三、完形填空
A few years ago, my father arranged to send me a mail-order fruitcake at Christmastime. Although I had a 21 job and owned an apartment in Manhattan, he always 22 my refrigerator might be empty.
He 23 me to have a particular brand of fruitcake. Made in Texas, it was famous among fruitcake 24 . “It makes me 25 my mother’s,” he told me in a phone call.
Ordering the fruitcake was his 26 of trying to take care of me from afar. 27 I was middle-aged, I was still his son.
The first week of December passed with no 28 of his fruitcake. Delayed (耽搁) by holiday mail, I thought, or a backlog of orders. The day before my flight to California, the fruitcake still had not 29 .
January, February, and March came and went 30 no fruitcake. Though my father 31 to ask about it, I never once considered 32 and telling him yes, the fruitcake had 33 arrived and was 34 . Instead I said, “That 35 is orbiting earth, and sooner or later it will 36 .” “That’s a good one!” he 37 .
Early last December, nearly a year after my father died from a failing heart, I got a(an) 38 from a staffer at the front desk of my apartment building.
“You 39 a package (包裹),” he said.
I went downstairs to 40 it up. The brown box had a FedEx label with a return address in Texas.
21．A．poorly-paid B．good C．new D．interesting
22．A．believed B．hoped C．feared D．guessed
23．A．forced B．encouraged C．asked D．wanted
24．A．lovers B．sellers C．markets D．shops
25．A．think over B．think of C．look for D．look around
26．A．suggestion B．experience C．attitude D．idea
27．A．Because B．Even though C．Whenever D．Before
28．A．sign B．call C．mail D．taste
29．A．sold B．gone C．arrived D．stayed
30．A．out B．for C．with D．off
31．A．continued B．forgot C．waited D．refused
32．A．replying B．keeping C．believing D．lying
33．A．quickly B．finally C．suddenly D．slowly
34．A．delicious B．broken C．ready D．famous
35．A．flight B．cake C．man D．box
36．A．leave B．disappear C．land D．fly
37．A．shouted B．cried C．answered D．said
38．A．message B．letter C．email D．call
39．A．have B．send C．make D．order
40．A．give B．look C．pick D．take
【答案】
21．B
22．C
23．D
24．A
25．B
26．D
27．B
28．A
29．C
30．C
31．A
32．D
33．B
34．A
35．B
36．C
37．D
38．D
39．A
40．C
【分析】
A few years ago, my father arranged to send me a mail-order fruitcake at Christmastime. Although I had a 21 job and owned an apartment in Manhattan, he always 22 my refrigerator might be empty.
He 23 me to have a particular brand of fruitcake. Made in Texas, it was famous among fruitcake 24 . “It makes me 25 my mother’s,” he told me in a phone call.
Ordering the fruitcake was his 26 of trying to take care of me from afar. 27 I was middle-aged, I was still his son.
The first week of December passed with no 28 of his fruitcake. Delayed (耽搁) by holiday mail, I thought, or a backlog of orders. The day before my flight to California, the fruitcake still had not 29 .
January, February, and March came and went 30 no fruitcake. Though my father 31 to ask about it, I never once considered 32 and telling him yes, the fruitcake had 33 arrived and was 34 . Instead I said, “That 35 is orbiting earth, and sooner or later it will 36 .” “That’s a good one!” he 37 .
Early last December, nearly a year after my father died from a failing heart, I got a(an) 38 from a staffer at the front desk of my apartment building.
“You 39 a package (包裹),” he said.
I went downstairs to 40 it up. The brown box had a FedEx label with a return address in Texas.
21．A．poorly-paid B．good C．new D．interesting
22．A．believed B．hoped C．feared D．guessed
23．A．forced B．encouraged C．asked D．wanted
24．A．lovers B．sellers C．markets D．shops
25．A．think over B．think of C．look for D．look around
26．A．suggestion B．experience C．attitude D．idea
27．A．Because B．Even though C．Whenever D．Before
28．A．sign B．call C．mail D．taste
29．A．sold B．gone C．arrived D．stayed
30．A．out B．for C．with D．off
31．A．continued B．forgot C．waited D．refused
32．A．replying B．keeping C．believing D．lying
33．A．quickly B．finally C．suddenly D．slowly
34．A．delicious B．broken C．ready D．famous
35．A．flight B．cake C．man D．box
36．A．leave B．disappear C．land D．fly
37．A．shouted B．cried C．answered D．said
38．A．message B．letter C．email D．call
39．A．have B．send C．make D．order
40．A．give B．look C．pick D．take
【答案】
21．B
22．C
23．D
24．A
25．B
26．D
27．B
28．A
29．C
30．C
31．A
32．D
33．B
34．A
35．B
36．C
37．D
38．D
39．A
40．C
【分析】
