第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)IwasonlyeightyearsoldwhentheSecondWorldWarendedbutIcanstillremembersomethingaboutthe16celebrationsinthesmalltownwhereIlivedonthedaywhenthewarinEurop
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
IwasonlyeightyearsoldwhentheSecondWorldWarendedbutIcanstillremembersomethingaboutthe16 celebrationsinthesmalltownwhereIlivedonthedaywhenthewarinEuropeended.Wehadnot17 muchfromthewarthoughlikemostchildrenofmyageIoftensaw18 housesinthestreetsandtheverybig19 lorriespassingthrough.ButbothathomeandatschoolIhadbecome20 tothephrases“beforethewar”and“whenthewarisover”.“Beforethewar”obviously21 hadbeenbetterthoughIwastooyoungtounderstandwhy22 therehadbeennobombsthenandpeoplehadeatenthingslikeicecreamandbananaswhichIhad23 heardof.WhenthewarwasoverwewouldgobacktoLondonbutthismeantvery24 tome.IdidnotrememberwhatLondonwaslike.
WhatIremembernow25 V-Daywastheafternoonandtheevening.Someboysandgirlswerecollecting26 andbuildinganenormousbonfire.WestoodandwatchedthemforatimeandthenIwenthomeand27 myselfinwithmykeyandwaitedformyparentstocomebackfromwork.
ItwasMayandstillbroad28 whenmymotherarrivedandmyfathercameinaboutanhourlater.AfterdinnerIsaidIwantedto29 thebonfiresowhenitgotdarkmyfathertookmetotheendofthestreet.Thebonfirewasvery30 andsomehowpeoplehadcollectedsomeoldclothesto31‘‘Hitler”withthemoustachetheyhadputontopofit.Justaswearrivedtheysetlighttoit.Theflames32 soon.Everyonewascheeringandshouting.
Istoodbesidemyfatheruntilthe33 startedtogodownnotknowingwhattosay.Hesaidnothingeither.Hehad34 intheFirstWorldWarandrememberedeverythinghehadexperienced.AtlasthesaidMWellthat*sit'son.Lefshopethatthistimeitreallywillbethe35 one.”
16.A.war B.victory C.Christmas D.birthday
17.A.suffered B.learnt C.heard D.read
18.A.crowded B.rebuilt
C.bombed D.enlarged
19.A.modem B.old
C.railway D.army
20.A.used B.devoted
C.engaged D.related
21.A.food B.things
C.houses D.news
22.A.exceptthat B.nowthat
C.forfearthat D.inorderthat
23.A.never B.hardly
C.only D.alr