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，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。John and Mary

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，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。
John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. John had a good   36   and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was   37   that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They   38  a reliable woman to care for the children and made the   39   , returning home a little earlier than they had planned.
40   they drove into their home town, they found a home in flames (火焰). Mary said, “Oh well, it isn’t our   41  , let’s go home. ”
But John drove closer and exclaimed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be   42   work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ”
John drove up and they were both   43   -stricken to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics   44   , “The children! Get the children! They are in the basement. ”
45   Mary’s protests, John grabbed the water hose and soaked (浸湿) his clothes, put his   46  hand-kerchief on his head and dashed for the basement which was full of   47   . He found two nearly suffocated (窒息的) children and after carrying them to  48   , he asked how many more children were down there. They told him two more and Mary   49  his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s   50  ! That house will cave in (坍塌) any second!”
But he shook her off and went back by   51   his way down the smoke filled hallway and into the room. It seemed a long time   52   he found both children and started back and at last when they came out into the   53  and fresh air, he found that he had just   54   his own children.
The baby-sitter had   55   them at this home while she did some shopping.
     36. A. job                   B. family                  C. wife                         D. boss
     37. A. known                     B. believed                   C. decided                    D. hoped
     38. A. asked                B. hired                    C. begged                     D. paid
     39. A. preparations      B. mistake                C. decision                   D. trip
     40. A. Before                     B. As                           C. Once                        D. Since
     41. A. duty                 B. neighbor                  C. business                   D. fire
     42. A. off                   B. on                           C. out of                      D. at
     43. A. nerve                B. sorrow                        C. horror                 D. poverty
     44. A. coughing          B. screaming             C. waving                     D. crying
     45. A. Except for        B. In case of            C. Instead of          D. In spite of
     46. A. clean                B. soft                          C. wet                          D. large
     47. A. smoke                     B. darkness                   C. children                  D. danger
     48. A. entrance            B. ground                     C. rest                          D. safety
     49. A. pulled               B. took                         C. grabbed                    D. held
     50. A. dangerous         B. useless                     C. over                         D. stupid
     51. A. pushing            B. feeling                        C. jumping                   D. moving
     52. A. that                  B. when                       C. while                   D. before
     53. A. shade                B. sunlight                    C. open                        D. crowd
     54. A. helped                     B. found                   C. recognized            D. rescued
     55. A. left                   B. charged                    C. removed                   D. forgot36---40 ACBDB  41---45 DACBD  46---50 CADCA  51---55 BDBDA