全国公共英语二级考试模拟试题三（含答案分析）2
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第二节：完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题 四个选项（A、 B、 C、 D中选出能填入相应空白处 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑． Si1as Minton's funeral was a quiet 16 . lt was 17 by the only 18 he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who 19 20 a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting 21 for the simple ceremony. Minton, 22 'Minty' as his friends 23 call him, 24 a hard life 25 for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine 26 he believed that he could do better 27 his own. Although he was not a boastful(夸口 )person, he had often declared that one day he 28 find a lump(块) of gold as big as his head and 29 he would retire and live in 30 for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth 31 came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself 32 . Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that 33 Minty's body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade(铁鍬)had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. 34 it was covered 35 dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce sun1ight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold! 16. A. accident B. event C. affair D. inciden 17. A. taken B. attendedC. joined D. brought 18. A. relation B. relationsC. relationship D. relationships 19. A. travelled B. was travelling C. had travelIed D. used to travel 20. A. to B. ofC. in D. over 21. A. ready B. better C. preparation D. worse 22. A. and B. but C. or D. except 23. A. liked B. past C. used D. used to 24. A. leaded B. had leadedC. had led D. led 25. A. look B. lookingC. looked D. had looked 26. A. because B. so C. even D. only 27. A. to B. inC. on D. for 28. A. would B. must C. ought to D. for 29. A. since B. which C. when D. with that 30. A. comfort B. comfortsC. comfortable D. comfortably 31. A. ever B. never C. always D. once 32. A. live B. life C. lived D. alive 33. A. contains B. containingC. containedD. having contained 34. A. Though B. For C. Then D. Because 35. A. inB. with C. within D. below 第三部分：阅读理解 阅读下列短文,从每题所给 四个选项（A、 B、 C和D）中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Sussex police ordered to search for a six-foot, dark-haired youth of about 20 who failed to mug (抢劫) a five-foot, 74-year-old grandmother. The youth rushed at Mrs West and tied to take her things and money when she was walking out of a church. The result should have been an expected conclusion. Surprisedly, however, when Mrs West grasped the mugger's wrist (手腕)，he cried, "Oh, God! Oh, no! Stop!" Encouraged by these pleas (哀求), she put him in arm lock at which the mugger cried, "Oh, no! Oh! God!" and ran away. "If I hadn't been carrying my shopping I would really have put him on his back. "said Mrs West who had practised judo(柔道) when younger." When my husband was living. I used to pracise throwing him at Christmas", she explained. 36.Why did the youth cry when grasped by the old lady? Because he ______. A. was sorry for his failure B. couldn't bear the pain and had to ask for mercy C. felt angry with the old lady D. became so excited that he couldn't help doing so 37.If the incident hadn't ended beyond expected conclusion, _______. A. Mrs West would have been robbed of her things and money B. the mugger should have been defeated C. Mrs West would have put the youth on his back D. the mugger should have cried and run away 38.What do you think of the youth whom the police ordered to search for? He was ______. A. a boy of about 20 B. a dark-haired young man C. an ill man D. a rather weak fellow 39.In your judgement, which of the following might not be true? A. Mrs West had just been to the market and church. B. The mugger knew little about judo. C. Mrs West was a single woman. D. The mugger didn't get punished in the end. |
