第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he   36   his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his   37.

When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was   38   in the park just staring at some pigeons（鸽子）. The boy sat down next to her and opened his  39_. He was about to take drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked   40  ,so he offered her a Twinkie . She   41    accepted it and smiled at him. Her   42   was so pretty that he boy wanted to see it   43   , so he offered her a root beer. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was   44   !

They sat there all   45   eating and smiling, but they never said a word .

As it grew dark , the boy realized how   46   he was and he got up to leave , but before he had gone more than a few steps , he   47   around , ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug . She gave him her  48   smile ever .

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was   49  by the look of joy on his face .

She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?”

He replied, “I had   50   with God. ” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You know  51  ? She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”

Meanwhile, the old woman , also radiant（容光焕发的）with   52   , returned to her home .

Her son was shocked by the look of   53   on her face and he asked, “Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?”

She replied, “I   54   Twinkies in the park with God.” But before her son responded, she added, “You know, he’s much   55  than I expected.”

36．A．packed     B．carried     C．delivered D．arranged

37．A．game       B．journey  C．car    D．work

38．A．standing   B．playing    C．sitting       D．waiting

39．A．suitcase    B．bag   C．beer  D．map

40．A．worried    B．pale C．hungry     D．poor

41．A．willingly  B．joyfully   C．respectfully      D．gratefully

42．A．face  B．skirt  C．smile D．ring

43．A．again B．often C．further      D．soon

44．A．satisfied    B．delighted C．moved      D．shocked

45．A．morning   B．day   C．night D．afternoon

46．A．happy       B．tired  C．bored       D．thirsty

47．A．turned      B．looked     C．walked     D．jumped

48．A．commonest      B．biggest     C．weakest    D．trickiest

49．A．surprised  B．terrified   C．impressed D．attracted

50．A．a talk       B．a walk    C．fun    D．lunch

51．A．why  B．who C．what  D．where

52．A．joy    B．fear C．anger D．content

53．A．victory     B．regret       C．peace D．surprise

54．A．sold  B．baked      C．drank       D．ate

55．A．nobler      B．taller       C．wiser D．younger