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, 然后从16—35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 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。
Nancy had got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 16 . She got up very early and arrived at the 17 at twenty to eight. She 18 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 19 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 20 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She 21 the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh,how lovely!” Nancy 22 joyfully. She then looked round for a 23 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 24 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 25 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 26 . For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 27 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a (n) __28 _bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it 29 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 30 On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 31 a plan to the general manager’s office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary’s desk waiting for his 32 . She happened to see on the desk a big note book 33 “Records of manager’s meetings”, and glanced at the 34 pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries 35 , the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary’s desk.”
Later, she was told that their manager was a business management psychologist.
16. A. depressed B. encouraged C. excited D. surprised
17. A. office B. workshop C. classroom D. bookshop
18. A. forced B. pushed C. turned D. knocked
19. A. last B. second C. third D. first
20. A. uncover B. smell C. find D. pick
21. A. packed up B. threw away C. stared at D. took up
22. A. cried B. laughed C. wept D. replied
23. A. jar B. box C. bottle D. vase
24. A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
25. A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
26. A. wisdom B. bravery C. sadness D. enthusiasm
27. A. buried B. dressed C. devoted D. seated
28. A. old B. red C. blue D. new
29. A. special B. angry C. strange D. difficult
30. A. sender B. receiver C. manager D. waiter
31. A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
32. A. orders B. instructions C. gifts D. receipts
33. A. marked B. written C. printed D. signed
34. A. closed B. damaged C. pinned D. half-opened
35. A. at home B. on time C. in high spirits D. in low spirits