Ⅴ.Cloze:(20%)
Complete the passage by putting in the blanks the corrtect choice. Write your right letter on the Answer Sheet:
Nobody likes insects. They are ___1 and sometimes dangerous. Some of them bite us and give us __2__;others bite us and give us big red 3___.Some do not bite,___4___ they just fly round our heads or crawl round our houses and gardens. And we do not like any of them—___5___ those lovely butterflies.
But insects are interesting. First, they are very ___6___ animals. Three hundred and twenty million years age no men or other ___7___ in the world but there were insects.Today,___8___ every square mile of land there are millions of them flying and crawling ___9___.Second,insects are very ___10___ to their habitat, to their food and to the weather, now there are about a million different ___11___ in the world.___12___ do people use insecticides?
Not many insects ___13___ us. In many cases we do not see the insects and we do not think much about them. The ___14___ is that insects eat so much of man’s food,___15___ there are so many billions of them.
We must use insecticides to ___16___ them.
An insecticide is simply a special chemical ___17___ with some poisonous elements. Farmers ___18___ their crops very often and the insects die quickly. Of course some poisonous chemicals may ___19___ on the crops or in the ___20___,and that is also dangerous.
Decide which of the following would best complete the passage if inserted in the blanks:
1. A. annoying B. disgusted C. troubling D. wicked
2. A. diseases B. tumors C. ulcers D. wounds
3. A. places B. points C. specks D. spots
4. A. and B. because C. but D. or
5. A. besides B. except C. except for D. let alone
6. A. old B. small C. weak D. young
7. A. amphibians B. birds C. mammals D. reptiles
8. A. in B. on C. throughout D. with
9. A. about B. above C. over D. up
10. A. adaptable B. agreeable C. suitable D. variable
11. A. models B. samples C. species D. specimens
12. A. How B. When C. Where D. Why
13. A. hurt B. pierce C. pin D. wound
14. A. condition B. difference C. method D. reason
15. A. and B. due to C. owing to D. so that
16. A. get hold of B. get rid of C. put an end to D. take care of
17. A. component B. compound C. material D. medicine
18. A. cover B. disinfect C. splash D. spray
19. A. drop B. evaporate C. leave D. stay
20. A. clay B. dirt C. mud D. soil
Complete the passage by putting in the blanks the corrtect choice. Write your right letter on the Answer Sheet:
Nobody likes insects. They are ___1 and sometimes dangerous. Some of them bite us and give us __2__;others bite us and give us big red 3___.Some do not bite,___4___ they just fly round our heads or crawl round our houses and gardens. And we do not like any of them—___5___ those lovely butterflies.
But insects are interesting. First, they are very ___6___ animals. Three hundred and twenty million years age no men or other ___7___ in the world but there were insects.Today,___8___ every square mile of land there are millions of them flying and crawling ___9___.Second,insects are very ___10___ to their habitat, to their food and to the weather, now there are about a million different ___11___ in the world.___12___ do people use insecticides?
Not many insects ___13___ us. In many cases we do not see the insects and we do not think much about them. The ___14___ is that insects eat so much of man’s food,___15___ there are so many billions of them.
We must use insecticides to ___16___ them.
An insecticide is simply a special chemical ___17___ with some poisonous elements. Farmers ___18___ their crops very often and the insects die quickly. Of course some poisonous chemicals may ___19___ on the crops or in the ___20___,and that is also dangerous.
Decide which of the following would best complete the passage if inserted in the blanks:
1. A. annoying B. disgusted C. troubling D. wicked
2. A. diseases B. tumors C. ulcers D. wounds
3. A. places B. points C. specks D. spots
4. A. and B. because C. but D. or
5. A. besides B. except C. except for D. let alone
6. A. old B. small C. weak D. young
7. A. amphibians B. birds C. mammals D. reptiles
8. A. in B. on C. throughout D. with
9. A. about B. above C. over D. up
10. A. adaptable B. agreeable C. suitable D. variable
11. A. models B. samples C. species D. specimens
12. A. How B. When C. Where D. Why
13. A. hurt B. pierce C. pin D. wound
14. A. condition B. difference C. method D. reason
15. A. and B. due to C. owing to D. so that
16. A. get hold of B. get rid of C. put an end to D. take care of
17. A. component B. compound C. material D. medicine
18. A. cover B. disinfect C. splash D. spray
19. A. drop B. evaporate C. leave D. stay
20. A. clay B. dirt C. mud D. soil