2014届高考英语二轮专题复习精选：完形填空24.docVIP

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习精选：完形填空 1.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21–40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 One fine afternoon I was walking along Fifth Avenue, 21 I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. Why I wished to buy only one pair is 22 . I turned into the first sock shop that 23 my eye, and a boy clerk who could not have been more than seventeen years old 24 . “What can I do for you, sir?” “I wish to buy a pair of socks.” His eyes were shining. There was a note of 25 in his voice. “Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?” I had not been aware of that, as I entered the shop 26 . “Come with me,” said the boy, excitedly. I followed him to the back part of the shop, and he began to take down from the shelves box after box, 27 their contents for my enjoyment. “Hold on, young man, I am going to buy only one pair!” “I know that,” said he, “but I want you to see 28 beautiful these are. Aren’t they wonderful?” 29 was on his face an expression of pleasure, 30 he were uncovering the mysteries of his religion. I became far 31 interested in him than in the socks. I looked at him in amazement. “My friend,” said I, “if you can keep this up, if this is not 32 the enthusiasm that comes from having a new job, if you can keep up this enthusiasm and excitement day after day, in ten years you will own every 33 in the United States.” My amazement 34 his pride and joy in salesmanship will be easily understood by all who read this article. In many shops the 35 has to wait for someone to serve him. And when 36 some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him. Either he is 37 in deep thought in which he hates to be disturbed or he is chatting with a girl clerk and you feel like 38 for “being too rude”. He shows no interest either in you or in the goods he 39