第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
It was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was 36 up quickly. I 37 as I got out of my car that fellow church members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the 38 .
As I got closer I saw a man leaning 39 the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down 40 he was asleep. He had on a long coat that was in 41 and a hat topped his head, 42 down so you couldn’t see his face.
He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too small for his feet, with 43 all over them, his toes 44 out. I assumed this man was 45 , and asleep, so I walked on by through the doors of the church.
We all 46 fellowship for a few minutes, and then someone brought up the man outside. People gossiped，but no one 47 to ask him to come in, including me. A few moments later church 48 . We were all waiting for the Preacher(传教士) to take his 49 , and to give us The Word, 50 the doors to the church opened. 51 came the homeless man, walking with his head down.
People whispered and made faces. He made his way and up onto the pulpit. When he took off his hat and coat my heart 52 .There stood our preacher…he was the “homeless man.”
No one said a word…the room was 53 .
Then the preacher took his Bible and laid it on the stand. “Folks, I don’t think I have to tell you 54 I’m preaching about today.” They he started singing the 55 to this song:
“If I can help somebody as I pass along, If I can cheer somebody with a word or song,
If I can show somebody that he’s traveling wrong, …”
36. A. filling B. piling C. picking D. putting
37. A. looked B. watched C. observed D. noticed
38. A. car B. man C. church D. wall
39. A. below B. opposite C. beyond D. against
40. A. even if B. as if C. in case D. so that
41. A. rags B. order C. pieces D. trouble
42. A. taken B. pulled C. fallen D. held
43. A. scratches B. water C. holes D. dirt
44. A. stuck B. left C. put D. run
45. A. careless B. stupid C. homeless D. lazy
46. A. continued B. reminded C. enjoyed D. discussed
47. A. bothered B. pretended C. failed D. happened
48. A. reported B. stopped C. performed D. began
49. A. turn B. power C. place D. hat
50. A. when B. before C. while D. until
51. A. Out B. Away C. In D. Up
52. A. broke B. beat C. shocked D. sank
53. A. silent B. empty C. smooth D. calm
54. A. where B. what C. which D. why
55. A. setences B. words C. phrases D. expressions
35. Professor Black has been working in the forest for years, ________ to the research of wild plants and animals.
A. devoted B. devoting C. to devote D. and devote
34. After the explosion, the factory was a _______ of total confusion.
A. situation B. view C. occasion D. scene
33. To do more exercise, when I go out I use the bike _______ the car if possible.
A. other than B. except for C. or rather D. rather than
32. Action, not talk, was _________ she graded her students on.
A. that B. how C. what D. why
31. Hello! I thought you _________ to this concert tonight.
A. hadn't come B. won't come C. weren't coming D. haven't come
30. Never in my life such a thing.
A. I have heard of or seen B. had I heard of or seen
C. have I heard of or seen D. did I hear of or see
29. It is possible he misunderstood I said．
A. that, that B．what, what C．what, that D. that, what
28. When last valuable, those books enjoyed great success.
A. finding B. found C. being found D. to be found
27. －Miss Jones once _________ music at Bardon School for ten years and now is an actress.
－No wonder I often hear her sing in the garden.
A. had taught B. taught C. is teaching D. has been teaching