第二节：完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

One afternoon John was cutting up wood when a neighbor drove up in his car.

“Have you heard the 　36 about the mine in Placerville?” he asked. “There was a cave-in and a miner was killed. He has three children. The 　37 thing is, his wife is dead. He only has a married sister who might take them 　38 she lives on the other side of the Sierras. And the snow is too 　39 to get any mail across the mountains.”

John went on working, but his thoughts were on the snow-covered 　40 　through the mountains. He remembered 　41 as a boy he had climbed snow mountains on snowshoes. He examined the wood. Then and there he decided to make a pair of snowshoes out of it.

After he made them he began to practise on his snowshoes until he felt 　42 　of himself. Then he showed his neighbors how his snowshoes 　43 .

Stepping forward, one of the town elders spoke up. “If you are ready. Go ahead and carry the mail.” With neither tracks nor paths to 　44 , he moved ahead on what he believed to be the proper 　45 . As he went up the mountains the wind and cold could barely slow him down.

When darkness 　46 . John still moved on, guided by the stars. It was late into the night when he finally decided to stop. He must save his 　47 　for the long journey still ahead.

Finding the stump of a tree, he set it on 　48 . Then he made a platform of branches on the snow. Stretching out on it with his feet to the fire and the mailbag under his head, he fell asleep.

After three days of traveling, he 　49 smoke curling upward from the chimneys. John knew he was nearing the town. As he glided into town, people 　50 　out of their homes and gathered around him. They started in 　51 　at the blue-eyed man on strange snowshoes.

“I brought you mail from Placerville,” John said simply.

The following day the sister of the dead miner gave John a letter, “I’ll come 　52 　the children as soon as the pass is clear.” She told him.

For the next five winters, 　53 paid little, snow-shoes John went on steadily carrying the mail. For many years John was talked about as the famous mail-carrying 　54 　of the Far West. He was also 　55 　for the shoes he wore. They were the first snow-shoes, ever seen in California.

36．A．fact 　　　　　　　　 B．expressions 　　 C．news 　　　　　　 D．reality

37．A．sorry 　　　　　 　　B．harmful 　　　　 C．first 　　　　　 D．happy

38．A．and 　　　　　　 　　B．but 　　　　　　 C．so 　　　　　　　 D．unless

39．A．cold 　　　　　　　　 B．freezing　 　　　 C．deep 　　　　　　 D．fallen

40．A．village 　　　　　　 B．part 　　　　　　 C．pass 　　　　　　 D．street

41．A．how 　　 　　　　　　 B．what 　　　　　　 C．why 　　　　　　 D．when

42．A．tired 　　　 　　　　 B．proud 　　　　　 C．afraid 　　　　　 D．sure

43．A．did 　　　　　　　　 B．worked 　　　 　　C．wore 　　　　　　 D．took

44．A．travel 　　　　　 　　B．pass 　　　　　　 C．follow 　　　　　 D．look

45．A．cause 　　　　　　　 B．course 　　　　　 C．beginning 　　　 D．branch

46．A．sank 　　 　　　　　　 B．fell 　　　　　　 C．happened 　　　　 D．remained

47．A．strength 　　　　　　 B．time 　　 　　　　 C．food 　　　　　　 D．money

48．A．place 　　　　　 　　B．bed 　　　　 　　 C．board 　　　　　 D．fire

49．A．sighted　 　　 　　　　 B．smelled 　　　　 C．heard 　　　　　 D．tasted

50．A．kept 　　　　　　　　 B．poured 　　　　　 C．picked 　　　　　 D．stayed

51．A．public 　　　 　　　　 B．order 　　　　　 C．fear 　　　　　　 D．surprise

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

53．A．if 　　　　　　　 　　B．however 　　　　 C．although 　　　　 D．because

54．A．passenger 　 　　　　 B．guide 　　　　　 C．hero 　　　　　　 D．teacher

55．A．recognized 　　　 　　B．reported 　　　　 C．remembered 　　　 D．realized

35．When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly 　　　　towards his expenses.

A．salary 　　　　　 B．wages 　　　　　 C．income 　　　　　 D．allowance

34．The day we had looked forward to 　　　　at last.

A．coming 　　　　　 B．come 　　　　　　 C．came 　　　　　　 D．comes

33．-Did you remember 　　　　Tom the money you had borrowed from him?

-Yes, I gave it to him 　　　I saw him.

A．returning, the moment 　　　　　　　　　 B．to return, the moment

C．returning at the moment 　　　　　　　　 D．to return, in the moment

32．On the bus I always manage to 　　　the headlines 　　　the newspaper.

A．examine, on 　　 B．notice, on 　 C．glance at, in 　 D．look at, in

31．It was difficult to see what 　　　　　could be taken.

A．action 　　　　　 B．steps 　　　　　 C．measures 　　　　 D．all above

30．-Would you help me clean the windows?

-　　　 . I’d rather water the floor.

A．Nothing but that　　　　　　　　　　 B．Don’t mention it

C．Anything but that 　　　　　　　　　 D．With pleasure

29．-Do you like dogs?

-Of course. They are 　　　　a kind of pet. They can do much good to their masters.

A．better than 　　 B．more than 　 C．no more than 　　 D．not more than

28．Key European governments insist Iraq’s co-operation　　　 good and military action　　 to allow inspections to continue.

A．be; be delayed 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．is; delay

C．should be; be delayed 　　　　　　　　　 D．is; be delayed

27．The children are very quiet. I wonder what they are 　　　.

A．up to 　　　　　 B．crying for 　　　 C．going for 　　　　　 D．stick to