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
35．Has it been warned that all the students in this college _______ stay at their campus until the H1N1 flu has been controlled?
A．can B．will C．may D．shall
34．This novel is set in the modern city, San Francisco, so once _______, it will be very popular．
A．publishes B．having published
C．published D．publishing
33．―What can I do for you?
―I'd like to buy a present for my son, ________ at a proper price but of great use．
A．one B．the one C．which D．that
32．A long time ________ a person, which is really a truth．
A．examines B．checks C．tests D．experiments
31．________ five minutes ________ before the last bus left, we arrived at the station．
A．There were; to go B．With; to go
C．It was; left D．It had; left
30．________ is known to us is that time is limited and precious．
A．What B．That C．It D．As
29．―I went to the beach and got plenty of rest and sunshine．
―______You looked tired last time I saw you ．
A．I had hoped so． B．Really ?
C．I’m glad you did． D．That sounds a good idea．