第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)
It was on a winter past midnight of 1971 when I was driving our big V8 station wagon back to our home-town．Next to me, my husband was 36 asleep and snoring (打鼾)loudly．
It was true that he worked sixty or more hours per week, and then in the evenings he worked as my dance 37 ．We had to travel away from home for the dance classes on four, or 38 five nights per week, and then he 39 have to be up and about again by six of the following dawn to get to his 40 job．
We had agreed that I should drive home on those late nights so be could at least get some 41 sleep．But I worked hard, too, and I would also be up at six of the following morning to get our half-dozen kids 42 for school．As well, I would then have to 43 the dance lessons for that evening．
On that long cold night I was fighting to stay 44 , but sticking to “the master’s rule” of not playing my 45 ．He needed his sleep, he said．I 46 down the window, yet the bitter-cold wind did little to revive (振奋)me．I was already driving about ten miles 47 the speed limit, 48 , we were still forty-five minutes away from home．
I studied the road up ahead and 49 in the rear view mirror．There was not a car 50 a black night ahead and behind me．There were no Officers of the Law to be seen, and so I 51 the speed by another ten miles per hour．I had no great need for a speeding ticket, but I wanted to get home as quickly as I could．
“Get into the other lane!” sounded a loud and 52 voice．
I swiftly changed lanes, and as I did, a car without headlights pulled from the side of the road．I screamed at the top of my lungs, “I 53 that car by mere inches! The fool! Where did he come from?” The car that would have caused our death was now just a blur of an image(模糊的图像)in my rear view mirror．Instantly I knew where he had come from．He had rushed onto the road from that little roadside bar I 54 each week, and probably so drunk and ‘legless’, he would never find out how 55 he came to killing himself and us．
36．A．slow B．fast C．quick D．well
37．A．trainer B．coacher C．partner D．student
38．A．still B．already C．yet D．even
39．A．would B．could C．should D．might
40．A．normal B．usual C．regular D．common
41．A．extra B．enough C．another D．other
42．A．timely B．ready C．late D．early
43．A．teach B．prepare for C．prepare D．have
44．A．alive B．asleep C．active D．awake
45．A．radio B．DVD C．TV D．piano
46．A．pulled B．took C．wound D．pushed
47．A ．below B．above C．over D．beneath
48．A．furthermore B．therefore C．-however D．besides
49．A．noticed B．watched C．glanced D．observed
50．A．in sight B．in case C．in result D．in fact
51．A．decreased B．declined C．increased D．reduced
52．A urgent B．calm C．angry D．anxious
53．A．caught B．missed C．avoided D．escaped
54．A．passed B．served C．provided D．found
55．A．high B．straight C．hard D．close
35．A huge of quilts was needed in Qinghai province since it was freezing at night．
A．number B．plenty C．quantity D．quality
34． can be enjoyed until you have a deep understanding of the low-carbon lifestyle．
A．Something B．Nothing C．Few D．Much
33．If you the meeting place in greater detail, I so much time looking for it．
A．described; wouldn't waste B．had described; wouldn't have wasted
C．would have described; had wasted D．described; wasted
32．He turns a deaf ear to his parents, ___________ many times they have pointed out his weakness．
A．whatever B．whichever C．whenever D．however
31．Mage is rather difficult to make friends with, but her friendship,___________, is truer than any other．
A．once gained B．when to gain
C．after gained D．while gaining
30．Only through experiences of trial and suffering __________, and success achieved．
A．the soul can be strengthened B．can the soul be strengthened
C．strengthened the soul can be D．can the soul strengthened
29．Unless ___________, the Minister wouldn't attend the welcome party．
A．to invite B．inviting C．being invited D．invited
28．We all feel puzzled why the students the same, mistakes repeatedly in exams．
A．were making B．have been making
C．had made D．will be making