扬子江高级中学高三英语限时阅读训练（三十八）08.1.doc

高三英语限时阅读训练（三十八） 08.1 第一部分：完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a 36 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw 37 and now his ancient pickup truck refused to 38 . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 39 arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused 40 at a small tree, touching tips of the 41 with his hands. When opening the door, he 42 an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with 43 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss. After leaving the 44 family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 45 of me. I asked him, who 46 me to the car, “Before we went in, 47 did you stop by the tree earlier” “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having 48 on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t 49 in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for 50 . I can hang them up on the tree every night 51 I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I 52 for work.” “ 53 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 54 as I remember 55 up the night before.” 36．A．broken B．terrible C．flat D．fantastic 37．A．quit B．deleted C．declined D．reduced 38．A．ride B．increase C．perform D．start 39．A．Before B．On C．Immediately D．Directly 40．A．shortly B．briefly C．quietly D．straight 41．A．trucks B．leaves C．branches D．shoots 42．A．went by B．went over C．went off D．went through 43．A．smiles B．sorrow C．confidence D．doubts 44．A．happy B．large C．complex D．modern 45．A．worse B．better C．more D．less 46．A．drove B．sent C．instructed D．walked 47．A．how B．who C．why D．where 48．A．matters B．troubles C．questions D．worries 49．A．belong B．insert C．include D．provide 50．A．i