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

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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各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Growing up, I had a scar on my face — a perfect arrow in the center of my cheek, pointing at my left eye. I 36 it when I was three, long before I knew that scars were a 37 thing, especially for a girl. I only knew that my scar brought me 38 and tenderness and candy. As I got older, I began to take 39in my scar, in part to stop people laughing at me, but mainly as a reaction to the thought that I should feel uncomfortable. It’s true. I was 40 the first couple of times someone pointed at my 41 and asked, “What’s that?” or called me “Scarface.” But the more I heard how 42 my scar was, the more I found myself liking it.

When I turned fifteen, my parents — 43 the advice of a doctor — decided it was time to 44 on what was now a thick, shiny red scar.

“But I don’t mind the scar, really,” I told my father as he 45 that I would have the operation during my summer vacation. And my friends, along with my boyfriend at the time, 46 as I did, that my scar was 47 and almost pretty in its own way. After so many years, it was a 48 of me. But my father said it was a deformity (畸形). I don’t know what 49 more that day: hearing my father call my scar a deformity, 50 realizing that it didn’t 51 to him how I felt about it.

I did have the operation that summer.

In my late twenties, I took a long look at my scar, something I hadn’t done in years. 52, it could be seen in the right light, but no one 53 me about it anymore. As I leaned uneasily toward the mirror, I felt a sudden 54.

There was something powerful about my scar and the proud person I 55 because of it. I have never been quite so strong since they cut it out.

36. A. got              B. remained     C. kept      D. drew

37. A. good       B. bad     C. strange          D. funny

38. A. trouble     B. shame    C. attention    D. reward

39. A. pride      B. place     C. care        D. blame

40. A. uncomfortable            B. proud     C. pleased      D. disappointed

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

42. A. long       B. unfortunate       C. beautiful     D. unbelievable

43. A. in         B. for         C. against        D. on

44. A. operate                 B. talk            C. remove      D. center

45. A. suggested      B. explained   C. told       D. ordered

46. A. felt                B. acted      C. did        D. hoped

47. A. unlucky         B. ugly          C. unique    D. necessary

48. A. part         B. problem    C. memory     D. dream

49. A. interested       B. encouraged C. hurt      D. surprised

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

51. A. mind        B. occur            C. concern      D. matter

52. A. Still               B. Though    C. Thus      D. Also

53. A. cared         B. asked      C. questioned  D. mentioned

54. A. happiness      B. satisfaction   C. sadness      D. shock

55. A. respected     B. knew      C. met        D. became