阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The assessor（估价员） approached a farmhouse. When he __41__ the farmhouse door，he thought，“Not much value here. The surroundings look very poor.” But the room he entered was __42__ and warm. The couple were aged. He __43__ a form from his bag and said，“I’m the assessor. I’m here to __44__ your possessions，sir，to determine your wealth. Will you __45__ my questions？”
“Oh，we have great possessions，”they quickly replied. With a pencil prepared，the assessor waited for the items to __46__ .
“We put a high value on our love. It began such a long time ago. Each passing year has __47__ the tie. That increases the value，you know. Our __48__ is more precious than silver and gold. We enjoy each day as it comes and goes, __49__ many people are complaining. We’ve quite an enormous __50__ of relics，too. Any price you would name would be __51__ ：a soft golden curl of hair，a pair of little worn shoes，and the fingerprints there on the wall. We’ve a special interest in heaven，too.”
The __52__ assessor squirmed (扭动) uncomfortably. He found it hard to relax，and said，“You truly have great possessions，but I can assess none of them.”
“We have no possessions to lock，”they explained calmly，“and our possessions are quite __53__ .Our possessions are the things that we __54__ . There’s one more thing that is quite __55__ ：we hold a title ‘To a building in the skies’．”
The assessor bowed himself out. The richest couple he had ever known were entirely exempt (被免除) from assessment.
语篇解读 一位估价员在走进一家农舍后，发现一对老夫妇拥有非常与众不同的财富。
41．A. looked into B．knocked at C．cleaned up D．looked for
【解析】B 一位估价员走近一家农舍，当他敲门的时候，他想：“这里并没有什么值钱的东西。周围环境看起来很差。”
42．A. comfortable B．strange C．narrow D．attractive
The assessor（估价员） approached a farmhouse. When he __41__ the farmhouse door，he thought，“Not much value here. The surroundings look very poor.” But the room he entered was __42__ and warm. The couple were aged. He __43__ a form from his bag and said，“I’m the assessor. I’m here to __44__ your possessions，sir，to determine your wealth. Will you __45__ my questions？”
“Oh，we have great possessions，”they quickly replied. With a pencil prepared，the assessor waited for the items to __46__ .
“We put a high value on our love. It began such a long time ago. Each passing year has __47__ the tie. That increases the value，you know. Our __48__ is more precious than silver and gold. We enjoy each day as it comes and goes, __49__ many people are complaining. We’ve quite an enormous __50__ of relics，too. Any price you would name would be __51__ ：a soft golden curl of hair，a pair of little worn shoes，and the fingerprints there on the wall. We’ve a special interest in heaven，too.”
The __52__ assessor squirmed (扭动) uncomfortably. He found it hard to relax，and said，“You truly have great possessions，but I can assess none of them.”
“We have no possessions to lock，”they explained calmly，“and our possessions are quite __53__ .Our possessions are the things that we __54__ . There’s one more thing that is quite __55__ ：we hold a title ‘To a building in the skies’．”
The assessor bowed himself out. The richest couple he had ever known were entirely exempt (被免除) from assessment.
语篇解读 一位估价员在走进一家农舍后，发现一对老夫妇拥有非常与众不同的财富。
41．A. looked into B．knocked at C．cleaned up D．looked for
【解析】B 一位估价员走近一家农舍，当他敲门的时候，他想：“这里并没有什么值钱的东西。周围环境看起来很差。”
42．A. comfortable B．strange C．narrow D．attractive
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