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1、如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流统考大学英语B完形填空专项练习 (1)【精品文档】第 7 页统考大学英语B 完型填空 专项练习1.Mr. Brown and his wife had a small bar near a railway station. The bar didnt close 1_ midnight because people came to drink while they were 2 for trains. So the business was good. At two oclock one morning, a man was still sitting

2、at the table in the bar. He was 3 . Mr. Browns young wife wanted to go to bed. She looked 4 the bar several times, but the man kept sleeping. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You have tried to wake that man several times, and he isnt drinking anything. Why havent you sent him a

3、way? Its too late.”“Oh, no, I dont want to send him away,” he answered 5 a smile. “You know, each time I woke him up, he gave me five pounds. Then he went to sleep again.”1. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting2. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting3. A. with B. around C. s

4、leeping D. until E. waiting4. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting5. A. with B. around C. sleeping D. until E. waiting2.Human language is a system of symbols. No other animal has a complex symbolic language that must be learned. Animal language is largely instinctive, 1 basic human lang

5、uage is learned speech, composed of sounds that symbolize things, ideas, actions, and the like. We learn to read, often with considerable effort, by noticing or 2 taught that groups of letters stand for the sounds that we already know how to speak. We learn to write, with even _3 effort, by learning

6、 to form the letters, 4 are symbols of sounds, and to put them together on paper so that others can read what we “say”. Since human language is a form of human behavior, there is nothing absolute about it. It has developed lowly throughout human history and will continue to develop. In the English l

7、anguage there are perhaps 600,000 sounds, possibly more, but most of them are 5 only to specialists and are rarely used. 1. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which2. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which3. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which4. A. being B. while C. greater

8、D. known E. which5. A. being B. while C. greater D. known E. which3.It seems quite clearly unjust to pay two people different amounts of money for doing the same work. But it is not as easy as it appeals at first _1_ to introduce equal pay for equal work.Two people may be working side by side in a f

9、actory and doing the same work, but one may be doing it twice as fast as the _2_; or one may be making no mistakes, while the other is making a lot. In some kinds of work, one can solve the problem of speed if one pays by the amount of work to be done and not by the hour: work paid for in this _3_ i

10、s called piece-work. But it is not always possible to do this, so it is sometimes useful to pay workers at different rates, which take differences in skill into _4_. This usually means that the younger and therefore less experienced worker gets less than the _5_ and more experienced one, which seems

11、 reasonable enough.1. A. otherB. sightC. olderD. wayE. account2. A. otherB. sightC. olderD. wayE. account3. A. otherB. sightC. olderD. wayE. account4. A. otherB. sightC. olderD. wayE. account5. A. otherB. sightC. olderD. wayE. account4.No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. B

12、ut if people read correctly the signs around them, they can tell 1 the weather will be like the following day or two.For many centuries people have studied the weather and tried to 2 weather forecasting. Sometimes distant objects such as hills and tall trees dont seem to be very clear. This is 3 of

13、much water vapour in the air and therefore rain will probably come.If some birds fly high, fine weather is coming, but if they fly near the ground, rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting 4_ they fly very low.If a fog appears in the morning

14、 just about sunrise, then the day will be warm. Instead, if a fog appears in the evening, the next day will bring wet weather. If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.Most of the 5 sayings have b

15、een made by people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.1. A. what B. above C. make D. that E. sign2. A. what B. above C. make D. that E. sign3. A. what B. above C. make D. that E. sign4. A. what B. above C. make D. that E. sign5. A. what B. above C. make D. that E. sign5.

16、Man can not go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the _1_ 30 years man will face a period of crisis. _2_ experts believe that there will be a widespread food shortage. Other experts think this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But

17、 remember that two thirds of the people in the world are under-nourished（有营养的）or starving now.One thing that man can do is to limit the _3_ of babies born. The need _4_ this is obvious, but it is not _5_ to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families.1. A. forB. easyC. SomeD. number

18、E. next2. A. forB. easyC. SomeD. numberE. next3. A. forB. easyC. SomeD. numberE. next4. A. forB. easyC. SomeD. numberE. next5. A. forB. easyC. SomeD. numberE. next6.Kelly is a clerk. She works in a town. She is busy from morning to _1_. She gets up at six oclock in the morning and goes to do morning

19、 exercise at half past six. Then she has breakfast _2_ the family at a quarter past seven. She goes to work at a quarter past eight.She _3_ work at half past four and goes home. She arrives home at a quarter to five. At half past six she makes supper. After supper, she has a little rest. Sometimes s

20、he _4_ TV for a little while. She studies for about an hour _5_ she goes to bed.1. A. watches B. finishesC. withD. beforeE. night2. A. watches B. finishesC. withD. beforeE. night3. A. watches B. finishesC. withD. beforeE. night4. A. watches B. finishesC. withD. beforeE. night5. A. watches B. finishe

21、sC. withD. beforeE. night7.Mumu is a Chinese boy. But now he_1_in the UK. He lives and _2_ with Mr and Mrs Green in London. They are very nice to him. But they like different food. For breakfast, Mr and Mrs Green would like milk, eggs and some vegetables, sometimes they have fruits. Mumu would like

22、milk and eggs, but he wouldnt like vegetables at the breakfast time. Lunch is at one _3_. Mr and Mrs Green usually have large hamburgers. Mumu doesnt like them. He thinks theyre _4_. He would like some rice. After that, hed like some fruits. _5_ Mr and Mrs Green usually have afternoon tea.For dinner

23、, Mr and Mrs Green have soup, beef, vegetables and fruit. Mumu wouldnt like any beef, hed like some noodles. 1. A. eats B. is C. But D. oclock E. bad2. A. eats B. is C. But D. oclock E. bad3. A. eats B. is C. But D. oclock E. bad4. A. eats B. is C. But D. oclock E. bad5. A. eats B. is C. But D. oclo

