第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面的短文，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。
“Hi, Mommy, what are you doing?” asked Susie, who was only six years old. “I’m making a casserole(炖锅菜) for Mrs. Smith next door, __36__ Mrs. Smith is very sad. She lost her daughter and has a __37__ heart. We need to take care of her a little while.” Said her mother. “ Why, Mommy?”
“You see, Susie, when someone is very, very sad, they have __38__ doing the little things like making dinner or other housework. Because we’re __39__ of a community and Mrs. Smith won’t ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug(拥抱) her. You are a very __40__ girl, Susie; maybe you’ll think of __41__ way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”
Susie thought __42__ about this challenge and how she could do her __43__ on caring for Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later, Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments, Mrs. Smith __44__ the knock with a “Hi, Susie.”
Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn’t have that familiar musical __45__ about her voice when she __46__ someone.
“What can I do for you, Susie?” asked Mrs. Smith.
“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you’re very, very sad with a broken heart.” Susie __47__ her hand out shyly. In it was a Band-Aid. “This is for your broken heart.” Mrs. Smith knelt down and hugged Susie. Through her __48__ she said, “Thank you, darling girl, this will __49__ a lot.”
Mrs. Smith __50__ Susie’s act of kindness and took it one step __51__. She bought a small key ring with a picture frame(框架) ---- the ones __52__ to carry keys and display a family __53__ at the same time. Mrs. Smith placed Susie’s Band-Aid in the frame to __54__ her to heal a little every time she sees it. It has become her symbol(象征) for healing, while not __55__ the joy and love she experienced with her daughter.
36. A. although B. because C. when D. so
37. A. broken B. absent C. sick D. gentle
38. A. trouble B. time C. interest D. danger
39. A. owners B. whole C. part D. relatives
40. A. naughty B. little C. pretty D. smart
41. A. the other B. the very C. our D. some
42. A. seriously B. deeply C. much D. little
43. A. job B. work C. part D. deed
44. A. replied B. answered to C. greeted D. responded
45. A. sound B. quality C. gift D. note
46. A. praised B. helped C. greeted D. saw
47. A. gave B. set C. took D. held
48. A. tears B. sadness C. excitement D. glasses
49. A. do B. care C. mean D. help
50. A. refused B. accepted C. received D. took
51. A. more B. forward C. further D. ahead
52. A. made B. bought C. invented D. designed
53. A. photo B. scene C. gathering D. life
54. A. force B. remind C. get D. advise
55. A. forgetting B. missing C. losing D. remembering