完形填空

（一）

Agatha Christic would never forget the night when she met a robber[抢劫者] many years ago.

That evening， she went to a birthday party which ___1___ until two oclock in the morning. Agatha walked in the ___2___ street alone. Suddenly from the back of a dark ___3___ a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good ___4___， lady，” the man said in a low voice. “I dont think you wish to ___5___ here！” “What do you want？” “Your earrings. Take them off！”

Agatha suddenly had a ___6___ idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar[衣领] of her overcoat while she used ___7___ hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly ___8___ them on the ground.

“Take them and let me go，” she said. The robber thought that the girl didnt like the earrings at all， only trying to ___9___ the necklace. It would cost ___10___， so he said， “Give me your necklace.”

“Oh， sir. It doesnt ___11___ much. Please let me wear it.”

“Im not that ___12___， Quick！”

With shaking ___13___. Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber left， she picked up her earrings and ran as ___14___ as she could to one of her friends.

The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost ___15___ six pounds.

1. A. ended B. stayed C. stopped D. lasted

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

3. A. part B. block C. building D. street

4. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night

5. A. die B. escape C. fight D. stay

6. A. funny B. safe C. brave D. bright

7. A. other B. others C. the other D. another

8. A. handed B. threw C. passed D. put

9. A. own B. keep C. have D. protect

10. A. cheap B. expensive C. more D. less

11. A. weigh B. take C. spend D. cost

12. A. afraid B. angry C. silly D. bad

13. A. hands B. feet C. head D. body

14. A. much B. early C. carefully D. fast

15. A. really B. already C. only D. hardly

（二）

My father died when I was a baby， and my mother had to go out to work. I was the only ___1___ so I had no brothers and sisters to play with at home. I used to play in the street with other children， or ride my bike down to the park， but I remember I ___2___ a lot of time just sitting at home reading. We had a television， I think， but dont remember ___3___ it very much.

My grandparents lived with us and we used to do a lot of things together—I remember we played card a lot. At the weekends， my mother always ___4___ —we often went down to the sea and swam， and I ___5___ to swim when I was quite young.

We didnt have a car， so we went everywhere by bus. Occasionally[偶尔]， one of my uncles used to come and take us out in his car， which was a great ___6___. For holidays we always went to the seaside， but never far away—maybe a short train journey.

My mother wasnt very ___7___， and I dont remember her ever ___8___ me. In fact， I used to get my own way too much.

I was given small pocket money because we werent very ___9___， and I probably spent most of it on sweets， as far as I remember—I dont think anyone thought they were ___10___ for you then.

1. A. child B. father C. friend D. mother

2. A. used B. kept C. took D. spent

3. A. repairing B. listening to C. watching D. looking at

4. A. let me in B. took me out C. told me stories D. went shopping

5. A. hated B. learned C. stopped D. forgot

6. A. game B. chance C. pain D. pleasure

7. A. strict B. kind C. interested D. worried

8. A. playing with B. staying with C. beating D. loving

9. A. busy B. happy C. rich D. well

10. A. good B. bad C. important D. delicious

（三）

A Chinese student went to England to study by plane. His name was Sun. It is spelt S-U-N just ___1___ the word “sun”， the sun in the sky， is spelt.

England is a country with ___2___ weather. It is often cloudy and rainy， so the people there dont get ___3___ sunlight[阳光] in the year. When ___4___ Chinese student arrived at ___5___ Airport， a tall English policeman opened his ___6___ to check the visa[签证]. The policeman was ___7___ to find the Chinese name “sun” in the passport. He thought it was pronounced just ___8___ the English word “sun”. So he said to the student， “I see your name is Sun. You are ___9___ here.”

The Chinese student felt ___10___. So he asked the policeman， “Is there anything wrong with my passport of visa？ Do I have to ___11___ to my country？” “What？” shouted the policeman. “No， well never let you go away.”

The Chinese student was worried by now. He thought he was going to be arrested[逮捕]. He was sure ___12___ he had been in trouble. ___13___ he wondered whether he had broken the British[英国的] law. So he asked the policeman again. “What happened？ What have I done？”

It was then that the policeman began to ___14___. He said， “You dont know what you have done， Mr Sun？ You ___15___ sunlight to England！ So we dont want you to go away.”

