第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a 16 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw 17 and now his ancient pickup truck refused to 18 . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 19 arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused 20 at a small tree, touching tips of the 21 with his hands.
When opening the door, he 22 an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with 23 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
After leaving the 24 family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 25 of me. I asked him, who 26 me to the car, “Before we went in, 27 did you stop by the tree earlier”
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having 28 on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t 29 in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for 30 . I can hang them up on the tree every night 31 I e home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I 32 for work.”
“ 33 thing is,” he smiled, “when I e out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 34 as I remember 35 up the night before.”
16．A．broken B．terrible C．flat D．fantastic
17．A．quit B．deleted C．declined D．reduced
18．A．ride B．increase C．perform D．start
19．A．Before B．On C．Immediately D．Directly
2,4,6
20．A．shortly B．briefly C．quietly D．straight21．A．trucks B．leaves C．branches D．shoots
22．A．went by B．went over C．went off D．went through
23．A．smiles B．sorrow C．confidence D．doubts
24．A．happy B．large C．plex D．modern
25．A．worse B．better C．more D．less
26．A．drove B．sent C．instructed D．walked
27．A．how B．who C．why D．where
28．A．matters B．troubles C．questions D．worries
29．A．belong B．insert C．include D．provide
30．A．instance B．ages C．purpose D．sure
31．A．when B．since C．because D．if
32．A．ask B．e C．leave D．look
33．A．Frightful B．Funny C．Strange D．Accessible
34．A．much B．few C．little D．many
35．A．picking B．holding C．hanging D．giving16—20 CADBB 21—25 CDAAB 26—30 DCBAD 31—35 ACBDC
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(答案→)16—20 CADBB 21—25 CDAAB 26—30 DCBAD 31—35 ACBDC
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