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,然后從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
One Sunday morning my mother walked into my room. “_ 36 !” she said, proudly holding up a yellow 37 with black and white stripes. “I made it just for you. What do you think?”
I 38 my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the most hideous one I had ever seen?
“It’s perfect for 39 ,” my mother continued. “I 40 someone had made a dress like this for me.”
41 you can’t wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. Only the world’s most 42 daughter would refuse. reluctantly(不情愿的). I put it on.
All through church I prayed, Lord, let me get out of here __43 anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the
boy I had a crush on. He was one of the cutest (bright) guys at Neptune High. Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had 44 taken any notice of me.
At the end of the service I 45 for the door. But I had to wait on the 46 while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer… Then 47 the corner of my eye I saw the Pearce approaching. 48 I could escape, Dennis was right beside me.
I started gabbing a mile a minute, hoping if I kept it 49 he wouldn’t notice my horrible dress. “I am going to college in September,” I said.
“That’s great,” Dennis replied. “I got 50 to the police academy.”
“Wow!” I said. Somehow I kept the conversation going. Soon we were walking to the parking lot together. The next thing I knew Dennis had first asked me 51 .
We courted through college, and eventually got married. Months after our wedding I asked Dennis if he remembered the day 52 he had first asked me out.
“You bet I do,” he said. “You were always 53 in school, almost standoffish (coldhearted). I didn’t think you’d be much fun. But you were so animated (lively) when we talked on the church steps, I wanted to get to know you better.” Maybe that 55 yellow dress wasn’t 55 I would have chosen, but that day it was the perfect dress for me.
36. A. Strange B. Surprise C. Interesting D. Puzzled
37. A. dress B. coat C. skirt D. hat
38. A. beat B. held C. bit D. caught
39. A. the party B. church C. school D. your birthday
40. A. hope B. expected C. wish D. wished
41. A. Too beautiful B. Too big C. Too small D. Too bad
42. A. ungrateful B. lovely C. considerate D. responsible
43. A. beyond B. before C. until D. without
44. A. never B. sometimes C. frequently D. ever
45. A. made B. ran C. escaped D. walked
46. A. steps B. gate C. door D. bench
47. A. within B. out of C. beside D. off
48. A. Until B. After C. Not until D. Before
49. A. on B. back C. in D. up
50. A. agreed B. accepted C. permitted D.
allowed
51. A. my telephone B. my address C. out D. in
52. A. that B. which C. on when D. \
53 A. quiet B. calm C. silent D. still
54. A. blue -white striped B. black and white stripes
C. zebra-striped D. dark-white-striped
55.A. what B. which C. that D. One