二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
We could not go for a walk that afternoon. There was such a freezing cold wind, and such heavy rain, that we all stayed indoors. I was
1 of it. I never liked long walks, especially in winter. I used to hate coming home
2 Bessie, the nursemaid (保姆), was always scolding (训斥) me. All the time I knew I was different from my cousins, Eliza, John and Georgiana Reed. They were taller and stronger than me, and they were
3.
These
4 usually spent their time crying and quarrelling (吵架), but today they were sitting
5 around their mother in the sitting room. I wanted to join the family circle, but Mrs Reed, my aunt, refused. Bessie had complained about me.
“No, I’m sorry, Jane. Until I hear from Bessie, or see for
6, that you are really trying to behave better, I can’t
7 you as a good, happy child, like my children.”
“What does Bessie say I have done?!” I asked angrily.
“Jane, it is not polite to
8 me in that way. If you cannot speak pleasantly, be quiet.”
I rushed out of the sitting room and into the small room next door, where I chose a book full of pictures from the bookcase. I climbed onto the window - seat and pulled the curtains (窗帘), so that I was completely
9. I sat there for a while. Sometimes, I looked out of the window and saw the rain pouring down on the leafless garden. But mostly, I studied the book and stared, fascinated (深深吸引), at the pictures. Lost in the world of
10, I forgot my sadness and loneliness. I was only afraid that my secret hiding - place might be discovered.
Suddenly, the door of the room opened. John Reed rushed in.
(
) 1. A. worried
B. glad
C. afraid
D. proud
(
) 2. A. though
B. because
C. if
D. unless
(
) 3. A. accepted
B. refused
C. hated
D. loved
(
) 4. A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
(
) 5. A. quietly
B. quickly
C. sadly
D. widely
(
) 6. A. myself
B. yourself
C. ourselves
D. herself
(
) 7. A. avoid
B. control
C. treat
D. protect
(
) 8. A. speak
B. ask
C. reply
D. talk
(
) 9. A. agreed
B. limited
C. left
D. hidden
(
) 10. A. difference
B. fight
C. success
D. imagination
