Mr. West wanted to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never __  1__  to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week   2   Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he   3    that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and   4   had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate   5   quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch   4   .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.

    Mr. West stood politely at the   7    of a crowd of women who were   8    forward to try to get to the people who were   9   necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were   10   into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly   11   him.

After half an hour, he was   12   as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been   13   he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his   14    of doing things: he put his head down,   15   a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards  the ___16__ of the crowd as hard as he could.

    The women around him became very   17   when they saw what he was doing, and began to__18   at him. “Why can’t you behave(表現(xiàn)) like a gentleman?” “Ladies,” he   19   to them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no   20   , so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1. A. sure                                B. certain                      C. able                         D. possible

2. A. before                      B. after                     C. till                            D .within

3 .A. promised                         B. decided                    C. agreed                      D. insisted

4. A. never                         B .sometimes                C. seldom                     D. usually

5. A. it                             B. them             C. that                          D. those

6. A .hour                             B. moment                  C. minute                            D. second

7 .A. top                        B. middle            C. edge                        D. stage

8 .A. pulling                     B. pushing           C. gathering                    D. dragging

9. A. selling                      B. buying            C. choosing                  D. seizing

10. A .going                     B. entering           C. fetching                   D. coming

11. A. beyond                   B. past              C. over                    D. through

12 .A. just                       B. even              C. ever                         D. already

13. A. where                    B. until              C. when                        D. even if

14. A. habit                      B. way                C. act                           D. sign

15. A. caught                   B. attempted            C. blew                        D. gave

16. A. center                    B. end                 C. front                        D. back

17. A. patient                   B. angry                C. curious                    D. nervous

18. A. look                       B. say                 C. point                        D. shout

19. A. hated                     B. waved              C. explained                  D. answered

20. A. treasure                            B. good               C. respect                            D. present

  Mr. West wanted to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very ­­­__36___, so he was never able to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week ___37___ Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he decided that he could not ___38___ any longer. He worked in an office, and ___39___ had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate them ___40___ and went out to a big shop near his ___41___ during his lunch

The shop was full of women, who were also buying ___42___ during their lunch hour. Mr. West stood ___43___ at the edge of a crowd of ___44___ who were pushing forward to try to get to the people who were ___45__ necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were ___46___ into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly __47____ him. After half an hour, he was just as ___48___ from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been when he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to ___49___, so he decided to change his ___50___ of doing things: he put his head down, gave a sudden loud shout and started to ___51___ his way towards the ___52___ of the crowd as hard as he could. The women around him became very __53____ when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold him.” Why can’t you behave like a ___54___?” they shouted.

“Ladies,” he answered them,” I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has got me ___55___, so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

