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,  37  as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped   38  under a bridge near the station and  39  to have a try.
I felt tense and nervous. One moment I was  40  the hurrying crowds ,  41 I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the side of the street  42 me , the violin under my chin.
The first  43  I played were loud and unskilled, then they  44 down 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 stopping  47   threw a penny into my hat, as if getting rid of some guilty evidence.
Other pennies followed, slowly  48  steadily , dropped by   49 who appeared not to see or hear me. It seemed too easy, like a secret  50 .
I  51  there for several days , gradually getting the  52 of 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 to  54  the thing going soon became a  55 rule.
36. A. an hour       B. 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