第二節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36~55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Olive, from County Westmeath, Ireland,
arrived in England to live with her daughter and son-in-law Thomas. She
was 36 because of her poor health and
37 with her most of her treasured 38 .
These included a small piece of tissue paper in which she had
39 what appeared to be five teeth which had
40 her dentures (假牙).
Having 41 in, she
asked Thomas, "Do you know where I can get my dentures
42 ?" "Of course," replied Thomas.
43 you give them to me, I'll take them to a dental
44 . "
Olive handed over the rather tired piece of
paper which 45 some rather dirty-looking
46 . Thomas drove to the dental laboratory.
" 47 will it
take?" Thomas asked the technician.
"Oh, about an hour," smiled the
dental expert.
"Then I'll wait in the
48 ," said Thomas, "and read my newspaper. "'
An hour passed and the
technician 49 at the car window
50 a plastic bag and the piece of paper. "That'll be £80,"
requested the specialist, " 51 I could only fit
four of the teeth to the dentures. I'm sorry. "
"That's a 52
," commented Thomas. "What happened to the__ 53
one?"
"I have it here in the paper,"
answered the technician, 54 it to Thomas.
"The thing is," he said,
"it's easy to fit the teeth but 55 to fit this
peanut (花生米)."
36. A. moving
B. going
C. passing
D. returning
37. A. sold
B. provided
C. brought D. dealt
38. A. clothes
B. possessions
C. furniture D. materials
39. A. discovered B. secreted
C. thrown D.
buried
40. A. broken out B. broken in
C. broken away D. broken off
41. A. settled
B. filled
C. joined
D. fallen
42. A. cut
B. dropped
C. mended D.
placed
43. A. Because B.
If
C.
Therefore D. However
44. A. speaker
B. customer C.
patient D. technician
45. A. needed
B. found
C. touched
D. contained
46. A. teeth
B. jewels
C. peanuts
D. coins
47. A. How often B. How soon
C. How long D. How much
48. A. building B.
office
C.
house D. car
49. A. appeared B. broke
C.
laughed D. glared
50. A. putting
B. holding
C. keeping D.
hiding
51. A. and
B. but
C. also
D. nor
52. A. fact
B. pleasure
C. pity
D. thing
53. A.
fifth B.
first C. third
D. second
54. A. proving
B. advising
C. permitting
D. showing
55. A. necessary B.
unimportant C. impossible D. possible