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中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific__36___that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to  37  . She wanted to help,  38  she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to  39  and hand out to people. When__40__ to the homeless shelter, I passed out the __41__meals.I began making sandwiches and  42  them with the crowd. I had the containers with my  43  cookies in them and began to  44  , offering them to anyone near me.
I  45  an old gentleman and said, “ Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me rightly and said, “ What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I __46__ , and his eyes  47  a little bit and said, “ No one has  48   called me sir.’ So he was completely moved.
It __49__me.
I explained I had been raised that  50  color and social status, everyone deserved(应得) respect. It  51  me to think that just because he was homeless, no one  52  him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand  53  no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every  54  person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the__55__ it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?
36. A.accident     B.incident          C.event             D.affair
37. A.participate     B.join            C.choose            D.go
38. A.however          B.but             C.yet                 D.so
39. A.bring        B.fetch           C.collect            D.take
40. A.arriving     B.getting         C.reaching            D.coming
41. A.remained      B.remaining       C.remain            D.left
42. A.shared      B.gave           C.helped            D.assisted
43. A.classmate’s    B.schoolmate’s       C.sister’s            D.family’s
44. A.walk around  B.knock around      C.come around         D.stand around
45. A.went         B.came           C.approached        D.met
46. A.had              B.called          C.would            D.do
47. A.watered     B.cried           C.tore               D.dropped
48. A.already     B.ever            C.still                D.yet
49. A.hit        B.occured          C.struck            D.beat
50. A.in spite of     B.regardless of       C.concerned about    D.for fear of
51. A.strengthened  B.saddened        C.frightened         D.pleased
52. A.handed     B.offered         C.provided           D.supplied
53. A.what         B.when          C.whether             D.why
54. A.single       B.poor           C.ordinary            D.normal
55. A.lesson       B.class           C.truth              D.reality