(一)
Agatha Christic would never forget the night when she met a robber[搶劫者] many years ago.
That evening, she went to a birthday party which ___1___ until two oclock in the morning. Agatha walked in the ___2___ street alone. Suddenly from the back of a dark ___3___ a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good ___4___, lady,” the man said in a low voice. “I dont think you wish to ___5___ here!” “What do you want?” “Your earrings. Take them off!”
Agatha suddenly had a ___6___ idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar[衣領] of her overcoat while she used ___7___ hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly ___8___ them on the ground.
“Take them and let me go,” she said. The robber thought that the girl didnt like the earrings at all, only trying to ___9___ the necklace. It would cost ___10___, so he said, “Give me your necklace.”
“Oh, sir. It doesnt ___11___ much. Please let me wear it.”
“Im not that ___12___, Quick!”
With shaking ___13___. Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber left, she picked up her earrings and ran as ___14___ as she could to one of her friends.
The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost ___15___ six pounds.
1. A. ended B. stayed C. stopped D. lasted
2. A. busy B. quiet C. noisy D. wide
3. A. part B. block C. building D. street
4. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
5. A. die B. escape C. fight D. stay
6. A. funny B. safe C. brave D. bright
7. A. other B. others C. the other D. another
8. A. handed B. threw C. passed D. put
9. A. own B. keep C. have D. protect
10. A. cheap B. expensive C. more D. less
11. A. weigh B. take C. spend D. cost
12. A. afraid B. angry C. silly D. bad
13. A. hands B. feet C. head D. body
14. A. much B. early C. carefully D. fast
15. A. really B. already C. only D. hardly
(二)
My father died when I was a baby, and my mother had to go out to work. I was the only ___1___ so I had no brothers and sisters to play with at home. I used to play in the street with other children, or ride my bike down to the park, but I remember I ___2___ a lot of time just sitting at home reading. We had a television, I think, but dont remember ___3___ it very much.
My grandparents lived with us and we used to do a lot of things together—I remember we played card a lot. At the weekends, my mother always ___4___ —we often went down to the sea and swam, and I ___5___ to swim when I was quite young.
We didnt have a car, so we went everywhere by bus. Occasionally[偶爾], one of my uncles used to come and take us out in his car, which was a great ___6___. For holidays we always went to the seaside, but never far away—maybe a short train journey.
My mother wasnt very ___7___, and I dont remember her ever ___8___ me. In fact, I used to get my own way too much.
I was given small pocket money because we werent very ___9___, and I probably spent most of it on sweets, as far as I remember—I dont think anyone thought they were ___10___ for you then.
1. A. child B. father C. friend D. mother
2. A. used B. kept C. took D. spent
3. A. repairing B. listening to C. watching D. looking at
4. A. let me in B. took me out C. told me stories D. went shopping
5. A. hated B. learned C. stopped D. forgot
6. A. game B. chance C. pain D. pleasure
7. A. strict B. kind C. interested D. worried
8. A. playing with B. staying with C. beating D. loving
9. A. busy B. happy C. rich D. well
10. A. good B. bad C. important D. delicious
(三)
A Chinese student went to England to study by plane. His name was Sun. It is spelt S-U-N just ___1___ the word “sun”, the sun in the sky, is spelt.
England is a country with ___2___ weather. It is often cloudy and rainy, so the people there dont get ___3___ sunlight[陽光] in the year. When ___4___ Chinese student arrived at ___5___ Airport, a tall English policeman opened his ___6___ to check the visa[簽證]. The policeman was ___7___ to find the Chinese name “sun” in the passport. He thought it was pronounced just ___8___ the English word “sun”. So he said to the student, “I see your name is Sun. You are ___9___ here.”
The Chinese student felt ___10___. So he asked the policeman, “Is there anything wrong with my passport of visa? Do I have to ___11___ to my country?” “What?” shouted the policeman. “No, well never let you go away.”
The Chinese student was worried by now. He thought he was going to be arrested[逮捕]. He was sure ___12___ he had been in trouble. ___13___ he wondered whether he had broken the British[英國的] law. So he asked the policeman again. “What happened? What have I done?”
It was then that the policeman began to ___14___. He said, “You dont know what you have done, Mr Sun? You ___15___ sunlight to England! So we dont want you to go away.”
