第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
(2010年海淀区一模)
The Pecan Thief
When I was six years old，I was visiting my grandfather’ s farm in Kansas.Grandpa had sent me into the 36 to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.
Pecan picking was really 37 work and my little basket was only half full.I wasn’t about to__38__Grandpa down.Just
then something caught my__39__.A large brown squirrel was a few feet away.I watched as he picked up a pecan，hurried to a tree and__40__in a large hole in the trunk.A moment later the squirrel__41__out and
climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut.Once
again，he took the pecan back to his hiding place.
Not so__42__anymore，I thought.I dashed over to the tree and
looked into the hole.It was__43__with pecans！Golden pecans were right there for taking.This
was my__44__.Handful by handful，I scooped all of
those pecans into my basket.Now it was full! I was
so__45__of myself.I couldn’
t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.__46__，I
ran back and shouted，“Look at all the pecans！” He looked into the basket and said，”Well，well，how did you find so many？” I told him how I’ d__47__the squirrel and taken the pecans
from his hiding place.
Grandpa congratulated me on how
smart I’ d been in observing the squirrel and his habits.Then
he did something that__48__me.He handed the basket back to me and put
his arm gently__49__my shoulders.
“That squirrel worked very hard to
gather his winter__50__of food，” he said.“Now
that all of his pecans are gone，don’ t you think that
little squirrel will__51__the cold winter？”
“I didn’t think about that，” I said.
“I know，” Grandpa said.“But a good man should never take__52__of
someone else’ s hard work.”
Suddenly I felt a bit__53__.The
image of the starving squirrel wouldn’t__54__my mind.There
was only one thing I could do.I carried the basket
back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.
I didn’t eat any pecans that night，but I had something much more filling-the __55__of knowing I had done
just the right thing.
36．A.rooms B．woods C．holes D．roads
37．A.hard B．dirty C．light D．easy
38．A.let B．settle C．have D．keep
39．A.sweater B．basket C．eye D．hand
40．A.joined B．lived C．discovered D．disappeared
41．A.jumped B．held C．stood D．found
42．A.strange B．secret C．anxious D．patient
43．A.covered B．filled C．rebuilt D．decorated
44．A.time B．choice C．chance D．achievement
45.A.afraid B．ashamed C．careful D．proud
46．A.Otherwise B．However C．Besides D．Therefore
47．A.driven B．followed C．protected D．caught
48．A.annoyed B．satisfied C．surprised D．delighted
49．A.off B．beside C．over D．around
50．A.supply B．cost C．support D．preparation
51．A.escape B．spend C．survive D．flee
52．A.place B．notice C．advantage D．charge
53．A.guilty B．unconfident C．embarrassed D．nervous
54．A.open B．leave C．cross D．occupy
55．A.inspiration B．expectation C．impression D．satisfaction
