第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me. It is funny now but it wasn’t at that time.
Last Friday, after doing all family 31 in town, I wanted a rest 32 catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the 33 coffee shop—that cheap, self–service place with long 34 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 35 a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the next 36 . It was one of those wild-looking youngsters, 37 dark glasses and worn clothes, and 38 colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What did 39 me was that he had started to eat my chocolate.
Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid 40 —and really I was rather 41
about him, I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me 42 , then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could 43 believe it. Still I didn’t dare to 44 an argument. When he took a 45 piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece”. And I got it.
The boy 46 me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shouted out,” This 47 is crazy.” Everyone stared. That was embarrassing（令人难堪的）enough, but it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to 48 . My face went red—as red as his hair—when I 49 I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate that he had been taking. There was mine, unopened, just 50 my newspaper.
31. A. cooking B. running C. shopping D. reading
32. A. after B. as C. while D. before
33. A. airport B. park C. station D. hotel
34. A. bridges B. tables C. desks D. fences
35. A. keep B. make C. take D. have
36. A. seat B. room C. chair D. door
37. A. on B. with C. by D. between
38. A. hair B. button C. hands D. eyes
39. A. frighten B. worry C. encourage D. surprise
40. A. matter B. thing C. trouble D. danger
41. A. difficult B. excited C. uneasy D. worried
42. A. quickly B. closely C. happily D. friendly
43. A. seldom B. nearly C. almost D. hardly
44. A. avoid B. follow C. attack D. make
45. A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth
46. A. took B. kept C. gave D. turned
47. A. woman B. man C. boy D. kid
48. A. run B. leave C. calm D. prepare
49. A. guessed B. regretted C. said D. realized
50. A. in B. with C. under D. for
Jenlins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond(钻石) ring worth 57,000 pounds for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___1___ like the first one but was worth only 2,000 pounds. This he took to the shop, which ___2___ it without a question.
Jenkins gave the much more ___3___ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife ___4___ to Paris for a weekend. As to the ___5___ ring, the shop sold it for 60,000 pounds.
Six months later the buyer ___6___ it back to Silkstone’s office. “It’s a faulty(有瑕疵的) diamond,” he said. “It isn’t worth the high ___7___ I paid.” Then he told them the ___8___. His wife’s car had caught fire in an ___9___. She had escaped(幸免), ___10___ the ring had fallen off and been damaged(损坏) in the great ___11___ of the fire.
The shop had to ___12___. They knew that no fire on earth can ___13___ damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the ___14___ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who ___15___ it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the ___16___. A reader thought he ___17___ the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which ___18___ a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman ___19___ a large diamond ring. “Do you know the ___20___ with the lovely diamond ring?” the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
1. A. only B. surely C. nearly D. exactly
2. A. accepted B. received C. refused D. rejected
3. A. real B. modern C. worthy D. valuable
4. A. flew B. drove C. sailed D. bicycled
5. A. first B. second C. last D. next
6. A. sold B. posted C. brought D. returned
7. A. cost B. money C. price D. value
8. A. facts B. matters C. questions D. results
9. A. affair B. accident C. incident D. experience
11. A. pile B. heat C. power D. pressure
12. A. think B. agree C. permit D. promise
13. A. almost B. even C. just D. ever
14. A. real B. pure C. right D. exact
15. A. copied B. made C. stole D. did
16. A. notices B. magazines C. newspapers D. programmes
17. A. saw B. knew C. found D. recognized
18. A. showed B. drew C. printed D. carried
19. A. carrying B. dressing C. wearing D. holding
20. A. dancer B. woman C. reader D. jeweler
The lecture on smoking was over at last. As we boys were rushing towards the playground, Jim slipped by the table. The watch, which Mrs Smith had ___1___ on the table as she started her lecture, disappeared.
