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31—50各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late, 31 the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the 32 where I work.. “Twenty-five past nine. I 33 the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not 34 .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your 35 this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ 36 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. 37 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very 38 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew（提取） some money and 39 about opening an account. I gave her necessary 40 and she went out. 41 , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 42 with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 43 my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time 44 I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! 45 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. 46 , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ 47 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my 48 , the first customer was a girl 49 a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The 50 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
【小题1】A．asB．butC．andD．or【小题2】A．hotelB．shopC．bankD．restaurant【小题3】A．believeB．thinkC．guessD．hope【小题4】A．luckyB．happyC．sorryD．angry【小题5】A．excuseB．ideaC．causeD．answer【小题6】A．HurryB．SetC．CatchD．Get【小题7】A．BeforeB．BehindC．BeyondD．Against【小题8】A．nervousB．shyC．calmD．angry【小题9】A．caredB．talkedC．askedD．worried【小题10】A．informationB．offerC．newsD．support【小题11】A．AgainB．ThenC．ThusD．However【小题12】A．hiddenB．filledC．decoratedD．covered【小题13】A．tookB．closedC．filledD．came【小题14】A．beforeB．afterC．whenD．that【小题15】A．EvenB．StillC．JustD．Ever【小题16】A．As usualB．For one thingC．In factD．In general【小题17】A．LessB．PlentyC．MoreD．None【小题18】A．pleasureB．surpriseC．joyD．regret【小题19】A．ofB．withC．onD．in【小题20】A．dreamB．storyC．affairD．incidentC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】C。连词and表示递进。我迟到了，经理不悦。
【小题1】C。从文章的后部分可以看出作者是在一家银行工作。
【小题1】D。事实上作者上班已经是迟到了,他只是抱着希望此事不被老板发现才好。
【小题1】D。angry生气。但我不生气。
【小题1】A。从老板说的那句Late again.讽刺的语句中,可以推出老板在责问他:“看你这一回还有什么可说的？”
【小题1】D。get up起床。明天早点起床。
【小题1】B。behind在……后面。在他后面是一个大约25岁的年轻人。
【小题1】A。nervous紧张的。他看起来非常紧张。
【小题1】C。ask问。女孩要求开一个账户。
【小题1】A。银行职员对顾客的询问通常是有关办理银行业务的“信息”。
【小题1】B。承接上句,这里只能是“随后”。
【小题1】D。从下文可以看出那高个男子手中拿的是枪。在银行这种敏感的地方,他的枪必然是用纸“遮掩”起来了。
【小题1】C。与ears相搭配的只有fill一词合适,表示两耳只听见“轰”的一声。
【小题1】A。before在……前面。
【小题1】B。从梦中惊醒过来;作者还在因刚才梦中可怕的情景感到害怕。
【小题1】A。与文章一开始说明的公交车老是不正点相吻合。
【小题1】D。none没有。你没有借口，立刻开始工作。
【小题1】B。刚走进柜台工作,就发现第一位顾客的穿着打扮,以及她身后的那男子手中拿着的东西竟与他梦中的情景一致。这种可怕的巧合能不使人感到“惊讶”吗？
【小题1】D。in a red dress穿着红色衣服。第一个顾客是一个穿着红色衣服的女孩。
【小题1】A。dream梦。梦，有时与生活完全吻合。