第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

通读下面短文，了解其大意，然后从36-55各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　 　Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burnt down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship __36__ into the ocean? If so, you may have wondered how these things could happen without __37__ the people in the film.

　　 The man who knows the __38__ is the “special-effects” man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film __39__. He may be __40__ to create a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a __41__ effect which is much less exciting, though just as important to the success of the film. In a __42__ for one movie there was a big glass bowl __43__ with water in which small fish __44__ swimming. The director of the movie__45__ the fish to stop swimming suddenly __46__ they seemed to stare at an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring and swim away. But fish suddenly __47__ be ordered to do anything. It was quite a __48__.

　　 The special-effects man __49__ about this problem for a long time. The result was an idea for __50__ the fish with a harmless use of electricity. __51__ he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be totally still (静止的). Then he rapidly reduced the __52__ of electricity allowing the fish to be free. __53__ he got the humorous effect the director wanted.

　　 __54__ in other parts of movie making there are those who have developed __55__ skill in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special-effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for work with ships and airplanes.

36. A. burned　　　　　　 B. sank　　　　　　　　 C. fell　　　　　　　　　 　 D. dropped

37. A .telling　　　　　　　 B. harming 　　　　 C. protecting　　　　　　　 　 D. organizing

38. A. reply　　　　　　　　 B. question　　　　　 C. message　　　　　 　 D. secret

39. A. factory　　　　　　 B. making　　　　　　 C. field　　　　　　　　 　 D. company

40. A .forced　　　　　　　　　　 B. ordered　　　　　 C. allowed　　　　　 　 D. chosen

41. A. terrible　　　　　　 B ill　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　 　 D. special

42. A. scene　　　　　　　　 B. step　　　　　　　　 C. stage　　　　　　　 　 D. room

43. A .covered　　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　　　　 C. filled　　　　　　　 　 D. fitted

44. A. liked　　　　　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　　 C. was　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were

45. A. hoped　　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　 C. decided　　　　　　　　 D. designed

46. A. while　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　 C. so that　　　　　　　　　　 D. as long as

47. A. mustn’t　　　　　　 B. may not　　　　　 C. shouldn’t　　　　　　　 D. can’t

48. A. question　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　 C. problem　　　　　　　　 D. disappointment

49. A. talked　　　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　 C. quarreled　　　　　　　 D. thought

50. A. controlling　　　 B. operating　　　　 C. driving　　　　　　　　　 D. lighting

51. A. As a result　　　　 B. Immediately　 C. First　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Above all

52. A. price　　　　　　　　 B. number　　　　　 C. amount　　　　　　　　　 D. speed

53. A. Even　　　　　　　　 B. Thus　　　　　　　　 C. Finally　　　　　　　　　 D. Actually

54. A. Like　　　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

55. A. certain　　　　　　　 B. particular　　　　 C. advanced　　　　　　　 D. careful

35. ______ from his ______ expression , he was very ______ to see his car back..

　 A. Judging; surprising; surprised　　　 　 B. To judge; surprised; surprising　　 　　

C. Judging; surprised; surprised　　　 　 D. Judged; surprising; surprised

34. -It remains ______ whether Dave will be fit enough to play in the finals.

　 　-Oh, no! Without him, we will lose the game.

A. seen　 　 　　　　 B. to be seen　 　 C. seeing　　　　 　 D. to see