Unit 2 Cloning reading课时作业

第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

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

　　The assessor approached a farmhouse. When he __1__ the farmhouse door, he thought, "Not much value here. The surroundings look very poor." But the room he entered was __2__ and warm. The couple were aged. He __3__ a form from his bag and said, "I'm the assessor. I'm here to __4__ your possessions, sir, to determine your wealth. Will you __5__ my questions？"

　　"Oh, we have great possessions，" they __6__ replied. With a pencil prepared, the assessor waited for the items to __7__.

　　"We put a high value on our love. It __8__ such a long time ago. Each passing year has __9__ the tie. That increases the value, you know. Our __10__ is more precious than silver and gold. We enjoy each day as it comes and goes, __11__ many people are complaining. We've quite an enormous __12__ of relics, too. Any price you would name would be __13__： a soft golden curl of hair, a pair of little worn shoes, and the fingerprints there on the wall. We've a special interest in heaven, too."

　　The __14__ assessor squirmed (扭动) uncomfortably. He found it hard to relax, and said, "You truly have great possessions, but I can assess __15__ of them."

　　"We have no possessions to lock，" they __16__ calmly, "and our possessions are quite __17__. Our possessions are the things that we __18__. There's one more thing that is quite __19__： we hold a title 'To a building in the skies'．"

　　The assessor __20__ himself out. The richest couple he had ever known were entirely exempt (被免除) from assessment.

　　1．A.looked into　　　　　　 B．knocked at

　　C．cleaned up D．looked for

　　解析：选B　一位估价员走近一家农舍，当他敲门的时候，他想："这里并没有什么值钱的东西。周围环境看起来很差。"

　　C．narrow D．attractive

　　解析：选A　但是当他进去后发现房间温暖舒适。

　　3．A.borrowed B．demanded

　　C．selected D．completed

解析：选C　他从包里挑选了一张表格。