没有听懂外国人说话的意思，所以感觉愚弄了自己。

55. A. helpful      B. popular      C. careful      D. satisfied

【解析】选C。对于习语用法更加小心。be careful with. . . 对……小心，细心。be popular with“受……的欢迎”;be satisfied with“对……满意”。

(A)

It was Monday.  Mrs.  Smith’s dog was hungry,  but there was not any meat in the house.

Considering that there was no better way,  Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper,  and wrote the following words on it “Give my dog half a pound of meat. ” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently,  “Take this to the butcher,  and he’s going to give you your lunch today. ”

Holding the piece of paper in its mouth,  the dog ran to the butcher’s.  It gave the paper to the butcher.  The butcher read it carefully,  recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to.  The dog was very happy,  and ate the meat up at once.

At noon,  the dog came to the shop again.  It gave the butcher a piece of paper again.  After reading it,  he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

The next day,  the dog came again exactly at noon.  And as usual,  it brought a piece of paper in the mouth.  This time,

the butcher did not take a look at the paper,  and gave the dog its meat,  for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers(顾客).

But,  the dog came again at four o’clock.  And the same thing happened once again.  To the butcher’s more surprise,  it came for the third time at six o’clock,  and brought with it a third piece of paper.  The butcher felt a bit puzzled.  He said to himself,  “This is a small dog.  Why does Mrs.  Smith give it so much meat to eat today? ”

Looking at the piece of paper,  he found that there were not any words on it!

56. The little dog went to the butcher’s _____ altogether during the two days.

A. three times                          B. four times

C. five times                             D. six times

【解析】选C。细节理解题。从前三段可知第一天史密斯家的小狗来肉店两次。第二天，小狗分别在中午，下午4点，6点来过三次，所以一共5次。

57. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog ________ .

A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs.  Smith on Monday

B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

D. until he was paid enough by Mrs.  Smith

【解析】选A。 细节理解题。根据第三段The butcher read it carefully,  recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. 可知屠夫认出史密斯太太的字。

58. From the story,  we can know that the dog was very _____ .

A. kind         B. clever            C. honest            D. foolish

【解析】选B。推理判断题。最后一段，屠夫发现纸条上没有字。可知，小狗后来去肉店并没有得到主人的允许。它能一教便会是非常聪明的。

59. At the end of the story,  you’ll find that ________ .

A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B. the dog dared not go to the butcher’s any more

C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

D. the butcher found himself cheated(欺骗) by the dog

【解析】选D。推理判断题。屠夫发现纸条上没字，就知道被小狗骗了。

(B)

Celebrations spread across China when Shanghai,  the Oriental Pearl (东方明珠),  was given the right to host the 2010 World Expo(世博会)on December 3.

Shanghai won the honor after beating rivals(对手) from Russia,  Mexico,  Poland and South Korea.

“I’m very proud of being Chinese, ”said Wang Kaibo,  a Senior 2 student of the Middle School Affiliated to Beijing Medical University. “The winning of the expo is a victory,  not only for Shanghai residents,  but for the people of the whole Chinese nation. ”

Bidding(申办) for the expo shows that China is more confident of playing a more important role on the international stage.  It’s competing for large events(事件) and the next one could be the World Cup,  Wang said.

The World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Beijing Olympics will become the twin shining stars of China’s development over the next 10 years,  said experts.

The World Expo is known as “Olympics of the economic,  cultural,  scientific and technological fields. ”It is usually held every five years and lasts for six months.

The Olympics, World Cup and World Expo are considered three top international events in the world.

China is the first developing country to win the expo bid in the event’s 151-year history.

Not only will it attract more foreign investment(投资) to China,  but also experts say that the half-year-long exhibition will bring at least 70 million visitors to Shanghai.

The World Expo is a great event for different countries to exchange social,  economic,  cultural and scientific achievements,  and also help to encourage new technology and ideas.

The expo was first held in London in 1851. It has a history of global influence.

The Eiffel Tower,  built during the Paris World Expo in 1889, became the symbol(象征) of the French capital.

Many historic inventions,  such as the telephone and airplane,  all made their first appearance at a World Expo.

本文主要讲述了中国上海申办2010世博会的事情，并提到了它对中国的积极的影响。

60. What does the underlined word “rivals” probably mean in the second paragraph?

A. competitors                           B. enemies

C. players                                   D. supporters

【解析】选A。词义猜测题。rivals 所在的句子Shanghai won the honor after beating rivals from Russia,  Mexico,  Poland and South Korea. 的意思是：在打败了来自俄国、墨西哥、波兰、韩国的竞争对手后，上海获此殊荣。由句意可知选A。competitors表示“比赛者，竞争者”。

61. The winning of bidding for the World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Olympic Games implies ________ .

A. China is beginning to play a more important part on the international stage

B. China has played the most important role in the international affairs

C. China has become a developed country ever since 2010

D. China is the first Asian country to win the expo bid in history

【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第四段的Bidding for the expo shows that China is more confident of playing a more important role on the international stage. 可知。

62. As we know,  in general,  the World Expo is usually held every _____ years,  while the Summer Olympics is usually held every _____ years.

A. 4; 5     B. 5; 4  C. 4; 4      D. 5; 5

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第六段可知世博会每五年举办一次，另外，我们都知道夏季奥运会每四年举办一次。故选B。

63. By bidding for the expo and the Olympics,  we are sure that ______ .

A. China will beat rivals from Russia,  Mexico,  Poland and South Korea

B. China will become a super country in the United Nations

C. China will build a famous tower like Eiffel Tower as the symbol of the capital

D. China will develop more quickly than before and will benefit a lot from them

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第五段The World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Beijing Olympics will become the twin shining stars of China’s development over the next 10 years,  said experts. 以及第十段The World Expo is a great event for different countries to exchange social,  economic,  cultural and scientific achievements,  and also help to encourage new technology and ideas. 可知。

(C)

Pleasant Goat,  Lazy Goat,  Beautiful Goat and Slow Goat,

which one is your favorite?  The second movie of the Chinese cartoon series of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf again achieved noticeable box office takings in China,  earning more than 40 million yuan merely three days after its debut(首次推出).

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf is no doubt the most successful “China Made” cartoon series recently.  It is shown on TV almost every day and its core (主要的)products can be seen almost in every child’s goods store.  It is the Chinese Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

The cartoon series is not only welcomed by children,  but is also often discussed among adult audiences.  Pleasant Goat is appreciated for his courage and wisdom,  while Big Big Wolf is considered a model husband though he is usually the bad guy in the story,  always trying to catch goats for his wife,  Big Red Wolf.

In the year of tiger,  2010,  what will happen to the goats’ homeland and the wolves’ castle?  Will Pleasant Goat break the plot of Big Big Wolf again?  And will Big Big Wolf finally take his revenge as he always says when got foiled(挫败) by Pleasant Goat?  Going to see the movie and laughing cheerfully among kids may be a good idea to start a brand new year.

本文主要讲述了《喜羊羊与灰太狼》第二部发行了，并且在发行的前三天票房就收入4千多万元。作者鼓励大家在2010年继续看《喜羊羊与灰太狼》。

64. Pleasant Goat is liked because of his ________ .

A. beauty and friendliness         B. kindness and courage

C. courage and wisdom              D. beauty and wisdom

【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段的Pleasant Goat is appreciated for his courage and wisdom. . . 可知。

65. Big Big Wolf is _______ to his wife and ______ to goats.

A. bad;  bad                               B. good;  bad

C. devoted;  friendly                 D. bad;  good

【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段的Big Big Wolf is considered a model husband though he is usually the bad guy in the story可知。