第二节：完型填空（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36—55个题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There were leaders, and students and former colleagues. And there were thousands of 36 eyes and low sobs. Friday’s overcast sky 37 like an extra pall（厌倦） of gloom over Beijing 38 thousands of mourners, in queues, moved slowly toward the memorial hall of Babaoshan Cemetery to bid their last 39 to Qian Xuesen, who 40 away on Oct 31 at the age of 98.
