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各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　  By good fortune, I was able to raft down the Motu River in New Zealand twice during the last year. The wonderful four-day journey __36__ one of the last wilderness areas in the North Island. The first expedition was __37__ by Buzz, an American guide with a great deal of rafting __38__ .The first half-day was spent __39__ teamwork. The skill of following orders without question was __ 40__ . In the rapids (急流), there is no room for mistakes. When Buzz yelled over the roar of the water, we had to __41__ quickly.

　We mastered the Motu. The screamed __42__ of Buzz were matched only by the strength of our rowing, as we took the raft __43__ where Buzz wanted it to go. At the end of the journey, there was a great feeling of _44__ . We had won. We felt powerful and good.

　The second time I went down the Motu, the experience I had __45__ should have been invaluable, but the guide on this journey was a __46__ spoken Kiwi. It seemed that it would not even be __47__ to hear his voice above the noise of the rapids.

　As we approached the first rapid, he never even __48__ his voice. Gently and quietly he felt the mood of the river. There was no shouting and no contest to be __49__ .

　 We sped through each rapid with beauty and, after a day, the river had become our __50__ . The quiet Kiwi was not our leader, but only the person who felt the river more strongly than we did. Laughter __51__ the tension of achievement.

　Soon the quiet Kiwi let us all take __52__ as a leader. If one of us made a mistake, the person laughed and it was the next person’s turn. At the end of the journey, we did not want to __53__ our friend, the river. We felt like we had become one with the river.

　At the end of the first journey, it seemed that there could be no other way to take it. Given the opportunity to choose a __54__ , everyone would choose someone like Buzz. But at the end of the second journey, we had grown to __55__ a very different way.

36.A. composed B. covered C. exposed D. Arranged

37. A. led   B. sent     C. drawn D. trained

38. A. money   B. fear    C. experience D. activity

39. A. questioning B. developing     C. discovering D. accepting

40. A. natural B. difficult     C. controversial D. essential

41. A. react B. remove    C. return D. run

42. A. rules B. plans   C. orders D. questions

43. A. rarely B. clearly  C. nearly D. exactly

44. A. surprise B. success  C. regret D. curiosity

45. A. gained B. lacked C. provided D. seen

46. A. smartly B. proudly   C. softly D. bitterly

47. A. important B. necessary   C. interesting D. possible

48. A. controlled B. raised  C. lost D. found

49. A. performed B. defeated  C. won D. achieved

50. A. friend B. teacher   C. enemy D. Lover

51.A. matched B. reflected  C. involved D. replaced

52. A. risks B. turns  C. notes D. measures

53. A. set aside B. refer to  C. leave behind D. let alone

54. A. leader B. friend  C. teacher D. partner

55. A. try B. dislike   C. expect D. love
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