Question

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題;每小題1. 5分，滿分30分) 

One day,a little boy went into a store. He found a wooden box and 16 it over to the telephone. He climbed onto it 17 he could make a phone call. The store owner feeling a little bit 18 , looked at the boy and listened to the 19 between the boy and another person.

The boy asked ,“Madam,do you 20 a boy to cut the grass in your garden?”

“I already have 21 to do that job ,” the woman answered.

22 , the boy went on to say that he would do the job and he could accept half the 23 of the person who worked in her garden now. The woman replied that she^was very satisfied with the person who was 24 the grass in her garden. The little boy 25 offering that he would even 26 her sidewalk and stairs,and 27 that she would have the 28 garden in this town. Again the woman refused the boy's 29 politely. Then the little boy hung up the phone with a (n) 30 on his face. When the little boy was about to leave,he was 31 by the store owner.

The store owner,who was moved by all this,said, “Son,I like your 32 and would like to 33 you a job.But the little boy 34 the store owner and told him that he was just 35 whether he did the job well or not. Actually,he was the one who was working for that lady he talked with on the phone.

16. A. turned   B. sent   C. handed   D. pulled

17. A. even though   B. ever since

   C. so that   D. as if

18. A. excited   B. worried   C. strange   D. afraid

19. A. information   B. introduction

   C. discussion   D. conversation

20. A. ask   B. need   C. help   D. order

21. A. someone   B. anyone   C. everyone   D. no one

22. A. Besides   B. Instead   C. However   D. Once

23. A. time   B. price   C. energy   D. work

24. A. cutting   B. growing   C. pressing   D. adding

25. A. continued   B. remembered

   C. enjoyed   D. minded

26. A. watch   B. sweep   C. repair   D. keep

27. A. promised   B. explained

   C. wished   D. thought

28. A. largest   B. nearest   C. prettiest   D. newest

29. A. kindness   B. command

   C. answer   D. request

30. A. anger   B. tear   C. idea   D. smile

31. A. invited   B. stopped   C. praised   D. trained

32. A. action   B. shape   C. voice   D. attitude

33. A. pay   B. advise   C. offer   D. support

34. A. followed   B. believed

   C. recognised   D. refused

35. A. checking   B. showing

   C. realising   D. telling

Answer 1

16. D解析:根據(jù)下一句可知，此處指小男孩 找了一個(gè)木箱子并把它拖(pull) 到電話機(jī)旁邊。

17. C解析:小男孩拖動(dòng)木箱子并爬到木箱 子上面是為了能夠得著電話機(jī)，撥打電話。

因此，此空填so that,表目的。

18. C解析：根據(jù)上文中對(duì)小男孩一系列動(dòng) 作的描述可推知，店主看到這個(gè)小男孩的 行為后感到很奇怪(strange) 。

19. D解析:根據(jù)該空前面的istenedto及下 文的內(nèi)容可知，此處指小男孩和另一個(gè)人 的“交談”，所以填conversation。

20. B解析：此處指小男孩問(wèn)對(duì)方是否需要 (need) 人幫她修剪草坪。

21. A解析：根據(jù)下文中這位女士拒絕雇用 這個(gè)小男孩可知，已經(jīng)“有人”幫她修剪草 坪了。故someone符合題意。

22. C解析：根據(jù)該空后面的the boy went on to say可知，小男孩并沒有放棄，“而是” 繼續(xù)說(shuō)。

however表轉(zhuǎn)折，符合題意。

23. B解析：小男孩沒有放棄。此處是指他 想以價(jià)格優(yōu)勢(shì)贏得這份工作。

price意為 “價(jià)格”。

24. A解析：根據(jù)20空后面的cut the grass 可知，此處指修剪(cut) 草坪。

25. A解析：小男孩堅(jiān)持不懈。此處指他繼 續(xù)說(shuō)明選他當(dāng)園丁的好處。

continue意為 “繼續(xù)”，符合題意。

26. B 解析：根據(jù)該空后面的her sidewalk and stairs可知，小男孩還愿意為她打掃 (sweep) 走道和樓梯。

27. A解析:小男孩一直在說(shuō)明雇用他當(dāng)園 丁的好處。此處指他做出了承諾。

prom-ise意為“承諾”。

28. C解析：園丁的工作是維護(hù)花園，使花園 更漂亮，因此，此處用pretty (漂亮的) 符合 語(yǔ)境。

29. D解析：此處指小男孩的請(qǐng)求(request) 再次遭到拒絕。

30. D解析:根據(jù)文章最后一句可知，這個(gè)小 男孩就是那位女士現(xiàn)在雇用的園丁。因 此，.當(dāng)?shù)弥�她�?duì)自己很滿意后，他臉上露出 了笑容(smile) 〇

31. B解析：根據(jù)下一句中店主所說(shuō)的話可 知，此處指小男孩被店主叫住了。

stop符 合語(yǔ)境。

32. D解析：店主被小男孩堅(jiān)持不懈的態(tài)度 (attitude) 打動(dòng)了。

33. C解析：此處指店主愿意給小男孩提供 (offer) —份工作。

34. D解析：根據(jù)本句句首的But及文章最 后一句可知，小男孩拒絕(refuse) 了店主為 其提供丁作的好意。

35. A解析:根據(jù)該空后面的whether he did the job well or not可知，小男孩只是想核 實(shí)(check) 自己的工作是否得到了雇主的 認(rèn)可。