第二节：完形填空（共20小题，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中选出最佳选项。
Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and 36 his tent then, made a fire and have a37 meal. When night fell, he 38 down to sleep.
He had 39 fallen asleep when he felt a soft 40 on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much 41 .”
The Arab was a 42 man, “All right, do as you 43 .” he said. Then he turned on his 44 and went back to sleep.
It wasn’t long 45 he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind 46 I keep it inside the tent, too?”
“ 47 .” the man said. But this time he felt a bit 48, as camel had such a long neck.
No sooner had he shut his eyes 49 he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”
The Arab 50 over to one side of the tent. He made 51 as small as he could. It was not 52 comfortable, and sleep was now out of 53 .Soon after that the camel gave his a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. 54 , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only 55 that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.
16. A. built                   B. made                       C. put up               D. set
17 A. simple                 B. rich                         C. excellent               D. ordinary
18. A. laid                    B. lay                           C. lied                       D. went
19. A. seldom               B. not                          C. almost                   D. hardly
20. A. touch                  B. beat                         C. kick                      D. bite
21. A. place                  B. tent                          C. room                    D. blanket
22. A. hard-hearted     B. kind-hearted             C. absent-mined         D. careless
23. A. please                 B. willing                     C. are like                 D. want
24. A. light                   B. head                        C. arm                      D. side
25. A. after                   B. before                      C. since                     D. then
26. A. whether                 B. as                            C. that                       D. if
27. A. Yes, of course      B. No, not at all           C. Don’t. please         D. No, you can.
28. A. crowded             B. comfortable           C. warmer             D. narrower
29. A. than           B. then                         C. when               D. after
30. A. went                   B. walked                     C. climbed              D. moved
31. A. the tent.                 B. himself                    C. room               D. ground
32. A. very                   B. much                       C. a lot                D. a little
33. A. question              B. the question              C. quite possible        D. possibility
34. A. Except                B. Besides                    C. After all             D. But
35. A. unfair                 B. wrong                      C. reasonable          D. right