【解析】考查强调句。题干可还原为：Mr. Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete only after he had read the papers，即可判断为强调句，因此填that。

31 A serious study of physics is impossible some knowledge of mathematics.

A. against B. before C. beyond D. without

【答案】D

【解析】考查介词。根据句意，如果没有一点数学知识，要认真研究物理是不可能的。故选D（如果没有）.

32. Only by increasing the number of doctors by 50 percent properly in this hospital.

A. can be the patients B. can the patients be treated

C. the patients can be treated D. treated can be the patients

【答案】B

【解析】考查倒装句。Only+状语（从句）提前放于句首，句子应用不完全倒装，即将助动词can放于主语the patients之前，故答案选B。

33.Four and half hours of discussion took us up to midnight, and break for cheese, chocolate and tea with sugar.

A. a; a B. the; the C.不填；the D. a;不填

【答案】A

【解析】考查冠词。第一空表示“四个半”应用four and a half；短语a break表示“休息一会儿”，故答案选A。

34. It's an either-or situation - we can buy a new car this year or we can go on holiday but we can’t do .

A. others B. either C. another D. both

【答案】D

【解析】考查代词。根据句意：这是一个只能二选一的处境——我们可以今年买一辆新车，或我们去度假，但是我们不可能两件事都做，not…both表不完全否定。故选D。

35. -Are yosure yowon't come for a drink with us?

- , if yoinsist

A. Not at all B. It depends C. All right then D.I don't care

【答案】C

【解析】考查交际用语。根据第二个人的回答，“如果你坚持的话”，可知应表示勉强赞同，故选C。

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，从短文后面各题锁哥的四个选项(A、 B、C 和 D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets 36 him, especially those who are 37 .

For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that 38 ?

He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's 39 _. His briefcase always has some gloves。

In winter, Mr.Greenberg does not 40 like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and 41 the street. He looks around at 42 .He stops when he 43 someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he 44 ,looking for more people with cold 45 .

On winter days, Mr.Greenberg 46 gloves. During the rest of the year, he 47 gloves. People who have heard about him 48 him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.

Mr. Greenberg 49 doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and 50 his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes 51 him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them 52 .

It runs in the 53 .Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the 54 .A pair of gloves may be a 55 thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.

36.A.know about B. learn from C. cheer for D. look after

37. A. old B. busy C. kind D.poor

38. A.job B. name C. chance D. message

39.A.calm B.different C.crazy D.curious

40.A.act B.sound C.feel D.dress

41.A.cross over B. drive along C. hurry down D. keep off

42. A. cars B. people C. street numbers D. traffic lights

43.A.helps B .chooses C.greets D.sees