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各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact   36  she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished   37  a driving offence (犯规，犯法).

Then one day she nearly   38  her record. A police car   39  her, and the policemen in it saw her   40  a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed   41  that she would be punished.

42  Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was   43  old to drive a car, and that the   44  why she had not stopped at the red   45  was most probably that her eyes had become weak   46  old age, so that she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished what he was  47 , Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was   48  and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she   49  a needle（针） with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.

When she had   50  done this, she took the thread（n.线） out of the needle again and handed   51  the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your   52  . I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”

The judge took the   53  and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was   54  , and her record   55  unbroken.

In England a woman fell down a stair. Panic followed—178 persons lost their lives. In Michigan a woman fell ill. There was a call for water. Someone thought it meant fire---71 were killed. In Oklahoma an old man’s hair caught fire---36 died.
What should you do to be out of danger?
1. As you sit in any crowd, pick out an exit(出口) which is not the one where most persons enter and plan to use if necessary.
2. If a rush stairs, do not get into it . Stay still. Let it pass. Then go to the exit you have chosen.
3. Do not cry out. Speak quietly. Act calmly.
4.Do not stop for your hat and coat unless they are at hand.
5. If there is smoke, crouch. The best air is about three feet above the floor.
6. When you are outside the building, stay out. Many dead would be alive if they had not returned for something.
7. When you get out, move far from the door so that others can get out.
【小题1】The first paragraph tells us that over two hundred people lost their lives because of_________.

In England a woman fell down a stair. Panic followed—178 persons lost their lives. In Michigan a woman fell ill. There was a call for water. Someone thought it meant fire---71 were killed. In Oklahoma an old man’s hair caught fire---36 died.

What should you do to be out of danger?

1. As you sit in any crowd, pick out an exit(出口) which is not the one where most persons enter and plan to use if necessary.

2. If a rush stairs, do not get into it . Stay still. Let it pass. Then go to the exit you have chosen.

3. Do not cry out. Speak quietly. Act calmly.

4.Do not stop for your hat and coat unless they are at hand.

5. If there is smoke, crouch. The best air is about three feet above the floor.

6. When you are outside the building, stay out. Many dead would be alive if they had not returned for something.

7. When you get out, move far from the door so that others can get out.

1.The first paragraph tells us that over two hundred people lost their lives because of_________.

2.If you are in a crowd when panic stars, you should ________.

3.What should you do once out of a place where there is panic?

4.When you are safe outside a burning building , stay away from the door so that _______.

In England a woman fell down a stair. Panic followed—178 persons lost their lives. In Michigan a woman fell ill. There was a call for water. Someone thought it meant fire---71 were killed. In Oklahoma an old man’s hair caught fire---36 died.
What should you do to be out of danger?
1. As you sit in any crowd, pick out an exit(出口) which is not the one where most persons enter and plan to use if necessary.
2. If a rush stairs, do not get into it . Stay still. Let it pass. Then go to the exit you have chosen.
3. Do not cry out. Speak quietly. Act calmly.
4.Do not stop for your hat and coat unless they are at hand.
5. If there is smoke, crouch. The best air is about three feet above the floor.
6. When you are outside the building, stay out. Many dead would be alive if they had not returned for something.
7. When you get out, move far from the door so that others can get out.

1. 1.

   The first paragraph tells us that over two hundred people lost their lives because of_________.

   1. A.
      a fire
   2. B.
      a call for water
   3. C.
      falling downstairs
   4. D.
      panic
2. 2.

   If you are in a crowd when panic stars, you should ________.

   1. A.
      run with the others.
   2. B.
      call for help as loudly as you can.
   3. C.
      hurry at once to an exit.
   4. D.
      stay still until the crowd has passed.
3. 3.

   What should you do once out of a place where there is panic?

   1. A.
      stay outside.
   2. B.
      go back for your wallet.
   3. C.
      return to ask people not to run.
   4. D.
      stand near the exit.
4. 4.

   When you are safe outside a burning building , stay away from the door so that _______.

   1. A.
      the smoke can get out.
   2. B.
      you will not get burned
   3. C.
      others may leave.
   4. D.
      others may enter.

　　 In England a woman fell down a stair. Panic followed—178 persons lost their lives. In Michigan a woman fell ill. There was a call for water. Someone thought it meant fire---71 were killed. In Oklahoma an old man’s hair caught fire---36 died.

　　 What should you do to be out of danger?

　　 1. As you sit in any crowd, pick out an exit(出口) which is not the one where most persons enter and plan to use if necessary.

　　 2. If a rush stairs, do not get into it . Stay still. Let it pass. Then go to the exit you have chosen.

　　 3. Do not cry out. Speak quietly. Act calmly.

　　 4.Do not stop for your hat and coat unless they are at hand.

　　 5. If there is smoke, crouch. The best air is about three feet above the floor.

　　 6. When you are outside the building, stay out. Many dead would be alive if they had not returned for something.

　　 7. When you get out, move far from the door so that others can get out.

56. The first paragraph tells us that over two hundred people lost their lives because of_________.

A. a fire　 B. a call for water　 C. falling downstairs　 D. panic　

57. If you are in a crowd when panic stars, you should ________.

A. run with the others.　　 　　　　 B. call for help as loudly as you can.

C. hurry at once to an exit.　　 　　 D. stay still until the crowd has passed.

58. What should you do once out of a place where there is panic?

A. stay outside.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. go back for your wallet.

C. return to ask people not to run.　　 D. stand near the exit.　

59. When you are safe outside a burning building , stay away from the door so that _______.

A. the smoke can get out.　　　　　　 B. you will not get burned

C. others may leave.　　　　　　　　 D. others may enter.