第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   31  . She wanted to help,   32   she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to   33  and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter   34  passed out the remaining meals.   35  , I began making sandwiches and   36  them with the crowd. I had the containers with my   37  cookies in them and began to   38  , offering them to anyone near me.

I   39   an old gentleman and said, “sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around,   40   and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I   41  , and his eyes   42  a little bit and he said, “No one has   43  called me sir.” He   44  .

It struck me.  

I explained I had been raised that   45  color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It   46   me to think that just because he was homeless, no one   47  _him the honor. It broke my heart, and I   48  .I just didn’t understand   49  no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every   50  person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.

How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

31．A．participate           B．involve         C．choose     D．go

32．A．however       B．but        C．yet   D．so

33．A．bring    B．fetch    C．collect     D．take

34．A．I           B．you       C．she   D．we

35．A．First      B．Next      C．Third       D．Finally

36．A．shared          B．gave      C．helped     D．assisted

37．A．classmate’s           B．schoolmate’s  C．sister’s     D．family’s

38．A．walk around         B．knock around         C．come around   D．stand around

39．A．went    B．came    C．approached      D．met

40．A．looked at me rightly           B．stared at me with difficulty

C．glared at me in anger      D．looked me right in the eye

41．A．had       B．called           C．did          D．do

42．A．watered        B．cried    C．tore         D．dropped

43．A．already         B．ever      C．still         D．yet

44．A．was completely frightened          B．was not a little confused

C．was completely taken aback   D．was not a bit surprised

45．A．in spite         B．regardless of    C．concerned about             D．for fear of

46．A．strengthened        B．saddened       C．frightened              D．pleased

47．A．handed         B．afforded       C．provided         D．supplied

48．A．had no choice but to cry      B．couldn’t help to cry

C．had no right to cry   D．couldn’t help but cry

49．A．what    B．when    C．whether          D．why

50．A．single           B．poor      C．ordinary          D．normal