第二节：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 21～40 各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　One Saturday, some five-or-six-year olds in my neighborhood gathered at the lot to play cowboys. Brian came, 21 the biggest toy gun I’d ever seen. Before we started, I told him I wanted to borrow it 22 . As soon as we broke up for the 23 , I ran to a far corner of the lot and buried the gun in the soft dirt. I wanted to give Brian a 24 .

　　Before long, Brian was demanding his gun back. We all walked 25 the lot to the corner, and I dug where I 26 I’d buried it. No gun. I dug some more. 27 no gun. Brian started shouting, “Find my gun!” and I started getting 28 . I knew it was somewhere, but the whole corner was looking 29 to me. Everyone stood around and watched 30 I desperately dug at the ground. No one 31 . My eyes started burning, and I knew I was going to cry. I 32 with Brian screaming, “You bastard! My dad will get you!”

　　That afternoon when I heard Brian calling outside the window, I told Mom everything. She 33 listened to me, then went out to the garage and got the shovel. We 34 Brian outside and the three of us returned to the lot.

　　35 it was very hot outside, and my mom dug in the heat for an hour. She turned up most of the dirt in that corner, 36 the gun was never found. I stood and watched 37 , and felt worse and worse as she worked and sweated 38 me.

　　My parents bought Brian a new gun, so he was 39 . Now I realize how lucky I was to have 40 who stood up for me, and that I still needed Mom to help me out of trouble.

　　21. A. carrying out B. showing off C. picking up D. taking away

　　22. A. after a moment B. at a time C. in a minute D. for a while

　　23. A. race B. game C. party D. role

　　24. A. blow B. test C. chance D. scare

　　25. A. across B. in C. over D. by

　　26. A. imagined B. pretended C. thought D. expected

　　27. A. Also B. Still C. Just D. Indeed

　　28. A. hot B. hurt C. sick D. angry

　　29. A. unlikely B. perfect C. the same D. the opposite

　　30. A. since B. though C. if D. as

　　31. A. helped B. laughed C. quarreled D. worked

　　32. A. settled down B. came up C. set out D. ran away

　　33. A. doubtfully B. calmly C. regretfully D. kindly

　　34. A. left B. followed C. met D. took

　　35. A. By now B. Till then C. At last D. So far

　　36. A. but B. for C. when D. so

　　37. A. carelessly B. impatiently C. helplessly D. cautiously

　　38. A. in spite of B. except for C. in favor of D. because of

　　39. A. satisfied B. moved C. encouraged D. comforted

　　40. A. all B. someone C. anybody D. one

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

　Dr．Smith was a famous man．Near his house 　1　 a rich old lady who 　2 　to send him some 　3 　by her servant．Dr．Smith took her presents 　4 　never gave the boy 　5 　for his 　6 　．One day, 　7 　Smith was busy 　8 　his writing, the boy ran into the 　9 　and 　10 　the desk, and some books on it began to 　11 　to the floor．Then he threw a plastic bag 　12 　of meat on the desk and said,“My mistress （女主人）　　 　13　　 　you some meat．”

　Smith turned 　14 　and said, “My boy, 　15 　is not the 　16 　to 　17 　 someone a present．Now, you sit in my chair and 　18 　my way of doing it ．”

　The boy sat down．Smith 　19 　out and knocked 　20 　the door and waited．The boy said, “Come in．”The doctor entered, walked to the desk and said, “If you please sir, my mistress 　21 　me to say 　22 　to you and 　23 　you will take the bag full of meat．”

　The boy answered, “Thank you , my boy , and 　24 　is two dollars for yourself．”

　The man laughed, and after that, Smith 　25 　forgot to give the tip to the boy．

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

　A young man went to a car showroom. He was wearing rubber boots and a 　1　 jacket. He needed a haircut 　2　　 　and was unshaven. The young man examined an 　3　　 　car carefully and 　4 　turned to speak to the salesman.

　“　5　　 　does this car cost?”he asked.

　“One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds,”the salesman said.

　“I'll have　　 　6 　of them, ” the young man said.

　The salesman 　7 　. He found it 　8 　to be polite. “You are joking, 　9 　,”he said. “I'm afraid we 　10　　 　help you. This car is not for sale.”

　The salesman showed his customer the 　11 　and the young man left the shop 　12 　a word. He went to a 　13 　on the other side of the street and 　14 　sixteen cars. The 　15 　salesman was polite and 　16 　. The young man took a bundle of notes 　17 　his pocket and 　18 　the car in cash. He 　19　　 　that the cars were for himself and his fifteen 　20 　. He said that 　21 　and his colleagues（同事）worked on a Norweigian 　22 　boat. “We have all 　23 　a lot of money this season,” the man said, “and we want to buy cars.”

　　　　24 　, the second salesman was 　25　　 　.

