第二节　　 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty．I have been taking __36__ of him for years and years: he always wears an old red hat and carries a __37__ bag．He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to __38__ the unused tins around．

Once I saw him by his __39__，with a lot of rubbish bags，which were full of aluminum(铝) tins．He threw them into the back of his car and then __40__ the car．Being very curious，I got into my car to __41__ him．He drove __42__ he reached the entrance to a wide，empty parking area，but did nothing more．

Today，I was __43__ one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this “tin man” came along with his bag．As usual，he __44__ the tins around the place．My __45__，who was worried about how the __46__ caused by the machine would affect production，was standing there watching me．

When I finished my job，my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would __47__ the tins that he had collected．I had __48__ even thought about asking this kind of question，__49__ I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the __50__ to the recycling place．

__51__，this “tin man” answered，“I will give them to my neighbor，__52__ has epilepsy (癫痫症)and is unable to work．” I was __53__ to hear this，and I asked him，“You __54__ you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”

“I know it doesn't help very much，” he said，“__55__ I try my best to help him．” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble(卑微的)．

36．A．hold　　　　　 　　 B．care　　　　　　 　 C．charge　　　　　 　 D．notice

37．A．plastic　　　　 　　　 B．rubbish　　　　 　　 C．paper　　　　　 　 D．metal

38．A．collect　　　　 　　　 B．find　　　　　 　　 C．hide　　　　　　 　 D．spread

39．A．house　　　　 　　 B．store　　　　　 　 C．machine　　　　 　 D．car

40．A．got out of　　 　　　 B．broke up　　　　　　　　 C．jumped into　　 　　 D．settled down

41．A．follow　　　　 　　 B．block　　　　　 　 C．inspect　　　　 　　 D．catch

42．A．since　　　　　 　　 B．until　　　　 C．when　　　　　　 D．after

43．A．decorating　　 　　　 B．performing　　 　　 C．repairing　　　　 　 D．selecting

44．A．turned up　　 　　　 B．put up　　　　 　　　 C．set up　　　　　 　 D．picked up

45．A．manager　　　 　　 B．workmate　　　 　 C．neighbor　　　　 　 D．friend

46．A．power　　　　 　　 B．delay　　　　　 　 C．signal　　　　　 　 D．harm

47．A．do with　　　 　　　 B．deal with　　　　 　 C．go with　　　　 　 D．put up with

48．A．seldom　　　　 　　 B．always　　　　 　　 C．nearly　　　　　 　 D．never

49．A．unless　　　　 　　 B．because　　　　 　 C．though　　　　　 　 D．if

50．A．machines　　　 　　　 B．cars　　　　　 　　　 C．tins　　　　　 　　　 D．bags

51．A．Certainly　　　 　　　 B．Briefly　　　　 　　 C．Surprisingly　　 　　 D．Fortunately

52．A．who　　 　　　　　 B．whom　　　　　 　 C．which　　　　　 　 D．that

53．A．shocked　　　 　　 B．interested　　 　　　 C．satisfied　　　　 　　 D．concerned

54．A．announce　　　 　　 B．mean　　　　　 　 C．say　　　　　　 　 D．declare

55．A．instead　　　　 　　　 B．however　　 　　　　 C．but　　　　　　 　 D．and

35．- I think Tom is reliable and humorous and his girl friend is energetic and easy-going．

-- _________ What a pair!

A．Congratulations!　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Oh，I'm glad to hear that．

C．I couldn't agree more．　　　　　　 　　　　 D．It's a pleasure．

34．Look at the plastic bags on the ground．This beautiful countryside ______ by careless visitors．

A．was spoiled　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．is being spoiled

C．has spoiled　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．had been spoiled

33．John is the only one of the students in the class that never _________ a mistake even when it is pointed to him．

A．admit making　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．admit to make

C．admits making　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．admits to make

32．_________ his immediate help with my sick son，I treated him in an expensive restaurant．

A．In return for 　　　　　 B．In exchange for　 　　 C．In place of　　　 　　 D．In case of

31．This was a time when the two countries were _________ war．

A．on　　　　　　 　　 B．with　　　　　　 　 C．at　　　　　　　 D．under

30．-- Would you like to watch the game tonight?

-- I'd like to，_________ I have some extra work to do．

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