语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Bosses of ___31___ publishing firm are trying to work out why no one noticed that one of their ___32___ (employ) had been sitting dead at his desk for five days before anyone asked if he was feeling okay. George Turklebaum ___33___ had been employed as a proofreader at a New York firm for 30 years, had a heart attack in the open-plan office, ___34___ he shared with 23 other workers.
He ___35___ (quiet) passed away on Monday, but nobody noticed ___36___ Saturday morning when an office cleaner asked why he was working during the weekend. His boss, Elliot Wachiaski, said, “George was always the first guy in each morning and the last ___37____ (leave) at night, so no one found ___38____ unusual that he was in the same position all that time and ___39____ (keep) much to himself.”
A postmortem examination (尸检) revealed that he had been dead ___40____ five days after suffering from coronary disease (冠状动脉疾病). George was proofreading manuscripts (手稿) of medical textbooks when he died.
完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
Computers have done us a lot since they turned up. In the future they will play a more important part in many _____16_____, such as education, transport, personal lives, scientific research and so on. Nowadays computers are being _____17_____ in agriculture and industry and can help the farmers to _____18_____ the conditions of the plants.
More and more computers will come into our daily life with the _____19_____ of science and technology. If you want to change money or pay your electricity bills, you won’t have to go to the _____20_____. A computer and a telephone will help you. It can also help you to do the housework and it can even _____21_____ human voices and carry out the instructions. It is _____22_____ that the majority of the labour force will work at home. People will be able to use the videophone for conferences. This can help us to save a lot of energy and _____23_____. It is said that trains in Japan will have no _____24_____, because they’ll be well _____25_____ by computers, which can also tell the best _____26_____ between trains.
Computer programmes for _____27_____ whole texts are already well developed. You can _____28_____ the name of a certain subject and a _____29_____ list of book titles will _____30_____ on your screen. You may choose whichever you want.
1.
A. families B. fields C. factories D. places
2.
A. used B. put C. shown D. given
3.
A. form B. grow C. control D. manage
4.
A. increase B. progress C. production D. development
5.
A. office B. bank C. shop D. post office
6.
A. understand B. carry C. hear D. recognize
7.
A. important B. necessary C. possible D. complete
8.
A. material B. time C. place D. money
9.
A. conductors B. drivers C. instructors D. indicators
10.
A. operated B. done C. made D. run
11.
A. position B. direction C. distance D. way
12.
A. storing B. writing C. remaining D. recording
13.
A. give B. put C. type D. write
14.
A. first-rate B. world-famous C. nationwide D. worldwide
15.
A. show B. appear C. offer D. come
— Excuse me, could you tell me where I could make a call?
— Sorry, I’m a stranger here.
— ________.
A. Thanks a lot B. That’s a pity
C. Thanks anyway D. I’m sorry to hear it
—The window is dirty.
—I know. It ______ for weeks.
A. hasn’t cleaned B. didn’t clean
C. wasn’t cleaned D. hasn’t been cleaned
John plays football _______, if not better than, David.
A. as well B. as well as
C. so well D. so well as
Don’t worry. I’ll help to ______ the guests.
A. host B. hold C. wait D. accept
