题目
完形填空Ahhh, summer. Time to relax. You cannot have complete rest if you ___1___it too seriously. But taking vacations seriously is exactly___2___we Americans seem to do. In the same way our kids' free time is now packed with activities, we adults have turned vacations into "active leisure." Anytime you try very hard to relax, that's active leisure. Our vacations___3___with an agenda, a purpose. We're visiting family, attending weddings, going camping, and making sure we ride that roller coaster-no matter how long the line is. We Americans are so active in our leisure___4___we commonly complain we need a vacation from our vacations. We leave home___5___; we come back exhausted. That's why many of us have decided not to go. Americans are___6___a few vacation days (14 days, on average) compared with other developed countries, but ironically, we don't even use them. The average American will leave four vacation days on the table this year, which adds up to a total 574 million days of___7___vacation. Our relationship to relaxation seems contradictory. We spend more money than anyone else in the world on leisure-fully one-___8___of our income-and yet at the same time we are No. 1 in the world at not taking vacations. One of the top reasons given for not taking a vacation is that it's too much extra work. We have to get___9___of our work in order to leave, and then we have to catch up on our work upon our return. The longer the vacation we take, the bigger the stumbling blocks appear. So only 14% of Americans will take a vacation two weeks or longer this summer. Bottom linE、it's simply become too stressful to relax. We Americans take our time off so seriously that you can now get a Ph.D. in leisure studies at Penn State and 17 other famous universities. That's right-a doctorate, not just a bachelor's. It's such an up-and-coming field in academe that there is an actual shortage of___10___educators. We don't have enough people to teach leisure. I am tempted to make a joke about this, but I don't want to get the wrath of the leisure scientists. They'll beat me up with chairs.
1)
A、take
B、make
C、bake
D、cake
2)
A、this
B、that
C、what
D、which
3)
A、go
B、arrive
C、leave
D、come
4)
A、these
B、that
C、those
D、this
5)
A、tired
B、tire
C、tiring
D、tires
6)
A、give
B、giving
C、gave
D、given
7)
A、take
B、taken
C、untaken
D、took
8)
A、three
B、third
C、thirds
D、thirty
9)
A、ahead
B、out
C、rid
D、clear
10)
A、qualify
B、qualification
C、qualifies
D、qualified
第3题
A.must keep
B.mustn’t keep
C.must be kept
D.mustn’t be kept
第4题
We can't _____ a holiday to go away this summer.
A.spend
B.pay
C.afford
D.cost
第5题
I didn't go ()in the summer.
A、somewhere
B、everywhere
C、anywhere
第6题
When did the story most likely happen?
A.In the spring.
B.In the summer.
C.In the fall.
D.In the winter.
第7题
A.Spending
B. Spend
C. To spend
D. Having spent
第8题
完形填空Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, ___1___ must be willing to take actions. You must first go ___2____ there are people. You won’t make friends ___3___ home alone. ____4____ a club or group, for talking with those who like the same things as you do is ____5____. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human ____6____ to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.
Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us, _____7__ us too tall or too short, too this or too that. Don’t forget that they must be feeling ___8___ way. Try to accept yourself ____9__ you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You will feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident even if you don’t feel that way. __10___you enter a room full of strangers, such as new classroom, walk tall and straight, look ___11___ at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to ___12__ to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to ____13_ a conversation.
Just meeting someone doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person. Friendship is ___14__ on mutual(相互的) liking and “give and take”. They take time and ___15__ to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.
1. A. you B. they C. it D. I
2. A. when B. whether C. where D. however
3. A. arriving B. returning C. staying D. leaving
4. A. Recognize B. Accept C. Share D. Join
5. A. more difficult B. easier C. ordinary D. uncomfortable
6. A. nature B. fault C. weakness D. manners
7. A. finding B. making C. stopping D. treating
8. A. in the B. a friendly C. different D. the same
9. A. what B. as C. how D. where
10. A. When B. As if C. So that D. In which
11. A. specially B. directly C. shyly D. strictly
12. A. refer B. write C. speak D. pay
13. A. start B. stop C. develop D. hold
14. A. depended B. lied C. taken D. based
15. A. money B. resource C. effort D. trouble
第9题
1、This passage is taken from a handbook for_____.
A.visiting scholars in American universities
B.working emigrants in America
C.American students who are going to study abroad
D.overseas students who want to study in American universities
2、The author intends to give some _____ to would-be overseas students in the US.
A.warnings
B.comments
C.suggestions
D.directions
3、What is the first thing you do in applying to an American university?()
A.To send school records
B.To write to ask for an application form.
C.To provide the TOEFL score report.
D.To supply reference letters
4、Which of the following is not needed for applying to study at an American university?()
A.Your school records.
B.English test score reports.
C.Reference letters
D.Your passport.
5、Which of the following statements is true of the overseas students in the States? ()
A.They are not allowed to work in their spare time except in the summer.
B.They don’t need a permit from US Immigration to work in the summer.
C.Winter is the time when foreign students can work in their spare time.
第10题
Why does a commuter(持火车月票的乘客) always look as if he has just been through a war? Here is a story of a commuter.
Mr. Green gets up very early every day and eats a quick breakfast. Then he makes his wife drive him to the station. He arrives on time, but his train doesn't. When it finally comes, he squeezes on and finds there are no more seats. He has to stand with his bag between his knees. There is simply no room to put it down. Suddenly a cold wind hits him in the face. The window is broken! He remembers this summer. At that lime the same window didn't even open.
The conductor makes his way through the crowd and asks for the commuter's ticket. The ticket, of course, is buried deep in the poor man's breast pocket. He digs for it. The conductor waits impatiently.
Finally the train reaches the city. Mr. Green is already worn out. He says to himself, "My God, I feel as if I've been through a war!"
If Mr. Green had got up several minutes later, he ______.
A.would have missed the train
B.might still have been able to catch the train
C.wouldn't be sad
D.would have been away from a war
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