2010年海淀二模

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I used to hate myself because I wasn't “normal”.Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle,but not                  （36）.I had a severe spinal cord disorder（脊髓病） and I knew I would always be much                  （37） than others.

I hated going to school and I hated                  （38） at me.I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing                  （39） and tall.And most of all,I hated looking in the                  （40） and seeing an ugly hunchback（驼背）.

My friends found me                  （41） because I didn't let other get close to me.I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life                  （42） Angela appeared.

That afternoon,I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would                  （43） me.That's when I first heard her voice.

“Hi.Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was,with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No                  （44）.”

“I bet they're playing games and making friends.Don't you think so?”

That was how our                  （45） started and it didn't stop.We talked about everything under the sun—the ants,the clouds,my little niche（处境）—until it was sunset.

Then suddenly,she saw my                  （46）.She just stared.

My heart                  （47）.What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would                  （48） me now.

She stood up,pointed at my back and said,“I know                  （49） your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be                  （50）.I begged in my heart for her to                  （51）,but she just kept on going.“I know what you've got in there.Do you?”

“No,” I answered                  （52）.

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is bunched because you've got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was                  （53）.I looked into her eyes and her                  （54） touched my heart.From that day on,I started to learn to                  （55） myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

36  A. them  B. it  C. me  D. her

37  A. sadder  B. shorter  C. weaker  D. slower

38  A. looking  B. smiling  C. aiming  D. glaring

39  A. still  B. alone  C. straight  D. together

40  A. street  B. sun  C. corner  D. mirror

41  A. distant  B. stubborn  C. hopeless  D. unfortunate

42  A. after  B. before  C. since  D. until

43  A. disturb  B. seek  C. interrupt  D. ignore

44  A. wonder  B. idea  C. sign  D. action

45  A. connection  B. competition  C. conversation  D. comprehension

46  A. face  B. back  C. eyes  D. shoulders

47  A. sank  B. beat  C. broke  D. ached

48  A. care for  B. rely on  C. look down upon  D. put up with

49  A. that  B. how  C. whether  D. why

50  A. accused  B. arrested  C. punished  D. sentenced

51  A. relax  B. leave  C. stop  D. pause

52  A. shyly  B. weakly  C. proudly  D. firmly

53  A. astonished  B. ashamed  C. annoyed  D. amused

54  A. wisdom  B. generosity  C. honesty  D. kindness

55  A. control  B. like  C. comfort  D. enjoy