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Question

 “Where is the bus?” I asked myself. I was going to be late ___36_ _the manager wasn’t going to be_ _37 ___. “Thank God here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the__ _38_ _ where I work.. “Twenty-five past nine. I __ 39 __the manager doesn’t notice.” But no__ _40 __!

“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’ s your _ _41 ___this time?” “I’m afraid the bus was late Mr Brown .” “___ 42 ___up earlier tomorrow! Anyway get to business at the counter. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl___ 43 _ a red dress. Behind her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very nervous and every few seconds he looked towards the main___ 44 __ . The girl asked about opening a bank account{账户}.I gave her the necessary_ 45 __and she walked out. __ 46 ___ I noticed a tall man by the door carrying something___ 47 __ brown paper. Turning to my next customer I was terrified to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise__ 48 ___my ears. Everything went black. I was falling. After_ 49 __seemed a very long time I opened my eyes and found myself in bed! _ 50 _shaking from the memory of this terrible dream I got dressed and ran out of the house. As usual the___ 51 ____wasn’t on time and I arrived at 9:25.

“Smith!” the manager cried out in a___ 52 ___like thunder. “Late again! Go and start work at once!” To my__ 53 ___ the first customer was a girl in a red dress and___ 54 ___her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The dream __ 55 __that ? The surprise of my life!

 

36. A. and	B. or	C. but	D. as
37. A. sad	B. pleased	C. worried	D. sorry
38. A. restaurant	B. shop	C. hotel	D. bank
39. A. guess	B. believe	C. hope	D. expect
40. A. luck	B. excuse	C. time left	D. good chance
41. A. idea	B. cause	C. answer	D. excuse
42. A. Catch	B. Hurry	C. Get	D. Come
43. A. wearing	B. offering	C. taking	D. showing
44. A. window	B. entrance	C. hall	D. way
45. A. help	B. warnings	C. information	D. introduction
46. A. However	B. Thus	C. Again	D. Then
47. A. separated from	B. made of	C. hidden in	D. covered with
48. A. shook	B. touched	C. filled	D. struck
49. A. when	B. that	C. what	D. which
50. A. Still	B. After	C. While	D. Even
51. A. train	B. bus	C. meeting	D. service
52. A. moment	B. minute	C. voice	D. hurry
53. A. disappointment	B. anger	C. delight	D. surprise
54. A. behind	B. beside	C. with	D. before
55. A. hoping	B. telling	C. warning	D. begging

 

Answer 1

36.       A  连词and表示递进。37.      B。员工上班迟到 老板当然会不高兴。38.      D。从文章的后部分可以看出作者是在一家银行工作。39.      C。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。40.      A。从下一段一开始的句子可以看出老板发现了他迟到的事 他当然是“不走运”。41.      D。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？”42.      C。老板以不耐烦语气提出要求。43.      A。其他几个词意相近 用排除法可得出答案。44.      B。只有entrance才能表示“进入银行大厅的大门”的意思。45.      C。银行职员对顾客的询问通常是有关办理银行业务的“信息”。46.      D。承接上句 这里只能是“随后”。47.      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。48.      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。49.      C。what引导一个名词从句 做after的宾语。无论什么从句 如果其主语或宾语不清楚是什么具体意义时 英语句子用what引导。50.      A。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。51.      B。与文章一开始说明的公交车老是不正点相吻合。52.      C。大声喊话声。53.      D。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？54.      A。按人们日常生活惯例 第二位顾客应当排在第一位身后。55.      B。用否定的问句结构 以惊叹号结尾是一种极强的情感表述。