1. A. why B. how C. when
2. A. bad B. nice C. dry
3. A. a lot B. many C. much
4. A. an B. the C. a
5. A. London B. Paris C. Tokyo
6. A. book B. passport C. pocket
7. A. scared B. bored C. interested
8. A. like B. by C. with
9. A. trained B. wanted C. refused
10. A. surprised B. satisfied C. pleased
11. A. go over B. go on C. go back
12. A. to B. that C. of
13. A. But B. Till C. Or
14. A. complain B. smile C. discuss
15. A. brought B. would bring C. have brought
完形填空答案
(一)
1.D。until two oclock in the morning暗示該空表示“持續(xù)”,因此應填lasted。
2.B。由常識可知,凌晨兩點街上行人稀少,店鋪也未開門,非常安靜,因此該空應填quiet。
3.C。突然從一幢黑房子的后面一個右手拿著一把鋒利刀子的高個子男子朝她沖了過去。
4.A。由第1空后面的two oclock in the morning可以推出該空應填morning。
5.A。由語境邏輯可知,搶劫犯手里拿著一把鋒利的刀子是想以被搶者不聽話就將其殺死為威脅進行搶劫,因此該空應填die。
6.D。由下文Agatha的機智行為可以推出她想出的是一個聰明的主意,因此該空應填bright。
7.C。此處指兩只手中的另一只手,因此該空應填the other。
8.B。quickly與on the ground暗示該空表示“扔”,因此應填threw。
9.B。由第6空后面的tried to cover her necklace with the collar of her overcoat可以推出該空表示“保留”,因此應填keep。
10.C。搶劫犯認為Agatha想留下項鏈說明其值錢更多,因此該空應填more。
11.D。由It與much之間的邏輯關系可以推出該空表示“值”,因此應填cost。
12.C。我可沒那么傻。
13.A。Agatha假裝用顫抖的雙手摘下了項鏈。
14.D。搶劫犯一離開,她拾起耳環(huán),盡可能快地跑向一個朋友。
15.C。此處強調項鏈值錢少,因此應填only。
【點評】本文是一篇驚險的記敘文,介紹了一個勇敢聰明的女子智斗搶劫犯的故事,表明面對搶劫犯只要善于用腦是可以減少損失的,第6空的bright、第8空的threw、第13空的hands、第14空的fast、第空的only充分表明了這一點。文章情節(jié)曲折,緊張驚險,第2空的quiet、第5空的die就充分體現了這一點。
(二)
1.A。由下文had no brothers and sisters可以推出作者是家中唯一的孩子,因此該空應填child。
2.D。spend…doing sth.,花費時間做某事,與語境邏輯吻合。
3.C。由主語和賓語之間的邏輯關系可以推出該空表示“觀看(電視)”,因此應填watching。
4.B。由下文we often went down to the sea and swam可以推出周末母親總是帶作者出去。
5.B。很小的時候我就學會了游泳。
6.D。由語境邏輯可以推出生活比較艱苦的時候能坐叔叔的小汽車出去玩對作者來說是一件十分愉快的事情,因此該空應填pleasure。
7.A。由下文In fact, I used to get my own way too much.可以推出作者母親不是很嚴格,因此該空應填strict。
8.C。此處強調作者母親不是很嚴格,因此應填beating。
9.C。small pocket money暗示該空表示“富有的”,因此應填rich。
10.B。be bad for“對……有害”,與語境邏輯吻合。
【點評】本文為情感性記敘文,介紹作者小時候清貧卻愉快簡單并充實的童年生活,字里行間流露出作者對童年的留念和對小伙伴們及親人給予自己愉快的感激之情,讓人感到親切自然、真實可信。
(三)
1.B。它的拼寫正如單詞“sun”——天空中的太陽,拼寫方式一樣。
2.A。由下文often cloudy and rainy可以推出英國的氣候不好,因此該空應填bad。
3.C。該空表示“多”且修飾不可數名詞,因此應填much。
4.B。此處指的中國學生是第二次出現,表示特指,因此該空應填the。
5.A。由上文兩次出現的England可以推出該空應填London。
6.B。由常識可知,要檢查簽證必須打開護照,因此該空應填passport。
7.C。看到一個中國人跟天空中的太陽有一樣的名字,這個英國警察感到很有趣,因此該空應填interested。
8.A。他以為這個中國學生名字的發(fā)音就象英語單詞“sun”的發(fā)音,所以該空應填like。
9.B。我看見你的名字跟太陽一樣,所以我們要你留在這兒。
10.A。聽到這個英國警察要他留在那兒,這個中國學生感到很驚訝。
11.C。由to my country可以推出該空表示“回到”,因此應填go back。
12.B。he had been in trouble意義已經完整,因此該空應填無義連詞that。
13.A。該空表示轉折性邏輯關系,因此應填But。
14.B。由下文警察講話的愉快幽默口吻可以推出其講話時帶著微笑,因此該空應填smile。
15.C。該空表示“已經把(陽光)帶來”,因此應填have brought。
【點評】本文是一篇有趣的英文故事,介紹有一個叫Sun的中國學生到英國留學時,機場的警察發(fā)現他和太陽有一樣的名字,于是叫他留在那兒。這個學生以為警察要逮捕他,便詢問原因。警察微笑著說英國缺少陽光,而他給英國帶來了陽光,所以得呆在那兒。文章驚險刺激但生動有趣。趣味故事往往有獨特的有趣之處,對這種特獨趣味之處的正確理解是解題關鍵。理解本文就必須懂得主人公叫Sun,與太陽同名。因為英國多雨,缺少陽光,因此當Sun來到英國時一個警察開玩笑說要將他留下。