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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I got up and dressed, with my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck. I wandered about for 36, looking for a likely spot,37as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped38under a bridge near the station and39to have a try.
I felt tense and nervous. One moment I was40the hurrying crowds ,41I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the side of the street42me , the violin under my chin.
The first43I played were loud and unskilled, then they44down and began to run more smoothly.45，I was neither caught nor told to shut up.46, nobody took any notice at all. Then an old man without stopping47threw a penny into my hat, as if getting rid of some guilty evidence.
Other pennies followed, slowly48steadily , dropped by49who appeared not to see or hear me. It seemed too easy, like a secret50.
I51there for several days , gradually getting the52of the trade by trial and error(反复试验). It was not a good thing,53, to let the hat fill up with money; nor was it wise to empty it completely. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to54the thing going soon became a55rule.
36. A. an hourB. a day C. some time D. too long
37. A. running B. crying C. feeling D. sounding
38. A. at first B. at last C. at most D. at once
39. A. wanted B. allowed C. refused D. decided
40. A. part of B. familiar with C. far from D. away from
41. A. the last B. once again C. the next D. as a result
42. A. before B. behind C. next to D. beside
43. A. music B. notes C. piece D. parts
44. A. broke B. fell C. settled D. slowed
45. A. Surprisingly B. Interestingly C. Undoubtedly D. Pitifully
46. A. In a word B. Moreover C. Indeed D. That is
47. A. immediately B. secretly C. bravely D. carefully
48. A. but B. and C. while D. or
49. A. the old B. fans C. the passengers D. shadows
50. A. trick B. business C. story D. joke
51. A. remained B. searched C. left D. worked
52. A. value B. truths C. wealth D. conditions
53. A. however B. therefore C. for example D. after all
54. A. make B. open C. leave D. start
55. A. normal B. regular C. smart D. suitable