完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely ___36___ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their __37__. Every so often, a __38__woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the __39__ which lay in front of them.
As the crowd began to die down, they started to __40_ their things and head for their evening shelters. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a _ 41 man ----they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.
The first beggar whispered to the second with _____, “ He’s coming our way!”
The two tried not to look ___43____ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ___44___ gazing up with anticipation (期待) as he reached into his pocket and took something out.
“Trunk” was the only sound they heard __45___ what looked like a piece of hard _46__, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man __47__ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.
“How insulting (侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have __48___ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks (嘲弄) us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are ----__49___? There’s no way we can even eat this ---------we have no __50___.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter(排水沟).
“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the _51_beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _52__ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet.”
With that, he _53_ the white tissue paper, but to his _54__, there was no hard rock candy inside. _55_, into his fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.
36.
| A. aiding
| B. abusing
| C. abandoning
| D. ignoring
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37.
| A. existence
| B. situation
| C. appearance
| D. expressing
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38.
| A. young
| B. kind-hearted
| C. beautiful
| D. police
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39.
| A. hats
| B. hands
| C. pockets
| D. bowls
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40.
| A. give up
| B. cover up
| C. pack up
| D. build up
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41.
| A. healthy
| B. wealthy
| C. kind
| D. generous
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42.
| A. confusion
| B. determination
| C. excitement
| D. amazement
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43.
| A. calmly
| B. happily
| C. sadly
| D. directly
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44.
| A. help
| B. avoid
| C. stop
| D. prevent
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45.
| A. because
| B. as
| C. since
| D. though
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46.
| A. cake
| B. candy
| C. coin
| D. bill
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47.
| A. quit
| B. declined
| C. turned
| D. resigned
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48.
| A. easily
| B. hardly
| C. suddenly
| D. finally
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49.
| A. students
| B. children
| C. adults
| D. old men
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50.
| A. hands
| B. teeth
| C. bowls
| D. money
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51.
| A. angry
| B. second
| C. old
| D. wise
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52.
| A. pocket
| B. hand
| C. mouth
| D. hat
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53.
| A. threw
| B. undertook
| C. unfolded
| D. wrapped
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54.
| A. satisfaction
| B. surprise
| C. horror
| D. disappointment
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55.
| A. However
| B. Fortunately
| C. Therefore
| D. Instead
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