第二节完形填空(20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　　 On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant 　36　 　distressed(痛苦的), so Peter approached it very 　37　 .

　　　 He got down on one knee, examined the elephant's 　38　 　and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded(刺入)in 　39　 . As carefully and as gently as he 　40　 , Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife, 　41　 　which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant 　42　 　to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, 　43　 　at him for several tense moments. Peter stood 　44　 , thinking of nothing else but being killed. 　45 　the elephant trumpeted(高声鸣叫)loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years 　46　 , Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As 　47　 　approached the elephant enclosure(围栏), one of the creatures turned and walked over to near 　48　 　Peter and his son Cameron were 　49　 . The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the 　50　 , then put it down. The elephant　 did that several times then trumpeted loudly, 　51　 　staring at the man.

　　　 Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help 　52　 　if this was the same elephant. Peter 　53　 　his courage, climbed over the　 railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked 　54　 　up to　 the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant 　55　 　again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter's legs and threw this stupid ass hard against the railing, killing him immediately.

　　　 Probably it wasn't the same elephant.

36．A．appeared　 　 B．proved　　 　　 C．seemed　　 　　 D．remained

37．A．quickly　 　　　　 B．carelessly　　 C．carefully　　 　　 D．pitifully

38．A．foot　 　　　　　　 B．body　　 　　　　 C．tail　　 　　　　　　 D．head

39．A．her　 　　　　　　　 B．it　　 　　　　　　　 C．them　　 　　　　 D．him

40．A．might　 　　　　　 B．could　　 　　　 C．should　　 　　　 D．would

41．A．after　 　　　　　　 B．before　　 　　　 C．with　　 　　　　　 D．on

42．A．rushed　 　　　　 B．turned　 　　　　 C．walked　　 　　　 D．stepped

43．A．stared　 　　　　 B．watched　　 C．noticed　　 　　 D．glanced

44．A．quiet　 　　　　　 B．silent　　 　　　　 C．frozen　　 　　　　 D．sad

45．A．Slowly　 　　　　　 B．Highly　　 　　　 C．Lowly　　 　　　　 D．Finally

46．A．later　 　　　　　　 B．after　　 　　　　 C．ago　　 　　　　　 D．late

47．A．Peter　 　　　　　 B．Cameron　　 C．they　　 　　　　　 D．visitors

48．A．where　 　　　　 B．when　　 　　　　 C．what　　 　　　　 D．that

49．A．sightseeing　 B．visiting　　 　　　 C．walking　　 　　 D．standing

50．A．floor　 　　　　　　 B．ground　　 　　 C．earth　　 　　　　 D．land

51．A．all at once　 B．all the while　　 C．all the same　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．all of a sudden

52．A．realizing　 　　　 B．feeling　　 　　　 C．sensing　　 　　　 D．wondering

53．A．gathered　 　　 B．called　　 　　　 C．took　　 　　　　　 D．kept

54．A．round　 　　　　　 B．direct　　 　　　 C．about　　 　　　　 D．right

55．A．shouted　 　　　 B．cried　　 　　　　 C．whispered　　 D．trumpeted

35．The highest award was given to Anna, who　　　　 so hard on the project for years, and at last her efforts paid off.

　　 A．has worked　　　 B．worked　　　　　　 C．was working　　 D．had been working

34．Take the lift to the eighth floor and turn right. You　　　　 have any trouble finding my office.

　　 A．needn’t 　　　　　 B．mustn’t　　　　　　 C．don’t　　　　　　　　 D．shouldn’t

33．The highway through the rain forest was completed in 1990,　　　　 some animal species have died off.

　　 A．by when　　　　　 B．since then　　　　 C．since when　　　 D．by which time

32．With so many trees and flowers 　　　　　about, our school campus looks like a beautiful garden.

　　 A．planted　　　　　　 B．to be planted　 C．planting　　　　　 D．being planted