第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

As it came ___36____ the corner, the taxi stopped suddenly. The driver got out ____37____very puzzled. A big truck which had been ___38___ the taxi stopped too. The taxi driver was now standing at the corner looking up ___39___ the sky and the truck driver went and ___40___ him. A number of cars ___41___ were forced to stop as ___42___ and soon a large ___43___ of people had gathered at the corner.

　 The ___44___ of all this trouble was very strange___45___. It ___46___ as if thousands and thousands of birds were singing together. The noise was quite frightening and many people looked anxious. The most ___47___ thing was that, apart from one or two pigeons, there was not a bird ___48___ sight. No one was able to tell what the mysterious noise was ___49___ two policemen arrived. They noticed a large advertisement for a film high up on a wall nearby. As the noise seemed to be coming from this ___50___ , they climbed up and found that a ___51___ had been hidden behind the advertisement. The noise made by birds’ singing was being broadcast over powerful loudspeakers so as to ___52___ the attention of passers-by. The police asked the advertisers to take the recorder ___53___ because it had drawn ___54___ much attention that it was impossible for a great many cars and buses to move___55___ in the street.

36. A. close　　　　 B. near　　 　　　C. closely　　　　　　 D. nearly to

37. A. looking　　　 B. looked　　　　 C. seeing　　　　　 D. looked at

38. A. followed　　　 B. follow　　　　 C. following　　　　 D. to follow

39. A. at　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. above　　　　　 D. for

40. A. follow　　　　 B. passed by　　　　 C. joined　　　　　 D. with

41. A. before　　　　 B. front　　　　　 C. followed　　　 D. behind

42. A. also　　　　　 B. either　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　 D. usual

43. A. group　　　　 B. team　　　　　　 C. crowd　　　　 D. line

44. A. cause　　　　 B. reason　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　 D. problem

45. A. something　　 B. person　　　　　　 C. noise　　　　 D. voice

46. A. heard　　　　 B. listened to　　　　 C. sounded　　　 D. heard of

47. A. ordinary　　　 B. surprised　　　　 　C. common　　　 D. extraordinary

48. A. on　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　 D. out of

49. A. until　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. unless

50. A. direction　　　 B. way　　　　　　　 C. road　　　　 D. path

51. A. person　　 　　B. radio　　　　　　 C. recorder　　　 D. policeman

52. A. pay　　　　　　 B. call　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　 D. take

53. A. off　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　 D. away

54. A. very　　　　　 B. greatly　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　 D. far

55. A. freely　　　　　 B. widely　　　　　　 C. slowly　　　　 D. closely

35．--- Sorry indeed, I __________ to your birthday party if…

　　 --- Forget it; I know you were out on business.

　　 A．would have come　 　　　　 　 B．should come

　　 C．could come　　　 　　 　　　　D．must have come

34．Putting down his receiver, he __________ his umbrella and made for the door.

　　 A．put up　 　　 B．brought up　 　 C．opened up 　 D．picked up

33．The last few years _______ many disasters in and out of China, from earthquake to drought.

　　 A．see　 　　 　　　B．are seeing 　　 C．have seen　　 　 D．saw