大学英语精读第一册 完形填空

大学英语精读第一册 Unit1 1. Complete the following passage with word chosen from the Words&Phrases to Drill box. Change the forms where necessary. Learning (1)strategies help make the difficult task of studying English easier. For instance, it is beneficial to treat new words in different ways according to how (2)frequently they occur in everyday use: active words you must practice (3)over and over again :useful words you must (4)commit to memory; words that seldom occur in everyday situations require just a nodding (5)acquaintance. It also pays to (6) watch out for idiomatic ways of saying things in english. As idiomatic usage often causes difficulties for Chinese students, you must pay close attention to the way native speakers (7)communicate. Language learning is , in fact ,an active (8)process .Students who make a conscious effort to practice English, who seek out (9) opportunities to use what they have learned, are more successful than those who (10)rely on the teacher to do the whole job. Undoubtedly, it is all important to (11)put into practice through speaking and writing what you have (12)absorbed from reading and listening. 2. Fill in the missing words: Many of you are studying English and you may be wondering why ti is so difficult to learn. It is actually not that difficult to learn (1)if you know some basic facts (2)about the language and culture that (4)it reflects Perhaps the first thing you need to (4)know about English is that it is make (5)up of several other languages such (6)as French, German, Latin, Greek and Anglo-Saxon. In (7)addition ,there are words from Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names;(8) even some Chinese and Japanese words have found their way (9)into the English language. This borrowing of words from (10)other languages is one of the key reasons (11)for some of the difficulties that people meet with (12)while they are learning English. Unit2 1. Complete the following passage with word chosen from the Words&Phrases to Drill box. Change the forms where necessary. The story of Francis Chichester, as retold here is one of heroism and adventure in the face of great danger.(1)In spite of his suffering from lung (2)cancer,the 65-year-old Chichester was (3)determined to (4) accomplish his dream of sailing single-handed round the world. In August, 1966,he (5)set out form England on the first leg of his (6)voyage to Australia .After 107days as sea, he arrived in Sydney.Due to his weakened condition, his friends made repeated attempts to (7)dissuade him from going any further. He refused to (8)give up however; and after a few weeks' rest he set off once again. When he arrived back in England in May 1967,he had (9)coverde28,500miles, a distance no one had (10)previously sailed alone. He was given a hero's welcome. 2.Fill in the missing words: The voyage began because I was terrified of Cape Horn If anything terrifies me , I must (1)conquer it. I had read terrible things written (2)about Cape Horn by people who had (3)succeeded in making the passage. All the water (4)between South America and the Antarctic is squeezed (5)through this narrow, shallow gap. You get waves 50 feet (6)high. I read a lot of books about the old clipper ships that used to (7)sail round the Horn, and my plan took, shape I would (8)follow the route of these great sailing vessels from England to Australia (9)round the cape of Good Hope and (10)then round Cape Horn back to England. Not only that, (11)but i would try to equal their average sailing time for these voyages. (12)As it turned out, I did not succeed. I (13)made mistakes. I did not go as (14)fast as they did. But I (15)did sail round the world single-handed. No one had (16)ever done that before. It is always satisfying to do something (17)that no one else has done. Unit3 1. Complete the following passage with word chosen from the Words&Phrases to Drill box. Change the forms where necessary. On the (1)occasion of the old lady's eightieth birthday, she waited eagerly to see what kind of present he daughter, Myra, would send to her. Since her first daughter, Enid, had died two years before, the old lady had (2)endured the loneliness of living by herself. It was (3)rare for Myra to visit her mother, but still, the old lady was proud of her. She felt sure that her daughter would celebrate her birthday with something special. As she waited for the (4)postman, the old lady (5)trembled with excitement because she was quite sure she would receive a lovely present. (6)After all, she thought, even if Myra paid little attention to her mother (7)at other times, today was a very special day. However, when the postman came, the old lady found to her (8)disappointment that, rather than choosing a special gift, Myra had simply sent her a cheque folded in a card. 2.Fill in the missing words: A Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not (1)necessary for the old to be unhappy. (2)With old age should come wisdom and the ability to help others (3)with advice wisely given. (4)The old can have the joy (5)of seeing their children making progress (6)in life; they can watch their grandchildren (7)growing up around them; and , perhaps best of all, they can, (8)if their life has been a useful (9)one, feel the happiness of having come (10)through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time (11)when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to (12)continue the battle. B A Hollywood producer was determined to give his mother a birthday (1)present that would be better than (2)any his brothers were giving her. He heard about an amazing bird which (3)could talk in twelve languages and (4)sing ten famous operas. He immediately bought the bird and (5)sent it to his mother. It (6)cost him $50,000. The day after her (7)birthday, he phoned his mother.."What did you think of the (8)bird , Mother?" he asked eagerly. His mother (9)replied, "Delicious!"