Question

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mr. Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals. 36  first he had no enough money, and then he was married. His wife had not wanted him to 37 her. At last his wife   38  to the trip if he allowed her to go, too.

“But it will be very uncomfortable,” Mr. Jones   39  her. “ It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it   40  be dangerous. ”“I don’t care.” said his wife. “I want to go with you.” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator (电冰箱)which did not need   41  and many other things which would make the trip comfortable, and went off to the__42 of Africa.

The first morning, 43  Mr. Jones took his gun and left the tent, he  44 his wife a bell and explained to her, “If you fell in 45 and you need me ,  46 this bell and I’ll come at once.”

After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned   47   to the tent. “What’s the matter?” he asked.“   48   ” said his wife, “I was only   49  the bell.” Mr. Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang   50   .

Mr. Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “I’m   51 . I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake.” Mr. Jones returned to his  __52 , but soon he heard the   53  once more. This time, when he got back to his   54 , the tent was burning and Mrs. Jones was lying on the ground, with  55 running from a big cut on her shoulder. “That’s better!” said Mrs. Jones. “This time the bell had been used correctly!”

36. A. And                       B. But                       C. For                     D. So

37. A. leave                    B. miss               C. marry              D. care

38. A. allowed              B. permitted                   C. satisfied            D. agreed

39. A. told                 B. advised             C. persuaded           D. warned

40. A. may                B. ought                      C. can’t               D. shall

41. A. money              B. electricity           C. force               D. power

42. A. south                B. middle                     C. east                D. west

43. A. while               B. until              C. before             D. after

44. A. gave                B. sent                 C. lent                D. bought

45. A. hurry               B. surprise              C. safety              D. danger

46. A. hit                  B. knock               C. beat                D. ring

47. A. again                B. back              C. quickly             D. home

48. A. Something         B. Nothing            C. No                        D. None

49. A. ringing             B. trying              C. using                D. testing

50. A. again                B. once              C. across               D. away

51. A. happy              B. sorry               C. tired                       D. all right

52. A. wife                        B. tent                C. trip                 D. hunting

53. A. cry                         B. shot                C. bell                D. shout

54. A. garden                      B. house              C. camp                D. office

55. A. water                       B. tears               C. blood                      D. Sweat

Answer

36-40:BADDA   41-45:BBCAD   46-50:DCBBA     51-55:BDCCC

【解析】略