The boss _____ 30 dollars from my salary without any good reason.

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was 15 when I walked into McCarley' s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at  36  on the shelves, the man behind the counter,  37 , asked if I'd like  38 . I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes. I  39  after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped  40  my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs; I made coffee in the Students Union during college; I was a hotel maid and 41 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most  42 .
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost  43  we had at that time 44 and found other books we could order. She left the store less  45 .I've always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a  46  in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born  47  his fingers connected, weblike. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in      48 , hiding his hand in his pocket.
I  49  my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the  50  for free.
I visited the boy in the  51  room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense of  52 .
In the past, while I was  53  ,I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it's the  54 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the  55 , helping them make sense of the world.
36. A. maps               B. articles                    C. titles                           D. reports
37. A. the reader        B. the shop owner      C. the college student       D. the customer
38. A. a book            B. any help                C. some tea                     D. a job
39. A. worked            B. studied                  C. cooked                       D. read
40. A. fit for             B. pay for                 C. run for                              D. enter for
41. A. even                B. yet                              C. so                               D. still
42. A. boring             B. surprising              C. disappointing               D. satisfying
43. A. anything          B. something             C. everything                   D. nothing
44. A. in need            B. in all                    C. in store                       D. in order
45. A. satisfied           B. worried                   C. excited                       D. puzzled
46. A. doctor             B. store owner           C. TV reporter                 D. bookseller
47. A. with                B. in                          C. by                             D. for
48. A. honour             B. shame                    C. horror                        D. danger
49. A. advised           B. forced                   C. permitted                    D. persuaded
50. A. operation         B. program                C. treatment                    D. action
51. A. waiting           B. operation                      C. reading                      D. recovery
52. A. sadness            B. pleasure                 C. interest                   D. disappointment
53. A. at McCarley's Bookstore                         B. in the Students Union
C. at the U. S. Forest Service                    D. at the TV station
54. A. difference        B. usual                    C. same                           D. request
55. A. readers            B. passengers              C. customers                   D. viewers

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

I was 15 when I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore., and began scanning titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d like   21  .I said yes because I needed to   22   for college.

I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I did the washing-up in the student canteen  23  school, I was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U.S. Forest Service during summers. But selling books was one of the most  24  .

One day a woman asked me for   25   on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in   26   and found other books we could   27  .She left the store   28  , and I’ve always remembered the   29  I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a   30   in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant（移民） child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike（蹼状的）, to the rest of his hand. His family could not   31   a corrective operation, and the boy lived in   32  , hiding his hand in his pocket. I   33   my boss to let me do the   34  .After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called,   35  to perform the operation for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his  36   hand and say,“ Thank you.”I felt a sense of reward.

At McCarley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the   37  , not the store. Today it’s  38  . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the   39    ,not the boss, through my “Today”show, helping them make   40   of the world.

A.a book             B. the place         C. a job                      D. the boss

A.gain experience    B. start saving     C. get a degree                  D. get grades

A.during                    B. after                 C. around                         D. behind

A.boring                    B. tiring                C. satisfying               D. important

A.advice                    B. medicine           C .help                         D. books

A.stock (库存品)    B. mind                 C. shelves                     D. counter

A.borrow                   B. publish              C. introduce                D. order

A.much happier      B. less anxious    C. less disappointed     D. more confident

A.pride                   B. interest              C. anxiety                 D. difficulty

A.doctor                  B. bookseller      C.TV reporter            D. writer

A.afford                   B. do                    C. support                  D. pay

A.danger                  B. trouble               C. shame                    D. need

A.suggested              B. required            C. expected                 D. persuaded

A.story                    B. operation        C. thing                   D. favor

A.promising             B. offering         C. providing               D. refusing

A.broken                  B. damaged           C. repaired                 D .injured

A.boss                     B. customers          C. future                    D. college

A.different            B. true                  C .the same                 D. new

A.children             B. viewers             C. patients                  D. strangers

A.use                    B.fun                    C. change                          D. sense

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。

One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. __41_in the crowded store, I had my money __42_ and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost __43_ of myself. What could I do? We were not very __44_. The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would __45_ our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

I felt very sad and even _46_for losing the money when I got home. To make up for my __47__ mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then __48__ a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to ___49__ her.

When she came home, I __50__ a smile to greet her. She was __51__ to see the neat house and the __52__ meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story __53__. She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.

“ I’ve __54__ my salary,” I murmured to her again.

“ I see,” she did not shout at me as I had __55__. She didn’t lose her __56__. So I was afraid she was trying hard to __57__ her anger.

A moment later, my wife was still __58__ and seemed to be enjoying her favorite dish. At last I could not help asking, “ I’ve lost my money. Why not shout at me?” she __59__ her eyes, looking at me and said, “ Oh, on the contrary, I am thinking about how to comfort you. It’s the __60__ who is to blame.”

A. Luckily      B. Unfortunately     C. Surprisingly     D. Secretly

A. robbed       B. stolen            C. caught         D. gone

A. control       B. heart             C. interest        D. habit

A. happy        B. poor             C. healthy        D. wealthy

A. enrich        B. improve          C. affect          D. please

A. guilty        B. ashamed          C. frightened      D. worried

A. careless      B. unforgivable       C. unforgettable    D. unbelievable

A. prepared     B. served             C. provided       D. chose

A. comfort      B. meet              C. surprise        D. please

A. gave            B. pretended          C. forced         D. made

A. satisfied     B. surprised           C. pleased         D. interested

A. delicious     B. excellent           C. cool           D. attractive

A. gladly        B. calmly             C. excitedly      D. nervously

A. spent         B. wasted           C. donated         D. lost

A. hoped        B. desired           C. expected        D. wished

A. way          B. temper           C. interest         D. control

A. hide          B. express          C. maintain        D. show

A. unhappy      B. silent             C. worried        D. surprised

A. moved       B. shut              C. raised          D. opened

A. store         B. policeman         C. society         D. thief

The boss _____ 30 dollars from my salary without any good reason.