第三节 完型填空（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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn't "normal". Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 21 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 22 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated people 23 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 24 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 25 and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).
My friends found me 26 because I didn't let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 27 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school——a spot where no one would
28 me. That's when I first heard her voice.
"Hi. Can I sit down?"
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
"What are you looking at?" she asked.
"Ants."
"What are they doing?"
"No 29 ."
"I bet they're playing games and make friends. Don't you think so?"
That was how our 30 started and it didn't stop. We talked about everything under the sun-the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)-until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, she saw my 31 . She just stared.
My heart 32 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 33 me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, "I know 34 your back is hunched."
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 35 . I begged in my heart for her to 36 , but she just kept on going. "I know what you've got in there. Do you?"
"No," I answered 37 .
She bent and whispered in my ears.
"Your back is hunched because you've got a pair of wings from the angels."
I was 38 . I looked into her eyes and her 39 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 40 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind - hearted friend.
21．A． her B．it C．me D． them
22．A． slower B.shorter C．weaker D． sadder
23．A． glaring B. smiling C．aiming D． looking
24．A．together B．alone C．straight D． still
25．A． mirror B．sun C．corner D． street
26．A． unfortunate B．stubborn C．hopeless D． distant
27．A．until B．before C．since D． after
28．A．ignore B．seek C．interrupt D． disturb
29．A．action B．idea C．sign D． wonder
30．A．comprehension B．competition C．conversation D． connection
31．A． shoulders B．back C．eyes D． face
32．A．ached B．beat C．broke D． sank
33．A．put up with B．rely on C．look down upon D． care for
34．A．why B．how C．whether D． that
35．A．sentenced B．arrested C．punished D． accused
36．A．pause B．leave C．stop D． relax
37．A. firmly B．weakly C．proudly D． shyly
38．A．amused B．ashamed C．annoyed D． astonished
39．A． kindness B．generosity C．honesty D． wisdom
40．A．enjoy B．like C．comfort D． control