第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They don’t act in the　 　36　 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. 　　37　 , my father has a bad temper.

　　 One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I 　38 　sat down beside her and looked at her. “Mom, is there love between you and Dad?”

　　 My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 　　39　 in her eyes. She didn’t answer 　40 　. Then she bowed her head and　 　　41　 to sew the quilt.

　　 I was very 　42　 　because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great 　43 　　.

　　 “Susan,” she said 　44　 　　, “look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears. The thread really makes the quilt strong. If　 　　45　 　　is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be 　46　 　anywhere or anytime. Love is inside.”

　　 I listened carefully but I couldn’t 　47　 　　her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. After they were back from the hospital, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk 　　48　 　　on the country road. My father had never been so 　　49　 　　.

　　 The doctor had said my father would 　50　 　in two months. But he still couldn’t walk by himself. “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

　　 “Susan, don’t 　51　 me,” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like 　52 　with your mom. I like this kind of life.”

　　 Once I thought love 　53 　　flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 　54 　　, I understand that love is 　55 　a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

36. A. friendly　　　 　　　　　　　 B. romantic　　 　　　 C. practical　　 　　　　　　　 D. acceptable

37. A. However　　　 　　　 B. Therefore　 　　　 C. Otherwise　 　　　　　　　 D. Besides

38. A. hurriedly　　 　　　 B. anxiously　 　　　 C. silently　　　 　　　　　　　 D. shyly

39. A. surprise　　　　　　　 　　　 B. anger　　　　　　　　 C. disappointment　 　　　 D. happiness

40. A. patiently　　　 　　　 B. naturally　　 　　　 C. freely　　 　　　　　　　　 D. immediately

41. A. decided 　　　　　　　 B. pretended　 　　　 C. expected　　 　　　　　　　 D. continued

42. A. satisfied　　　　　　　 　　　 B. interested　 　　　 C. worried　　　 　　　　　　　 D. bored

43. A. embarrassment　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　　　　 C. sorrow　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. excitement

44. A. honestly　　　　　　　 B. proudly　　　　　　 C. thoughtfully　　　 　　　 D. cheerfully

45. A. life　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. secret　 　　　　　　　 C. giving　　　　　　　 　　　 D. family

46. A. seen　　 　　　　　　　 B. used　　 　　　　　　　 C. bought　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. decorated

47. A. persuade　　　 　　　 B. understand　 　　　 C. bother 　　　　　　　　　　 D. help

48. A. nervously　　 　　　 B. hopelessly　　　　 C. slowly　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. beautifully

49. A. gentle　 　　　　　　　 B. polite　 　　　　　　　 C. careful　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. confident

50. A. recover 　　　　　　　 B. talk　　 　　　　　　　 C. eat　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. think

51. A. depend on　　 　　　 B. answer for　　　　 C. turn against　　　 　　　　　　　 D. worry about

52. A. living　 　　　　　　　 B. sharing　　　 　　　 C. quarrelling　 　　　　　 D. walking

53. A. symbolized　 　　　 B. brought　　　　　　 C. meant　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. touched

54. A. experience　 　　　 B. suggestion　　　　 C. accident　　　　　　 　　　 D. mistake

55. A. just　　　 　　　　 B. hardly 　　　　 C. almost　　 　　　　D. sometimes

35. - I called you several times last night, but it didn’t get through.

- The telephone system in my block had ____.

A. broken down　　　　　　 B. broken out　　　　 C.　 broken up　　　　　　　　　　 D. broken in

34. Tom suggested ________fishing tomorrow.

A.us to go　　 B.going　 C. we will go　　　 D. we going

33. He wanted to read more, so he asked his friend if there was ____ to read.

A. something easy enough　　 　　　 B. something enough easy　

C. enough easy something　　 　　　 D. easy enough something

32. They are discussing how the tax will ____ the lives of people on low incomes.

A. affect　 　　　 B. effect　 　　　 C. infect　 　　　 D. result

31. I’m not sure whether I will be free that time tomorrow, but I will try my best to arrange time to see you off at the airport ____.

A. though　 　　　 B. anyway　　　 C. anymore　　 D. however

30. - Are we about to get the books?

- Yes. They ____ out in Room 101.

A. are handing　　　　　　　 B. are being handed　　　　　　　 C. have been handed　　　 D. hand

29.Do you know when and where the first republic__________?

A.turned into reality　 B.existed 　　C.came into action　 D.came into being

28. Not _______ the method to solve the math problem, Robert decided to ask his teacher.

A..find　 　　　 B. finding　 　 C.found　 　　　 D.to find