第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons on my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. The house and barn provided endless hours of 36 for a city kid like me.
I still 37 one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first 38 to the farm, I’d wanted more than anything to be 39 to climb the stone walls surrounding the property. My parents never 40 . The walls were old. Some stones were 41 ,and others were loose and crumbling. Still, my desire to climb those walls 42 so strong that finally, one spring afternoon, I gathered all my
43 and entered the living room, where the adults had 44 after Sunday dinner.
“I, uh, I want to climb the stone walls,” I said hesitantly. 45 looked up. “Can I ?”
46 a chorus went up from the women in the room. “Heavens, no!” they cried in dismay. “You’ll hurt yourself!”
I wasn’t too 47 . It was the response I’d expected. Yet, 48 I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s booming 49 . “Now hold on just a minute, ” he cried. “ 50 the boy climb them. He has to learn to do things 51 himself.”
“Run quickly,” he said to me. “And come see me 52 you get back.”
For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls—and had the time of my life. Later I went to my grandfather to tell him about my 53 . I’ll never forget what he said.
“Fred,” he smiled, “you made this day a(n) 54 one just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly 55 you are.” Many years have passed since then, but I still cherish his words in my heart.
36.A. trouble B. challenge C. interest D. fun
37.A. imagine B. remember C. regret D. cherish
38.A. sight B. visit C. access D. entrance
39.A. expected B. suggested C. allowed D. refused
40.A. approved B. admitted C. chose D. decided
41.A. broken B. lost C. empty D. missing
42.A. grew B. spread C. turned D. appeared
43.A. strength B. courage C. belief D. hope
44.A. arranged B. gathered C. discussed D. organized
45.A. Someone B. Nobody C. Everyone D. Anybody
46.A. Carefully B. Immediately C. Usually D. Fortunately
47.A. disappointed B. angry C. delighted D. worried
48.A. after B. once C. unless D. before
49.A. sound B. noise C. voice D. praise
50.A. Permit B. Consider C. Let D. Stop
51.A. by B. to C. on D. for
52.A. until B. when C. since D. while
53.A. dream B. burden C. adventure D. attempt
54.A. ordinary B. special C. curious D. typical
55.A. why B. what C. how D. as