二．CLOZE(25%)Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheonethatismostsuitableandmarkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Everywomandreamsofr

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二．CLOZE (25%)
Directions:For each blank in the following passage,there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Every woman dreams of receiving a huge priceless diamond.Now space scientist 21 that they have discovered the largest diamond in the universe.But it’s well 22 the reach of the most lovestruck men because it’s 50 light years away,to be 23 .
Measuring 2,500 miles across and weighing five million trillion trillion pounds,the rock was found on Valentine’s Day 24 in the core of a white dwarf star,and it has excited the 25 world.
“It ‘s the mother of all diamonds,“ said Travis Metcalfe,26 led the team of researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre,“and you would need a jeweler’s loupe(专用放大镜),the size of the Sun,to 27 this diamond.”
The largest diamond 28 on earth was the 3,106-caral (克拉) Cullinan.It was cut 29 nine major stones,including the 530-carat Star of Africa,now a part of the Crown Jewels,Diamonds were 30 discovered in India more than 2,800 years ago.The Ancient Romans 31 that the stones were broken pieces of stars that had 32 to earth.In Ancient Egypt,diamonds were used in funerals.In the Middle Ages,men 33 them to symbolize their courage and strength.The 34 of giving them as presents dates from 1477,35 Maximilian,the prince of Austria,gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy.
21.A.explore B.admit C.reveal D.tell
22.A.beyond B.under C.within D.over
23.A.clear B.precise C.correct D.certain
24.A.built B.buried C.blended D.blocked
25.A.material B.physical C.natural D.scientific
26.A.that B.who C.he D.which
27.A.grade B.measure C.weigh D.register
28.A.caught B.cultivated C.found D.drawn
29.A.by B.from C.with D.into
30.A.finally B.first C.newly D.last
31.A.suspected B.questioned C.confirmed D.believed
32.A.left B.fallen C.burned D.dived
33.A.took B.decorated C.wore D.viewed
34.A.habit B.practice C.culture D.tradition
35.A.that B.what C.when D.while

Answer 1

21,C
22,A
23,B
24,B
25,D
26,B
27,B
28,C
29,B
30,B
31,D
32,B
33,A
34,D
35,C
PS：以上是个人观点,不保证全部正确.