Question

第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分，满分30分) 

One day,a little boy went into a store. He found a wooden box and 16 it over to the telephone. He climbed onto it 17 he could make a phone call. The store owner feeling a little bit 18 , looked at the boy and listened to the 19 between the boy and another person.

The boy asked ,“Madam,do you 20 a boy to cut the grass in your garden?”

“I already have 21 to do that job ,” the woman answered.

22 , the boy went on to say that he would do the job and he could accept half the 23 of the person who worked in her garden now. The woman replied that she^was very satisfied with the person who was 24 the grass in her garden. The little boy 25 offering that he would even 26 her sidewalk and stairs,and 27 that she would have the 28 garden in this town. Again the woman refused the boy's 29 politely. Then the little boy hung up the phone with a (n) 30 on his face. When the little boy was about to leave,he was 31 by the store owner.

The store owner,who was moved by all this,said, “Son,I like your 32 and would like to 33 you a job.But the little boy 34 the store owner and told him that he was just 35 whether he did the job well or not. Actually,he was the one who was working for that lady he talked with on the phone.

16. A. turned   B. sent   C. handed   D. pulled

17. A. even though   B. ever since

   C. so that   D. as if

18. A. excited   B. worried   C. strange   D. afraid

19. A. information   B. introduction

   C. discussion   D. conversation

20. A. ask   B. need   C. help   D. order

21. A. someone   B. anyone   C. everyone   D. no one

22. A. Besides   B. Instead   C. However   D. Once

23. A. time   B. price   C. energy   D. work

24. A. cutting   B. growing   C. pressing   D. adding

25. A. continued   B. remembered

   C. enjoyed   D. minded

26. A. watch   B. sweep   C. repair   D. keep

27. A. promised   B. explained

   C. wished   D. thought

28. A. largest   B. nearest   C. prettiest   D. newest

29. A. kindness   B. command

   C. answer   D. request

30. A. anger   B. tear   C. idea   D. smile

31. A. invited   B. stopped   C. praised   D. trained

32. A. action   B. shape   C. voice   D. attitude

33. A. pay   B. advise   C. offer   D. support

34. A. followed   B. believed

   C. recognised   D. refused

35. A. checking   B. showing

   C. realising   D. telling

Answer 1

16. D解析:根据下一句可知，此处指小男孩 找了一个木箱子并把它拖(pull) 到电话机旁边。

17. C解析:小男孩拖动木箱子并爬到木箱 子上面是为了能够得着电话机，拨打电话。

因此，此空填so that,表目的。

18. C解析：根据上文中对小男孩一系列动 作的描述可推知，店主看到这个小男孩的 行为后感到很奇怪(strange) 。

19. D解析:根据该空前面的istenedto及下 文的内容可知，此处指小男孩和另一个人 的“交谈”，所以填conversation。

20. B解析：此处指小男孩问对方是否需要 (need) 人帮她修剪草坪。

21. A解析：根据下文中这位女士拒绝雇用 这个小男孩可知，已经“有人”帮她修剪草 坪了。故someone符合题意。

22. C解析：根据该空后面的the boy went on to say可知，小男孩并没有放弃，“而是” 继续说。

however表转折，符合题意。

23. B解析：小男孩没有放弃。此处是指他 想以价格优势贏得这份工作。

price意为 “价格”。

24. A解析：根据20空后面的cut the grass 可知，此处指修剪(cut) 草坪。

25. A解析：小男孩坚持不懈。此处指他继 续说明选他当园丁的好处。

continue意为 “继续”，符合题意。

26. B 解析：根据该空后面的her sidewalk and stairs可知，小男孩还愿意为她打扫 (sweep) 走道和楼梯。

27. A解析:小男孩一直在说明雇用他当园 丁的好处。此处指他做出了承诺。

prom-ise意为“承诺”。

28. C解析：园丁的工作是维护花园，使花园 更漂亮，因此，此处用pretty (漂亮的) 符合 语境。

29. D解析：此处指小男孩的请求(request) 再次遭到拒绝。

30. D解析:根据文章最后一句可知，这个小 男孩就是那位女士现在雇用的园丁。因 此，.当得知她对自己很满意后，他脸上露出 了笑容(smile) 〇

31. B解析：根据下一句中店主所说的话可 知，此处指小男孩被店主叫住了。

stop符 合语境。

32. D解析：店主被小男孩坚持不懈的态度 (attitude) 打动了。

33. C解析：此处指店主愿意给小男孩提供 (offer) —份工作。

34. D解析：根据本句句首的But及文章最 后一句可知，小男孩拒绝(refuse) 了店主为 其提供丁作的好意。

35. A解析:根据该空后面的whether he did the job well or not可知，小男孩只是想核 实(check) 自己的工作是否得到了雇主的 认可。