第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I moved to this small town at the age of twelve．After getting 36 in our new house and starting school，I began to explore the 37 area．I was exploring the pond when I discovered the fish．
There were two of them，one about a foot long， 38 the other just a little smaller，and they were the most beautiful fish I had 39 seen．They had blue and yellow and red 40 from head to tail．Before they saw me，they swam 41 over the sand just under the front edge of the large cedar(杉)tree which had long before fallen 42 the pond．
I went back the next day after school 43 with about six feet of fishing line and a hook borrowed from our elderly neighbor．and half a dozen worms I had 44 out of the garden．We did not own any fishing tool，and 45 a city kid，my fishing experience, had 46 week long visits to my relatives．
I took a shortcut 47 some fallen cedars on my way to the pond．As I was climbing over one tree and ducking under another，I _48 my footing，and my soup can of worms went flying into the air．My 49 was only increased when I noticed that my worms had disappeared．
I went to the pond，looked down again，and there they were．I made a few 50 to catch them by hand，but I soon realized it was never going to 51 ．I had been trying to catch them for quite a while without actually even 52 either one．After each attempt，they 53 suddenly go around the pool，then settle back under the log．They could really go 54 ，but they were just too fast to be caught．I was wet and 55 and it was time to go home．
36．A．seated B．settled C．separated D．served
37．A．deserted B．crowded C．surrounding D．distant
38．A．but B．and C．thus D．so
39．A．hardly B．seldom C．never D．ever
40．A．dots B．signs C．signals D．symbols
41．A．nervously B．hopelessly C．effortlessly D．difficultly
42．A．through B．across C．past D．by
43．A．armed B．matched C．handled D．accompanied
44．A．put B．dug C．pulled D．searched
45．A．for B．with C．as D．despite
46．A．consisted of B．compared with C．made up D．taken up
47．A．beyond B．against C．between D．through
48．A．lost B．sank C．sent D. threw
49．A．doubt B．disappointment C．courage D. strength
50．A．steps B．activities C．attempts D. movement
51．A．work B．complete C．cover D. catch
52．A．noticing B．touching C．holding D. feeling
53．A．should B．might C．would D. could
54．A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D. everywhere
55．A．excited B．frightened C．worried D. discouraged