北京师范大学网络教育———0492《大学英语三》完型填空复习题（11）
fairs (庙会), visiting relatives and friends and so on. In manyplaces people like to set off firecrackers (鞭炮). It is veryinteresting. But now it isn't allowed in some big cities because it is notsafe.
A: Do you eatspecial food for the holiday?
B: Yes, we eatdumplings.
A: Do childrenlike the holiday?
B: Sure.Children can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get somemoney from their parents.
A: What is thatmoney for?
B: This money isgiven to children for good luck by their parents or other senior people.Children can use the money ___4___ a lot of things for themselves.
A: That's veryinteresting. Thank you for ___5___ me so much about the Spring Festival.
B: It'spleasure.
1. A. How long B. preparing C. like D. telling E. to buy
答案：B
2. A. How long B. preparing C. like D. telling E. to buy
答案：C
3. A. How long B. preparing C. like D. telling E. to buy
答案：A
4. A. How long B. preparing C. like D. telling E. to buy
答案：E
5. A. How long B. preparing C. like D. telling E. to buy
答案：D
55. Humanlanguage is a system of symbols. No other animal has a complex symboliclanguage that must be learned. Animal language is largely instinctive, while basichuman language is learned speech, composed __1__ sounds that symbolize things,ideas, actions, and the like.
We learn to read, often withconsiderable effort, by noticing or being taught that groups of letters standfor the sounds that we already know __2__to speak. We learn to write, with evengreater effort, by learning to form the letters, __3__ 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 humanbehavior, there is nothing absolute about it. It has __4__ lowly throughouthuman history and will continue to develop. In the English language there areperhaps 600,000 __5__, Possibly more, but most of them are known only tospecialists and are rarely used.
1. A. how B.which C. developed D. of E. sounds
答案：D
2. A. how B. which C. developed D. of E. sounds
答案：A
3. A. how B. which C. developed D. of E. sounds
答案：B
4. A. how B. which C. developed D. of E. sounds
答案：C
5. A. how B. which C. developed D. of E. sounds
答案：E
56. A FOX oneday fell into a deep well and could find no way out. A thirsty Goat, came tothe same well, seeing the Fox, asked if the water was good.
"It's wonderful," shouted thefox __1__ the bottom of the well. "Come on down." The Goat, thinkingonly of his thirst, jumped down, but just as he drank, he realized he wastrapped!!
The Fox had an idea. "If,"said he, "you will place your forefeet（前足）__2__ the walland bend your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you outafterwards."
The Goat agreed and the Fox leaped uponhis back. Steadying himself with the Goat's horns, he safely __3__ the top ofthe well and ran off as __4__ as he could.
"What about me?" shouted theGoat from the bottom of the well. __5__ the Fox was long gone, and the Goat wasvery upset.
Look before you leap.
1. A. on B. reached C. fast D. But E. from
答案：E
2. A. on B. reached C. fast D. But E. from
答案：A
3. A. on B. reached C. fast D. But E. from
答案：B
4. A. on B. reached C. fast D. But E. from
答案：C
5. A. on B. reached C. fast D. But E. from
答案：D
57. How much do you know about manners? Differentcountries have different manners. In some Asian countries, it is good mannersto take off your ___1___ before you go into a house. But in European countries,even if they sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. If you are a___2___ in a Chinese house, when you have a meal, you usually do not finish thefood. You often leave a little to show that you have had enough. But inEngland, a visitor always finishes food to show that he has ___3___ it. We mustknow the customs of other ___4___, so that they will not think ___5___bad-mannered. People all over the world agree that a well-mannered personshould be kind and helpful to others. If you remember this, at least you willnot go very far wrong. Everybody likes a person with good manners, but no onelikes a person with bad manners. Keep your manners.
1. A. enjoyed B. shoes C. countries D. us E. foreigner
答案：B
2. A. enjoyed B. shoes C. countries D. us E. foreigner
答案：E
3. A. enjoyed B. shoes C. countries D. us E. foreigner
答案：A
4. A. enjoyed B. shoes C. countries D. us E. foreigner
答案：C
5. A. enjoyed B. shoes C. countries D. us E. foreigner
答案：D
58. A house in Clarktown caught fire on ChristmasEve, 1982. The woman who lived in the house was already in her eighties. Beingin poor health, she had trouble in __1__ even when things were fine. With herhouse burning down around her, she was not able to go __2__. The smoke made herchoke (窒息). The fire wasvery hot. Without quick help she would have died.
Fire fighters got to the house. Theystarted to put the fire out. They did not know the old woman was still __3__.The people heard her crying for help. The fire was still very hot and there waslots of smoke.
A man dressed like Santa Claus(圣诞老人) was passing by. He was on his way togive gifts to poor families. Hardly had he heard the old woman' cry when he raninto the burning house. After a while he rushed out with the old woman on hisback and came to her safety. Then, as __4__ as he had done that, the man left.No one knew the real name of the hero who had saved the old woman's life.
The man went on and took the gifts tothe poor children. He did not return home until it was dark. He told his __5__what had happened. She decided that she did not need to keep the story asecret. She told people that Santa Claus was actually David Rodriguez, herhusband. Mr. Rodriguez is a music teacher when he is not playing Santa Claus.
1. A. inside B. walking C. wife D. anywhere E. quickly
答案：B
2. A. inside B. walking C. wife D. anywhere E. quickly
答案：D
3. A. inside B. walking C. wife D. anywhere E. quickly
答案：A
4. A. inside B. walking C. wife D. anywhere E. quickly
答案：E
5. A. inside B. walking C. wife D. anywhere E. quickly
答案：C
59. The NationalHealth Service in Britain has grown into such a big organization that it nowemploys more people than any other organizations in the country. Howeverefficient an organization like this may be, it is bound to __1__ sooner orlater but there is little the public can do when they occur. The Patients'Association gives __2__ when they think they have not been properly lookedafter. Some time ago the Association fought against the government's idea __3__general health centers for individual doctors. It said it did not want to tellthe Health Service __4__ do but added that it should spend more money ondoctors' salaries, __5__ would be cheaper than building health centers.
1. A. peopleadvice B. what to C. which D. make mistakes E. of substituting
答案：D
2. A. peopleadvice B. what to C. which D. make mistakes E. of substituting
答案：A
3. A. peopleadvice B. what to C. which D. make mistakes E. of substituting
答案：E
4. A. peopleadvice B. what to C. which D. make mistakes E. of substituting
答案：B
5. A. peopleadvice B. what to C. which D. make mistakes E. of substituting
答案：C
60. In the USA,children start school when they are five years old. In some states they muststay in school till they are sixteen. But most students are seventeen oreighteen years old when they __1__ secondary schools. There are two kinds ofschools in the USA: public schools and private schools. Most children go topublic schools. Their parents don't have to __2__ their education because theschool get money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, hisparents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents __3__ likeprivate schools though they are much more expensive.
Today about half of the high schoolstudents __4__ in universities after they finish secondary schools. A studentat a state university doesn't have to pay very much if his parents live in thatstate.
