阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。Feeling hopeless and sick at heart, To

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
Feeling hopeless and sick at heart, Tom turned away. For a quick moment his eyes met the eyes of the cook, and he saw there a   36  of such hatred and fear that   37  words could describe.
The cook moved quietly   38  . He   39  to Tom in a rough voice, Don't be too clever. And he went away.
Tom's views did not stay    _40__ the cook and his words. His friend was in trouble. How could he    41     him? He decided to slip away as soon as possible   42  of information that would clear Jay of all   43  and bring the true criminal(罪犯) to justice.
He had noticed a piece of old sailcloth   44  on the ship floor. With this and a length of string he     45    a package which looked very much like the one the police had seized. His plan was to   46 to the shore and hand it over   47   the cook had ordered Jay to,   48  in this way to learn the truth about the criminal's activities. Then he could   49   the police of his friend's innocence(无罪).
By now it was dark. Taking the blankets out of Jay's   50  bed, Tom piled them up in his own in the   51  of a sleeping figure. How real it looked! With the blanket pulled up high around the figure's head, he could almost believe he saw it breathing.    52  with this, Tom moved quietly to the door.
He was about to open it   53  he felt the handle turning the other way. Someone was outside and about to e in. Had his plan failed? Slipping quickly back behind the door as it opened, Tom   54    .
It was the cook who was leaning    55   now over the figure in the bed.  His arm swung up and a long knife plunged down.
【小题1】A．fireB．lightC．lightningD．flash【小题2】A．manyB．severalC．fewD．no【小题3】A．closelyB．nearlyC．closerD．near【小题4】A．whisperedB．orderedC．indicatedD．shouted【小题5】A．based onB．focused onC．carried onD．kept on【小题6】A．encourageB．supportC．persuadeD．help【小题7】A．in timeB．in needC．in searchD．in touch【小题8】A．truthsB．doubtsC．failuresD．faults【小题9】A．lyingB．layC．laidD．lain【小题10】A．tookB．boughtC．madeD．sent【小题11】A．slip B．stepC．passD．march【小题12】A．as with B．as thoughC．such asD．just as【小题13】A．expectingB．imaginingC．hopingD．wishing【小题14】A．persuadeB．requireC．suggestD．encourage【小题15】A．neatB．emptyC．dirtyD．fortable【小题16】A．shapeB．sampleC．shadeD．shadow【小题17】A．ExcitedB．PleasedC．SurprisedD．Frightened【小题18】A．thoughB．untilC．whileD．when【小题19】A．waitedB．rushedC．seizedD．shot【小题20】A．asideB．forwardC．outwardD．againstB