完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。
In my 40s, as a new solo(独自的)traveller, I spent endless time looking around souvenir shops in tourist areas. It never 41 me that in shops where merchants weren’t 42 big rents, I could save more money. Besides. I didn’t give much 43 for the size of what I was buying, nor did I care that I would have to take the 44 to carry it around for the duration of my holidays.
I learned and 45 . But I also found that over time, the objects that were 46 to me changed too. As my tastes matured, my bags got 47 , and so did the time I spent buying cheap goods.
In my 50s I 48 boxes from around the world, not ordinary boxes but ones 49 made by artists. These were small so they 50 easily into every place of my backpack. The 51 was delightful — the silver from South Korea, the painted camel bone from Egypt and dozens more took up their 52 in my house.
Then a 53 thing happened. My interest in the collection 54 while my grand children’s interest in it grew, so a wonderful and new 55 began. Each time a child came to visit, he or she was 56 to pick a box. My popularity 57 increased among the children, and pretty soon my collection had been 58 among the little people in family. Each gift was 59 by a mini travel story explaining where the 60 was found, who had made it and what that country was like.
41. A. counted on B. dawned on C. called on D. concentrated on
42. A. lending B. investing C. purchasing D. paying
43. A. advice B. anxiety C. concern D. support
44. A. trouble B. way C. chance D. lead
45. A. applied B. adjusted C. judged D. checked
46. A. accessible B. appealing C. shiny D. disappointing
47. A. smaller B. bigger C. heavier D. smarter
48. A. designed B. discovered C. collected D. received
49. A. lovingly B. intentionally C. carelessly D. ambitiously
50. A. cut B. got C. set D. fitted
51. A. value B. pattern C. fashion D. variety
52. A. role B. position C. duty D. time
53. A. strange B. vital C. terrible D. funny
54. A. grew B. changed C. faded D. rose
55. A. routine B. hobby C. journey D. principle
56. A. forbidden B. allowed C. advocated D. promoted
57. A. normally B. casually C. fortunately D. delightfully
58. A. exposed B. awarded C. divided D. exchanged
59. A. accompanied B. clarified C. described D. confirmed
60. A. collection B. story C. box D. backpack
答案
41 — 45 BDCAB 46 — 50 BACAD 51 — 55 DBDCA 56 — 60 BDCAC
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。
In my 40s, as a new solo(独自的)traveller, I spent endless time looking around souvenir shops in tourist areas. It never 41 me that in shops where merchants weren’t 42 big rents, I could save more money. Besides. I didn’t give much 43 for the size of what I was buying, nor did I care that I would have to take the 44 to carry it around for the duration of my holidays.
I learned and 45 . But I also found that over time, the objects that were 46 to me changed too. As my tastes matured, my bags got 47 , and so did the time I spent buying cheap goods.
In my 50s I 48 boxes from around the world, not ordinary boxes but ones 49 made by artists. These were small so they 50 easily into every place of my backpack. The 51 was delightful — the silver from South Korea, the painted camel bone from Egypt and dozens more took up their 52 in my house.
Then a 53 thing happened. My interest in the collection 54 while my grand children’s interest in it grew, so a wonderful and new 55 began. Each time a child came to visit, he or she was 56 to pick a box. My popularity 57 increased among the children, and pretty soon my collection had been 58 among the little people in family. Each gift was 59 by a mini travel story explaining where the 60 was found, who had made it and what that country was like.
41. A. counted on B. dawned on C. called on D. concentrated on
42. A. lending B. investing C. purchasing D. paying
43. A. advice B. anxiety C. concern D. support
44. A. trouble B. way C. chance D. lead
45. A. applied B. adjusted C. judged D. checked
46. A. accessible B. appealing C. shiny D. disappointing
47. A. smaller B. bigger C. heavier D. smarter
48. A. designed B. discovered C. collected D. received
49. A. lovingly B. intentionally C. carelessly D. ambitiously
50. A. cut B. got C. set D. fitted
51. A. value B. pattern C. fashion D. variety
52. A. role B. position C. duty D. time
53. A. strange B. vital C. terrible D. funny
54. A. grew B. changed C. faded D. rose
55. A. routine B. hobby C. journey D. principle
56. A. forbidden B. allowed C. advocated D. promoted
57. A. normally B. casually C. fortunately D. delightfully
58. A. exposed B. awarded C. divided D. exchanged
59. A. accompanied B. clarified C. described D. confirmed
60. A. collection B. story C. box D. backpack
答案
41 — 45 BDCAB 46 — 50 BACAD 51 — 55 DBDCA 56 — 60 BDCAC