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，

题目内容：

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。

I got up and dressed, with my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck. I wandered about for 36 , looking for a likely spot, 37 as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped 38under a bridge near the station and 39 to have a try.

I felt tense and nervous. One moment I was 40 the hurrying crowds ,41I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the side of the street 42me , the violin under my chin.

The first 43 I played were loud and unskilled, then they 44down and began to run more smoothly. 45 ，I was neither caught nor told to shut up. 46 , nobody took any notice at all. Then an old man without stopping47 threw a penny into my hat, as if getting rid of some guilty evidence.

Other pennies followed, slowly 48steadily , dropped by 49who appeared not to see or hear me. It seemed too easy, like a secret 50.

I51 there for several days , gradually getting the 52of the trade by trial and error(反复试验). It was not a good thing, 53, to let the hat fill up with money; nor was it wise to empty it completely. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to 54the thing going soon became a 55rule.

36. A. an hour B. a day C. some time D. too long

37. A. running B. crying C. feeling D. sounding

38. A. at first B. at last C. at most D. at once

39. A. wanted B. allowed C. refused D. decided

40. A. part of B. familiar with C. far from D. away from

41. A. the last B. once again C. the next D. as a result

42. A. before B. behind C. next to D. beside

43. A. music B. notes C. piece D. parts

44. A. broke B. fell C. settled D. slowed

45. A. Surprisingly B. Interestingly C. Undoubtedly D. Pitifully

46. A. In a word B. Moreover C. Indeed D. That is

47. A. immediately B. secretly C. bravely D. carefully

48. A. but B. and C. while D. or

49. A. the old B. fans C. the passengers D. shadows

50. A. trick B. business C. story D. joke

51. A. remained B. searched C. left D. worked

52. A. value B. truths C. wealth D. conditions

53. A. however B. therefore C. for example D. after all

54. A. make B. open C. leave D. start

55. A. normal B. regular C. smart D. suitable

最佳答案：

36-40. ACBDA 41-45 CABCA 46-50.CBADA 51-55. DBCDB

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。