We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears.  36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37  to see -- or look at -- on my way to work each morning.

     For three years, no matter  38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On   39   days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime  40   out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses.  41   , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I  42   all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how  43  I expected to see her each morning. You might say I   44   her.

“Did she have an accident? Something  45 ?” I thought to myself about her  46  .  Now that she was gone, I felt I had  47  her. I began to realize that part of our  48   life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who  50   walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are   51   markers in our lives. They add weight to our  52   of place and belonging.

Think about it.   53   , while walking to work, we mark where we are by  54  a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though  55  , person?

36. A. Make                B. Take            C. Give                 D. Have

37. A. happened           B. wanted          C. used                   D. tried

38. A. what                 B. how                   C. which                  D. when

39. A. sunny                B. rainy            C. cloudy             D. snowy

40. A. took                B. brought          C. carried             D. turned

41. A. Clearly               B. Particularly       C. Luckily               D. Especially

42. A. believed              B. expressed         C. remembered          D. wondered

43. A. long                B. often             C. soon                D. much

44. A. respected             B. missed              C. praised             D. admired

45. A. better                B. worse                C. more               D. less

46. A. disappearance         B. appearance            C. misfortune          D. fortune

47. A. forgotten             B. lost                  C. known              D. hurt

48. A. happy                B. enjoyable             C. frequent            D. daily

49. A. friends              B. strangers             C. tourists             D. guests

50. A. regularly             B. actually              C. hardly              D. probably

51. A. common              B. pleasant            C. important           D. faithful

52. A. choice               B. knowledge            C. decision             D. sense

53. A. Because              B. If                 C. Although            D. However

54. A. keeping              B. changing          C. passing              D. mentioning

55. A. unnamed              B.unforgettable          C. unbelievable         D. unreal

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第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears.  36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37  to see -- or look at -- on my way to work each morning.

For three years, no matter  38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On   39   days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime  40   out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses.  41   , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I  42   all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how  43  I expected to see her each morning. You might say I   44   her.

“Did she have an accident? Something  45 ?” I thought to myself about her  46  .  Now that she was gone, I felt I had  47  her. I began to realize that part of our  48   life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who  50   walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are   51   markers in our lives. They add weight to our  52   of place and belonging.

Think about it.   53   , while walking to work, we mark where we are by  54  a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though  55  , person?

36. A. Make          B. Take         C. Give      D. Have

37. A. happened       B. wanted       C. used      D. tried

38. A. what           B. how         C. which     D. when

39. A. sunny          B. rainy         C. cloudy    D. snowy

40. A. took           B. brought       C. carried    D. turned

41. A. Clearly         B. Particularly    C. Luckily   D. Especially

42. A. believed        B. expressed     C. remembered  D. wondered

43. A. long            B. often          C. soon     D. much

44. A. respected       B. missed        C. praised      D. admired

45. A. better          B. worse        C. more         D. less

46. A. disappearance   B. appearance   C. misfortune      D. fortune

47. A. forgotten       B. lost          C. known         D. hurt

48. A. happy          B. enjoyable      C. frequent      D. daily

49. A. friends         B. strangers      C. tourists     D. guests

50. A. regularly        B. actually        C. hardly     D. probably

51. A. common        B. pleasant      C. important      D. faithful

52. A. choice          B. knowledge    C. decision      D. sense

53. A. Because         B. If            C. Although     D. However

54. A. keeping         B. changing     C. passing       D. mentioning

55. A. unnamed        B.unforgettable  C. unbelievable   D. unreal

We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears.  36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I  37  to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter  38  the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On  39  days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime  40  out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 41 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I  42  all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how  43  I expected to see her each morning. You might say I  44 her.
“Did she have an accident? Something  45 ?” I thought to myself about her  46 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had  47  her. I began to realize that part of our  48  life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar  49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 50  walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are  51  markers in our lives. They add weight to our  52  of place and belonging.
Think about it.  53 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by  54  a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though  55 , person?

We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we’ve become used to suddenly disappears.   36  , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I   37    see —or look at — on my way to work each morning.

For three years, no matter   38   the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On   39  days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime   40   out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses.   41  , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I   42   all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how   43   I counted on to see her each morning. You might say I   44   her.

“Did she have an accident? Something   45  ?” I thought to myself about her   46  . Now that she was gone, I felt I had   47   her. I began to realize that part of our   48   life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar   49  : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who

  50   walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 51 markers in the landscape of our lives. They add weight to our   52   of place and belonging.

Think about it.  53  , while walking to work, we mark where we are by   54   a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though   55  , person?

A. Use                B. Set             C. Follow           D. Take

A. would             B. used to           C. ought to         D. had to

A. that               B. how             C. what             D. whether

A. snowy             B. cool            C. sunny            D. cloudy

A. wore                   B. brought          C. gave           D. helped

A. Clearly            B. Luckily          C. Unfortunately    D. Besides

A. impressed           B. watched         C. remembered      D. knew

A. long               B. easy             C. difficult         D. much

A. loved              B. missed               C. disappointed      D. hated

A. special             B. unexpected     C. especial          D. worse

A. disappearance      B. appearance       C. misfortune      D. fortune

A. forgotten           B. lost              C. known         D. hurt

A. happy              B. enjoyable        C. frequent        D. daily

A. friends            B. strangers         C. tourists          D. guests

A. regularly            B. actually       C. hardly          D. probably

A. common          B. pleasant          C. important     D. faithful

A. choice            B. knowledge       C. decision         D. sense

A. Because            B. If             C. Although        D However

A. keeping            B. changing         C. passing       D. mentioning

A. unnamed           B. unforgettable    C. unbelievable     D. unreal

 We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears.  36 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 37  to see -- or look at -- on my way to work each morning.

     For three years, no matter  38 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On   39   days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime  40   out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses.  41   , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I  42   all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how  43  I expected to see her each morning. You might say I   44   her.

“Did she have an accident? Something  45 ?” I thought to myself about her  46  .  Now that she was gone, I felt I had  47  her. I began to realize that part of our  48   life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 49 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who  50   walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are   51   markers in our lives. They add weight to our  52   of place and belonging.

Think about it.   53   , while walking to work, we mark where we are by  54  a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though  55  , person