1、.完形填空This morning a young man was wandering on campus. He came from one of the mental illness houses on the surrounding streets. Hes quiet and polite, and I think him very _1_ and bored. I saw him earlier standing at the soda vending machine (投币式自动售货机), jiggling(摇动) _2_ in his pockets. It appeared h
2、e didnt have enough money for a soda at $1.50. He was bending down and _3_ dropped change under the vending machine. Nothing to be _4_. I asked him how much money he _5_ and he replied, “Just 2 quarters.” I _6_ into my pocket and I had 2 lonely little quarters. I gave them to him and asked him what
3、he was going to eat for lunch. He said they had food back at the house, _7_ usually just noodles or a sandwich that he didnt like. I took him back to my _8_ and gave him several Pizza Hut coupons (优惠券)Ive been _9_ small change for several years in a can at the office. I gave him the _10_ and told hi
4、m to take it to the market and use the coins. I told him to make sure he _11_ my can because it had cats on it. Just 10 minutes later he _12_ the can back and handed me $30.00 and some change. This was the _13_ of the can. He didnt understand the money was for him and thought I just wanted him to do
5、 me a favor and cash in the change for me.We had a _14_ conversation about animals, science, food, etc. and then I handed him the $30.00 and change. I told him I wanted him to _15_ the money and just return the can. He asked me why I was doing this for him. I _16_， “You have a need and Im happy that
6、 I can help.”After _17_ to him, he understood. _18_ his exit, I handed him a(n) _19_psychology book in case he wanted to know more about the science of the mind.Just 2 quarters can make the young man _20_， make me cry happy tears, and leave him to know people care about him.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在自动售货机旁遇见
7、了一位患有精神病的年轻人，作者主动帮助他，那个年轻人很开心，作者也为帮助了别人而感到开心。1. Afriendly Bnaughty Clonely Dlovely答案：C解析：根据句中的bored和下文中的“I saw him earlier standing at the soda vending machine(投币式自动售货机)，jiggling (摇动) _2_ in his pockets”可知，这个年轻人是孤单的。 2. Anotes Bcellphones Cpaper Dchange答案：D解析：根据句中的jiggling和“in his pockets”以及下文中的“He
8、was bending down and _3_ dropped change”可知，此处指年轻人抖动兜里的零钱。change“零钱”，符合语境。3. Alooking out Blooking for Clooking into Dlooking over答案：B解析：结合语境可知，年轻人的零钱不够，因此他弯腰找掉在投币式自动售货机下面的零钱。look out“当心”；look for“寻找”；look into“调查”；look over“查看”。4. Afound Bbenefited Cgained Dadopted答案：A解析：结合下文内容可知，此处指什么也没有找到。5. Alent
9、 Bborrowed Cneeded Dowed答案：C解析：根据下文中的“he replied，Just 2 quarters.”，和文章最后一段内容可知，作者问他需要多少钱。6. Adragged Breached Cturned Dexplored答案：B解析：根据空后的“into my pocket and I had 2 lonely little quarters”可知，作者把手伸进口袋里。reach into.“伸到”，符合语境。 7. Aso Band Cor Dbut答案：D解析：根据空后的“usually just noodles or a sandwich that he
10、 didnt like”可知，空处前后是转折关系，故用连词but。8. Aoffice Bhome Cclassroom Dstore答案：A解析：根据下一段的“Ive been _9_ small change for several years in a can at the office”可知，作者把他带回了办公室。9. Afinding Bsaving Cdonating Dhiding答案：B解析：根据句中的“small change for several years in a can at the office”可知，作者在办公室里有积攒在罐子里的零钱。10. Apaperwor
11、k Bsoda Cmoney Dcan答案：D解析：结合上文中的“in a can at the office”和下文的“he _11_ my can”可知答案。11. Aprotected Bpolished Creturned Dabandoned答案：C解析：根据下文中的“because it had cats on it. Just 10 minutes later he _12_ the can back”和“I told him I wanted him to _15_ the money and just return the can”可知，作者让年轻人把罐子还给他。12. Ab
