2010年成人英語三級考試完形填空模擬試題及答案(8)
(1)
Maureen stood by the lake. Suddenly the children came running through the trees with sharp cries of ___1___. They rushed up to the ___2___, leaning over the clear water, watching the crowds of tiny fish. Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats, but ___3___ those who had been left behind at the ice-cream stall(小攤) came running up to make some announcement or other, and they all ___4___ the water and dashed back the ___5___ they had come. With growing excitement, Maureen ___6___ them.
When she ___7___ what had been running for, she stopped running. They were ___8___ things again. The toy stall was ___9___ and they were crowded around it. Behind the ___10___ a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish. She took ___11___ from the forest of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils, anything. Maureen leaned against a ___12___, looking on. The idea of ___13___ washed against her face like a strong current(流), trying to draw her in.
Nona Parker pushed out to the edge of the group and ___14___ what she had bought on the ground so that she could see what money she had left in her white purse. Under Maureen’s ___15___ lay a boat, a mouth organ(口琴) and a brown load of bread. Maureen was so full of the ___16___ for the things like that she couldn’t bear to look at it. She turned her ___17___ sharply. Her face was against the tree. She shut her eyes and ___18___ eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates. In a moment, she opened her eyes, ___19___ she didn’t turn back to the stall. It was too ___20___ to see the others buying whatever they wanted. She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground.
1. A. fright B. surprise C. shout D. excitement
2. A. space B. hill C. lake D. river
3. A. what’s worse B. all at once C. all the time D. more or less
4. A. left B. polluted C. painted D. entered
5. A. street B. way C. boat D. restaurant
6. A. ran after B. searched for C. glared at D. got rid of
7. A. blamed B. saw C. praised D. helped
8. A. destroying B. stealing C. buying D. eating
9. A. closed B. tall C. dull D. open
10. A. toy B. stall C. building D. mirror
11. A. fish B. advice C. money D. food
12. A. tree B. wall C. stall D. car
13. A. leaving B. running C. sleeping D. spending
14. A. laid B. let C. drew D. tasted
15. A. feet B. eyes C. shoulder D. hands
16. A. edge B. tiredness C. wish D. relation
17. A. friend B. suggestion C. way D. head
18. A. went B. stood C. prayed D. searched
19. A. even if B. if C. so D. but
20. A. painful B. nervous C. enjoyful D. near-sighted
（2）
In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year ___1___.
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a ___2___ one. The world will be more ___3___ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be ___4___ 6 300 million, almost 2 115 million more than in 1985. More people would move into cities, especially cities in ___5___ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would ___6___ have 15 million by then.
Food production will ___7___, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, ___8___ most of the increase would be in countries that ___9___ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ___10___ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ___11___ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is ___12___ as cities become larger and more houses are built. ___13___ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ___14___ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 ___15___. They only carried out the situation that ___16___ today. By changing the situation, by ___17___ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ___18___ time for the nations of the world to work ___19___ a plan of action. But they warned that ___20___ too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
