第二节完形填空 (共20小题, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I was walking down a darkly lit street late one evening when I heard ambiguous screams coming from behind bushes．Alarmed,I  36  to listen, and panicked  37  I realized that what l was hearing were the definite sounds of  a  38  ：heavy noise, and tearing of cloth．
A woman was being attacked．Should I get  39 ?I was frightened for my own   40 , and blamed myself for having  41  decided to take a new route home that night．Shouldn't I just run to the nearest phone and call the  42  ?
Although it seemed an eternity（漫长）,the deliberations(that’s, careful consideration) in my head had  43  only seconds, but already the girl's cries were growing   44 . I knew I had to act fast． How  45  I  walk away from this? No, I finally determined. I  could not turn my back on the  46  of  this unknown woman, even if it meant  47   my own life．
I am not a brave man, nor am I athletic．I don't know where I found the moral  48     and physical strength- but once I had finally determined to help the girl, I became strangely    49 . I ran behind the bushes and pulled the attacker  50   the woman． Grasping, we fell to the ground, where we wrestled for a few minutes until the man jumped up and escaped．
Breathing hard, I stood upright and   51  the  girl, who stayed down behind a tree, sobbing．In the darkness, I could barely see her outline, but I could certainly  52  her trembling shock．Not wanting to frighten her further, I  53  spoke to her from a distance． "The man ran away． You're safe now．’’There was a long pause and then I heard the words, said in wonder, in  54 ．"Dad, is that you?" And then, from behind the tree, out  55  my  youngest daughter, Katherine．
36．A．broke down     B．slowed down        C．calmed down           D．turned down
37．A．when        B．until     C．before           D．though
38．A．quarrel        B．conversation   C．struggle      D．dispute
39．A．involved      B．informed     C．conquered         D．deserted
40．A．property      B．safety          C．appearance        D．presence
41．A．quickly        B．bravely      C．suddenly         D．cleverly
42．A．friend         B．neighbour    C．folk         D．police
43．A．abandoned          B．covered       C．held        D．taken
44．A．louder         B．clearer         C．weaker        D．heavier
45．A．should         B．could    C．would          D．must
46．A．fate      B．face      C．moment       D．spot
47．A．saving         B．risking         C．losing          D．devoting
48．A．lesson          B．spirit    C．story       D．courage
49．A．behaved       B．performed    C．transformed       D．Expressed
50．A．off       B．down         C．from       D．over
51．A．attended      B．appreciated    C．negotiated         D．approached
52．A．sense    B．feel      C．observe               D．hear
53．A．after all       B．at first         C．as well         D．as a result
54．A．surprise       B．disappointment C．sorrow         D．amazement
55．A．cried    B．looked         C．stepped        D．showed