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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
In my dual (双重的)) profession 36 an educator and health care provider, I have worked with many children infected with HIV. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great 37 can be found in the smallest individuals. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was 38 infected with HIV; his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to 39 him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube inserted in a vein(静脉) in his chest. At times, he also needed extra oxygen to support his 40.
Tyler wasn't_41 to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not 42 to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine-loaded backpack and 43 his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon ( 小推车 ). All of us who knew Tyler were impressed by his pure 44 in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler’s mom often 45 him by telling him that he moved so 46 she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly47 him.
This deadly disease eventually 48 down Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, 49 did his HIV-infected mother. When it became 50 that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler’s mom talked to him about 51 . She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, Tyler 52 to me to come to his hospital bed and 53 ,"I might die soon. I'm not 54 When I die, please dress me in 55 Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too. I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.
36. A. in B.for C. as D.on
37. A. pleasure B. pain C. sorrow D. courage
38. A. seriously B. born C. unlucky D. disappointingly
39. A. cause B. enable C. make D. lead
40. A. breathing B. living C. running D. walking
41. A. happy B. willing C. daring D. discouraged
42. A. common B. unusual C. surprised D. ordinary
43. A. dragging B. carrying C. pushing D. taking
44. A. character B. joy C. moment D. Excitement
45. A. comforted B. scolded C. teased D. praised
46. A. slowly B. happily C. quickly D. fast
47. A. know B. spot C. stop D. observe
48. A. tore B. broke C. wore D. kicked
49. A. neither B. so C. such D. nor
50. A. apparent B. hopeless C. sure D. terrible
51. A. life B. dream C. future D. death
52. A. waved B. said C. signed D. explained
53. A. whispered B. shouted C. cried D. spoke
54. A. excited B. surprised C. scared D. sad
55. A. red B. white C. bright D. beauty
