第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour. The thinking is that they can then return to the places that 36 them. Nonsense! What you see from the 37 of a moving bus is 38 and completely removed from the real sights, sounds, and 39 outside.
Be adventurous! The best 40 to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan. 41 go wherever your feet and your interests 42 you. You finally will get to the 43 sites that are on the bus tour-the museums, the monuments, city hall －but you will have seen much more. You will have 44 the present life of the city.
“But what if I get lost? ”people might ask. No one ever gets 45 lost in a major city. At last, you can find your way back to a(n) 46 location. If it 47 you to be “lost”, just find a taxi and go back to where you started. However, the 48 things can happen if you get lost. You 49 at a sidewalk cafe to sit and relax. You ask instructions of the local people at the next table. And 50 they don’t speak your language, your trip becomes more memorable because of the 51 . Here are a few more ways to get the most out of your travel.
Know before you go. 52 a few hours before your trip learning about the history and culture of your destination. This will help you understand what you’re seeing.
Move around like a local. Use the subways and buses of the city you’re 53 .You’ll not only save money, but you’ll also learn how people really live. Check the bulletin boards. Sometimes you can find advertisements for free concerts and 54 fun activities on bulletin boards around universities.
So the next time you see a poster advertising an introductory bus tour, save your money. Instead, wander 55 . I promise you a time you’ll remember with great pleasure.
36．A．encouraged B．disappointed C．interested D．pleased
37．A．inside B．front C．back D．center
38．A．real B．true C．unreal D．common
39．A．views B．cities C．towns D．smells
40．A．idea B．way C．thought D．thinking
41．A．Simply B．Particular C．Generally D．Especially
42．A．lead B．move C．tell D．help
43．A．different B．wrong C．right D．same
44．A．left B．felt C．lived D．led
45．A．terribly B．possibly C．hopelessly D．finally
46．A．unknown B．well-known C．strange D．familiar
47．A．frightens B．supposes C．delights D．surprises
48．A．worst B．hardest C．nicest D．happiest
49．A．reach B．get C．arrive D．stop
50．A．in case B．as a result C．in fact D．even if
51．A．experience B．conversation C．talk D．trip
52．A．Take B．Spend C．Pay D．Use
53．A．seeing B．visiting C．going D．walking
54．A．the other B．another C．others D．other
55．A．of your own B．of yourself C．on your own D．for yourself
35．Children are___ _with their studies because they are expected to do far better than they can.
A．caught up B．given up C．fed up D．put up
34．Such details as ____ the Olympic flame will be lit and ____ will be the final torchbearer are being kept secret leading up to the night of the event.
A．how , when B．when , where C．where, who D．how, who
33．It’s ____ wonder that he ever reached Paris, because he set off with only ____ $ 5 in his pocket.
A．a , a B．/ , / C．a , / D．/, the
32．Originally ____ Mr. Smith, the house and surrounding farmland were seized in 1781.
A． belonged to B．belonging to C．belong to D．having belonged to
31．I will appreciate it if you e-mail the answers to me when ____ convenient.
A．it was B．you are C．/ D．they are
30．None of the underwater workers has been harmed by the great fish. ________, most fish were so friendly that they played with the instruments.
A．Instead B．Even though C．However D．Though
29．Now in the market there are too many oranges, making the prices down, so I suggest__ _.
A．you’d better turn to do other business
B．you would rather turn to other business
C．you turning to doing other business
D．you ought to turn to selling other fruits
28．--- I believe you could have asked my brother for help, for he is good at physics.
--- Really? Oh, a whole night . Why not tell me earlier?
A．had wasted B．was wasted C．will waste D．was being wasted