第二节： 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t 　36 　to start the bus soon because it was not yet　 　37 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story　 　38 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her　 　39 　was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she　 　40 　still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked　 　41 　.

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he　 　42　 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to　 　43 　the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he　 　44 　her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s　 　45 　.

The woman was watching the incident. 　46 　the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).

“Stop　 　47 　him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver　 　48 　.

“Well, that’s no　 　49 　to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her　 　50 　money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a　 　51 　time.”

All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged. She rode the rest of the way home　 　52 　a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier　 　53 　.

On the road of life, the help of strangers can　 　54 　our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the　 　55 　will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

36.　 A. try　　　　 B. care　　　　 C. intend　　　　 D. decide

37.　 A. full　　　　 B. empty　　　　 C. crowded 　　　D. ready　

38.　 A. calmly　 B. seriously　　 C. carefully　　 D. tearfully

39.　 A. fare　　　　 B. money　　　　 C. possession　　 D. wealth　

40.　 A. strangely　 B. happily　　 C. fortunately　 D. secretly

41.　 A. unsatisfied　 B. unhappy　　　 C. weak　　 　　　D. excited　

42.　 A. found　　 B. declared　　 C. admitted　　 D. explained

43.　 A. stop　　　 B. start　　　 C. get on　　　　 D. get off

44.　 A. thanked　　 B. scolded　　　 C. praised　　　　 D.　 begged

45.　 A. request　　 B. action　　 C. command　　　 　D. suggestion

46.　 A. Unless　　　 B. Although　　 C. When　　　　 D.　 Until

47.　 A. bothering　 B. attacking　　 C. blaming　　　 D. wronging　

48.　 A. warned　　　 B. shouted　　　 C. whispered　　 D. repeated　

49.　 A. problem　　 B. need　　　　 C. reason　 　　　D.　 matter

50.　 A. spending　　 B. remaining　　 C. collected　　 D. borrowed　

51.　 A. busy　　　　 B. hard　　　　 C. cold　　　　 D. fearful　

52.　 A. wearing　　 B. giving　　　 C. taking　　　 D. forcing　

53.　 A. returned　　 B. used　　　　 C. earned　 　　D.forgotten

54.　 A. move　　　　 B. lighten　　 C. increase　　 D. carry　

55.　 A. journey　　 B. world　　　 C. smile　　　 D. friendship　

35. He has decided to ______ smoking and drinking.

　 A. cut in　 B. cut off　 C. cut up　 D. cut out

34. The bank is reported in the local newspaper____ yesterday.

　 A. being robbed　　　　　　 B. to have been robbed

　 C. having been robbed　　　 D. robbed

33. She was ______ the fact. But she couldn’t face it.

　 A. aware that B. familiar with C. interested in　 D. aware of

32. The experiment is not ____ until everything gets ready.

　 A. to be done　　 B. to do　　 C. done　　 D. doing

31. After his third novel, his imagination seemed to _______.

　 A. dry　　 B. dry out　　 C. dry off　　　 D. dry up