题目内容
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D中），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. People quickly going home for the weekend 36 their paces and put some 37 into the hat of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his 38 on the ground gently. Different from the day before, he 39 a large piece of paper on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he 40 the violin and began playing.
Before long, the young violinist was 41 by people, who were all attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “ 42 , a gentleman named George Sang put a(n) 43 thing into my hat 44 . Please come to claim it soon.”
It caused a great excitement and people 45 what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and 46 through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his 47 and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you’re an 48 man and would certainly come here.”
The violinist took out a lottery ticket(彩票) on which George Sang’s name was seen and gave it to George, who 49 the lottery ticket and kissed it, then he 50 with the violinist.
The story turned out to be like this: George Sang 51 a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500, 000. So he felt very 52 after work the night before and felt the music was so wonderful that he put 50 dollars in the hat. 53 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest 54 always be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we may succeed 55 . However, from the long-term view, we will be losers.
36．A. sped up B. slowed down C. set D. kept
37．A. money B. tickets C. food D. cards
38．A. violin B. wallet C. hat D. note
39．A. found B. noticed C. laid D. stuck
40．A. moved B. cleaned C. admired D. adjusted
41．A. surrounded B. praised C. encouraged D. questioned
42．A. Last week B. Yesterday morning C. This afternoon D. Last night
43．A. useful B. important C. new D. strange
44．A. on purpose B. at once C. by mistake D. with care
45．A. knew B. wondered C. realized D. noticed
46．A. walked B. forced C. passed D. rushed
47．A. violin B. ticket C. shoulders D. ears
48．A. honest B. interesting C. important D. exciting
49．A. seized B. received C. dropped D. purchased
50．A. argued B. danced C. left D. stayed
51．A. printed B. possessed C. lost D. bought
52．A. happy B. desperate C. grateful D. hopeful
53．A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Fortunately
54．A. can B. may C. should D. would
55．A. finally B. completely C. happily D. temporarily
36～40 BACCD 41～45 ADBCB 46～50 DCAAB 51～55 DABCD
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everyone you are in contact with will see the same 55 .