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完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street.What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric.   21    his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had   22    set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today.He would just  23   

the books in the outside return box.But there was a   24   ;it was locked.

He went into the building,only a few minutes   25    closing time.He put the books into the return box.And after a brief   26    in the toilet,he would be on his way to the playground to   27    Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in   28   —the library lights were off.The place was   29   .The doors had been shut.They   30    be opened from the inside.He was trapped(被困)—in a library!

He tried to   31    a telephone call,but was unable to   32   .What’s worse,the pay phones were on the outside of the building.  33     the sun began to set,he searched for a light and found it.

   34    he could see.David wrote on a piece of paper:“    35    !I’m TRAPPED inside!”and stuck it to the glass door.   36   ,someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant,   37   .Rows and rows of shelves held books,videos and music.He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.He settled into a chair and started to   38   .

He knew he had to   39   ,but now,that didn’t seem to be such a   40    thing.

21.A.but                       B.because                     C.or                             D.since

22.A.ever                            B.nearly                       C.never                        D.often

23.A.pass                            B.drop                         C.carry                         D.take

24.A.problem               B.mistake                     C.case                          D.question

25.A.during                  B.after                         C.over                          D.before

26.A.rest                      B.break                        C.walk                         D.stop

27.A.visit                            B.meet                         C.catch                         D.greet

28.A.delight                 B.anger                        C.surprise                     D.eagerness

29.A.lonely                  B.empty                       C.noisy                        D.crowded

30.A.wouldn’t                     B.shouldn’t                   C.couldn’t                    D.needn’t

31.A.make                    B.fix                            C.use                           D.pick

32.A.get on                  B.get up                       C.get through                D.get in

33.A.If                         B.As                            C.Though                     D.Until

34.A.On time                                                   B.Now and then

C.By the way                                                   D.At last

35.A.Come                   B.Help                         C.Hello                        D.Sorry

36.A.Surely                  B.Thankfully                C.Truly                        D.Gradually

37.A.at most                 B.after all                            C.in short                            D.as usual

38.A.watch                   B.play                          C.read                          D.write

39.A.wait                            B.stand                         C.sleep                         D.work

40.A.bad                      B.cool                          C.strange                      D.nice

Answer 1

21-40 ACBAD DBCBC ACBDB ABCAA

解析:

21.答案:A

解析:but 意为“但是”，What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric 与his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first是转折关系，所以要用but，表示“他本来想与Eric打篮球，但他妈妈告诉他他必须把他妹妹的书还回图书馆。because意为“因为”。or意为“或，或者，还是，抑或是”。since意为“自从”。

22.答案:C

解析:never意为“从不”。根据下文中的“he wasn’t about to do so today”可判断出他从来没去过图书馆，因为这两个句子是并列关系。ever 意为“曾经，这以前”。nearly意为“近,接近；将近,大约,几乎,差不多”。often意为“常常，往往，屡次，再三”。

23.答案:B

解析:drop意为“丢”，表示把书放进还书的箱子里。pass意为“经过，通过，穿过，越过，超过，掠过，前进”。carry 意为“携带，佩带，怀有”。take意为“携带，带去，带领参观，搬移”。

24.答案:A

解析:problem意为“问题”。根据下文中的it was locked可判断出因为箱子锁着，他没法把书放进去，所以是一个问题。mistake意为“错误，过失，事故，想错，看错，误会，误解”。case意为“情况，状况，真相，案件，判例，问题”。question意为“问，询问，发问，质问”。

25.答案:D

解析:before意为“在……之前”。根据下文中的“He put the books into the return box.”可判断出他在图书馆下班之前来到了图书馆。during意为“在……期间”。after意为“在……之后”。over意为“太，过度，过于，而且，更，另外，剩余”。

26.答案:D

解析:stop意为“停止”。根据其地点状语in the toilet可判断出他去了趟卫生间。rest意为“休息”。break意为“休息(时间)”。walk意为“行走，步行，徒步，散步”。

