第一节 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

　　The park bench was deserted as I sat down beneath a willow tree，aimlessly opening a book．I was losing 1 with the world attempting to drag me down．A young boy， 2 me，breathless，all worn out from play．He stood right before me and said with great 3 ，"Look at what I found!"

　　In his hand was a carnation，and what a(an) ___4___ sight with its petals(花瓣)all withdrawn．5 him to take his dead flower and go off to play，I 6 a weak smile and then turned away．But instead of leaving，he sat near my side and raised the flower to his 7 and declared with overacted surprise．"It sure smells 8 and it's beautiful as well．That's why I picked it；here；it's for you．"

　　The flower before me was either dying or dead．But I knew I must 9 it，or he might never leave．So I 10 for the flower，and replied，"Just what I need．"But 11 laying the flower in my hand，he held it mid-air without reason or plan．It was then that I 12 for the very first time that the boy could not 13 ．

　　At that moment I could hear nothing but my inside voice 14 ；tears shone in the sun as I conveyed my 15 for his picking a best one．"You're welcome，"he smiled，and then ran off to play，unaware of the 16 he'd had upon my day．

　　I sat there and wondered 17 he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath all old tree．Perhaps he had been blessed with true 18 from his heart．Through the eyes of a blind child，naturally I could 19 see the problem was not with the world；it was me．And for all the coming times，I 20 to see the beauty in life and appreciate every second that's mine．

1．A．peace B．curiosity C．heart D．thought

2．A．visited B．approached C．passed D．1eft

3．A．peace B．sorrow C．nervousness D．excitement