第二节: 完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)

It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee.　 　36　　 I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed　 　　37　　 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls 　　38　　 their souls belonged to the 　　39　　 .

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 　　40　　 in front of it. "I'm Steve", he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. "I can't talk with you. I'm　 　　41　 　", he said. He was chatting online with somebody--probably someone he didn't know--and,　 　　42　 　, he was playing a computer game-a war game. I was　 　　43　　 .

Why didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried　 　　44　　 to speak to that computer geek (怪人),　 　　45　 　not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was 　　46　 　. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout,　 "　 　47　 　!"

I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I　　 ___48　　 , and saw nobody showed any interest.

　　 49　 　, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more　 　　50　 　having a relationship with the　　 ___51　　 , particularly Steve. I wouldn't want to　 　　52　　 　the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 　　53　　 with people.

I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn't even　 　54　 　that the coffee was bad,　　 ___55　 　Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him.

36．A．Before　　　　　　　　 B．Since 　　　　　　　　 C．Although 　　　　　　　 D．While

37．A．pain 　　　　　　　　　 B．fear　　　　　　　　　　 C．sadness 　　　　　　　　 D．loneliness

38．A．because　　　　　　　 B．when 　　　　　　　　 C．until 　　　　　　　　　　 D．unless

39．A．home 　　　　　　　　 B．Net　　　　　　　　　　 C．Cafe　　　　　 　　 D．world

40．A．sitting　　　　 B．sleeping 　　　　　　　 C．laughing 　　　　　　　 D．learning

41．A．busy 　　　　　　　　 B．thirsty 　　　　　　　 C．tired 　　　　　　　　　　 D．sick

42．A．first of all 　　　　　 B．just then　　　　　　　 C．at the same time D．by that time

43．A．moved　 　　　　　　 B．delighted　　　 C． surprised　　　　　　　 D．frightened

44．A．once 　　　　　　　　 B．again 　　　　　　　　 C．first 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．even

45．A．but 　　　　　　　　　 B．so　　　　　　　　　　　 C．if 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．or

46．A．excited 　　　　　　　 B．respected　　　　　　 C．afraid 　　　　　　　　　 D．unhappy

47．A．Shut up　　　　　　　 B．Enjoy yourself 　 C．Leave me alone 　 D．Help me out

48．A．walked about 　　 B．walked out 　　　　 C．raised my hand 　 D．raised my head

49．A．In all 　　　　　　　　 B．Above all　　　 C．From then on 　　 D．At that moment

50．A．interested in 　　　 B．tired of 　　　　　　　 C．careful about 　　　 D．troubled by

51．A．soul 　　　　　　　　　 B．shop　　　　　　　　　 C．geek　　　　　 D．computer

52．A．tell 　　　　　　　　　 B．plan 　　　　　　　　　 C．imagine　　　　　　　 D．design

53．A．other than 　　　　　 B．instead of　　　　　　 C．except for 　　　　　 D．as well as

54．A．pretend　　　　　　　 B．understand　　　　　 C．insist 　　　　　　　　 D．realize

55．A．as if 　　　　　　　　　 B．just as　　　　　　　　 C．just after 　　　　　　 D．even though

35. -Would you please help me with the box?

-_________

A. Yes, please　　　 B. No, please don’t　　 C. With pleasure　　 D. My pleasure

34.Peter　was　so　excited _____he　received　an　invitation　from　his　friend　to　visit　Chongqing.

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