第三节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 21 , and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a 22 in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”
But John 23 closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 24 work yet, maybe there is something we could do.” It has nothing to do with us, Mary 25 .
But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 26 . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 27 her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 28 ,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left.”
In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 29 for the basement which was full of smoke and 30 hot. He found the door and two children. 31 he left he could hear some more sobbing. He 32 the two badly frightened children into 33 arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 34 more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 35 ! That house will fall down any second.”
36 he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 37 stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 38 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the 39 and fresh air, he found that he had just 40 his own children.
The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.
21．A．direction B．mistake C．danger D．smoke
22．A．home B．plant C．store D．kitchen
23．A．ran B．walked C．drove D．rode
24．A．at B．off C．to D．on
25．A．whispered B．nodded C．disagreed D．required
26．A．ruins B．pieces C．flames D．silence
27．A．pushed B．seized C．greeted D．stopped
28．A．basement B．department C．house D．hall
29．A．went B．reached C．asked D．rushed
30．A．heavily B．slightly C．partly D．terribly
31．A．If B．As C．Since D．Unless
32．A．comforted B．delivered C．recognized D．protected
33．A．cheering B．freezing C．waiting D．suffering
34．A．many B．several C．three D．two
35．A．dangerous B．foolish C．practical D．painful
36．A．Therefore B．So C．Instead D．But
37．A．wide B．endless C．final D．dirty
38．A．particular B．interesting C．familiar D．fortunate
39．A．car B．sunlight C．crowd D．arms
40．A．rescued B．found C．lost D．missed
20．一How do you find the new book by JK Rowling?
- . I guess she is out of her talent．
A．With the help of my mother B．By accident
C．Very boring D．In the library
19．一My cousin would like to risk the weight-loss pills rather than in a gym．
-Really? She must be mad．
A．to take；work out B．to take；working out
C．taking；working out D．taking；work out
18．A study shows that students living in non-smoking dorms are less likely to the habit of smoking.
A. make up B. pick up C. draw up D. turn up
17. Much to his surprise，he invited only twenty friends to the dinner，but came．
A．twice as many as B．as many as twice C．twice as many D．twice more than
16．Faced with trouble or difficulty，a person takes help that is available．
A．whatever B．whenever C．wherever D．however
15．Once education is made free，many children who have dropped out of school .
A．will come back B．came back C．have come back D．had come back
14．_____ for more than three months, but he did his best to catch up with his classmates.
A. Being ill B. Having been ill C. Though he was ill D. He was ill
13． the world economy is in difficulty, we can see, the people of China are full of hope．
A．As；不填 B．Because；which C．Though；as D．With；不填