第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager     36    him , then watched him cleaning the floor as a     37  .
"You are    38  ." he said. Give me your e-mail address   39    I'll send you the application to   40   , as well as the date when you may start.
The man replied, "But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail".
"I'm sorry"', said the HR manager."    41   you don't have an email, that    42   you do not exist. And anyone who doesn't exist cannot have the job."
The man left the office,    43  . He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10kg tomato crate（柳条箱）. He then sold the tomatoes in a door-to-door round. In less than two hours, he     44    doubling his capital. He   45    the operation three times, and returned home with $60. The man realized that he can   46    in this way, and started to go earlier every day, and return late.    47  , his money doubled or tripled（增至三倍） every day.    48   , he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet （车队）of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the     49   food retailers（零售商） in the US.
He started to plan his family's   50   , and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker（经纪人）, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was    51  , the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, "I don't have an e-mail." The broker said    52  , "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded in building an empire. Can you    53   what you    54    have been if you had an e-mail?!!"
The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be a(n)   55   at Microsoft!"
36.A. introduced           B. interviewed              C. examined             D. invited
37.A. game                   B. test               C. favour               D. reward
38.A. employed            B. received              C. fired                      D. checked
39.A. or                             B. so                 C. and                   D. but
40.A. put up                B. make up             C. take in                     D. fill in
41.A. If                 B. Although             C. Though               D. Even though
42.A. means             B. suggests              C. reminds                D. explains
43.A. excited           B. frustrated         C. amazed              D. satisfied
44.A. tried                        B. attempted            C. succeeded            D. failed
45.A. realized          B. contacted          C. reviewed             D. repeated
46.A. contribute         B. donate              C. survive              D. react
47.A. Instead           B. Otherwise            C. Thus                 D. But
48.A. Shortly               B. Regularly             C. Occasionally          D. Naturally
49.A. fastest          B. biggest            C. oldest                D. highest
50.A. health                    B. fortune            C. success               D. future
51.A. interrupted      B. recovered          C. continued                      D. concluded
52.A. curiously            B. happily              C. nervously               D. patiently
53.A. believe            B. imagine           C. predict                       D. indicate
54.A. could           B. should               C. must                 D. need
55.A. manager            B. boss                C. office boy                      D. political leader

Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm(确认) his flight home with the airline company(航空公司). He was visiting Spain in order to __36   his Spanish. When he was speaking to people__37 he had no __38  understanding what they said. __39  , when he was speaking on the phone, he __40   had a problem. Andy__41  the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She__42   told Andy to be at the airport two hours __43  in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.

Since he was__44   in three days, Andy didn't __45  any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could __46   and spend a year in Spain.

Too __47  , the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to __48  . He went to the clerk to __49  his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket with__50  . “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, and __51    it is eight in the evening.”“ But I confirmed my flight,” __52  Andy. “Will I have to pay for another ticket?”

“No,sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now.”

 Andy's __53 of shock turned to one of __54  as he realized that now he could continue his__55  .

36.A. prepare         B. improve         C. enjoy         D. learn 

37.A. slowly          B. in public       C. in person     D. carefully

38.A. difficulty      B. idea            C. mistake       D. interest 

39.A. Instead         B. Therefore       C. Meanwhile     D. However

40.A. even            B. just            C. still         D. seldom

41.A. called          B. liked           C. trusted       D. asked

42.A. again           B. also            C. only          D. once

43.A. before          B. earlier         C. later         D. after

44.A. moving          B. returning       C. staying       D. leaving

45.A. take            B. have            C. lose          D. find 

46.A. wait            B. go home         C. stop          D. come back 

47.A. shortly         B. quickly         C. badly         D. early

48.A. speak           B. go              C. rush          D. delay

49.A. buy             B. present         C. order         D. provide

50.A. astonishment    B. patience        C. respect       D. delight

51.A. maybe           B. so              C. here          D. now

52.A. insisted        B. apologized      C. replied       D. demanded

53.A. experience      B. expression      C. look          D. face

54.A. pleasure        B. comfort         C. sadness       D. hopelessness

55.A. plan            B. flight          C. journey       D. vacation 

I arrived in the United States on February 6,1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane __1__ at Kennedy Airport at three o' clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was __2__ excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I __3__ a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared __4__ astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their __5__ beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then __6__ me because he __7__ go back to work. He __8__ to return the next day.

__9__ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I __10__ speak a word of English, I couldn't __11__ the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and __12__ to make some gestures, __13__ the waiter didn't understand me. Finally, I __14__ the same thing the man __15__ the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway __16__ I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge __17__ people. I didn't feel tired so I continued to walk __18__ the city.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn't sleep because I __19__ hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛)during the night. I __20__ awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.