12、rought Brewarded Cwon Dcalled答案：A解析：根据空后的“the can back and handed me $30.00”可知，他把作者的储蓄罐拿了回来。bring sth. back “带某物回来”，符合语境。13. Aprice Bcontents Creward Dpossessions答案：B解析：根据上文中的“handed me $30.00 and some change”和下文中的“He didnt understand.for me”可知，年轻人没有理解作者的意思，没花那个罐子里的钱，只是全部换成了零钱。故空处用contents，表示“罐里的东西(
13、钱)”。下一句中的 cash in表示“把兑换成现金，兑现”。14. Aheated Bpublic Cnice Dprivate答案：C解析：从下文的内容可知，作者和年轻人的谈话很愉快。15. Adistribute Block Ccount Dkeep答案：D解析：作者的意思是让年轻人留下钱，把储蓄罐再还给作者。keep“留着”，符合语境。16. Areplied Badmitted Cwhispered Dstressed答案：A解析：上文说到年轻人问作者为什么要把钱给他，此处是作者的回答，故选A。 17. Acomplaining Bannouncing Cexplaining Dap
14、ologizing答案：C解析：根据下文中的he understood可知，作者解释了以后，年轻人才明白。18. AWith BUpon CAfter DAt答案：B解析：根据下文中的内容可知，此处是说当年轻人离开时。upon“在时”，符合语境。19. Atypical Bordinary Cspecial Dfree答案：D解析：由第一段的第二句话可知，这个年轻人患有精神方面的疾病，且文中讲这个年轻人买苏打水的零钱不够，故可推知作者送他一本免费的书。20. Adelighted Bdesperate Cembarrassed Dastonished答案：A解析：根据空后的“make me c
15、ry happy tears，and leave him to know people care about him”可知，年轻人很开心。.阅读理解German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash(废物) to make sculptures(雕塑). “We are living in a time of garbage，” says Schult.“ I created a thousand sculptures of garbage. They are a mirror of ourselves.” Here, Sch
16、ult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans. He first exhibited (展览)them in 1996 in the western German state of North RhineWestphalia. “They are social sculptures，” he explains. “They are not only sculptures for the eyes. They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live
17、 in a time of garbage.” So far, Schults social sculptures have been on show in Paris, in Moscows Red Square, on the Great Wall of China, and in the desert next to the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo.HA Schults work is unforgettable. Although his work has had a big influence on the art world, Schult rema
18、ins modest about his creations: “Artists have to learn all the time. We are not important. All that counts is the time in which we are living.”Trash art has been around for years. But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash. Why cant common people
19、be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art? Maybe its because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isnt, or whom artists are or should be. You can be an artist like Schult if you try. Look at used metal cans. What might be done w
20、ith them? Imagine them in any number of new uses, or imagine them simply as an art form. What about boxes or clothing? Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets. And clothing? Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or bags.文章大意：本文主要讲述了一位德国艺术家利用垃圾创造艺术作品的故事，以
21、此鼓励读者行动起来，为环保出一分力。1What do we know about Schults sculptures?AThey served as garbage containers.BThey reflected environmental issues.CThey were first shown in Paris, France.DThey were to raise economic awareness.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of gar
22、bage”可知，Schult的作品反映了环境问题，故选B。2HA Schults artistic works also get the message across that an artist must _.Abe socially responsible Bbe as modest as possibleCmake garbage recyclable Dtake diverse artistic forms答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“All that counts is the time in which we are living”和第二段的整体内容可推知，Schu
23、lt的作品传递了这样一个思想，即艺术家应该有社会责任感，故选A。3Which of the following is the best title for the text? ACould You Be a Trash Artist? BWhat Are Social Sculptures? CDo You Know About Trash Art? DHow Can We Deal with Used Cans?答案：A解析：标题归纳题。文章最后一段第一句“You can be an artist like Schult if you try”点题，再结合全文内容可推知，本文主要通过讲述一位艺术家利用垃圾创造艺术作品的故事，激励人们行动起来，为环保做贡献，人人都可以成为一名废品艺术家，故A项最适合做文章标题。
