第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项完成短文。

The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not   36__   with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath   37   me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted（倾斜的） down,   38   with great excitement, “Look what I found!”

In his hand was a flower, and what a   39   sight, with its petals（花瓣） all worn－not enough rain, or too little light.   40   him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I   41   a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of   42  he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with   43  , “It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I   44   it; here, it’s for you.”

The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I   45   take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and   46  , “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he   47  it mid－air without reason. It was then that I   48   for the very first time the boy was   49  .

I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun   50   I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play,   51   of the effect he’d had on my day.

I sat there and   52  how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的)  53  ? Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true   54 .

  55   the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.

36．A．excited     B．inspired    C．content     D．disappointed

37．A．approached      B．overlooked       C．understood       D．recognized

38．A．telling      B．saying      C．informing D．talking

39．A．unique      B．rough       C．bothering  D．pitiful

40．A．Wanting   B．Demanding      C．Persuading       D．Inviting

41．A．presented  B．adjusted    C．forced      D．delivered

42．A．declining  B．accepting  C．panicking  D．quitting

43．A．surprise    B．embarrassment C．sympathy  D．sorrow

44．A．took  B．pulled       C．attained    D．picked

45．A．should      B．can    C．may  D．must

46．A．announced       B．replied      C．declared    D．whispered

47．A．grasped    B．held  C．caught      D．seized

48．A．observed   B．confirmed C．noticed     D．concluded

49．A．strange     B．blind C．deaf  D．unimaginable

50．A．once  B．after  C．as      D．since

51．A．unaware   B．unbelievable     C．regretful   D．regardless

52．A. doubted     B. felt     C. found  D. wondered

53.   A. embarrassment   B. depression  C. hopelessness      D. effort

54.   A. sense  B. hearing      C. sight   D. ability

55．A．In     B．From C．Before      D．Through

The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not  36 with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath  37 me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的) down,  38 with great excitement,“Look what I found!”

In his hand was a flower, and what a  39 sight, with is petals(花瓣) all worn—not enough rain, or too little light.  40 him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I  41 

a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of  42 he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with  43 ,“It surely smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I  44 it; here, it’s for you.”

The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew Imust  45___it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and  46 , “Just what I need.”But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he  47 it mid-air without reason. It was then that I  48 

for the very first time the boy was  49 .

I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun  50 I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play,  51 of the effect he’d had on my day.

I sat there and  52 how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的)  53 ? Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true  54 .

Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not connected with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see__55___, and appreciate every second that’s mine.

“Imagine you are walking along the road． Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter．You feel very  1  and think the world is laughing at you．But in fact, five minutes later, they have  2  it ever happened．” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the 3   ．

The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of  4  is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid  5  trouble．

I admit that we should keep  6  because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your  7  can let them forget it．” But this is far from satisfactory．We should do  8  to make things better．

I used to be a（n） 9  girl and not very good at maths．Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  10  when I couldn’t answer it．

“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me．” the teacher said, “If you don’t, how can I know  11  you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter． My face turned red but the teacher  12  me to go to the blackboard and  13  what I knew． If I had  14  the words in the article, I would have given up． But I tried my best． And to everyone’s  15 , I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I  16  you could do it!”

Since then, I have become active in maths as  17  as in other subjects． I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time． But now, I know  18 I do can make things better． Everyone is the  19 of his own fate．

If we make mistakes, we should take on an active  20．Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone．

1． A． nervous           B． excited        C． afraid                  D． embarrassed

2． A． realized          B． recognized      C． forgotten         D． remembered

3． A． speaker          B． reader          C． author            D． announcer

4． A． environment     B． surrounding     C． condition          D． situation

5． A． ordinary          B． extra           C． common          D． usual

6． A． confident        B． smart              C． calm             D． strong

7． A． smile            B． worry          C． courage          D． satisfaction

8． A． anything        B． something       C． nothing           D． everything,

9． A． shy               B． energetic           C． happy            D． clever

10． A． joy            B． pride            C． shame            D． surprise

11． A． what           B． that               C． when            D． whether

12． A． forced         B． invited            C． asked                 D． pushed

13． A． bring up        B． put down       C． think about          D． show off

14． A． obeyed           B． suspected       C． rejected            D． understood

15． A． expectation   B． disappointment   C． surprise            D． delight

16． A． hoped            B． knew         C． doubted            D． regretted

17． A． long            B． far                 C． soon             D． well

18． A． whoever       B． whenever       C． wherever                 D． whatever

19． A． architect        B． owner          C． host                   D． inspector

20． A． position        B． attitude         C． value              D． response

I wandered in the park. The park bench was___21___ as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly (蔓延的) branches of an old willow tree. I was disappointed by life with ___22___ reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.
___23___ that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of ___24___ approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"
In his hand was a flower, and what a ___25___ sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn --- not enough rain, or too little light. I faked a small ___26___, wanting him to take his dead flower and leave, and then ___27___.
But instead of leaving he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with surprise, "It surely smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you."
The weed before me was dying or dead. Not brilliant colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must ___28___ it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what Ineed."
But ___29___ him placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without ___30___ or plan. It was then that I noticed for the very first time, that young boy could not see: he was blind.
My ___31___ trembled, and tears shone like the sun as I ___32___ him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not ___33___ of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he ___34___ to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he ___35___ my difficult situation? ___36___ from his heart, he'd been blessed with true ___37___.
At last I could see, ___38___ the eyes of a blind child, the problem was not with the ___39___; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been ___40___, I vowed(发誓) to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.
I held that wilted(枯萎) flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled as that young boy.