第二节 完形填空(共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分)

What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel 36 .　

Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling. As I grew older, my friends 37 me for following what was called a "man's soap opera. " 38 , I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. It was not until freshman year that I 39 I wasn't being myself.　　

That year, I tried many new things and activities. In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, 40 it might give me a head 41 in popularity. The team started with forty-eight athletes. 42 , there were fourteen of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter (懦夫). That long season taught me a(n) 43 : I wasn't a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be 44 .

After that season, I 45 back to being a wrestling fan. I came across a well-known saying: "Don't Dream It. Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan and I had the 46 idea.

"What if we build a wrestling ring?" we asked. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our 47 in a pile in his backyard. ．We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great project. Our hard work paid 48. We had a real ring. We decided to hold an "event." We practiced for hours, trying to 49 every aspect (方面) of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. To our surprise, about one hundred friends and fans showed up to 50 us. It was the most important night of my life and a 51 success. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out. We 52 to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do.　　

As my senior year winds down, I'll remember all of my high school memories. But 53 will stick out most is the memory that I did something I 54 , despite what everyone said or thought. I achieved the 55 . . . I lived my dream.

36．A．outside 　　　　　　　 B．inside 　　　　　　　　 C．behind 　　　　　　　 D．beside

37．A．laughed at 　　　　　 B．talked about 　　　 C．listened to 　　　　　 D．called on

38．A．Then 　　　　　　　　 B．But 　　　　　　　　　　 C．And 　　　　　　　　　 D．So

39．A．admitted　　　　　　　 B．noticed 　　　　　　　 C．realized　　　　　　　 D．declared

40．A．thinking　　　　　　　 B．finding　　　　　　　　 C．remembering 　　　 D．guessing

41．A．level 　　　　　　　　　 B．start 　　　　　　　　　 C．end 　　　　　　　　　 D．point

42．A．At the end 　　　　　 B．At the beginning C．In return 　　　　　　 D．On one hand

43．A．art 　　　　　　　　　　 B．truth 　　　　　　　　　 C．fact 　　　　　　　　　 D．lesson

44．A．oneself 　　　　　　　 B．somebody 　　　　　 C．myself 　　　　　　　 D．nobody

45．A．gave 　　　　　　　　　 B．went 　　　　　　　　 C．put 　　　　　　　　　　 D．set

46．A．original 　　　　　　　 B．perfect 　　　　　　　 C．same 　　　　　　　　 D．correct

47．A．dream 　　　　　　　 B．success 　　　　　　 C．progress 　　　　　　 D．future

48．A．for 　　　　　　　　　　 B．out 　　　　　　　　　　 C．off 　　　　　　　　　　 D．back

50．A．praise 　　　　　　　　 B．support 　　　　　　　 C．teach 　　　　　　　　 D．follow

51．A．gradual 　　　　　　　 B．complete 　　　　　　 C．endless 　　　　　　　 D．timeless

52．A．have 　　　　　　　　　 B．begin 　　　　　　　　 C．prefer 　　　　　　　　 D．continue

53．A．why 　　　　　　　　　 B．how 　　　　　　　　　 C．which 　　　　　　　 D．what

54．A．loved 　　　　　　　　 B．faced 　　　　　　　　 C．studied 　　　　　　　 D．needed

55．A．task 　　　　　　　　　 B．step 　　　　　　　　　 C．goal 　　　　　　　　　 D．game

35．Our son doesn’t know what to __ at the university；he can’t make up his mind about his

future.

　　　 A．take in　　 　　　　 B．take up　　 　　　 C．take over　 　　　　 D．take after

34．-Why did you go to the wrong office?

-Well, I forgot which room I was __ to go to.

　　 A．demanded　　 　　　 B．hoped　　　　 　　 C．supposed　　 　　　 D．suggested

33．In which play of Shakespeare's is it ___ Viola appears?

　　 A．where　　　　　　　　　 B．which 　　　　　　　　 C．who 　　　　　　　　　 D．that

32．good ad often uses words ______ people attach positive meanings.

　　　 A．in which 　　　　　　 B．to which 　　　　　　 C．which 　　　　　　　 D．that

31．To test which foods are better for a long space journey, the astronauts in Shenzhou VI had as many as 50 dishes________.

　　　 A．to choose 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to be chosen

　　　 C．to choose from 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to be chosen from 3

30．In Shenzhou VI, Chinese astronauts aren't only spaceship drivers, ____ machine repairers and scientists.

　　　 A．so 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．or 　　　　　　　　　　 C．and 　　　　　　　　　 D．but

29．______ by his grandparents, Jimmy wasn't used to living with his parents.

　　　 A．To bring up 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．To be brought up

　　　 C．Brought up　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Being brought up