We were ___2___ to go back for class again when the headmaster called us ___3___ and said, I’ve got a little ___4___ for you boys. Mrs Smith has just lost her watch on the playground. This kind of thing has happened ___5___, she says ---- it just ___6___ off her wrist(手腕). So, look around for it, will you? ___7___ if you’re clever enough to find it. Let’s ___8___ it clear the boy who does ___9___ will get a useful reward(奖赏).
At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody wished to be the ___10___ one. Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to ___11___ something. And ___12___ he was in front of Mrs Smith, all smiles, ___13___ the watch to her.
Mrs Smith, however, didn’t seem at all ___14___.In fact, she looked angry. She took the watch without ___15___ a “Thank you”.
Jim got ___16___ a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who ___17___ him to write a composition ___18___ the dangers of smoking. What could ___19___ Jim write about? He hadn’t listened to the lecture and had nothing to say on the ___20___.
1. A. seen B. dropped C. fond D. laid
2. A. about B. able C. sorry D. sure
3. A. forward B. together C. straight D. out
4. A. fun B. trick C. job D. prize
5. A. before B. now C. here D. there
6. A. goes B. throws C. slips D. falls
7. A. Say B. See C. Guess D. Check
8. A. get B. put C. make D. keep
9. A. this B. such C. that D. so
10. A. lucky B. quick C. early D. worthy
11. A. put down B. give away C. find out D. pick up
12. A. the following moment B. the next moment
C. for a moment D. just a moment
13. A. handing out B. turning in C. giving up D. sending back
14. A. pleased B. hurt C. interested D. worried
15. A. just B. ever C. even D. almost
16. A. her punishment B. her prize C. his job D. his reward
17. A. had B. made C. told D. helped
18. A. of B. on C. in D. at
19. A. poor B. nervous C. quick D. good
20. A. lecture B. point C. matter D. subject
It was a cold winter’s afternoon, Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any ___1___ on the river. ___2___ the bridge, however, almost directly below, ___3___ was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was ___4___ wearing many clothes, Robert ___5___. He shivered(打了个寒颤) and walked on.
___6___ he heard a cry. “Help! Help!” The cry ___7___ from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was ___8___ the water and his canoe was ___9___ away, “Help! Help!” he called again.
Robert was a good ___10___. Taking off his clothes, he ___11___ into the river. The ___12___ water made him tremble all over, ___13___ in a few seconds he reached the ___14___. “Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank, ___15___ the boy with him. But at that ___16___ he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all___17___in his direction. Robert ___18___ to swim towards the boat.
“Give me a hand,” he shouted ___19___ he got near the boat. He ___20___ up into a row of faces. “It’s funny,” he thought. “They look so ___21___.” Silently they helped the boy into the boat and ___22___ him in a blanket. But they did not move to ___23___ Robert.
“Aren’t you going to pull me ___24___ too?” Robert asked.
“You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large ___25___. “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled(破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water.”
1. A. fish B. boats C. waves D. sounds
2. A. From B. Towards C. Near D. Beyond
3. A. there B. it C. where D. that
4. A. then B. also C. only D. not
5. A. noticed B. saw C. guessed D. said
6. A. Till then B. Just then C. Far away D. From there
7. A. happened B. went C. arrived D. came
8. A. on B. within C. in D. under
9. A. running B. floating C. flowing D. pulling
10. A. swimmer B. guard C. soldier D. sportsman
11. A. threw B. looked C. dived D. turned
12. A. deep B. cool C. dirty D. cold
13. A. but B. so C. and D. or
14. A. canoe B. bank C. boy D. bridge
15. A. pushing B. dragging C. holding D. catching
16. A. place B. period C. second D. moment
17. A. seeing B. smiling C. looking D. shouting
18. A. decided B. went C. agreed D. promised
19. A. while B. till C. for D. as
20. A. turned B. looked C. hurried D. stood
21. A. nervous B. afraid C. excited D. angry
22. A. wrapped B. left C. placed D. threw
23. A. save B. thank C. help D. wrap
24. A. on B. out C. away D. off
25. A. boat B. blanket C. camera D. screen
While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a ___1___ house. One ___2___ my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was ___3___ the window. I suddenly ___4___ that he was turning very pale. I sat ___5___, for I did not want to __6__ my sick sister. Soon father said in a ___7___ voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine is ___8___ here to see me this evening, and I wish to be ___9___ him. Will you go up to your own room?” We ___10___, went to our room and closed the door.
