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第二节： 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分， 满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 Have you ever been on a bus when someone answered a telephone __21__? Have you ever been in a taxi when the driver always __22__ the horn or talked on the __23__? You probably answer “yes”, but have you ever tried to __24__ for a moment and listen to the silence? Probably not. Silence is a thing to __25__ many of us pay little attention. Today many of us are too busy to __26__ the small things in life, __27__ silence. With the development of economy, we are always __28__ by noise and sometimes we can’t realize how noise __29__ us, but it really changes __30__ we talk and listen to each other. Because we are so used to noise, we forget to be __31__ when there finally is no noise. __32__ is often the case, when there is no noise, we want to utter something to __33__ the silence. It seems funny that we are afraid of these moments __34__ there is no talking, and we call __35__ the awkward noise because we feel uncomfortable. But in fact silence can be better than noise, and we need to appreciate it. Some of my friends asked why I didn’t talk much. __36__ I like talking, but I don’t like __37__ away silence by talking because I appreciate the beauty of silence. I believe in what one of my friends ever said, “Do not talk unless you can __38__ upon silence.” So __39__ time when you are on a bus or in a taxi, remember to appreciate the silence you __40__ later on some day. 21. A. aloud B. loudly C. talkatively D. freely 22. A. beat B. knocked C. pressed D. alarmed 23. A. radio B. TV C. front D. way 24. A. stand B. wait C. hesitate D. stop 25. A. what B. whom C. which D. that 26. A. notice B. consider C. mind D. appreciate 27. A. consisting B. containing C. including D. involving 28. A. bothered B. surrounded C. disturbed