第二节　 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)

As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring36 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with 37 beautiful and dangerous.

The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had 　38 　the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the 　39 side. But now one man was daring to try the 　40 　route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.

For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him 　41 　. Now they were waiting to see his 42 . If he planned to 　43 the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was 44 .

A tiny green light 46 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people 46 .The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so 47 ! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the 　48　 light.

In the morning, Bonatti 49. He could not see the top but he knew he was 　50 　there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.　　　　　　　

Bonatti had spent months 　51 　for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and 　52 　to climb to the top?

He was finally at the top! News about his 53 was radioed to the world.

The trip 　54 　the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “55 　” and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.

36. A. back　　 　　　　　　　　 B. forward　　　　 　　　　 C. down　　　　 D. up

37. A. flowers　 　　　　　　　 B. ice and snow　　 　　　　 C. green trees　　　 　 D. rocks

38. A. watched　　　 　　 B. passed　　　　　 　　 C. reached　　　　 　　 D. climbed

39. A. western　　　 　　 B. eastern　　　　 　　　 C. southern　　　　 　　　 D. northern

40. A. difficult　　　 　　　 B. different　　　 　　　　 C. same　　　　　 　　　　 D. easy

41. A. patiently　　 　　　 B. carefully　　　 　　　　 C. anxiously　　　　 　　　 D. eagerly

42. A. face　　　　 　　　　 B. figure　　　　 　　　　　 C. flag　　　　　　 　　　 D. signal

43. A. return　　　 　　　 B. go on　　　　　 　　　　 C. rest　　　　　　 　　　 D. stop

44 A. turning back　 　　　　 B. moving up　 　　　　　 C. arriving　　　　 　　　　 D in danger

45. A. rose　　　　 　　　　 B. appeared　　　　 　　 C. turned on　　　 　　　 D. turned off

46 A. cheered　　 　　　　 B. laughed　　　　 　　　 C. jumped　　　　 　　　 D. shouted

47. A. sleepy　　　 　　　　 B. excited　　　　　 　　 C. tired　　　　　 　　　 D. happy

48. A. yellow　　　 　　　　 B. blue　　　　　　 　 C. green　　　　　 　　　 D. red

49. A. woke up　　 　　　 B. turned up　　　　 　　 C. got up　　　　 　　　　 D. looked up

50. A. already　　　 　　　 B. almost　　　　　 　 C. no longer　　　 　　　　 D. surely

51. A. training　　 　　　　 B. preparing　　　 　　　 C. planning　　　 　　　　 D. asking

52. A. courage　　 　　　　 B. skill　　　　　 　　　　 C. money　　　　 　　　　 D. wish

53. A. victory　　　 　　　　 B. thing　　　　　 　　　　 C. climb　　　　　 　　　　 D. courage

54. A. along　　　 　　　　 B. up　　　　　　 　　　 C. down　　　　　 　　　 D. to

55. A. necessary　 　　　　 B. important　　 　　　 C. great　　　　　 　　　 D. impossible

35．We were _______ surprised at the news that we couldn’t say anything.

　 A. so　 B. much　 C. very　　 D. quite

34.He’s narrow-minded. Don’t _____ to his opinion.

　 A. give in　　 B. give up　 C. give away　 D. give out

33.It’s a small town. You can never dream _____ shopping after 5 o’clock in the evening. Which of the following is Wrong?

　 A. about doing　　 B. about　　　 C. of doing　　　 D. to doing

32．.----I’m going to take part in the entrance examination next week.

　 -----_____________.

　 A. Congratulations　 B.May you succeed　

31. Firework ____ the beauty of the festival night.

　 　 A. added to　　　 B. added up　　　 C. added up to　　 D. added

30. -- How long _____ in the prison?

　 --Since 1998.

A. was he kept　 B. has he been kept　 C. had he been kept　 D. will he be kept

29.The visitor ____ that he ____ very glad to pay a visit to our country.

A. said, was　 B. talked, had been　 C. told, was　 D. spoke, had been

28. Native English speakers can understand each other ____ they don’t speak the same kind of English.

　 A. even　 B. although　 C. even if　 D. as if