Henry looked very much （) when he was caught cheating in the biology exam.

Henry looked very much__________ when he was caught cheating in the biology exam.

A.discouraged

B.embarrassed

C.disappointed

D.bewildered

第三节 短文理解2

阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。

Henry was in London for a holiday. He stayed in an old woman's house. One day he was not feeling well, so he went to the old woman and said, "I must go to see a doctor. Can you give me the name of a good one？"

The woman looked in a telephone book and then said, "Here is one, Dr John Crey, 2929196."

Henry said, "Thank you very ranch. Does he take a lot of money？"

"Well," said the woman," he always takes five pounds or the first visit, and then from the second time, he takes three pounds each time."

Henry wanted to save two pounds, so when he went to sec the doctor, he said, "I came here a few days ago, doctor." The doctor looked at his face for a moment and said, "Everything is just like last time. I remember I gave you some medicine. Please go on taking it. You'll be all right soon."

Henry went to London in order to ______ .

A．spend his holiday

B．see a doctor

C．visit the old woman

smuggling anything into the country. Every morning，except at weekends，he (11) see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier， (12) a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle arrived the frontier，Henry used to stop the man and order him to take the straw off. Then he would examine the straw very carefully to see (13) he could find anything，after which he would look in all the man's pockets before he let him tie the straw up again. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always (14) to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the straw，he never found (15) ，even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man was smuggling something，but he was not (16) 鱼to imagine what it could be.

Then one evening，after he had looked through the straw and emptied the factory worker's pockets (17) usual，he said to him，“Listen，I know that you are smuggling things (18) this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you're bringing into the country so successfully？ I'm an old man，and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to (19) . I promise that I shall not tell anyone if you tell me what you've been smuggling. ”The factory worker did not say anything for (20) . Then he smiled，turned to Henry and said quietly：“Bicycles. ”

A. should

B. might

C. would

D. must

Henry's job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier(边境) to make sure that they were not smuggling(走私) anything into the country. Every evening except at weekends, he would see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier,【C1】______a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle【C2】______the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and【C3】______him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw carefully to see【C4】______he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets【C5】______he let him tie the straw again. He never found【C6】______ ,even though he examined it very carefully, Then one evening, after he had looked through the straw and emptied the worker's pockets【C7】______usual, he said to him," Listen, I know that you are smuggling things【C8】______this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you're bringing into the country so successfully？ I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to【C9】______. I promise that I shall not tell anyone if you tell me what you've been smuggling. "The worker did not say anything for【C10】______. Then he smiled turned to Henry and said quietly," Bicycles."

【C1】

A．pushing

B．pulling

C．filling

D．carrying

Henry's job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier to make 21______that theywere not smuggling (走私) anything into the country. Every evening, except at weekends,he 22______ see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier, pushing a bicyclewith a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle reached the frontier, Henry 23______ to stop the man and make him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the24______ very carefully to see if he could find anything, after which he would look in all theman's pockets 25______ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always 26______ to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he never found any.

Then one evening, after he had looked 27______ the straw as usual, he said to him,"Listen. 1 know that you are smuggling things across this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you are bringing into the country so 28______ ？ I' m an old man, and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I' m going to 29______. 1 promise that 1 shall not tell anyone if you tell me what you've been smuggling." The factory worker did not say anything for 30______.Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly, "Bicycles. "

21. A. known B. clear C. obvious D. sure

22. A. would B. must C. might D. should

23. A. had B. ought C. used D. wanted

24. A. bicycle B. hill C. straw D. worker

25. A. when B. before C. while D. as

26. A. thinking B. suspecting C. expecting D. insisting

27. A. thoroughly B. through C. down D. up

28. A. carefully B. successfully C. obviously D. silently

29.A. return B. retreat C. retire D. rest

30. A. short while B. a period C. few minutes D. some time

Yao Ming is a popular ____ basketball player. （profession) We are _____of him very mu

ch. (pride)

ions to get money for a Christmas present for each other.

A.few

B.a few

C.little

D.a little