第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

April 1^st is a day on which，in some countries, people try to play tricks on others. If one __36__in tricking someone, one laughs and says: “April Fool！”，and then the person who was tricked__37___ laughs, too.

　 One April 1^st, a country bus was going along a__38__ road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver__39___ turned switches and pressed buttons, but nothing happened. __40___ he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said:＂This poor bus is getting___41__. It isn’t going as well as it used to. __42__only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I’ll__43__ three. I want you all to ___44___ forward suddenly as hard as you can. This should__45___ the bus started again, but if it doesn’t, I’m afraid there’s nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as__46__ as you can in your seats and get___47___.”

　 The passengers all pressed back__48___ their seats and waited anxiously.

　 Then the drivers turned to his__49___and asked: “Are you ready?” The passengers barely had enough____50___ to answer: “Yes.”

　 “One! Two! Three!” counted the driver. The passengers all leant forward___51___ -and the bus started ___52___ at a great speed.

　 The passengers breathed more___53__ and began to smile with relief. But their smile turned to __54___ and laughter when the driver__55___ cried: “April Fool!”

36.A. interested　　 　　　 B. enjoys　　　 　　　　　 C. succeeds　　 　　 D. joins

37.A. sadly　　　　 　　 B. hardly　　　　 　　　　 C. usually　 　　　　 D. also

38.A. winding　　 　　 B. ice-covered　　 　　　 C. high　　　 　　 D. city

39.A. anxiously　　 　　　 B. happily　　　　 　　　 C. carelessly　 　　　 D. nervously

40.A. But　　　 　　　　 B. Then　　　　 　　　　　 C. Because　　 　　 D. Therefore

41.A. more expensive　 B. old　　　　　　 　　 C. poorer　　　 　　 D. weak

42.A. It is　　　　　 　 B. We have no choice 　 C. We find it　 　　 D. There is

43.A. ask　　　　　 　　 B. shout　　　　　 　　　 C. give　　　 　　　 D. count

44.A. go　　　　　　 　 B. lean　　　　　　 　 C. look　　　 　　　　　　　 D. get

45.A.get　　　　　 　　 B. cause　　　　　 　　 C. allow　 　　　　　 D. more

46.A. far　　　　　 　 B. long　 　　　　　　C. sudden　　　 　　 D. hardly

47.A. started　　　　 　 B. well　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　 　 D. ready

48.A. against　　　 　　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　 　　 D. at

49.A. back　　　　　 　 B. side　　　　　　　 C. seat　　　　 　 D. front

50 A. strength 　　　　　 B. force　　　　　　 C. breath　　　 　　 D. interest

51.A. gently　　　 　　 B. suddenly　　　　 　 C. happily　　 　　 D. carefully

52.A. up　　　　　 　　 B. off　　　　　　　 　 C. out　　　　　 　 D. forward

53.A. easily　　　　 　　 B. hard　　　　　　 　 C. comfortably　 　 D. often

54.A. happiness　　 　　　 B. trouble　　 　　　　　　 C. surprise　 　　　　 D. disappointment

55.A. friendly　　　 　　 B. aloud　　　　　 　　 C. quietly　　 　　　　　　　 D. merrily

35. The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once_____ with each other.

A. they had quarreled　　　　 　　　　　 B. they have quarreled

C. have they quarreled　　　 　　　　　　 D. had they quarreled

34.______with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean doesn’t seem big at all.

　　　 A. Compare　　　　　 B. When comparing C. Comparing　　　　　　　 D. When compared

33. - Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard.

-　　 Why____? John is sitting there doing nothing.

　A. him　 　　　　　　　 B. he　　 　　　　　　　 C. I　　 　　　　　　　 D. me

32. He was found______ to his master.

　　　 A. devoting　　　　　 B. devoted　　　　　　 C. devote　　　　　　　 D. devotes

31. It’s always difficult being in a foreign country, ______ if you don’t speak the language.

　　　 A. extremely　　　　　 B. naturally　　　　　 C. basically　　　　　　 D. especially

30. It was______ back home after the experiment.

　　　 A. not until midnight did he go　　　　　　 B. until midnight that he didn’t go

C. not until midnight that he went　　　　 D. until midnight when he didn’t go