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。
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny's house, she wasn't nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. ___36___, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn't been so ___37___.

As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly ___38___ cold — very cold. Alice's breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.

With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __39__ that she did't hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ___40___. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something ___41___. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. "Hello, dear, " said the old lady. "I need ___42___. I'm afraid I'm lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. "

"Airport? You ___43___ are lost, "Alice said. "You need to go back five kilometers ___44___ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ___45___ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the ___46___ to the airport. But I'm afraid there's no ___47___ you'll get there in five minutes!"

"Thank you very much, dear, " replied the old lady. "Don't worry — I'll __48__ in time. "

The ___49___ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ___50___ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ___51___ happened. The car began changing. First, its color ___52___ from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, ___53___ just above the ground. As the car ___54___ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ___55___, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief...

36. A.however B.Besides C.Therefore D.Otherwise
37. A.brave B.excited C.curious D.stubborn
38. A.fell B.seemed C.proved D.grew
39. A.aside B.around C.forward D.backward
40. A.arrived B.stopped C.stayed D.started
41. A.gathered B.existed C.dropped D.moved
42. A.help B.gas C.rest D.water
43. A.necessarily B.normally C.basically D.certainly
44. A.if B.until C.unless D.as
45. A.drive B.walk C.follow D.march
46. A.address B.signs C.notices D.guidance
47. A.doubt B.room C.time D.way
48. A.have it B.get it C. make it D.finish it
49. A.door B.window C.headlight D.wheel
50. A.passed B.rushed C.turned D.continued
51. A.strange B.sensitive C.imaginable D.horrible
52. A.developed B.appeared C.spread D.faded
53. A.rolling B.floating C.drawing D.flashing
54. A.pointed B.returned C.broke D.rose
55. A.tune B.voice C.sound D.tone