第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）。
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was a warm March evening, and I’d just taken a seat on the bus that would take me home. It was nearly 6:00 PM, but the bus was not yet full and the driver gave no ___21___ that he intended to start the bus.
A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me. She was crying. Not speaking to anyone in particular, she ___22____ narrated her story.
She had come to the city to visit her daughter. On the way to the terminal, a thief had ___23____ one of her bags. It had contained half of the money she’d brought with her. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she ___24___ still had some money left. The bus conductor, driver, and other passengers listened to her tale.
At this time, an old man ___25__ got on the bus. He sat in the seat directly in front of the woman.
After a few minutes, all seats were ___26___. The driver got behind the wheel and started the engine. The bus conductor collected tickets and began asking us where we were ___27___. When he came to the old man’s seat, he became ___28___ and asked the old man whether he had any money. The old man___29___ that he did not. He explained that he ___30___ all his money this morning when he’d accidentally got on the wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.
Upon hearing this, the bus conductor ___31___ the old man to get off the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he begged the bus conductor to let him take that bus __32___ he could get home before dark. The bus driver approached the old man, and repeated the conductor’s ___33___ to get off the bus.
“Stop troubling him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?” she interfered. “He doesn’t
have any money! ” the driver shouted. “Well, that’s no __34_ to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she said, “How much is his fare?”  The bus conductor mumbled the amount. “Fine,” said the woman. She __35___ inside her blouse, took out her ___36___ money, and handed the fares to the bus conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a hard time.”
All eyes turned ___37___the woman, who, just minutes before, had been crying over the money she’d lost. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.
By the time the bus rolled out of the terminal, she had given the old man bread and a dollar.  She rode the rest of the way home ___38__ a Mona Lisa smile of peace and grace, and the money she’d lost ___39__ was forgotten.
On the road of life, the politeness and smiles of ___40___ can lighten our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the journey when we make it a little smoother and richer for others!
21. A. answer                B. agreement                C. indication                 D. talk
22. A. tearfully             B. excitedly                  C. helplessly                 D. proudly
23. A. got                            B. snatched                   C. pulled                      D. caught
24. A. surprisingly         B. peacefully                C. naturally                  D. fortunately
25. A. in rags                B. shyly                       C. happily                    D. in disorder
26. A. had                    B. taken                       C. full                          D. crowded
27. A. getting on           B. getting down            C. getting off                D. getting in
28. A. conscious            B. suspicious                 C. curious                     D. anxious
29. A. realized                     B. pretended                 C. admitted                   D. remembered
30. A. spend                 B. has spent                  C. had spent                  D. was spent
31. A. asked                  B. ordered                    C. led                           D. begged
32. A. so                      B. until                        C. if                             D. when
33. A. arrangement        B. command                 C. advice                      D. decision
34. A. good                  B. sense                        C. reason                      D. doubt
35. A. picked                B. removed                   C. touched                    D. reached
36. A. left                            B. saving                      C. borrowed                 D. remaining
37. A. in                       B. to                                  C. down                       D. on
38. A. owning               B. wearing                    C. hating                      D. losing
39. A. earlier                B. sooner                      C. later                         D. former
40. A. customers           B. friends                            C. strangers                  D. conductors

Which are you more likely to have wath you at sny given mement—your cell phone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electroue scannet.

In January, Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6,800 of its states. This is the first pay-by-phone practice in the U.S., but we’re likely to see more witeless payment alternatives as something called ucar field communcation(NFC)GETS IN TO America’s consumet electanies. Last Deccmbet some new smart phanes which cantain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.

Already in use in part of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave theie phones a few inchs above a payment terminal-a contact-free system build for speed and convenience.  plan a few incees live a payment tetminal a one a few ptaht need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable trunsacian(交易)fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave and pay systems that use NFC enabled credit cards, cellphone service providers truay try to mused their way into the point of sale (POS)market. Three big cell phone service providers have formed a joinf tenture(合资企业)that will go into opention over the next 15 months. Its goal is“to lead the U.S. payments industry from cards to mobile phone.”

The other big NFC sue, apart from how paymeats will be processed, is security, For instance, what’s to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you? “We’re still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against yee in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone,”says Jimmy Shah. A mobile security rescarcher, “Usera may also be able to set transaction timeits,requiring a password to be enteced for larger putchases.

Bussiness? Keep in mund you lost your smart phone, it can be located on a located on a map and remotely disabled. Plus, your phone can be password protected, Your wallet isn’t.

1.What is predicted to happen in the U.S.?

A.The expansion of cellphone companices.

B. The boom of pay by phone business.

C. The dissppearanceof credit cards.

D. The increase of Starbucks sales.s

2.The NFC technology can be used to________.

A. ensure the safety of shoppers

B. collect transaction fees easily

C. make purchase faster and smpler

D. improve the quality of cellphones

3.Three cellphone service providers form a joint venture to__________.

A. strengthen their relationship

B .get a share in the payments industry

C .sell more cellphones

D. test the NFC teehnoingy

4.According to the what can users do if they lose their smart phones?

A. Stop the luneting of niet phones.

B .Stop a passwant.

C .Cat all the money out of their phones.

