第二节 完形填空 (共20小题； 每小题1分，满分20分)

It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n) 36 　injury . I had 　37 　whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was 　38 　for the 3,000-meter run.

　　　 “Ready … set…” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed 　39 　me . I felt 　40 　as I fell farther and farther behind.

　　　 “Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 　41 　I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should 　42 , ” I thought as I moved on. 　43 . I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran 　44 　and decided not to 　45 　in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, 　46　 　my foot did heal.

When I finished, I heard a cheer － 　47 　than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and 　48 , the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.”

I was leaving 　49 　several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.

“Courage? I just 　50 　a race!” I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us? ”

Suddenly I regained 　51 . I decided to 　52 　track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always 　53 　in medals and victories, but in the 　54 　we overcome. The strongest people are not always the people who win, 　55 　the people who don’t give up when they lose.

36．A．slighter　　　　　　　　 B．worse　　　　　　　　 C．earlier　　　　　　　　　 D．heavier

37．A．expected　　　　　　 B．supposed　　　　　 C．imagined　　　　　　　 D．doubted

39．A．from behind　　　　 B．ahead of　　　　　　 C．next to　　　　　　　　　 D．close to

40．A．ashamed　　　　　　　 B．astonished　　　　　 C．excited　　　　　　　　　 D．frightened

41．A．cheer　　　　　　　　　 B．shout　　　　　　　　 C．cry　　　　　　　　　　　 D．noise

42．A．slow down　　　　　 B．drop out　　　　　　 C．go on　　　　　　　　　　 D．speed up

43．A．Therefore　　　　　　 B．Otherwise　　　　　 C．Besides　　　　　　　　 D．However

44．A．with delight　　　　 B．with fear　　　　　　 C．in pain　　　　　　　　　 D．in advance

45．A．play　　　　　　　　　　 B．arrive　　　　　　　　 C．race　　　　　　　　　　　 D．attend

46．A．even if　　　　　　　　 B．only if　　　　　　　 C．unless　　　　　　　　　 D．until

47．A．weaker　　　　　　　　 B．longer　　　　　　　　 C．lower　　　　　　　　　　 D．louder

48．A．well enough　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．sure enough

　 C．surprisingly enough　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．strangely enough

49．A．while　　　　　　　　　 B．when　　　　　　　　 C．as　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．since

50．A．finished　　　　　　　 B．won　　　　　　　　　 C．passed　　　　　　　　　 D．lost

51．A．cheer　　　　　　　　　 B．hope　　　　　　　　　 C．interest　　　　　　　　 D．experience

52．A．hold on　　　　　　　 B．turn to　　　　　　　 C．begin with　　　　　　 D．stick with

53．A．measured　　　　　　 B．praised　　　　　　　 C．tested　　　　　　　　　 D．increased

54．A．sadness　　　　　　　 B．struggles　　　　　　 C．diseases　　　　　　　　 D．tiredness

55．A．or　　　　　　　　　　　 B．nor　　　　　　　　　　 C．and　　　　　　　　　　　 D．but

35．Mrs. Black doesn’t believe her son is able to design a digital camera, ___________?

　　　 A．doesn’t she　　 　 B．does she　　　 C．is he　　　 　　　　　 D．isn’t he

34．-Director, Jack is ill, so he can’t be here.

　 -Then we’ll have no choice but to give the performance ________ him.

　　　 A．except for　 　　　　 B．apart from　　　　 C．except　　 　　　　　 D．without

33．He has reached the point _________ nothing seems to matter any more.

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

32．_________ I had a few problems to deal with.

A．Hardly have I arrived when　　　　　　　　 B．Hardly did I arrive than

C．Hardly had I arrived when　　　　　　　　　 D．Hardly had I arrived than

31．In terms of teachers, the school is very good. However, when it ______ building, the school is poor.

A．refers to　　　　　　　 B．speaks of　　　　　 C．comes to　　　　　　　 D．talks about

30．-We didn’t find the Blacks _____ the lecture.

-No one had told him about ____ a lecture the following day.

A．attending; there being　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to attend; there to be　

C．attended; there be　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．attend; there was

29．His father, a famous university professor, who is said to have started his teaching career in Australia, _________ in Nanjing University for more than twenty years.　　

　　　 A．has worked　　　　 B．worked　　　　　　　 C．is working　　　　　　 D．will worked

28．There’s no beer left and the pubs are shut so you’ll have to ________.

　 　 A．go out　　　　 　 B．go off　　　　　　　　 C．go without　　　 　　　　　 D．go through