Soon I heard a ___11___ like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying ___12___ the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was ___13___ near, I seized the pistol(手枪) on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, "For God’s sake(快!), child, ___14___ the door. " I did so. To my horror(恐怖), I saw, ___15___ my father’s shoulder, a gorilla(大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldier in ___16___. He was ___17___ my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with ___18___ loud cry. Father took the ___19___ smoking pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which ___20___ the gorilla.
It happened that father had ___21___ us upstairs because he thought he would be able to ___22___ the door ––– which was twenty feet away –––___23___ the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too ___24___ for him; and this was the cause of the ___25___ flight(逃跑) up the stairs.
1. A. two-storeyed B. two storeyed C. two-storeys D. two storeys
2. A. o’clock B. night C. evening D. time
3. A. towards B. opposite C. inside D. behind
4. A. knew B. learned C. felt D. noticed
5. A. still B. lonely C. sadly D. unhappily
6. A. hurt B. frighten C. lose D. trouble
7. A. loud B. sad C. calm D. pleasant
8. A. moving B. staying C. running D. coming
9. A. friendly to B. alone with C. helpful to D. careful with
10. A. promised B. trembled C. obeyed D. replied
11. A. sound B. cry C. voice D. shout
12. A. to B. down C. through D. up
13. A. some difficulty B. a thief C. some danger D. an accident
14. A. open B. close C. pull D. draw
15. A. on B. above C. over D. from
16. A. South America B. Africa C. South Asia D. Europe
17. A. aiming at B. marching towards C. shooting at D. running after
18. A. an exciting B. a calm C. an angry D. a natural
19. A. still B. yet C. even D. already
20. A. hit B. murdered C. frightened D. killed
21. A. taken B. sent C. driven D. forced
22. A. push B. lock C. guard D. defend
23. A. until B. when C. before D. though
24. A. quick B. huge C. heavy D. stupid
25. A. anxious B. fearless C. excited D. hurried
It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. ___21___ I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed ___22 ___. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls ___23___ their souls belonged to the ___24___.
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man ___25___ in front of it. “I’m Steve”, he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m ___26___”, he said. He was chatting online with somebody — probably someone he didn’t know—and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was surprised. He was chatting online and, ___27___, he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was ___28___.
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried ___29___ to speak to that computer geek (怪人), ___30___ not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was ___31___. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “___32___!”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I ___33___, and saw nobody showed any interest.
___34___, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more ___35___ having a relationship with the ___36___, particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to ___37___ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines ___38___ with people.
I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even ___39___ that the coffee was bad, ___40___ Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
21. A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While
22. A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. fear
23. A. because B. when C. until D. unless
24. A. home B. world C. Net D. Cafe
25. A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning
26. A. busy B. thirsty C. tired D. sick
27. A. first of all B. just then C. at the same time D. by that time
28. A. surprised B. delighted C. moved D. frightened
29. A. once B. again C. first D. even
30. A. but B. so C. if D. or
31. A. excited B. respected C. afraid D. unhappy
32. A. Shut up B. Enjoy yourself C. Leave me alone D. Help me out
33. A. walked about B. walked out C. raised my hand D. raised my head
34. A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all
35. A. interested in B. tired of C. careful about D. troubled by
36. A. computer B. soul C. shop D. geek
37. A. tell B. plan C. imagine D. design
38. A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as
39. A. pretend B. understand C. insist D. realize
40. A. as if B. just as C. just after D. even though