36. A. busy             B. lazy                       C. unwilling                  D. forgetful

37. A. behind                  B. around                  C. before                   D. after

38. A. work             B. stay                      C. think                        D. wait

39. A. never             B. seldom                  C. sometimes                D. usually

40. A. slowly                  B. quickly                     C. quietly                   D. happily

41. A. car                    B. house                C. office                    D. restaurant

42. A. clothes          B. presents                   C. food                         D. sandwiches

43. A. politely           B. quietly               C. pleasantly              D. freely

44. A. men                   B. women                     C. children                        D. strangers

45. A. examining      B. choosing               C. selling                   D. buying

46. A. going             B. coming                     C. entering                        D. running

47. A. past               B. behind               C. over                             D. against

48. A. near                  B. far                           C. next                             D. opposite

49. A. an end                  B. a stop                C. the top                         D. the limit

50. A. idea                  B. way                         C. measure                       D. plan

51. A. step                  B. go                            C. push                         D. pull

52. A. center            B. edge                      C. back                         D. front

53. A. surprised        B. angry            C. afraid                      D. nervous

54. A. woman                 B. lady                         C. man                         D. gentleman

55. A. nowhere           B. anywhere                C. somewhere            D. everywhere

Mr. West wanted to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very1 , so he was never able to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week2 Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he decided that he could not3any longer. He worked in an office, and usually4 lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate5 quickly and went out to a big shop near his6during his lunch hour.
The shop was full of women, who were also buying7 during their lunch hour. Mr. West stood8 at the edge of a crowd of9who were pushing forward to try to get to the people who were10 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were11 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly (自私地)12him. After half an hour, he was just as13 from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been when he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to14 , so he decided to change his15of doing things: he put his head down, gave a sudden loud shout and started to16 his way towards the17 of the crowd as hard as he could.
The women around him became very18 when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold (責備) him. “Why can’t you behave (做事) like a19 ?”, they shouted.
“Ladies,” he answered them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has got me20 , so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      lazy
   2. B.
      unwilling
   3. C.
      busy
   4. D.
      forgetful
2. 2.
   1. A.
      before
   2. B.
      around
   3. C.
      behind
   4. D.
      after
3. 3.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      stay
   3. C.
      wait
   4. D.
      think
4. 4.
   1. A.
      had
   2. B.
      have
   3. C.
      eat
   4. D.
      took
5. 5.
   1. A.
      it
   2. B.
      them
   3. C.
      that
   4. D.
      those
6. 6.
   1. A.
      car
   2. B.
      house
   3. C.
      restaurant
   4. D.
      office
7. 7.
   1. A.
      presents
   2. B.
      sandwiches
   3. C.
      clothes
   4. D.
      food
8. 8.
   1. A.
      alone
   2. B.
      quietly
   3. C.
      politely
   4. D.
      freely
9. 9.
   1. A.
      women
   2. B.
      children
   3. C.
      men
   4. D.
      strangers
10. 10.
    1. A.
       examining
    2. B.
       selling
    3. C.
       choosing
    4. D.
       buying
11. 11.
    1. A.
       going
    2. B.
       entering
    3. C.
       coming
    4. D.
       running
12. 12.
    1. A.
       behind
    2. B.
       past
    3. C.
       over
    4. D.
       against
13. 13.
    1. A.
       near
    2. B.
       up
    3. C.
       far
    4. D.
       out
14. 14.
    1. A.
       a top
    2. B.
       an end
    3. C.
       measure
    4. D.
       the limit
15. 15.
    1. A.
       idea
    2. B.
       measure
    3. C.
       way
    4. D.
       plan
16. 16.
    1. A.
       step
    2. B.
       push
    3. C.
       go
    4. D.
       pull
17. 17.
    1. A.
       front
    2. B.
       edge
    3. C.
       center
    4. D.
       back
18. 18.
    1. A.
       surprised
    2. B.
       afraid
    3. C.
       angry
    4. D.
       nervous
19. 19.
    1. A.
       gentleman
    2. B.
       lady
    3. C.
       woman
    4. D.
       man
20. 20.
    1. A.
       anywhere
    2. B.
       nowhere
    3. C.
       somewhere
    4. D.
       everywhere

第二節(jié)、完形填空（本題共20小題，每題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Mr. West wanted to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very   21   , so he was never able to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week   22   Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he decided that he could not   23   any longer. He worked in an office, and usually  24  lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate 25  quickly and went out to a big shop near his  26  during his lunch hour.

The shop was full of women, who were also buying   27   during their lunch hour. Mr. West stood   28   at the edge of a crowd of 29   who were pushing forward to try to get to the people who were  30   necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 31 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly (自私地) 32   him. After half an hour, he was just as 33    from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been when he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to 34   , so he decided to change his 35    of doing things: he put his head down, gave a sudden loud shout and started to  36  his way towards the 37     of the crowd as hard as he could.

The women around him became very 38   when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold (責備) him. “Why can’t you behave (做事) like a  39  ?”, they shouted.

“Ladies,” he answered them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has got me   40  , so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

(   )21. A. lazy             B. unwilling            C. busy               D. forgetful

(   )22. A. before          B. around            C. behind              D. after

(   )23. A. work            B. stay                 C. wait                D. think

(   )24. A．had              B．have                  C．eat                             D．took

(   )25. A. it                 B. them                C. that                              D. those

(   )26. A. car                  B. house               C. restaurant           D. office 

(   )27. A. presents         B. sandwiches           C. clothes             D. food           

(   )28. A. alone            B. quietly              C. politely             D. freely

(   )29. A. women           B. children             C. men               D. strangers

(   )30. A. examining      B. selling               C. choosing            D. buying

(   )31. A. going                B. entering             C. coming             D. running

(   )32. A. behind               B. past               C. over             D. against

(   )33. A. near           B. up                 C. far                D. out

(   )34. A. a top            B. an end               C. measure            D. the limit

(   )35. A. idea             B. measure             C. way               D. plan

(   )36. A. step             B. push                C. go               D. pull

(   )37. A. front            B. edge                C. center            D. back

(   )38. A. surprised         B. afraid               C. angry              D. nervous

(   )39. A. gentleman             B. lady               C. woman                  D. man

(   )40. A. anywhere         B. nowhere             C. somewhere        D. everywhere