第二节、完形填空（本题共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各

题目内容：

第二节、完形填空（本题共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mr. West wanted to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very 21 , so he was never able to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week 22 Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he decided that he could not 23any longer. He worked in an office, and usually 24 lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate 25 quickly and went out to a big shop near his 26during his lunch hour.

The shop was full of women, who were also buying 27 during their lunch hour. Mr. West stood 28 at the edge of a crowd of 29who were pushing forward to try to get to the people who were 30 necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 31 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly (自私地) 32him. After half an hour, he was just as 33 from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been when he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to 34 , so he decided to change his 35of doing things: he put his head down, gave a sudden loud shout and started to 36 his way towards the 37 of the crowd as hard as he could.

The women around him became very 38 when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold (责备) him. “Why can’t you behave (做事) like a 39 ?”, they shouted.

“Ladies,” he answered them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has got me 40 , so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

( )21. A. lazy B. unwilling C. busy D. forgetful

( )22. A. beforeB. around C. behind D. after

( )23. A. work B. stay C. wait D. think

( )24.

A．had

B．have

C．eat

D．took

( )25. A. it B. them C. that D. those

( )26. A. car B. house C. restaurant D. office

( )27. A. presents B. sandwiches C. clothes D. food

( )28. A. alone B. quietly C. politely D. freely

( )29. A. women B. children C. men D. strangers

()30. A. examining B. selling C. choosing D. buying

( )31. A. goingB. entering C. coming D. running

( )32. A. behindB. pastC. over D. against

( )33. A. nearB. up C. far D. out

( )34. A. a top B. an end C. measure D. the limit

( )35. A. idea B. measure C. way D. plan

( )36. A. step B. push C. go D. pull

( )37. A. front B. edge C. center D. back

( )38. A. surprised B. afraid C. angry D. nervous

( )39. A. gentlemanB. ladyC. woman D. man

( )40. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. everywhere

最佳答案：

CACAB DACAB CBCBC BACAB

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。