第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Working on the New Star Farm, I have missed some lovely animals. I am proud of them, especially Happy, the fat black Welsh  36  . At the age of 19, she usually stays close to the  37  ones and looks after them.
One morning when I went down to the farm to   38   the horses, I saw Happy standing near the   39  by herself. When I threw down the grass, she didn’t nova, which made me   40  because she’s usually the first to eat.   41  . I didn’t think too much of it. A couple of hours later when I went back to   42  if they had enough water, she was exactly at the same spot. I was more   43   and wanted to figure out the reason.   44   looking around, I didn’t find anything unusual and   45  . At 4 o’clock in the afternoon when I came back again, Happy still hadn’t   46  . I decided to search more   47  to see if something was    48  her.
As I got closer, I   49  that the top railings(栏杆) of the fence were   50  and there was a big gap. A huge stallion(种马) in the neighboring farm would get through the   51  and stood all day  53  the gap so that he couldn’t hurt them.
She didn’t move away before she was   54  that the other horses were sale. I’m pressed by her   55 . I greatly moved.
36．A．sheep          B．cow          C．dog      D．horse
37．A．weaker     B．younger       C．milder      D．older
38．A．feed     B．ride          C．watch       D．seek
39．A．fence     B．gate         C．river     D．hill
40．A．bored          B．sad           C．puzzled     D．confident
41．A．herefore   B．Meanwhile       C．However   D．Furthermore
42．A．report       B．study       C．ask       D．check
43．A．diligent    B．serious         C．curious     D．cautious
44．A．Before      B．After         C．If        D．Unless
45．A．understood       B．moved      C．listened     D．called
46．A．understood       B．moved      C．listened     D．stopped
47．A．carefully   B．personally     C．mentally   D．naturally
48．A．attracting  B．helping        C．guiding     D．troubling
49．A．doubted    B．judged         C．noticed     D．created
50．A．new     B．missing        C．old       D．long
51．A．gate     B．roof         C．wall     D．gap
52．A．happiness  B．argument     C．damage     D．comfort
53．A．filling      B．guarding      C．closing     D．repairing
54．A．worried    B．eager         C．afraid          D．sure
55．A．responsibility   B．attitude     C．determination   D．politeness