第二节: 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

The girl seemed born to sing. She had a perfect 　　36　 　of music that she could 　　37　 　which player played wrong. She even 　　38　 　took singing lessons ---- she learned by ear. At fourteen, she began to gain weight. To make matters worse, her classmates began to 　　39　 　her. Upset, she would 　　40　　 　home from school and cry. Her worried parents told her to concentrate on developing her 　　41　 　instead of her weight. Fortunately, she took the advice. And 　　42　 　she won singing prizes. More than 　　43　 　else, she wanted to be a singer. So she went to Broadway and got a(n) 　　44　 　part in a musical. Unexpectedly, she acted with a man whose part called 　　45　 　him to make jokes about her weight. She got hurt 　　46　 , but she never lost heart.

One night she received a 　　47　　 　saying a man wanted to see her. She thought it a joke at first. 　　48　　 　actually the man from a famous record company, was to change her whole life. Later he became her manager and her lifelong friend, 　　49　　 　her through her singing career. With his help, she made records and then 　　50　　 　a radio show. By 1940 she was 　　51　 　all the radio polls (投票) ---- a big success. She became the 　　52　 　of her country ---- 　　53　 , hard work and perseverance.

It was no 　　54　 　that when President Roosevelt 　　55　 　her to Queen Elizabeth, he said: “This is Kate Smith. This is America.”

35. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded____ Florence Nightingale.

　　　　 A.in honor of　　 　　　　　　 B.in line with　 　　　　　　　 C.in favor of　 　　　　　 D.in place of

34.Mary stood still in front of a mirror, ___________ on her mouth.　　

A. her eyes fixed　　　　 　　 B. and her eyes fixed　　　　 　　 C. and her eyes fixing　　　 D. her eyes fixing

33. The wedding was to ________ at 9 o’clock but the bride didn’t turn up until 40 minutes later.

　 A. be starting　　　 　　　 B. start　　　 　　　 　　　　 C. have started　　　 　　 D. be started

32. He was rude to the Customs officer, ________, of course, made things even worse.

A. who　　　　　　 　　 B. that　　　　 　　　　　 C. as　　　　　 　 　　　 D. which