第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　 It is difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometime oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n) 　36 　bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will 　37 　you up in the morning! Here is how it 　38 　.

　　 The bed 　39 　an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 　40 　music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 　41 　, “Wake up, darling, please.” A few minutes later, a second recording　 42 　. The sound recording can be loud music or 　43 　sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss 　44 　, “Wake up immediately, 　45 　you’ll be late!”

　　 If you don’t get up 　46 　the second recording, you 　47 　be sorry! A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 　48 　minutes. What! You’re 　49 　in bed! Slowly the 　50 　of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 　51 　, the bed is vertical (垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and 　52 　.

　　 Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 　53 　a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees-“All-Honda Idea Contest”. The employees think of new 　54 　. If their ideas win, the employees win　 55 　. Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.

36. A. expensive　　　 B. special　　　　 C. valuable　　　 D. comfortable

37. A. get　　　　　　 B. catch　　 　　　C. make　　　　　 D. let

38. A. works　　　　　 B. runs　　　　　 C. happens　　　　 D. moves

39. A. is separated from　　　　　　　　 B. is made up of

　　 C. is connected to　　　　　　　　　 D. is made into

40. A. loud　　　　　 B. classical　　　 C. pop　　　　　　 D. soft

41. A. sound　　　　　 B. voice　　　　　 C. noise　　　　　 D. way

42. A. sends　　　　　 B. turns　　　　　 C. plays　　　　　 D. appears

43. A. pleasant　　　 B. interesting　　 C. unpleasant　　 D. funny

44. A. shouts　　　　 B. calls　　 　　　C. whispers　　　 D. persuades

45. A. and　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　 D. or

46. A. before　　　　 B. until　　　　　 C. since　　　　　 D. after

47. A. can　　　　　　 B. will　　　　　 C. may　　　　　　 D. would

48. A. other　　　　　 B. another　　　　 C. more　　　　　 D. one

49. A. still　　　　　 B. yet　　　　　　 C. already　　　　 D. even

50. A. end　　　　　　 B. middle　　　　 C. body　　　　　 D. top

51. A. However　　　　 B. Finally　　　　 C. Therefore　　　 D. Otherwise

52. A. angry　　　　　 B. work　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　 D. awake

53. A. achieve　　　　 B. win　　　　　　 C. gain　　　　　 D. defeat

54. A. ideas　　　　　 B. thoughts　　　 C. facts　　　　　 D. ways

55. A. praises　　　　 B. contests　　　 C. prizes　　　　 D. medals

35. --How long 　　　　at this job?

　　 --Since 1990.

　　 A. were you employed　　　　　　　　 B. have you been employed

　　 C. had you been employed　　　　　　 D. will you be employed

34. We 　　　　a basketball match at five tomorrow afternoon.

　　 A. will have watched　　　　　　　　 B. watch

　　 C. can watch　　　　　　　 　　　　　D. will be watching

33. There are few areas left where pandas can live, 　　　　?

　　 A. aren’t there　 B. are there　　　 C. is there　　　 D. isn’t there

32. --Look at the black clouds. It 　　　　soon.

　　 --Sure. How I wish we 　　　　out!

　　 A. is raining...didn’t come　　　　 B. is to rain...won’t start

　　 C. will rain...haven’t started　　 D. is going to rain...hadn’t come