第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

My father enjoys bike riding.Ever since I was little，I’ve always loved going biking with my dad.__36__，as I became a teenager，other things began to draw my__37__.Suddenly，it was important to do things with__38__.I saw my dad every evening at home.Why did I have to__39__my Sundays to allday bike trips with him，too？If my indifference (冷漠) hurt him，my father kept__40__，but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip__41__I wanted to come.

It was a Sunday morning，and I was in low__42__.Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me.Just then my father__43__my room.“It’s a beautiful day.Want to go for a__44__，today，Beck？”“Leave me alone！” I impatiently__45__.Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that__46__.

Several hours later，the police called us，__47__us that Dad had a traffic accident.My father’s injuries were serious.It took several days before he could__48__speak.Beside his bed I held his hand gently，__49__of hurting him.

“Daddy...I’m sorry...”

“It’s okay，sweetheart.I’ll be okay.”

“No，” I said，“I__50__what I said to you that day.You know，that morning？”

“Sweetheart，I don’t__51__anything about that day.I remember kissing you goodnight the night before，though.” He__52__a weak smile.

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark，for I__53__wanted him to leave me alone.My teacher once told me that__54__have immeasurable power.They can hurt or they can heal.And we all have the__55__to choose our words.I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

36．A.Therefore　 B．Instead　 C．Besides　 D．However

37．A.attention　 B．sight　 C．effort　 D．energy

38．A.Dad　 B．friends　 C．teachers　 D．brothers

39．A.start　 B．save　 C．devote　 D．waste

40．A.silent　 B．busy　 C．asleep　 D．awake

41．A.unless　 B．in case　 C．so that　 D．as if

42．A.spirits　 B．conditions　 C．states　 D．hopes

43．A.left　 B．checked　 C．entered　 D．knocked

44．A.ride　 B．walk　 C．picnic　 D．game

45．A.whispered　 B．warned　 C．announced　 D．shouted

46．A.moment　 B．morning　 C．afternoon　 D．evening

47．vincing　 B．reminding　 C．informing　 D．phoning

48．A.eventually　 B．generally　 C．strictly　 D．broadly

49．A.tired　 B．afraid　 C．aware　 D．sorry

50．A.discuss　 B．think　 C．care　 D．mean

51．A.hate　 B．forget　 C．remember　 D．like

52．A.got　 B．expressed　 C．exchanged　 D．managed

53．A.often　 B．never　 C．even　 D．once

54．A.apologies　 B．promises　 C．smiles　 D．words

55．A.experience　 B．honor　 C．power　 D．desire

35．________you never plan to visit the polar bears in the North Pole or the penguins in the South Pole，now it is the proper time to start thinking about that.

A．Until　 B．Unless　 C．As long as　 D．Even if

34．The old pianist wouldn’t listen to our repeated request that he________in public again.

A．play　 B．played

C．would play　 D．was going to play

33．________about the poor state of students’ physical fitness，the education ministry has urged local departments to increase spending on physical education.

A．Having concerned　 B．To be concerned

C．Concerned　 D．To be concerning

32．The old man was telling a funny story，surrounded by many kids，________with fascination.

A．all of whom were listened　 B．all of them listening

C．all of them listened　 D．all of them were listening

31．She is already 18 years old，but she ________as if she were still a little girl.

A．believes　 B．directs　 C．behaves　 D．declares

30．________with the new machine，a search party went into the cave，hoping to find buried treasure.

A．Being armed　 B．To be armed

C．Armed　 D．To arm

29．-I just can’t understand how he could________her indifference to him.

-That’s why we call him Mr Please­all.

A．put up with　 B．put off　 C．put on　 D．put through

28．Liu Xiang’s talent for running and his ability to learn from his experiences________greatly to his many successes in sports.

A．owed　 B．contributed　 C．devoted　 D．related