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各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely ___36___ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their __37__. Every so often, a __38__woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the __39__ which lay in front of them.

   As the crowd began to die down, they started to __40_ their things and head for their evening shelters. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a _ 41   man ----they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.

   The first beggar whispered to the second with _____, “ He’s coming our way!”

   The two tried not to look ___43____ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ___44___ gazing up with anticipation (期待) as he reached into his pocket and took something out.

    “Trunk” was the only sound they heard __45___ what looked like a piece of hard _46__, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man __47__ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.

“How insulting (侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have __48___ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks (嘲弄) us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are ----__49___? There’s no way we can even eat this ---------we have no __50___.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter(排水沟).

“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the _51_beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _52__ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet.”

With that, he _53_ the white tissue paper, but to his _54__, there was no hard rock candy inside. _55_, into his fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.

Whenever you want to make a decision, just make sure to think twice and confirm it. This is what we learn from the following story. While two old beggars were sitting on a ? ? ?? street corner, they watched helplessly as scores of people walked by. Some purposely ? ? ? them and others too caught up in their own cares didn’t even notice their ? ? ?? . Every so often, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the?? ? ?? which lay in front of them.

As the crowd began to die down, they started to ?? ? ???? their things and head for their evening?? ? ? . Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a ? ? ??? man—they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.

The first beggar whispered to the second with ?? ? ??? , “He’s coming our way!”

The two tried not to look??? ? ??? at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ?? ? ??? gazing up with anticipation??? ? ??? he reached into his pocket and took something out.

“Thunk” was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard ? ? ?? , wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man ??? ? ??? and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.

“How insulting(侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have ?? ? ??? left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are???? ? ?? ? There’s no way we can even eat this—we have no ?? ? ?? .” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter.

“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the second beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it? ? ?? , and the sugary juices will stay in my ?? ? ??? for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet！”

With that, he ? ? ??? the white tissue paper, but to his ? ? ?? , there was no hard rock candy inside. However, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.

1.A. distant??????? B. busy?????????? C. broad????????? D. narrow

2.A. aided???????? B. observed?????? C. noticed???????? D. ignored

3.A. existence????? B. situation?????? C. appearance????? D. expression

4.A. hats????????? B. hands???????? C. pockets???????? D. bowls

5.A. put up??????? B. cover up?????? C. pack up???????? D. end up

6.A. party???????? B. flat??????????? C. shelter???????? D. shadow

7.A. wealthy?????? B. healthy??????? C. poor?????????? D. proud

8.A. confusion???? B.happiness?????? C.excitement?????? D.amusement

9.A. carelessly???? B. calmly???????? C. sadly?????????? D. directly

10.A. help???????? B. escape???????? C. wait??????????? D. prevent

11.A. then???????? B. while????????? C. as????????????? D. since

12.A. cake???????? B. candy????????? C. coin??????????? D. bill

13.A. quit???????? B. declined???????? C. turned????????? D. returned

14.A. easily??????? B. hardly????????? C. suddenly??????? D. finally

15.A. Babies?????? B. Children??????? C. Adults????????? D. Old men

16.A. hands??????? B. teeth??????????? C. bowls????????? D. money

17.A. in a while???? B. for a while?????? C. after a while????? D. once in a while

18.A. pocket?????? B. hand??????????? C. mouth?????????? D. hat

19.A. threw??????? B. undertook??????? C. unfolded???????? D. wrapped

20.A. satisfaction??? B. amazement??????? C. horror???????? D. disappointment

Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely ___1___ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their __2__. Every so often, a __3__woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the __4__ which lay in front of them.

　 As the crowd began to die down, they started to __5_ their things and head for their evening shelters. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a _ 6 man ----they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.

　 The first beggar whispered to the second with _7____, “ He’s coming our way!”

　 The two tried not to look ___8____ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ___9__ gazing up with anticipation (期待) as he reached into his pocket and took something out.

　 “Trunk” was the only sound they heard __10___ what looked like a piece of hard _11__, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man __12__ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.

“How insulting (侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have __13___ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks (嘲弄) us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are ----__14___? There’s no way we can even eat this ---------we have no __15___.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter(排水沟).

“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the _16_beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _17__ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet.”

