人类计时器的发展按一定的顺序,下列排序正确的是( )。 A . 日晷——水钟——摆钟 B . 摆钟——日晷——水钟 C . 水钟——摆钟——日晷 答案:AIt was five days before Christmas. My co-workers were excitedly 26 their plans. “Doing anything special ?” they asked me. I 27 my head. I was 3,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 28 of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, and then went straight to my full-time 29 job at night . My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick. I had 30 looked forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on. Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no 31 cash . Money to go home ? I hardly had money to eat. “I,m on my 32 . Cover for (顶替)me, will you?” asked Mavis, another waitress, as she 33 me on her way to the employee,s room. “ 34 , there,s this guy at Table Five,” she said. He,s been 35 there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not 36 anything either. ”She paused. “It,s like he,s 37 for somebody. ”I looked in the corner. 38 enough, there was a slim, good-looking man 39 in a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting alone. I went over, trying to 40 a smile. “I,m Cory,” I said. “Please let me know if you want anything. ”I was turning to walk away 41 the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the 42 restaurant. “I,d like an order of chips,”he said,“and a glass of water. ”My heart 43 . Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which I wouldn,t get much of a(n) 44 . But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure knew how that felt. 45 I decided to try my best to make him feel okay. 26. A. expressingB. changingC. discussingD. announcing27. A. usedB. liftedC. noddedD. shook28. A. schemeB. dreamC. satisfactionD. demand29. A. waitressB. actressD. assistantD. maid30. A. seldomB. alwaysC. merelyD. hardly31. A. otherB. restC. anyD. extra32. A. wayB. dutyC. breakD. work33. A. steppedB. ignoredC. passedD. jumped34. A. By the wayB. On the contraryC. Above allD. After all35. A. shoutingB. sittingC. cryingC. whispering36. A. calculatingB. eatingC. drinkingD. ordering37. A. searchingB. waitingC. caringD. longing38. A. ExcitedlyB. LuckilyC. DesperatelyD. Sure39. A. dressedB. woreC. carriedD. put40. A. forceB. returnC. breakD. contribute41. A. beforeB. whenC. afterD. while42. A. quietB. largeC. noisyD. wonderful43. A. sankB. beatC. hurtD. lost44. A. praiseB. tipC. allowanceD. prize45. A. ButB. OtherwiseC. SoD. Or