2015福建泉州5月质检英语试题及答案(2)

28. Germans who are very careful and pay a lot of attention to details are often described as being very serious and _______.
A. cautious B. significant C. noble D. brilliant
29. I am amazed to find that Pausanias, who lived in _______ we call “Ancient Greece”, wrote about the Olympic Games a long time ago.
A. which B. where C. what D. that
30. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, probably he _______ valued as a minor poet now.
A. had been B. would be C. is D. would have been
31. _______ learning a second language, whether you are old or young, will add to a lot of fun and broaden your horizon.
   A. Being devoted to    B. Having devoted to 
C. Devoting to  D. Devoted to
32. I came across Mr. Read at the railway station the other day. We didn’t talk much as he _______ to catch the bullet train. 
A. had rushed B. had been rushing
C. was rushing D. has rushed
33. My friend Tod is always so kind. Seldom _______ no to helping others.
A. he says B. does he say C. he had said D. had he said
34. — Well, guess what! I ran into my primary school teacher when visiting the Frick Collection in Manhattan. 
   — Really? _______. 
A. It’s a small world B. It’s a piece of cake
C. It’s my cup of tea D. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance 
35. It was nearly at nine o’clock in the morning _______ I was told to have the job interview, which had been supposed to happen the next week.
A. when B. as C. before D. that 
第二节  完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
There might never be another figure in literary history as mysterious and powerful as William Shakespeare. He left us too few     36     about his life, which has led to all kinds of theories and guesses. But his huge     37     of works is considered one of the greatest in English             38    .
     Shakespeare was born on or around April 23, 1564 in a small town near London.     39   the son of a town official, young Shakespeare     40     the local grammar school and learned to read and write both English and Latin.
     When he was only 18 years old, Shakespeare got     41     and became the father of three children. He moved and     42     in London and by the age of 20, he was beginning to be     43     as a successful playwright. Soon he achieved     44     and became wealthy.
     He wrote 154 sonnets (十四行诗), two long poems, and 37 plays     45     he died from an unknown illness on April 23, 1616 in Stratford.
     Shakespeare’s life is a     46    . Some historians have even     47     that his works were really written by someone else and just     48     under his name. But the arguments have never     49     the popularity of his works,     50     his plays. 
His works are artistic and natural and every character is     51    . Famous comedies include Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night. His tragedies are even more dramatic and   52    . Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth are called the Four Great Tragedies. But Romeo and Juliet
is many people’s     53     Shakespeare tragedy.
     His tragedies show a good insight into human nature. They show the     54     and struggle of the inner self in front of the     55     and temptation (诱惑) of the outside world.
   36. A. periods      B. details          C. achievements    D. comments
37. A. body     B. piece     C. collection       D. system
38. A. literature    B. architecture   C. entertainment       D. religion
39. A. With B. Like    C. To      D. As
40. A. attended    B. visited          C. left           D. disliked
41. A. hired B. cheated    C. married       D. promoted
42. A. calmed down B. settled down      C. grew up       D. ended up
43. A. allowed B. employed   C. known D. described
44. A. results B. fame          C. victories D. fluency
45. A. once B. after   C. till D. before
46. A. mystery B. success    C. mess D. game
47. A. guaranteed B. proved     C. argued D. agreed
48. A. accessed B. published        C. accepted D. read
49. A. tested B. explained C. increased D. affected
50. A. especially    B. merely          C. usually D. rarely
51. A. similar B. ordinary   C. unique D. strange
52. A. relaxing B. striking C. hurting D. disappointing
53. A. favourite B. absolute   C. common D. personal
54. A. decision B. action    C. habit D. conflict
55. A. ambition B. desires    C. fancy D. challenges
第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
A
From 2007 to 2010, American households lost $l1 trillion in real estate（不动产）, savings, and stocks. More than half of all U.S. workers either lost their jobs or were forced to cut hours or pay during the recession（经济衰退）. The worst may be behind them now, but the shocking losses of the past few years have reshaped nearly every aspect of their lives ― how they live, work, and spend—even the way they think about the future.