八、完形填空

　　James was a famous writer. Once he wrote a play for a television about a family who came to England from Pakistan, and the problem they had was 1 down in England.

　　The play was 2 and it was bought by an American TV company. And James was invited to go to New York to 3 the production. He lived in Oulwich, 4 is an hour’ s journey 5 Heathrow(an air port in London).The flight was to leave at 8:30 a.m., 6 he had to be a the airport about 7:30 in the morning.

　　He ordered a taxi for 6:30, 7 his alarm clock for 5:45 and went to bed. 8 he forgot to wind the clock,and it stopped shortly after midnight. Also the taxi-driver had to work very late that night and overslept.

　　James woke with the terrible feeling that 9 was wrong.He looked at his alarm clock.It. 10 there there silently with the hands 11 to ten past twelve.He turned on the radio and discovered 12 .He swore（咒罵）quietly and switched on the electric kettle（電壺）.

　　He was just 13 the boiling water into the teapot 14 the nine o’clock pips(報時聲) sounded on the radio. The announcer began to read the news.“...reports are coming in o a crash（墜毀）near Heathrow Airport. A Boeing 707 left for New York crashed shortly after after taking 15 this morning. Flight number 2234...” James turned pale.

　　“My flight.”he said out loud. “If I hadn’t overslept, I would have been on that plane.”

1.A.settling B. visiting C. getting D. moving

2.A. surprising success B. surprisingly successful

C. successfully surprising D. successful surprise

3.A. carry out B. help out C. bring out D. help with

4.A. that B. which C. it D. as

5.A. out of B. far from C. away from D. away off

6.A. for B. so C. because D. since

7.A. sets B. being set C. set D. setting

8.A. fortunately B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Happily

9.A. he B. it C. anything D. something

10.A. went B. stopped C. struck D. looked

11.A. pointing B. going C. set D. raised

12.A. that it was, in fact, ten o’ clock 

　 B. it was in fact that ten o’ clock

   C. hat it was ,in fact ,ten to nine 

   D. in fact ,that was ten to nine

13.A. putting B. sending C. pouring D. entering

14.A. while B. as C. during D. when

15.A. off B. down C. away D. out

答案：A;B;D;B;C;B;C;C;D;B;A;A;C;D;A
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It's no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That's especially 36 ­of children who remain in homes where they’re badly treated 37 the law blindly favors biological parents. It's also true of children who 38 for years in foster (寄養(yǎng)) homes because of parents who can't or won't care for them but 39 to give up custody (監(jiān)護) rights.
    　Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays 40 neither description, but her recent court victory could 41 help children who do. Kimberly has been the 42 of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge 43 that the teenager can remain with the only father she's ever known and that her biological parents have "no legal 44" on her.
    　 Shortly after 45 in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another baby were mistakenly switched and sent home with the 46 parents. Kimberly's biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests 47 that the child wasn't the Twiggs' own daughter, but Kim only was, thus leading to a custody 48 with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families 49 that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting 50 rights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being 51.
    　The decision to 52 Kimberly with Mr. Mays caused heated discussion. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have the right to sue (起訴) 53 her own behalf. Thus he made it clear that she was 54 just a personal possession of her parents. Biological parentage does not mean an absolute ownership that cancels(取消) all the 55 of children.

36.A. terrible                      B. sad                 C. true                 D. natural
37.A. but                       B. if                     C. when           D. because
38.A. settle                  B. live               C. suffer               D. gather
39.A. have                  B. refuse                C. stick                 D. fail
40.A. likes                       B. gives                   C. fits                   D. knows
41.A. actually                 B. eventually              C. successfully        D. abruptly
42.A. victim                 B. object              C. sacrifice           D. teenager
43.A. ruled                  B. believed             C. ordered              D. indicated
44.A. expectation            B. action                 C. effect           D. claim
45.A. birth                   B. judgment         C. operation         D. school
46.A. biological              B. own               C. kind                 D. wrong
47.A. examined            B. explained               C. decided           D. showed
48.A. battle             B. right              C. agreement                 D. decision
49.A. thought              B. quarreled               C. agreed                D. prepared
50.A. equal                 B. same               C. visiting             D. speaking

51.A. harmed                  B. forbidden         C. wounded         D. hidden
52.A. make                  B. leave                      C. give              D. keep
53.A. by                    B. through           C. on                    D. in

54.A. more than              B. no more than    C. not more than     D. less than
55.A. freedom                B. happiness        C. rights           D. ideas

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