第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

When I was a boy, every holiday I had seemed wonderful. My 　41　 　took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 　42　 . All day I 　43　 　on the sands(沙滩) with strange 　44　 　children. We made houses and gardens, and 　45　 　the tide(潮汐) destroy them. When the tide went out, we 　46　 　over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the 　47　 　seemed to shine always brightly 　48　 　the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 49　 　ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 　50　 in one’s pockets or good places where we could 　51　 　ice creams. Each day was very happy.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 　52　 　is much the same as it was. I 　53　 　like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 　54　 　beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 　55　 　any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 　56　 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I 　57　 　what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 　58　 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 　59　 　who make houses and gardens with sands, 60 　watch the incoming tide…

41. A. teacher　　　　 B. parents　 C. nurse　　　　　 D. younger sister

42. A. sea　　　　　　 B. lake　　 C. mountain　　　　 D. river

43. A. played　　　　 B. slept　　 C. sat　　　　　　 D. stood

44. A. moving　　　 B. excited　　 C. angry　　　　 D. nervous

45. A. made　　 B. brought　 C. watched　 D. heard

46. A. rolled　　 B. looked　 C. turned　　 D. climbed

47. A. light　　　 B. sun　 C. moon　　　 D. lamp

48. A. and　　　 B. yet　　 C. but　　　　 D. or

49. A. exploring　　 B. examining　 C. repairing　　　 D. measuring

50. A. sweets　　　 B. sand　 C. ice-creams　 D. money

51. A. make　　　　 B. sell　　 C. buy　　　　　 D. offer

52. A. house　　 B. holiday　 C. garden　　　　　 D. tide

53. A. hardly　　　　 B. almost　 C. still　　　　　 D. perhaps

54. A. waves　　　 B. wind　 C. hands　　　　 D. feet

55. A. destroy　　 B. fix　 C. use　　　　　　 D. build

56. A. But　　　　　 B. However　 C. Otherwise　　　 D. Besides

57. A. wonder　　　 B. feel　　 C. understand　　 D. believe

58. A. strong　　　　 B. weak　 C. young　　　　 D. old

59. A. children　　　 B. boys　 C. girls　　　　　 D. grown-ups

60. A. that　　　 B. which　 C. whom　　　　　 D. who

40. Peter must be ill. It’s the only thing that can ________ his absence(缺席).

A.lie in　　 　 B.result from　 C.account for　 D.explain about

39. The little boy _____ the chocolate, wanting to eat it.

A.stared at　 B.glanced at　　 C.looked at　　　　　 D.glared at

38. Mary can combine music ______ dancing .

A.to　　　　 B.in　　　　 C.with　　 D.under

37. No potatoes for me-I’m _______ a diet.

A.at　　　　　　 B.in　　　　 C.on　　　　　 D.with

36. She _________ down her book and ________ in bed.

A.lay; laid　　　　 B.laid; lay　　　　　 C.lay; lay　　　　　 D.laid; laid

35. - Would you mind my using your telephone?

---________

A.Yes, go ahead 　　 　　　　B.Of course not, go ahead

C.Of course, help yourself　　 D. No, you can’t

34. I can’t understand why he had me _________ for two hours in the rain.

A.waiting　　 B.wait　　　　 C.waited　　　 D.to wait

33. I want to know ______ she is a nurse.

A.that　　　　 B.where　 　　　　C.if　　　　 D.when