The lecture on smoking was over at
last. As we boys were rushing towards the playground, Jim slipped by the table.
The watch, which Mrs. smith had {{U}}(36) {{/U}} on the table as she
started her lecture, disappeared. We were {{U}}(37)
{{/U}} to go back for class again when the headmaster called us
{{U}}(38) {{/U}} and said, "I've got a little {{U}}(39) {{/U}}
for you boys. Mrs. Smith has just lost her watch on the playground. This kind of
thing has happened {{U}}(40) {{/U}} , she says it just {{U}}(41)
{{/U}} off her wrist (手腕). So, look around for it, will you? {{U}}(42)
{{/U}} if you're clever enough to find it. Let's {{U}}(43) {{/U}} it
clear the boys who does {{U}}(44) {{/U}} will get a useful reward
(奖赏)." At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody
wished to be the {{U}}(45) {{/U}} one. Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent
down as if to {{U}}(46) {{/U}} something. And {{U}}(47) {{/U}}
he was in front of Mrs. Smith, all smiles, {{U}}(48) {{/U}} the watch to
her. Mrs. Smith, however, didn't seem at all {{U}}(49)
{{/U}} . In fact, she looked angry. She took the watch without {{U}}(50)
{{/U}} a "Thank you". Jim got {{U}}(51) {{/U}} , a
large piece of paper, from the headmaster, who {{U}}(52) {{/U}} him to
write a composition {{U}}(53) {{/U}} the dangers of smoking. What could
{{U}}(54) {{/U}} Jim write about? He hadn't listened to the lecture and
had nothing to say on the {{U}}(55) {{/U}}
.
【答案解析】[解析] put down意为“放下，拒绝，镇压”，give away意为“分发，泛起，泄露，出卖”，find out意为“找出，发现”，pick叩意为“捡起，获得，看到”。本题的意思是“Jim弯下腰，好像是要捡起什么东西一样”，对应的动作是pick叩。因此，本题的正确选项为D。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本句的意思是“Jim捡起手表就站到了Mrs. Smith的面前”。for a moment意为“片刻”，just a moment意为“稍等片刻”，这两个短语在意思上与本句不符。在the following moment与the next moment之间，后者更符合英语习惯。因此，本题的正确选项为B。