题目内容
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)出可以填入空白的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n) 31 on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 32 . One afternoon, a friend and I were 33 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house 34 her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 35 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 36 .
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it 37 from my hand as I let it go and headed 38 for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.
I was too scared about getting 39 that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later, 40 I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 41 for her misfortune.
I made up my mind that I would 42 my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 43 would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n) 44 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 45 for repairing it.
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.
The next day, I 46 the old lady her paper and was able to 47 the warm smile that I was 48 her. She thanked me for the paper and said,“Here, I have something for you.”It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 49 my route.
After several cookies, I 50 an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said,“I’m proud of you.”
31.A.adviser B.customer C.assistant D.neighbor
32.A.carefulness B.cleverness C.selfishness D.forgiveness
33.A.throwing B.kicking C.picking D.striking
34.A.by B.under C.from D.around
35.A.dropped B.rolled C.flowed D.fell
36.A.room B.kitchen C.yard D.sky
37.A.skipped B.stopped C.stepped D.slipped
38.A.straight B.slow C.right D.fast
39.A.lost B.trapped C.caught D.hurt
40.A.before B.when C.but D.though
41.A.guilty B.safe C.anxious D.nervous
42.A.borrow B.move C.transfer D.save
43.A.used B.calculated C.chose D.earned
44.A.book B.article C.note D.notice
45.A.period B.cost C.size D.distance
46.A.handed B.sold C.left D.showed
47.A.witness B.wear C.return D.bring
48.A.comparing to B.playing with C.learning about D.receiving from
49.A.continued B.chose C.followed D.forgot
50.A.tore B.marked C.bought D.felt
31—35 BDACB 36—40 CDACB 41—45 ADBCB 46—50 ACDAD