完形填空

先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個可以填入相應空白處的最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內(nèi)。

（一）

The purpose of a letter of application[求職信] is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state ___1___ the job you want， and should tell what your abilities are and what you have ___2___. It should be simple， human， personal and brief without ___3___ out any necessary facts.

In writing a letter of application， keep in ___4___ that the things a possible employer is most ___5___ to want to know about are your qualifications[條件]， your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. ___6___ the first few sentences fail to ___7___ the readers attention， the rest of the letter may not be ___8___ at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not ___9___ your own need or desires. For example， instead of beginning with “I saw your ___10___ in todays newspaper，” you might say “I have made a careful ___11___ of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives ___12___ your product and why they like it. ”

Try to ___13___ generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now ___14___. College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I ___15___ in a letter？ Employers want experience—which， naturally， no ___16___ has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is ___17___.

It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. ___18___ a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent ___19___ is to enclose[內(nèi)附] a stamped， self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it ___20___ for a possible employer to get in touch with you.

（ ）1. A. clearly B. carefully C. obviously D. easily

（ ）2. A. found B. done C. known D. heard

（ ）3. A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking

（ ）4. A. brain B. sigh C. order D. mind

（ ）5. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. able

（ ）6. A. While B. Although C. As D. If

（ ）7. A. pay B. win C. show D. fix

（ ）8. A. kept B. continued C. written D. read

（ ）9. A. to B. for C. into D. from

（ ）10. A. advertisement B. report C. article D. introduction

（ ）11. A. watch B. search C. study D. discussion

（ ）12. A. change B. make C. sell D. use

（ ）13. A. avoid B. remember C. protect D. gain

（ ）14. A. losing B. applying C. preparing D. fitting

（ ）15. A. offer B. supply C. mean D. provide

（ ）16. A. worker B. beginner C. owner D. manager

（ ）17. A. success B. development C. practice D. experience

（ ）18. A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get

（ ）19. A. result B. decision C. promise D. idea

（ ）20. A. happier B. easier C. cheaper D. safer

（二）

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 2 150 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 worlds ___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. stil C. less D. plenty of

（ ）19. A. about B. in C. out D. for

（ ）20. A. working B. suggesting C. spending D. waiting

參考答案與解析：

（一）

【答案與解析】本文是敘述怎樣寫求職信。

1. A。表示“清楚地”說明你想要找的工作。

2. B。根據(jù)前面“你的能力是什么”，可知后面是“你已經(jīng)‘做了些什么工作”。

3. C。根據(jù)后面的 any necessary facts 判斷，不要“遺漏”任何必要的事實。

4. D。keep in mind 是固定短語，意思是“記住”。

5. C。表示可能，后面跟不定式只能用 likely，其余選項都不正確。

6. D。根據(jù)下文的主句判斷，前面是條件句，因此選 if。

7. B。從后面主句中 the rest of the letter may not be… 可得出答案，如果前面的一些句子不能“贏得”讀者的注意的話。

8. D。根據(jù)上文，如果起初幾句話不能引起讀者注意的話，其余部分就可能不會再“讀”了。

9. A。根據(jù)前面兩個 to 得出答案。

10. A。因為是應聘者，所以在報紙上看到的是“廣告”。

11. C。根據(jù)上文，應聘者是從報紙上看到的招聘廣告，經(jīng)過“研究”之后才來應聘的。

12. D。根據(jù)后面的 product（產(chǎn)品）判斷應是“使用”。

13. A。根據(jù)下文判斷要弄清楚具體應聘的工作，以“避免”籠統(tǒng)性。

14. B。根據(jù)上下文所敘述的是“應聘”之事可得出答案。

15. D。根據(jù)句意“在信中提供的是什么”得出答案，而supply是“供給、供應”不符句意。

16. B。根據(jù)前面的“first”一詞判斷答案是“beginner”。

17. D。根據(jù)句意“你做的任何工作可稱做“經(jīng)驗”（experience）得出答案。

18. A。根據(jù)下文得出答案“為了應聘‘做一些特殊的要求或需要”。

19. D。根據(jù)后面“隨信內(nèi)附一個貼有郵票，寫有你的地址的信封”是一個好的“建議”。

20. B。根據(jù)上一句所說，這樣“更容易”使雇者與你聯(lián)系。

（二）

【答案與解析】

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。