Ⅰ.语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。
I was on my way back to work one day.A group of children made me fall off my bike by throwing rocks as I went by.One rock hit me on the __1__, so I stopped, told them I was going to __2__ the police, and dialed (拨) 911.I told the operator I was near the streetcar museum, and I __3__the group of kids while waiting for the __4__to turn up.
These kids were carrying bathing suits and walked to the public swimming pool.I kept a __5__with them so they didn’t notice me.30 minutes passed, the police hadn’t shown up yet.__6__,I called 911 again.Another 30 minutes passed, a police car finally __7__.I told the officer what had happened, and he asked my name and address and then took __8__carefully.
I was __9__that it took so long a time for me to see the police.I also understood kids were kids and that it wasn’t very __10__ because I only have a bump (撞击) on my head.But I thought I should let them know this was not __11__behavior.I was hoping the police would c ome to __12__them out of doing such things.Of course, the police didn’t __13__right away.So I followed them all the time.
At last, the kids came to realize their __14__ and say “sorry” to me.I thought it was a __15__lesson for them and I believed that they wouldn’t do such things again.