Question

完形填空（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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a child, I was afraid of everything. At the age of 8, I even became  36   of getting Halloween candy.  37   , on October 31, my twin brother and I went out and   38   to every house in the neighborhood. Most of the houses only had a few steps to the door. It was easy. However, when we   39    one of the bigger houses with 10 tall steps   40   to the front door, which were known to have the best candy, my fear  41    me. My brother was already up the stairs, while I stood   42    at the bottom.

It was  43    that I’d be able to climb all that way, for I was afraid that I might fall over in the dark and   44   my bag of candy. I might   45   my clothes on something. I wanted the candy, but there was no   46    I would go up those stairs to get it. I failed. I lost more than just candy. I lost my   47   .

Fear of the unknown   48   me for a long time. After six years in nursing, I was  49    with the career I had chosen. I faced a  50   : step out into the unknown or   51    the rest of my life at the bottom of those steps, never   52   the best candy.

Finally, with only $100 in my savings account, I started my own business. Whenever I would lose a client (客户), the old fears   53   . However, I’d tasted the candy, and now I don’t   54   when I face difficulties. I believe that, though    55   things can happen when we step out, worse things happen when we don’t.

36. A. afraid         B. happy            C. fond          D. tired

37. A. Hardly          B. Normally              C. Certainly      D. Approximately

38. A. pointed        B. rushed             C. moved              D. traveled

39. A. knocked          B. escaped                      C. reached       D. entered

40. A. pointing        B. belonging           C. opening             D. leading

41. A. encouraged     B. spread               C. prevented       D. attracted

42. A. slightly        B. frozen             C. calmly        D. happily

43. A. unlikely              B. unlucky             C. possible         D. pitiful

44. A. fall                  B. drop              C. forget         D. lose

45. A. bury          B. break               C. tear           D. catch

46. A. way                    B. need               C. doubt          D. wonder

47. A. bag               B. life               C. way           D. confidence

48. A. amused         B. controlled          C. helped         D. ruined

49. A. excited         B. concerned           C. impressive     D. unsatisfied

50. A. difficulty       B. cause               C. fear           D. choice

51. A. save            B. spend              C. change             D. escape

52. A. presenting      B. buying                       C. making           D. tasting

53. A. disappeared     B. warned                C. returned          D. reminded

54. A. fear           B. cry                C. fail              D. complain

55. A. big            B. fortunate                   C. bad             D. small

Answer

36—40 ABBCD     41—45 CBABC  46—50 ADBDD  51—55 BDCAC

【解析】略