完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

     As a little boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania.   41   by miles of winding stonewalls, the house and barn provided endless hours of   42   for a city kid like me.

I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I’d wanted more than anything to be    43   to climb the stonewalls surrounding the farm. My parents would never    24   . Still, my desire to climb across those walls grew so   45  . One spring afternoon, I picked up all my    46   and entered the living room, where the adults had    47   after dinner.

   “Can I climb the stonewalls?” I asked    48  , Instantly the women in the room cried. “Heavens, no!” You’ll   49

yourself!” I wasn’t too disappointed; the   50    was just as I’d expected. But   51   I could leave the room, I was stopped by my grandfather. “Hold on just a minute.” I heard him say, “Let the boy climb the stonewalls, He has to   52    to do things for himself.”.

   “Scoot(快走),” he said to me, “and  come and see me when you get back.” For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the    53   of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my   54  . I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,” he said, smiling, “you made this day a    55   day just by being yourself. Always    56  , there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”

Many years have passed since then, and today I    57   the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of    58   throughout America. There have been changes over the years,   59   one thing remains the same; my   60   to children at the end of almost every visit, “There’s only one person in this world like you, and people can like you exactly as you are.”

41. A. Crowded             B. Surrounded     C. Covered               D. Blocked

42. A. sorrow                 B. pity                   C. fun                      D. puzzle

43. A. inspired                B. banned              C. expected              D. allowed

44. A. approve              B. question            C. complain              D. refuse

45. A. weak                    B. steady               C. low                      D. strong

46. A. courage               B. strength            C. right                     D. energy

47. A. paused                 B. gathered          C. settled                  D. refreshed

48. A. hesitantly            B. cheerfully         C. desperately          D. confidently

49. A. enjoy                    B. hurt                  C. forget                   D. burden

50. A. question               B. reward              C. response             D. support

51. A. since                    B. when                 C. before                 D. after

52. A. agree                    B. hope                  C. promise                D. learn

53. A. time                     B. love                   C. regret                   D. failure

54. A. dream                  B. adventure        C. accident               D. journey

55. A. special                 B. difficult            C. terrible                 D. hopeless

56. A. pray                     B. ignore               C. value                    D. remember

57. A. watch                   B. reform               C. criticize                D. host

58. A. adults                   B. women              C. children              D. peasants

59. A. but                      B. so                      C. however               D. for

60. A. memory               B. message            C. pressure               D. choice

41-45 BCDAD    46-50 ABABC    51-55 CDABA    56-60 DDCAB