第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some　 36　 intestinal (肠内的)disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy　 37　 suddenly that night．

　　　 Knowing the death could have been　 38　　 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his　 39　　 .To make matters worse his wife　 40　 him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two　 41　 were more than Al could handle, and he　 42　 to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic.

　　　 43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he　 44　 — his home, his land, his art objects, everything．　 45　 　Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．

　　　 When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete　 46 ．

　　　 As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now　 47　 son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 　48　 of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．

　　　 I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his　 49__．One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him．"I'm really _51__ by something," I said．"I know your father was　 52　 _ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"

　　　 Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "

　　　 Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．

36．A．certain　 　　　　　　 B．common　　　 C．rare　 　　　　　　　　 D．basic

37．A．dead　 　　　　　　　　 B．passed away　　 　C．starved　　 　　　 D．worsened

38．A．cured　 　　　　　　　 B．prevented　　　 　 C．forbidden　 　　　 D．saved

39．A．disease　　　　 　 B．debt　　　　　 C．guilt　　 　　　　　　 D．duty

40．A．left　　　 　　　　 B．scolded　　　　 C．quarreled 　　　　　 D．forgave

41．A．disasters　　　 　 B．adventures　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．conflicts　　 　　　 D．situations

42．A．got　　　　　 　　 B．drank　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．turned　 　　　 D．sank

43．A．As　　　　　　 B．Though　　　　 C．Because 　　　　　　 D．If

44．A．needed　　　　 　 B．shared　　　　 C．benefited　 　　　　 D．owned

45．A．Eventually　　 　 B．Gradually　　　 C．Therefore　 　　　 D．Meanwhile

46．A．trouble　 　　　　　 B．hardship　 　　　　 C．failure　　　 　　 D．waste

47．A．teen　　　　　 　 B．adult　　　　 　 C．old　　 　　　　　　 D．adolescent

48．A．win　　　　　 B．fall　 　　　　　　　　　 C．space　　 　　　　　 D．flow

49．A．mother　　　　 　 B．brother 　　　　　　　 C．father 　　　　　　　　 D．child

50．A．up　　　　 　　　 B．with　 　　　　　　　　 C．on　　　　 　　　　 D．through

51．A．worried　　　　 B．puzzled　 　　　　　　 C．interested　 　　　　 D．attracted

52．A．especially　　　 B．basically　 　　　　　 C．hardly　 　　　　　　 D．specially

53．A．argued　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．searched 　　　　　　 C．analyzed　 　 D．thought

54．A．thoughts　　　 B．ideas　　 　　　　　　 C．minds　　　 　　 D．memories

55．A．treat　　　　　 　 B．call　　 　　　　　　 C．judge　 　　　　　　　 D．feel

35. — I am going to be a volunteer at the Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou this November．

—　　　　 ! Me, too.

A. That’s it　　　　　 　　B. Good luck 　　　 　C. No problem　　　　　 D. That’s great

34. —Do you have any idea what Hank does all day?

　 　—I know he speaks at least as much time watching TV as he __________.

　 　　A. does writing　　　　　 　B. writes　　　　　　 　 C. is writing　　　　　　　 　 D. does to write

33. Having much to do，　　　　　　 ．

　 　　 A．so let’s finish at it at home　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．the tour should be put off

　 　　 C．but we should still take the tour 　　　　　 D．we have to stay at home

32. Learning foreign languages calls for your memory,time,patience and emotions._______,it is not a simple thing.　 A. As a result　 B. In conclusion　 C. In general　　　　　　　　　 　 D. After all