完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I always walk to my husband’s office after work, wait for him and then we drive home together every day.
One day, while I was waiting for him, a beautiful Cadillac(凯迪拉克轿车) ________ near me. I was busy ________ the car when I noticed the driver. ________ , she was probably the most ________ woman I had ever seen outside of a movie screen. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and she had teeth like pearls. Minutes later, a man walked over and they drove off. Sitting there, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, I wanted to ________ . “Why is it so ________ that some people have it all?” I thought.
The next week I saw her again, and after that it almost became my ________ to see her. I would ________ if she and her husband ate out a lot and where they went. I wanted her to get out of the car so that I could see her in ________ length.
A few weeks later, this question was ________ for me. I was waiting at my usual spot and the lady’s husband came over to their car. He opened the door. The pretty woman ________ walked around to the passenger side—leaning on a walking cane. She ________ one leg with her hands and then the other. She had an artificial limb (假肢)on her left leg and a brace on her right one.
As they drove away, I began to cry. When my husband arrived, I told him about what had _________ . He said that he knew her husband and that, when the lady was twelve years old, she had been ________ in a car that got stuck on the railroad tracks. Unfortunately, both her parents were killed. The rail company made a large ________ with her because the crossing had no ________ . That’s ________ she owns such a nice car now.
For weeks I have ________this woman and her way of life, but now I realize how ________ I am. When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don’t be fooled by ________ .
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A.drove in |
B.pulled up |
C.sped by |
D.turned away |
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A.cleaning |
B.taking |
C.expecting |
D.admiring |
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A.Honestly |
B.Sincerely |
C.Surprisingly |
D.Obviously |
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A.peaceful |
B.typical |
C.beautiful |
D.patient |
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A.cry |
B.argue |
C.escape |
D.ask |
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A.unbearable |
B.unusual |
C.unfair |
D.unbelievable |
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A.chance |
B.wonder |
C.regret |
D.routine |
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A.imagine |
B.wonder |
C.guess |
D.doubt |
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A.great |
B.equal |
C.full |
D.standard |
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A.raised |
B.answered |
C.presented |
D.checked |
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A.slowly |
B.firmly |
C.quickly |
D.hurriedly |
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A.bent |
B.spread |
C.crossed |
D.lifted |
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A.changed |
B.happened |
C.passed |
D.hidden |
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A.discovered |
B.protected |
C.left |
D.trapped |
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A.settlement |
B.exchange |
C.promise |
D.arrangement |
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A.stops |
B.notices |
C.signals |
D.lights |
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A.why |
B.when |
C.because |
D.where |
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A.respected |
B.observed |
C.accepted |
D.envied |
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A.boring |
B.mature |
C.lucky |
D.confident |
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A.collections |
B.appearances |
C.backgrounds |
D.descriptions |
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