第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项完成短文，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Chinese swimmer Xiong
Guoming made a record at the 1993 Asian Games in Japan, but was punished for
taking banned medicine. His record was 36 and he was not 37 to take part in any other competitions
for two years.
It was a great 38 and 39 for Xiong, one of the best-known swimmers
in the world. This bad news harmed the fame of the Chinese swimming team, and
resulted 40 in all Chinese records in
swimming. However, the so-called banned medicine was, in fact, 41__ traditional Chinese health food.
It may have
been 42 to Xiong, as he had no 43 of some of the banned chemical elements
in the health food. The failure was a sudden blow to him. He became very
disappointed. 44 only 20 years old, he 45 the life style of a retired man, passing
his time in doing such things as keeping pets and growing flowers. Day after
day, he was worried and displeased.
Back to the
training pool was all the more difficult to him. To other people, it was just a
46 of getting prepared for a competition,
but to him, it was to rebuild self-confidence first. He did not lose heart,
after all. 47 advice and help of his coach and leaders
of the swimming team, Xiong decided to 48 swimming again as his career.
49 expected, Xiong took first place again.
In the recent Eighth National Games, he took a number of titles, and broke an
Asian record. Tears ran down his cheeks as he was receiving the gold medals. In
the thundering applauses(鼓掌欢迎) Xiong felt as if he had been given a new birth. "I want to 50 the world that I am a good swimmer, and
that I do not cheat anyone 51 . My 52 depends upon my sweat," Xiong said.
He also 53 thankful to those who had helped and
cared for him when he was 54 .
Xiong, the
young swimmer with a brighter future , is well 55 his way to the coming Olympic Games.
36. A. stopped B.
taken away C.
forbidden D.
cancelled
37. A. admitted B.
allowed C.
forbidden D.
supposed
38. A. fight B.
surprise C.
loss D.
chance
39. A. damage B.
shame C.
sorry D.
failure
40. A. in trouble B.
in difficult C. in surprise D. in doubt
41. A. almost
B.
most C.
mostly D. at most
42. A. wrong
B.
unfair C. unusual D.
kind
43. A. opinion
B.
idea C.
way D. taste
44. A. Even
B.
Being C. Though D.
At the age of
45. A. liked B.
lived C.
led D.
followed
46. A. matter
B.
result C. way
D.
kind
47. A. Thanks to B. According to C.
Belonging to D. Looking
forward to
48. A. take up B.
go on C.
go on with D.
keep on
49. A. Being
B.
As C. Never D.
Which
50. A. tell B.
show C.
prove D.
persuade
51. A. anywhere B.
any place C.
any more D.
any longer
52. A. future
B.
honor C. prize D. success
53. A. was B.
felt C.
appeared D.
looked
54. A. in danger B.
in low spirits C.
in high spirits. D.
in the dark
55. A. finding B.
going C.
in D.
on