27.答案:B

解析:meet意为“见面”。根据上文中的“What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric”可判断出他去运动场与Eric见面。visit意为“拜访，访问，探望，问候，(作客)暂住；去……游览，参观”。catch意为“捕捉，逮着，捕获，拦截”。greet意为“向……问好，迎接，欢迎”。

28.答案:C

解析:anger意为“怒，忿怒”。根据下文中的the library lights were off可判断出由于图书馆的灯都消灭了，他感到非常气愤。delight意为“欢喜，高兴，愉快”。surprise意为“惊奇，吃惊”。eagerness意为“渴望，殷切，热忱，热情”。

29.答案:B

解析:empty意为“空的”。根据下文中的“The doors had been shut.”可判断出图书馆的座位空无一人。lonely意为“孤独的，孤单的”。noisy意为“(人、地方等)嘈杂的，喧闹的，(街道)熙熙攘攘的”。crowded意为“拥挤的，挤满人的，客满的”。

30.答案:C

解析:couldn’t意为“不能够”。根据上文中的“The doors had been shut.”可判断出因为门被锁上了，所以它们无法从里面打开。wouldn’t意为“不愿意”。shouldn’t意为“不应该”。needn’t意为“没必要”。

31.答案:A

解析:make a telephone call意为“打电话”，表示他想打个电话。fix意为“使固定，安装”。use意为“使用，利用，应用”。pick意为“摘，掐，采，摘取”。

32.答案:C

解析:get through意为“进入”。根据上文中的“The doors had been shut.”可判断出他无法进入。get on意为“生活,融洽相处,进展,(使)前进”。get up意为“起床”。get in意为“进入,到达,收获,插入,陷入”。

33.答案:B

解析:as意为“因为”。根据下文中的“he searched for a light and found it”判断出因为太阳将落了，所以他找打火机，并找到了。if意为“如果”。though意为“虽然”。until意为“直到”。

34.答案:D

解析:at last意为“终于”。根据上文中的“he searched for a light and found it”可判断出他终于可以看见了。 on time意为“准时”。now and then意为“偶尔”。by the way意为“顺便”。

35.答案:B

解析:help意为“救命”。根据下文中的“I’m TRAPPED inside!”可判断出因为门把锁上了，他出不去，所以他在一张字条上写“救命！”。come意为“来，过来”。hello意为“喂”。sorry意为“对不起”。

36.答案:A

解析:surely意为“的确，确实”。根据上文中的“and stuck it to the glass door”可判断出他认为经过这儿的人一定能看见他写的字条。thankfully意为“感谢地,感激地”。truly意为“真实地,不假”。gradually意为“逐渐地”。

37.答案:B

解析:after all意为“毕竟”。根据下文中的“Rows and rows of shelves held books,videos and music.”可判断出他发现这个地方毕竟不错，因为有一排排书架上放着书、视频和音乐。at most意为“至多”。in short意为“简而言之”。as usual意为“照常”。

38.答案:C

解析:read意为“读”。根据上文中的“He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.”可判断出他坐在椅子上开始读这本书。watch意为“看,注视,照顾,监视,警戒,守护,看守”。play意为“玩,扮演,播放,进行比赛”。write意为“书写,著述,写,写满,写信给”。

39.答案:A

解析:wait意为“等待”。因为他把锁在了图书馆里，所以他不得不等待。stand意为“站,立,站起,(使)竖立,(使)位于,维持不变,持久,经受”。sleep意为“睡,睡觉”。work意为“工作,(使)运转,起作用,造成,产生,经营”。

40.答案:A

解析:bad意为“坏的”。因为有书可读，所以被锁在图书馆里这件事似乎也不是坏事。cool意为“凉爽,冷静的,无所顾虑的,淡漠的”。strange意为“陌生的,生疏的,前所未知的,奇怪的,奇异的,不惯的”。nice意为“美好的,和蔼的,正派的,细微的”。