1. A. took off                B. landed              C. got out            D. took down

2. A. too               B. so                   C. very                       D. much

3. A. got               B. took up           C. got on             D. took

4. A. in                  B. at                   C. for                        D. to

5. A. old－made     B. man－made    C. newly－made  D. natural

6. A. had left       B. would leave    C. left          D. was leaving

7. A. must              B. had to             C. should       D. ought

8. A.                      B. said                C. told         D. promised

9. A. Shortly after  B. Long before    C. Shortly      D. Soon

10. A. couldn't      B. could                C. didn't         D. did

11. A. ask        B. say            C. tell         D. order

12. A. begun      B. started         C. had         D. started to

13. A. and            B. so                C. then             D. but

14. A. ordered        B. booked      C. asked         D. got

15. A. on              B. for         C. at          D. to

16. A. when      B. until        C. after        D. before

17. A. crowds of  B. groups of    C. crowd of    D. group of

18. A. around    B. in           C. by        D. near

19. A. was       B. went       C. kept        D. started

20. A. lain       B. lay        C. laid         D. was

On August 27, 1783, the people of the village of Gomesse, in France, looked up into the sky and saw a strange and terrible animal. It was huge and round, flying down from the sky. It landed in the field just outside the village. It was clear to the people of Gomesse that they had to defend themselves. The animal was clearly some kind of terrible “spirit”. They were afraid of the spirit but they were also very brave. They rushed out into the field and fought the animal with knives and sticks and farming tools. The “spirit” made terrible noises, like an animal that can breathe only with great difficulty.

But that was not the worst thing. When the villagers cut into the spirit's skin, it gave off a horrible smell, and even after the villagers had cut the thing open, it still moved. Finally the villagers tied it to a horse. The horse ran through the fields and the “Spirit” was torn to pieces. What was the terrible spirit? The answer is that it was one of the first “hot air balloons气球”. Its skin was made of silk and a kind of rubber. The terrible smell was the hot air inside the balloon. When the air got out through the cuts in the skin, it also caused the horrible noises.?

1. The terrible noises were made because        .?

A. the spirit could hardly breathe

B. the spirit wanted to frighten the villagers?

C. the spirit was afraid of the villagers

D. hot air got out through the skin?

2. The terrible smell was        .?

A. the smell of silk and rubber

B. the hot air inside the balloon?

C. the smell of burnt house

D. the smell of burnt crops?

3. The spirit didn't stop moving until        .?

A. the hot air in it ran out completely

B. the villagers cut into its skin?

C. the villagers cut it open

D. it gave off a horrible smell?

4. The villagers tied the spirit to a horse        .?

A. shortly after they caught sight of the spirit?

B. because it didn't stop moving though it was cut open?

C. after it was torn to pieces?

D. because the villagers wanted to take it away?

Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm (确认) his flight home with the airline company (航空公司). He was visiting Spain in order to ___1___ his Spanish. When he was speaking to people ___2___ he had no ___3___ understanding what they said. ___4___, when he was speaking on the phone, he ___5___ had a problem. Andy ___6___ the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o’clock three days from that day. She ___7___ told Andy to be at the airport two hours ___8___ in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.

Since he was ___9___ in three days, Andy didn’t ___10___ any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could ___11___ and spend a year in Spain.

Too ___12___, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to ___13___. He went to the clerk to ___14___ his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket with ___15___. “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o’clock in the morning, and ___16___ it is eight in the evening.” “But I confirmed my flight,” ___17___ Andy. “Will I have to pay for another ticket?”

“No, sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now.”

Andy’s ___18___ of shock turned to one of ___19___ as he realized that now he could continue his ___20___.

1. A. prepare  B. improve     C. enjoy  D. learn

2. A. slowly    B. in public    C. in person    D. carefully

3. A. difficulty       B. idea    C. mistake      D. interest

4. A. Instead   B. Therefore   C. Meanwhile D. However

5. A. even      B. just     C. still     D. seldom

6. A. called     B. liked   C. trusted       D. asked

7. A. again     B. also    C. only    D. once

8. A. before    B. earlier C. later    D. after

9. A. moving  B. returning    C. staying       D. leaving

10. A. take     B. have   C. lose    D. find

11. A. wait     B. go home     C. stop    D. come back

12. A. shortly B. quickly      C. badly  D. early

13. A. speak   B. go      C. rush    D. delay

14. A. buy      B. present       C. order  D. provide

15. A. astonishment B. patience    C. respect       D. delight

16. A. maybe  B. so       C. here    D. now

17. A. insisted B. apologized  C. replied       D. demanded

18. A. experience   B. expression  C. look    D. face

19. A. pleasure       B. comfort      C. sadness       D. hopelessness

20. A. plan     B. flight  C. journey      D. vacation