第二節(jié) 完型填空（共20小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A ship hit a rock on its way back. The only 36 of the shipwreck was washed up on a small, 37 island. He prayed
38 for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the 39 for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut 40 driftwood to protect him from the bad weather, and to store his few 41 . But then one day, after searching for food, he arrived home to
42 his little hut in flames, the 43 rolling up to the sky.
The 44 had happened; everything was lost.
He was shocked with grief and 45 . “God how could you do this to me!” he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the 46 of a ship that was 47 the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was here?" asked the tired man of his 48 . “We saw your smoke 49 ,”they replied.
It is easy to get 50 when things are going bad.
But we shouldn't 51
, because Nature is
52 in our lives, even in the midst of pain and 53 .
Remember, 54 your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of Nature.
For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, Nature has a 55 answer for it .
36. A. captain B. boss C. friend D. survior
37. A. lonely B. populated C. rich D. poor
38. A. happily B. feverishly C. sadly D. surprisingly
39. A. horizon B. sky C. land D. tree
40. A. by B. with C. out of D. in
41. A. possessions B. food C. furniture D. animals
42. A; look for B. find C. search D. search for
43. A. fire B. cloud C. smoke D. wind
44. A. best B. worst C. most D. least
45. A. sadness B. silence C. fear D. anger
46. A. sound B. voice C. whisper D. footstep
47. A. reaching B. arriving in C. approaching D. getting to
48. A. friends B. rescuers C. searchers D. brothers
49. A. sign B. mark C. scene D. signal
50. A. encouraged B. discouraged C. enabled D. disabled
51. A. lose heart B. lose our heart C. Lose a heart D. lose hearts
52. A. at work B. at play C. at large D. at table
53. A. blame B. suffering C. praise D. wandering
54. A. the first time B. the last time C. every time D. next time
55. A. wrong B. right C. different D. positive
e came to her，and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell—a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly away．
The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about，son，” she answered，“but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat．And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner，I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street．She said it was some kind of test!” 
