第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文

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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

Once, my father and I were standing in the line to buy tickets for the circus.   36 , there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.

This family made a big impression on me.  There were eight children, all probably under 12. Their clothes were not   37  , but they were clean. The children were   38  , all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents,   39   hands. They were excitedly jabbering (喋喋不休地说) about what they would see.

One could   40  they had never been to the circus before. It   41   to be a highlight of their young lives.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He   42   responded, “Please let me buy   43  children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady   44   the price. The mother’s head   45  , and her lip began to quiver (抖动). The father leaned a little   46  and asked, “How much?”

The ticket lady quoted the price   47  . The man didn’t have enough money, Seeing what happened, my dad put his hand in his pocket,   48   a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the word!) Then he reached down,   49  the bill and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your   50  .”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout   51   certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking   52  . He looked into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s   53  in both of his, and with a tear running down his   54  , he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and   55   home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.

36. A. Immediately B. Finally       C. Hopefully D. Suddenly

37. A. expensive  B. cheap  C. plain   D. bad

38. A. badly-behaved     B. polite  C. well-behaved    D. lovely

39. A. holding       B. shaking      C. putting      D. waving

40. A. know    B. understand  C. feel    D. sense

41. A. advised B. recommended    C. promised        D. allowed

42. A. lowly        B. honestly    C. bravely      D. proudly

43. A. six     B. eight C. ten     D. two

44. A. answered   B. quoted       C. spoke      D. said

45. A. dropped       B. bent   C. shook      D. nodded

46. A. nearer B. harder C. tighter       D. closer

47. A. too      B. again C. as usual      D. as well

48. A. turned out   B. handed out        C. pulled out D. put out

49. A. picked up    B. took up     C. sent up      D. made up

50. A. trousers       B. clothes       C. children     D. pocket

51. A. and      B. but     C. or    D. so

52. A. situation      B. condition   C. surrounding       D. position

53. A. hand  B. arm  C. leg     D. shoulder

54. A. head     B. mouth       C. cheek      D. nose

55. A. went     B. got   C. drove      D. walked