第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分)

　　 Every day on the way to work I drive down a street lined with pine trees. One tree in particular __36__ my attention. It must have suffered some __37__. Part of its trunk grew nearly parallel to the ground, and then in an effort to __38__ its own course of life, the trunk took a 90 degree turn __39__ to stand tall and stretch toward the sun.

　　 This tree became a __40__ for me. Each day as I drove by, I saw this bent but determined tree and I would be __41__. It was a reminder to me that __42__ I may not have had the best start in life, I could change __43__ in the parts of my life at any time.

　　 I was planning to stop one day to get a perfect __44__ of my kindred-spirit (志趣相同的) tree. But that week I was __45__. After that busy week, I still didn’t take any action. Every time I drove by the tree I would __46__ myself, “Tomorrow, I’ll stop tomorrow to take one.” Then one day, as I __47__ by “my” tree, I glanced over, and much to my __48__ found a sawed-off stump(树桩)where that symbolic tree had stood. Gone. I had __49__ my plan until “tomorrow” and tomorrow proved to be too __50__.

　　 A picture of a tree is not of great __51__. But my lesson rang through clearly __52__ I found out one of my colleagues had been __53__ with stage-four cancer. He may no longer have many __54__.

What have you been putting off? What would you do if you knew you would __55__ have the opportunity to do it again? Why not do those things in time that you have been putting off until tomorrow?

36. A. paid　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. caught　　　　　　　 C. fixed　　　　　 D. escaped

37. A. damage　　　 B. influence　　　　　 C. experience　　　　　 　 D. defeat

38. A follow　　　 　　　 B. design　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　　 　 D. imagine

39. A. applying　　　　　　 　 B. attempting　　 C. happening　　　　　 　 D. learning

40. A. shelter　 　　　 B. signal　　　　　　　 C. sign　　 　　　　　 D. symbol

41. A. interested　　　 　 B. satisfied　　 C. encouraged　　　　 　 D. educated

42. A. even though　　 B. as if　　　　 　　 C. in case　　　　 D. if only

43. A. purpose 　　　 B. plan　　　　 C. habit　　　　　 D. direction

44. A. glance　　 　　　 B. view　　　 　　 C. picture　　　 　　　 D. knowledge

45. A. busy　　　　　 B. free　　　　 　　 C. worried　　　 　　　 D. bored

46. A. tell 　　　　　 B. help　　　　 　　 C. call　　 　　　　　 D. see

47. A. wandered　　　 B. drove　　　 C. rode　　　　　 D. ran

48. A. surprise 　　　 B. pleasure　　 C. regret　　　　 　　　　　 D. happiness

49. A. put on　　 　　　 B. cut off　　 　　 C. put off　　　　 　　　 D. called on

50. A. cold　　　　 　　　 B. far 　　　　 C. sunny　　　　　 D. late

51. A. value　　　 　　　 B. achievement C. fun　　　　　　 D. disappointment

52. A. when　　　 　　　 B. before　　 　　 C. because　　 　　　 D. unless

53. A. linked　　 　　　 B. combined　　　 C. provided　　 　　　 D. diagnosed

54. A. lives　　　　 　　　 B. tomorrows　 C. lessons　　　　 D. opportunities

55. A. surely　　　　 B. almost　　　 C. ever　　 　　　　　 D. never

35. --- Class 7 won the match.

　 --- ____________ they seemed very excited.

　 A. No doubt　　　　　　　　 B. No wonder　　　　　　　　　　 C. Above all　　　　　　　 D. Of course

34. The doctor suggested he _____ with a serous disease and that he ___ to hospital at once.

A be infected ; be sent　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B was infected ; be sent

C should be infected ; was sent 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D be infected ; was sent

33. _____ Hebei-based Sanlu Group, the firms whose products are contaminated(polluted) include such dairy(milk) giants as the Yili and Mengniu groups.

A. In addition　　　　　　　 B. Except　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Apart from

32. As a student, you should try to _____ being late for your class.

A. prevent　　　　　 B. refuse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. avoid　　　　　　　　　　　 D. punish

31. His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it.

A. sense　　 　 B. meaning　　　　　　　　　 C. explanation 　　　　　　　　　 D. guess