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