高二英语完形填空06(含解析).docVIP

完形填空第016篇 请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Two jewel merchants arrived at a hotel in a desert at about the same time one night.Each was quite 36 of the others presence，and while unloading their 37 ，one of them could not resist the 38 to let a large pearl fall to the ground as if by accident.It rolled in the direction of the other who，with unnatural politeness，picked it up and 39 it to its owner，saying “That is a fine pearl you have there，sir.As large and 40 as it comes. “How 41 of you to say so， said the other.“As a matter of fact，that is one of the 42 gems in my collection. Another man who was sitting by the fire and had 43 this drama，rose and invited the two of them to 44 with him.When they began their meal，this was the story he told them: I，too，my friends，was once upon a time，a 45 like you.One day I was caught in a great storm in the desert.It 46 me and my other friends this way and that till I was separated from my staff and lost my 47 completely. Days passed and I was 48 to realize that I was really wandering about in 49 with no sense of where I was or which 50 to walk in.Then，almost dead with 51 ，I unloaded every bag on my camels back， 52 searching through them for the hundredth time. Imagine my 53 when I came upon a small bag that had escaped my 54 before.With trembling fingers I tore it open 55 to find something to eat.Imagine my disappointment when I found that all it contained was pearls！ 36．A.afraid B．conscious C．curious D．proud 答案 B 解析 be afraid of害怕；be proud of以……而自豪，均与语境不符。 37．A.donkeys B．elephants C．horses D．camels 答案 D 解析 desert”可知，他们使用的交通工具应是“骆驼”(camel)，而不是驴子、大象或马。 38．A.effort B．pressure C．temptation D．demand 答案 C 解析 (temptation)。effort努力；pressure压力；demand要求，均与题意不符。 39．A.returned B．threw C．presented D．contributed 答案 A 解析 (return)对方，看上去很不自然。throw扔；present授予；contribute贡献，均与语境不符。 40．A.rough B．shiny C．small D．round 答案 B 解析 B。而rough粗糙的，指表面不平滑或者不规则；small小的；round圆的