II. 完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain 16 so I decided I would leave the children in the car 17 I rushed into a shop. I warned the girls not to 18 anything and told them I would be 19 within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left _20_ happily looking out of the window.
I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had _21 ! I could hardly believe my _22_. The car doors were _23_ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat _24_ only two coats. Being _25_, I ran to the corner of the street _26_ there was no sign of them. I _27_ up to an old lady nearby and asked _28_ she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.
Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and _29_ to stop trembling (发抖). Suddenly, I _30_ a merry laugh _31_ me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot (车尾行李箱) and _32_ were two very red-face and _33_ children. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, _34_ behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. _35_ tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.
16.A. heavy B. hard C. big D. hardly
17. A. before B. since C. after D. which
18. A. talk B. reach C. hear D. touch
19.A. away B. out C. back D. along
20.A. them B. her C. herself D. themselves
21.A. discovered B. disappeared C. described D. delivered
22.A. ears B. words C. eyes D. heads
23.A. even B. again C. already D. still
24.A. have B. were C. had D. are
25.A. foolish B. proud C. frightened D. pleased
26.A. where B. which C. that D. when
27.A. arrived B. looked C. rushed D. left
28.A. what B. when C. whether D. how
29.A. tried B. had C. tired D. ought
30.A. felt B. listened C. smelt D. heard
31.A. behind B. over C. before D. with
32.A. outside B. among C. inside D. between
33.A. worried B. excited C. surprised D. interested
34.A. climbed B. flew C. threw D. jumped
35.A. For B. About C. With D. Down