1. A. why B. how C. when

2. A. bad B. nice C. dry

3. A. a lot B. many C. much

4. A. an B. the C. a

5. A. London B. Paris C. Tokyo

6. A. book B. passport C. pocket

7. A. scared B. bored C. interested

8. A. like B. by C. with

9. A. trained B. wanted C. refused

10. A. surprised B. satisfied C. pleased

11. A. go over B. go on C. go back

12. A. to B. that C. of

13. A. But B. Till C. Or

14. A. complain B. smile C. discuss

15. A. brought B. would bring C. have brought

完形填空答案

（一）

1.D。until two oclock in the morning暗示该空表示“持续”，因此应填lasted。

2.B。由常识可知，凌晨两点街上行人稀少，店铺也未开门，非常安静，因此该空应填quiet。

3.C。突然从一幢黑房子的后面一个右手拿着一把锋利刀子的高个子男子朝她冲了过去。

4.A。由第1空后面的two oclock in the morning可以推出该空应填morning。

5.A。由语境逻辑可知，抢劫犯手里拿着一把锋利的刀子是想以被抢者不听话就将其杀死为威胁进行抢劫，因此该空应填die。

6.D。由下文Agatha的机智行为可以推出她想出的是一个聪明的主意，因此该空应填bright。

7.C。此处指两只手中的另一只手，因此该空应填the other。

8.B。quickly与on the ground暗示该空表示“扔”，因此应填threw。

9.B。由第6空后面的tried to cover her necklace with the collar of her overcoat可以推出该空表示“保留”，因此应填keep。

10.C。抢劫犯认为Agatha想留下项链说明其值钱更多，因此该空应填more。

11.D。由It与much之间的逻辑关系可以推出该空表示“值”，因此应填cost。

12.C。我可没那么傻。

13.A。Agatha假装用颤抖的双手摘下了项链。

14.D。抢劫犯一离开，她拾起耳环，尽可能快地跑向一个朋友。

15.C。此处强调项链值钱少，因此应填only。

【点评】本文是一篇惊险的记叙文，介绍了一个勇敢聪明的女子智斗抢劫犯的故事，表明面对抢劫犯只要善于用脑是可以减少损失的，第6空的bright、第8空的threw、第13空的hands、第14空的fast、第空的only充分表明了这一点。文章情节曲折，紧张惊险，第2空的quiet、第5空的die就充分体现了这一点。

（二）

1.A。由下文had no brothers and sisters可以推出作者是家中唯一的孩子，因此该空应填child。

2.D。spend…doing sth.，花费时间做某事，与语境逻辑吻合。

3.C。由主语和宾语之间的逻辑关系可以推出该空表示“观看（电视）”，因此应填watching。

4.B。由下文we often went down to the sea and swam可以推出周末母亲总是带作者出去。

5.B。很小的时候我就学会了游泳。

6.D。由语境逻辑可以推出生活比较艰苦的时候能坐叔叔的小汽车出去玩对作者来说是一件十分愉快的事情，因此该空应填pleasure。

7.A。由下文In fact， I used to get my own way too much.可以推出作者母亲不是很严格，因此该空应填strict。

8.C。此处强调作者母亲不是很严格，因此应填beating。

9.C。small pocket money暗示该空表示“富有的”，因此应填rich。

10.B。be bad for“对……有害”，与语境逻辑吻合。

【点评】本文为情感性记叙文，介绍作者小时候清贫却愉快简单并充实的童年生活，字里行间流露出作者对童年的留念和对小伙伴们及亲人给予自己愉快的感激之情，让人感到亲切自然、真实可信。

（三）

1.B。它的拼写正如单词“sun”——天空中的太阳，拼写方式一样。

2.A。由下文often cloudy and rainy可以推出英国的气候不好，因此该空应填bad。

3.C。该空表示“多”且修饰不可数名词，因此应填much。

4.B。此处指的中国学生是第二次出现，表示特指，因此该空应填the。

5.A。由上文两次出现的England可以推出该空应填London。

6.B。由常识可知，要检查签证必须打开护照，因此该空应填passport。

7.C。看到一个中国人跟天空中的太阳有一样的名字，这个英国警察感到很有趣，因此该空应填interested。

8.A。他以为这个中国学生名字的发音就象英语单词“sun”的发音，所以该空应填like。

9.B。我看见你的名字跟太阳一样，所以我们要你留在这儿。

10.A。听到这个英国警察要他留在那儿，这个中国学生感到很惊讶。

11.C。由to my country可以推出该空表示“回到”，因此应填go back。

12.B。he had been in trouble意义已经完整，因此该空应填无义连词that。

13.A。该空表示转折性逻辑关系，因此应填But。

14.B。由下文警察讲话的愉快幽默口吻可以推出其讲话时带着微笑，因此该空应填smile。

15.C。该空表示“已经把（阳光）带来”，因此应填have brought。

【点评】本文是一篇有趣的英文故事，介绍有一个叫Sun的中国学生到英国留学时，机场的警察发现他和太阳有一样的名字，于是叫他留在那儿。这个学生以为警察要逮捕他，便询问原因。警察微笑着说英国缺少阳光，而他给英国带来了阳光，所以得呆在那儿。文章惊险刺激但生动有趣。趣味故事往往有独特的有趣之处，对这种特独趣味之处的正确理解是解题关键。理解本文就必须懂得主人公叫Sun，与太阳同名。因为英国多雨，缺少阳光，因此当Sun来到英国时一个警察开玩笑说要将他留下。