第四节 完形填空(共20小题:每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中,选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty(贫困), and only the rich could manage without great ___26___. Three of those rich men and their servants were ___27___together on a road when they came to a very ___28___village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, ___29___ he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared ___30___out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the ___31___ situation, stopped for a short time and gave ___32___ all his food and drink, since he ___33___ see that money would be of little ___34___ to them. He made sure that they each ___35___ their fair share and would have enough food to ___36___ for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, ___37___ and went straight through the ___38___ without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other ___39___ the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was ___40___ that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they ___41___ the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction . He was ___42___ travelling quickly, but his wagons, ___43___ the gold and valuables they had been ___44___ ,were now full of farming tools and bags of ___45___. He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.(www.nmet168.com)
26. A. loss B. expectations C. success D. problems
27. A. standing B. travelling C. gathering D. running
28. A. faraway B. poor C. different D. ancient
29. A. unless B. because C. so D. if
30. A. them B. anything C. nothing D. those
31. A. curious B. worrying C. dangerous D. puzzling
32. A. the villagers B. his servants C. the others D. the rest
33. A. could B. might C. should D. must
34. A. interest B. concern C. use D. attraction
35. A. returned B. gained C. offered D. received
36. A. remain B. last C. supply D. share
37. A. turned back B. set out C. showed off D. speeded
38. A. village B. land C. field D. road
39. A. whether B. how C. where D. when
40. A. good B. certain C. true D. strange
41. A. welcomed B. met C. accepted D. persuaded
42. A. still B. already C. always D. indeed
43. A. except B. instead of C. apart from D. along with
44. A. loading B. treasuring C. carrying D. earning