1. A. learning B. project C. notice D. study
2. A. pleased B. pleasant C. safe D. blue
3. A. dangerous B. beautiful C. crowded D. terrible
4. A. no more than B. as many as C. as much as D. as large as
5. A. developing
B. developed C. big D. mountainous
6. A. none B. each C. all D. neither
7. A. insist B. reduce C. increase D. continue
8. A. so B. but C. or D. however
9. A. already B. hardly C. partly D. never
10. A. wanted B. lacked C. found D. expected
11. A. destroying B. protecting C. disturbing D. interrupting
12. A. saved B. lost C. discovered D. used
13. A. Air pollution B. Water pollution C. Some diseases D. All farmland
14. A. animals B. plants C. forests D. people
15. A. must be true B. will come true C. can't be true D. may be wrong
16. A. happens B. develops C. exists D. appears
17. A. settling B. working out C. answering D. dealing
18. A. no B. still C. less D. plenty of
19. A. about B. in C. out D. for
20. A. working B. suggesting C. spending D. waiting
【答案解析】
（1）
1. D。從文章來看，孩子們跑來跑去，是高興、興奮的表現(xiàn)，所以他們“興奮地”叫喊著。
2. C。由句子Maureen stood by the lake可知“他們是朝湖跑了過來”。
3. B。根據(jù)意思“有些孩子大聲嚷嚷要去坐船，但突然，那些在小攤那兒的人跑了過來”可知。
4. A。由句子They were __8__ things again. The toy stall was __9__ and they were crowded around it可知“他們離開了水，又返回到小攤”。
5. B。這句話意思是“順著他們來的路回去?！?BR> 6. A。由When she __7__ what had been running for, she stopped running可知Maureen跟著他們跑了一陣。
7. B。后面幾句話描寫的都是Maureen“看到”的。
8. C。上文提到“有些孩子在小攤那兒”，可知“他們買過東西”，現(xiàn)在又在“買”。
9. D。由句子a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish可知“小攤開門營業(yè)”。
10. B。由The toy stall was __9__ and they were crowded around it可推知中年婦女的位置是在“小攤”的后面。
11. C。從in exchanging for…來看，是用錢來交換東西。
12. A。由最后一句She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground可知，當時“她靠著一棵樹”。
13. D。比較四個選項，spending最符合語境，這句話的意思是“花錢的想法如同強流一般，沖洗著她的臉。
14. A。這句話意思是“放下剛才買的東西，好騰出手看錢包還有多少錢”。
15. B。由句子Maureen leaned against a __12__, looking on 可知Maureen一直在看著。
16. C。從句子She shut her eyes and __18__ eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates可知“Maureen渴望這些東西”。
17. D。前面說“她靠著樹”，現(xiàn)在又“臉朝樹”，所以判斷“她轉(zhuǎn)過了頭”。
18. C。Maureen渴望那些東西，所以閉上眼睛“祈禱”。
19. D。根據(jù)意思“一會兒，她睜開了眼睛，但是她沒有轉(zhuǎn)過身去看小攤”可知。
20. A?？吹搅似渌⒆淤I到了所想要的東西，而自己又沒錢買，因此她很“難受”。
（2）
1. D。study 意為“研究”，根據(jù)下文，這是指對未來20年地球上的情況變化所作的研究。
2. B。與后面的人口增長，環(huán)境污染等聯(lián)系起來看，在2010年地球上的狀況(picture)將會令人不愉快(pleasant)。
3. C。因為人口繼續(xù)增長，所以世界會越來越擁擠(crowded)。
4. D。指人口數(shù)目的多用large，少用small。指人口達到某一數(shù)目用“as large as + 數(shù)詞”。
5. A。從現(xiàn)狀來看，人口增長快的國家多為發(fā)展不發(fā)達的國家；而城市人口急劇增長的則是一些發(fā)展中的國家(developing countries)。
6. B。前面提到了兩個城市，故此空只能填each，neither具有否定意義，不合句意，也不能插入謂語之中。
7. C。臨近幾句是講糧食增長問題，故選increase“增長”。
8. B。前后兩句具有轉(zhuǎn)折意義：農(nóng)民所生產(chǎn)的糧食將比1985多百分之90，但多數(shù)增產(chǎn)糧食的國家是在已經(jīng)有足夠糧食供人們生活的國家。
9. A。already 意為“已經(jīng)”，由下句可知：是指已經(jīng)有足夠糧食供人們生活的國家。
10. D。expect意為“預計”，句意為：在亞洲南部的國家預計增產(chǎn)幅度不大。
11. A。由changing farms into deserts可知：不當農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)方式毀壞(destroy)了大片生產(chǎn)糧食土地。
12. B。由于擴建城市，修建房屋，必然侵占大量農(nóng)田，故選lost(失去)。
13. A。由burn coal and oil必然排放大量煙霧，可推知：此處指空氣污染(air pollution)
14. C。由more and more trees are cut down可推知：此處指森林(forests)可能消失。
15. D。此句意為：專家說地球到2010年的狀況可能會不好。(
16. C。exist 意為“存在”。由上下文可知：環(huán)境正遭受污染和破壞，專家們只是想保存今天狀況。
17. A。settle the problems 意為“解決問題”。
18. B。still 意為“還有”，加強語氣。句意為：現(xiàn)在還有時間給世界各國制定行動計劃。
19. C。work out a plan 意為“制定計劃”。
20. D。句意為：專家們警告說等待太長的時間作處決定將會極大地減少成功的機會.
(1)
Maureen stood by the lake. Suddenly the children came running through the trees with sharp cries of ___1___. They rushed up to the ___2___, leaning over the clear water, watching the crowds of tiny fish. Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats, but ___3___ those who had been left behind at the ice-cream stall(小攤) came running up to make some announcement or other, and they all ___4___ the water and dashed back the ___5___ they had come. With growing excitement, Maureen ___6___ them.
