2008年成人高考高起点英语模拟试题一
三、完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分,共30分。)
通读下面的短文,掌握其大意。从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的选择,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。
Ihandbeensittingbymyselfinmyusualcompartmentforatleasttenminutes,waiting__31__.ThetrainsfromLittleburyneverseemedtostart__32__andIoftenthoughtthatIcouldhave__33__inbedalittlelongerorhad__34__cupofteabefore__35__.SuddenlyIheardsomeoneshouting__36__theplatformoutside.Ayounggirlwasrunningtowardsthetrain.Theman__37__putouthishandtostopherbutsheranpasthimandopenedthedoorofmycompartment.Thenthewhistleblewandthetrainstarted.
“Inearlymissedit,__38__?”thegirlsaid.“Howlongdoesittaketo__39_London?”“Itdependsonthe__40__.”Isaid.“Somedaysit‘s__41__others.”
“I‘llhavetohavemywatchmended,__42__lateagaintomorrow,”shesaid.“It’smyfirstday__43__withanewfirmtodayandtheytoldmethattheman__44__isverystrict.I__45__himyetsoIdon‘tknow__46__buthesoundsabitfrightening.”
Shetalkedabouthernewjob__47__thewaytoLondonandbeforelong,Irealizedthatshewasgoingtoworkformyfirm.My__48__secretaryhadjustleftsoImustbehernewboss.__49__onlyfairtotellher.
“Oh,dear,”shesaid.“__50__mistake!IwishIhadknown.”
“Nevermind,”Isaid.“Atleastyou‘llknowwhenyourtrain’slatethatminewillbe,too.”
()31.A.thetraintostart
B.forthetrainstart
C.thetrain‘sstart
D.forthetraintostart
()32.A.ontheirhour
B.ontime
C.attheirhour
D.attime
()33.A.lain
B.laid
C.lied
D.lay
()34.A.other
B.someother
C.another
D.oneother
()35.A.Ihadleftthehome
B.leavefromhome
C.leavinghome
D.toleavehome
()36.A.at
B.by
C.in
D.on
()37.A.atplace
B.onduty
C.forcontrol
D.inpost
()38.A.haven‘tI
B.don’tI
C.wasn‘tI
D.didn’tI
()39.A.getto
B.arriveto
C.reachto
D.maketo
()40.A.drivertotheengine
B.driverengine
C.engineer‘sdriver
D.enginedriver
()41.A.farslowerthat
B.muchslowerthan
C.alotmoreslowthan
D.agreatdealmoreslowthat
()42.A.inordernotbe
B.soasnottobe
C.fornotbeing
D.sothatit‘snot
()43.A.atjob
B.injob
C.inwork
D.atwork
()44.A.I‘mgoingtoworkfor
B.whatI’mgoingtoworkfor
C.forwhichI‘mgoingtowork
D.whichI’mgoingtoworkfor
()45.A.didn‘tmeet
B.haven’tmet
C.didn‘tknow
D.haven’tknown
()46.A.whatheislike
B.whatishelike
C.howheis
D.howishe
()47.A.through
B.by
C.on
D.in
()48.A.proper
B.own
C.same
D.self
()49.A.Therewas
B.Thatwas
C.Itwas
D.Was
()50.A.Whataterrible
B.Whatterrible
C.Howterrible
D.Soterriblea