After signing the hotel visitor’s book, I went  21  up to my room which was on the third floor.   22  had I closed the door than I realized how  23  I was. And   24  when I went to bed I    25  for hours before at last falling heavily asleep. And the dream I  26  then was far worse than lying awake worrying and despairing.

I was in a large building, not like   27  where I would have to take the following day’s examination. People  28  silently in all directions. A large   29  stated that the English Examinations would take place in Room 999. But where could this room be?  30  any staircase I   31  a dark passage and walked  32  to the left where   33   was quite a very solid black door behind which I could hear people arguing with  34  in a quiet but angry voice. I wished I could ask them for some  35  ! I tried knocking on the door to draw their attention but immediately   36  died and  37  I hurt my hand in my efforts, nobody opened the door. I then tried hard only to find my way back to  38  . But as I was wondering helplessly, a deep accusing voice broke the deadly silence everywhere  39  the new empty building. “The examination is over. There’s no  40  in your remaining here. You are too late, too late. ”

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

After signing the hotel visitor’s book, I went  36  up to my room which was on the third floor.  37  had I closed the door than I realized how  38  I was. And  39  when I went to bed I   40  for hours before at last falling heavily asleep. And the dream I  41  then was far worse than lying awake worrying and despairing.

I was in a large building, not unlike  42  where I would have to take the following day’s examination. People were  43  silently in all directions. A large  44  stated that the English Examinations would take place in Room 999. But where could this room be ?  45  any staircase I   46  a dark passage and walked  47  to the left where   48   was quite a very solid black door behind which I could hear people arguing with  49  in a quiet but angry voice. I wished I could ask them for some  50  ! I tried knocking on the door to draw their attention but immediately the  51  died and  52  I hurt my hand in my efforts, nobody opened the door. I then tried hard only to find my way back to  53  . But as I was wondered helplessly, a deep accusing（谴责）voice broke the deadly silence everywhere  54  the new empty building. “The examination 55 . There’s no sense in your remaining here. You are too late, too late. ”

36．A．toward     B．straight     C．immediately     D．happily

37．A．Hardly     B．No sooner C．Never       D．Seldom

38．A．happy       B．relaxed     C．tired  D．anxious

39．A．yet    B．therefore   C．so     D．thus

40．A．lied   B．laid   C．lay    D．lain

41．A．had   B．made C．did    D．dream

42．A．that   B．which       C．it        D．the one

43．A．hurrying   B．turning     C．walking      D. coming

44．A．notice       B．message    C．paper D．lecture

45．A．I hadn’t found  B．I never saw      C．Not having found    D．Not seeing

46．A．passed by  B．followed   C．went through    D. got through

47．A．forward    B．farther      C．forever     D．further

48．A．there B．it      C．this   D．that

49．A．one another      B．others       C．the other   D．the others

50．A．answer     B．advice      C．information      D．news

51．A．attention   B．information      C．key   D．voices

52．A．when B．although   C．even though     D．even if

53．A．the entrance hall      B．the hotel   C．the large building    D．the dark passage

54．A．filled       B. filled with       C．and filled              D．and filling

55．A．are late     B．had begun C．had ended D．is over