第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21–40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, ___21___ his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He had ___22___ se foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just ___23___ the books in the outside return box. But there was a ___24___; it was locked.
He went into the building, only a few minutes ___25___ closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief ___26___ in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to ___27___ Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in ___28___ — the library lights were off. The place was ___29___. The doors had been shut. They ___30___ be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!
He tried to ___31___ a telephone call, but was unable to ___32___. What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. ___33___ the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.___34___ he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “___35___! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door.___36___, someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, ___37___. Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to ___38___.
He knew he had to ___39___, but now, that didn’t seem to be such a ___40___ thing.
21. A. but B. because
C. or D. since
22. A. ever B. nearly
C. never D. often
23. A. pass B. drop
C. carry D. take
24. A. problem B. mistake
C. case D. question
25. A. during B. after
C. over D. before
26. A. rest B. break
C. walk D. stop
27. A. visit B. meet
C. catch D. greet
28. A. delight B. anger
C. surprise D. eagerness
29. A. lonely B. empty
C. noisy D. crowded
30. A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t
C. couldn’t D. needn’t
31. A. make B. fix
C. use D. pick
32. A. get on B. get up
C. get through D. get in
33. A. If B. As
C. Though D. Until
34. A. On time B. Now and then
C. By the way D. At last
35. A. Come B. Help
C. Hello D. Sorry
36. A. Surely B. Thankfully
C. Truly D. Gradually
37. A. at most B. after all
C. in short D. as usual
38. A. watch B. play
C. read D. write
39. A. wait B. stand
C. sleep D. work
40. A. bad B. cool
C. strange D. nice