B
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred- dollar bill in the safe for me.
The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof that I had given the man the money. There was nothing I could do but go to the nearest lawyer.
The lawyer advised me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. This I did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Since I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not say he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel. I asked for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and when the clerk insisted he had already given it to me, I denied（否认）it. The lawyer said to him, “I saw this gentleman give you a hundred dollars. If you don’t hand it over immediately, I’ll be forced to call the police.”
The clerk realized he had been tricked, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“I don’t know how to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what you suppose he answered?
He said, “Oh, don’t thank me. That will be a hundred dollars, please.”
60. The man went to a Detroit hotel one day to___________.
A. get his money back                    B. put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe
C. ask to be a desk clerk             D. stay for the night
61. The hotel clerk at last returned the first hundred-dollar bill to the man because _________.
A. he knew the lawyer’s plan very well  
B. he found the lawyer tricking him
C. he didn’t want to get into trouble with the police  
D. he wanted to give the man a surprise
62. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The man didn’t get his 200 dollars back.
B. The lawyer was happy that the man got both his bills back.
C. The lawyer asked for 100 dollars.
D. The man thanked the lawyer by paying him some money.
63．The man was _______.
A. wise             B. foolish          C. happy           D. sad

A Charlotte, NC, lawyer bought a box of very rare and expensive cigars, and then insured them against fire among other things．Having smoked his entire great cigars within a month, the lawyer filed claim （索赔） against the insurance company．

In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires"．Of course the insurance company refused to pay, giving the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal way．

The lawyer brought the case to the court and out of everybody's expectation, he actually won! At the end of the trial the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was crazy．But the judge said that the lawyer held a policy （保险单） from the company in which it had promised that the cigars were insured and that it would insure them against fire．Because the company didn't say what is considered to be unacceptable fire, it had to pay the claim．

Rather than put up with long and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the punishment and paid $ 15 ,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the "fires．"

After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested and accused him of arson （纵火罪）．With his own insurance claim from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was charged with burning his insured possessions on purpose and was sentenced to 24 months in prison and a $ 24,000 fine．

1.The lawyer had smoked all the cigars ___．

2.The proper order of the lawyer's activities is ___．

a．having the company paying his claim

b．having himself put in prison and fined

c．having smoked all the cigars

d．bringing the company to the court

e．insuring the box of cigars

3.The underlined word "it" in the third paragraph refers to ___．

4.Which of the following sayings is the best suitable for the lawyer?

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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。

About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to  36   too much money with me, so I   37   the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for   38  .

The next morning, however, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof(证据)    39   I had given the man the money. There was clearly   40   left to do but go to the nearest lawyer at once.

The lawyer    41   me to return to the hotel with him and give  42 hundred-dollar bill to the clerk.   43    we did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money together with the lawyer.   44   I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the    45   hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not    46   he knew nothing about it.

Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the   47  to ask for the hundred-dollar once again. No matter   48   I said, the clerk who kept my bill   49   that he had given it to me. I said it was not   50  . The lawyer said to him, “I    51   this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call the   52   .” Now the clerk felt quite    53  , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.

“I don’t know   54  to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “Oh, don’t 55    me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”

36. A. borrow          B. spend         C. waste          D. carry

37. A. made     B. asked   C. allowed        D. let

38. A. me B. her       C. him       D. us

39. A. that     B. which           C. where          D. when

40. A. something     B. nothing         C. anything       D. everything

41. A. hoped   B. agreed       C. insisted      D. advised

42. A. the other        B. another        C. others D. other

43. A. Such       B. All         C. So         D. Much

44. A. For B. Though         C. Even if        D. Because

45. A. first      B. second        C. third     D. one

46. A. say          B. admit   C. permit D. recognize

47. A. restaurant    B. bank     C. hotel           D. hospital

48. A. what     B. whatever            C. which   D. how

49. A. suggested      B. insisted        C. remembered     D. forgot

50. A. true       B. sure     C. exact   D. nice

51. A. forced    B. made   C. allowed        D. saw

52. A. police     B. judge C. official D. officer

53. A. content B. nervous        C. angry   D. sad

54. A. when      B. what    C. where  D. how

55. A. thank     B. praise         C. leave D. fool

About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to  21  too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me.

The next morning, 22 , the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof 23  I had given the man the money. There was clearly nothing left to do but go to the 24 lawyer.

The lawyer 25 me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred dollar bill to the desk. So we did. An hour later, I went 26 to the desk and asked for my money.  27 I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the 28 hundred dollar bill, the clerk could not say he  29  nothing about it.

Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s 30 into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel to 31 for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and  32  the clerk insisted that he had given  33  to me, I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him, “ I  34  this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it 35  immediately, I will be forced to call the  36 ”. The clerk realized he had been 37 , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.

“ I don’t know  38  to thank you enough for  39  my money back.” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “ Oh, don’t  40  me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”

1.                A．carry          B．lend           C．spend    D．hold

2.                A．but            B．yet            C．however  D．instead

3.                A．where         B．which          C．why D．that

4.                A．nearest         B．farthest         C．good D．native

5.                A．advised         B．promised       C．agreed   D．followed

6.                A．up            B．down          C．back D．along

7.                A．Though         B．When          C．Unless    D．Since

8.                A．one           B．another         C．first  D．second

9.                A．believed        B．had            C．knew D．heard

10.               A．law            B．way           C．plan  D．words

11.               A．search         B．ask            C．make D．beg

12.               A．when          B．though         C．because   D．as

13.               A．these          B．this            C．them D．it

14.               A．agreed         B．saw            C．let   D．matched

15.               A．over           B．in             C．up   D．out

16.               A．policeman      B．officer         C．official    D．clerk

17.               A．punished       B．helped         C．cheated   D．understood

18.               A．why           B．how           C．when D．where

19.               A．returning       B．giving          C．getting    D．asking for

20.               A．believe         B．thank          C．leave D．fool

About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to  21  too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me.
The next morning, 22 , the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof 23  I had given the man the money. There was clearly nothing left to do but go to the 24 lawyer.
The lawyer 25 me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred dollar bill to the desk. So we did. An hour later, I went 26 to the desk and asked for my money.  27 I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the 28 hundred dollar bill, the clerk could not say he  29  nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s 30 into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel to 31 for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and  32  the clerk insisted that he had given  33  to me, I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him, “ I  34  this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it 35  immediately, I will be forced to call the  36 ”. The clerk realized he had been 37 , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“ I don’t know  38  to thank you enough for  39  my money back.” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “ Oh, don’t  40  me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”