第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　 Every year, almost 2 million Americans are injured while they're　 36　 work. Every day, 240 are killed on the job. The 37　 job is cutting down trees. Being a policeman is safer than many jobs, including driving a truck, collecting garbage 　　and 　38 　airplanes. One of the safest jobs is being a librarian.

　　 The government inspects(检查) most factories and offices. 　39　 have to 　40　　 fines if their factories or offices are unsafe. In California, employers often go to prison if one of their workers is　 41　 because a factory didn't　 42　 safety measures. But President Bush cut down the number of government inspectors(检查员)　 43　 15 percent. 　44　 , many people say working is less safe now.

　　 For women workers, the greatest danger so far is murder. Forty--two percent of all　 45　 who died at work were killed. Many of them work　 46　 clerks in stores 　47　 they are alone at night. Experts say they can protect themselves by putting the cash desk in full 　48　 .

　　 The numbers of deaths and accidents at work don't take into　 49　 people who become sick from　 50　　 that they are exposed to at work. Doctors don't know 　51　 some chemicals cause illness.

　　 There are no government rules for many new chemicals.

　　 Inspectors say employers　 52　 their backs on safety problems because they don't want to pay the bill for fixing them. They also say some workers don't want to complain about dangers because they may 　53 　their jobs.

　　 The government should force business to improve safety. There's no　 54　 for workers dying or　 55　 in an accident that could have been prevented.

36. A. in　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　 　C. on　　　　　　　 D. during

37. A. safest　　　　 B. most dangerous 　C. easiest　　　　　　 D. most tiring

38. A. flying　　　　 B. making　　　　 C. doing　　　　　 　D. riding

39. A. Officers　　　 B. Workers　　　　 　C. Employers　　　　 D. Employees

40. A. give　　　　 　B. offer　　　　 　　C. pay　　　　　　 　D. buy

41. A. saved　　　　 B. hit　　　　　　 　C. shot　　　　　 　　D. killed

42. A. use　　　　　 B.do　　　　　 　　C. break　　　　　　 D. take

43. A. to　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　 　C. from　　　　　　 D. at

44. A. As a result　　 B. As　　　　 　　　C. At last　　　　　　 D. Then

45. A. adults　　　 　B. youths　　　　 　C. men　　　　　　　 D. women

46. A. for　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 　C. like　　　　　　 　D. to

47. A. which　　　 　B. that　　　　　 　C. where　　　　　 　D. why

48. A. view　　　　 　B. opinion　　　　 C. scene　　　　　 　　D. scenery

49.A thought　 　　　B mind　 　　　　　C thinking　　　 　　　D consideration

50. A. machines　　 B. chemicals　　　 　C. air　　　　　　　 　D. work

51. A. because　　　 B. when　　　　　 　C. whether　　　　　 　D. even if

52. A. do　　　　　 B. turn　　　　　　 　C. make　　　　　 　　D. refuse

53. A. lose　　　　 B. miss　　　　　 　C. give up　　　　　 　D. save

54. A. need　　　　 B. reason　　　　 　C. time　　　　　　 　D. excuse

55. A. injuring　　　 B. being injured　 　　C. be injuring　　　　 　D. be injured　

35.The police _____ him of stealing a car.

　 A. warned 　　　　　　　　　 B. charged　　　　　 C. accused　　　　　 D. threatened

34.In order to get the exact result, the scientists made _______.

　 A. a lot tries　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. to do experiments

　 C. trial and error　　　　　 　　　　 D. great try

33. One of the provinces _______ the union and formed a new country.

　A. broke away from B. kept away from　　 C. did away with　　　 　 D. cut off

32. The captain called ________ his men never to give ________ in front of difficulties in the storm.　

　 A. on; in 　　　B. for; up　　 　C. at; away 　　　　　D. out; off