第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last fall，before Thanksgiving，I was making my way in my car out of the shopping center parking lot．I was bored in the car. I   36   a woman heavily loaded with    37   and her two boys ,one carrying a pumpkin and the other another bag.
They were headed , I     38   , to the bus stop across the major road.     39   it was too far to walk with all those    40  to any of the nearby bus stops ,on a random impulse（冲动），I rolled down my window and asked if they were indeed headed to the    41   . “Yes,” the mother   42   . I asked , “Would you like a    43  ? “Oh , yes!”  was their   44  reaction.
I was also delighted，and，after driving out of the way of other   45  , I stopped and the boys piled into the back seat . The mother started to push   46  beside them. I   47   her by saying, “Oh ,you come on up here  48   me. I’m not a taxi driver!” So off we went.
Right away , I decided to take them a mile and a half to their home , since I had  49  and they had bags. All the way , I had just a fine time listening and talking with all of them. It felt so good to be able to do this little   50   and showed that with such a small  51   I could make a big difference to a tired mother . I’m not sure   52  got the most out of it.
53   , this was special for me  54  , as a disabled person ,I often receive help and now I know how especially good it feel to be   55   .
36．A．noticed        B．asked     C．helped          D．thanked
37．A．baskets        B．cases     C．bags            D．bottles
38．A．advised        B．thought    C．hoped          D．wondered
39．A．Since              B．Although  C．While          D．If
40．A．vehicles       B．distances   C．directions        D．purchases
41．A．shop         B．bus stop   C．parking lot      D．hotel
42．A．commented      B．promised C．regretted      D．responded
43．A．drink         B．try       C．ride          D．break
44．A．shocked       B．surprised C．excited         D．mixed
45．A．traffic         B．streets      C．signals         D．stops
46．A．along          B．off      C．on            D．in
47．A．urged         B．comforted C．stopped        D．stressed
48．A．with           B．by       C．for           D．to
49．A．money        B．plans       C．time                D．duty
50．A．work          B．trip      C．business       D．task
51．A．attention     B．idea     C．anxiety        D．effort
52．A．where         B．who     C．whether       D．when
53．A．By the way     B．In other words        C．After a11  D．Generally speaking
54．A．however     B．so        C．or             D．because
55．A．useful          B．thankful   C．special          D．healthy