24、ck E. bad8.One night, a thief broke into an old mans house. He _1_ a noise and woke up the old man and his wife. The husband told his wife to be silent, while he said loudly, “My dear, these days thieves are cleverer. If they take _2_ their clothes and put them on the table, the people in the room w

25、ill fall asleep and cant wake up.”When the thief _3_this, he took off his clothes at once and was ready to set out to work. At this _4_, the husband suddenly shouted in a loud voice: “Stop thief! Stop thief!” The thief was very frightened. He ran away as fast as he could and _5_ his clothes on the t

26、able.1. A. madeB. momentC. offD. leftE. heard2. A. madeB. momentC. offD. leftE. heard3. A. madeB. momentC. offD. leftE. heard4. A. madeB. momentC. offD. leftE. heard5. A. madeB. momentC. offD. leftE. heard 9.This is my timetable. I study at No.3 Middle School of Dongfang. From Monday to Friday I get

27、 up _1_ 6:30 a.m. I have _2_ at 7:00 and then I go to school. I dont like to be late. Our classes _3_ at 8:30 a.m. We have four classes in the morning. I often have lunch at school with my classmates.In the afternoon, we have two classes. Classes are over at 3:30, and I get home at 4:00. But sometim

28、es I dont _4_ school so early because I play basketball on the playground. I have supper at about 6:00. After supper I do my homework. I often watch TV, but sometimes I _5_ to do some reading and the story books are very interesting. I usually go to bed at about 10:00 p.m. 1. A. leaveB. atC. like D.

29、 breakfastE. start2. A. leaveB. atC. like D. breakfastE. start3. A. leaveB. atC. like D. breakfastE. start4. A. leaveB. atC. like D. breakfastE. start5. A. leaveB. atC. like D. breakfastE. start10.For the first time in our marriage, I had decided to spend my holiday alone, without my wife. We had no

30、t 1 . My common sense told me that all habits even good ones should be broken from time to time. Doing everything together with my wife had become very much of a habit with me. So I had gone off to Italy 2 my own to spend three weeks at a hotel at the seaside. I had hoped it would be nice and warm.

31、But actually it was 35 in the shade, 3_ enough to roast an ox. I walked about in shorts, my bald head 4 with a handkerchief, sweating and thirsty. And all the time I had to think of my wife, who had gone to the mountains of North Wales and was doubtless enjoying herself very much. Why had I, with my

32、 sensitive English skin, gone to Italy of all places? At night, I was kept 5 by two bands playing like mad in the bar downstairs.1. A. hot B. awake C. on D. covered E. quarreled2. A. hot B. awake C. on D. covered E. quarreled3. A. hot B. awake C. on D. covered E. quarreled4. A. hot B. awake C. on D.

33、 covered E. quarreled5. A. hot B. awake C. on D. covered E. quarreled11.Most people have heard of Shakespeare (莎士比亚) and are somewhat familiar with his plays, _1 few know much about his life. In fact, little is known for certain about his early years and schooling. 2 is it clear why he left his nati

34、ve Stratford. Apparently he arrived in London without friends or money, and at first had to earn his living by taking care of the horses of theatre-goers. In time he became 3 for his wit and imagination and was invited to become one of the actors.By 1592, when Shakespeares name first appeared in the

35、 records, he was already a leading player in an acting company under the protection of a high official at court. He had started to _4 plays which attracted large audiences and eventually he became quite a wealthy man. Shortly after 1600 he returned to Stratford, where he continued to write plays, 5

36、them the great tragedies Othello, Macbeth, and King Lear.1. A. recognized B. write C. nor D. but E. among2. A. recognized B. write C. Nor D. but E. among3. A. recognized B. write C. nor D. but E. among4. A. recognized B. write C. nor D. but E. among5. A. recognized B. write C. nor D. but E. among12.

37、There is an old saying that husbands and wives start to look and behave like each other after a time. I dont know if this was true of my mother and father. Both of my parents had brown hair and brown eyes and low voices. My father, _1_, was eight years older than my mother and taller and thinner. He

38、 was built as straight as an arrow. My mother was shorter and had a rounder and fuller face and she looked as soft as a pillow. My mother was quieter and talked less than my father did. She was also a much more patient person than my father. My father was more experienced in life. He was _2_ to doin

39、g everything quickly. My mother, on the other hand, worked and spoke more slowly. They were fond of nature and sports, such as walking, gardening and swimming. They were both _3_ in reading and music, but my father preferred history books, while my mother liked to read romantic novels. In music, the

40、ir types were similar, and they were never proud of listening to it. Most of the time they were in agreement on bringing _4_ their children. They both believed in giving them love and neither one believed in punishing them physically. At times, their personalities were very much alike, but at other

41、times, they seemed very _5_. Perhaps that is why none of their children knows which parent he looks or behaves like.1. A. howeverB. interestedC. upD. usedE. different2. A. howeverB. interestedC. upD. usedE. different3. A. howeverB. interestedC. upD. usedE. different4. A. howeverB. interestedC. upD.

42、usedE. different5. A. howeverB. interestedC. upD. usedE. different13.You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little rain and it is not 1 for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.There is water in s

43、ome places in the deserts. We call these places oases (绿洲). In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow all kinds of vegetables and rice in the fields there. People also live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep and other animals. These animals live 2 the desert plants for their fo

44、od and do not need any water. The animals are useful to the desert people in many ways. They eat the meatand drink the milk of the animals. They 3 the camels for carrying water, food and something else.The people of the desert have to keep 4 from place to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. When there is no more food for their animals, they move to another place. The desert people are 5