完形填空 14, Woodman Road, Two Bridges, West Sussex. 25th February Cosmo Books Ltd.
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完形填空
14, Woodman Road,
Two Bridges,
West Sussex.
25th February
Cosmo Books Ltd.
Hertford Estate,
Rickmansworth,
Middy,
Ref.GBS/SW/4CJ
Dear Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare.Your company, Cosmo Books Ltd._____1_____ this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at _____2_____ was claimed to be a “remarkable” _____3_____ fifteen pounds and fifty pence, _____4_____ postage and packing.I had wanted a set of Shakespeare's plays and poems for some time, and these books in red imitation leather, looked particularly _____5_____ ; so I sent for them. Two weeks later, the books arrived, _____6_____ with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not _____7_____. So I returned the Dickens' books to you, with a _____8_____ for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare Two mom weeks passed.Then there _____9_____ on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six-book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I don't read French, these were of no use to me at all. _____10_____ ,I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and _____11_____ all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further _____12_____ . You did not reply to that letter. _____13_____, you sent me a bill for forty-two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two _____14_____ the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I _____15_____ know what I have The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to _____16_____ in the rain outside
I have no _____17_____ for any more books, and even if I read from now on until the Last _____18_____, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters _____19_____ payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, _____20_____ me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON ALKER
(1)A.offered | B.gave | C.asked | D.informed | |||
(2)A.which | B.it | C.what | D.as | |||
(3)A.book | B.price | C.poetry | D.time | |||
(4)A.without | B.with | C.including | D.except | |||
(5)A.excited | B.attractive | C.interesting | D.thick | |||
(6)A.long | B.gather | C.sent | D.together | |||
(7)A.ordered | B.read | C.wanted | D.been fond of | |||
(8)A.letter | B.note | C.cheque | D.price | |||
(9)A.came | B.arrived | C.were | D.seemed | |||
(10)A.Therefore | B.Unfortunately | |||||
C.However | D.Of course | |||||
(11)A.bring | B.take | C.collect | D.check | |||
(12)A.notice | B.information | C.letters | D.print | |||
(13)A.Besides | B.Instead | C.Although | D.Anyway | |||
(14)A.years | B.seasons | C.days | D.weeks | |||
(15)A.never | B.seldom | C.hardly | D.nearly | |||
(16)A.keep | B.stop | C.stand | D.lie | |||
(17)A.money | B.room | C.idea | D.interest | |||
(18)A.Minute | B.Day | C.Time | D.Year | |||
(19)A.demanding | B.including | |||||
C.expecting | D.informing | |||||
(20)A.paying | B.offering | |||||
C.giving | D.leaving | |||||
试题答案
答案：A;C;B;C;B;D;A;C;B;C;B;A;B;D;C;C;B;B;A;D
解析：1．上文Cosmo Books Lad。在the Morning Mail作广告销售《莎士比亚全集》这句是说公司以十分优惠的价格向订购者提供这套书，四个选项均为及物动词，但只有offered有“提供”之意，故为最佳选项。 2．此处介词at后是由what引起的从句。 3．其后的钱数已表明了全套书的价格。 4．广告在此的意思是这个数目已包含邮资和包装费，说明价格非常低廉。 5．作者本来早就想买一套莎士比亚的剧本和诗集，现在又看到装帧漂亮的红色仿革封面，自然。这套书对作者而言非常具有吸引力。 6．together with意为“和”“连同一起”。这句是说两周后我要的书收到了．此外还有我没有订购的一套《狄更斯全集》。 7．这里指所寄的书中还有作者未订购的《狄更斯全集》，order意为“订购”。 8．这句意思是作者向该公司退还没有订购的《狄更斯全集》并附上一张购《莎士比亚全集》书款所需的一张15英镑50便士的支票。 9．这是一个倒装句．there结构中还可以不用be而用exist，live，stand，arrive之类的不及物动词。此空填arrived表示“(被)送来”。 10．C根据句意，这里是说作者无论如何也付不起将这些书全部寄回去的邮费，故此空填however，意为“无论如何”“不管怎样”，用来加强语气。 11．上文中I could not afford to post a11 these books back to you表明，作者是要该售书公司派人来拿走这些书。四个选项的动词只有take有“拿走”之意，为最佳选项。 12．这里作者劝阻该售书公司不要再邮寄书来，除非另有通知，即再有订单，这里notice意为“通知”。 13．这里是说该售书公司没有给作者回信，而是寄给作者一张42英镑的账单，故此空应填副词instead，意思是“反而”“却”。 14．上文叙述了收到所订购的书是two weeks later，后又有Two more weeks passed，又来了一套《莎士比亚全集》，由此可知，每两周寄来一次书，故填weeks。 15．从语气来看，这句是说书多得令作者几乎不知道是些什么书了。 16．keep和stop主语不对；lie表示“位于”指平放在某物之上；stand表“位于”指在某处。此处指小汽车停放的地点，故填stand。 17．room前不加冠词表“空间”。上文说成箱的书存放在汽车库，连小汽车都得停留在外面受雨淋，可见汽车库里没有空间再存放更多的书。 18．the Last Day表示“世界末日”为固定搭配。这里是说作者认为即使我从现在开始读，一直读到世界末日也读不完你所送来的书。 19．四个选项均为及物动词的现在分词形式，都可以作后置定语，但所表达的意思不同：demand要求；include包括；expect期望；inform告知。这里作者是在恳求该售书公司不要再送书，不要再送账单，不要再送要求付账的信。故此空应填demanding，现在分词短语作后置定语。 20．leave sb. with sth.表示将某物留给某人，是固定搭配，这里是作者请求该售书公司派车把书运走，仅剩下那套付过钱的莎士比亚著作。 |