第二节 完型填空(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36至55各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 As the first report of the accident came in, Burton was sitting in his office on the top floor of the building.Immediately, 36 the seriousness of the whole incident, he 37 down to a ground floor room with a small waiting-room to look into the matter himself, leaving his colleagues to 38 all other cases. He interviewed the first 39 almost at once, making sure everything was done 40 could be done to make her feel relaxed. 41 , the witness was obviously nervous and Burton took great pains to go over what she said 42 , choosing and 43 each word carefully and taking the woman’s statement down himself.The witness had called the police and she’d waited until the ambulance(救护车) began to arrive, then, when the first police car arrived at the 44 she’d been asked to report to the police station. Burton 45 that regrettably it would be necessary for her to go to court because of the serious 46 of the disaster. More he could not say at present. He’d be thankful if the woman 47 keep in touch with the police. When she had gone, Burton put his head in his hands and 48 before asking for the next witness.The woman couldn’t be 49 as a hundred percent witness because she had been behind the wall 50 the explosion occurred.But in spite of her nerves, Burton had the 51 that she was dependable, not afraid of relating herself 52 it and a fairly exact observer. Well, 53 would be other descriptions and 54 all these would be put into place and the whole picture would become 55 .He raised his head and pressed the bell on his desk. “Next witness, please.” He said. 36.A.remembering B.guessing C.supposing D.realizing 37.A.moved B.stepped C.came D.raced 38.A.take on B.take in C.take over D.take off 39.A.prisoner B.witness C.murderer D.lawyer 40.A.that B.when C.what D.how 41.A.Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Finally 42.A.hardly B.simply C.completely D.nearly 43.A.memorizing B.checking C.organizing D.improving 44.A.school B.house C.station D.scene 45.A.predicted B.spoken C.taught D.explained 46.A.meaning B.nature C.importance D.result 47.A.should B.might C.could D.must 48.A.considered B.discussed C.learned D.argued 49.A.admired B.regarded C.made D.respected 50.A.while B.when C.since D.after 51.A.concept B.taste C.expectation D.impression 52.A.to B.with C.for D.into 53.A.That B.This C.They D.There 54.A.no wonder B.no way C.no doubt D.no problem 55.A.possible B.hopeful C.clear D.true |