第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

I lost my sight when I was 4 years old in an accident. Now I'm 32.

　 It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love 　36 _ so much, as I do now, if I hadn't been 　37 _. I don't mean that I would prefer to go with no sight. I simply mean that the 　38 _ of it made me 　39 　more what I had left.

　 Life, I believe, 　40 _ a continuous series of adjustments to reality. The more 　41 _ a person is able to make these adjustments, the more 　42　 　his life becomes. The adjustment is never easy. I had to 　43_　 　in myself, or else I would have collapsed (崩溃). When I say belief in myself, I am not talking about simply the kind of 　44 　that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase (楼梯) alone. But I 　45_ 　something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, 　46 　person.

　 It took me years to discover and 　47 　this assurance. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was making fun of me and I was 　48　 . "I can't use this," I said. "Take it with you," he urged me, "and roll it around." The word stuck in my head. By 　49 　the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to 　50 　a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball at Philadelphia School for the Blind I invented a successful 　51 _ of baseball we call it Ground Ball.

　 All my life I have set ahead of me a series of _ 52 　and then tried to reach them, one at a time. But I had to be aware of my 　53 _. It was no good to try for something that I knew at the start was out of _54_ because that only invited the bitterness of 　55 _. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.

36. A. darkness　　　 　 B. life　　　　　　 　　 C. freedom　　　　 　　 D. nature

37. A. cured　　　　 　 B. deaf　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. blind　　　　　 　　　 D. brave

38. A. remaining　　 　 B. use　　　　　　 　　 C. recovery　　　 　　　 D. loss

39. A. appreciate　　 　 B. challenge　　　 　　　　　　　 C. suffer　　　　　 　　 D. use

40. A. asks　　　　　 　 B. causes　　　　 　　　 C. lacks　　　　　 　　　 D. directs

41. A. abruptly　　　 　 B. simply　　　　 　　　 C. cautiously　　　 　　　 D. readily

42. A. rich　　　　　 B. meaningful　　 　　　 C. complex　　　 　　　 D. helpful

43. A. believe　　　　 B. give　　　　　 　　　 C. take　　　　　 　　　 D. turn

44. A. independence　 　 B. confidence　　　 　　 C. diligence　　　 　　　 D. weakness

45. A. mean　　　　　 　　　 B. have　　　　 　　　　 C. produce　　　　 　　　 D. hide

46. A. disabled　　　 　 B. reasonable　　 　　　　　　　 C. fearless　　　　 　　　 D. positive

47. A. strengthen　　 　　 B. prove　　　　　 　　 C. remove　　　　 　　　 D. present

48. A. scolded　　　 　 B. cheated　　　　 　　　 C. benefited　　　 　　　 D. hurt

49, A. taking　　　　 　 B. rolling　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. hitting　　　　 　　　　 D. passing

50. A. shoot　　　　 　　 B. describe　　　 　　　　　　　 C. imagine　　　 　　　　　　　 D. achieve

51. A. occupation　　 　 B. kind　　　 　　　　　　　 　　　 C. competition　　 　　　　　　　 D. qualification

52. A. goals　　　　 　 B. games　　　　 　　　 C. balls　　　　　 　　 D. examples

53. A. intelligence　 　　 B. virtues　　　　 　　　 C. advantages　　 　　　 D. limitations

54. A. breath　　　　 　 B. reach　　　　　 　　　 C. power　　　　 　　　 D. sight

55. A. failure　　　　 　 B. sickness　　　 　　　 C. ignorance　　　 　　　 D. success

35. _______ in the regulations that you not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.　　　

A. It is required　 　　　B. What requires　 　　C. What is required　 　　　 D. It requires

34．Chinese people traditionally honor their ancestors on Qingming or Tomb-Sweeping Day, which ______ on April 4 this year.

A．celebrated 　　　　　　　　　 B．marked　　　　　　　 C．fell 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．dated

33．China says the UN Security Council's reaction to North Korea's launch of a communications satellite, should be _______.

A．considerate 　　　　　 B. cautious　　　　　　　　 C．desperate 　　　　　　　 D．independent

32. Some students are seen doing _________ work they can find to support themselves.

　　　 A. whichever　　　　 B. no matter what 　　C. whenever　 　　　D. whatever

31. You may keep the book for one more week _______no one else needs it.

A. provided that　 　　B. so that　 　　　　C. in order that　 　　　D. in case

30．Experts say a landslide on a section of the bank of China's Yangtze River near the Three Gorges Dam _______ fall into the river but will not block it.

A．must 　　　　　　　 B．may　　　　　 　C．should　　　　　　　　　　 D．can 　

29．The Chinese government still has _______ to cut interest rates or take other steps to fuel growth.

　　　 A．seat　　　　　　　　　　 B．place　　　　　　　　　 C．room　　　　　　　　　　　 D．space