Question

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

As the drought（干旱） continued to seem to be endless, a small community of mid-west farmers were wondering what to do next. The rain was important not only to keep their crops     36    , but to support the townspeople's way of     37    . Since the problem needed immediate    38    , the local church felt it was time to call a prayer meeting to ask for    39   .

In what seemed an unclear remembrance（纪念） of a Native American   40    , the people began to arrive. After they were all    41    , the pastor（牧师）on his arrival watched as the townspeople continued to arrive. He slowly    42     his way to the front to officially    43    the meeting.

Everyone was taking the opportunity to     44    with close friends. When the pastor     45     the front, his thoughts were on quieting those     46     and starting the meeting.

47    he began to ask for quiet, his eyes    48     through the crowd and he took     49     of an eleven year-old girl sitting in the front row.

Her face was shining     50     excitement and she     51     sat in her place. Next to her, was a bright red umbrella,    52     for use. The beauty and innocence（纯真） of the girl made the pastor smile as he     53     the faith she had. No one     54     at the meeting had brought a/an     55    .

They had all come to pray for rain, but she had come expecting God to answer with the needed rain.       

36.A. wealthy     B. healthy          C. powerful      D. necessary

37.A. work        B. entertainment     C. stay          D. life

38.A. attention          B. solution         C. fiction        D. conservation

39.A. rain          B. help           C. money             D. advice

41.A. covered     B. crowded        C. occupied      D. seated

42.A. found       B. struggled       C. felt           D. made

43.A. end              B. close          C. begin        D. hold

44.A. talk              B. tell            C. say           D. drink

45.A. arrived     B. reached         C. got           D. hurried

46.A. possible     B. patient              C. pure          D. present

47.A. As         B. Until          C. Though        D. Unless

48.A. got         B. went          C. looked             D. saw

49.A. hold         B. sight          C. notice        D. glance

50.A. for         B. with           C. by            D. at

51.A. quietly     B. calmly              C. anxiously     D. worriedly

52.A. eager        B. ready         C. curious         D. awful

53.A. recognized    B. promised       C. realized        D. allowed

54.A. even         B. else            C. still          D. also

55.A. apron       B. raincoat         C. record        D. umbrella

Answer

36---55   BDBAA   DDCAB   DACCB   ABCBD 

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