阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 1me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to me like someone does 2seeing a close friend. A big, 3smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to 4his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had 5me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 6that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

Then one day the 7was solved. As I 8the school he was standing in the middle of the road 9his stop sign. I was in live behind four cars. 10the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 11. To the first he waved and 12in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 13from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking（表情刻板的） businessman, gave a brief, almost 14wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school 15more heartily.

Every morning I continued to watch the man with 16. So far I haven’t seen anyone 17to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a（n） 18to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 19armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 20of the whole neighbourhood.

1.A. hit            B. disappointed     C. presented        D. bored

2.A. on             B. from             C. during           D. about

3.A. false          B. shy              C. apologetic       D. bright

4.A. research       B. study            C. recognize        D. explore

5.A. praised        B. blamed           C. mistaken         D. respected

6.A. conclusion     B. description      C. evaluation       D. introduction

7.A. argument       B. disagreement     C. mystery          D. task

8.A. visited        B. approached      C. passed            D. left

9.A. drawing back   B. putting on       C. handing in       D. holding out

10.A. Once          B. Before           C. Unless           D. While

11.A. in            B. through          C. out              D. down

12.A. cried         B. cheered          C. smiled           D. gestured

13.A. idea          B. reply            C. notice           D. greeting

14.A. awkward       B. angry            C. elegant          D. patient

15.A. came          B. responded        C. hurried          D. appeared

16.A. surprise      B. frustration      C. interest         D. doubt

17.A. fail          B. try              C. wish             D. bother

18.A. offer         B. sacrifice        C. promise          D. difference

19.A. effectiveness B. cheerfulness     C. carefulness      D. seriousness

20.A. trends        B. observations     C. regulations      D. feelings

The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 31 me with a puzzle—all because he waved to me like someone does 32 seeing a close friend. A big, 33 smile accompanied(伴随) his wave. For the next few days I tried to 34 　his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had 35 me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 36 that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

Then one day the 37 was solved. As I 38 the school he was standing in the middle of the road 39 his stop sign. I was in the line behind four cars. 40 the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 41 . To the first he waved and 42 just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 43 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff- looking (表情刻板的) businessman, gave a brief,（简洁的） almost 44 wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school 45 more heartily.

Every morning I continued to watch the man with 46 . So far I haven’t seen anyone 47 to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a 48 to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 49 armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 50 of the whole neighborhood.

31. A. hit　　　　　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　 C. presented　　　　　　　 D. bored

32. A. on　　　　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　　　　 C. during　　　 　 D. about

33. A. false　　　　　　　　　 　B. shy　　　　　　 C. apologetic 　 D. bright

34. A. research　　 B. study　　　　　 C. recognize　　　　　　　　 D. explore

35. A. praised　　　 B. blamed　　　　 C. mistaken　　　　　　　　 D. respected

36. A. conclusion　 B. description　　　 C. evaluation　　　　　　　 D. introduction

37. A. argument　　　　　 B. disagreement　　　　　　 C. mystery　　　　　　　 D. task

38. A. visited　　　　 B. approached　　　 C. passed　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. left

39. A. drawing back　　 B. putting on　　　　 C. handing in　　　　　　　　　 D. holding out

40. A. Once　　　　　　　　 B. Before　　　　　　　 C. Unless　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. While

41. A.in　　　　　　　　　　　 B. through　　　　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. down

42. A. cried　　　　　　　　　 B. cheered　　　　　　　　　 C. smiled　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gestured

43.A. idea　　　　　　　　　　 B. reply　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. greeting

44.A. A. awkward B. angry　　　　　　　　　　　 C. elegant　　　　　　　　 　 D. patient

45.A. came　　　　　　　　　 B. responded　　　　 C. hurried　　　　　　　　 　 D. appeared

46. A. surprise　　　　　　 B. frustration 　　 C. interest　　　　　　　　 D. doubt

47. A. fail　　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wish　　　　　　　　　　 D. bother

48. A. offer　　　　　　　　　 B. sacrifice　　　　　　　　　 C. promise　　　　　　　　 　 D. difference

49. A. effectiveness　　　 B. cheerfulness　　　　　　 C. carefulness　　　　　　　 D. seriousness

50. A. trends　　　　　　　　 B. observations　　　　　　 C. regulations　　　　　　　 D. feelings

    The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 16 me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to me like someone does 17 seeing a close friend. A big, 18 smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to 19 his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had 20 me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 21 that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

    Then one day the 22 was solved. As I 23 the school he was standing in the middle of the road 24 his stop sign. I was in live behind four cars. 25 the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 26. To the first he waved and 27 in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 28 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking(表情刻板的) businessman, gave a brief, almost 29 wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school 30 more heartily.

    Every morning I continued to watch the man with 31. So far I haven’t seen anyone 32 to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a(n) 33 to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 34 armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 35 of the whole neighbourhood.

The first time I remember noticing I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 16 me with a puzzle ---- all because he waved to me like someone does 17 seeing a close friend. A big, 18 smile accompanied his wave. For the next few days I tried to 19 his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had 20 me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 21 that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

Then one day the 22 was solved. As I 23 the school he was standing in the middle of the road 24 his stop sign. I was in live behind four cars. 25 the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 26. To the first he waved and 27 in just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 28 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff-looking（表情刻板的） businessman, gave a brief, almost 29 wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school 30 more heartily.

Every morning I continued to watch the man with 31. So far I haven’t seen anyone 32 to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a（n） 33 to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 34 armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 35 of the whole neighbourhood.

16. A. hit  B. disappointed C. presented    D. bored

17. A. on   B. from C. during   D. about

18. A. false    B. shy  C. apologetic   D. bright

19. A. research B. study    C. recognize    D. explore

20. A. praised  B. blamed   C. mistaken D. respected

21. A. conclusion   B. description  C. evaluation   D. introduction

22. A. argument B. disagreement C. mystery  D. task

23. A. visited  B. approached        C. passed  D. left

24. A. drawing back B. putting on   C. handing in   D. holding out

25. A. Once B. Before   C. Unless   D. While

26. A. in   B. through  C. out  D. down

27. A. cried    B. cheered  C. smiled   D. gestured

28. A. idea B. reply    C. notice   D. greeting

29. A. awkward  B. angry    C. elegant  D. patient

30. A. came B. responded    C. hurried  D. appeared

31. A. surprise B. frustration  C. interest D. doubt

32. A. fail B. try  C. wish D. bother

33. A. offer    B. sacrifice    C. promise  D. difference

34. A. effectiveness    B. cheerfulness C. carefulness  D. seriousness

35. A. trends   B. observations C. regulations  D. feelings