题目内容
IV.完形填空
Last Sunday,in my return from a weekend in the country,I took a taxi from Waterloo Station to my home in North London. We hadn’t gone very far 1 we had to stop at one of the many traffic-lights. Just as the light was changing to 2 a policeman pulled 3 the door of the taxi,jumped in,shouted to the driver,“4 that blue car in front.
It's been stolen. ” and he sat down on the seat beside me. Then he seemed to see me for the first time 5 he said quickly but clearly ,“Sorry Sir,but I've got to catch that car. ” The taxi driver 6 the speed without saying anything. After a few hundred yards the blue car stopped at 7 traffic-light and we drew up alongside. The policeman got out,ran round to the 8 of the blue car,opened it and 9 the driver out. I couldn’t hear what was said,but after a few minutes the policeman 10 to me and I went up to him. He asked me to help him take the car thief to the nearest 11 . The three of us got into the 12 .
We drove off 13 the taxi following. I didn't like sitting next to the 14 ,who was a young,rather tough-looking man,but I had no 15 Luckily,it wasnH far to the police station. When we got there the policeman 16 my name and address,thanked me for my 17 and said I could go. So I got back into my taxi and we drove off again. The taxi driver said 18 that it was the second time in a month he had been 19 to help the police,and he 20 it wouldn’t happen again.
1. A. until B. because C. after D. before
2. A. orange B. yellow C. red D. green
3. A. out B. up C. open D. aside
4. A. Follow B. Catch C. Knock D. Watch
5. A. after B. before C. so D. because
6. A. increased B. kept
C. slowed D. removed
7. A. a B. the C. another D. the other
8. A. back B. top
C. driver's door D. passenger^ door
9. A. brought B. helped
C. pulled D. pushed
10. A. smiled B. came
C. referred D. gestured
11. A. car park B. police station
C. traffic light D. railway station
12. A. blue taxi B. stolen car
C. passing car D. first taxi
13. A. with B. by C. of D. in
14. A. thief B. driver
C. policeman D. man
15. A. luck B. choice C. reason D. way
16. A. learned B. gave C. stored D. took
17. A. deed B. action C. help D. words
18. A. happily B. angrily C. worriedly D. proudly
19. A. made B. seen C. begged D. allowed
20. A. thought B. guessed C. believed D. hoped
IV. 1. D解析:before此处意为“才;就”。
2. D 解析:由下文中的The taxi driver 6 the speed without saying anything. 可知此处指就在红灯变为绿灯时。
3. C 解析:pull open the door 表示“一把拉开车门”。
4. B 解析:由It's been stolen.可知车被 偷了,因此应该是追上那辆车而不仅仅 是跟着它。下文的Sorry Sir,but I've got to catch that car.也有提示。
5. D解析:由上下文可知此空应表示因 果关系。
6. A解析:既然是去追赶车辆,那就应该 是加快速度。
7. C解析:前文提到警察在路口上了出 租车,因此此处指另外一个路口。
8. C 解析:由下文 opened it and 9 the driver out.可知警察冲到了那辆蓝 色汽车驾驶员位置的车门前。
9. C解析:pull sb. out表示“把某人拉出 来”
10. D 解析:由下文 and I went up to him 可知D项正确。
gesture to sb.意为 “向某人打手势,示意某人做某事”。
11. B解析:由常识可知偷车贼被抓住后 应该是被送往警察局。
12. B 解析:由 the taxi following 可知,警 察、“我”和偷车贼三个人上了那辆 蓝车。
13. A解析:此处考査with的复合结构。
14. A解析:车上共三人,而“我”不喜欢 坐在那个偷车贼的旁边。
15. B解析:have no choice表示“别无选择”。
16. C解析:store意为“储存”,此处指记 下了“我”的名字和地址。
17. C解析:由上文可知聱察是在“我”的 帮助下抓住偷车贼的。
18. B解析:由下文内容可知出租车司机 是在抱怨,故B项正确。
19. A 解析:be made to do sth.意为“被 迫做某事”。
20. D解析:这样的事情不会再发生应该 是司机的希望,故D项正确。