第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

　　请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

　　Wrinkles of confusion rippled across Holly's forehead as she unwrapped the gift from her best friend, Susan.

　　“I... I thought you could use it for something.” Susan’s  36  did nothing to help us understand why a dark blue carpet remnant（零头布料）was being 37  as a birthday gift. The murmured “thanks” could be barely heard as Holly tried not to allow her disappointment to show.

　　Holly’s disappointment didn’t become  38  until the following evening when she came downstairs to say good night. “Well, I guess we know how much my best friend  39  me, huh, Mom?” she said  40  , with her head down.

　　“I’m so sorry, honey,” was all I could manage to say.

　　The next morning, I carried a garbage bag outside. My heart sank as I  41  the lid of the garbage can and saw Susan’s carpet lying there.  42  only a moment, I picked it up and brought it into the house.

　　“Susan  43  you and me to go over to her house after school tomorrow.” Weeks later Holly announced as she arrived home from school.  44  her voice carried a so-what attitude, I sensed she was pleased by the invitation.

　　The next day we  45  to the destination along the winding country road. A tall woman stood in the doorway to  46  us as we approached the small farmhouse. The house was  47  but neatly decorated with used furniture. From the  48  with the woman we knew Susan had long been separated from her parents and she was Susan’s stepmother.

　　A warm light shone in her eyes as she  49  to me her fondness for Susan. I came to respect this 50  woman who had opened her home to a young girl and attempted to make a difference in her life.

　　As daylight began to  51  , we offered our thanks and said goodbye. Holly sat quietly in the car leaning her body forward as if willing the car to move faster. No sooner had we come to a stop than she 52  opened the car door and walked purposefully toward the garbage can.

　　After pulling the car into the garage, I went inside. By this time, Holly was sitting at the kitchen table staring out of the window.  

　　“Is this what you were looking for?” I held out the piece of  53  . “Thanks, Mom.” A tear or two  54  from her eyes and fell onto the dark blue remnant that, as if  55  , had become the most precious birthday present in the whole world.

36. A. adaptation         B. negotiation         C. explanation      D. assumption

37. A. valued         B. deserted           C. described        D. presented

38. A. evident           B. strange           C. slight          D. absent

39. A. goes against       B. thinks of           C. learns from       D. pays for

40. A. apparently         B. regularly           C. miserably        D. consistently

41. A. lifted B. threw C. closed D. repaired

42. A. Pausing B. Hesitating C. Thinking D. Waiting

43. A. expected B. convinced C. invited D. permitted

44. A. Although  B. Since C. Because D. Once

45. A. moved  B. drove C. walked D. returned

46. A. direct B. defend C. arrest D. greet

47. A. messy B. noisy C. shabby D. smelly

48. A. chat B. switch C. exchange D. debate

49. A. admitted B. clarified C. revealed D. declared

50. A. light-hearted B. generous-hearted C. gentle-hearted D. cold-hearted

51. A. end B. darken C. drop D. fade

52. A. quickly B. carefully C. quietly D. skillfully

53. A. gift B. garbage C. carpet D. bag

54. A. flooded B. poured  C. streamed D. slipped

55. A. by nature B. by luck C. by magic D. by coincidence
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