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,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,
选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely ___36___ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their __37__. Every so often, a __38__woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the __39__ which lay in front of them.
As the crowd began to die down, they started to __40_ their things and head for their evening shelters. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a _ 41 man ----they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.
The first beggar whispered to the second with _____, “ He’s coming our way!”
The two tried not to look ___43____ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ___44___ gazing up with anticipation (期待) as he reached into his pocket and took something out.
“Trunk” was the only sound they heard __45___ what looked like a piece of hard _46__, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man __47__ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.
“How insulting (侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have __48___ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks (嘲弄) us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are ----__49___? There’s no way we can even eat this ---------we have no __50___.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter(排水沟).
“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the _51_beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _52__ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet.”
With that, he _53_ the white tissue paper, but to his _54__, there was no hard rock candy inside. _55_, into his fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.
36. |
A. aiding |
B. abusing |
C. abandoning |
D. ignoring |
37. |
A. existence |
B. situation |
C. appearance |
D. expressing |
38. |
A. young |
B. kind-hearted |
C. beautiful |
D. police |
39. |
A. hats |
B. hands |
C. pockets |
D. bowls |
40. |
A. give up |
B. cover up |
C. pack up |
D. build up |
41. |
A. healthy |
B. wealthy |
C. kind |
D. generous |
42. |
A. confusion |
B. determination |
C. excitement |
D. amazement |
43. |
A. calmly |
B. happily |
C. sadly |
D. directly |
44. |
A. help |
B. avoid |
C. stop |
D. prevent |
45. |
A. because |
B. as |
C. since |
D. though |
46. |
A. cake |
B. candy |
C. coin |
D. bill |
47. |
A. quit |
B. declined |
C. turned |
D. resigned |
48. |
A. easily |
B. hardly |
C. suddenly |
D. finally |
49. |
A. students |
B. children |
C. adults |
D. old men |
50. |
A. hands |
B. teeth |
C. bowls |
D. money |
51. |
A. angry |
B. second |
C. old |
D. wise |
52. |
A. pocket |
B. hand |
C. mouth |
D. hat |
53. |
A. threw |
B. undertook |
C. unfolded |
D. wrapped |
54. |
A. satisfaction |
B. surprise |
C. horror |
D. disappointment |
55. |
A. However |
B. Fortunately |
C. Therefore |
D. Instead |