专插本英语完形填空冲刺教材第三课

第三课

Directions: There are 15 blanks in the following passage. For each blank, there are four choices.Choose the best answer and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Los Angeles has planted 2,000 rubber trees down the middle of one of its main streets. These trees do not 51 rubber. They are, 52 , made of rubber. Mr. Joe Dynamo, a spokesman for Los Angel-es 53 council, explained the reasons. He said:

"These 54 are representative of our virtual society. We have polystyrene grass on our golf 55 .

We have non-milk powder 56 our coffee. We 57 copies in plastic of old wooden furniture. We have fiberglass tombstones. 58 shouldn't we have trees made of rubber?"

"At 50 miles an hour, 59 motorist will see any difference. And our preservation 60 will be lower. You give the trees an annual rinse with detergent, and 61 them off twice a year. We 62 a lot of money because transplanting, pruning, weeding and leaf-collection are all 63 . And we have a 60-year 64 guarantee on each plant. This is rationalization at 65 best. "

51. A. invent  B. do  C. produce  D. create

52. A. in fact  B. eventually  C. practically  D. as a matter

53. A. country  B. state  C. city  D. county

54. A. plants  B. trees  C. rubber  D. streets

55. A. courses  B. places  C. courts  D. playground

56. A. on  B.of  C.at  D. in

57. A. make  B. introduce  C. build  D. set

58. A. What  B. How  C. When  D.Why

59. A. some  B. no  C. many  D. a few

60. A. costs  B.price  C. money  D. award

61. A. sweep  B. wash  C. tidy  D. dust

62. A. waste  B. keep  C. save  D. store

63. A. essential  B. accidental  C. unnecessary  D. necessary

64. A. fade  B. non-fade  C. die away  D. everlasting

65. A. one's  B. its  C. their  D. the