第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

Tom used to work at a little railway station. He was very 36 about “rules”. For 37, he never smoked in a nonsmoker (不准吸烟的车厢), nor 38 a passenger to do so.

He was there for 50 years and then he had to 39. He asked for a part of an old railway carriage(车厢)which, he thought, would remind him of the 40 days he had spent at the station.

About a week later, a carriage was 41 and was taken into Tom’s back 42. Tom worked at it, just as he had worked at the station. It was 43 and painted, and in a week 44 so it looked very nice.

One day, I went to visit old Tom. It was a 45 day for a visit. It was raining hard. I walked to the front door and 46, but there was no answer. However, the door wasn’t 47, so I opened it and went in. He was 48 to be seen. I thought he 49 be in that old railway carriage. So I went to the back. Sure enough, he 50 there, but he wasn’t sitting in the carriage; he was outside, on the step of the carriage, 51 his pipe. His head was 52 with a sack and the rain was running down his 53. “Hello, why on earth are you sitting here? Why don’t you go inside the 54 out of the rain?”

“Can’t you see?” said Tom. “The carriage they sent me was 55.”

35．______ is mentioned above, an increasing number of high school students are playing online games.

　 A. Which　　　　 B. What　　　　 C. As　　　　 D. It

34. ________, you always get something to eat on this airline.

1. However short the journey is
2. However the journey is short
3. No matter how the journey is short
4. No matter how short is the journey

33. Not only _____ polluted but ____ crowded.

A.　　　 was the city, were the streets

B.　　　 the city was, were the streets

C.　　　 was the city; the streets were

D.　　 the city was, the streets were

32. ______, most teenagers now listen to rock music. However, Jeffery prefers classical music.

A. In a word　　　　　　　　　 B. In general

C. In particular　　　　　　　　 D. In total

31. – Look! He ______ with joy.

- Yes. He _______ the test.

A. is jumping; must pass　　　　 B. jumps; passes

C. is jumping; must have passed　 D. jumped; passed 　

30. That they referred to that ______ thing made her very _____.

A. embarrassed; embarrassed　　 B. embarrassing; embarrassed　

C. embarrassed; embarrassing　　 D. embarrassing; embarrassing

29. - Do you know the girl in red?

- She seems to ______ me at last month’s party. But I’m not sure.

　　 A. introduce to　　　　　　　 B. be introducing to

　　 C. be introduced to　　　　　 D. have been introduced to

28. Our English teacher gave us ___ advice that we ______ the new words and

phrases in every unit.

A. an; remember　　　　　　 B. a piece of; remember

C. an; should remember　　　 D. a piece of; must remember

27. - What do you think made Mary so upset?

- ___ her mp4.

A. As she lost　　　　　 　　　 B. Lost

C. Losing　　　　　　　　 D. Because of losing