第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

My wife called, "Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?" I rushed to the scene. My only daughter, Sindu, 　36　 　frightened. In front of her was a bowl filled with　 rice. She 　37　 disliked rice.

　　 “Sindu, why don’t you take a few 　38　 　of this? Just for　 Dad’s sake. If you don’t, your mom will shout at me. ” Sindu softened a bit and 　39　 　her tears with the back of her hands.　 "OK. Dad. I will eat. But, you should…" Sindu hesitated. " Dad, if I eat the rice, will you give me 　40　 I ask for?" " Oh, sure. " She 　41　 　eating the whole quantity. After the ordeal was　 through, Sindu came to me, " Dad, I want to have my 　42　 shaved off this Sunday!"

　　　 " Darling, we will be sad 　43　 　you with a clean - shaven　 head." "Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat the　 rice. " Sindu was in tears. " 　44　 　you promised to give me　 whatever I ask for. " It was 　45　 　for me to call the shots . "Our promise must be　 46 . "

　　　 With her head clean - shaven, Sindu had a round face. On　 Monday morning, I dropped her at her 　47　 　Just then, a boy　 shouted, "Sindu, please wait for me!" 48　 　struck me was the　 hairless head of that boy.

　　　 "Sir, your daughter Sindu is great 　49 !" a lady said to　 me. ."That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son　 Harish. He is 　50　 　from leukemia(白血病)?He lost all his　 hair due to the side 　51　 　of the chemotherapy ( 化疗). He refused to 　52　 　to school for fear of being laughed at. Sindu visited him last week'" But, I 　53　 　imagined she would sacrifice　 her lovely hair for the sake of 　54　 "My little angel, you are teaching me 55 selfless real love is!" I wept.

36. A. looked　　　 B. Proved　 　　　　C. sounded　　　　　 D. turned

37. A. properly　　 B. likely　　 　　　　C. formerly　　　　　 D. particularly

38. A. bowls　　　 B. mouthfuls 　　　　C. rices　　　　　　 D. pieces

39. A. cleaned　　　 B. burst　　 　　　　C. wiped　　　　　 D. crashed

40. A. however　　 B. whenever　　　　 C. wherever　　　　 D. whatever

41. A. enjoyed　　　 B. finished　 　　　C. practiced　　　　 D. liked

42. A. hair　　　 　　B. face　　　 　　　C. ear　　　　　　 D. hand

43. A. comparing　　 B. looking　　　　 C. seeing　　　　　 D. watching

44. A. So　　　　　 B. And　　　　　　 C. If　　　　　　　 D. Though

45. A. chance　　　 B. good　　　　　 C. choice　　　　　 D. time

46. A. made　　　　 B. carried　　　　　 C. kept　　　　　　 D. broken

47. A. room　　　　 B. school　　　　　 C. house　　　　　 D. desk

48. A. That　　　　 B. This　　　 　　C. It　　　　　　　 D. What

49. A. in fact　　　　 B. for example　 　　C. indeed　　　 　　D. really

50. A. suffering　　　 B. separating　　　 C. judging　　　　 D. affecting

51. A. illnesses　　　 B. effects　　 　　C. health　　　　　 D. medicine

52. A. come back　　 B. turn back　 　　C. pay back　　　　 D. date back

53. A. such　　　　 　B. even　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　 D. never

54. A. your daughter 　B. my son　　　 　　C. me　　　　　 D. you

55. A. how　　　　　 B. Whether　　 　　C. where　　　　　 D. when

35. It’s reported that the fire that ______ at two o’clock last night caused a lot of damage.

A. breaking out 　　B. breaks out　 C. broke out 　D. was broken out

34. Bob’s salary is three times ______, so John admires Bob very much.

A. as high as that of John　　　　 B. as bigger as that of John

C. as high as John　　　　　　　 D. as much as John

33. You can complain, but I doubt _____ it’ll make any difference.

A. if 　　　　　　　 B. what 　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 　 D. how

32. This problem is far _____ me. I can’t work it out on my own.　

　 A. over 　　　　　　　　 B. above　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. beyond

31. You ______ worry about their safety. They are old enough to take care of themselves.

　 A. mustn’t 　　　　　　 B. needn’t　　 　　　 C. can’t　　　　　 　　 D. wouldn’t　

30．Della had only one dollar and eighty – seven cents 　　　　Jim, her Husband, a Christmas present.

　　　 A．to buy　　　 B．which to buy　　　 C．for him to buy　　 D．with which to buy

29．　　　　 , you’ll never be able to persuade him.

　　　 A．However hard may you try　　　　　 B．Try however hard you may

　　　 C．However hard you may try　　　　　 D．Try hard however you may

28．-Bob! How’s your project? I heard you started it last Friday，right?

　　 -Oh！I 　　　　　for it．But I haven’t decided when to do it．

　　 A．have prepared　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．had prepared

　　 C．have been preparing 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．was preparing