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‎【2012高考试题】‎ ‎【2012四川卷】‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight（天窗）.Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder ____21___ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly _____22____ his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.‎ ‎ Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to 23 ; he opened the door to the basement（地下室）, and flames 24 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt ‎25 ‎ because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.‎ ‎ But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was 26 by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped（困住）.‎ ‎ Sibson’s house was three kilometers 27 the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be 28 .‎ ‎ Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm 29 his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his 30 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the 31 . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.‎ ‎ Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to 32 the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson ‎33 ‎ and die in that fire.”‎ ‎ “Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony（阳台）. He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his 34 . ‎ ‎ After one more 35 inside the house, Huggons gave up and 36 around back.‎ ‎ The wind parted the smoke just 37 for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He 38 the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and 39 Sibson down just as the second floor of the house ‎ fell off.‎ ‎ Sibson is still 40 when he tells the story. “ I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”‎ ‎21. A. before B. while C. since D. until ‎22. A. on B. in C. through D. over ‎23. A. hide B. wait C. check D. escape ‎24. A. moved B. gave C. went D. exploded ‎25. A. safe B. worried C. glad D. tired ‎26. A. burned B. stopped C. shocked D. covered ‎27. A. beside B. off C. across D. along ‎28. A. limited B. false C. fruitless D. regretful ‎29. A. struck B. missed C. touched D. passed ‎30. A. coat B. key C. basin D. phone ‎31. A. noise B. road C. smoke D. danger ‎32. A. search B. enter C. leave D. damage ‎33. A. call B. roll C. scream D. sigh ‎34. A. breath B. attention C. ladder D. flashlight ‎35. A. stay B. chance C. thought D. attempt ‎36. A. climbed B. circled C. looked D. jumped ‎37. A. clear B. open C. enough D. fit ‎38. A. led B. put C. drove D. shone ‎39. A. persuaded B. kicked C. pulled D. forced ‎40. A. nervous B. surprised C. proud D. thankful ‎24. D 他打开地下室的门，火焰从里面喷发出来。此处explode out意为break ‎ out（突然爆发）。‎ ‎25. A 根据此句中“因为这个房间有一个通向屋外的独立的楼梯”，因此他当时感觉应该是“安全的”。‎ ‎【2012陕西卷】‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。‎ One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __26__ she realized that she was lost.‎ Sitting on a rock and __27__ what to do, she began crying. After a while. She__28__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __29__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __30__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __31__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __32__.‎ The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __33__ that his mistrees（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __34__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ‎ __35__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __36__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __37__ into the air, the dog __38__ through the woods until he found the __39__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __40__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __41__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __42__.‎ When she opened her eyes and 43 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 44 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 45 . That night Laddy had a heror’s supper: a huge meal of steak ‎26. A. before B. since C. while D. as ‎27. A. wondering B. forgetting C. remembering D. regretting ‎28. A. preferred B. expected C. failed D. decided ‎29. A. When B. Until C. If D. Because ‎30. A. carelessly B. cautiously C. hopelessly D. unwillingly ‎31. A. trees B. bushes C. woods D. grasses ‎32. A. stream B. rock C. tree D. house ‎33. A. found B. sensed C. heard D. smelt ‎34. A. at B. through C. in D. onto ‎35. A. terrible B. strange C. pleasant D. familiar ‎36. A. missed B. discovered C. followed D. ignored ‎37. A. calmly B. loudly C. merrily D. gently ‎38. A. searched B. wandered C. looked D. travelled ‎39. A.window B. girl C. house D. hero ‎40. A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. embarrassment D. delight ‎41. A. jumped B. climbed C. walked D. flew ‎42. A. awake B. abandoned C. available D. asleep ‎43. A. spotted B. watched C. observed D. saw ‎44. A. disturbed B. comforted C. rescued D. scared ‎45. A. pain B. shock C. sorrow D.relief ‎【2012重庆卷】‎ 请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。