Theopeningandclosingofdoorsarethemostsignificantactionsofman'slife．Whata（36）liesindoors!Nomanknowswhatawaitshimwhenheopensadoor．（37）themostfamiliarroom，theclockticksandthehearthglowsredatdusk

Question

The opening and closing of doors are the most significant actions of man's life．What a（36）___lies in doors!
No man knows what awaits him when he opens a door．（37）___the most familiar room，the clock ticks and the hearth glows red at dusk may harbor（38）___．The worker may actually called and（39）___the leaking pipe．The cook may have been ill and demanded her passports．
THese are many kinds of doors．Revolving doors for hotels，shops and public buildings．These are（40）___ the busy，bustling ways of modern life．Can you （41）___ William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens skipping through a （42）___ door？There are double doors，sliding doors，stage doors and glass doors．The （43）___ and mystery of a door lies in its quality of being hidden．A glass door is not a door at all，but a window．The meaning of a door is to（44）___ what lies inside； to keep the heart in suspense．
Also，there are many ways of opening doors．There is the cheery （45）___ of elbow with which the waiter opens the kitchen door．There is the sympathetic and awful （46）___ of the dentist's maid who opens the door into the operating room and，without speaking，___（47）___ that the doctor is ready for you．
The opening of doors has in it some flavor of the （48）___，some sense of moving into a new moment．Even in （49）___，the opening of a door may bring relief．But the closing of doors could be （50）___，A door closed brings （51）___ to an end．And there are degrees of sadness in the closing of doors．A door slammed is a confession of weakness．A door（52）___ shut may often be the most tragic gesture in life．
The opening and closing of doors is a part of the serious fluency of life．Life will not stay （53）___ and let us alone．We are （54）___ opening doors with hope，closing them with despair．Life （55）___ not much longer than a pipe of tobacco，and destiny knocks us out like the ashes．

36．A．mystery	B．relief	C．scenery	D．pleasure
37．A．So	B．Still	C．Even	D．Also
38．A．wishes	B．puzzles	C．surprises	D．changes
39．A．checked	B．fixed	C．wrapped	D．removed
40．A．essential to	B．different from	C．consistent with	D．typical of
41．A．imagine	B．suggest	C．catch	D．notice
42．A．stage	B．sliding	C．glass	D．revolving
43．A．symbol	B．miracle	C．sign	D．mark
44．A．busy	B．hide	C．discover	D．Exhibit
45．A．knock	B．bump	C．push	D．touch
46．A．silence	B．noise	C．voice	D．peace
47．A．announce	B．admits	C．implies	D．expects
48．A．darkness	B．certainty	C．possibility	D．unknown
49．A．vain	B．hope	C．sadness	D．happiness
50．A．easy	B．terrible	C．dull	D．interesting
51．A．nothing	B．everything	C．anything	D．something
52．A．heavily	B．hurriedly	C．gently	D．firmly
53．A．still	B．calm	C．silent	D．simple
54．A．naturally	B．continually	C．obviously	D．possibly
55．A．measure	B．matches	C．reaches	D．lasts

Answer 1

36．A 考查名词词义辨析．A．mystery迷；B．relief释放，缓解；C．scenery风景；D．pleasure高兴．"门的背后，隐藏着什么样的奥秘？"故选A．37．C 考查副词词义辨析和上下文串联．A．So因此；B．Still...