第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Two books per visit per week,” said the unsmiling librarian as she handed a library card. Neither the limits nor her attitude 16 me, a 9 – year – old Jewish girl growing up in Berlin in the 1950s. I needed those visits. The books were filled with stories in which, however 17 things seemed, everything 18 well in the end, 19 justice, bravery, and wisdom –--- a striking contrast (对比) to my everyday experiences.
Thirty years later, I, a recent immigrant to the US with a daughter aged 13, stood in front of another librarian. This librarian was 20 .
“What did she say?” I asked my daughter, who already knew a little English and often 21 as my interpreter.
“She said ‘Can I help you?’”
“Ask if they have any books in 22 ,” I requested.
“No, they don’t.” translated my daughter.
While hunting for a job, I was told that the library needed people to 23 books. The interview was short –--- the job didn’t require much English, just a 24 of the alphabet. I started the next day. Every day, I handled hundreds of books whose meaning was 25 from me, mentally dividing them by size and color. One day, while shelving, I found English for Beginners and began studying it on my own. 26 English letters started forming words I could 27 , words combined into phrases, and –--- oh, 28 ! –-- I was reading. It was a slow process, supported by dictionaries and 29 by tears, but it was progress. Afterwards I got promoted to the front desk ----- 30 books in and out and answering simple questions.
Every day I receive dozens of people. Sometimes I spot new immigrants. They come from all over the world, so they look different, but the hesitant expression on their faces and their 31 manners are similar. My heart goes out to them, 32 they are people like me. I fully understand the 33 roads on which they have stepped. “They’ve come to the right place,” I think to 34 . Then I smile and say – just the 35 a librarian said to me a long time ago –--- “Can I help you?”
16．A．surprised B．comforted C．puzzled D．shocked
17．A．attractive B．dull C．terrible D．strange
18．A．went out B．turned out C．ended in D．came up
19．A．rewarding B．affecting C．completing D．denying
20．A．chatting B．staring C．reading D．smiling
21．A．introduced B．instructed C．guided D．served
22．A．Spanish B．French C．Russian D．German
23．A．shelve B．register C．record D．mark
24．A．list B．knowledge C．line D．competence
25．A．vague B．simple C．hidden D．clear
26．A．All of a sudden B．In no time C．Step by step D．Now and then
27．A．recognize B．realize C．define D．interpret
28．A．challenge B．wonder C．opportunity D．news
29．A．inspired B．accompanied C．blocked D．excited
30．A．checking B．classifying C．borrowing D．lending
31．A．rough B．elegant C．polite D．shy
32．A．though B．until C．for D．unless
33．A．difficult B．smooth C．endless D．straight
34．A．me B．myself C．them D．themselves
35．A．means B．approach C．method D．way
