第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
The great advantages of the electric train over the steam train , I think , is that it does not smell . When one is in a ( 36 ) drawn by a steam locomotive ( 机车 ) , one always has the (37) smell of burning coal around one . If one opens the window to look out at the ( 38 ) and to get some fresh air , one is ( 39 ) with little bits of coal-ash which get into one ' s hair and eyes , and
soon force one to shut the window again and withdraw (退缩) into the ( 40) atmosphere of one ' s compartment (车厢) . In a tunnel ,(41)distress reaches a peak , for there the smoke is forced into a ( 42 ) area , from which it escapes into the train itself through any small cracks ( 缝隙 ) it may (43 ). In a long tunnel , the (44 )grows worse and worse , while one 's eyes smart (刺痛 ) and the electric light in the carriage grows no longer (45 ), hidden behind the smoke.
With an electric locomotive , on the other hand , one can enjoy the view and the fresh air without inconvenience. I really think that one gets part of the extra (46 ) out of travelling through the Alps or Tyrol by train for the simple ( 47 ) that the trains there are ( 48 ) operated , so that the traveller who ( 49 ) become used to having his air dirtied by ( 50 ), and considers such a condition as ( 51 ) , believes that there is something extra-special about the Tyrolese air . Of course , (52 ) air is purer and fresher than the air of the plains, (53 ) the smoke of a steam train (54 ) not allow this condition to (55) .
36.A.boat B.car C.train D.truck
37.A.slight B.sweet C.unpleasant D.natural
38.A.view B.people C.wheels D.street
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40.A.impure B.friendly C.informal D.warn
41.A.one's B.his C.its D.their
42.A.tidy B.open C.small D.special
43.A.have B.get C.receive D.find
44.A.smell B.road C.noise D.scenery
45.A.blinding B.bad C.dull D.bright
46.A.joy B.money C.time D.work
47.A.impression B.rule C.theory D.reason
48.A.quickly B.confidently C.smoothly D.electrically
49.A.will B.can C.has D.should
50.A.smoke B.sand C.dust D.gas
51.A.terrible B.normal C.disagreeable D.unusual
52.A.village B.suburb C.mountain D.forest
53.A.but B.or C.for D.so
54.A.should B.would C.must D.need
55.A.improve B.remain C.change D.disappear