完形填空

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　“Where is the bus?”I asked myself．I was going to be late 　1 　the manager wasn't going to be 　2 　．“Thank God,here it is !”The bus 　3 　round the corner and I got on．Ten minures later I was walking into the 　4 　where I work．“Twenty-five past nine．I 　5 　the manager doesn't notice．”But no 　6 　luck!

　“Smith!”shouted the manager．“Late again．What's your 　7 　this time?”“I'm afraid the bus was late, Mr Brown．”“ 　8 　up earlier tomorrow!Anyway, go to your 　9 　at the counter （柜台）．We'll be opening in a few minutes．”

　My first customer （顾客）was a pretty girl wearing a red dress．　　 　10 　her was a young man of about 25．He seemed very 　11 　, and every few seconds he looked 　12 　the main entrance．The girl 　13 　about opening a bank account （帐户）．I gave her the necessary 　14 　and she walked out．　　 　15 　, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 　16 　with brown paper．Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun 　17 　out of his coat．The next moment a loud noise 　18 　my ears．Everything went black．I was falling …After 　19 　seened a very long time, I opened my eyes and found myself --in bed! 　20 　shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house．As 　21 　, 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．“ 　22 　of your excuses! Go start work at once!”To my 　23 　, the first customer was a girl 　24 　a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper．The 　25 　! Wasn't that the surprise of my life!

       阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    Harold had worked in an electrical company for over 40 years. He was ready to  36  soon. His wife Martha,  37  , was less enthusiastic. As she explained to a friend, “Harold has never done anything that  38  physical effort. He never played golf, mowed the lawn (修整草坪) or even washed the windows.  39  he retires, he will sit in his easy chair and  40  me to bring him his food.”

   But to Martha’s  41 , soon after he retired Harold joined a health club. And one night, when he arrived home from exercise class, he announced, “I  42  for the wrestling tournament (联赛). I am going to  43  on Friday night.”

   Martha was shocked. “Please don’t do it. Harold,” she begged. “ You’re not in  44 . You will be so beaten up that they will have to  45  you home!” However, he couldn’t be  46  and she told him that if he went through with his “lame idea”, she was not going to  47 .

   She stayed away that Friday evening as Harold wrestled. Then about 10:00 p.m., just as she predicted, two men  48  carried Harold home. He lay down on the couch, aches and pains. Before she could speak, he  49 , “Don’t say a word, Martha! This is not the worst of it. I  50  tonight. I have to wrestle again tomorrow night!”

   Harold worked hard for his  51 , but he may not have been ready to succeed! He proved, however, that when you combine  52  with the belief that you can do a certain thing, very great results will often follow.

   In fact, I believe Harold may have even  53  himself. As Dr. Norman Vincent Peale said, “People become really quite  54  when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first  55  of success.”

36.    A. travel                B. rest                           C. work                      D. retire

37.    A. moreover           B. besides                      C. however                 D. still

38.    A. required             B. deserved                   C. wasted                    D. reduced

39.    A. Since                 B. Until                         C. When                     D. Before

40.    A. demand              B. expect                       C. need                       D. allow

41.    A. joy                    B. surprise                     C. sorrow                   D. regret

42.    A. pick out             B. took on                     C. signed up               D. put off

43.    A. wrestle              B. box                           C. swim                      D. shoot

44.    A. large                  B. shape                        C. line                         D. sight

45.    A. drive                  B. force                        C. pick                        D. carry

46.    A. allowed              B. bothered                    C. persuaded               D. advised

47.    A. watch                B. help                          C. cheer                      D. treat

48.    A. angrily               B. kindly                       C. heavily                    D. readily

49.    A. ordered              B. shouted                     C. screamed                D. said

50.    A. paid                   B. failed                        C. won                       D. tried

51.    A. fame                  B. wealth                       C. position                   D. success

52.    A. sweat                B. tear                           C. energy                    D. patience

53.    A. conducted          B. surprised                   C. scared                    D. enjoyed

54.    A. selfless              B. generous                   C. unusual                   D. smart

55.    A. enjoyment          B. way                          C. secret                     D. story

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1. 5分, 满30分)

“Where is the bus?” I asked myself. I was going to be late and the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. Thank God, here it is! The bus  31  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 no  34  luck! “Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your 35  this time?”. “ I’m afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your  36  at the counter, we’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. Behind her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very  37 , and every few seconds he looked  38 the main entrance. The girl  39  about opening a bank account. I gave her the necessary  40  and she walked out. 41 , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something  42  with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun  43  out of his coat. The moment a loud noise  44  my ears. Everything went black. I was falling….

After  45  seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found in bed!  46  shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. As usual, 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 excuse! Go 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 ! Wasn’t that the surprise of my life?

31. A. ran       B. came           C. rode               D. drove

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

33. A. believe    B. expect          C. guess              D. hope

34. A. much       B. such            C. more              D. this

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

36. A. business   B. job             C. place            D. spot

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

38. A. down       B. for                C. towards         D. through

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

40. A. information  B. offer            C. instruction       D. support

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

42. A. hidden      B. rolled           C. filled           D. covered

43. A. getting     B. aiming          C. appearing        D. sticking

44. A. took      B. shook           C. filled           D. covered

45. A. what      B. when            C. that             D. it

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

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

48. A. belief     B. surprise         C. joy             D. regret

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

50. A. dream     B. story            C. affair            D. accident

31—50  BCDBA    CACCA    BDDCA   BDBDA