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。
With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction (拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother passed away in this house. 36 the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had 37 the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts． 38 the past several weeks, she had managed to save $450 in order to bid（出价）on the 39 that her grandmother liked very much. Surely this would be enough, she had thought．
Now the 40 moment arrived．Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had 41 ．As the auction began, Sally waited．Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt．She held her 42 tightly and listened．The first bid was $45. She was 43 . It was so high．Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding 44 $85. Sally cried out “$450!” For a moment there was silence．Hope 45 her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how 46 her grandmother would have been with her at this moment．Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$475!” She lost her 47 ．Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering 48 so many people would be interested in that old, dirty quilt．Finally the quilt was sold for $500 to a complete 49 .
After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers．The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt．“There must be some 50 ．Someone else has got it.” she said．A hand-written 51 was pinned to the quilt, which 52 :
Dear Madam,
I noticed you admiring the quilt．Clearly, it was 53 to you．Please accept this quilt as my 54 . I don’ t expect any repayment from you, but do a 55 favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path．
Yours,
A stranger
36．A．Naturally B．Unfortunately C．Luckily D．Probably
37．A．hoped B．waited C．expected D．forced
38．A．With B．At C．By D．Over
39．A．house B．present C．furniture D．quilt
40．A．interesting B．necessary C．big D．sad
41．A．turned over B．turned up C．turned back D．turned on
42．A．purse B．picture C．book D．quilt
43．A．glad B．frightened C．moved D．shocked
44．A．rose B．climbed C．reached D．raised
45．A．told B．helped C．filled D．gave
46．A．pleased B．anxious C．angry D．familiar
47．A．thought B．chance C．way D．money
48．A．whether B．what C．how D．why
49．A．relative B．customer C．friend D．stranger
50．A．reason B．secret C．mistake D．fun
51．A．check B．wallet C．address D．note
52．A．read B．wrote C．spoke D．showed
53．A．wonderful B．basic C．pretty D．important
54．A．honor B．respect C．gift D．thank
55．A．particular B．common C．major D．similar
