第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen 　36　 　in almost a month. Every day, my husband and his brothers would 　37　 the process of trying to get water to the fields. 　38　 　we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of 　39　 　and witnessed the only 　40　 　I had seen with my own eyes. I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, 　41　 　toward the woods. I could only see his back. He was obviously walking with a great 　42　 , trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he 　43　 　into the woods, he came running out again, towards the house. I went back to make sandwiches, 　44　 　that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, 　45　 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. 　46　 　I couldn’t take it any longer, followed him on his journey and saw the most amazing 　47　 .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost 　48　 　for him to get away. A huge deer with big antlers was 　49　 　close, but the deer didn’t even 　50　 　as Billy knelt down. And I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 　51　 , lift its head with great efforts to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands. When the water was 　52　 , Billy jumped up to run back to the house to get more. It then became 　53　 　to me.

I stood on the edge of the woods watching the 　54　 　boy working so hard to save another life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God, himself was 　55　 　with pride. The rain that came that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

36. A. water　　 　　　　　　　　 B. rain　　　 　　　　　　　 C. cloud　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. storm

37. A. go along　　 　　　　　　 B. go on　　　 　　　　　　 C. go about　　　 　　　　 D. go after

38. A. Before　　　　　 　　　 B. If　　　　　　　　 C. Until　　　　 　　　　 D. Unless 　

39. A. struggling　　　　 　 B. sharing　　　 　 C. working　　　 　　　　 D. understanding

40. A. miracle　　　　 　　　 B. lesson　　　　　　 C. animal　　　　　　 D. incident

41. A. running　　　　 　　　 B. jumping　　　　　 C. walking　　　　　 D. dashing

42. A. effort　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. heart　　　　 　　　　　 C. determination　 　　　 D. interest

43. A. lost　　　　　　 　　 B. slipped　　　　　 　 C. wandered　　　　 D. disappeared

44. A. thinking　　　　　 　 B. wondering　　　　 　 C. worrying　　　　　 D. doubting

45. A. though　　　　　　 　　　 B. besides　　　 　　　 C. however　　　　　 D. therefore

46. A. Silently　　　　　　 B. Finally　　　　　 　　 C. Fortunately　　　　 D. Surprisingly

47. A. sign　　　　　　　 　 B. scenery　　　　　 C. sight　　　　　　 D. scene

48. A. screamed　　　　　 B. ran　　　　　　　 C. begged　　　　　 　 D. burst

49. A. friendly　　　　　 　 B. powerfully　　　　 C. dangerously　　　 　 D. carefully

50. A. pause　　　　　　　 B. panic　　　　　 　　 C. fight　　　　　　 　 D. move

51. A. thirst　　　　　　　 B. illness　　　　　　 　 C. wound　　　　　 　D. pain

52. A. lost　　　　　　　 B. missed　　　　　　 　　　 C. gone　　　　　　 D. left

53. A. amazing　　　　　 　 B. clear　　　　　　 　 C. acceptable　　　　 D. puzzling

54. A. kind　　　　　　　 B. clever　　　　　　 　 C. naughty　　　　　 D. patient

55. A. weeping　　　　　　 B. appearing　　　　 C. coming　　　　　 D. raining

35. ______ is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.

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

34. It was the way he spoke ________ what he said that made his dad angry.

A. other than　　　　　　 B. or rather　　　　　　 C. rather than　　　　 D. more than

33. -I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

　　　 -Oh, not at all. I 　　　　 　here only a few minutes.

A. was　　　　　　 B. had been　　　　　　 C. have been　　　　　 D. will be

32. When the children heard the _____ story, they were ____ half to death.

A. scary, frightening　　 B. frightening, scared　

C. scared, scary　　 D. frightened, frightening