When she ___7___ what had been running for, she stopped running. They were ___8___ things again. The toy stall was ___9___ and they were crowded around it. Behind the ___10___ a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish. She took ___11___ from the forest of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils, anything. Maureen leaned against a ___12___, looking on. The idea of ___13___ washed against her face like a strong current(流), trying to draw her in.
Nona Parker pushed out to the edge of the group and ___14___ what she had bought on the ground so that she could see what money she had left in her white purse. Under Maureen’s ___15___ lay a boat, a mouth organ(口琴) and a brown load of bread. Maureen was so full of the ___16___ for the things like that she couldn’t bear to look at it. She turned her ___17___ sharply. Her face was against the tree. She shut her eyes and ___18___ eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates. In a moment, she opened her eyes, ___19___ she didn’t turn back to the stall. It was too ___20___ to see the others buying whatever they wanted. She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground.
1. A. fright B. surprise C. shout D. excitement
2. A. space B. hill C. lake D. river
3. A. what’s worse B. all at once C. all the time D. more or less
4. A. left B. polluted C. painted D. entered
5. A. street B. way C. boat D. restaurant
6. A. ran after B. searched for C. glared at D. got rid of
7. A. blamed B. saw C. praised D. helped
8. A. destroying B. stealing C. buying D. eating
9. A. closed B. tall C. dull D. open
10. A. toy B. stall C. building D. mirror
11. A. fish B. advice C. money D. food
12. A. tree B. wall C. stall D. car
13. A. leaving B. running C. sleeping D. spending
14. A. laid B. let C. drew D. tasted
15. A. feet B. eyes C. shoulder D. hands
16. A. edge B. tiredness C. wish D. relation
17. A. friend B. suggestion C. way D. head
18. A. went B. stood C. prayed D. searched
19. A. even if B. if C. so D. but
20. A. painful B. nervous C. enjoyful D. near-sighted
（2）
In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year ___1___.
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a ___2___ one. The world will be more ___3___ because the population will continue to grow. The population could be ___4___ 6 300 million, almost 2 115 million more than in 1985. More people would move into cities, especially cities in ___5___ countries. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would ___6___ have 15 million by then.
Food production will ___7___, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, ___8___ most of the increase would be in countries that ___9___ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ___10___ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ___11___ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is ___12___ as cities become larger and more houses are built. ___13___ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ___14___ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 ___15___. They only carried out the situation that ___16___ today. By changing the situation, by ___17___ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ___18___ time for the nations of the world to work ___19___ a plan of action. But they warned that ___20___ too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
