第二节　 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

20 years ago, I drove a cab for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a ___36__ up at a building that was dark ___37___ a single light in a ground floor window. After a long pause, a small woman in her 80’s stood before me.

　 “Would you carry my bag out to the car?” she said. I took her small suitcase to the cab, and then returned to ___38____ the woman. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “ It’s nothing.” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the ___39___ I would want my mother treated.”

“Riverside Street, please. But could you drive through downtown?”

“ It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I don’t mind,” She said.“ I’m in no ____40__. I am on my way to a hospice.” I looked in the back view mirror. Her eyes were full of ___41___. “ I don’t have any family __42___.” She continued. “The __43___ says I don’t have very long.” While we were driving through the city, she showed me the building where she had once worked. Sometimes she asked me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would ___44___into the darkness, saying ___45___. Not until the first ray of the sun ___46___up the sky did we get to the address she had given me.

“ How much do I ___47___you ?’ she asked.

“ Nothing,” I said. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She ___48____ onto me tightly, saying “ You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.” Then she walked into the hospice.

　Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the ___49__ of a life. I don’t pick up any more passengers for the rest of the day. I drove ___50____, lost in thought.　 ___51___ I had refused to take the run?　 On a quick ___52___, I don’t think I have done anything more __53___ in my life. We are conditioned to think that our lives ___54___ on great moments. But great moments often catch us _55___ ----beautifully hidden in what others may consider a small one.

36．A．visit　　　 　　　 B．pick　　　　 　　　 C．business　　　 　 D．appointment

38．A．take　　　　　 B．bring　　　 　　　 C．accompany　　 D．assist

39．A．attitude　　　　 　 B．manner　　 　　　 C．way　　　　　 D．means

40．A．trouble　　　 　　 B．hurry　　　 　　　 C．time　　　　　 　 D．danger

41 A．puzzlement　　 　　 B．excitement　 　　　 C．eagerness　　　 　 D．sadness

42．A．gone　　　　　 　 B．stayed　　　 　　　 C．left　　　　　 　 D．remained

43．A．lawyer　　　　 　 B．doctor　　　 　　 C．neighbor　　　 　 D．relative

44．A．stare　　 　　　　 B．wander　　　 　　 C．disappeared　　 　 D．step

45．A．much　　　　 　 B．nothing　　　 　　 C．anything　　　 　 D．none

46．A came　　　　　 　　 B．appeared　　　 　 C．showed　　　 　　 D．lit

47．A．charge　　　　 　 B．owe　　　　 　　 C．give　　　　　 　 D．cost

48．A．kept　　　　 　　 B．held　　　 　　　　 C．caught　　　　 　 D．seized

49．A．beginning　　　 　 B．symbol　　　 　　 C．sign　　　　　 　 D．closing

50．A．aimlessly　　　 　 B．deliberately　 　　 C．intentionally　　 　 D．carefully

51．A．How come　　 　 B．So what　　　 　　 C．What if　　　　 D．How about

52．A．review　　　　 　 B．pause 　　　　　 C．rest　　　　　 　 D．memory

53．A．troublesome　　 　 B．important　　 　　 C．enthusiastic　　 　 D．worthless

54．A．depend　　　　 　 B．rely　　　　　 　 C．look　　　　　 D．center

55．A．sudden　 　　　　　 B．unaware　 　　　　 C．conscious　　 　　 D．expected

35．Unable to practice their traditions, many young Roma 　　　　illegal behavior, such as stealing, and were usually the main suspects when anything went missing.

　　　 A．took in　　 　　　　 B．took on　　 　　　　 C．took up　　 　　　　 D．took to

34．Having a mix of male and female nurses also helps create a fun atmosphere,　　　 　helps patients recover faster.

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

33．With too many construction projects 　　　　all the strength out of the economy, people of the small country complained a lot.

　　　 A．sucking　　 　　　　 B．to suck　　 　　　　 C．being sucked　 　 D．being sucking

32．----Leave me alone. I’ve got to finish my homework.

　 ----　　　 　Just one more thing. Could you give me a ride to school tomorrow?

　　　 A．Look!　　 　　　　　 B．Sorry.　　 　　　　　 C．Listen!　　 　　　　 D．Really?

31．So far, scientists 　　　　about 1.8 million living species(物种), and that 　　　　just a small number of what probably exists on Earth.

　　　 A．had named; was　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．had named; is　　

　　　 C．have named; has been　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．have named; is

30．Research shows that people feel unhappy and worried when they have nothing to do.　　　 　, the happiest are those who are busy.

　　　 A．In short　　 　　　　 B．In fact　　 　　　　　 C．As a result　　 　　 D．For one thing