第二节：完形填空（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。
Pass Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 36 your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only 37 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带)，a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “ 38 am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I 39 _ to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She 40 in a car accident and now was on her way for_ 41 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 42 that Kathy would not be able to 43 herself. I considered 44 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 45 to offer a service to a 46___. But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 47 than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and 48 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 49 as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart 50 , and the 51 was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached 52 my comfort zone(地带) to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 53 flows beyond human borders（边界） and removes the fears that keep us 54 . When we 55 to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
36. A. losing B. changing C. taking D. bringing
37. A. comfortable B. suitable C. available D. favorite
38. A. No problem B. No way C. Nowhere D. No doubt
39. A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised
40. A. was B. would be C. used to be D. had been
41. A. treatment B. travel C. pleasure D. business
42. A. see B. say C. realize D. recognize
43. A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support
44. A. offering B. needing C. stopping D. trying
45. A. impolite B. far C. close D. fast
46. A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger
47. A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful
48. A. when B. although C. since D. as
49. A. refused B. wondered C. cried D. did
50. A. had warmed B. had jumped C. had broken D. had cheered
51. A. life B. money C. time D. energy
52. A. below B. through C. across D. beyond
53. A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. sometimes
54. A. separate B. independent C. silent D. upset
55. A. happen B. offer C. wait D. continue