With that, he _18_ the white tissue paper, but to his _19__, there was no hard rock candy inside. _20_, into his fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.

1. A. aiding　　　 B. abusing 　　 C. abandoning　 D. ignoring

2. A. existence　　 B. situation　　 C. appearance　 D. expressing

3. A. young　　　　 B. kind-hearted C. beautiful　　 D. police

4. A. hats　　　　 B. hands　　　　 C. pockets　　　 D. bowls

5. A. give up　　　 B. cover up　　 C. pack up　　　 D. build up

6. A. healthy　　　 B. wealthy　　　 C. kind　　　　 D. generous

7. A. confusion　　 B. determination C. excitement　 D. amazement

8. A. calmly　　　 B. happily　　　 C. sadly　　　　 D. directly

9. A. help　　　　 B. avoid　　　　 C. stop　　　　 D. prevent

10. A. because　　　 B. as 　　　　　 C. since　　　　 D. though

11. A. cake　　　　 B. candy　　　　 C. coin　　　　 D. bill

12. A. quit　　　　 B. declined　　 C. turned　　　 D. resigned

13. A. easily　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. suddenly　　 D. finally

14. A. students　　 B. children　　 C. adults 　　　 D. old men

15. A. hands　　　　 B. teeth　　　　 C. bowls　　　　 D. money

16. A. angry　　　　 B. second　　　 C. old　　　　　 D. wise

17. A. pocket　　　 B. hand　　　　 C. mouth　　　　 D. hat

18. A. threw　　　　 B. undertook　　 C. unfolded　　 D. wrapped

19. A. satisfaction B. surprise　　 C. horror　　　 D. disappointment

20. A. However　　　 B. Fortunately　 C. Therefore　　 D. Instead

完形填空

　 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Two old beggars were sitting on a busy street corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely __16___ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their ____17____. Every so often, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the _____18____ which lay in front of them.

As the crowd began to die down, they started to _____19_____ their things and go back to their evening shelter. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a rich man—they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.

The first beggar whispered to the second with _____20_____, “He’s coming our way!”

The two tried not to look ____21____ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ____22____ looking up with hope as he reached into his pocket and took something out.

“Thunk” was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard _____23_____, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man _____24____ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.

“How insulting(侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have_____25______ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he makes fun of us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are? ____26____? There’s no way we can even eat this—we have no _____27_____.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter.

“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the second beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for a while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _____28_____ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet！”

With that, he ____29____ the white tissue paper, but to his ____30____, there was no hard rock candy inside. However, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.

16. A. helping　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. abusing　　　　　　　　　　　 C. noticing D. ignoring

17. A. existence　　　　　　　　　　　 B. situation　　　　　　　　　　　 C. appearance D. expression

18. A. hats　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pockets D. bowls

19. A. put up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cover up　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pack up D. end up

20. A. confusion　　　　　　　　　　 B. happiness　　　　　　　　　　 C. excitement D. amazement

21. A. calmly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. happily　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sadly D. directly

22. A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. avoid　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stop D. prevent

23. A. cake　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. candy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. coin D. bill

24. A. quit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. declined　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turned D. disappeared

25.A. easily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. suddenly D. finally

26.A.Babies 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Children　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Adults D. Old men

27.A.hands　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. teeth　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bowls D. money

28.A.pocket　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mouth D. hat

29.A.threw　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. undertook　　　　　　　　　　 C. unfolded D. wrapped

30.A.satisfaction　　　　　　　　　　 B. surprise　　　　　　　　　　　 C. horror D. disappointment

Two old beggars were sitting on a busy street corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely __16___ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their ____17____. Every so often, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the _____18____ which lay in front of them.

As the crowd began to die down, they started to _____19_____ their things and go back to their evening shelter. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a rich man—they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.

The first beggar whispered to the second with _____20_____, “He’s coming our way!”

The two tried not to look ____21____ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ____22____ looking up with hope as he reached into his pocket and took something out.

“Thunk” was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard _____23_____, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man _____24____ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.

“How insulting(侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have_____25______ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he makes fun of us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are? ____26____? There’s no way we can even eat this—we have no _____27_____.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter.

“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the second beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for a while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _____28_____ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet！”

With that, he ____29____ the white tissue paper, but to his ____30____, there was no hard rock candy inside. However, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.