第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I once heard the story of a grown bear that lived in a cage and traveled with a circus ever since he was young. The bear spent every day of his life   16   back and forth in his cage while lots of   17   looked on. When the keepers weren’t   18  , some visitors would throw pieces of food   19  broken glass into the cage. When the great bear would eat what he thought was a(n)   20   meal, the broken glass   21  cut his throat and stomach.
One day an animal lover visited the circus and saw the   22   , things that the people were doing. He felt so   23   for the animal that he decided to buy the bear. The circus   24   to sell the bear to him and they set up a   25   to send it.
When the day arrived for the bear to be   26   , everyone was waiting to see what would happen. To everyone’s   27  , when the door of the cage was opened for the first time, the bear      28   paced back and forth as usual. The bear didn’t seem to   29   that the cage door was open. Finally the keepers got the bear out of the cage and rolled it   30  . What they saw next shocked everyone. The bear   31   at his new home. Then to everyone’s surprise and   32  , the bear began his pacing again. Back and forth he would go as if he was in a(n)   33   cage. In the end, he had to be put to sleep.
I hope and   34   that you are not living a life like the bear described above. I heard a(n)   35    recently, “Don’t let your past dictate who you are, but do let it influence who you become.”
16. A. bending                B. confusing                 C. removing                 D. pacing
17. A. activists             B. visitors                  C. keepers                  D. bears
18. A. tidying               B. contacting                C. looking                   D. existing
19. A. made up         B. kept up                    C. made of                       D. filled with
20. A. wonderful           B. simple                  C. unforgettable                D. frustrating
21. A. should           B. will                        C. may                         D. would
22. A. terrible           B. strange                     C. amusing                D. endless
23. A. promising        B. silent                   C. pity                      D. fair
24. A. refused            B. thrilled                  C. agreed                  D. inspired
25. A. rule               B. date                     C. company               D. calendar
26. A. sold             B. delivered                 C. presented                 D. shot
27. A. surprise            B. sadness                 C. comment                  D. entertainment
28. A. originally         B. anxiously               C. simply                   D. enjoyably
29. A. bother            B. dream                 C. desire                    D. care
30. A. in                 B. up                           C. out                              D. away
31. A. traveled around        B. looked into               C. checked in                      D. looked around
32. A. excitement         B. disappointment         C. eagerness               D. imagination
33. A. lovely              B. precious                 C. imaginary                D. similar
34. A. advise              B. pray                      C. explain                     D. educate
35. A. statement                B. announcement               C. method                    D. quote