第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。
Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three 36 —two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and 37 problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not 38 that she would live another year. w.w
39 Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in 40 . Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the 41 of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards 42 , $150,000 a year. ”
He called the number. The line was busy, but he 43 calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken, 44 they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of 45 in Texas. Then they would 46 him to Iraq for his assignment.
Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was 47 ；he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good. 48 , the family would have full medical benefits, 49 would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would 50 work there for one more year.
Sheila was 51 . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”
“You can’t 52 like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think 53 . Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that 54 . This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila 55 him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . “I don’t want you to go.”
Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w
36．A．students B．friends C．workmates D．kids
37．A．other B．another C．puzzling D．strange
38．A．afraid B．satisfied C．confident D．sad
39．A．Thinking of B．Getting rid of C．knowing of D．Taking care of
40．A．debt B．danger C．thought D．surprise
41．A．top B．entrance C．bottom D．end
42．A．sold B．watched C．wanted D．welcome
43．A．stopped B．enjoyed C．kept D．finished
44．A．but B．and C．so D．because
45．A．holiday B．training C．work D．rest
46．A．invite B．drive C．expect D．fly
47．A．dangerous B．easy C．comfortable D．interesting
48．A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Otherwise
49．A．that B．which C．who D．where
50．A．luckily B．happily C．carefully D．probably
51．A．excited B．worried C．satisfied D．disappointed
52．A．think B．guess C．live D．work
53．A．active B．positive C．hard D．honest
54．A．time B．news C．money D．paper
55．A．took B．missed C．hugged D．left