第二节 完形填空(共20小题,满分30分)
I met him first on a summer morning in 1936. I had rushed into his ugly little shop 36 the heels(后跟)of my shoes repaired. It wasn’t much of a 37 , so I waited while he did it. He greeted(打招呼)me 38 a cheerful smile. “You’re new in this neighborhood, aren’t you?”
I said I was. I had 39 into a house at the end of the street only a week before.
“This is a fine 40 ,”he said. “You’ll be happy here.”
I sat there with my shoes 41 watching as he 42 ready to do the repairs. 43 he looked at the leather(皮革)covering on the 44 . It was worn through. I grew impatient 45 I was rushing to meet a friend. “Please hurry.” I 46 .
He looked at me over his glasses. “Now, lady, won’t be 47 . I want to do a good job.” He was silent a moment. “You see, I have a tradition(惯例)to 48 up to.”
A 49 ? In this ugly little shop that was no difference 50 so many others on the side streets of New York?
He 51 have felt my surprise, for he smiled as he went on. “Yes, lady, my father and grandfather were shoemakers in Italy, and they were the best. My father always told me,” Son, do the 52 job on every shoe that 53 into the shop, and be 54 of your fine work, Do that always, and you’ll have 55 happiness and money to live on.
36.A.put B.make C.have D.order
37.A.work B.job C.thing D.matter
38.A.by B.in C.for D.with
39.A.lived B.got C.stayed D.moved
40.A.neighborhood B.country C.shop D.house
41.A.on B.out C.down D.off
42.A.made B.took C.got D.had
43.A.Happily B.Sadly C.Proudly D.Angrily
44.A.heel B.shoe C.back D.top
45.A.that B.while C.when D.because
46.A.ordered B.begged C.said D.expected
47.A.late B.over C.long D.done
48.A.look B.keep C.live D.set
49.A.job B.tradition C.moment D.shop
50.A.from B.of C.with D.by
51.A.couldn’t B.should C.wouldn’t D.must
52.A.most B.first C.best D.last
53.A.brings B.comes C.sends D.hurries
54.A.proud B.kind C.fond D.able
55.A.both B.all C.much D.most
35.-Have you got your test result?
-Not yet. The papers .
A.are not correcting B.have not corrected
C.have already been corrected D.are still being corrected
34.Don’t talk about international at this moment. Let’s get down to .
A.business, affairs B.affairs, business C.things, affairs D.affairs, matters
33.-Leaving soon?
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A.Enough soon B.Sooner C.No sooner D.Soon enough
32.The meeting was put off, was exactly we wanted.
A.it, that B.which, what C.it, what D.as,/
31.We’ll have to finish the job .
A.however long it takes B.however it takes long
C.how long it takes D.it takes however long
30.The telephone four times in the last hour, and each time it for my classmate.
A.has been ringing, is B.had rung, was
C.has rung, was D.rang, is
29.-Don’t you want ?
-Please show me .
A.it, the other B.one, the other C.it, another D.one, another