短文填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）
T 1. of years ago, the ancient people of Babylon and Egypt studied the stars in the sky and created the zodiac(黄道带). At first, it was u2. to count time. L3. , many used the stars to describe a person’s character and to say what will happen in the f4. .
A person’s zodiac is connected to his or her birth d5. . Some believe this sign can t6. us about a person’s character. For example, some think that a person b7. under the sign of Aries（白羊座） (between March 21and April 20) is adventurous(爱冒险的，大胆的). A person born under Cancer（巨蟹座） (between June 22 and July 23) is k8. and home-loving.
Not everyone b9. that your birth describes your character, but reading your horoscope（星象） can still be a lot of f10. .
1.他的新作在上周的书展上并未得到任何关注。
_______________________________ his new book at the book show last week.
2.他在办公室的时候，宁愿选择忙忙碌碌也不愿意无所事事。
When he was in the office, he _______________________ to ________________________ .
3.这张照片使我想起2005年在日本逗留期间所看到的情况。
This photo ________________what I saw during my stay in Japan in 2005．
4.我们应该多向他人学习，而不卖弄。
We should learn from others_________________________________________________.
5.孩子们被告诫不要用太多的时间玩电脑游戏。
The children are told ________________________ in playing computer games.
6.不少中国学生学英语语法挺头疼的.
Many Chinese students have _____________________________________.
1.You can never imagine what great difficulty I have (find) your house.
2.So far his works of art__________ (win) high praise from the art community.
3.It’s nice of you __________ (share) your happiness with me.
4.In the old days, the working people in our country ________ (look) down on.
5.The sunlight we are used to ________ (include) seven different colours.
6.Use your head and you ________ (come) up with more new ideas.
7.—Did you notice anybody enter the building just now?
—Sorry, I (cut) down the tree in the garden.
8.--Excuse me, when can I see the doctor?
-- Not until you ________ (ask) to in five minutes.
1.Li Ming and his parents go to see his grandparents at a (fix) date every month.
2.Could you express (you) well, boys and girls?
3.He is such an ________（patient）person that he doesn’t like to wait for anybody for long.
4.Do you know that blue can also represent (sad)?
1.Either his father or his mother (承诺) to buy him a computer if he gets good mark.
2.Someone has let out one of the secret （决定）to the workers
3.It’s believed that our moods are sometimes (影响) by colours. Many scientists are doing some research on this subject.
4.When the star (出现) on the stage, the fans all screamed excitedly.
We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched with mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum stopped and said, “Very dirty floors. ”
“Yes, I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”
Mum just pushed harder, each swipe (拖一下) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight (视野) and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.
After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed (弯腰) politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”
Outside, Mum told me, “Dagmar is fine. No fever (发热).”
“You saw her, Mum?”
“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”
1.When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was .
A. to clean the floor B. to please the nurse
C. to see a patient D. to surprise the writer
2.After reading the story what can we infer (推断) about the hospital?
A. It is a children’s hospital.
B. It has strict (严格的) rules about visiting hours.
C. The conditions there aren’t very good.
D. The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard.
3.From the text we know that Dagmar may be_________.
A. the writer’s sister
B. Mum’s friend
C. the writer’s classmate
D. Dad’s boss
4.Which of the following words best describes Mum?
A. strange B. warm-hearted
C. clever D. hard-working
