第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题

题目内容：

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once, my father and I were standing in the line to buy tickets for the circus. 36, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.

This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. Their clothes were not 37 , but they were clean. The children were 38 , all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, 39 hands. They were excitedly jabbering (喋喋不休地说) about what they would see.

One could 40 they had never been to the circus before. It 41 to be a highlight of their young lives.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He 42 responded, “Please let me buy 43children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady 44 the price. The mother’s head 45 , and her lip began to quiver (抖动). The father leaned a little 46and asked, “How much?”

The ticket lady quoted the price 47 . The man didn’t have enough money, Seeing what happened, my dad put his hand in his pocket, 48 a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the word!) Then he reached down, 49the bill and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your 50 .”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout 51 certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking 52 . He looked into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s 53in both of his, and with a tear running down his 54 , he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and 55 home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.

36. A. Immediately B. Finally C. Hopefully D. Suddenly

37. A. expensive B. cheap C. plain D. bad

38. A. badly-behaved B. polite C. well-behaved D. lovely

39. A. holding B. shaking C. putting D. waving

40. A. know B. understand C. feel D. sense

41. A. advised B. recommended C. promised D. allowed

42. A. lowly B. honestly C. bravely D. proudly

43. A. six B. eight C. ten D. two

44. A. answered B. quoted C. spoke D. said

45. A. dropped B. bent C. shook D. nodded

46. A. nearer B. harder C. tighter D. closer

47. A. too B. again C. as usual D. as well

48. A. turned out B. handed out C. pulled out D. put out

49. A. picked up B. took up C. sent up D. made up

50. A. trousers B. clothes C. children D. pocket

51. A. and B. but C. or D. so

52. A. situation B. condition C. surrounding D. position

53. A. hand B. arm C. leg D. shoulder

54. A. head B. mouth C. cheek D. nose

55. A. went B. got C. drove D. walked

最佳答案：

36-40 BACAD 41-45 CDBBA 46-50 DBCAD 51-55 BAACC

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

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