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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When asked what was the meaning of life, Dr. Papaderos brought out a very small round
mirror. And his  36  went like this:
“When I was a small child, during the war, we were very  37  and we lived in a remote
village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a  38 . A German motorcycle had
been broken in that place.
“I  39  to find all the pieces and put them  40 , but it was not possible, so I kept only the largest piece and made it  41 . I began to play with it as a toy and became  42  by the fact that I could reflect light into dark  43  where the sun would never shine—in deep holes and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most  44  places I could find.
“I  45  the little mirror, and as I grew up, I would take it out in free moments and  46 
the challenge of the game. As I became a man, I grew to  47  that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor (隐喻) for what I might do with my  48 . I came to understand that I am not the light or the  49  of light. But light — truth, understanding, knowledge — is
there,  50  it will shine in many dark places  51  I reflect it.
“I am a fragment (碎片) of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have I can  52  light into the dark places of this world — into the  53  places in the hearts of men—and  54  some things in some people. Perhaps others may
see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the  55  of my life.”
36. A. view        B. idea       C. theory    D. answer
37. A. rich      B. good   C. poor   D. special
38. A. mirror      B. metal     C. wheel           D. bicycle
39. A. managed     B. tried   C. went D. remembered
40. A. off          B. together        C. up         D. back
41. A. smooth B. small  C. round  D. bright
42. A. fascinated       B. confused       C. puzzled         D. moved
43. A. hearts      B. closets    C. holes      D. places
44. A. inacceptable B. inaccessible       C. remote       D. distant
45. A. hid          B. played with          C. made     D. kept
46. A. continue         B. start       C. complete       D. stop
47. A. expect  B. admit  C. understand  D. recognize
48. A. life          B. work      C. action    D. words
49. A. resource          B. course    C. cause     D. source
50. A. but       B. besides       C. and     D. yet
51. A. as if     B. only if       C. even if       D. if only
52. A. represent         B. improve        C. explain          D. reflect
53. A. inside   B. black  C. secret  D. dirty
54. A. get          B. protect          C. find       D. change
55. A. meaning         B. importance    C. nature    D. explanation