第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 21~40 各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
One Saturday, some five-or-six-year olds in my neighborhood gathered at the lot to play cowboys. Brian came, 21 the biggest toy gun I’d ever seen. Before we started, I told him I wanted to borrow it 22 . As soon as we broke up for the 23 , I ran to a far corner of the lot and buried the gun in the soft dirt. I wanted to give Brian a 24 .
Before long, Brian was demanding his gun back. We all walked 25 the lot to the corner, and I dug where I 26 I’d buried it. No gun. I dug some more. 27 no gun. Brian started shouting, “Find my gun!” and I started getting 28 . I knew it was somewhere, but the whole corner was looking 29 to me. Everyone stood around and watched 30 I desperately dug at the ground. No one 31 . My eyes started burning, and I knew I was going to cry. I 32 with Brian screaming, “You bastard! My dad will get you!”
That afternoon when I heard Brian calling outside the window, I told Mom everything. She 33 listened to me, then went out to the garage and got the shovel. We 34 Brian outside and the three of us returned to the lot.
35 it was very hot outside, and my mom dug in the heat for an hour. She turned up most of the dirt in that corner, 36 the gun was never found. I stood and watched 37 , and felt worse and worse as she worked and sweated 38 me.
My parents bought Brian a new gun, so he was 39 . Now I realize how lucky I was to have 40 who stood up for me, and that I still needed Mom to help me out of trouble.
21. A. carrying out B. showing off C. picking up D. taking away
22. A. after a moment B. at a time C. in a minute D. for a while
23. A. race B. game C. party D. role
24. A. blow B. test C. chance D. scare
25. A. across B. in C. over D. by
26. A. imagined B. pretended C. thought D. expected
27. A. Also B. Still C. Just D. Indeed
28. A. hot B. hurt C. sick D. angry
29. A. unlikely B. perfect C. the same D. the opposite
30. A. since B. though C. if D. as
31. A. helped B. laughed C. quarreled D. worked
32. A. settled down B. came up C. set out D. ran away
33. A. doubtfully B. calmly C. regretfully D. kindly
34. A. left B. followed C. met D. took
35. A. By now B. Till then C. At last D. So far
36. A. but B. for C. when D. so
37. A. carelessly B. impatiently C. helplessly D. cautiously
38. A. in spite of B. except for C. in favor of D. because of
39. A. satisfied B. moved C. encouraged D. comforted
40. A. all B. someone C. anybody D. one
A: adequate, ample There is __________ reason to believe that the man is innocent.
I have no __________ preparation.
B: anyway, somehow __________ we lost our way.
I don't care what you say. I'm going to do it
We __________ (work) for two hours by the time she came.
Last year he __________ (write) a novel. I don't know whether he __________ (finish) now.
Since 1977, CCTV __________ (broadcast) English programs.
The crazy fans __________ (wait) patiently for 2 hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.
Because the shop __________ (close) down, all the T-shirts are sold at half price.
Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people __________ (begin) to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.
It is said in the book that Thomas Edison __________ (be) the world's leading inventor for sixty years.
The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people __________ (persuade) to eat more fruit and vegetables.
—What were you doing when Tony phoned you?
—I had just finished my work and __________ (start) to take a shower.The mayor says that the construction work __________ (complete) by 2013.
He s__________ the place where he had been bitten by an insect.
She took a mouthful of food and then suddenly s__________ it out.
He didn't mean to, but he __________ (删除) the files by accident.
He doesn't seem to have quite realized its true __________ (意义).
—Hi, Tracy, you look tired.
—I am tired. I__________ the living room all day.
A.painted |
B.had painted |
C.have been painting |
D.have painted |
After being __________ for days, the water supply returns to normal today.
A.cut off |
B.cut down |
C.cut out |
D.cut up |