完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

  When Wilson got to the airport, 36 flight was already being called 37 the loudspeakers. The day before he had given up his 38 for a morning flight and had booked（预定）an afternoon 39 instead. He had to go to the reservations（预定）desk to collect his 40ticket.

　　He apologized for being 41.The reservations clerk（预订票的职员）smiled and began to look through the reservations in front of her. Then her 42 disappeared and 43 began to look 44 .

　　“Your ticket doesn’t seem to be here, ” she said. “Let me check it with the computer. ”The　45 clicked（滴答声）and whirred（飕飕声）and 46 began to flash 47 , his flight was called a second time. Wilson became very 48 .  49 the girl looked 50 .

　　“There’s been a mistake. Your new ticket was sent to you by post. That’s why it isn’t here”, she said. 51 took her only a 52 time to write 53 a new one. Wilson managed to catch the plane just before it took 54 . “What a way to start a 55 !” he thought.

A. he 　　　　B. his　　　　  C. him 　　　　  D. her

A. up 　　　　B. with 　　　  C. over 　　　   D. out

A. ticket 　　  B. wallet　　　 C. money　　　  D. plane

A. plane　　　 B. ticket　　　  C. flight　　　   D. fight

A. first　　　  B. new　　　　 C. old　　　　   D. another

A. later　　　  B. late　　　　 C. last　　　　   D. early

A. smile　　　 B. smiling　　   C. smiled 　　   D. laugh

A. he　　　　  B. his 　　　　 C. her 　　　　  D. she

A. happy 　　  B. angry 　　　 C. sad 　　　    D. worried

A. flight 　    B. loudspeakers  C. clerk 　　     D. computer

A. lights 　    B. light 　　　  C. flight 　　    D. computer

A. just 　　    B. just then 　   C. then 　　　  D. when

A. angry　　   B. happy 　　　 C. nervous 　 　 D. sad

A. Finally 　   B. Last 　　　  C. Then 　　　   D. Just

A. at 　　　   B. down 　　　  C. up 　　　　  D. out

A. That 　　   B. It 　　　　   C. She 　　　　 D. He

A. long　　　  B. short　　　   C. some 　　　  D. few

A. down 　　  B. out　　　　   C. away 　　　  D. of

A. off 　　　  B. out　　　　   C. away　　　　 D. place

A. travel 　    B. work 　　　  C. job 　　　　  D. holiday

She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her _____ to Scotland.

A. ticket 　　 B. place 　　 C. seat 　　 D. connection

 

She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would miss her ______ to Scotland.

　 A. ticket　　　　 B. place 　　　　 C. seat　　　　　　 D. connection

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、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。

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She 1_ the driver and, using her hands to feel the 2 of the seats, walked down and found the 3 which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan, 34, 4 a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly throw into a world of 5 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He 6 her how to rely on her other 7 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and 8 to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could 9 for her, and save her a seat.

10 , Susan decided that she was ready to try the 11 on her own. Monday morning, she said goodbye and for the first time, they went their 12 ways.

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was 13 the bus, the driver said “Boy, I 14 envy you .” Susan had no 15 what the driver was talking about, and asked “What do you 16 ”

The driver answered, "You know, every morning for the 17 week, a fine-looking gentleman 18 a military uniform has been standing across the corner 19 you as you get off the bus. He 20 you cross the street safely and he watches, until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.

1. A. thanked 　 B. asked　　 　　 C. discovered　 D. paid

2. A. location 　 B. shape　　 　　 C. size　　　 D. cost

3. A. ticket　 B. bus　　 　　 C. seat　　　 　 D. bag

4. A. according to B. instead of　 C. thanks to　 　 D. due to

5. A. anger　 　 B. darkness　 　 C. happiness D. light

6. A. asked　 B. encouraged 　 C. taught　　 　 D. praised

7. A. feelings B. sights　 　　 C. senses　　 　 D. abilities

8. A. how 　 B. when　　 C. where　　 D. who

9. A. make out 　 B. watch out　 　 C. find out　 　 D. work out

10. A. Finally　 B. Luckily　　 　 C. However　 D. Besides

11. A. visit　 　　 B. trip　　　 　 C. bus　　　　 　 D. work

12. A. opposite B. separate　 　 C. difficult　 　　 D. usual

13. A. getting on B. getting in 　　 C. getting off D. getting up

14. A. must　　 B. may　　　 C. will　 　　　 D. do

15. A. idea　　 B. opinion　 　　 C. way　 　　 D. thought

16. A. want　 B. mean　　 　　 C. say　　　　 　 D. suggest

17. A. next　　 B. old　　　 C. past　　　　 　 D. following

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

19. A. searching B. watching　 　 C. calling　　 　 D. noticing

20. A. looks out　 B. takes up　 C. believes in　 　 D. makes sure

 

阅读理解

　　The most frightening words in the English language are,“Our computer is down.”Yon hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport wailing for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said,“I' m Sony. I can' t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”

　　“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”

　　“I can' t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”

　　I looked down the counter and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, What do yon do.

　　“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”

　　So when it goes down, you go down with it.

　　“That's all right, air.”

　　“How long will the computer be down?”I wanted to know.

　　“I have no idea. Sometimes it' s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There is no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it' s clown it won't answer us.”

　　After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said,“Let' s forget the computer. What about your planes They're still flying, aren't they?”

　　“I couldn't tell without asking the computer.”

　　“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he' s firing to Washington.”I suggested.

　　“I wouldn't know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn't take you if you didn't have a ticket.”

　　“Is there any other airline firing to Washington within the next few hours?”

　　“I wouldn't know,”she said, pointing at the dark screen.“Only'IT'knows.'IT'cant tell me.”

　　By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.

(1)The best headline for the article is ________.

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A．Asking Computer of the Airport

B．The Computer of the Airport

C．The Most Frightening Words

D．When the Computer Is Down

(2)What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

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A．She could answer the passenger' s questions.

B．She could do nothing.

C．She could sell a ticket.

D．She could write out a ticket.

(3)Why do you think they had no backup computer? ________.

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A．Because it was easy down.

B．Because it was not advanced enough.

C．Because it was not as big as the main computer.

D．Because it was very expensive.

(4)The last paragraph suggests that ________.

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A．a modem computer won't he down

B．computers can take the place of humans

C．sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people

D．there will be great changes in computers