第三节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
The English are often described as 21 people who don’t talk to strangers. But 22 London
taxi drivers. I once asked one cabby(出租汽车司机)to describe his life to me and he didn’t stop talking 23 I arrived home half an hour 24 ! He told me many interesting stories and
25 is one of them.
“Some very strange things happen 26 at night. The 27 day I was taking a woman home from a
party. She had her little dog 28 her. When we got to her 29 she found that she had lost her key. 30 , I waited in the cab(出租车) with the dog 31 she climbed in the window.”
“I waited … and waited… 32 half an hour of ringing the bell I
decided to find out 33 was going on. I tied the dog 34 a tree and started to climb in
the windows. The next 35 I knew the police came. They thought I
was trying to 36 the house! 37 , the woman came downstairs.
She’d gone to 38 and 39 about me and the dog. I was in such a 40 to get away that I forgot to ask her for
the fare(车费).”
21. A. friendly B.
unfriendly C.
polite D.
honest
22. A. not B.
no C.
don’t D.
isn’t
23. A. since B.
after C.
unless D.
until
24. A. later B.
before C.
after D.
then
25. A. it B.
that C.
this D.
the passage
26. A. late B.
later C.
lately D.
latest
27. A. past B.
other’s C.
other D.
another
28. A. and B.
at C.
without D.
with
29. A. family B.
house C.
shop D.
office
30. A. However B.
For C.
So D.
Besides
31. A. whenever B.
during C.
while D.
for
32. A. Until B.
After C.
In D.
Before
33. A. what B.
that C.
which D.
how
34. A. at B.
on C.
with D.
to
35. A. time B.
moment C.
day D.
period
36. A. break B.
climb C.
steal D.
rob
37. A. Luckily B.
Unluckily C.
Terribly D.
Happenedly
38. A. sleeping B.
asleep C.
sleep D.
sleeps
39. A. thought B.
forgotten C.
dreamed D.
remembered
40. A. surprise B.
fear C.
way D.
hurry
