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完型填空 　　Mrs．Harrington was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived．Her shopping had tired her．In the 　　1　　 her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest; but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotten in her 　　2　　 discovery that her front door was 　　3　　．She was thinking that she must blame her daily 　　4　　 the next morning for such a terrible piece of carelessness, when she remembered that she had 　　5　　 both keys in their locks．She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the 　　6　　 were open, yet following her regular practice she had shut them before going out．Looking into the drawing room, she saw a scene of 　　7　　 over her writing desk．It was as clear as daylight then that her flat had been broken in during her 　　8　　．Her first angry thought was to go 　　9　　 all the rooms looking for the thieves, but then she decided that at her age she might be more 　　10　　 to have someone with her, so she went to 　　11　　 Mr．Johnson from the first floor．By this time her legs were beginning to tremble, so she sat down and 　　12　　 a cup of very strong tea while he telephoned the police． 　　Then they went back and through the rooms, being careful to touch 　　13　　, as they did not want to hinder(妨碍)the police in their search for 　　14　　．It seemed as though everything she 　　15　　 had been thrown out and turned over and over．Then a police officer arrived with a policeman and she told them of her 　　16　　 of her robbed flat．The police officer began to look for fingerprints, while the policeman 　　17　　 that the front door locks had not been 　　18　　, which proved that the thieves had either used some 　　19　　 or entered over the balcony (阳台)．There was no trace of fingerprints, but the officer found a dirty red pack that 　　20　　 jewelry which the old lady said was not hers．So the entry into this flat was clearly not the first job the thieves had done that day． (1) [　　] A． way B． lift C． flat D． room (2) [　　] A． sudden B． curious C． occasional D． sad (3) [　　] A． broken B． unlocked C． open D． destroyed (4) [　　] A． workmate B． neighbor C． friend D． maid (5) [　　] A． put B． turned C． fixed D． pushed (6) [　　] A． room doors B． front doors C． windows D． drawers (7) [　　] A． ruins B． search C． disorder D． turning (8) [　　] A． rest B． work C． sleep D． absence (9) [　　] A． down to B． up to C． round D． into (10) [　　] A． friendly B． lovely C． thoughtful D． careful (11) [　　] A． ask B． fetch C． hire D． take (12) [　　] A． made B． drank C． cooked D． served (13) [　　] A． anything B． something C． everything D． nothing (14) [　　] A． fingerprints B． footmarks C． results D． thieves (15) [　　] A． bought B． had C． cleaned D． liked (16) [　　] A． sorrow B． thought C． discovery D． worry (17) [　　] A． checked B． examined C． tested D． inspected (18) [　　] A． disappeared B． damaged C． hidden D． forced (19) [　　] A． thick wire B． sharp knife C． special key D． long ladder (20) [　　] A． contained B． filled C． added D． wrapped(包扎)

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．C;4．D;5．B;6．A;7．C;8．D;9．C;10．D;11．B;12．B;13．D;14．A;15．B;16．C;17．A;18．D;19．C;20．A;
解析：

(1)	根据情景：返回住的楼，且没到家，所以在电梯里。
(2)	刚才想的两件事全忘记了，因为突然发现前门敞开。
(3)	open adj．开着的。
(4)	blame sb责备某人daily maid女仆。
(5)	try keys in the lock用钥匙开锁。
(6)	所有房间的门都开着。然而在出门前，她和往常一样把所有的门都关上的。
(7)	写字台上散乱，所以是disorder。
(8)	很显然，房间有人闯入。时间是在她不在的时候。所以用absence。
(9)	go about/round走遍每个房间。
(10)	根据转折词but可知，此时按她的年龄也许得小心为是，所以选careful。
(11)	去找来某人go and bring sth＝fetch。
(12)	喝茶用drank。
(13)	careful not to touch anything因为要保护现场以免留下指纹。
(14)	fingerprints指纹。
(15)	注意结构，she had作定语，省略关系代词that。
(16)	tell sb of sth向某人讲述某事，这里讲述的是她的发现。
(17)	check核对，核查。
(18)	force the lock撞开锁。
(19)	或使用特制的钥匙。
(20)	contain装，盛。