阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。

　　Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

　　I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the __36_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as _37_ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 38 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”

　　The simple atmosphere of the office 39 me. The woman looked carefully at me __40_ through her glasses, and then 41 me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 42 She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 43 I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 44 to get a job without 45 I wondered whether I ought to leave, 46 the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:

　　“ 47 , I’ve got someone in the 48 at this very moment who might 49 .” She wrote

　　down a __50 , and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a 51 immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

　　“Oh yes,” said I — 52 having cooked for more than four in my life. I 53 her again and again, and rushed out to the 54 telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.

　　I spent the next few hours 55 cook books.

　　36. A. bed B house C. agency D. office

　　37. A. proud B. please C. nervous D. worried

　　38. A. family B. door C. place D. stage

　　39. A. calmed B. excited C. frightened D. disturbed

　　40. A. as usual B. for a while C. in a minute D. once again

　　41. A. advised B. examined C. informed D. questioned

　　42. A. encouraged B. dissatisfied C. hopeless D. pleased

　　43. A. place B. job C. advice D. help

　　44. A. difficult B. helpless C. possible D. unusual

　　45. A. ability B. experience C. knowledge D. study

　　46. A. after B. since C. until D. when

　　47. A. Above all B. As a matter of fact C. As a result D. In spite of that

　　48. A. family B. house C. office D. restaurant

　　49. A. hire B. accept C. suit D. offer

　　50. A. letter B. name C. note D. number

　　51. A. cook B. help C. teacher D. secretary

　　52. A. almost B. never C. nearly D. really

　　53. A. answered B. promised C. thanked D. told

　　54. A. outside B. local C. closest D. nearest

　　55. A. borrowing B. buying C. reading D. writing

　　【答案】

　　36B 37C 38C 39A 40B 41D 42C 43B 44A 45B 46D 47B 48C 49C 50D 51A 52B 53C 54D 55C

　　Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians(挪威人)had 36 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 37 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 38 they started the 950-mile journey back.

　　The journey was unexpectedly 39 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 40 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 41 to mark their way home. To make things 42 . Evans, whom they had all thought of 43 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 44 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

　　The four who were 45 pushed on at the best speed they could 46 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 47 fact; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could 48 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 49 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 50 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 51 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 52 for another night.

　　The following morning, 53 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 54 some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out 55 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

　　36.A.hit B.foughtC.wonD.beaten

　　37.A.growingB.puttingC.plantingD.laying

　　38.A.afterB.untilC.whileD.before

　　39.A.safeB.fastC.shortD.slow

　　40.A.roseB.setC.appearedD.disappeared

　　41.A.taken upB.cut upC.set upD.picked up

　　42.A.easierB.betterC.bitterD.worse

　　43.A.toB.uponC.asD.in

　　44.A.battledB.struggledC.speededD.waited

　　45.A.leftB.lostC.defeatedD.saved

　　46.A.manageB.try C.employD.find

　　47.A.achedB.frozenC.hardenD.harmed

　　48.A.hardlyB.neverC.seldomD.nearly

　　49.A.painB.fearC.troubleD.danger

　　50.A.all othersB.some othersC.othersD.the others

　　51.A.awayB.withC.offD.on 52.A.bedB.tent C.blanketD.sleeping-bag

　　53.A.whileB.sinceC.forD.once

　　54.A.missedB.separatedC.passedD.gone

　　55.A.patientlyB.lonelyC.aloneD.worriedly

　　36.D 37.C 38.D 39.D 40.C 41.C 42.D 43.C 44.B 45.A 46.A 47.B 48.A 49.A 50.D 51.D 52.B 53.A 54.D 55.C