第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分)

An English traveler spent a few weeks in Sweden. When he was about to return ___36___ he found that he had left ___37___money to get a ticket to England. Thinking the matter over, he decided that as it was only a two days’ ___38____he could do without eating anything ___39____. So he bought a ticket with the little money that he had and went on board the ship.

He ___40___his ears to the sound of the lunch bell, ___41____when dinner time came, he ___42___to go down to the place ___43___people had their dinner, ____44____that he did not feel well.

The following day he didn’t rise until ___45___was over, ____46___ that he had overslept himself. At lunch time, he ___47___his belt and stayed alone in his cabin. At the time of dinner, however, he became so ____48____that he could ___49___have eaten paper.

“I can hardly stand hunger___50___,” he said to himself. “I must have something to eat.” At the dinner table he ate ___51___ everything ___52____ in front of him. When he was quite ___53___ , he felt ___54___ and at once bravely went to see the waiter.

“Bring me the bill,” he said to the waiter. “ The bill?” said the waiter in ____55___. “ there isn’t any bill here. On the ship, meals are already included in the ticket.”

36. A. back　　　　　　　　　 B. home　　　　　　　　 C. England　　　　　　 D. Sweden

37. A. no　　　　　　　　　　　 B. too much　　　　　 C. too little　　　　　　 D. only enough

38. A. ride　　　　　　　　　　 B. voyage　　　　　　　 C. tour　　　　　　　　　 D. holiday

39. A. at all　　　　　　　　　 B. after all　　　　　　 C. in all　　　　　　　　 D. above all

40. A. kept　　　　　　　　　 B. cupped　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　　　 D. bent

41. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

42. A. hurried　　　　　　　 B. used　　　　　　　　　 C. preferred　　　　　 D. refused

43. A. that　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 D. where

44. A. hoping　　　　　　　　 B. saying　　　　　　　 C. remembering　　 D. considering

45. A. journey　　　　　　　 B. dinner　　　　　　　 C. breakfast　　　　　 D. meeting

46. A. supposing　　　　　 B. thinking　　 　　 C. describing　　　　 D. pretending

47. A. strengthen　　　　　 B. loosed　　　　　　　 C. widened　　　　　　 D. tightened

48. A. cruel　　　　　　　　　 B. crazy　　　　　　　　 C. starved　　　　　　　 D. hopeless

49. A. actually　　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　 C. merely　　　　　　　　　　 D. even

50. A. no longer　　　　　　 B. no more　　　　　　 C. any longer　　　　 D. so longer

51. A. away　　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　　 D. out

52. A. sold　　　　　　　　　　 B. served　　　　　　　 C. remained　　　　　 D. showed

53. A. satisfied　　　　　　　　　　 B. hungry　　　　　　　　　　 C. thirsty　　　　　　　 D. excited

54. A. upset　　　　　　　　　 B. hopeful　　　　　　 C. weak　　　　　　　　 D. stronger

55. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　　 D. satisfaction 　　　　　　 　

35. --- Have you finished the work?

　 --- Not yet. I ____to do it just a moment ago.

　 A. set up　　　　　　　　 B. set off　　　　 C. set out　　　　　　　　 D. get down

34.　 I really don’t know _____ I kept the secret papers.

A. where was it 　　　　　　　　　　B. it was where that　

C. where it was that　　　 　　　　　　D. where was it that

33. Every minute must be made full use of _____ our lessons, for the college entrance exam is coming.

A. to go over　 　　B. going over　　 　C. going through　　 D. to go through

32. --- Didn’t the guard see him breaking into the bank?

　 　--- No, he_____ in the other direction.

　 A. was looking　　 B. had looked　　　 C. looked　　 　　　D. is looking

31. --- Have you seen his beautiful picture?

　 　--- Yes. His best-known work that is ____ all praise can be seen in the exhibition.

　 A. of　　　　 　　B. beyond　　　　 C. within　　　　 D. for

30.　 You ______ pay too much attention to your reading skill, as it is so important.

A. can’t 　　　　 　　B. should　　　　 　　 C. must　　　　　　　　 D. needn’t

29.　 Talking about buying cars, I prefer a car less than 10,000 RMB to _____ over the amount.

A. this　　　　　　 　 B. one　　　　　　　 　　 C. it　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. that

28.　 _______ good care of the vegetables so that they can remain fresh.

A. Take　　　　　 　 B. Taken　　　　　 　　 C. Having taken 　 D. Taking