第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Ted had not
seen his old friend Sam since they were at school together. Then Ted saw Sam at
business meeting which 36 men were at in a big 37 , and he went over and spoke to him, “Hi,
Sam!” Ted said 38 , “How are you?” “I’m very well, thank
you.” Sam answered. They sat down 39 and began to talk, “I have 40 a wife and two children now.” Sam began.
“Well,” Ted answered, “I have married too and had three children.”
After half
an hour, Sam said, “I must go and buy myself a tooth brush now. I 41 mine at home. Let’s have dinner this
evening and then we can talk 42 .” “All right?” Ted said. They 43 in the restaurant of the hotel, and they
both began to talk about their 44 .Ted said, “I think it’s very 45 for people. When I was a young man we did
things ourselves, we didn’t just watch other people. In the evenings, we sang
songs or played music or cards with each other, 46 we read the newspaper or found ourselves
something to do.” Sam 47 . “Yes,” he said, “That’s true, and
perhaps once a week, or once a month, we went into the town specially to see a
film in the cinema, and maybe to buy an ice-cream.” “And now,” Ted 48 , “my children watch 49 films on television almost every 50 , and they don’t do with themselves
teachers give them. 51 will they do with themselves when they 52 school?” “Yes, it’s very bad, isn’t it?”
Sam said, “ 53 what can we do about it?” “Well,” Ted
answered. “I have 54 myself one thing: I’m going to sell our
television set 55 the football season finishes at the end
of this month.”
36．A．most B．both C．all D．other
37．A．firm B．market C．hotel D．theatre
38．A．loud B．angrily C．quickly D．happily
39．A．side by side B．step by step C．now and then D．over and over
40．A．got B．married C．wanted D．made
41．A．forgot B．left C．lost D．put
42．A．a lot B．much C．more D．enough
43．A．saw B．talked C．went D．met
44．A．television B．films C．past D．future
45．A．good B．bad C．useful D．harmful
46．A．and B．but C．or D．for
47．A．murmured B．answered C．announced D．nodded
48．A．continued B．stopped C．wondered D．thought
49．A．wonderful B．silly C．interesting D．fearful
50．A．week B．month C．time D．minute
51．A．Why B．How C．Where D．What
52．A．leave B．go to C．continue D．study
53．A．Therefore B．But C．Again D．Or
54．A．offered B．supplied C．promised D．answered
55．A．as well as B．as far as C．as long as D．as soon as