第二节：填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出一个最佳答案。 Anna arrived far too early. Usually she left things to the last minute,   36   today was a very special occasion. It was almost   37   by getting there an hour beforehand that she   38   to cause the plane to arrive sooner.   39   raced through her mind. “Do I look all right? Will he notice that I’m wearing a   40   trouser suit? Will he even   41   me?” After all, it was a year almost to the day since she had   42   seen Joe. She fished a   43   out of her handbag and inspected her face. Too much make-up? Joe had  44   made any comment but she knew that he did not approve of heavy make-up — “gilding the lily”（画蛇添足）, he   45   it. It was funny how much importance she attached to   46   a good impression on him. After all, friends do not judge each other by   47  . All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to   48   right. Looking out of the window, Joe   49   a first glimpse, through a break in the   50  , of the town far below. Certainly it was very flattering that they had   51   him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of courtesy (礼貌)，had   52  to meet him at the airport, as he had done on previous occasions. This time,   53  , it was not necessary,   54   because Joe was quite familiar with the city, but mainly because Anna had said that she could   55   the afternoon off in order to come and meet him. 36. A. and         B. but            C. for         D. as 37. A. because     B. since          C. as if       D. when 38. A. thought     B. liked          C. had        D. hoped 39. A. Idea        B. Facts          C. Thoughts    D. Matters 40. A. new         B. strange          C. latest      D. single 41. A. like         B. recognize      C. terrify     D. tell 42. A. before     B. recently         C. most      D. last 43. A. purse       B. handkerchief      C. mirror     D. book 44. A. never       B. almost         C. often      D. regularly 45. A. told         B. called         C. saw        D. thought 46. A. offering          B. taking         C. having          D. making 47. A. appearance   B. clothes              C. make-up     D. looking 48. A. come across B. turn up          C. go off     D. get out 49. A. caught     B. left            C. enjoyed      D. met 50. A. air         B. rain           C. train      D. clouds 51. A. employed     B. invited              C. told       D. informed 52. A. offered     B. arrived              C. intended    D. attempted 53. A. therefore      B. however        C. instead          D. as well 54. A. luckily     B. really         C. partly     D. separately 55. A. put             B. make         C. leave      D. take