完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　　Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch. Although we arrived at Liverpool Street Station at 10:30, Joan 1 that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London 2 we went shopping. It was only after her sister had 3 into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn't decided where we should 4 her for lunch. 5 I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a 6 . There seemed to be nothing we could do but take a taxi to the Tower of London. However, we didn't find her.

　　It was now one o'clock, and the concert would begin at 2:30.“Perhaps she'll 7 waiting outside the concert hall,”said my wife hopefully. By this time the fog was so thick that the road traffic had to 8 , and the only way to get there was 9 underground railway. Hand in hand we 10 our way along the road to where we thought the 11 station should be. An hour later we found Tower Hill Station.

　　By now it was far 12 late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2:30. So we decided to 13 to Cambridge. It took seven long hours instead of two as usual to 14 that journey. 15 were we able to get any food and drink on the train. Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten. 16 the door, we heard the sound of the telephone bell. It was Joan; she had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for the concert, and had had a wonderful 17 at a restaurant near the hotel where she had decided to stay at night. Now she was 18 us to discover 19 we had had an equally 20 day.

1．

[　　]

A．hoped　　　　　　B．decided

C．suggested　　　　　D．wanted

2．

[　　]

A．during　　　　　B．when

C．since　　　　　　D．before

3．

[　　]

A．hidden　　　　　　B．run

C．disappeared　　　　D．entered

4．

[　　]

A．see　　　　　　B．meet

C．wait　　　　　　D．call

5．

[　　]

A．Though　　　　　B．When

C．Since　　　　　　D．For

6．

[　　]

A．chance　　　　　　B．subject

C．matter　　　　　　D．problem

7．

[　　]

A．mind　　　　　　B．forget

C．insist on　　　　　D．think of

8．

[　　]

A．finish　　　　　　B．begin

C．stop　　　　　　D．start

9．

[　　]

A．with　　　　　　B．on

C．by　　　　　　D．through

10．

[　　]

A．made　　　　　　B．pushed

C．found　　　　　　D．felt

11．

[　　]

A．nearby　　　　　　B．near

C．nearer　　　　　　D．nearest

12．

[　　]

A．too　　　　　　B．very

C．quite　　　　　　D．so

13．

[　　]

A．walk　　　　　　B．drive

C．ride　　　　　　D．return

14．

[　　]

A．do　　　　　　B．make

C．get　　　　　　D．have

15．

[　　]

A．So　　　　　　B．Hardly

C．Nor　　　　　　D．Thus

16．

[　　]

A．Opening　　　　　　B．Knocking at

C．Closing　　　　　　D．Going to

17．

[　　]

A．breakfast　　　　　　B．lunch

C．afternoon tea　　　　　D．dinner

18．

[　　]

A．asking　　　　　　B．thinking

C．ringing　　　　　　D．wanting

19．

[　　]

A．why　　　　　　B．how

C．where　　　　　　D．whether

20．

[　　]

A．busy　　　　　　B．successful

C．free　　　　　　D．sad

What _____ to Joan last night? What did she cry for?

　 A. was happened 　 B. happened

　 C. was happening 　 D. had happened

What _____ to Joan last night? What did she cry for?

　 A. was happened 　 B. happened

　 C. was happening 　 D. had happened

 

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 of Mark Twain’s classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It is 　36 in a small American town in the 19 th century. The people in this town are very traditional and 　37 a quiet life.The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. He is often in 38 with his aunt. Aunt Polly is very kind, 　39 Tom thinks she is always trying to control him.

　 Tom is different from 　40 children in the town. He loves adventure. He does a lot of bad things, but he never really 　41 anyone. He tries very hard not to go to school, and often jumps 　42 his bedroom window at night to meet his friends. He is very clever. One day, Aunt Polly asks him to do some painting, and he 　43 to get all the boys in the town to do the work for him by inventing a new 　44 game. It is these little stories 　45 make readers want to keep reading the novel, but it is the adventures that 　46 the most important part of the book.

　 Tom’s best friend is Huck Finn, a boy who has no home. In one adventure, they spend the night outside, and they see a man kill another man 　47 . Later in the book, Tom, Huck and another boy decide to leave the town 　48 they think that life there is too boring. They __49__ to an island in the middle of a river. They 　50 fires, catch fish and sleep under the stars. They also make a 　51 to travel up and down the river. 　52 seeing the boys for days, the people in the town think that they have died. One day, when Tom cones back to his aunt’s house to leave a letter 　53 that he is not dead, he hears his aunt talking about his funeral（葬礼）. 　54 Tom has an idea. On the morning of their funeral, the boys run back into town and 　55 their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.

36. A. made　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. taken　　　　　　　 D. written

37. A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pass　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. live　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. own

38. A. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　 B. silence　　　　　　　　　　 C. peace　　　　　　　 D. war

39. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

40. A. another　　　　　　　　　　 B. others　　　　　　　 C. the others　 D. the other

41. A. damages　　　　　　　　　 B. destroys　　　　　　　　　 C. ruins　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hurts

42. A. out of　　　　　　　　　　　 B. into　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. onto　　　　　　　　 D. in front of

43. A. tries　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fails　　　　　　　　 C. manages　　 D. struggles

44. A. fighting　　　　　　　　　　 B. painting　　　　　　　　　 C. touring　　　　　　　　　　 D. sailing

45. A. which　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

46. A. is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. are　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were

47. A. in charge　　　　　　 B. in advance C. in the long term　　　　 D. in the dark

48. A. because 　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even though　　　　　　 D. if

49. A. run into　　　　　　　 B. run away　　　　　　　　 C. run across　　　　 D. run out of

50. A. catch　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　　　　　 D. put

51. A. bike　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. camel　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cage

52. A. By　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Upon　　　　　　　　　　　 C. At　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Without

53. A. writing　　　　　　　　　　　 B. telling　　　　　　　　　　　 C. saying　　　 D. meaning

54. A. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Besides　　　　　　　　　　 C. Also　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Lastly

55. A. join　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. present　　　　　　　　　　 C. participate　　　　　　　 D. attend