完形填空
One day, a magic man offered the __31___ a harp .
31. B. king
The king took it to the palace, but __32__ he played it, the harp sounded terrible.
A. when
1. According to the passage, what may change the shape of our noses?
A. The location. B. The environment. C. The climate.
C
Hemingway's father 1.________ him early on how to hunt and fish
taught
Instead of 2.________ to college, Hemingway became a reporter for the Kansas City Star.
Many __33__ people tried it.
33. B. other
They agreed that the harp was __34__ and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.
34. C. useless
2. Why is the nose a little like a temperature controller?
A. Because the width of the nostrils and length of the nose make us look good.
B. Because it can make the air we breathe warm and wet when it reaches lungs.
C. Because it helps to make sure human can get used to the worse environment.
B
Two years 4.________, he moved to Paris, where he hoped to improve his writing. There he became friends with other 5.________ writers, including
5. American
I always try 8.________ on the principle of the iceberg
to write
A poor little girl later found the harp, and even though she didn't know how to play it, she __35__ to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect, __36__ each time it sounded a little better.
Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. In fact, __37__ was a magic harp, and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.
35. A. decided
36. C. but
37. B. it
The king __38___ the music from his window, and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing his old harp, he was filled __ 39__ joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private __ 40___ , giving her and her family many riches.
38. B. heard
39. A. with
40. C. musical
3. The underlined word “narrower” means _________ in Chinese?
C. 更窄的
He was one of the finest writers of the 9.________ century.
twentyieth
ome of them are 10.________ of Hemingway's six-toed cat.
children
5. What is the best title of the passage?
C
Hemingway developed 6.________ style of writing that was simple and direct.
a
Later, in Europe, he worked as a driver 3.________ the Italian army until he was wounded and shipped home, where he again wrote for newspapers.
for
4.The purposeof the research is to _____.
A. help people to get used to different climate
B. predict how the shape of the nose will change
C. find out the differences among people from different places
A
and trusted the reader to understand 7.________ of his writing.
the meaning/ meanings