第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

Wings of Angel

    I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   31  . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much  32 than others.

I hated going to school and I hated   33   at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing   34  and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   35  and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).

My friends found me   36  because I didn’t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life   37  Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would

  38  me. That’s when I first heard your voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” you asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

 “No   39 .”

“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our   40  started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, you saw my   41 . She just stared.

My heart   42  . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would   43   me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know   44__ your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be   45  . I begged in my heart for her to   46  , but you just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered   47  .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was   48  . I looked into your eyes and her   49  touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to   50  myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind – hearted friend.

31．A．them B．it      C．mo    D．her

32．A．sadder      B．shorter      C．weaker     D．slower

33．A．looking    B．smiling     C．aiming      D．glaring

34．A．still   B．alone C．straight     D．together

35．A．street B．sun    C．corner      D．mirror

36．A．distant      B．stubborn   C．hopeless    D．unfortunate

37．A．after  B．before      C．since D．until

38．A．disturb     B．seek  C．interrupt   D．ignore

39．A．wonder     B．idea   C．sign   D．action

40．A．connection       B．competition      C．conversation     D．comprehension

41．A．face  B．back  C．eyes  D．shoulders

42．A．sank  B．beat   C．broke       D．ached

43．A．care for    B．rely on     C．look down upon      D．put up with

44．A．that   B．how  C．whether    D．why

45．A．accused    B．arrested    C．punished   D．sentenced

46．A．relax B．leave C．stop   D．pause

47．A．shyly B．weakly     C．proudly    D．firmly

48．A．astonished B．ashamed   C．annoyed    D．amused

49．A．wisdom    B．generosity C．honesty     D．kindness

50．A．control     B．like   C．comfort    D．enjoy

．We may be going skiing at Christmas, but it’s still all up __________. We’ll probably make the decision the day after tomorrow.

       A. in the wild               B. in the air                  C. in the distance           D. in the long run

 Linda worked for the Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining Company, ______ as 3M.

A. known            B. knowing     C. being known        D. to be known

—Has the television advertisement worked?

   —It did!  _____   orders flooded in.

A. None      B. Some     C. Few     D. More

My parents don’t mind what job I do ________I am happy.

A. even though      B. as long as       C. as soon as         D. as though

Miss Jones once   _____    music at Bardon School for years and now is an actress. 

A. has taught B. taught C. had taught  D. teaches

30. It is the test system, rather than the teachers,    ____ is to blame for the students’ heavy burden     nowadays.

A. who   B. this    C. that    D. whom

Life is like a long race ______ we compete with others to go beyond ourselves.

A. why                  B. what                 C. that                   D. where

_______ well prepared a gymnast is, he still needs a lot of luck in performing.

A. Whatever   B. Although   C. No matter   D. However

Thanks to the success of the business, we can  ______  a flat this year.

 A．make B．devote C．remove D．afford