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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
When I was young, my grandmother used to tell me stories. I’d like to  36  with you one of my favorites.
Once, there was a young boy. He was very  37  because he couldn’t keep his friends. He asked his father  38  this was so. His father  39  replied, “Son, each time you say or do something that  40  one of your friends, hammer a piece of wood into the  41  .” The curious boy did  42  he was told and soon he made fence(篱笆)  out of the wood.
“Father!” he cried, “I can’t get out! I am blocked by this fence!”
“Well, Son, each time you say something  43  to a friend, you can take one piece of wood out.”
The boy  44  this, too. On the first day he took out one piece of wood and on the second day he took out  45  two. On the third day he took out  46  more. Finally he had  47  all of the wood. “But Father!” he cried again, “Look at the  48  in the ground! They are big and dark! Oh, how ugly!”
“Son,” his father said, “this is why you aren’t able to  49  your friends. Remember: when you hurt someone’s feeling, no matter what you do to  50  for it, there will always be a scar(伤痕) in his  51  .”
From that day on, the boy was very  52  of his words and actions and he  53  hurt his friends’ feelings again.
I always keep this story close to my heart. It has  54  me lot. I am always careful not to hurt any of my friends because they are people that I wouldn’t want to  55  .
36. A. argue                  B. discuss                C. share                 D. compare
37. A. happy            B. upset               C. friendly               D. frightened
38. A. what             B. how                 C. when                 D. why
39. A. just              B. hardly                C. also                   D. once
40. A. leaves            B. pleases                C. hurts                 D. amuses
41. A. wall              B. ground               C. field                 D. door
42. A. that               B. which               C. when                D. as
43. A. surprising       B. interesting                  C. nice                    D. bad
44. A. did               B. made                 C. refused               D. said
45. A. other             B. another              C. the other              D. others
46. A. few               B. some                 C. any                  D. no
47. A. removed        B. repeated              C. replanted              D. recycled
48. A. sand              B. dirt                    C. holes                    D. sticks
49. A. make              B. meet                   C. keep                    D. stay
50. A. turn up          B. take up                C. bring up               D. make up
51. A. heart              B. face                    C. neck                   D. hand
52. A. afraid            B. careful                C. proud             D. fond
53. A. always                  B. ever                     C. never                         D. already
54. A. found            B. taught             C. lent                     D. saved
55. A. avoid                   B. admire                C. respect                D. lose