题目内容
They hit _________ truck coming in _________ opposite direction.
- A./; a
- B./; the
- C.a; the
- D.a; a
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely ___36___ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their __37__. Every so often, a __38__woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the __39__ which lay in front of them.
As the crowd began to die down, they started to __40_ their things and head for their evening shelters. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a _ 41 man ----they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.
The first beggar whispered to the second with _____, “ He’s coming our way!”
The two tried not to look ___43____ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ___44___ gazing up with anticipation (期待) as he reached into his pocket and took something out.
“Trunk” was the only sound they heard __45___ what looked like a piece of hard _46__, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man __47__ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.
“How insulting (侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have __48___ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks (嘲弄) us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are ----__49___? There’s no way we can even eat this ---------we have no __50___.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter(排水沟).
“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the _51_beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _52__ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet.”
With that, he _53_ the white tissue paper, but to his _54__, there was no hard rock candy inside. _55_, into his fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.
36. | A. aiding | B. abusing | C. abandoning | D. ignoring |
37. | A. existence | B. situation | C. appearance | D. expressing |
38. | A. young | B. kind-hearted | C. beautiful | D. police |
39. | A. hats | B. hands | C. pockets | D. bowls |
40. | A. give up | B. cover up | C. pack up | D. build up |
41. | A. healthy | B. wealthy | C. kind | D. generous |
42. | A. confusion | B. determination | C. excitement | D. amazement |
43. | A. calmly | B. happily | C. sadly | D. directly |
44. | A. help | B. avoid | C. stop | D. prevent |
45. | A. because | B. as | C. since | D. though |
46. | A. cake | B. candy | C. coin | D. bill |
47. | A. quit | B. declined | C. turned | D. resigned |
48. | A. easily | B. hardly | C. suddenly | D. finally |
49. | A. students | B. children | C. adults | D. old men |
50. | A. hands | B. teeth | C. bowls | D. money |
51. | A. angry | B. second | C. old | D. wise |
52. | A. pocket | B. hand | C. mouth | D. hat |
53. | A. threw | B. undertook | C. unfolded | D. wrapped |
54. | A. satisfaction | B. surprise | C. horror | D. disappointment |
55. | A. However | B. Fortunately | C. Therefore | D. Instead |