三、完形填空(本题共15分，每小题1分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41 – 55各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Luke says, “At first I was shocked that somebody would do such a thing, but then I saw Jenifer’s (41) and knew that I had to do something. I jumped up and started chasing him down the street and calling‘Thief,  stop !’but nobody seemed  (42)  in stopping him. They were too busy staring, like it was a (43) or something. Luckily, I play soccer for the school team, so I’ve been training all year and I’m in pretty good shape, so I (44) to catch up with him on Third Avenue and knocked him down. Once he was on the (45) I sat on top of him and waited for the police to come. I know that people say you shouldn’t do that kind of thing, (46) you never know what the person can do to you, but I didn’t think about that at the time. I was too (47).”

However, Jennifer is not the only one who’s grateful for Luke’s bravery. After police had arrested(送签捕) the thief, they (48) his apartment and found over a hundred stolen cell phones and, perhaps more (49) , an address book full of names of various criminal contacts(犯罪联络)， most of whom have now been brought in for (50) as police try to break a growing ring of cell phone criminals.

Cell phone theft(盗窃)is only one of a number of technology – related crimes that police say are on the rise. Businesspeople have been told to be extra (51) with their notebook computers, which are an easy target(目标) for criminals, and new police apartments are being set up to (52) crimes. In the last week alone, the New York Police Department has (53) over six hundred calls from people relating to one of the above crimes.

Thanks to Luke’s bravery and quick thinking, Jennifer didn’t (54) one of those victims (受害者) , and she knows (55) she’s going to thank Luke - by taking him for another meal at the same Indian restaurant. This time, however, she’s going to keep her cell phone in her purse.

41. A. purse     B. phone     C. head     D. face

42. A. pleased    B. frightened   C. interested   D. excited

43. A. game    B. movie    C. story   D. joke

44. A. managed B. tried   C. hoped   D. meant

45. A. floor     B. grass   C. ground D. bed

46. A. because   B. so   C. if   D. although

47. A. nervous   B. sad   C. brave.  D. angry

48. A. broke   B searched   C. sold   D. discovered

49. A. important   B. common   C. similar   D. dangerous

50. A. questioning   B. testing   C. pretending   D. stealing

51. A. serious   B. safe   C. patient   D. careful

52. A. care for   B. deal with   C. think about   D. belong to

53. A. made   B. checked   C. received     D. refused

54. A. trouble   B. offer   C. become    D. believe

55. A. why   B. how    C. when   D. whether