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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Far out in the sea lived three Sirens，the three sisters of magic song．Half human and half bird，the Siren sisters sat in a field of flowers， 36  in voices that excited the hearts of men．The attractive songs were so  37  that ships were attracted to the  38  and struck to pieces on the rocks．No sailor nor ship had ever been known to  39  the island of the Sirens without being attracted to  40 .
Acting on the advice of Circe, Odysseus made careful  41  against the Sirens．Before their ships came to where they could  42  the song, Odysseus had himself  43  the mast (桅杆), stuffed (堵住) the  44  of his men with wax (蜡) and ordered them to  45  his orders and gestures when they were passing the  46  island.
Soon they came in sight of the 47 island, and the attractive song reached the ears of 48. It moved him so much that he struggled in despair to  49  himself and shouted for his men to 50 the rich and flowery grass land of the singing sisters. But  51  paid any attention to him. The sailors kept straight on until they were  52  out of hearing.  53  his friends freed him and took the wax out of their ears. For  54  the Sirens had sung with no　55 . The eldest of the sisters, Partherope, loved Odysseus so much that she threw herself into the sea after his ships had passed.
36. A. talking         B. calling              C. yelling              D. singing
37. A. strange         B. sweet         C. terrible          D. loud
38. A. flowers         B. sea             C. island         D. rocks
39. A. visit            B. approach      C. pass            D. leave
40. A. disaster         B. success          C. peace         D. loss
41. A. communication  B. preparation     C. action              D. attention
42. A. sing                B. accept         C. hear               D. enjoy
43. A. tied to         B. standing along  C. facing to       D. seated on
44. A. eyes            B. mouth         C. nose           D. ears
45. A. miss          B. ignore        C. carry               D. take
46. A. friendly              B. 1ovely              C. deadly         D. lonely
47. A. rocky          B. sunny         C. windy         D. sandy
48. A. Partherope      B. Sirens         C. Circe         D. Odysseus
49. A. beat             B. free           C. relief         D. order
50. A. go around       B. keep off       C. turn towards      D. run away from
51. A. no one         B. anyone          C. everyone       D. someone
52. A. completely      B. luckily              C. quickly         D. naturally
53. A. Still            B. Then          C. But            D. Again
54. A. the moment     B. long           C. ever           D. once
55. A. meanings        B. points         C. effects         D. efforts