题目内容
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36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
One day before Christmas, all of us children from the Children's Home Society Orphanage(孤儿院) were taken to the Mayflower Hotel in downtown to attend a Christmas party.
After the man on the stage said a prayer (祈祷), we were told to 36 . Within minutes we were 37 a meal which was fit for a king. I ate 38 I could eat no more. As we ate, Santa Clause came walking out onto the 39 . The kids cheered with 40 . Everyone began clapping their hands and yelling as 41 as they could.
I too was excited 42 but I knew better than to yell(叫喊)out loud or to jump up and scream. Mrs. Winters, the head matron, sat only three seats from me. She had 43 it very clear to everyone that we were to behave ourselves in "a proper manner" and that there was to be "no yelling or shouting".
One orphan 44 was led up onto the stage and each kid was handed a 45 by Santa Claus himself.
As the line became shorter and shorter my 46 finally came. He smiled at me. Then he reached over and handed me a 47 box which had two gold ribbons(丝带) on it. As I leaned(向前倾) to take the box I tripped and I 48 to my knees. Santa reached over and helped me to my feet.
"Move 49 Kiser." called out Mrs. Winters.
I was now leaning against Santa Claus' leg and I was looking 50 into his eyes. His face was less than an inch from mine.
"Can I 51 you Santa?" I asked him.
The next thing I knew Mrs. Winters had caught me up by my shirt collar and was 52 me away from the line of children.
I sat down in my chair just crying. Once in a while I would 53 at the stage to see if my gift was still sitting by Santa Claus.
When we all lined up waiting, I 54 "HO HO HO" coming from behind me.
As I 55 , there stood Santa Claus holding my large box. Then he knelt down and he hugged my neck as hard as he could.
36. A. stand up B. go out C. sit down D. keep silent
37. A. taken B. served C. brought D. supplied
38. A. until B. unless C. before D. after
39. A. table B. hotel C. seat D. stage
40. A. encouragement B. excitement C. disappointment D. astonishment
41. A. loud B. big C. high D. low
42. A. outside B. beside C. aside D. inside
43. A. took B. made C. demanded D. warned
44. A. at a time B. at one time C. at time’s D. at time
45. A. favor B. box C. gift D. medal
46. A. turn B. way C. chance D. gift
47. A. golden B. yellow C. small D. large
48. A. sat B. fell C. dropped D. turned
49. A. by B. on C. in D. out
50. A. quickly B. directly C. immediately D. finally
51. A. tell B. call C. hug D. leave
52. A. pushing B. keeping C. stopping D. pulling
53. A. look B. jump C. put D. stand
54. A. watched B. found C. heard D. observed
55. A. turned around B. turned up C. turned away D. turned down
CBADB ADBAC ADBBB CDACA