第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Once
the King of India was ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, __36__ him
and said, “You will be well soon in a few days if you take bull’s (公牛的) milk.” The King
was__37_, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk, “How is it ___38___?”
he asked.
“Order
Gulbo to get it for you,” answered the doctor, “He can do anything.” Gulbo was
a person with a great knowledge and was ___39___ to the doctor. So the
doctor thought this would be a way of making him __40___. When the King
told Gulbo what the doctor said and _41_ him to get bull’s milk, Gulbo
_42_ understood what the doctor was trying to do.
When
he got home, he sat thinking how to get out of the __43__. His daughter,
seeing him worried, asked what was the __44__. On hearing what the King
had asked for, she said, “Don’t__45__, Father, I will help you.”
The
next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the
palace, and chose a place __46__ the King’s bedroom window. In the
middle of the night, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise __47_
the King couldn’t sleep. The King got very angry and sent a guard to __48_ what
was the matter. The soldier found the girl, and led her to the King. “Why do
you wash your clothes here at night?” said the King.
The
girl _49_ to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This
afternoon my father had a baby. I was ___50_ all day because of that.
Then I found there were no clean __51__ for the baby, so I had to come
and wash them now.”
“What!” cried the King. “Are you trying
to make a _52_ of me? I have never heard of a man having a baby.”
“Well,
if the King himself orders someone to get bull’s milk for him, _53__
can’t a man have a baby?”
The
King smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s __54___.” Go and tell your
father that he may keep the bull’s milk for his __55__
36. A.
checked B.
tested
C.
judged
D.
saw
37. A.
pleased B.
surprised C. touched D. moved
38. A.
possible B. impossible C.
usual
D. unusual
39. A.
a friend B. an enemy C. a
neighbor D. a
patient
40. A.
suffer B. happy
C. angry
D. laugh
41. A. begged B. ordered C.
decided
D.
demanded
42. A. suddenly B. certainly C.
immediately D. directly
43. A.
chance B. situation C. position D.
difficulty
44. A.
matter B. wrong
C. thing
D. problem
45. A.
frighten B. worry C. doubt
D.
fear
46. A.
above B. on
C. below D. under
47. A.
but
B. when
C. as
D. that
48. A.
find out B. get out C.
take out
D.
bring out
49. A.
began
B.
looked
C.
became
D. pretended
50. A.
busy
B.
free
C. surprised D. anxious
51. A.
food
B.
clothes C.
bowls
D. joke
52. A.
trick
B. joke
C.
friend
D. fool
53. A.
why
B. how
C.
who
D. what
54. A.
girl B. daughter C.
wife
D. friend
55. A.
daughter B. son
C. girl
D. baby