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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

THE CHARM OF CHARITY

A poor young man lost his job and had no one to help him. Helpless, homeless and hopeless, he decided to commit suicide. He 36 all the coins he had with him and bought a ripe banana wrapped in an old newspaper. He opened the packet and started to eat his last food 37 an old beggar approached him. With trembling lips, the beggar told him that he hadn’t had anything to eat for several days and was too weak to walk. The young man felt 38 . So he didn’t eat the banana. 39 , he gave the banana to the beggar. The beggar ate it with great joy and 40__ him. While leaving, the beggar gave him a very old coin, saying, “Thank you very much. You gave me everything you had. Kindly accept this coin as my gift 41 your kindness.”

After the old man left, he 42 glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit. There he saw a(n) 43 from an agency dealing with old coins. Anyone 44 old coins was invited to visit the agency and receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot. Out of simple 45 , he carried the coin to the agency after 46 it by phone. He showed the coin gifted by the beggar. The person who 47 the agency stared at it and told him in excitement, “What a __48 ! It is very 49 and several centuries old. It is worth a(n) 50 !” Jumping with joy on receiving the 51 amount of money, he searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin. He wanted to 52 his joy and the money with the beggar. But he could not find him anywhere. Since then, he started a new life with renewed 53 and enthusiasm about the future.

Kindness will be 54 . It always comes back! As William Wordsworth wrote,“ The best part of a good life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of 55 and love.”

36. A. collected B. spread C. spotted D. donated

37. A. while B. when C. before D. until

38. A. worried B. nervous C. pity D. guilty

39. A. Still B. Thus C. Besides D. Instead

40. A. scolded B. admired C. respected D. thanked

41. A. in search for B. in terms of C. in return for D. in favor of

42. A. carelessly B. purposely C. immediately D. normally

43. A. suggestion B. advertisement C. appeal D. requirement

44. A. possessing B. seeing C. ordering D. deserving

45. A. distrust B. curiosity C. wonder D. hobby

46. A. replying B. repeating C. contacting D. begging

47. A. charged B. consisted C. attended D. managed

48. A. shame B. prize C. surprise D. pleasure

49. A. private B. fresh C. rare D. casual

50. A. value B. fortune C. wealth D. effort

51. A. unexpected B. unlucky C. unlimited D. unnoticed

52. A. hide B. share C. cover D. spare

53. A. wisdom B. chance C. hope D. luck

54. A. changed B. damaged C. lost D. rewarded

55. A. courage B. promise C. memory D. kindness