阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street.What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric. 1his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He had 2set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today.He would just 3
the books in the outside return box.But there was a 4;it was locked.
He went into the building,only a few minutes 5closing time.He put the books into the return box.And after a brief 6in the toilet,he would be on his way to the playground to 7Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 8—the library lights were off.The place was 9.The doors had been shut.They 10be opened from the inside.He was trapped(被困)—in a library!
He tried to 11a telephone call,but was unable to 12.What’s worse,the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 13the sun began to set,he searched for a light and found it.
14he could see.David wrote on a piece of paper:“ 15!I’m TRAPPED inside!”and stuck it to the glass door. 16,someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 17.Rows and rows of shelves held books,videos and music.He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.He settled into a chair and started to 18.
He knew he had to 19,but now,that didn’t seem to be such a 20thing.
1.A.but B.because C.or D.since
2.A.ever B.nearly C.never D.often
3.A.pass B.drop C.carry D.take
4.A.problem B.mistake C.case D.question
5.A.during B.after C.over D.before
6.A.rest B.break C.walk D.stop
7.A.visit B.meet C.catch D.greet
8.A.delight B.anger C.surprise D.eagerness
9.A.lonely B.empty C.noisy D.crowded
10.A.wouldn’t B.shouldn’t C.couldn’t D.needn’t
11.A.make B.fix C.use D.pick
12.A.get on B.get up C.get through D.get in
13.A.If B.As C.Though D.Until
14.A.On time B.Now and then
C.By the way D.At last
15.A.Come B.Help C.Hello D.Sorry
16.A.Surely B.Thankfully C.Truly D.Gradually
17.A.at most B.after all C.in short D.as usual
18.A.watch B.play C.read D.write
19.A.wait B.stand C.sleep D.work
20.A.bad B.cool C.strange D.nice
_______ by a greater demand for vegetables,farmers have built more green houses.
A.Driven B.Being driven
C.To drive D.Having driven
The open-air celebration has been put off _______ the bad weather.
A.in case of B.in spite of
C.instead of D.because of
The play had already been on for quite some time when we _______ at the New Theatre.
A.have arrived B.arrived
C.had arrived D.arrive
Professor James will give up a lecture on the Western culture,but when and where _______ yet.
A.hasn’t been decided B.haven’t decided
C.isn’t being decided D.aren’t decided
—He got his first book published.It turned out to be a bestseller.
—When was _______?
—_______ was in 2000 when he was still in college.
A.that;This B.this;It C.it;This D.that;It