Part Ⅱ Cloze 

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choosethe ONE that best fits into the passage and mark the corresponding letter onthe Answer Sheet.

Let me tell you a story about Bert andMildred Bumbridge, who used to be very 1 For example, Mildred wouldforget to cook dinner, or Bert would 2 up for work on Sunday 3 itwas Monday. One summer they 4 to take a long plane trip. What do 5 supposehappened? Well, they got 6 the airport with only ten minutes to 7 .So time was short. In that situation anyone would 8 the plane rightaway. But not Mr. and Mrs. Bumbridge. They just had to buy some flightinsurance 9 . All in all, who knows what will happen 10 a plane flight? They quickly putsome coins into a machine and 11 came their insurance policy. "Who 12get the money if we 13 , I wonder?" asked Mildred. "Mymother, of course," her husband 14 . "We"ll mail thepolicy to her. Now quickly give me a stamp, 15 you?" he said."The plane"s going to 16 off in another minute." Bert putthe stamp on the envelope, 17 it in the mailbox, and 18 began tocry. What happened, 19 you suppose? He had mailed their 20 to hismother!

1.（）

 A careless

 B forgetful

 C indifferent

 D loose

答案:B

[解析] 从后面紧接着的句子就可以得到答案，“Mildred would forget to cook dinner...”Mildred会忘了做晚饭。故Mildred是forgetful(健忘的)。

2.（） 

 A step

 B stand

 C show

 D set

答案:C

[解析] step up：走近；stand up起立；show up出现；set up设立。显然应该是“出现”在工作单位。

3.（） 

 A thinking

 B neglecting

 C ignoring

 D overlooking

答案:A

..Bert wonld show up for work on Sunday thinking it was Monday．“波特会把星期日当作星期一而起来去上班。”待选答案中只有thinking表示“认为”。

4.（） 

 A occurred

 B appeared

 C were

 D supposed

答案:C

[解析] be to do sth.是固定搭配，表示“有计划或打算做某事”，指将要发生的动作。

5.（） 

 A they

 B it

 C .I

 D you

答案:D

[解析] 显然这是作者在向读者提问，只能选择D项you，指读者。

6.（） 

 A into

 B on

 C to

 D at

答案:C

[解析] get to是固定短语，后接地点，意思是：到达某地。

7.（） 

 A spare

 B exist

 C keep

 D remain

答案:A

[解析] have some time to spare是固定搭配，意思是：还剩下多少时间。

8.（） 

 A abroad

 B broad

 C aboard

 D board

答案:D

[解析] abroad：在国外，出国；broad：宽阔的；aboard：在车(船、飞机等)上，三项均不合句意。board表示“登机”，符合句意，故选D。

9.（） 

 A primarily

 B first

 C earliest

 D firstly

答案:B

[解析] primarily主要是指重要程度上的首要；first则还可以指时间顺序上的首先；firstly则主要用于分点陈述观点的情况。

10.（） 

 A in

 B on

 C at

 D with

答案:B

[解析] 表示“飞机飞行途中”，应用介词on，比如：on the flight, on the trip等。

11.（） 

 A on

 B off

 C down

 D out

答案:D

[解析] 本句是倒装结构，正常语序是：their insurance policy came out，之所以选用out是与前面的put into相对应，而且把out提前使用倒装起强调作用，表示policy(保险单)确实是从机器里吐出来的。

12.（） 

 A must

 B would

 C may

 D should

答案:D

[解析] 选用情态动词should，表示应该，是对保险单的受益权而言的。

13.（） 

 A crash

 B crack

 C crush

 D creep

答案:A

[解析] crash：飞机坠毁；crack：破裂；crush：榨，挤压；creep：爬行。这里的主语虽然是we，但是实际意思是“如果我们乘的飞机坠毁了……”。

14.（） 

 A relied

 B related

 C replied

 D responded

答案:C

[解析] reply表示“回答”，适用范围较广；respond：反应，一般用于比较正式的场合。

15.（） 

 A do

 B will

 C should

 D won"t

答案:B

[解析] 肯定祈使句的反意疑问句一般用肯定形式表示客气，第二人称祈使句的反意疑问句用will you，第一人称复数祈使句的反意疑问句用shall we。

16.（） 

 A put

 B take

 C dive

 D rise

答案:B

[解析] “飞机起飞”用短语take off，是固定搭配。

17.（） 

 A dropped

 B drop

 C dropping

 D drops

答案:A

[解析] put, dropped, began是并列的谓语动词，应该用同样的时态。

18.（） 

 A immediately

 B quickly

 C suddenly

 D sooner

答案:C

[解析] suddenly：突然地；immediately：立即；quickly：迅速地；sooner：副词soon的比较级，更快。从贴邮票、投信到大叫，明显有一个意想不到的转折过程，而不是顺承关系，所以只有suddenly才是符合语境的。

19.（） 

 A may

 B will

 C did

 D do

答案:D

[解析] 这里又是一次作者向读者的直接问话，应该采用一般现在时，不需要加任何情态语气。

20.（） 

 A stamp

 B tickets

 C passports

 D envelope

答案:B

[解析] 全文的主旨就是描述两个主人公forgetful“健忘，马虎”的性格，明白了这一主旨，就不难选出正确答案。此处肯定是两人将机票装进信封寄出去了。