第二节  完型填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A ship hit a rock on its way back. The only   36     of the shipwreck was washed up on a small,    37        island. He prayed    38    for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the   39       for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut   40     driftwood to protect him from the bad weather, and to store his few    41       . But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to   42     his little hut in flames, the   43      rolling up to the sky.

The    44     had happened; everything was lost.

He was shocked with grief and  45  . “God how could you do this to me!” he cried.

Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the  46   of a ship that was   47    the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the tired man of his   48   . “We saw your smoke  49    ,”they replied.

It is easy to get    50    when things are going bad.

But we shouldn't   51   , because Nature is    52    in our lives, even in the midst of pain and   53      .

Remember,    54      your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of Nature.

For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, Nature has a   55   answer for it .

36. A. captain       B. boss            C. friend         D. survior

37. A. lonely        B. populated       C. rich           D. poor

38. A. happily       B. feverishly       C. sadly          D. surprisingly

39. A. horizon       B. sky            C. land           D. tree

40. A. by           B. with           C. out of          D. in

41. A. possessions    B. food           C. furniture       D. animals

42. A; look for       B. find            C. search        D. search for

43. A. fire          B. cloud           C. smoke         D. wind

44. A. best         B. worst          C. most           D. least

45. A. sadness      B. silence         C. fear            D. anger

46. A. sound       B. voice           C. whisper         D. footstep

47. A. reaching     B. arriving in       C. approaching      D. getting to

48. A. friends       B. rescuers        C. searchers        D. brothers

49. A. sign         B. mark           C. scene           D. signal

50. A. encouraged   B. discouraged      C. enabled         D. disabled

51. A. lose heart    B. lose our heart     C. Lose a heart      D. lose hearts

52. A. at work      B. at play          C. at large          D. at table

53. A. blame       B. suffering        C. praise           D. wandering

54. A. the first time  B. the last time     C. every time       D. next time

55. A. wrong       B. right           C. different         D. positive

  The CASS said the scores were based on corporate responsibility and financial reports,. But some people raised__________ about whether the information was reliable.

A. problems            B. doubts        C. hands           D. heads

I was so young.  You__________ better than to rely on me

A. should have known   B. should know   C. must know       D. must have known

 Out of__________ did the cat come and then it ran across the yard.

A. somewhere     B. anywhere           C. everywhere       D. nowhere

With films like Avatar proving__________ in cinemas, many technology experts believe 3D is now set to take over the home market,

A. difficult        B. easy               C. common         D. popular

 I can’t accept the job. It is a huge task and don’t__________ me wrong,

A. keep           B. make              C. get             D. let

 —Go shopping? Will you get something for me?

 —__________ . What do you want?

A. No matter       B. No way           C. No problem      D. No doubt

 Is there__________ Miss Smith in the house? Here is__________ package for her.

A. a,a             B. the,the           C. \,a              D. the,\

There is a lot__________ to discover in these places. Every week we find new things

A. many           B. much            C. more            D. most

We couldn’t believe the news,for it was__________ good.

A. surprisedly      B. surprisingly       C. likely            D. lovely