二、原典品读 完形填空。(每小题1分,共15分)
And now there's a person hiding on the moors(荒野), watching and waiting!
$What is he waiting for? Is he the tall man on the \underline{1}? And who followed us? If I can \underline{2} that man, maybe I can know the answer to our problems.$
$In the \underline{3} I walk across the moors and up the hill. I want to find the rock where I saw the tall thin man. I want to find out who he is and why he is \underline{4} us. It is a beautiful evening. Everything is \underline{5}. Suddenly I see an old cave. I walk toward it. Maybe this is the person's \underline{6} place. It is very quiet. I go to the entrance and look in. There is no one. But there is some bread and fire \underline{7} the cave. This must be his place! So I \underline{8} to hide in the cave and sit down. After some minutes, I hear footsteps.$
$"It is a lovely evening, my dear Watson." I hear a \underline{9}. "How are you?"$
$The \underline{10} person is at the entrance—it is Sherlock Holmes!$
For a moment I am so surprised that I cannot speak.
"Holmes! I'm so happy to see you," I say as I get up. "What are you doing here?"
$"I'm trying to find out what is happening," replies Holmes. "And I've got some interesting \underline{11}. Miss Stapleton is not Mr Stapleton's sister, but his wife."$
$"Holmes! Are you \underline{12} of that? How do you know that the woman is his wife?"$
$"In your report you say that Mr Stapleton was a \underline{13}. Well, it is easy to find teachers. And I found that a teacher took a lot of money from a school in the north of England. \underline{14} he disappeared($消失) with his wife. I also found that this teacher loves butterflies. The teacher is clearly our Mr Stapleton."
$Suddenly we notice that it is getting \underline{15} and that the stars are beginning to come out. We hear a terrible cry. "Oh, my goodness!" I say. "What is it?"$
— Adapted from *The Hound of the Baskervilles*
(
B
)1. A. farm
B. rock
C. boat
D. floor
(
C
)2. A. treat
B. face
C. find
D. bring
(
A
)3. A. evening
B. morning
C. afternoon
D. noon
(
B
)4. A. calling
B. following
C. disliking
D. hating
(
D
)5. A. dangerous
B. strange
C. noisy
D. quiet
(
A
)6. A. hiding
B. working
C. painting
D. dancing
(
C
)7. A. under
B. from
C. inside
D. outside
(
B
)8. A. forget
B. decide
C. hope
D. remember
(
D
)9. A. clock
B. cry
C. song
D. voice
(
B
)10. A. strong
B. thin
C. fat
D. short
(
A
)11. A. information
B. stories
C. jokes
D. advertisements
(
C
)12. A. afraid
B. tired
C. sure
D. excited
(
A
)13. A. teacher
B. doctor
C. nurse
D. waiter
(
B
)14. A. Or
B. Then
C. Because
D. Since
(
D
)15. A. rainy
B. warm
C. cold
D. dark
