第二部分完形填空
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。
I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman. It was hard to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out 36 he caught enough to feed the family. No just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad. When the weather was bad he would 37 me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing 38 . Older than it was, that truck, out of 39 , coughed all the way with loud noise and heavy smoke. As he would drive, I would fall down into the seat hoping to 40 . He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and 41 . Then he would lean over to give me a big kiss and tell me to be 42 . It was so 43 for me now. Here, I was 12 years old, and he would 44 me good-bye!
I remember 45 I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his 46 big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my 47 up and said, “No, Dad.”
It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this 48 look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My father looked at me for the longest time. When 49 came into his eyes, he turned and 50 . “You’re right’ he said, “You’re a big boy…. 51 . I won’t kiss you anymore.” It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when 52 of the ships stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed.
You don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…. To touch his rough old face…, to 53 the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I 54 I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too 55 for a goodbye kiss.”
36. A. since B. when C. until D. before
37. A. take B. drive C. watch D. rush
38. A. business B. career C. project D. journey
39. A. preparation B. control C. distance D. condition
40. A. repair B. scream C. complaint D. disappear
41. A. laughing B. watching C. performing D. playing
42. A. a cute son B. a honest fisherman C. a good boy D. a quiet passenger
43. A. amazing B. surprising C. disappointing D. embarrassing
44. A. kiss B. say C. hug D. send
45. A. the day B. the way C. the order D. the action
46. A. usual B. common C. daily D. sweet
47. A. head B. hand C. cheek D. mouth
48. A. excited B. pleased C. terrified D. bored
49. A. lights B. apologies C. tears D. sorry
50. A. looked out B. looked up C. looked around D. look on
51. A. a partner B. a student C. a kid D. a man
52. A. all B. most C. some D. none
53. A. notice B. smell C. sense D. feel
54. A. realize B. regret C. wish D. hope
55. A. young B. old C. shy D. late