第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are 36 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 37 . On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 38 up late so that they will not 39 the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie 40 for a long time, hoping to get a short 41 at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I 42 hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I 43 the moment when my son, Jimmy, would 44 me where that new bike had come from, but 45 he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, 46 took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 47 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 48 stockings (袜子). Then I pushed in the 49 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were 50 to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were 51 by loud sounds coming from the children's room-they were shouting excitedly! 52 I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. 53 the baby arrived. He moved 54 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up 55 . The day had really begun with a bang (巨响)!
36.A.faced |
B.met |
C.filled |
D.pleased |
37.A.question |
B.matter |
C.problem |
D.business |
38.A.get |
B.stay |
C.stand |
D.wake |
39.A.lose |
B.break |
C.miss |
D.leave |
40.A.awake |
B.wake |
C.asleep |
D.sleep |
41.A.look |
B.stare |
C.glare |
D.watch |
42.A.hopefully |
B.busily |
C.gladly |
D.successfully |
43.A.liked |
B.feared |
C.surprised |
D.hated |
44.A.answer |
B.tell |
C.ask |
D.search |
45.A.sadly |
B.unluckily |
C.possibly |
D.fortunately |
46.A.it |
B.they |
C.I |
D.we |
47.A.morning |
B.midnight |
C.evening |
D.daybreak |
48.A.filling |
B.sewing |
C.mending |
D.preparing |
49.A.present |
B.stocking |
C.bike |
D.tree |
50.A.going |
B.sure |
C.glad |
D.excited |
51.A.troubled |
B.frightened |
C.woken |
D.shocked |
52.A.Before |
B.After |
C.Until |
D.Since |
53.A.Even |
B.And |
C.Soon |
D.Then |
54.A.with |
B.on |
C.over |
D.by |
55.A.all |
B.nearly |
C.happily |
D.completely |