Question

完形填空  先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Mr. White with his wife was now living at a small Italian hotel. Last year they had stayed in Italy for months on holiday. One night he went out for a walk ___________ . It was late. The small street was dark and___________  . Suddenly he heard steps behind him. He ___________ his head and saw a middle-aged woman with wild hair, who quickly walked past him. The woman was ___________  out of sight when Mr. White suddenly found that his watch was ___________ . He thought it was the passing woman who had taken his watch, ___________ he ran quickly after her and soon caught up with her. As he knew___________  Italian, Mr. White had to ask the woman to ___________  the watch in another way. He showed the woman his strong arms and pointed to her watch pocket. The woman thought a while and gave the watch to Mr. White.

Mr. White returned home and told his wife ___________  had happened. He was greatly ___________ when Mrs. White pointed to the watch on the table. Now he found it was he himself that had taken the Italian’s watch.

1.A. secretly  B. lonely        C. alone      D. freely

2.A. noisy     B. busy          C. bright     D. quiet

3.A. rose     B. moved         C. turned     D. put

4.A. nearly  B. hardly        C. mostly     D. even

5.A. losing    B. going         C. missing    D. missed

6.A. and       B. so            C. as        D. but

7.A. much      B. no            C. enough     D. a little

8.A. lend      B. tell         C. return     D. keep

9.A. what      B. that          C. why        D. how

10.A. angry    B. surprised     C. interested D. pleased

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：怀特先生和他的妻子现在住在一个小意大利饭店。去年他们住在意大利度假几个月。有一天晚上，他独自出去散步。已经很晚了。小街上一片漆黑，非常安静。突然，他听到身后有脚步声。他转过头，看到一个中年妇女，头发散乱，迅速走过他。这时怀特先生突然发现他的手表下落不明。他认为是那女人偷了他的手表，所以就跑着赶上了她要求她还表。

1.C考查副词及语境理解，句意：有一天晚上，他独自出去散步。secretly秘密地；lonely孤独的；alone独自；freely自由地。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

2.D考查形容词及语境理解，句意：小街上一片漆黑，非常安静。noisy吵闹的；busy繁忙的；bright明亮的；quiet安静的。根据下一句Suddenly he heard steps behind him可推知该选D。

3.C考查动词及语境理解，句意：他扭过头，看到一个中年妇女，头发散乱，迅速走过他。 rose升起；moved移动；turned转；put放。根据上一句Suddenly he heard steps behind him可推知该选C。

4.A考查副词及语境理解，句意：那女人将要脱离他的视线。 nearly将近； hardly几乎不； mostly多半；even甚至。根据句意结合语境可知该选A。

5.C考查动词及语境理解，句意：这时怀特先生突然发现他的手表不见啦。 losing失去；going去；missing下落不明的；missed错过。联系下句He thought it was the passing woman who had taken his watch可知该选C。

6.B考查连词及语境理解，句意：所以他跑得很快，不久就赶上了她。and和；so所以；as当……的时候；but但是。联系上句He thought it was the passing woman who had taken his watch可知该选B。

7.B考查形容词及语境理解，句意：因为他不懂意大利语。Much许多；no无，没有；enough足够的；a little一点。 联系下句Mr. White had to ask the woman to the watch in another way可知该选B。

8.C考查动词及语境理解，句意：怀特先生不得不用另一种方式要求那女人归还手表。 Lend借出；tell告诉；return归还；keep保持。根据句意结合语境可知该选C。

9.A考查疑问词及语境理解，句意：怀特先生回到家，告诉他的妻子所发生的事。What什么；that那；why为什么；how怎么。What had happened发生了什么事，所以选A。

10.考查形容词及语境理解，句意：当怀特太太指着桌子上的手表时他非常吃惊。Angry生气的； surprised惊讶的；interested有趣的；pleased满意的。根据句意结合语境可知该选B。

考点：故事类短文。