第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose．Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he found notes in the book margin (空白)．The soft
36 reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind．
In the book, he 37 the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell．With time and effort he
38 her address．He wrote her a letter 39 himself and inviting her to write 40 ．
Then the two grew to know each other 41 the mail．A romance was budding．John requested a photograph, 42 she refused．Later they planned their first meeting-7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York．
“You’ll 43 me, ” she wrote, “by the 44 I’ll be wearing on my coat．” So at 7:00 he was in the station．
A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him, her figure like a flower was long and
45 and her eyes blue．Almost uncontrollably he made one 46 closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell-a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly away．He felt 47 he split in two, so keen was his desire to follow her, and 48 so deep was his longing for the woman whose 49 had truly companioned (陪伴) him．
He did not 50 ．He said, “I’m John, and you must be Miss Maynell．I am so glad you could
51 me; may I take you to dinner?”
The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about, but the young lady in the green suit begged me to 52 this rose on my coat．She said if you were to ask me to dinner, I should tell you she is 53 you in the restaurant across the street．She said it was some kind of  54 !”
It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom．The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the 55 ．
36． A．reading                 B．handwriting            C．smiling                   D．speaking
37． A．invented               B．thought                   C．discovered                 D．understood
38． A．published              B．wrote                        C．caught                    D．located
39． A．introducing           B．saying                    C．showing                  D．enjoying
40． A．back                     B．up                          C．on                          D．away
41． A．in                         B．by                          C．through                  D．at
42． A．therefore           B．but                         C．so                          D．and
43． A．realize                  B．recognize                C．know                  D．like
44． A．flower                  B．book                      C．rose                        D．glasses
45． A．fat                        B．ugly                       C．tall                         D．slim
46． A．stair                       B．jump                      C．pace                       D．step
47． A．as though              B．even if                    C．that                        D．although
48． A．still                      B．already                   C．yet                         D．though
49． A．appearance            B．development           C．voice                      D．spirit
50． A．laugh                    B．hesitate                   C．follow                    D．affect
51． A．know                    B．meet                       C．notice                     D．write
52． A．wear                     B．catch                      C．take                        D．bring
53． A．looking for           B．talking to                C．looking at               D．waiting for
54． A．check                   B．exam                            C．test                         D．quiz
55． A．beautiful               B．weak                      C．unattractive             D．strong