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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　 I was walking down a dimly (昏暗) lit street late one evening when I heard  36  coming from behind bushes.  37 , I slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle. Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked. 

　 Should I get  38  ? 

　 “No”, I finally resolved (决心), I could not turn my  43  on the fate of this unknown woman,  44  it means  45  my own life. 

　 I am not a brave man, nor am I  46 . I don't know where I found the moral (道德) courage and physical strength, but  47  I had finally decided to help the girl, I became suddenly changed. 

   I ran behind the bushes and  48  the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground,  49  we fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and escaped.

    50  heavily, I got to my feet and  51  the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. In the darkness, I could certainly  52  her trembling shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a  53 .

   “It’s OK,” I said soothingly. “The man ran away. You’re safe now.”

   There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered (说) in  54   .

   “Dad, is that you?”

   And then, from behind the tree,  55  my youngest daughter, Katherine.

   God has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the right time.

36. A. laughter B. whispers C. whistles D. screams

37. A. Alarmed B. Shocked C. Surprised D. Impressed

38. A. helped B. involved C. attacked D. attached

39. A. it B. myself C. this D. that

40. A. ordinary B. normal C. new D. old

41. A. taken B. used C. spent D. paid

42. A. softer B. stronger C. weaker D. louder

43. A. body B. back C. face D. shoulder

44. A. as if B. in case C. even if D. if only

45. A. risking B. ruining C. damaging D. hurting

46. A. energetic B. athletic C. intelligent D. accessible

47. A. while B. until C. once D. since

48. A. pulled B. pushed C. placed D. put

49. A. there B. then C. later D. where

50. A. Walking B. Sighing C. Sobbing D. Breathing

51. A. found B. hugged C. approached D. searched

52. A. tell B. consider C. observe D. sense

53. A. tree B. place C. distance D. bush

54. A. shock B. amazement C. doubt D. disappointment

55. A. stepped B. paced C. struggled D. hid
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