第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eyes: Queen City Casket Company.

“What is it?” I wondered. I 36 it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 　37 . Immediately my mind traveled 　38 many years.

　 I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of 　39 on my shoulder. On my rounds that day, I came to that company finally,

whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers 40　 they wanted any magazines.

　 Shaking off the 　41 　like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he 42 　me over to the fireplace. Noticing the 43 　in the top of my shoe，he said. “Come with me!”

Pulling me into his pick-up 44 , he pulled to a stop before a 　45 　store. Inside, a salesman fitted me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 　46 seen. I 　47 about 100 feet tall when I stood up 　48 　them. “We’d like a pair of new 49 too.” Mr Rader said.

　 Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 　50　 , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With 　51 　eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately(深情地), “Jimmy, I want you to　 52　 I love you.” I said goodbye, and for the first time I sensed a hope that somehow things would be 　53 . With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, 54 　and love，and that would always make a 　55 .

35. --- How were things going that day?

---We were really tired out. We ________ 10 hours before we got to the village.

A. had walked　　 B. were walking　　 C. walked　　 D. have walked

34. My suggestion is ______ back on production and reduce the amount of things we make and buy.

A. we should try to cut　 　　　B. that we try to cut　

C. that we try cutting　 　　　　D. we should try cutting

33. ---How can we finish the task in such a short time?

　 ---Don’t be worried. There __________ willing helpers.

　A. were not lack of　　　　　 B. are no short of

C. was no short of　　　　　 D. is no lack of

32. __________, the young girl laughs the way _____ her mother did at that age.

A. To my disappointment; that 　　B. To my joy; in which　

C. To my surprise; /　 　　　　　　D. To my excitement; which

31. ---Haven’t you finished your report yet?

　 --- How I regret ________ the weekend _________ TV!

　 A. wasting; to watch　　　　 B. to waste; to watch

C. to waste; watching　　　　 D. wasting; watching