第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分)

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the 　36　 　of the young man.

The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. 37　 from the day before, he took out a large piece of　 38　 　and laid it on the ground. Then he began 　39 .

Before long, the young violinist was　 40　 with people, who were all attracted by the 　41　 　on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat 　42　 . Please come to claim(认领) it soon."

After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and 43 through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would 　44　 　come here."

"Are you Mr. George Sang?"

The man nodded.

"Did you 　45　 something?"

"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.

The violinist　 46　 a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.

George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and 　47　 　it; then he danced with joy.

George bought a lottery ticket which 　48　 　him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. 　49　 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.

When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket　 50　 　himself, the violinist said," 　51　 I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."

We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should 　52　 be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we　 53　 succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the 　54　 　on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the 55 of going up.

36. A. box　　　　　　　　　　 B. hat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bowl　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bag

37. A. Free　　 　　　 B. Away　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Different　　　　　　　　　 D. Far

38. A. paper　　　　　　　　　 B. stone　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cloth　　　　　 　　 　　　 D. wood

39. A. begging　　　　　　　 B. shouting　　　　　　　　　 C. playing　　　　　　 　　 D. singing

40. A. crowded　　　　　　 B. surrounded　　　　 C. surprised　　 　　 　　　 D. satisfied

41. A. words　　　　　 　 　 B. money　　　　　　　　　　 C. ticket　　　　　　　　 　　 D. picture

42. A. on purpose　　　　　 B. in a hurry　 　 　　　　 C. in advance　 　　 　　　 D. by mistake

43. A. looked　　　　　　　　 B. lived　　　 　　　　　　 C. broke　　　　　　　　 　　 D. rushed

44. A. probably　　　　　　 B. certainly　　　　　　　　　 C. recently　　　　　　　　　　 D. nearly

45. A. lose　　　　　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. handed out　　　　　 B. gave out　　　　　　　　　 C. sent out　　　　　　 D. took out

47. A. tore　　　　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　　　　　　 C. kissed　　　　　　　 D. hid

48. A. beat　　　　　　　　　　 B. sold　　 　　　 　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　　 D. won　　

49. A. Fortunately　　　　 B. However　　 　 　　　　 C. Otherwise D. Generally

50. A. by　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　 　 　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　 D. with

51. A. Unless　 　 　　　　 B. Whenever　 　 　　　　 C. Although　　　　　 D. Until

52. A. often　　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　 　 　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　 D. always

53. A. may　　　　　　　　　 B. should　　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　　　 D. need

54. A. air　　　　　　　　　　　 B. water　　　　　　　　　　　 C. grass　　　　　　　　 D. tree

55. A. road　　　　　　　　　 B. path　　　　　 　 　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　　 D. method

35．- When shall we meet, at 6︰00 or at 6︰30?　　 - ________.

A. well, either time will do　　　　　　 B. You make the time　

C. At any time.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Any time is OK.

34．-What do people wear to a volleyball match？

-Well, it isn’t very_____ . They wear whatever they like.

A. secure　　　　 B. usual　　　　 C. formal　　　 D. regular

33．Such good use has been_____ his spare time ______his English has improved a lot.

　　　 A．made ; as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．underlined; in　　

C．found in; which　　　　　　　　　　 D．made of; that　　

32．The art centre is _____ used to be a factory, _____ millions of tractors were made.

A. which; where　　　　　　 　　 B. what; where　　

C. what; which　　　　　　　 　　 D. where; which

31．-----I ________ to a party but have nothing proper to wear.

------ Why not buy a new evening dress ?

A. was invited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had been invited　　　

C. have been invited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. are being invited

30．Then people could spell words in different ways ____ you might find interesting.

A. how　　　　 B. in which　　　　 C. what　　　 D. which　

29．I _____ my face when suddenly someone ______ at the door.

　　 A. was washing; knocked　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. washed; knocked　　　

C. was washing; was knocking　　　　　　 　　 D. washed; was knocking

28．How can I ______ my father _________? He is so stubborn.

A. advise; to stop smoking　　　　　　　 B. try to persuade; to give in smoking

C. persuade; to give up smoking　　　　　 D. suggest; to stop smoking

27．Nowadays with the development of science, more new technology _____ to the fields of IT.

A．has introduced　　　　　　　　　　 B．is being introduced　

C．is introducing　　　　　　　　　　　 D．was introduced