福建省诏安县桥东中学2014-2015学年高二下学期期中考试试卷 英语
第二部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
An American who was travelling in England went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to __21___ an old golden watch. He saw one that he liked, __22___ the owner of the shop asked as much as five hundred U.S dollars __23___ it. The American hesitated for moment. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, ___24__the watch out of the owner’s ___25__, and ran away with it. It all happened in a few __26___. When the __27___ ran out after the thief, he was already __28___ among the crowds. The American went on. At the corner of the street he __29___ the thief with ___30__ watch in his hand. “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” He __31___. “ It’s __32___ one hundred dollars.”
“It’s clear the thief __33__ that I saw him stealing the watch.” The American thought. He paid at once and went back to his __34___ with the watch. He couldn’t help __35___ his friend about his good _36____.
His friend took a look at the watch and __37___, saying, “You’ve been made a ___38__ of. This watch isn’t worth __39___ ten dollars. I’m sure that the shop owner and the thief __40___ together.”
21. A. see B. enjoy C. sell D. buy
22. A. so B. or C. but D. and
23. A. on B. of C. with D. for
24. A. snatched B. stole C. robbed D. took
25. A. table B. hand C. bag D. pocket
26. A. seconds B. hours C. days D. months
27. A. policeman B. shopkeeper C. American D. assistant
