第二节 完形填空 （共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读西面短文，，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
Introduction to letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 36 ,Sam,was born , my heart was filled with joy . I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then ,and I have been 37 ill many times . So I wondered if I would have the
38 to tell Sam what I had 39 .
For years I have been hosting a program on the 40 and writing articles for a magazine . Being 41 to move freely , I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43 . So when Sam was born .I
44 to tell him about school and fridship , romance and work , love and everything else . That how I started to write these 45 , I hope that Sam would 46 them sooner or later .
However , that expectation 47 when Sam showed aigns of autism (自闭症) at the age of two , He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs . He 48 to communicate with others , even the family members . That was 49 for me but didn’t stop me writing on . I realized that I even 50 now to tell him . I wanted him to 51 what it means to be “diffenet” from others , and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 52
as I myself .. his grandfather ,did ,I just 53 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life .
Now . 54 the book has been pubhshed . I have been given the chance , Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life .and all about what it means to be a 55 .
Daniel Gottlied
36.A.son B. nephew C.brother D.grandson
37.A.seriously B.mentally C. slightly D.quictly
38. A.ability B.time C.courage D.reaponsibuty
39. A.writen B. sulfered C.observed D.lost
40. A. radio B. television C.stage D.bed
41. A.ready B.unable C.anxious D.cager
42. A.warm B.broken C.closed D.open
43. A.hosts B.vistors C. readers D.reportets
44. A.boon B.stopped C.forgot D.decided
45.A.letters B.emunls C.books D.diaries
46. A.bad B. read C. collecd D.keep
47. A. decdoped B.disappeared C. changed D.arrived
48. A.ined B.refused C. regreed D.hoped
49. A.exciting B.aeceptable C.strange D.heartherathing
50. A.less B.eventhing C.more D.nothing
51. A. understand B.explam C.believe D.question
52. A.fear B.face C. know D.cause
53. A.felt B.guessed C.saw D.doubted
54. A. as B.once C. thought D.if
55. A.teacher B. child C. man D.witct
Have you played baseball before?We need one more player.____.I like ball games ,no i believe it will be to learn baseball.
A.Sometimes B.Not reall
C.Never mind D.That's cool
Many buildings in the city need repairing, but the one ______first is the library.
A.repaired B.being repaired
C.repairing D.to be repaired
At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River________,one of the ten largest cities in China
A.lier Chongqing B.Chongqing lies C.doer lie Chongqing D.doer Chongqing lie
Today, we will begin____________we stopped yeaterday so that no will be left out.
A．when B．where
C．how D．what
—Why do you want to work for our company?
—This is the job that I for.
A.looked B.am to look
C.had looked D. have been looking
