完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　The captain of a ship and a merchant were friends. The merchant had a young son, who wanted to be a 1 , so the captain took him for voyages(旅行) in his ship.

　　One day, when the captain had come from a 2 with a lot of money, the merchant told him that the price of 3 had fallen, and made the suggestion that he would buy some with his money. “I'll 4 it for you in my storehouse 5 you return from your next voyage,” said the merchant, “and perhaps the price will go up and you will be able to sell it and get more money.”

　　But while the captain was 6 , the price of the iron went up very 7 , so the merchant sold it and kept the money. When the captain came back, his 8 friend told him that he was very sorry 9 the rats had eaten all the iron.

　　The captain knew that his friend was telling lies, but he stayed 10 and said, “I knew that you had 11 with rats in your storehouse.” After a few days, the captain started 12 voyage, and when he returned home 13 the end of his voyage, he said to the merchant, “I'm very sorry, but 14 our voyage a bird 15 down and carried your son away.” The merchant was very 16 and said, “Birds cannot carry boys!” “And rats cannot eat iron,” answered the captain. The merchant took the captain to a 17 , who said, “The merchant must 18 the captain the money which he got when he 19 the iron, and then the captain 20 the merchant's son back to him.”

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A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was  1  a beautiful day that I drove to go for a look in the country.

       On the way back home, my car  2  .It was out of gas on a lonely road far from a town. I decided to walk  3  I found someone who could  4  some gas.

       I had walked almost a mile  5  I finally found a house near the road. I was glad to see it  6  it was getting dark.

       I knocked at the door and a little old lady   7  long white hair answered. She said,“I’ve been  8  for you for a long time. Come in.  9  is almost ready.”

       “But I only come  10  some gas,”I answered. I couldn’t imagine 11  she was talking about.

       “Oh, Alfred! Gas？You used to like tea.”

       I quickly explained that my car was out of gas,  12  she didn’t seem to hear me. She just  13   calling me Alfred and talking about how long  14  since she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to 15  .As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.

        16  ,there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my  17  ,he said：“Oh that’s Miss Emily. She lives  18  herself in that big house, She’s out of her mind, but she wouldn’t hurt  19  .She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and   20  came back because of the war.”

1．A．so                        B．such                  C．that               D．very

2．A．jumped                 B．stopped             C．moved           D．slid

3．A．until                      B．when                 C．so that      D．because

4．A．fetch                    B．sell                    C．buy               D．send

5．A．before                   B．so                     C．then               D．since

6．A．if                          B．and                   C．because     D．however

7．A．with                     B．of                     C．had                D．wore

8．A．cooking                B．looking              C．calling      D．waiting

9．A．Gas                      B．Coffee               C．Tea         D．Lunch

10．A．for                      B．with                  C．without          D．buy

11．A．when                B．what                   C．why                D．that

12．A．but                         B．though             C．and                 D．so

13．A．suggested               B．kept                 C．stopped        D．enjoyed

14．A．had it been              B．it had been       C．has it been              D．it has been

15．A．stay                        B．leave                C．speak         D．answer

16．A．Finally                    B．Fortunately       C．Exactly       D．Unexpectedly

17．A．incident                  B．surprise           C．experience           D．adventure

18．A．on                          B．for                  C．by                   D．with

19．A．anyone                   B．someone          C．everyone          D．none

20．A．soon                       B．often               C．never         D．seldom

第三部分：完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to  36  an artificial tree for us and   _37  it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a  38  . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree  39 . We decided to wait one more day.
Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk  40  a box under a counter. He  41  that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no  42_  on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.
After putting the  43  on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was  44   and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his  45  at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could  46  play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man  47  to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to  48  the package.
At home in Mannheim, we were busily  49  to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't  50  a workable solution. We were ready to give up  51  the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long  52  carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in,  53  it was Christmas Eve and he was  54  to get home to his own family.
The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the  55  of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."
36. A. sell             B. buy              C. deliver                 D. bring
37. A. send            B. pass               C. carry                 D. take
38. A. surprise          B. hunger             C. pleasure              D. panic
39. A. leaf            B. trunk              C. stand                D. branch
40. A. watched        B. caught             C. spotted               D. broke
41. A. directed         B. whispered           C. realized                 D. confirmed
42. A. delivery         B. customer          C. money                 D. letter
43. A. present        B. tree              C. mail                   D. package
44. A. crowded         B. small             C. noisy                  D. normal
45. A. friends          B. colleagues           C. relatives               D. companions
46. A. really           B. confidently         C. kindly                 D. patiently
47. A. overcame       B. agreed              C. astonished            D. struggled
48. A. fetch           B. transform           C. post                       D. consult
49. A. solving          B. explaining          C. trying                 D. worrying
50. A. come across      B. come back to        C. come upon             D. come up with
51. A. while             B. when              C. as                        D. since
52. A. slim            B. beautiful           C. thick                 D. heavy
53. A. but               B. so                  C. because                D. or
54. A. in surprise       B. it, the, way         C. in a hurt7              D. in lime
55. A. sight            B. back             C. corner                  D. scene

第三部分：完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to  36  an artificial tree for us and   _37  it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a  38  . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree  39 . We decided to wait one more day.

Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk  40  a box under a counter. He  41  that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no  42_  on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.

After putting the  43  on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was  44   and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his  45  at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could  46  play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man  47  to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to  48  the package.

At home in Mannheim, we were busily  49  to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't  50  a workable solution. We were ready to give up  51  the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long  52  carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in,  53  it was Christmas Eve and he was  54  to get home to his own family.

The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the  55  of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."

36. A. sell             B. buy              C. deliver                 D. bring

37. A. send            B. pass               C. carry                 D. take

38. A. surprise          B. hunger             C. pleasure              D. panic

39. A. leaf            B. trunk              C. stand                D. branch

40. A. watched        B. caught             C. spotted               D. broke

41. A. directed         B. whispered           C. realized                 D. confirmed

42. A. delivery         B. customer          C. money                 D. letter

43. A. present        B. tree              C. mail                   D. package

44. A. crowded         B. small             C. noisy                  D. normal

45. A. friends          B. colleagues           C. relatives               D. companions

46. A. really           B. confidently         C. kindly                 D. patiently

47. A. overcame       B. agreed              C. astonished            D. struggled

48. A. fetch           B. transform           C. post                       D. consult

49. A. solving          B. explaining          C. trying                 D. worrying

50. A. come across      B. come back to        C. come upon             D. come up with

51. A. while             B. when              C. as                        D. since

52. A. slim            B. beautiful           C. thick                 D. heavy

53. A. but               B. so                  C. because                D. or

54. A. in surprise       B. it, the, way         C. in a hurt7              D. in lime

55. A. sight            B. back             C. corner                  D. scene