第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1. 5分，满分30)

The English are often described(描写)as ___41___ people who don't talk to strangers. But ___42___　 London taxi drivers. I once asked one cabby(出租车司机)to describe his life to me and he didn’t stop talking ___43___ I arrived home half an hour ___44___! He told me many interesting stories and ___45___ is one of them.

“Some very strange things happen ___46___ at night. The ___47___ day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog ___48___ her. When we got to her ___49___ she found that she had lost her key ___50___, I waited in the cab(出租汽车)with the dog ___51___ she climbed in the window. ”

“I waited … and waited … ___52___ half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out ___53___ was going on. I tied the dog ___54___ a tree and started to climb in the windows. The taxi ___55___ I knew the police came. They thought I was trying to ___56___ the house! ___57___, the woman came downstairs. She’d gone to ___58___ and ___59___ about me and the dog. I was in such a ___60___ to get away that I forgot to ask her for the fare(车费). ”

41. A. friendly　　 B. unfriendly　　　　　　　 C. polite　　　　　 D. honest

42. A. not　　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. don’t　　　　　 D. isn’t

43. A. since　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　 D. until

44. A. later　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　 D. then

45. A. it　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. this　　　　　　 D. the passage

46. A. late　　　　　 B. later　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lately　　　　　 D. latest

47. A. past　　　　　 B. other’s　　　　　　　　　 C. other　　　　　 D. another

48. A. and　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. without　　　 D. with

49. A. family　　　 B. house　　　　　　　　　　 C. shop　　　　　 D. office

50. A. however　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. besides

51. A. whenever　 B. during　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　 D. for

52. A. until　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　 D. before

53. A. what　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. how

54. A. at　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. to

55. A. time　　　　　 B. moment　　　　　　　　 C. day　　　　　　 D. period

56. A. break　　　　 B. climb　　　　　　　　　　 C. steal　　　　　　 D. rob(抢)

57. A. Luckily　　　 B. Unluckily　　　　　　　 C. Terribly　　　 D. Happily

58. A. sleeping　　 B. asleep　　　　　　　　　　 C. sleep　　　　　 D. sleeps

59. A. thought　　　 B. forgotten　　　　　　　　 C. dreamed　　　 D. remembered

60. A. surprise　　 B. fear　　　　　　　　　　　 C. way　　　　　　 D. hurry

40. The clever boy made a hole in the wall, _____ he could see what was going on inside the house.

A. in which　　 B. though which　　 C. at which　　 D. on which

39. Have the police found the knife with ___ he killed his wife?

A. that　　　　 B. as　　　　 C. which　　 D. whom

38. Please pass me the dictionary ____ cover is made of thick plastics.(塑料)

A. whose　　　 B. of whom　　 C. who　　　 D. which

37. I’ll tell you ____ he told me last month.

A. all which　　 B. all what　　 C. that all　 　D. all

36. He has the same experience ____ Captain Cook, the wisest detective in our district.

A. with　　　 B. that　　　 C. as　　　　 D. whom

35. Would you like a cup of coffee ______shall we get down to business right away?

A. and　　　　 B. then　　　 C. or　　　 D. but

34. ____the sports meet will be held depends on the weather.

A. Whenever　 B. If　　 C. Whether　 D. That