第二节： 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分， 满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从21-40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标号涂黑。

A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally  21  , mixing with nobody. As they drive past neighbors they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of  22  . The only fame they have is making a nuisance (讨厌的人) of themselves to the local police station by  23  music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other petty (琐碎的) little  24  .

On moving into this neighborhood, I was  25   of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a  26   to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some  27   or other. I  28  answered politely and made sure I  29  as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind  30  about their garden or pets.

Time passed and in October, as part of the Kindness Rock Give, Maureen and I decided to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their  31  remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to  32  these two unhappy ladies to our list and  33  a packet of cookies on their gate. Imagine my  34  when two days later they  35  at my gate and jokingly said they were  36  hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate, and they brought me a bunch of flowers!

So, my fellow gifters, do not  37  on your random gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this  38  to others, nor how many broken or  39   hearted people you may just change  40  a simple act of kindness.

21. A. protected         B. depressed       C. separated           D. equipped 

22. A. enthusiasm         B. acknowledgement  C. excitement      D. entertainment

23. A. discussing       B. requesting         C. reporting       D. rejecting

24. A. events        B. issues           C. incidents    D. affairs

25. A. accused        B. warned         C. reminded     D. convinced

26. A. challenge       B. project             C. task          D. matter

27. A. quarrels           B. opinions       C. explanations    D. complaints

28. A. seldom          B. never          C. always      D. sometimes

29. A. waved          B. stared          C. noticed        D. laughed

30. A. difference         B. account       C. gesture      D. remark

31. A. smile           B. attitude         C. decision        D. anger

32. A. add            B. recommend       C. reduced        D. drove

33. A. shared           B. took             C. left           D. fixed

34. A. interest         B. anxiety           C. surprise        D. doubt

35. A. whispered          B. stopped          C. shouted      D. wandered

36. A. imagining         B. intending          C. considering        D. approaching

37. A. take in          B. take up          C. give in         D. give up

38. A. refers          B. means            C. relates        D. contributes

39. A. kind           B. light             C. hard           D. warm

40. A. on          B. over        C. by     D. with