第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 　36 　, and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a 37 　in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”

But John 　38 closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 　39 　works yet, maybe there is something we could do. ” “It has nothing to do with us”, Mary 　40 . 　

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 　41 　A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 　42 　her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 　43 ” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left. ”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 　44 for the basement which was full of smoke and 　45 hot. He found the door and two children. 　46 he left he could hear some more sobbing(哭泣). He 　47 　the two badly frightened children into 　48 　arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 　49 more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 　50 ! That house will fall down any second. ” 　51 　he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 　52 　stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 　53 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the 　54 　and fresh air, he found that he had just 　55 　his own children. The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

36．A．direction　　　　 B．mistake　　　　　 C．danger　　　　　　 D．smoke

37．A．home　　　　　　　 　　 B．plant　　 　　　 　　C．store　　　 　　　　　　 D．kitchen

38．A．ran　　 　 　　　　　 B．walked　　 　 　　 C．drove　　　 　 　　 　　D．rode

39．A．at　　 　 　　　　 B．off　 　　　　　　　 C．to　　　　　　 　 　　 D．on

40．A．whispered 　　 B．nodded 　　　　 C．disagreed　　　 　 　　 D．required

41．A．ruins　 　　　　　 B．pieces 　　 　　　 C．flames　　 　　 D．silence

42．A．pushed　　　　　 B．seized　　　　　　 C．greeted　 　　 D．stopped

43．A．basement　 　 B．department　　 C．house　 　 　　D．hall

44．A．went 　 　　　　　 B．reached　 　　 C．asked　　　 　 　　 　　D．rushed

45．A．heavily　　　　　 B．slightly　 　　　 C．partly　 　　　　　 D．terribly

46．A．If　　　 　 　　　　　 B．As　　 　 　　　　 C．Since　　　 　 　　 　　　 D．Unless

47．A．comforted 　　 B．delivered 　　　 　　C．recognized 　 D．protected

48． A．cheering　　　　　　　 B．freezing　 　　　 　　C．waiting　　 　 　　 D．suffering

49．A．many　　　　　　　 　　 B．several　 　　　　 C．three　　　 　 　　　　 D．two

50．A．dangerous　　　 　　 B．foolish　　　　　　 C．practical　 　　 D．painful

51．A．Therefore　 　 B．So　　　　　　　　　 C．Consequently D．But

52．A．wide　　　　　　　 B．endless　 　　　　　　　 C．final　 　　　 　　 D．dirty

53．A．particular 　　　 B．interesting 　 C．familiar　　　　　 D．fortunate

54．A．car　　 　 　　　　 B．sunlight　 　 　　 C．crowd　 　　　　　 D．arms

55．A．rescued　 　　 B．found　　　 　 　　 C．lost　 　　　　　 D．missed

35. At first he refused to admit he had stolen but when he was shown the videotape, he _______ and admitted everything.

A. broke up　　 　　B. broke away　　 　C. broke down　 　　　D. broke in

34. _________money，it remains to be seen whether we can put the idea into practice.

　　 A．Lacking　　　　　　 B．Lacked　　　　　　 　 C．To lack 　　　 　　 D．Having lacked

33. The lost paintings, once kept in the British Museum, _______ recently.

　　 A. were found　　　　 B. was found　　　　 C. have been found　　　　　 D. has been found

32. The United States is said to be printing more notes, _______ a sharp rise in prices.

A．causes 　　　B．causing 　　　　　　　 C．caused　 　　　　 　D．having caused

31. _____ was most important to her, she told me, was her family.

A．It　　 　　　　　　　　 B．This　 　　　　　　　　 　C．What　　 　　　　　　 　D．As

30. -Can I expect you at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning?

　 - I’m sorry, but I _______ a lecture.

　 A．give　　 　　　　　　 B．was giving　　　　　　　 C．will give　　　　 　 D．will be giving

29. -Can he take charge of the state-owned factory located in Shanghai?

　 -I’m afraid it’s ______ his ability.

　 　A. against　　　　　 B. within　　　　　 　C. beyond　　　 　　D. of

28. Many people are quite at a loss as to what to do _______ a real fire.

A. in honor of　　 　　B. in need of　　　　 　C. in case of 　　　　D. in form of

27. October31, 2010 witnessed the closing ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo, which has greatly _______ China's status in the world．

　 　 A .enlarged 　　 　　B. inspired　　 　　　　 C. promoted 　　　 D. encouraged