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31—50各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late,   31 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   32  where I work.. “Twenty-five past nine. I   33  the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not   34 .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your   35  this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ 36  up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.   37 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very  38 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew(提取) some money and   39 about opening an account. I gave her necessary   40  and she went out.   41 , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 42  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 43  my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time   44  I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!   45 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.   46 , 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. “   47 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my   48 , the first customer was a girl   49  a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The   50 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

【小题1】
A.asB.butC.andD.or
【小题2】
A.hotelB.shopC.bankD.restaurant
【小题3】
A.believeB.thinkC.guessD.hope
【小题4】
A.luckyB.happyC.sorryD.angry
【小题5】
A.excuseB.ideaC.causeD.answer
【小题6】
A.HurryB.SetC.CatchD.Get
【小题7】
A.BeforeB.BehindC.BeyondD.Against
【小题8】
A.nervousB.shyC.calmD.angry
【小题9】
A.caredB.talkedC.askedD.worried
【小题10】
A.informationB.offerC.newsD.support
【小题11】
A.AgainB.ThenC.ThusD.However
【小题12】
A.hiddenB.filledC.decoratedD.covered
【小题13】
A.tookB.closedC.filledD.came
【小题14】
A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.that
【小题15】
A.EvenB.StillC.JustD.Ever
【小题16】
A.As usualB.For one thingC.In factD.In general
【小题17】
A.LessB.PlentyC.MoreD.None
【小题18】
A.pleasureB.surpriseC.joyD.regret
【小题19】
A.ofB.withC.onD.in
【小题20】
A.dreamB.storyC.affairD.incident

The British people are among the world’s greatest readers of newspapers.It’s been the custom ever since most people could read.
But why do people want to do nothing but read while traveling to work in a train? Perhaps they are tired, or else they sit behind a newspaper to shut themselves off from the world.All the same, most men would notice a woman struggling with a heavy case and jump up to help her and a pretty girl sitting opposite wouldn’t escape their attention either.In this case a paper is useful because they can have a good look at her from behind it without her knowing.Perhaps they do nothing but read.There are stories of girls and young men who met in the rush hours, got married, and went on traveling in the same train hand in hand.
【小题1】The main idea of this passage is that______.

A.people in Britain are great newspaper readers
B.why people read newspaper when they travel by train
C.people do nothing but read in a train
D.when people go to work in a train, they do different things
【小题2】According to this passage, reading newspaper______.
A.is a custom just among men who can readB.is something the British do only traveling in a train
C.is a daily activity most people enjoyD.can help people in many ways
【小题3】A man might be reading a newspaper in a train for the following reasons except that ______.
A.he is trying to get some business news
B.he wants to have a rest
C.he hopes to escape the attention of a pretty girl
D.he doesn’t want to talk with other people around him
【小题4】The writer said that most men in the train would help a woman struggling with a heavy thing.The implication(含义) is that ______.
A.It is interesting for a man to help a woman in trouble
B.it is considered a man’s duty to offer help to a woman in need
C.the woman is too weak to carry a heavy case
D.men are often more interested in other things than reading newspapers, especially when women are in trouble

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的)apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  1  a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the      2    he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

3    as high as he could, but even at his tallest  4  , he was unable to touch it. He began to  5  up and down , as high as he could, at the  6  of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of  .   Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to  8  on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  9   the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Game boy. Looking around, he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , with luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tried everything he could think to do. Without seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk   10  . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  11  , and how he really wanted that apple .The more he  12  like this , the more unhappy he became.

However ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself . This isn’t    13  ,I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  14   more I can do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  15  our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

1.A. preferring      B. offering      C. receiving        D. allowing

2.A.sadder         B. angrier       C. hungrier        D. tastier

3.A. Expanding      B. Stretching    C. Swinging        D. Pulling

4.A. strength       B. length       C.  range          D. height

5.A.jump          B. look         C. walk            D. glance

6.A.tip            B. stage         C. top             D.  level

7.A hope          B. hand         C.  sight           D.  reach

8.A. put           B. stand        C. get              D. hold

9.A. break         B.  shake      C. take             D. strike

10.A. back        B.  away       C. up              D. down

11.A. wishes      B.  beliefs       C. efforts          D. goals

12.A. thought     B. imagined     C. tried         D. claimed

13.A. skilful      B. cheerful      C. harmful      D.  helpful

14.A. something   B. anything     C. everything    D. nothing

15.A.change      B. express       C. forget       D. describe

 

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