完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    Fire-stations are strangely exciting places. In the normal course of events, the great doors are shut, and behind them, the fire-engines wait peacefully, brightly cleaned and lovingly cared for. But the   1   the fire alarm sounds, the huge doors open immediately and firemen come   2  . The powerful motors spring to life and the men jump   3   them as the fire-engines shoot out and flash down the street, with bell ringing. In large towns,   4   are employed on a full-time basis; that is to   5  , their full-time job is fighting fire and they have no   6   work. But in many   7   places, the firemen have their own jobs to do, besides the work of fighting fires,   8   they only come to the fire-station when they are called. It is not unusual to hear the fire alarm and see seconds later, men hurry from   9   parts of the town, in cars, on bikes, on foot, in the direction of the fire-station.

    But firemen are   10   only called out to fight fires. They are often asked to advise on fire prevention, to rescue cats from high trees, to free small boys   11   heads have got stuck between iron railings, or to save ladies who have accidentally got locked in public women’s.   12  , during a spell of cold weather, little Sandra Fox decided to explore the lake in the park near her home. She walked   13   the ice to a small island in the middle and played   14   happily for a few hours in the afternoon sunshine. She did not realize that the weather had got   15   warmer, and when she wanted to go home she found that the ice had melted, and she was stuck on the island. She cries for   16   and soon draw the attention of people in the park, and   17   called the firemen. In less than ten   18  , the firemen were there with a long ladder which reached across the   19   to the island.

Sandra   20   to crawl across it and reached the other side without even getting her feet wet.

    Fire-stations are strangely exciting places. In the normal course of events, the great doors are shut, and behind them, the fire-engines wait peacefully, brightly cleaned and lovingly cared for. But the moment the fire alarm sounds, the huge doors open immediately and firemen come rushing. The powerful motors spring to life and the men jump on them as the fire-engines shoot out and flash down the street, with bell ringing. In large towns, firemen are employed on a full-time basis; that is to say, their full-time job is fighting fire and they have no other work. But in many smaller places, the firemen have their own jobs to do, besides the work of fighting fires, and they only come to the fire-station when they are called. It is not unusual to hear the fire alarm and see seconds later, men hurry from all parts of the town, in cars, on bikes, on foot, in the direction of the fire-station.

    But firemen are not only called out to fight fires. They are often asked to advise on fire prevention, to rescue cats from high trees, to free small boys whose heads have got stuck between iron railings, or to save ladies who have accidentally got locked in public women’s. Recently, during a spell of cold weather, little Sandra Fox decided to explore the lake in the park near her home. She walked across the ice to a small island in the middle and played there happily for a few hours in the afternoon sunshine. She did not realize that the weather had got much warmer, and when she wanted to go home she found that the ice had melted, and she was stuck on the island. She cries for help and soon draw the attention of people in the park, and they called the firemen. In less than ten minutes, the firemen were there with a long ladder which reached across the water to the island.

Sandra managed to crawl across it and reached the other side without even getting her feet wet.

1. A. when                      B. period               C. moment              D. while

2. A. fleeing                   B. laughing            C. jumping               D. rushing

3. A. over                       B. at                      C. down                   D. on

4. A. firemen                 B. dustmen            C. policemen            D. drivers

5. A. shout                      B. say                    C. speak                   D. tell

6. A. other                     B. any                    C. real                       D. fair

7. A. taller                      B. smaller             C. higher                  D. larger

8. A. nor                         B. or                      C. and                      D. yet

9. A. some                      B. all                     C. few                      D. another

10. A. not                       B. never                 C. hardly                  D. no

11. A. whose                  B. his                     C. who’s                   D. who

12. A. Now                    B. Sometimes        C. Recently             D. Present

13. A. across                  B. near                   C. by                        D. through

14. A. here                      B. there                 C. anywhere             D. where

15. A. too                       B. very                  C. much                   D. no

16. A. help                     B. key                    C. answer                 D. ticket

17. A. we                        B. they                  C. you                      D. who

18. A. seconds                B. weeks               C. minutes               D. days

59. A. field                     B. ocean                C. water                  D. bridge

60. A. managed             B. tried                  C. asked                   D. thought

41-45 CDDAB    46-50 ABCBA    51-55 ACABC    56-60 ABCCA