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)中选出一个最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项标号涂黑。
About fifteen years ago, when I was about seven years old, I took a trip with my father. Through this great trip I  36  my self-confidence and I could see beautiful  37 _and feel various  38  such as joy, sorrow, and appreciation.
My father liked climbing mountains very much. 39   he took a trip, he would  40  take me. At that time he was a good  41 . I also wanted to become a good climber. One   42  summer day my father and I took a  43  to Mt. Sol-Ak, one of the biggest mountains in Korea  44  in the eastern part of Korea.
After a few hours’ train  45  , we arrived at an entrance to the mountain. And then we started climbing. While I was climbing on the mountain, I 46  to sweat like rain. I wanted to take a 47  for only a minute, but my father said to me, “You need to put up with some  48  . If you can  49  this pain now, you will be a better climber than me.” He continued to  50  me.
The  51  I climbed to the top of the mountain, the more labored my breathing became. While I was climbing on a tough and narrow way, I could not  52  anything except my goal—that I  53  become a better climber than my father.
After two hours, I was able to get to the top of the mountain finally. I felt so  54  of myself. I thanked my father for helping and encouraging me. On the top of the mountain I could see the huge sun  55  in the west. It looked like a prize given by God.
36. A. gained     B. found         C. invented                   D. showed
37. A. rivers      B. valleys              C. landscapes            D. forests
38. A. emotions      B. attitudes        C. response                   D. experience
39. A. Wherever     B. Whatever      C. However              D. Whenever
40. A. probably      B. occasionally       C. always                        D. unwillingly
41. A. climber    B. teacher              C. trainer                  D. traveler
42. A. special     B. proper         C. hot                          D. ordinary
43. A. trip             B. vacation        C. journey                    D. voyage
44. A. settled     B. lay             C. stood                   D. located
45. A. tour         B. travel        C. seat                          D. ride
46. A. continued     B. wanted          C. seemed                     D. stopped
47. A. place       B. rest            C. pause                   D. breath
48. A. success     B. hotness          C. difficulties            D. failure
49. A. manage     B. tolerate         C. change                        D. try
50. A. praise      B. inform              C. train                    D. encourage
51. A. more closely       B. closely              C. closer                   D. close
52. A. think about  B. care for         C. find out                    D. think out
53. A. might      B. would         C. can                          D. need
54. A. sure         B. excited              C. proud                   D. certain
55. A. going down  B. going out      C. going over            D. going off