II．Cloze test. 完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文下面各小题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。(每个2分，共20分)
Once(从前)there was a king. He was very rich(富有)and 1 great power(权力). But he wasn’t happy. He was 2 .It made him feel sad all the time. No doctor knew 3 was wrong with him. One day one of them 4 him, “After much thought and study, I have found out that there is only one way for you to get 5 .You must wear the shirt of a happy man. ” So the king sent(派)his men to every part of his land 6 a happy man. First, they visited the rich and powerful(有权势的人). They asked these people if(是否)they were happy, 7 each of them answered that they didn’t know 8 real happiness meant(意味).
One day, one of the king’s men met a woodcutter. “Are you happy? ”asked the king’s men. “As happy as the day is long, ”answered the woodcutter.
“Oh, good! ”said the man, “ 9 me your shirt. ”“Why? ”said the woodcutter, “I haven’t got 10 .”
The sun is always shining. But it can only shine on one side of the earth at one time. When the sun is shining on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side.
At night, you can see the stars(星星). The stars are in the sky all day. But the light from the sun is so bright that you can’t see them. When night come, there is no light, and the stars are bright enough to see. The stars look very small. But some of them are even bigger than the sun. They look small because they are so far away from you. Big things look much smaller when they are far away. The sun is closer(近)to the earth than other stars, so it looks bigger. 6．When it is night, the sun ________ . A. doesn’t shine B. shines for a short time C. disappears(消失)
D. shines on the other side of the earth
7．We can’t see the stars in the sky at daytime(白天)because ________ . A. there are no stars there
B. the stars are much smaller than the sun
C. the bright light from the sun makes them not seen(被看见)
D. the stars come out only at night 8．The stars look small because ________ . A. they are far away B. they are small C. they have no light D. they are in the sky
9．Small things may look ________ when they are close. A. bigger
B. small
C. near
D. far away
10．The sun looks bigger than other stars because ________ . A. it’s bigger
C
Wearing the wrong type of glasses will do harm to your eyes. This is not true for adults, although incorrect glasses may not be good for children under 10. Ready-made glasses, and not wearing when you should, won't do harm to your eyes, but you may see better with glasses that are specially made for you.
Watching too much television is bad for your eyes. This is not true. People with easily affected eyes may find they get red and aching from staring at a fixed distance for long periods, but there won't be any lasting effects.
Carrots will help you see in the dark. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which the body can change into vitamin A, too little of which can cause night blindness. However, people in most countries don't need to worry about vitamin A deficiency(缺乏)，night blindness is more likely to be connected with another vision problem.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Ready-made glasses will do harm to one's eyes.
B. Wearing the wrong glasses may do harm to children's eyes. C. The human body is unable to change beta-carotene into vitamin A. D. Watching less television may do harm to children's eyes. 2. Night blindness is most likely caused by _____. A. staring for long periods B. too much beta-carotene C. not enough vitamin A D. vision problems
3. According to the article, eye problems can be corrected by _______ . A. wearing specially-made glasses B. performing eye exercises C. cutting back on television D. eating more carrots 4. Watching too much television can cause _______ . A. night blindness B. lasting eye problems
C. a number of vision problems D. eye trouble for a limited time
B. it’s far away in the sky
D. it’s closer to the earth than other stars
C. it gives much bright light
5. The main purpose of this article is to _______ .
A. tell people of the importance of their eyes B. tell people how to protect their eyes C. tell people to have more carrots D. tell people something more about their eyes
D
Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children’s eyesight as 45 percent of them were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed(责备). Of the city’s high school graduates(毕业生) who applied to study at colleges this summer, two thirds had to have their choices limited because of poor eyesight. Shenzhen Special Zone Daily said.
1. The purpose of this passage is to_________. A. criticize(批评) children who are shortsighted.
B. blame parents and schools for children’s being shortsighted. C. ask the high school graduates to pay attention to their eyesight. D. draw people’s special attention to eye hygiene(卫生).
2. Only_______ of the children in Shenzhen City have good eyesight. A. 45 percent B. less than half C. 55 percent D. two thirds
3. Generally speaking, high school students have______ eyesight than primary school students. A. poorer B. better C. brighter D. good
4. Because of being shortsighted many school graduates_______. A. weren’t allowed to enter college B. couldn’t graduate from high school C. couldn’t choose to study what they liked best D. lost their limited time 5. In order to take care of eyes, children shouldn’t_______.
A. read books B. watch TV C. make their eyes too tired D. see things far away
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