D. Can large purchases. 

Which are you more likely to have with you at any given moment-your cell phone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner.
In January, Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6,800 of its stores. This is the first pay-by-phone practice in the U.S., but we’re likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication (NFC) gets into America’s consumer electronics. Last December, some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.
Already in use in parts of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminal – a contact- free system built for speed and convenience. But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the U.S., a few problems need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable transaction（交易）fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave-and- pay systems that use NFC-enabled credit cards, cell phone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point-of-sale（POS）market. Three big cell phone service providers have formed a joint venture（合资企业）that will go into operation over the next 15 months. Its goal is “to lead the U.S. payments industry from cards to mobile phone.”
The other big NFC issue, apart from how payments will be processed, is security. For instance, what’s to stop a thief from digitally pick-pocketing you? “We’re still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone,” says Jimmy Shah. A mobile- security researcher, “Users may also be able to set transaction limits, perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”
Still uneasy about this digital-wallet business? Keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone, it can be located on a map and remotely disabled. Plus, your phone can be password protected. Your wallet isn’t.
【小题1】What is predicted to happen in the U.S.?

Which are you more likely to have wath you at sny given mement—your cell phone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electroue scannet.
In January, Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6,800 of its states. This is the first pay-by-phone practice in the U.S., but we’re likely to see more witeless payment alternatives as something called ucar field communcation(NFC)GETS IN TO America’s consumet electanies. Last Deccmbet some new smart phanes which cantain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.
Already in use in part of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave theie phones a few inchs above a payment terminal-a contact-free system build for speed and convenience.  plan a few incees live a payment tetminal a one a few ptaht need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable trunsacian(交易)fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave and pay systems that use NFC enabled credit cards, cellphone service providers truay try to mused their way into the point of sale (POS)market. Three big cell phone service providers have formed a joinf tenture(合资企业)that will go into opention over the next 15 months. Its goal is“to lead the U.S. payments industry from cards to mobile phone.”
The other big NFC sue, apart from how paymeats will be processed, is security, For instance, what’s to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you? “We’re still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against yee in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone,”says Jimmy Shah. A mobile security rescarcher, “Usera may also be able to set transaction timeits,requiring a password to be enteced for larger putchases.
Bussiness? Keep in mund you lost your smart phone, it can be located on a located on a map and remotely disabled. Plus, your phone can be password protected, Your wallet isn’t.
【小题1】What is predicted to happen in the U.S.?

It was a warm March evening, and I’d just taken a seat on the bus that would take me home. It was nearly 6:00 PM, but the bus was not yet full and the driver gave no ___36___ that he intended to start the bus.

A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me. She was crying. Not speaking to anyone in particular, she ____37____ narrated her story.

She had come to the city to visit her daughter. On the way to the terminal, a thief had ____38_____ one of her bags. It had contained half of the money she’d brought with her. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she ___39___ still had some money left. The bus conductor, driver, and other passengers listened to her tale.

At this time, an old man___40___ got on the bus. He sat in the seat directly in front of the woman.

After a few minutes, all seats were ___41____. The driver got behind the wheel and started the engine. The bus conductor collected tickets and began asking us where we were __42____. When he came to the old man’s seat, he became ___43___ and asked the old man whether he had any money. The old man___44___ that he did not. He explained that he __45____ all his money this morning when he’d accidentally got on the wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.

Upon hearing this, the bus conductor __46___ the old man to get off the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he begged the bus conductor to let him take that bus __47___ he could get home before dark. The bus driver approached the old man, and repeated the conductor’s ___48___to get off the bus.

“Stop troubling him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?” she interfered. “He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver shouted. “Well, that’s no __49___to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she said, “How much is his fare?”  The bus conductor mumbled the amount. “Fine,” said the woman. She __50___ inside her blouse, took out her __51___ money, and handed the fares to the bus conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a hard time.”

All eyes turned __52____the woman, who, just minutes before, had been crying over the money she’d lost. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.

By the time the bus rolled out of the terminal, she had given the old man bread and a dollar.  She rode the rest of the way home ____53___a Mona Lisa smile of peace and grace, and the money she’d lost __54___ was forgotten.

On the road of life, the politeness and smiles of __55___ can lighten our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the journey when we make it a little smoother and richer for others!

36．A．answer              B．agreement          C．indication             D．talk

37．A．tearfully             B．excitedly              C．helplessly            D．proudly

38．A．got                  B．snatched             C．pulled                  D．caught

39．A．surprisingly        B．peacefully              C．naturally             D．fortunately

40．A．in rags             B．shyly                  C．happily               D．in disorder

41．A．had               B．taken                C．full                      D．crowded

42．A．getting on          B．getting down          C．getting off           D．getting in

43．A．conscious           B．suspicious             C．curious                D．anxious

44．A．realized              B．pretended             C．admitted             D．remembered

45．A．spend              B．has spent               C．had spent             D．was spent

46．A．asked                  B．ordered                 C．led                     D．begged

47．A．so                   B．until                  C．if                     D．when

48．A．arrangement          B．command          C．advice                 D．decision

49．A．good                 B．sense                 C．reason                  D．doubt

50．A．picked                  B．removed           C．touched              D．reached

51．A．left                B．saving                  C．borrowed           D．remaining

52．A．in                   B．to                   C．down                 D．on

53．A．owning              B．wearing               C．hating            D．losing

54．A．earlier             B．sooner             C．later                 D．former

55．A．customers         B．friends                  C．strangers            D．conductors