第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

When I was 14, I was hired for an after-school job selling subscriptions (征订，订阅) to my hometown paper, the Houston Post. I was sent to some of the city’s worst neighborhoods to “beg” door-to-door. Even though I was often moving around after dark in bad areas __36__ for garage apartments, I was __37__ for the work.

It was a __38__ because people didn’t like a stranger knocking on their door, __39__ a kid trying to get them to buy something. On one ___40__, a man shut his door heavily in my face and __41__, “I don’t want your damn paper.” I __42__ myself to knock again and was able to tell him how great the paper was. I __43__ selling him a subscription. I was soon among the __44__ subscription sellers and, like other successful __45__, was given responsibility for training newcomers.

__46__ this time I started playing the harmonica and guitar. Before long I was playing in a __47__ at barbecues and other events. When I __48__ 18, I focused my __49__ on becoming a professional musician. I never lost ___50___ of this dream. I’m sure my determination came from what I __51___ knocking on strangers’ doors.

That ___52___ helped me in many ways. Early in my music career I was locked in a legal disagreement with a former manager. He ___53__ me to back off, but I refused.

Having all those doors shut in my face as a kid gave me the ___54___to stand up to this frightening figure. Except this time there was one ___55___: I was the one saying no. And I won.

36. A. leaving　　 　　　 B. searching　　 　　　 C. reaching　　 　　 D. asking

37. A. sorry　　　 　　　 B. ready　　　 　　　 C. doubtful　　 　 D. thankful

38. A. challenge　 　　 B. puzzle　　　 　　　 C. surprise　　　 　 D. failure

39. A. certainly　　 　　 B. obviously　 　　　 C. especially　 　　 D. usually

40. A. time　　　 　　 B. occasion　　 　　 C. day　　　　 　　 D. place

41. A. screamed　 　　 B. whispered　 　　　 C. begged　　 　　 D. announced

42. A. allowed　　 　　 B. forced　　　 　　 C. wished　　　 　 D. reminded

43. A. ended up　 　　 B. gave up　　　 　　 C. picked up　　 　 D. kept up

44. A. rich　　　 　　　 B. large　　　　 　　 C. fast　　　　 　 D. top

45. A. reporters　 　　　 B. managers　　 　　　 C. salesmen　　 　　 D. secretaries

46. A. For　　　　 　　 B. Since　　　 　　　 C. Around　　　 　 D. Until

47. A. concert　　 　　 B. band　　　 　　　 C. kitchen　　　 D. party

48. A. seemed　　 　　 B. grew　　　 　　　 C. appeared　　 　 D. turned

49. A. attention　　 　　 B. attraction　　 　　 C. service　　　 　　 D. trust

50. A. sight　　　 　　 B. use　　　　 　　 C. ability　　　 　 D. fortune

51. A. accepted　　 　　 B. decided　　 　　　 C. expected　　 　 D. learned

52. A. experience　 　　 B. problem　　 　　　 C. story　　　　 　 D. introduction

53. A. invited　　 　　 B. pressured　　 　　 C. excused　　　 　 D. charged

54. A. pain　　　 　　 B. right　　　　 　　 C. strength　　　 　 D. imagination

55. A. conclusion　 　　 B. difference　　 　　 C. chance　　　 　　 D. decision

35. These people were mentioned at the meeting, 　　　　　, Tom, Helen and Brown.

　　　 A. specially　　　 B. especially　　　　 C. simply　　 D. namely

34. When the man came in, gun in hand, we all stood there, ________．

　　　 A. astonished　　　　　　　　　　 B. astonishing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. being astonished　　 D. having astonished

33. ---The skirt is too expensive; its color too dark, and．．．．

---____．Is there anyone so particular like you?

　　　 A. Take it or leave it　　　　　　 B. Can't complain too much

　　　 C. Go ahead　　　　　　　　　 D. Cheer up

32. As a boy of six,　　　　　　 .

　　　 A. Tim’s parents asked him to play the piano every day.

　　　 B. Tim and his parents would play the piano together.

　　　 C. Tim had to practice playing the piano every day.

　　　 D. to learn playing the piano is too hard for Tim.

31. Ms Jones　　　 her stepmother travels once or twice every other year.

　　　 A. and　　　 B. besides　　　　 C. as well as　　　　　 D. and along with

30. It really seemed ages ____ the police came on the scene and cleared away the damaged cars．

　　　 A．before　　　 B．after　　 　　　　　 C．when　　 　　　　 D．as

29. QQ,　　　　 you can chat with your friends, makes communication easy．

A. how　　　 B. where　　 C. that　　 D. which

28. Lady Gaga has put off her concerts because of the difficulties _______by the ongoing strikes.

　　　 A. causing　　　　　　　 B. to cause　　　　　 C. to be caused　 D. caused

27. ________ he driven more carefully, the accident would not have happened the other day.

A. Be　　 　B. Had　 　　　　　 C. Has　 　　　 D. Would have