速测(二) 完形填空A+B+阅读理解B+还原短文
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ.完形填空
A)阅读下面短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. 1 September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about 2 when I decided to get a coffee 3 . I went to my favourite coffee place 4 it was two blocks east from my office. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud 5 . Before I could join the others outside to see 6 was going on, the first plane had already 7 my office building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke 8 above the burning building. I felt 9 to be alive.
Almost ten years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and 10 that my alarm had never gone off. I jumped out of 11 and went straight to the airport. But 12 the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken off. “This is the first holiday I've taken in a year, and now I've 13 my plane. What bad luck!” I thought to myself. The other planes were 14 so I had to wait till the next day. The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day before. My bad luck had 15 turned into a good thing.
( )1.A.In B.On C.At D.To
( )2.A.going up B.going down C.to go up D.to go down
( )3.A.then B.first C.later D.last
( )4.A.since B.and C.but D.although
( )5.A.sound B.whisper C.voice D.scream
( )6.A.which B.how C.what D.where
( )7.A.hit B.landed C.flew D.fell
( )8.A.blowing B.rising C.dropping D.raising
( )9.A.happy B.surprised C.excited D.lucky
( )10.A.realized B.remembered C.recognized D.reminded
( )11.A.flat B.window C.bed D.door
( )12.A.during B.by C.at D.after
( )13.A.missed B.lost C.caught D.spent
( )14.A.busy B.crowded C.full D.empty
( )15.A.finally B.hopefully C.certainly D.unexpectedly
B)阅读下面短文,用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
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pride attend common agree and refuse
winner other hand natural
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It was at an exhibition of the artists' works organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special guest
16. the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me 17. asked me for my signature(签名).
“I haven't brought my pen. Is the pencil okay?” Actually, I knew they wouldn't 18. . I just wanted to show a well-known writer's good manners to the 19. readers.
“Certainly,” the young girls readily 20. . I could see they were very excited. Of course, their excitement also made me feel more pleased and satisfied. One of the girls 21. her fine notebook to me. I turned over the cover of the notebook, wrote a few words of encouragement 22. and signed my name. The girl read my signature, frowned(皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked, “Aren't you Robert Charboss?”
“No,” I told her proudly, “I'm the author of Alice Adams, the 23. of two Pulitzer Prizes.”
The young girl turned to the 24. ,shrugged(耸肩) and said, “Mary, lend your rubber to me.” At that moment, all my 25. turned into a bubble(泡泡) immediately. Since then, I always warn myself: no matter how outstanding you are, don't think highly of yourself.
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Technology is developing fast and it has become an important part of our life. Then what will the world be like in the future?
