第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

通读下面短文，了解其大意，然后从36-55各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to　 36　 　in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the

37　 　ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, "I love you" is too 　38　 　for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentines Day is even more out of 　39　 . One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. "Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there

40　 　between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 　41　 　her head and continued to sew the quilt.

I was very worried because I thought I had　 42　 　her. I was 　43　 　and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

"Susan," she said thoughtfully, "Look at this thread. Sometimes it 　44　 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 　45　 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen 　46　 , but its really there. Love is 　47　 ." I listened carefully but I 　48　 　her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 　49　 　seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 　50　 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father　 51　 　on the country road.

"Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day. "Susan, don’t 　52　 　me." he said gently. "To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom."　 53　 　his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 　54　 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just　 55　 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

35.I’m Mr. Brown from the police station. Could you tell me _______ the butcher found moving slowly across the square?

A. what was it that　　　　　 B. what it was that 　　　 C. what was it which　　　 D. what did

34. I _______ e-bike to work, but these days I prefer walking with the purpose of losing weight.

A. ride　　 　　　　　 B. have ridden　 　　　　　　 C. rode　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. am to ride

33. --- Look at the black clouds. It ______ soon.

--- Sure. If only we ______ out.

A. is raining; didn’t come　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is to rain; won’t start

C. will rain; haven’t started　　　　　　　　　 D. is going to rain; hadn’t come