第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 　

　　 I first met Richard when he wanted someone to do some teaching, and I had been　 36 taking the job by a friend. I was 　37 　whether I really wanted to teach there. But I made my way to the 　38 . I could see from his questions he was curious about me and 　39 to sound me out, which was not easy as I was then too shy.

　　 What he probably did not know was that I was 　40　 curious about him. I have to　 41 　I had a wildly false view of him: he did have a growing 　42 , but he could hardly be a front-rank philosopher. For, as a professor, his main interests 　43 to stick to a lot other than the 　44 itself.

　　 Of course, my wrong understanding of him could not long 　45 　but it really took much time for my 　46 impression to be 　47.

　　 This did not 　48 until when we met and talked more often. A 　49 that was likely to come up was art-not the philosophy of art but the arts themselves and particular　 50 . It came as no surprise that his greatest love among the arts was paintings by Leonardo da Vinci , who had long been my favorite, and that his 　51 　for paintings that he had seen was extraordinary-- he really knew a lot. I was 52 to have one who loved the same 　53 as I did. I remember how 　54 　he was when I told him this, and even closer we became 　55 .

36. A. cheated　　　　　　　　　 B. suggested　　　　　　　 C. employed　　　　　　　 D. affected

37. A. unlikely　　　　　　　　 B. uneasy　　　　　　　　　 C. unknown　　　　　　　 D. uncertain

38. A. lecture　　　　　　　　　 B. meeting　　　　　　　　 C. interview　　　　　　　 D. university

39. A. attempted　　　　　　　 B. managed　　　　　　　 C. determined　　　　　　 D. promised

40. A. probably　　　　　　　　 B. extremely　　　　　　 C. necessarily　　　　　　 D. rarely

41. A. agree　　　　　　　　　　 B. ensure　　　　　　　　　 C. admit　　　　　　　　　 D. believe

42. A. income　　　　　　　　　 B. ability　　　　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　　　 D. fame

43. A. remained　　　　　　　　 B. appeared　　　　　　　 C. returned　　　　　　　　 D. developed

44. A. painting　　　　　　　　 B. art　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. job　　　　　　　　　　　 D. subject

45. A. survive　　　　　　　　　 B. insist　　　　　　　　　　 C. prove　　　　　　　　　 D. pretend

46. A. former　　　　　　　　　 B. secret　　　　　　　　　 C. reasonable　 　　　　 D. curious

47. A. improved　　　　　　　 B. continued　　　　　　　 C. removed　　　　　　　 D. increased

48. A. obtain　　　　　　　　　　 B. complete　　　　　　　 C. exchange　　　　　　　 D. occur

49. A. story　　　　　　　　　　　 B. topic　　　　　　　　　　 C. discussion　　　　　　 D. argument

50. A. interests　　　　　　　　 B. periods　　　　　　　　 C. works　　　　　　　　　 D. skills

51. A. theory　　　　　　　　　　 B. respect　　　　　　　　　 C. view　　　　　　　　　　 D. memory

52. A. delighted　　　　　　　　 B. encouraged　　　　　 C. inspired　　　　　　　　 D. moved

53. A. taste　　　　　　　　　　　 B. artist　　　　　　　　　　 C. paintings　　　　　　　 D. hobby

54. A. ashamed　　　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　　　　 C. shocked 　　　　　　　 D. defeated

55. A. since　　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　 C. instead　　　　　　　　　 D. perhaps　　　　

35．The university of Tokyo is the oldest university in Japan and has always been in the lead when it comes to ____.

A．being faced　　 　 B．face　　　　 　　　 C．facing　　 　　　　 D．faced

34．The film “A World Without Thieves” ____ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema.

A．appreciated　　 　 B．enjoyed　　　 　 C．won　　　 　　　　 D．seized

33．Hard work and lack of sleep has ____ her beauty and youth in recent years.

　 A．worn out　　 　　 B．tried out　　　 　 C．made out　　　 　 D．sent out

32．He has set a new record, that is, the sales of his latest book ____ 30 million.

A．has reached　 　　　 B．have reached　 　 C．had reached　 　　 D．are reaching

31．-I’m most grateful to you for your kind help.　 ---Oh, it’s nothing. ____.

　 A．give in　　 　　　 B．give away　　　 C．forget it　　 　　　 D．no way

30．-How can Indian peasants be encouraged to produce more crops?

　　 -The solution ____ a change in land ownership.

　 　　 A．lies in　　 　　　　 B．leads to　　　 　 C．takes in　　 　　　　 D．turns in

29．Who ____ for the hostage(人质) deaths in the school siege(围困) that took place in Russia in September, 2004?

A．is blaming　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．is going to blame C．is to blame　 　　　 D．has blamed

28．-What’s happened here?

　　 -It seems oil ____ from this pipe for some time. We’ll have to take the machine apart to put it right.

　　　 A．had leaked　　 　 B．is leaking　 　　　 C．leaked　 　　　　　　 D．has been leaking

27．-You must take great pains to learn English well. ---I will. No efforts will be ____in the study of it.

A．taken　　　　　 B．shared　　　　 　 C．spent　　　　 　　 D．spared