III、完型填空（共30分，每小题1.5分）阅读短文，根据内容，从第36-55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最

III、完型填空（共30分，每小题1.5分）
阅读短文，根据内容，从第36-55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Sam backed his car out of the garage and drove two blocks to the highway. It 36 from the suburbs into Central City. Immediately he joined the steam of early-morning 37 that was flowing towards town. As he drove, he 38 Leon Poole. Poole was an odd man, clever in some ways, very stupid in 39. Poole had been a respectable 40 in a town near Central City. He had arranged with another man to 41 the bank at a time when an unusually large amount of cash was being held there. The other man had walked into the bank, waved a 42 at Poole, who was on duty, and taken the 43 . Only three men had known when the money would be there, so it was 44 that someone inside the bank must have 45 the robbery. Sam, the detective in 46 of the case, questioned Poole and the others, and released them, but had them all 47 closely. Two days later Poole, thinking he was 48 under suspicion(怀疑), arranged a meeting with the actual robber, who was a known criminal. The 49 arrested the robber and got a confession(坦白) from him. He 50 Poole as the man who had planned the whole thing.
The three officers who went to 51 the fat, soft, bank clerk didn’t expect trouble. 52 Leon Poole turned out to have a gun, and 53 it when they knocked at his door. His 54 hit one of the officers in the arm. 55 they had gone in after him, shooting.
36.A. led B. escaped      C. jumped      D. suffered
37.A. airline   B. traffic C. exercise      D. train
38.A. dealt with     B. talked with C. thought of  D. met with
39.A. rest       B. mind   C. action D. others
40.A. salesman       B. shop assistant     C. bank clerk  D. sales manager
41.A. defend   B. protect       C. rob     D. damaged
42.A. pole      B. finger C. stick   D. gun
43.A. money   B. interest       C. counter      D. car
44.A. doubtful       B.obvious       C. uncertain    D. important
45.A. planned B. prevented   C. hidden       D. blamed
46.A. place     B. possession  C. charge D. search
47.A. followed       B. watched     C. stood  D. communicated
48.A. no longer      B. on earth     C. once again  D. all the time
49.A. clerk     B. army   C. police D. firefighter
50.A. owned   B. named C. directed      D. grasped
51.A. visit      B. frighten      C. invite  D. arrest
52.A. Since    B. Meanwhile C. But     D. Although
53.A. threw    B. fired   C. stole   D. hid
54.A. sound    B. strength      C. anger  D. bullet
55.A. Basically      B. Naturally    C. Namely      D. Comfortably