第二节: 完形填空 (共20 小题；每小题2分；满分40分)

Mrs. Hammond was old and blind, but she was determined to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks by herself once a day for　 37 , and found her way by 　38　 things with her white stick. She learned where everything was, so she never lost her way.

　 One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar trees at the side of one of the paths which she 　39　 . When she reached that place that evening, she did not 　40　 the trees with her stick, so she was in 　41　 .

　 She　 42　 for a while and listened, but did not 　43　 any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two, and then she heard 　44　 beneath her. “Am I 　45 ? I suppose so,” she said, “I must be on a　 46, and there must be a river under me. I've been told that there's a river in this part of the country, but I don't know its exact　 47 . How am I going to get　 48　 to my house from here?”

　 All at once she heard a man's friendly　 49　 near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?”“How kind of you!” Mrs. Hammond answered．“Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been　 50　 today, and if I hadn't been 51　 enough to meet you, I don't know 　52 　I'd have done. Can you please　 53　 me to get home?”

　“Certainly,” the man answered．“Where do you live?”

　 Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how pleased she was that she had met him. But the man said．“I want to　 54　 you.”

　 Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?”

　“Well,” the man said quietly, “I was balanced (悬在) on the edge of that bridge for ages in the　 55 , because I was trying to make up my mind to　 56 myself into the river and drown myself. But I'm not going to do it now.”　

37.A．health　　　　 B．exercise　　 　　　　 C．sport　　　　　 　 D．training

38.A．seeing　　　　 B．looking at　 　　　　　　 C．hearing　　　　 　 D．touching

39.A．followed　　　 B．led　　　 　　　　　　　 C．walked　　　　 　　 D．headed

40.A．know 　　　　　　　 B．feel　　 　　　　　　　　 C．smell　　　　　 　 D．climb

41.A．need　　　　　 B．danger　　 　　　　　　　 C．dark　　 　　　　　 D．difficulty

42.A．waited　　　　 　 B．rested　 　　　　 　　　 C．stopped　　　　　 D．walked

43.A．see　　　　　 B．find　　　 　　　　 C．meet　　　　　 　 D．hear

44.A．noise　　　　 　 B．water　　 　　　　　　　 C．boat　　　　　　 　 D．train

45.A．lost　　　　　 　 B．all right　 　　　　　　　 C．wrong　　　　 　　D．alone

46.A．boat　　　　 　 B．plane　　　 　　　　　　 C．bridge　　　　　 　 D．highway

47.A．size　　　　　 　 B．length　　 　　　　　　 C．position　　　 　　　 D．name

48.A．far　　　　　 　 B．near　　　 　　　　　 C．away　　　　　 　 D．back

49.A．touch　　　　 B．voice　　　 　　　　　　 C．sound　　　　 　　 D．noise

50.A．lost　　　　　 B．destroyed　 　　　　　 C．removed　　 　　　　 D．planted

51.A．lucky　　　　 B．kind　　　 　　　　　 C．good　　　　　 　 D．foolish

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

53.A．tell　　　　　 　 B．direct　　　 　　　　　 C．help　　　　　 　　　 D．lead

54.A．help　　　 　　　 B．know　　　 　　　　 C．thank　　　　　 　　 D．meet

55.A．worry　　　　 　 B．sorry　　　　 　　　　 C．hurry　　　　 　　　　 D．dark

56A．put　　　　 　　　 B．throw　　　　 　　　 C．jump　　　　　 　　 D．take

35. The number of people invited______fifty, but a number of them______absent for different reasons.

A．were ,was　　　 　　　　　 B．was ,was

C．was ,were　　 　　　　　　 D．were ,were

36　 .-How often do you eat out？　

-______，but usually once a week.　

A．Have no idea　　　　　　 B．It depends　

C．As usual　　　　　　　 D．Generally speaking

34. -I’ll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?

-Not at all, _____________.

　　　 A．I’ve no time　　 　　　 B．I’d rather not　 　　 C．I’d like it　 　　 D．I’d be happy to

33. The happy look on his face suggested that he ________the final examination successfully.

A．passes　　　 　　　　　　　 B．had passed

C．would pass　 　　　　　　　 D．should pass

32. He set out early after supper _________ be late for the film.

A．in order to not　　　 　　 B．so that

C．so as not to　　　　 　　 D．in order to