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．them      B．it        C．me          D．her
22．A．sadder     B.shorter     C．weaker      D．slower
23．A．looking    B. smiling    C．aiming       D．glaring
24．A．still       B．alone     C．straight      D．together
25．A．street      B．sun       C．corner      D．mirror
26．A．distant     B．stubborn   C．hopeless     D．unfortunate
27．A．after      B．before     C．since        D．until
28．A．disturb    B．seek       C．interrupt      D．ignore
29．A．wonder     B．idea      C．sign           D．action
30．A．connection  B．competition  C．conversation   D．comprehension
31．A．face       B．back        C．eyes         D．shoulders
32．A．sank       B．beat         C．broke         D．ached
33．A．care for     B．rely on      C．look down upon     D．put up with
34．A．that        B．how         C．whether      D．why
35．A．accused     B．arrested     C．punished      D．sentenced
36．A．relax        B．leave       C．stop           D．pause
37．A．shyly       B．weakly      C．proudly        D．firmly
38．A．astonished   B．ashamed     C．annoyed       D．amused
39．A．wisdom      B．generosity    C．honesty       D．kindness
40．A．control     B．like          C．comfort        D．enjoy