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，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。
Pass Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind   36   your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only   37  seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带)，a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “   38   am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I     39 _  to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She   40   in a car accident and now was on her way for_ 41   .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to   42   that Kathy would not be able to   43   herself. I considered   44   to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too   45   to offer a service to a   46___. But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more   47   than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and   48   she was uncomfortable to accept, she   49   as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart   50   , and the   51   was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached   52   my comfort zone(地带) to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love   53  flows beyond human borders（边界） and removes the fears that keep us   54  . When we   55   to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
36. A. losing                 B. changing                  C. taking                      D. bringing
37. A. comfortable        B. suitable                    C. available                  D. favorite
38. A. No problem        B. No way                    C. Nowhere                  D. No doubt
39. A. decided                     B. wanted                     C. regretted                  D. promised
40. A. was                    B. would be                  C. used to be                 D. had been
41. A. treatment            B. travel                       C. pleasure                   D. business
42. A. see                    B. say                          C. realize                      D. recognize
43. A. eat                            B. feed                         C. choose                            D. support
44. A. offering                     B. needing                    C. stopping                   D. trying
45. A. impolite             B. far                           C. close                        D. fast
46. A. girl                    B. neighbor                  C. passenger                 D. stranger
47. A. unusual                     B. direct                       C. important                 D. shameful
48. A. when                  B. although                   C. since                        D. as
49. A. refused               B. wondered                 C. cried                        D. did
50. A. had warmed        B. had jumped                     C. had broken               D. had cheered
51. A. life                           B. money                     C. time                         D. energy
52. A. below                 B. through                    C. across                      D. beyond
53. A. seldom               B. never                       C. hardly                      D. sometimes
54. A. separate                     B. independent              C. silent                       D. upset
55. A. happen               B. offer                     C. wait                        D. continue