第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
A minister(牧师)went to
the home of one of the rich members of the society. It was _36_ outside, so he
was _37_ in his overcoat. He went into the living room and _38_his coat. They
talked for a while and then the minister prepared to go _39_ . He put on his
_40_ coat and asked the host to go with him to the outer _41_ as he wanted to
say something to him _42_ secret. The host, _43_ that he would be coming back
in a minute _44_ , did not _45_ to
put on his own overcoat and went out into the _46_ hall with him.
The minister kept
himself _47_ with small talk, little to the _48_ of the host. He became so _49_
that his teeth began to strike together repeatedly. But the minister _50_ with
his small talk. Several times the host asked the minister to _51_to the living
room, but _52_time the minister replied that in another minute he would _53_ .
_54_ , the rich man
said, “ If you do not tell me what we have come here for, I’ll freeze to _55_ .”
“I’ll tell you what I have come for,” replied the minister. “I need a certain
amount of money to buy some coal that will go to some poor people. But inside,
you would not have realized what it means to be cold.”
36. A. cloudy B. sunny C.
snowing D.
raining
37. A. wearing B. dressing C.
dressed D.
worn
38. A. changed B. removed C.
made D.
took
39. A. away B.
around C.
downstairs D.
swimming
40. A. warm B.
cold C.
new D.
expensive
41. A. building B. space C.
world D.
hall
42. A. at B.
with C.
beyond D.
in
43. A. insisting B. thinking C.
wondering D.
knowing
44. A. or so B.
later C.
time D.
so soon
45. A. like B.
hate C.
bother D.
require
46. A. vast B.
hot C.
heated D.
unheated
47. A. careful B. busy C.
tired D.
helpful
48. A. pleasure B. surprise C.
discomfort D.
joy
49. A. freezing B. impatient C.
angry D.
excited
50. A. began B.
helped C.
ended D.
continued
51. A. stop B.
rush C.
return D.
get
52. A. any B.
each C.
some D.
by
53. A. finish B.
pause C.
warm up D.
go on
54. A. First B.
Finally C.Lately D.
Meanwhile
55. A. death B. dead C.
end
D. ice