2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版选择性必修第二册课文填空

Lesson 1 A A famous art collector was walking the city when he noticed a dirty cat ____1_____ (lap) milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store. He did a double take. He noticed that the saucer was an antique and very _____2_____ (value), so he walked ____3____ (casual) into the store and ____4_____ (innocent) offered to buy the cat for 20 dollars. The store owner _____5_____ (reply), "I'm sorry, but the cat isn't for sale." The collector said, "Please,I need a ____6______ (hunger) cat with a good appetite around the house _____7______ (catch) mice. l'll pay you 200 dollars ____8_____ that cat." The owner said "sold" and handed over the cat. And the _____9____ (own) said, "Sorry my friend, but that's my lucky saucer. So far this week l ______10______ (sell) 68 cats." Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson _____11_______ (go) on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retired for the night, and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes ____12_______ (wake) up and asked his _____13______ (faith) friend, "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me _____14_____ you see." “I see millions of stars, Holmes," replied Watson. "And what do you deduce from that?" Watson thought for a minute. "Well, according to the ____15______ (study) on astronomy, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. According to the positions of the stars, l observe that Saturn is in Leo. According to the ____16_______ (science) measurement of time,1 deduce that the time is probably a quarter past three. According to the current atmosphere I forecast that we _____17_____ (have) a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you, Holmes?" Holmes was silent for a moment. "Watson,"he said, "someone has ____18______ (steal) our tent!" A middle-aged man was feeling very down. Everything had been going wrong for him. He had had problems at work and his wife ______19_____(leave) him for another man. So, after he _____20________ (feel) depressed for