完形填空: 阅读下面短文, 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。

　　 　　    Todd was working at his gas station (加油站) at night when he　　 heard over the radio that a 1 in Long Island had been 2 by an armed　　 man who had killed the night guard and got away with $150,000. 'One　　 hundred and fifty thousand,' Todd whistled. Here's fellow who just 3　　 into a bank and helps himself 4 so much money. Todd thought of the 5　　 with which he managed to get the amount of money he 6 to start his gas　　 station. So many papers to 7, so much money to pay back.

　　     The news 8 twenty minutes later. The gunman had 9 a car for a　　 ride, and then 10 out the driver. He was possibly 11 the Southern　　 State Parkway in a white Ford. License plate (车牌) number LJR1939. The　　 12 of the announcer continued: '13 out for white cars. Don't pick up　　 14, and all you folks in gas stations better not do 15 to a white Ford　　 car.'

　　     Todd stood up and 16 to see out into the cold night. It was dark　　 but Todd 17 the Southern State Parkway was out there. Just 18, Todd　　 saw the headlights coming at him and a car pulled in for 19. There it　　 was, a white Ford. He saw the 20, LJR1939.

　　     'What should I do?' Todd had to make a quick 21.

　　 　　    'Yes, sir?' Todd 22 while making up his mind for sure.

　　     '23 her up,' the man said sounding like any other 24.

　　     When the tank (油箱) was full, Todd quickly turned round and　　 pointed a gun at the man.'Hands up 25 get out!'　　 　　

(1) A. store　　B. bank　　C. station　　D. house

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(2) A. searched for　　B. held up　　C. taken over　　D. broken into

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(3) A. walks　　B. looks　　C. marches　　D. drives

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(4) A. for　　B. by　　C. to　　D. of

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(5) A. satisfaction　　 B. difficulty　　C. disappointment D. spirit

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(6) A. saved　　B. made　　C. offered　　D. needed

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(7) A. collect　　B. prove　　C. sign　　D. write

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(8) A. continued B. lasted　　C. spread　　D. arrived

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(9) A. bought　　B. borrowed　　C. stolen　　D. stopped

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(10) A. sent　　B. found　　C. left　　D. pushed

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(11) A. calling from　　B. fleeing from　　 　　 C. heading for　　 D. looking for

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(12) A. news　　B. warning　　C. advice　　D. voice

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(13) A. Look　　B. Run　　　　C. Call　　D. Set

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(14) A. guests　　B. strangers　　C. prisoners　　D. passengers

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(15) A. harm　　B. favor　　C. service　　D. business

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(16) A. tried　　B. decided　　C. hoped　　D. happened

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(17) A. considered B. knew C. recognized D. learnt

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(18) A. then　　B. there　　C. right　　D. now

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(19) A. directions　　B. repairs　　C. gas　　D. parking

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(20) A. mark　　B. number　　C. sign　　D. name

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(21) A. decision　　B. call　　C. movement　　D. remark

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(22) A. wondered　　B. stopped　　C. waited　　D. asked

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(23) A. Cover　　B. Fill　　C. Check　　D. Tie

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(24) A. visitor　　B. robber　　C. driver　　D. rider

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(25) A. or　　B. and　　C. but　　D. to

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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

　There is a small island, which is part of New Zealand, named Boarland．It was named Boarland because a lot of boars, large wild pigs, live on the island．

　These boars 　1　 to be a big problem．They often ran 　2　 the village and 　3　 farms．Sometimes they attacked people．

　Finally, the government sent a letter to a famous 　4　 , Peter Thomassen．The government said that they would 　5　 $10, 000 if he could 　6　 the boars．

　Thomassen 　7　 the offer and came to Boarland the following week．He said that he would solve the problem of the boars within two 　8　 ．He didn't carry a gun with him．He spent the first whole week 　9　 watching the boars very carefully．

　After that he made a 　10　 that the boars liked to eat a special kind of corn．They seemed to prefer eating the corn 　11　 all other foods．During the second week Thomassen got several large bags of the corn and carried them into the forest．He put several pieces of corn in an open field 　12　 the boars lived．At first 　13　 of the boars would eat the corn．However, after a few days, some of the 　14　 boars began to go near it．A few of them ran to the corn, ate a few pieces and then ran back into the forest． 　15　 more and more boars began to eat the corn．After a month most of the boars were eating the food Thomassen had 　16　 ．Only a few were still 　17　 the village farms．

　At the end of five weeks Thomassen went to the village and asked the people for 　18　 to build a fence．They wanted to go with him, but he told them not to 　19　 him．

　During the sixth week, he started to build a very 　20　 fence around the open field．Of course, each day he brought more corn to the field．The pigs didn't seem to 　21　 that he was building a fence and they were happy because every day they received their favorite food 　22　 having to work for it．

　Little by little the fence became higher and higher, and then one day he built a 　23　 and slowly closed it．In the middle of the eighth week, he went to tell the villagers he had solved the problem．This time the villagers followed him to the woods．They saw a fence one metre high, and the pigs were 　24　 , and they didn't seem to be 　25　 at all．

　Thomassen explained,“Please feed them some corn every day and they'll never disturb you again．”He reveived his money because he had solved the problem．