第二节:完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Today was the day of trying the new boat on the river. Nella jumped out of bed, got dressed quickly and woke up her brother Jed.

After 　36　 Nella and Jed arrived at the riverbank and 　37　 the new blue boat waiting for them. They got into the boat and packed their picnic under the 　38　. Nella started the engine and 　39　 they went into the wide, brown and unknown 　40　 of the river.

The boat sounded 　41　 round a bend in the river. On the distant sandbank they saw a long dark creature 　42　 in the sun. It opened one eye at them and then suddenly disappeared into the 　43　.

“What was that?” shouted Jed.

“It looked like a crocodile to me!” said Nella. “We’d better be 　44　. ”

Just as they came round the next 　45　, the engine 　46　 and came to a stop. Nella 47　 to start the engine again. But it wouldn’t start. They were 　48　.

“Let’s get the wooden oars,” said Jed. “Maybe we can push the boat free.

They tried but failed.

“We’re stuck on a 　49　,” said Nella. “We’ll just have to sit here having our 　50　 and wait for the water to 　51　. ”

“It’s boring!” said Jed.　

Suddenly, they felt the boat move. It moved slowly off the sandbank. And the engine started again. Just at the same time they noticed a black 　52　 　by the boatside and in no time it disappeared in the brown water ahead.

They 　53　 　their journey down the river. It was so exciting.

At noon they saw a small river 　　54　 　off the main course. It wasn’t on the map. “Let’s　　 55　 　in there!” said Nella.

The boat turned into the smaller channel. On both sides grew thick unknown trees.

36．A．meal　　　　　　　　　 B．breakfast　　　　　　 C．dinner　　　　　　　　 D．lunch

39．A．away　　　　　　　　　 B．around　　　　　　　　 C．on　　　　　　　　　　　 D．up

40．A．flow　　　　　　　　　 B．flood　　　　　　　　　 C．direction　　　　　　　 D．position

41．A．smoothly　　　　　　 B．normally　　　　　　　 C．badly　　　　　　　　　 D．hardly

42．A．walking　　　　　　　 B．lying　　　　　　　　　 C．running　　　　　　　 D．sleeping

43．A．sands　　　　　　　　　 B．woods 　　　　　　　 C．air　　　　　　　　　　　 D．water

44．A．serious　　　　　　　　 B．brave　　　　　　　　　 C．careful　　　　　　　　 D．slow

45．A．bend　　　　　　　　　 B．river　　　　　　　　　　 C．animal　　　　　　　　 D．boat

46．A．put out　　　　　　　　 B．broke down　　　　 C．gave in　　　　　　　　 D．got off

47．A．planned　　　　　　　 B．managed　　　　　　　 C．intended　　　　　　　 D．tried

48．A．stuck　　　　　　　　　 B．delayed　　　　　　　　 C．stopped　　　　　　　 D．kept

49．A．river　　　　　　　　　 B．creature　　　　　　　 C．sandbank　　　　　　 D．stone

50．A．rest　　　　　　　　　　 B．picnic　　　　　　　　　 C．sightseeing　　　　　 D．fun

51．A．fall　　　　　　　　　　　 B．come　　　　　　　　　 C．rise　　　　　　　　　　 D．run

52．A．snake　　　　　　　　　 B．fish　　　　　　　　　　 C．shadow　　　　　　　 D．figure

53．A．continued　　　　　　 B．started　　　　　　　　 C．ended　　　　　　　　　 D．went

54．A．separating　　　　　　 B．leading　　　　　　　　 C．dividing　　　　　　　 D．leaving

55．A．observe　　　　　　　 B．watch　　　　　　　　 C．explore　　　　　　　　 D．play

35．_____ modeling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model will always be in demand.

　　 A．While　　　　　　　　　 B．Since　　　　　　　　　 C．As　　　　　　　　　　　 D．If　

34．Progress so far has been very good．_______, we are sure that the project will be completed on time.

　　 A．However　　　　　　 B．Otherwise　 　　　 C．Therefore　　　　　　 D．Besides

33．Mary wanted to travel around the world all by herself, but her parents did not _______ her to do so.

　　 A．forbid　　　　　　　　 B．allow　　　　　　　　　 C．follow　　　　　　　　 D．ask

32．He is the only one of the students who __________ a winner of scholarship for three years.

　　 A．is　 　　　　　　　　　 B．are　　 　　　　　　 C．have been　 　　　　 D．has been

31．Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, _______, of course, made the others unhappy.

　 　　 A．who　 　　　　　　　 B．which　　 　　　　　 C．this　　 　　　　　　　 D．what

30．While building a tunnel through the mountains, _____________.

　　 A．an underground lake was discovered

　　 B．there was an underground lake discovered

　　 C．a lake was discovered underground

　　 D．the workers discovered an underground lake.