I had spent over five exhausting(令人疲乏不堪的) years on my essay for my Ph. D(哲学学士). and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards which were to be held in California, and I had  36  a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change  37 . My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all—out run to  38  my flight. I had to stop to catch my  39 on a moving sidewalk when I  40 a woman in her fifties   41 with a carry-on bag.

I don’t know   42  , but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on flight 567 to California?”

She responded, “Yes.”

“So am I ,” I responded.“Give me your bag. I’ll run   43 and tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and started running again. I   44 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please   45 the plane for her. I   46 myself with her bag, and a few moments later she arrived and was the last person on the plane   47 they closed the doors and   48  . After the plane leveled off, I   49 the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.

I didn’t sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the   50 at seven o’clock in the morning. The  51 kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the   52 in their robes. As I slowly   53 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile   54 a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before.   55 , whenever I made a mistake on any questions, she did a great job of relaxing me.

1.

A.prepared

B.caught

C.scheduled预定的

D.ordered安排好的;

 

2.

A.trains

B.buses

C.planes

D.directions

 

3.

A.catch

B.run

C.get

D.hold

 

4.

A.flight

B.breath

C.bag

D.companions

 

5.

A.greeted

B.met

C.noticed

D.seek

 

6.

A.walking

B.struggle

C.carrying

D.running

 

7.

A.how

B.why

C.what

D.where

 

8.

A.before

B.immediately

C.fast

D.ahead

 

9.

A.raced

B.got

C.solved

D.opened

 

10.

A.leave

B.hold

C.remain

D.reserve

 

11.

A.found

B.took

C.seated

D.occupied

 

12.

A.after

B.when

C.while

D.before

 

13.

A.left out

B.run away

C.took off

D.carried away

 

14.

A.presented

B.preserved

C.proved

D.showed

 

15.

A.place

B.university

C.palace

D.city

 

16.

A.meeting

B.board

C.essay

D.argument

 

17.

A.professors

B.ladies

C.staffs

D.teachers

 

18.

A.stared

B.watched

C.glanced

D.looked

 

19.

A.like

B.as

C.of

D.from

 

20.

A.Needless to say

B.No matter how

C.What’s more

D.In the end

 

完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late ___36___ the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the ___37___ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I ___38___ the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not ___39___.

“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your ___40___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “___41___ up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. ___42___ her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very ___43___, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and ___44___ about opening an account. I gave her necessary ___45___ and she went out. ___46___, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___47___ with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___48___ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___49___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! ___50___ shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___51___, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “___52___ of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___53___, the first customer was a girl ___54___ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The ___55___! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

1.A. as             B. but           C. and           D. or

2. A. hotel         B. shop           C. bank          D. restaurant

3. A. believe      B. think         C. guess              D. hope

4.A. lucky          B. happy          C. sorry              D. angry

5.A. excuse         B. idea          C. cause          D. answer

6.A. Hurry          B. Set           C. Catch          D. Get

7. A. Before        B. Behind         C. Beyond        D. Against

8.A. nervous        B. shy            C. calm               D. angry

9. A. cared         B. talked        C. asked              D. worried

10.A. information  B. offer         C. introduction       D. support

11. A. Again       B. Then           C. Thus          D. However

12. A. hidden      B. filled                           C. decorated       D. covered

13. A. took        B. closed        C. filled             D. came

14.A. before        B. after          C. when          D. that

15. A. Even         B. Still                            C. Just             D. Ever

16. A. As usual                       B. For one thing      C. In fact              D. In general

17.A. Less          B. Plenty        C. More          D. None

18. A. pleasure                       B. surprise      C. joy              D. regret

19. A. of          B. with           C. on                 D. in

20. A. dream        B. story         C. affair             D. incident

 

 

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