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
．Sheep on a remote Scottish island are gradually shrinking _______ global warming, according to a study published in the journal Science.
A. on account of B. by means of C. in case of D. in spite of
．As is _______ known, a good knowledge of basic physics helps us better understand natural phynomenons.
A. universally B. specifically C. adequately D. completely
Over 800 pages of the earliest surviving Christian Bible have been recovered and made _______ on the Internet.
A. flexible B. brilliant C. conventional D. available
She was _______whether to follow her husband to go abroad or to stay at home to look after her parents.
A. taken between B. taken up C. taken off D. taken away
The group gets smaller as members move away or _______.
A. leave out B. drop out C. cut in D. fill up
