上海高考英语选词填空练习

A. fulfill

B. assume

C. dema nds

D.

Whe n Michelle Obama became first lady of the Un ited States on January

20, she bega n to join her husba nd in a part nership to tran sform the public

face America prese nts to the world. In the process, she is expected to

__ 41 __ a new role that offers excit ing opport un ities and challe nges.

Although the positi on of first lady is un elected and un paid, a preside nt ' s spouse has many official duties, some practical and some ceremonial or

__ 42 __ . As first lady, Michelle Obama will ___ 43 __ h er cou ntry whe n

traveling overseas, and she will preside （担任）as hostess at White Housestate dinners and other importa nt fun cti ons. In additi on, she will 44 __

con ti nue meeti ng with citize ns across the Un ited States, much as she did

dur ing the 2008 preside ntial campaig n.

Modern . first ladies often devote part of their time to a public-service

age nda of their own choos ing. Michelle Obama already has in dicated she is

__ 45 __ in terested in the __ 46 __ of military families, and her efforts

on their behalf almost certai nly w ill en sure that those families ' n eeds receive high-level atte nti on.

On a more ___ 47 __ l evel, the first lady has told reporters she intends

to ___ 48 __ her obligations as “ morrin- chief ” to the Obamas ' two young daughters, Malia and Sasha, as the girls adjust to their new home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Her balancing act should be familiar to working mothers

everywhere as she strives to meets the __ 49 __ of a fast-paced job while carving out time with her husband and children.

41-49 B J F G D H E A C

A. avoiding B . regard C . correct

Foreigners—often fail—to appreciate —eting in France.

The French shake hands with every on e(family, childre n, stra ngers), at home, on the way to work, at work, on leaving work, on the way homefrom work, etc. Thus, in an

office , perhaps a doze n people, no work will be done for the first half hour while 41 who have not met since the day before, remi nd each other who they are.

However, it is importa nt to remember with whom one has shake n hands on

any one day. The French 42 it as extremely bad manners to shake hands twice, as though one had not take n eno ugh 43 for the first time.

It is still the 44 to say “ Bonjour ” and “ Au revoir ” to others

whe n en teri ng or leav ing a shop or bar. This is not because the Fre nch are too 45 . It is because they see ack no wledg ing(注意)the existe nee of others as a way of 46 being rude. This may seem unbearably slight to others, but to the French it is most important. Manners mean civilization to them.

Kissing is not so much of a(n) 47 of French life as others supposed.

But when it does take place, it must be done 48 , according to the rules.

The 49 order is left cheek, right cheek, left cheek---very formal, very stylized. In Paris four kisses are sometimes permitted: left, right, left, right.

41. BC 42 . B 43 . BD 44 . AB 45 . CD 46 . A 47 . AD

48. D 49 . C

Barack Obamdnas been a hit in China. Apart from holding talks with Chinese leaders, the preside nt _____ 41 __ t he Chin ese with a lively questi on-an d-a nswer sessi on with college stude nts. In fact, he is the first . preside nt to visit China in side his first year in office.

“The United States insists we do not seek to contain China ' s rise, ”

he told Chi nese stude nts in Shan ghai. “ On the con trary, we welcome Chi na as a strong and ____ 42 __ and successful memberof the community of nations. ”

The relationship has opened the door to partnerships on 43 global

concerns including economic recovery, clean energy, climate change, and the 44 of peace and bey ond, he added.

In deed, give n these press ing issues, China and the Un ited States have

__ 45 __ found their future linked together. They discovered that the largest develop ing n atio n and the most powerful in dustrialized country have to work in con cert.

Obama s visit to China on November 15-18 highlighted the complexity of arguably the most importa nt bilateral （双边）relati on ship in the world.

Moreover, for all their differences and disagreements, Beijing and Washington are 46 _____ to man agetheir relati ons in a way that will con tribute to world

peace and developme nt.

Obama kicked off his first state visit to China in the country ' s financial and economic centre, Shanghai, where he held a “town hall ” meeting with more than 500 Chinese students. The one-hour discussion, during which Obama took _________ 47 __ ranging from an titerrorism to recipes for success with

his sig nature charisma （领袖魅力）,was broadcast live on the websites.

He __ 48 __ that young people could help build bridges in ___ 49 __ —

a process that he said must grow beyond the two countries ' governments to take root in the people.

41—45 GDACJ 46—49 BHEI

The pollution of the earth ' s soil and water has become an issue of great concern. Un til rece ntly, most of that concern has focused on the land 41 ___ of the planet, where pollution directly affects people in their daily lives. Now, however, we have begun to realize that marine （海洋的）pollution is 42_ importa nt. Accord ing to . Pat in, mari ne polluti on is the con diti on that results whenpeople introduce into the seas substances harmful to life, health, resources, activities, or 43 . ________________

Marine pollution is far from new. For over a million years, people have thought of the sea as a 44 place to throw their garbage. And it is true that the sea has a great capacity for absorbing organic wastes. Someof these wastes are eate n directly by the larger fishes. Others quickly 45 in to ________________________________________

a kind of organic soup that provides food to 46 species of single-celled pla nt and ani mal life.

As civilizations grew, more different pollutants were dumpedinto the seas. Still, this pollution did not really threaten the marine environment. The seas seemed 47 of coping with anything that people could throw at them. This situati on cha nged, however, whe n sudde nly factories bega n dump ing enormous quantities of materials into the seas. Especially in some coastal areas n ear large cities, ocea n pollutio n bega n to 48 marin e life. For the first time, the ocea ns bega n to fail in their ability to 49 ____ humanity ' s waste.

41. C 42. A 43. J 44. H 45. D 46. F 47. G 48. E

Secti on B

49. B

Happ in ess, accord ing to the Oxford En glish dicti on ary, is based on luck

or good fortune. Joy on the other hand, is described as a vivid emotion of

pleasure. Thus, happ in ess depe nds on __41__; joy, on our emoti onal

well-be ing.

If you know joyful people, you will probably no tice com mon traits among them. Joyful people are ofte n healthy, both __42__ and men tally; they value strong __43__ relationships, and they don ' t allow the extremes of life -- sudde n highs or sudde n lows -- to __44__ them too much. Joyful people lead a more stable life. But these abilities do not just arrive; they have to be worked at.

Teachi ng ourselves to be joyful may be one of the greatest things we can

do to enhance our __45__ health. However, it is important to understand that joy is an emoti on that arises from within us and is n ot __46__ by the thi ngs that happe n to us. In stead of look ing for exter nal thi ngs to provide happ in ess in our lives, we must __47__ to find the joy within. Wemust educate ourselves about joy and work to enhance it in our lives. One way to start is to make a __48__ to wake up every morning and find joy in our lives. Think about a

special pers on or a __49__ pet. It is our choice to be joyful or fearful.

Let' s take the time to train ourselves to be joyful both --our lives will be