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

35．The little girl couldn’t work the problem out. She wasn’t ____ clever.

A. that　　　　　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　 　　　 　 C. enough　　　　　　 　 D. too

34．The map was drawn to the standard _____ of 1/100,000, so there was not much detail.

　 A. route　　　　　　　 B. line　　　　　　 C. rate　　　　　　　 D. scale

33．The mere fact _____ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur.

A. that　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. what　　　　　　 　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. why

32. He would have come here on time, but he _________ by the heavy traffic on the way.

　　 A. kept　　　　　　 B. had kept　　　　 C. was kept　　　　　 D. had been kept

31.According to the regulations of the company，you mustn’t ask for leave　　　 　you have a　 doctor’s diagnosed note．

　　 A．unless　 　　　　B．now that　　 　　C．even though　 　　　D．on condition that

30．At the end of November, 2005, Ruichang City in Jiangxi Province was hit by a terrible earthquake, _____, as reported, killed 18 people and left hundreds homeless.

A. which　　　　　 B. that　 　　　　　　C. where　　　　　　 　D. what

29. The prize of the game show is $ 30,000 and an all expenses ______vacation to China.

　 A. paying　 　　　　　B. paid　　　　　 C. to be paid　　　　　 D. being paid