三、完型填空(共20小题;每题1.5分，共30分。)

　　通读下面的短文，掌握其大意。从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选择，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括弧里。

　　Bill Fuller， the mailman， whistled cheerfully as he walked up the hill towards

　　Mrs. Carter‘s house. His work for the day 31 ， his bag， usually quite heavy when he

　　started out on his rounds， was empty now 32 the letter that he had to deliver to Mrs. Carter. She lived 33 blocks away， so when Bill had mail for her， he always finished his day‘s work 34 later. He did not 35 this though， because she never failed to ask him in 36 coffee and a piece of her special cake.

　　When Bill 37 Mrs. Carter‘s house， he was surprised not to find her working in the yard. She usually 38 her afternoon when the weather was good. Bill went around to the back of the house， thinking that she 39 in the kitchen. The door was locked and the curtains were drawn. Puzzled， he returned to the front of the house and knocked loudly on the front door. There 40 . Bill thought that this was very strange because he knew that Mrs. Carter 41 left the house.

　　Just then he noticed that her bottle of milk. Which is always delivered early in the morning， was still on the porch. This 42 him. If Mrs. Carter had not 43 her milk， maybe she 44 . Bill walked around the house 45 he found an open window. It was a small window， but he 46 to get through . He went into the hall. There he was almost stumbled over Mrs. Carter， who 47 unconscious at the foot of the stairs. Realizing that he 48 get help， he rushed 49 the house， stopped a 50 car and told the driver to go to the nearest telephone and call an ambulance.

　　( )31. A. was almost finishing B. was almost being finished

　　C. was almost finish D. was almost finished

　　( )32. A. except B. except for C. besides D. except that

　　( )33. A. quite a few B. only few C. quite a few of D. quite few

　　( )34. A. much B. a lot of C. many D. more

　　( )35. A. care B. mind C. realize D. bear

　　( )36. A. to B. with C. of D. for

　　( )37. A. arrived B. got C. got to D. reached to

　　( )38. A spent B. past C. took D. had

　　( )39. A. might be B. must be C. must have been D. couldn‘t have

　　( )40. A. did not answer B. was no answer

　　C. was not answer D. was no any answer

　　( )41. A. often B. sometimes C. rarely D. always

　　( )42. A. was worried B. did worried C. worried D. worrying

　　( )43. A. taken out B. taken of C. take up D. taken in

　　( )44. A. fallen ill B. was sick C. ill D. sick

　　( )45. A. unless B. until C. once D. if

　　( )46. A. tried B. managed C. was forced D. liked

　　( )47. A. was lying B. was lain C. was laying D. was laid

　　( )48. A. needed to B. need to C. needs to D. was needed to

　　( )49. A. into B. to C. up D. out of

　　( )50. A. past B. passed C. pass D. passing

　　四、阅读理解(共15小题;每题2分，共30分。)

　　阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括弧里。

　　A

　　Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other

　　American. When he died in 1931， Americans wondered how they could best show

　　their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of

　　total blackout. All electric power would be shut off in homes， streets and factories.

　　Perhaps this suggestion made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions meant to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion. A blackout was out of the question.

　　On the day of Edison‘s funeral， many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen’s fingertips.

　　( )51. People decided to honor Edison when .

　　A. he made the first electric light.

　　B. electric power was 100 years old

　　C. the country realized electricity‘s importance

　　D. he died in 1931

　　( )52. The suggestion was to .

　　A. turn off the lights in factories and schools

　　B. observe a few minutes of total silence

　　C. dim all electric lights

　　D. shut off all electricity for a short time

　　( )53. Americans fully realized what Edison‘s inventions meant when they .

　　A. heard of his death B. heard of the plan to honor him

　　C. first used electric power D. tired to carry out the plan

　　( )54. The plan was never carried out because .

　　A. not everyone wanted to honor Edison

　　B. it was too difficult

　　C. electric power was too important to the country

　　D. in honored only one of Edison‘s inventions