II. 完形填空 (20%) 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從下面所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
1
Mike was wandering by the Thames   1   one Sunday evening   2   he heard a woman’s cry for help from a nearby house. He rushed to   3   what was the matter. Suddenly he saw a man   4   with a bag in his hand. Mike realized at once that the cry must have   5   to do with this man. So he gave a loud shout: “Stop!” The man was   6  , but he ran all   7  . He didn’t expect that Mike was much stronger and could run faster than he. Very soon he heard the   8    coming nearer and nearer. He knew that he couldn’t   9  . So he stopped running and turned to Mike. Pulling a handful of banknotes from the bag, he said to Mike   10   smile, “Dear friend, in my hand   11   some banknotes. Please   12   them. But you must let me go.”   13   these words, Mike knew that this   14   the man who   15  the woman of her money. The robber must be caught and punished. He said to the robber, “I’m a man who   16    earns an honest penny. Don’t expect me to take your dirty money.”   17   in his trick, the robber toke out a sharp knife and shouted at Mike, “Let me go   18   I’ll kill you.” Mike was   19   afraid. He raised his foot and kicked the knife into the air. In five minutes he held the robber 20   arm and took him to the police station.
1. A. in                 B. on                    C. at                            D. for
[答案] B
2. A. when             B. while                C. then                  D. since
[答案] A
3. A. explain          B. look for            C. find                  D. find out
[答案] D
4. A. walking slowly                           B. carrying heavily
C. running hurriedly                       D. wandering about
[答案] C
5. A. something      B. nothing             C. everything         D. anything
[答案] A
6. A. fearless          B. brave                C. surprised           D. sad
[答案] C
7. A. fast                      B. less fast             C. the faster           D. faster
[答案] C
8. A. footprint        B. cheer                C. steps                 D. feet
[答案] D
9. A. run               B. walk                 C. stand                 D. escape
[答案] D
10. A. with the ugly                                   B. with an ugly
C. in the ugly                               D. in an ugly
[答案] B
11. A. are                     B. is                      C. have                 D. has
[答案] A
12. A. fetch           B. bring                C. take                  D. carrying
[答案] A
13. A. At               B. With                 C. Saying                     D. Giving
[答案] A
14. A. must be              B. could be            C. must have been  D. could have been
[答案] A
15. A. had stolen    B. had robbed C. would steal        D. would rob
[答案] B
16. A. never           B. always                     C. seldom              D. sometimes
[答案] B
17. A. Succeeded    B. Having succeeded      C. Failed               D. Having failed
[答案] D
18. A. and             B. but                          C. or                     D. so
[答案] C
19. A. not a bit              B. not a little                C. a bit                  D. a little
[答案] A
20. A. from the      B. from his                   C. by the               D. by his
[答案] D
   
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“I should tell you that the boy’s family is very poor. I don’t think that they can   1   you anything.”
“That’s all right.” said Dr. Van Eyck.
A few minutes later, the   2   car had to stop for a red light at the edge of town. A man in an old black coat opened the door of the car and   3  .
“  4  , ”he said, “I’ve got a gun.”
“I’m a doctor,” said Van Eyck, “I’m on my way to the hospital to   5   a very sick…”
“Don’t talk,” said the man in the old black coat. “Just drive.”
A mile   6   town he   7   the doctor to stop the car and to   8  . Then the man drove on down the road. The doctor stood there for   9   in the falling snow.
Half   10   later Dr. Van Eyck found a   11   and called a taxi. At the   12   he learned that the next train to Glens Falls would not   13   until 12 o’clock.
It was   14   two o’clock in the morning that the surgeon（外科醫生）arrived at the hospital in Glens Falls. Dr Haydon was   15   him.
“I did my   16  ,”said Van Eyck. “But I was stopped on the road and my car …”
“It was   17   of you to try,” said Dr. Haydon. “The boy died an hour ago.”
The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room   18   sat the man in the old black coat, with his head in his hands.
“Mr. Cunningham,” said Dr. Haydon to the man. “This is Dr Van Eyck. He is a surgeon who   19   all the way from Albany to try to   20   your boy.”
1. A) offer                    B) pay                   C) tell                   D) show
[答案] B
2. A) businessman’s       B) postman’s          C) surgeon’s          D. reporter’s
[答案] C
3. A) ran out                 B) got in               C) got out              D) left
[答案] B
4. A) Drive on                     B) Drive away              C) Go ahead          D) Come on
[答案] A
5. A) talk with                     B) interview          C) protect              D) operate on
[答案] D
6. A) near to                 B) with in              C) outside              D) out of
[答案] D
7. A) ordered                B) asked                C) advised             D) persuaded
[答案] A
8. A) drive away           B) wait                  C) stay there          D) get out
[答案] D
9. A) a whole day          B) a whole morning  C) the moment          D) a moment
[答案] B
10. A) a day                  B) a minute           C) an hour             D) week
[答案] A
11. A) horse                  B) telephone          C) bank                 D) stranger
[答案] B
12. A) post office          B) bank                 C) bus stop            D) railway station
[答案] D
13. A) stop                   B) leave                C) reach                D) stay
[答案] B
14. A) before                B) by                    C) until                 D) after
[答案] D
15. A) waiting for         B) sending for        C) talking with       D) thinking of
[答案] A
16. A) duty                   B) research            C) best                  D) share
[答案] C
17. A) brave                 B) clever               C) kind                 D) foolish
[答案] C
18. A) Nearby               B) Next door         C) Far away           D) There
[答案] D
19. A) drove                 B) came                C) ran                   D) flew
[答案] B
20. A) save                   B) see                   C) wait on             D) ask advice from
[答案] A