阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 As soon as I learned to say the word “beauty”, I set out to look for it. Before I could find it, I asked my mother what a beauty was like. She said that a beauty is 36 who has large bright eyes and fine skin. When I was in Grade Four, I 37 such a girl. I sat right in front of her and 38 her to see if she was a real beauty. She 39 a beauty in my eyes until the day she 40 with me. She demanded that I 41 her pencil box which I 42 knocked on to the floor. I 43 . Suddenly she flew at me and threw me onto the ground and we rolled about 44 each other. During the years that followed, I came across 45 explanations given to me by different people. Some said a girl with a thin figure(体形) is a beauty, 46 that a girl with a gentle voice is beautiful, 47 said it is a girl with hair that is like a watell. I 48 give these a second thought. I searched for a beauty 49 had told me before, but it was useless. Then I met an old man. He told me that a beauty is a girl who might not be quite 50 with natural beauty. However, she becomes a beauty 51 experiencing hardship. After a 10-year hunt for a beauty, I found her. She became my 52 . She was not very pretty but she was 53 . She was born in a 54 family and had to take care of herself from young. When we married, I really got the idea about a beauty. She was the one the 55 old man had described to me. 36.A. your classmate B. a girl C. an experienced girl D. an ugly girl 37. A. liked B. was tired of C. was against D. found 38. A. stared at B. scolded C. beat D. laughed at 39. A. wasn’t B. pretended to be C. treated himself D. was 40. A. quarreled B. talked C. played D. studied 41. A. steal B. rob her of C. like D. pick up 42. A. by chance B. by no means C. by herself D. by the way 43. A. agreed B. refused C. was happy D. did so 44. A. talking with B. helping C. hitting D. leaving 45. A. the same B. different C. the opposite D. some correct 46.A. but B. or C. as D. so 47. A. Everyone B. The others C. Nobody D. Others 48. A. did B. must C. didn’t D. should 49. A. an old man B. some people C. nobody D. my mother 50. A. lucky B. sad C. willing D. happy 51.A. after B. without C. liking D. against 52. A. friend B. teacher C. classmate D. girlfriend 53.A. ugly B. beautiful C. lovely D. kind 54.A. rich B. farmer’s C. happy D. poor 55.A. foolish B. kind-hearted C. wise D. honest