Question

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Mr. White with his wife was now living at a small Italian hotel. Last year they had stayed in Italy for months on holiday. One night he went out for a walk _______. It was late. The small street was dark and _______. Suddenly he heard steps behind him. He _______ his head and saw a middle-aged woman with wild hair, who quickly walked past him. The woman was _______ out of sight when Mr. White suddenly found that his watch was _______. He thought it was the passing woman who had taken his watch, _______ he ran quickly after her and soon caught up with her. As he knew _______ Italian, Mr. White had to ask the woman to _______ the watch in another way. He showed the woman his strong arms and pointed to her watch pocket. The woman thought a while and gave the watch to Mr. White.

Mr. White returned home and told his wife _______ had happened. He was greatly ________ when Mrs. White pointed to the watch on the table. Now he found it was he himself that had taken the Italian’s watch.

1.A.secretly B.lonely C.alone D.freely

2.A.noisy B.busy C.bright D.quiet

3.A.rose B.moved C.turned D.put

4.A.nearly B.hardly C.mostly D.even

5.A.losing B.going C.missing D.missed

6.A.and B.so C.as D.but

7.A.much B.no C.enough D.a little

8.A.lend B.tell C.return D.keep

9.A.what B.that C.why D.how

10.A.angry B.surprised C.interested D.pleased

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

主要内容：去年怀特夫妇去意大利度假。一天晚上怀特先生出去，一个意大利女人经过他身边，他发现他的手表不见了，由于他不会意大利语，他向那个女人展示自己的强壮的胳膊和指着她的手表，那个女人把表归还了他。回家后他向他的妻子讲述了他的遭遇。他的妻子指着桌子上的手表，他知道是他拿走了那个意大利女人的手表。

1.句意：有一天晚上，他独自出去散步。

考查副词。A. secretly秘密地；B. lonely寂寞的；C. alone单独地；D. freely自由地直率地。根据主语he及下文内容可知他独自出去散步。故选C。

2.句意：小街既黑暗又安静。

考查形容词。A. noisy嘈杂的；B. busy忙碌的；C. bright鲜明的；D. quiet安静的。根据上文“It was late.”可知夜深了，应该是安静的。故选D。

3.句意：他转过头，看到一个中年妇女，头发散乱，迅速从他旁边走过。

考查动词。A. rose升起；B. moved移动；C. turned转动；D. put放。根据上文Suddenly he heard steps behind him.可知身后有脚步声，应该转过头。故选C。

4.句意：那个女人几乎看不见了。

考查副词。A. nearly几乎；B. hardly几乎不；C. mostly主要地；D. even甚至。根据下文中“he ran quickly after her and soon caught up with her”可知还在视线中，由此推出用nearly表示“几乎看不见了”。故选A。

5.句意：当怀特先生突然发现他的手表不见了。

考查词义辨析。A. losing损失；B. going运转；C. missing失踪的；D. missed错过。根据下文中“He thought it was the passing woman who had taken his watch”可知他以为走过去的那个女人拿了他的手表，由此推出手表丢了。故选C。

6.句意：所以他跑得很快，不久就追上了她。

考查连词。A. and和；B. so所以；C. as因为；D. but但是。根据题意可知前后句是因果关系。故选B。

7.句意：由于他不懂意大利语。

考查形容词。A. much许多；B. no没有；C. enough充足的；D. a little一点儿。根据下文Mr. White had to ask the woman to ____ the watch in another way.可知他不懂意大利语。故选B。

8.句意：怀特先生不得不用另一种方式让那个女人归还手表。

考查动词。A. lend借出；B. tell告诉；C. return归还；D. keep保存。根据上文可知他的手表不见了可知是让她归还手表。故选C。

9.句意：怀特先生回到家，告诉他的妻子发生了什么事。

考查疑问词。A. what什么；B. that那；C. why为什么；D. 怎样。happen发生，主语只能是物，发生了什么事：what happened，结合句意及语境可知选A。

10.句意：当怀特太太指着桌子上的手表时，他非常惊讶。

考查形容词。A. angry生气的；B. surprised感到惊讶的；C. interested令人感兴趣的；D. pleased高兴的。根据下文when Mrs. White pointed to the watch on the table结合上文内容可知他很惊讶。故选B。