完形填空(共20小題；每小題I. 5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空内处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When Dunstan Cass left the cottage, Silas Marner was only a hundred meters away. He was walking home from the village, where he had 21 to buy what he needed 22 his next day’s work. His legs were tired, but he felt almost happy. He was looking forward to 23 ,when he would bring out his gold. Tonight he had an extra reason to hurry home. He was going to eat hot meat, which was 24 for him. And it would 25 him nothing, because someone had given him a piece of meat as a present. He left it 26 over the fire. The door key was needed to hold it safe in place, but Cass was not at all 27 about leaving his gold in the cottage with the door 28 . He could not imagine that a thief would 29 his way through the mist, rain and darkness to the little cottage by the quarry (釆石场).
When he reached his cottage and opened the door, he did not notice 30 anything was different. He 31 his wet coat, and pushed the meat 32 the fire. 33 he was warm again, he began to think about his gold. It seemed a long time to wait until after super, when he usually brought out coins to look at. 34 he decided to bring out his gold immediately, while the meat was still cooking.
But when he 35 the floorboards near the loom (织布机)，and saw the 36 hole ,he did not understand 37 . His heart beat violently as his trembling hands felt all round the hole. There was 38 ！ He put his hands to his head and tried to think. Had he put his gold in a different place, and forgotten about it? He 39 every corner of this small cottage, until he could not pretend to himself any more. He had to accept the truth 一 his gold had been 40 ！
【小题1】A．arrivedB．beenC．leftD．gone【小题2】A．toB．inC．forD．with【小题3】A．holidayB．homeC．supper-timeD．meat【小题4】A．ordinaryB．unusuallC．normalD．mon【小题5】A. pay B.spend C take D. cost
【小题6】A．boilingB．cookingC．smokingD．making【小题7】A．interestingB．worriedC．interestedD．worrying【小题8】A．unlockedB．uncoveredC．discoveredD．locked【小题9】A．goB．leadC．findD．lose【小题10】A．whetherB．thatC．becauseD．as【小题11】A．turned offB．threw intoC．threw offD．got off【小题12】A．away fromB．farther onC．on toD．closer to【小题13】A．As soon asB．As well asC．As far asD．As long as【小题14】A．ButB．AsC．SoD．For【小题15】A．took downB．took offC．took overD．took up【小题16】A．darkB．emptyC．smallD．deep【小题17】A．at lastB．at onceC．at mostD．at least【小题18】A．everythingB．somethingC．nothingD．anything【小题19】A．searchedB．gathered C．researchedD．found【小题20】A．GoneB．missingC．lostD．stolenB
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】had been to, 表示“曾经去过”，本句意思是“刚刚去那村买东西。”故选B。
【小题2】考查介词的用法：“need sth. for”中for表示“为了”。大意是“他买的是第二天要用的东西。”选C。
【小题3】从下文“It seemed a long time to wait until after super,” 可推出答案是期待晚餐时间。选C。
【小题4】从前一句 he had an extra reason to hurry home 可知这餐unusual （不平常的），不是经常可以吃的。ordinary平凡的，normal正常的, mon 普通的，都不符合，选B。
【小题5】“something cost somebody (money)”为句型。某物花费某人多少钱。选D。
【小题6】“leave something doing …”，意思是“让某物 …”；cook意思是“烹调”，第二段最后一句while the meat was still cooking.也有提示，而boil指用水煮。B正确。
【小题7】此题的关键词是“but”，表转折关系, 因此可知他一点都不担心，尽管门没上锁。选B。
【小题8】with the door unlocked“门没上锁”做伴随状语，选A。
【小题9】考查固定短语。find one’s way找到路; go one’s ways.出发; lose one’s way迷路.
故选C。
【小题10】这是一个宾语从句，从句的连接词that不作成分，只起连接作用。B正确。
【小题11】考查动词词组。throw off“匆忙脱（衣物）”，get off表示“下车，出发”，turn off意思是“关掉 …”。C
【小题12】前面的He left it cooking over the fire.可知把肉朝火边推推。选D。
【小题13】考查词组意义。“as soon as”“一 …，就 …”，表现出他很心急；as well as意思是“以及 …”；no sooner表示“刚刚 …，就 …”后面接than；as long as意思是“只要”。故选A
【小题14】因果关系：因为他等不及，所以要早点把金子拿出来看。选C。
【小题15】词组“take up the floorboards”意思是“拿起地板”。D正确。
【小题16】从后面的句子as his trembling hands felt all round the hole看出这是空洞，本句意思是：他看到的是一个空空的洞。选B。
【小题17】表示此刻的心理反应：他马上不知所措。B正确。
【小题18】前面说是空洞，洞里肯定什么都没了！选C-nothing。
【小题19】考查词组搭配的区别：search sp表示“搜寻某地”，句子意思是：在房子的每个角落里搜索寻找。选A。
【小题20】从前面的a thief，看出金子是被盗了，不是不见了。D正确。