第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

　　阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

　　One Saturday, some five-or-six-year olds in my neighborhood gathered at the lot to play cowboys. Brian came, 21 the biggest toy gun I’d ever seen. Before we started, I told him I wanted to borrow it 22 . As soon as we broke up for the 23 , I ran to a far corner of the lot and buried the gun in the soft dirt. I wanted to give Brian a 24 .

　　Before long, Brian was demanding his gun back. We all walked 25 the lot to the corner, and I dug where I 26 I’d buried it. No gun. I dug some more. 27 no gun. Brian started shouting, “Find my gun!” and I started getting 28 . I knew it was somewhere, but the whole corner was looking 29 to me. Everyone stood around and watched 30 I desperately dug at the ground. No one 31 . My eyes started burning, and I knew I was going to cry. I 32 with Brian screaming, “You bastard! My dad will get you!”

　　That afternoon when I heard Brian calling outside the window, I told Mom everything. She 33 listened to me, then went out to the garage and got the shovel. We 34 Brian outside and the three of us returned to the lot.

　　35 it was very hot outside, and my mom dug in the heat for an hour. She turned up most of the dirt in that corner, 36 the gun was never found. I stood and watched 37 , and felt worse and worse as she worked and sweated 38 me.

　　My parents bought Brian a new gun, so he was 39 . Now I realize how lucky I was to have 40 who stood up for me, and that I still needed Mom to help me out of trouble.

　　21. A. carrying out B. showing off C. picking up D. taking away

　　22. A. after a moment B. at a time C. in a minute D. for a while

　　23. A. race B. game C. party D. role

　　24. A. blow B. test C. chance D. scare

　　25. A. across B. in C. over D. by

　　26. A. imagined B. pretended C. thought D. expected

　　27. A. Also B. Still C. Just D. Indeed

　　28. A. hot B. hurt C. sick D. angry

　　29. A. unlikely B. perfect C. the same D. the opposite

　　30. A. since B. though C. if D. as

　　31. A. helped B. laughed C. quarreled D. worked

　　32. A. settled down B. came up C. set out D. ran away

　　33. A. doubtfully B. calmly C. regretfully D. kindly

　　34. A. left B. followed C. met D. took

　　35. A. By now B. Till then C. At last D. So far

　　36. A. but B. for C. when D. so

　　37. A. carelessly B. impatiently C. helplessly D. cautiously

　　38. A. in spite of B. except for C. in favor of D. because of

　　39. A. satisfied B. moved C. encouraged D. comforted

　　40. A. all B. someone C. anybody D. one

　　第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I got up and dressed, with my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck. I wandered about for  36  , looking for a likely spot,  37  as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped   38   under a bridge near the station and  39  to have a try.

  I felt tense and nervous. One moment I was  40  the hurrying crowds ,   41  I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the side of the street  42  me , the violin under my chin.

   The first  43  I played were loud and unskilled, then they  44  down and began to run more smoothly.   45  ，I was neither caught nor told to shut up.  46  , nobody took any notice at all. Then an old man without stopping   47   threw a penny into my hat, as if getting rid of some guilty evidence.

   Other pennies followed, slowly  48   steadily , dropped by   49  who appeared not to see or hear me. It seemed too easy, like a secret  50  .

   I   51  there for several days , gradually getting the  52  of the trade by trial and error(反复试验). It was not a good thing,   53  , to let the hat fill up with money; nor was it wise to empty it completely. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to  54   the thing going soon became a  55  rule.

36. A. an hour         B. a day              C. some time                D. too long

37. A. running                     B. crying      C. feeling                 D. sounding

38. A. at first                   B. at last       C. at most                   D. at once

39. A. wanted            B. allowed            C. refused                   D. decided

40. A. part of                B. familiar with     C. far from               D. away from

41. A. the last                     B. once again       C. the next                    D. as a result

42. A. before                B. behind            C. next to                 D. beside

43. A. music                     B. notes               C. piece                      D. parts

44. A. broke                  B. fell            C. settled               D. slowed

45. A. Surprisingly        B. Interestingly      C. Undoubtedly            D. Pitifully

46. A. In a word                B. Moreover    C. Indeed               D. That is

47. A. immediately        B. secretly           C. bravely                    D. carefully

48. A. but                         B. and               C. while                     D. or

49. A. the old                  B. fans       C. the passengers   D. shadows

50. A. trick                    B. business     C. story               D. joke

51. A. remained                   B. searched         C. left              D. worked

52. A. value                   B. truths             C. wealth                   D. conditions

53. A. however       B. therefore         C. for example            D. after all

54. A. make                      B. open          C. leave                         D. start

55. A. normal        B. regular              C. smart                  D. suitable