第二节：完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

A house in Clarktown caught fire on Christmas Eve,1982.The 　　36 　　who lived in the house was already in her eighties. Being in poor health, she had trouble in　 　37 　　even when things were fine.　 With her house burning down around her, she was not able to go 　38　 . The smoke　 　39 　　her choke(窒息).The fire was very hot. Without quick help she would have 　　　40　 　　.

Fire fighters 　　41　 　　the house. They started to put the fire out. They did not know the old woman was still inside. People there heard her crying for help. The fire was still very hot 　　42　 　there was lots of smoke. A man 　43　 like Santa Claus(圣诞老人)was passing by. He was on his way to give gifts to poor families. 　44 　had he heard the old woman’s cry when he ran into the 　45　 　house.　 After a while he rushed out with the old woman on his back and came to her safety. Then, as　 　46　 　as he had done that, the man left .No one knew the real name of the hero who had saved the old woman’s life.

The man went on and took the gifts to the poor children. He did not return home 　47　 it was dark. He told his 　48　 what had happened. She decided that she did not need to keep the story a secret. She told people that Santa Claus was　 　49 　　David Rodriguez, her husband. Mr. Rodriguez is a music teacher 　50 　　he is not playing Santa Claus.

36. A. hero　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. woman　　　　　　　　　　 C. child　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. man

37. A. walking　　　　　　　　　　 B. speaking　　　　　　　　　 C. thinking　　　　　　　　　 D. laughing

38. A. everywhere　　　　　　　　 B. nowhere　　　　　　　　　 C. anywhere　　　　　　　　 D. somewhere

39. A. suffered　　　　　　　　　　 B. broke　　　　　　　　　　　 C. forced　　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

40. A. lived　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. died　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stayed

41. A. looked for　　　　　　　　　 B. searched through　　　 C. got to　　　　　　　　　　　 D. set up

42. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

43.A.dressed　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chosen　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　　　　　 D. acted

44.A.Only　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Hardly　　　　　　　　　　 C. Never　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Badly

45.A.empty　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. crowded　　　　　　　　　 C. burnt　　　　　　　　　　　 D. burning

46.A.bravely　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. carefully　　　　　　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　　　　　 D. proudly

47.A.until　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　　　　 D. then

48.A.friend　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. son　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. daughter　　　　　　　　　 D. wife

49.A.nearly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. really　　　　　　　　　　　 C. impossibly　　　　　　　　 D. probably

50.A. so that　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. even if　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　　 D. since

35. ---Could you turn the TV down a little bit?

---_______________. Is it disturbing you?

A. Take it easy　　　　　　　 B. I’m sorry　 　　　　　　 C. Not a bit　　　　　 　　 D. It depends

34. The class __________ 80 students is hard to manage.

　　　sisting of 　　　　 B. consists of 　　　　　　 C. making up of 　　　 D. made up

33. He made ______little progress ______ his parents felt disappointed.

　 　A. such, that　　　　　　　　 B so, that　　　　 　　　　 C. such, as　　　　 　　　 D so, as

32. Good heavens! There you are! We ______anxious about you, we ______ you back much earlier all through the night.

　　 A. are; expect　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. were; had expected

　　 C. will be; are expecting　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. have been; were expecting

31. I have had my bike ___ ,and I'm going to have somebody ___ my radio tomorrow.

　　 A. repair; to repair　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. repairing; to be repaired

　　 C. repaired; repair 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to repair; repairing

30. The new invention may ______ changes in the way they do their work.

　　　 A. result from　　　　　　　 B. expose to　　　　　　　　　 C. lead to　　　　　　　　　　 D. put forward

29. ____________ many times, but he still couldn’ t understand it.

　　　 A. Though he had been told　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Having been told

　　 C. Having told　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. He had been told

28. Though ___________ money, he managed to start his own business.

　　　 A. lacked 　　　　 　　　 B. lacking of　　　　 　 C. lacking　　　　　 　　 D. lacked of

27. The students in the class were ________four groups before they started the game.

　　　 A. divided into 　　　　 B. separated into 　　　 C .divided from 　　　　 D. separated into