31. The reporters exposed the corruption(腐败) of several senior officers in the government; consequently, these officers ______ to resign from office.

A. have asked B. were asked C. had asked D. had been asked

32 .I can meet you at 8 o' clock; ______ you can call for me at my office.Either suits me fine.

A.incidentally B.immediately C.alternatively D.appropriately

33.Many of the scientists and engineers are judged ______ how large their achievements are.

A.at the mercy of B.in term s of C.in the eyes of D.in honour of

34.The factory produced many famous cars, none of ____ shipped to foreign countries.

A. them B. which C. it D. what

35.--- Can you attend tomorrow’s meeting?

--- I am sorry, but I will have too much work ______.

A. to see to to come B. seeing to come

C. to see to coming D. doing to come

第二节 完型填空(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

Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 37 than others.

I hated going to school and I hated 38 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 39 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 40 and seeing an ugly hunchback(驼背).

My friends found me 41 because I didn’t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 42 Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would 43 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No 44 .”

“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our 45 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my 46 . She just stared.