1. A. learning B. project C. notice D. study
2. A. pleased B. pleasant C. safe D. blue
3. A. dangerous B. beautiful C. crowded D. terrible
4. A. no more than B. as many as C. as much as D. as large as
5. A. developing
B. developed C. big D. mountainous
6. A. none B. each C. all D. neither
7. A. insist B. reduce C. increase D. continue
8. A. so B. but C. or D. however
9. A. already B. hardly C. partly D. never
10. A. wanted B. lacked C. found D. expected
11. A. destroying B. protecting C. disturbing D. interrupting
12. A. saved B. lost C. discovered D. used
13. A. Air pollution B. Water pollution C. Some diseases D. All farmland
14. A. animals B. plants C. forests D. people
15. A. must be true B. will come true C. can't be true D. may be wrong
16. A. happens B. develops C. exists D. appears
17. A. settling B. working out C. answering D. dealing
18. A. no B. still C. less D. plenty of
19. A. about B. in C. out D. for
20. A. working B. suggesting C. spending D. waiting
【答案解析】
（1）
1. D。從文章來看，孩子們跑來跑去，是高興、興奮的表現(xiàn)，所以他們“興奮地”叫喊著。
2. C。由句子Maureen stood by the lake可知“他們是朝湖跑了過來”。
3. B。根據(jù)意思“有些孩子大聲嚷嚷要去坐船，但突然，那些在小攤那兒的人跑了過來”可知。
4. A。由句子They were __8__ things again. The toy stall was __9__ and they were crowded around it可知“他們離開了水，又返回到小攤”。
5. B。這句話意思是“順著他們來的路回去?！?BR> 6. A。由When she __7__ what had been running for, she stopped running可知Maureen跟著他們跑了一陣。
7. B。后面幾句話描寫的都是Maureen“看到”的。
8. C。上文提到“有些孩子在小攤那兒”，可知“他們買過東西”，現(xiàn)在又在“買”。
9. D。由句子a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish可知“小攤開門營業(yè)”。
10. B。由The toy stall was __9__ and they were crowded around it可推知中年婦女的位置是在“小攤”的后面。
11. C。從in exchanging for…來看，是用錢來交換東西。
12. A。由最后一句She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground可知，當時“她靠著一棵樹”。
13. D。比較四個選項，spending最符合語境，這句話的意思是“花錢的想法如同強流一般，沖洗著她的臉。
14. A。這句話意思是“放下剛才買的東西，好騰出手看錢包還有多少錢”。
15. B。由句子Maureen leaned against a __12__, looking on 可知Maureen一直在看著。
16. C。從句子She shut her eyes and __18__ eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates可知“Maureen渴望這些東西”。
17. D。前面說“她靠著樹”，現(xiàn)在又“臉朝樹”，所以判斷“她轉(zhuǎn)過了頭”。
18. C。Maureen渴望那些東西，所以閉上眼睛“祈禱”。
19. D。根據(jù)意思“一會兒，她睜開了眼睛，但是她沒有轉(zhuǎn)過身去看小攤”可知。
20. A?？吹搅似渌⒆淤I到了所想要的東西，而自己又沒錢買，因此她很“難受”。
（2）
1. D。study 意為“研究”，根據(jù)下文，這是指對未來20年地球上的情況變化所作的研究。
2. B。與后面的人口增長，環(huán)境污染等聯(lián)系起來看，在2010年地球上的狀況(picture)將會令人不愉快(pleasant)。
3. C。因為人口繼續(xù)增長，所以世界會越來越擁擠(crowded)。
4. D。指人口數(shù)目的多用large，少用small。指人口達到某一數(shù)目用“as large as + 數(shù)詞”。
5. A。從現(xiàn)狀來看，人口增長快的國家多為發(fā)展不發(fā)達的國家；而城市人口急劇增長的則是一些發(fā)展中的國家(developing countries)。
6. B。前面提到了兩個城市，故此空只能填each，neither具有否定意義，不合句意，也不能插入謂語之中。
7. C。臨近幾句是講糧食增長問題，故選increase“增長”。
8. B。前后兩句具有轉(zhuǎn)折意義：農(nóng)民所生產(chǎn)的糧食將比1985多百分之90，但多數(shù)增產(chǎn)糧食的國家是在已經(jīng)有足夠糧食供人們生活的國家。
9. A。already 意為“已經(jīng)”，由下句可知：是指已經(jīng)有足夠糧食供人們生活的國家。
10. D。expect意為“預計”，句意為：在亞洲南部的國家預計增產(chǎn)幅度不大。
11. A。由changing farms into deserts可知：不當農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)方式毀壞(destroy)了大片生產(chǎn)糧食土地。
12. B。由于擴建城市，修建房屋，必然侵占大量農(nóng)田，故選lost(失去)。
13. A。由burn coal and oil必然排放大量煙霧，可推知：此處指空氣污染(air pollution)
14. C。由more and more trees are cut down可推知：此處指森林(forests)可能消失。
15. D。此句意為：專家說地球到2010年的狀況可能會不好。(
16. C。exist 意為“存在”。由上下文可知：環(huán)境正遭受污染和破壞，專家們只是想保存今天狀況。
17. A。settle the problems 意為“解決問題”。
18. B。still 意為“還有”，加強語氣。句意為：現(xiàn)在還有時間給世界各國制定行動計劃。
19. C。work out a plan 意為“制定計劃”。
20. D。句意為：專家們警告說等待太長的時間作處決定將會極大地減少成功的機會.