Ⅲ. 完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As I walk through the front door of the large building, I smell disinfectant(消毒水). As I step inside, I see Sam.
“Good 36, Sam,” I greet him, walking over to where he is sitting. His eyes seem puzzled and 37 at the same time.
“I bring you a present,” I tell him. “It’s chocolate.”
“Chocolate is my 38,” he says with a smile, revealing(露出) his teeth, brown and broken from 60 years of 39.
I glance at the pictures of Sam’s children and grandchildren who only visit on holidays. My eyes 40 on the picture of his wife, Rose. He watches, and I can see the loneliness in his eyes.
“If you’d like, I’ll show you my photo album(相簿),” he 41.
“Sure,” I answer. I know the practice. On top of the album are the tomatoes Sam just 42 back from the garden. He was a Georgia farm boy who often teaches me the right way to grow tomatoes. He once told me that people came from all over the town for his tomatoes. I just smile—I can’t imagine going out of my 43 for a tomato.
We slowly go through the pages of the album, 44 and worn with age. I listen to the 45 I’ve heard a million times, but it never bothers me to hear them again. Nothing makes him happier than when he speaks about his wife. Rose was his best friend, and he never lets me forget 46 he loves her. Her death has a great impact(影响) on him. He isn’t 47 since. I know how much my visits 48 to Sam, not to mention how important they become to me.
As dinner time draws near, I 49 to leave. I can see the disappointment in his eyes. This is the hardest part of my visits. I hate leaving. I often think how 50 it must be looking out of the window all day, waiting for someone to help pass the time.
()36. A. dawn B. night C. afternoon D. evening
()37. A. lucky B. excited C. upset D. sad
()38. A. favourite B. size C. gift D. luck
()39. A. working B. cooking C. farming D. smoking
()40. A. meet B. last C. rest D. look
()41. A. adds B. believes C. advises D. laughs
()42. A. washes B. carries C. drops D. picks
()43. A. way B. kindness C. time D. sale
()44. A. white B. yellow C. green D. red
()45. A. news B. messages C. reports D. stories
()46. A. what B. how long C. how much D. how
()47. A. different B. the same C. alive D. perfect
()48. A. mean B. close C. read D. pay
()49. A. get out B. get on C. get off D. get up
()50. A. lonely B. lovely C. caring D. hopeful

36. C 【解析】考查名词。根据“As dinner time draws near”并结合选项可知,晚饭时间临近,由此推断对话是发生在下午。故选C。
37. B 【解析】考查形容词。根据“I bring you a present.”以及“chocolate is my...”可知,当他收到礼物时的反应,应该是既困惑又惊喜。故选B。
38. A 【解析】考查名词。根据“‘Chocolate is my...’ he says with a smile...”可知,巧克力是他的最爱。故选A。
39. D 【解析】考查名词。根据“his teeth, brown and broken from 60 years of”可知,他的牙齿因抽烟导致变黄和损坏。故选D。
40. C 【解析】考查动词。根据“My eyes...on the picture of his wife.”可知,作者的目光停留在他妻子的照片上。rest on停留在。故选C。
41. A 【解析】考查动词。根据“‘If you'd like, I'll show you my photo album,’ he...”可知,他继续说道:“如果你喜欢的话,我向你展示下我的相册。”故选A。
42. D 【解析】考查动词。根据“Sam just...back from the garden”可知,相册的顶上是萨姆从花园里摘回来的西红柿,picks采摘。故选D。
43. A 【解析】考查名词。根据“He once told me that people came from all over the town for his tomatoes.”可知,他曾经告诉作者人们从镇上的各个地方来买他的西红柿,作者只是笑了笑,无法想象特意为了西红柿出门,go out of one's way特意,专门。故选A。
44. B 【解析】考查形容词。根据“We slowly go through the pages of the album...and worn with age.”可知,此处指泛黄、磨损的相册。故选B。
45. D 【解析】考查名词。根据“I listen to the...I've heard a million times, but it never bothers me to hear them again.”可知,作者已经无数次听过这个故事了。故选D。
46. C 【解析】考查宾语从句引导词。根据“Her death has a great impact on him.”可知,她的死对他影响很大,说明他对妻子的爱很深。how much用来修饰爱的程度。故选C。
47. B 【解析】考查形容词。根据“Her death has a great impact on him.”可知,她的死对他影响很大,所以妻子去世后,他变得和以前不一样了。故选B。
48. A 【解析】考查动词。根据“I know my visits...to Sam”可知,作者知道他的来访对Sam很重要。故选A。
49. C 【解析】考查动词短语。根据“As dinner time draws near, I...to leave.”可知,随着晚餐时间的临近,作者动身离开,get off动身。故选C。
50. A 【解析】考查形容词。根据“waiting for someone to help pass the time”可知,等待有人来帮忙打发时间,说明Sam很孤独。故选A。