第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Many years ago there lived a young couple in a small town. The husband was out of job for a long time and the wife 　36 make a living by sewing for others. They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a jar under a　 　37　 table, in　 　38　 was a little rice　 39 from their neighbor for the coming New Year. 40 New Year’s Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was　 　41　 in bed, worrying about the life. Suddenly he heard something. In the darkness he saw a man breaking into the room.

“It　 　42 　be a thief.” He thought, “but it　 　43 　matter, there is nothing that can be 44　 .” So he 　45　 　to be asleep and kept watching over the thief.

　 The thief began to 46 the room. At last he found the rice in the jar.

　 “But　 　47 can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He 48 his coat and spread it on the ground between the bed and the table. After that he turned round to take the jar.

　 Now the husband realized what the thief 49　 . He picked up the coat quickly and 50 himself with it while the thief was turning around.

　 The thief 51　 the jar, poured the rice out on the place where he had just spread his coat and squatted (蹲) down to feel it. But to his surprise, his coat had　 　52　 .

　 “Hey”, he couldn’t help 53　 　out. The 　54　 　woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.”

　 “ Nonsense(胡说)!” replied her husband. “Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room.”

　 “No, that’s 　55　 ,” the thief shouted loudly. “If there isn’t a thief, then, where’s my coat?”

36　 A. was able to　 B. wanted to　　　　 C. had to　　　 　 D. would

37.　 A. good　　　 　　 B. old 　　　　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　　　 D. broken

38.　 A. it 　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　 D. that

39.　 A. borrowed　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　 C. lent　　　　　　　　　 D. taken

40.　 A. During　　　　　 B. At　　　　　　　　　　 C. In　　　　　　　　　　 D. On　

41.　 A. working　 　 B. sewing　　　　　　　 C. lying　 　　 　　　 D. thinking

42.　 A. will　　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　　　 D. may

43.　 A. isn’t　　　　　　　 B. wasn’t　　　　　　 C. doesn’t　　　　　　 D. didn’t

44.　 A. lost　　　　　　　　 B. carried　　　　　　 C. destroyed　　　　 D. stolen

45.　 A. pretended　　 B. tried　　　　　　　　 C. decided　　　　　 D. started

46.　 A. look into B. search　　　　　　 C. discover　　 D. examine

47.　 A. what　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　 D. how

48.　 A. used　　　　　　　 B. took off　　　　　 C. put on　　　　　　　 D. brought

49.　 A. had done　　　 B. did　　　　　　　　　 C. would do　　　　 D. could do

50.　 A. hung　　　　　　　 B. covered　　　　　 C. studied　　　　　　 D. dressed

51.　 A. shook　　　　　　 B. laid　　　　　 　 C. lifted　　　　　　　　 D. touched

52.　 A. lost　　　　 　 B. missed　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　 D. disappeared　　

53.　 A. to cry　　　 　 B. crying　　　　　　　 C. to jump　　　　　 D. jumping

54.　 A. sound　　 　 B. voice　　　　　　　　 C. noise　　　　　　　 D. saying

55.　 A. right　　　 　　　 B. all right　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　　 D. impossible　

35.Suddenly he ____________his mother in the crowd and ran to her .

A.lost sight of　　 　B.caught up with　 C.caught sight of　 D.in sight of 　

34.The world is ____________　 five continents.

A. divide by　　 B. separated from　 C.made up of　　 D.divides into

33.She was disappointed to find her suggestion _________.

A. turning down　 B. to be turned down　 C. turned down　 D. to turn down

32. Mary doesn’t speak French, and 　　　　　does Joan.

A．so　　　　 B．also　　　　 C．either　　　　　　　　 　 D．nor

31. There were two roads ______ to the station.

A．lead　 　　　　　　　　 B. led　　 　　　　　 　C. leading 　　　 　　D. to lead

30. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ______ as the plane was making a landing.

A. seat　　 　　　　　　　　 　B. seating　 　　 　C. seated　　 D. to be seating

29. The old man, ______ abroad for twenty years, is on the way back to his motherland.

A. to work　　 B. worked　　 C. to have worked　　 D. having worked

28. My cousin is old enough ______ himself.

A. to wear　　　　　　　　　 B. to put on　　　　 C. to dress　　　　　 D. to have on

25. You have only a short time to get prepared for the exam, so______the most of it. A. use up　　B. do　　　C. make　　D. take 26. ______ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm. A. Attracting　　 　　　 　B. Attracted　 C. To be attracted　　　　D. Having attracted 27.He _____ have fallen asleep last night because he didn’t hear the phone call.

A. may　　　　　　　　　 B. should　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　　　 D. must