完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day in summer I stepped into a tiny coffee shop to drink a cup of black coffee. As I entered, I found a very old woman bent 1. a table near the door. Her back was so 2. twisted(弯曲) by some sadness that her face nearly 3. the table-top. I sat down facing her two tables away.
"Poor woman," I thought. "What does she 4. life? Why does God let people live so 5. past their prime(黄金时期)?"
As I thought, 6. aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were talking about 7. . They talked of how little the shop had 8. in 70 years... In minutes the two of them were 9. with laughter.
I looked again at the 10. woman, then in the mirror on a nearby wall, 11. a picture of myself.
I was wearing a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, gold rings on her fingers.
I was in 12. spirits. She was laughing, smiling.
I was putting the 13. of my life together. She had millions of wonderful 14. to recall.
She was 15. the day with a good friend. I was 16. worried about getting old. She was old but it wasn't 17. her.
As I left the shop, I thought of my 18. questions about God letting people live past their prime. Why, that woman was more 19. and more sensitive than I was. 20. has not bent her spirit. But I am always filling my mind with something unpleasant.
21. A. to B. on C. over D. toward
22. A. heavily B. badly C. slightly D. hardly
23. A. struck B. reached C. stuck D. touched
24.A. get out of B. get off C. get away with D. get into
25. A. hard B. long C. slowly D. rapidly
26. A. other B. the very C. another D. a certain
27. A. bright future B. recent history C. the present day D. childhood days
28.A. changed B. improved C. rebuilt D. developed
29. A. jumping B. trembling C. burning D. running
30. A. older B. poor C. first D. younger
31. A. watching B. taking C. searching D. catching
32. A. high B. low C. good D. sad
33. A. dreams B. pages C. pieces D. hopes
34. A. affairs B. sufferings C. incidents D. memories
35. A. spending B. enjoying C. sharing D. wasting
36. A. certainly B. completely C. naturally D. secretly
37. A. hurting B. choking C. defeating D. beating
38. A. funny B. foolish C. serious D. curious
39. A. alive B. strong C. useful D. powerful
40. A. Wealth B. Life C. Time D. Age
—You didn’t go to the party last night, did you?
—I do wish I _________ there, but I had to do my homework.
A. was B. had been C. went D. have been
You can’t legally take _______ of the property until three weeks after the contract is signed.
A. charge B. advantage C. control D. possession
—Is that the small town you often talked about?
—Right, just the one____ you know I used to work for years.
A. that B. which C. where D. what
If you had told me in advance, I ________ him at the airport.
A. would meet B. will meet C. would have met D. will have meet
—Can I run around here?
—______. Don’t you know the school rules?
A.Cheer up |
B.Never mind |
C.Behave yourself |
D.Believe in yourself |