Question

第二部分完形填空(共20小題;每小題1. 5分，滿分30分) 

It was a cold winter night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 21 .

I worked in a 22 doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened,making the schedule run 23 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 24 home and my husband,being the 25 person,would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 26 I hurried,I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to 27 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 28 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 29 a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be 30 in explaining how to get there,with two other people making 31 . One of them was 32 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said ,“Would you like to follow me to the 33 ?”

A look of 34 crossed the woman's face. “I'm going right by there ,” 1 said,which wasn’t a 35 since I had just made up my mind to do 36 that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 37 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 38 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Late,as I arrived home,my husband 39 "So you aren’t ever late any more."1 said ,"Sometimes it's 40 to be late. "

21. A. break   B. fever   C. cold   D. headache

22. A. foreign   B. common   C. busy   D. noisy

23. A. earlier   B. later   C. easier   D. simpler

24. A. getting   B. cooking   C. calling   D. working

25. A. tough   B. punctual   C. generous   D. careful

26. A. as   B. since   C. while   D. if

27. A. pay   B. change   C. wait   D. search

28. A. opinions   B. trouble   C. directions   D. money

29. A. reached   B. visited   C. called   D. left

30. A. skilled   B. helpful

   C. experienced   D. active

31. A. comments   B. promises   C. jokes   D. offers

32. A. only   B. still   C. even   D. ever

33. A. station   B. office   C. hospital   D. hotel

34. A. panic   B. relief   C. sadness   D. peace

35. A. duty   B. fact   C. reason   D. lie

36. A. partly   B. properly

   C. exactly   D. perfectly

37. A. across   B. before   C. beside   D. behind

38. A. go up   B. die down

   C. speed up   D. turn down

39. A. teased   B. shouted   C. burst   D. laughed

40. A. possible   B. special   C. good   D. safe

Answer 1

21. D解析:從文章倒數第二段最后一句話I felt better than I had all day and my head-ache was nearly gone.可以判斷，應該選   D.

22. C解析:從整篇故事的敘述可以判斷作 者工作很“繁忙”，故應選busy。

23. B解析：由于有一些沒有預料到的事情 發生，因此會使日程安排比平時“晚”，故 選紀

24. A解析：get home意為“到家”，為固定 搭配。

25. B解析:從下文作者的丈夫說她又一次 回家遲到了可以判斷，她丈夫應該是一個 “守時的”人。故應選   B.

26. D解析:“如果”“我”能快一點兒，“我”還 能按時到家。故應選表示假設的“if”。

27. A解析：pay for為固定搭配，意為“付 錢”。

28. C解析：“我”聽到他們在問去當地醫院 的路。

29. D解析：那正是“我”幾分鐘之前離開的 那家醫院。

30. B解析:從后面他在解釋怎樣可以到達 那家醫院可以判斷柜臺處的年輕人是想 “幫助”那對夫婦。

31. 'A解析:從下句“其中一個人正試圖給他 們指往回走的、完全不同的路”可以判斷， 另外兩個人在“表達意見”。

32. C解析：從給指出完全相反的路可以判 斷，此處應用even表遞進。

33. C解析：由這對夫婦想去醫院可以斷定 作者讓他們跟隨自己去“醫院”。

34. B解析:聽到這句話，這對夫婦肯定會感 到一些“安慰”。

panic意為“驚慌”； sadness意為“悲傷，難過”;peace意為“平 靜”，均不符合題意。

35. D解析:作者剛剛決定要做的，一定不是

“謊言”。

36. C解析：exactly that指的是返回醫院這 件事。其余三項均不符合題意。

37. D解析：因為作者在給他們帶路，所以要 確保&對夫婦跟在她“后面”。

38. B解析：由于作者來回折騰了一段時間， 可以判斷這時候交通擁擠應該逐漸“消 失”。

39. A解析：因為“我”又回家晚了，守時的丈 夫會“取笑”“我”，故應選teased。

40. C 解析：根據上段的 I felt better than I. had all day可以判斷作者感覺有時候回家晚一點兒也挺好的，故應選good。