‎ I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__36___of gardening may not have originate from my love for nature. It was to _37__my parents.‎ ‎ At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often ‎ looked with __38___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish her,“something else to __39__!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.‎ At that age, I always did something__40___to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found__41__, I would plant a garden!‎ ‎ I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to _42___.I continued to sunflower seeds and roses, Wild __43__joy,I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.__44___, I was touched by this land of wonder.‎ ‎___45__, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even__46___at me because found it was __47__to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s __48__,I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds__49__flowers.‎ Regardless of their __50__, I kept on planting my garden and _51__to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they___52__to care and love.‎ ‎ It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to __53___my parent .Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very__54_.And now I could say it is my affection for___55__they makes me a real gardener.‎ ‎36. A. memory B. dream C. intention D. design ‎37. A. please B. change C. help D. annoy ‎38. A. doubt B. appreciation C. surprise D. excitement ‎39. A. collect up B. care about C. clean up D. come in ‎40. A. equal B. similar C. superior D. opposite ‎41. A. painful B. valuable C. upsetting D. interesting ‎42. A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. get through ‎43. A. to B. with C. in D. by ‎44. A. Luckily B. Cheerfully C. Regularly D. Eventually ‎45.‎ A.‎ Instead B. However C. Therefore D Besides ‎ ‎46.‎ A.‎ shouted B. laughed C. glanced D. jumped ‎ ‎47.‎ A.‎ convenient B. troublesome C. enjoyable D. dangerous ‎48.‎ A.‎ sadness B. displeasure C. delight D. relief ‎49.‎ A.‎ other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than ‎50.‎ A.‎ dislike B. encouragement C. threat D. suggestion ‎51.‎ A.‎ decided B. stopped C. continued D. struggled ‎52.‎ A.‎ devote B. turn C. respond D. lead ‎53.‎ A.‎ defeat B. satisfy C. respect D. challenge ‎54.‎ A.‎ proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed ‎55.‎ A.‎ freedom B. life C. growth D. nature ‎41.【考点】形容词词义辨析 ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】由于作者有反叛心理，作者想到如果园艺是父母感到烦恼的事，就种植一个花园。在选项中，C选项表示令人烦恼之意，符合语境。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎42.【考点】动词短语辨析 ‎【答案】A ‎ ‎【解析】作者在院子里种了百合花种子，但是没有发芽。A表示“发芽，走进，上楼”；B表示“爆发，发生”；C表示“不挂断，等—会”；D表示“接通，完成”。因此，正确答案为A选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎43.【考点】介词用法 ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】作者高兴地发现第一束玫瑰花开花了。with joy为常用短语，表示高兴地之意，符合语境。因此，正确答案为B选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎44.【考点】副词词义辨析 ‎【答案】D ‎ ‎【解析】朵朵鲜花竞相绽放，最终，作者被眼前的景象所感动。由此可知，D选项符合语境。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎ 49.【考点】短语用法辨析 ‎【答案】C ‎ ‎【解析】在作者母亲的眼里，那些只是杂草而不是鲜花。C选项是而不之意，符合文意。因此，正确答案为C选项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎ 55.【考点】名词词义辨析 ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】作者认为是自己对大自然的钟爱使自己最终成为一名真正的园艺师。由此可知，D选项符合文意。因此，正确答案为D选项。‎ ‎【难度】容易 ‎【2012辽宁卷】‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He 36 her Inky. ‎ ‎ “ I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats 37 playmatcs,”Kruger,‎ The sevevty-year-old man,says. “My hearing was damaged by the 38 of farm epuipment , so I learned to connect with 39 . They react to what they see and what you do. ”‎ ‎ Inky was a gentle cat, 40 the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did 41 that would set her apart from 42 cats forever. ‎ ‎ Kruger had gone down to the basemeng to 43 the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he 44 to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and 45 his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs. ‎ ‎ ‎46 in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt 47 going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help , 48 his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their ‎ bedroom at the opposite end of the house. 49 Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs. ‎ ‎ “Go get Brenda, ” Krugger said to Inky. ‎ ‎ Inky 50 to the bedroom door and scratched 51 until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the 52 Brenda found her husband 53 the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months 54 therd,” ‎ Says kruger . “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Sinec the acciedent, Inky has 55 ‎ Left Krhger’s side. ‎ ‎ 36. A. gave B. chose C. named D. remembered ‎ 37. A. like B. as C. except D. among ‎ 38. A. sound B. alarm C. noise D. voice ‎ 39. A. animals B. friends C. farmers D. neghbors ‎40. . A. sharing B. visiting C. dividing D. discovering ‎41. . A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything ‎42. . A. familiar B. lovely C. ordinary D. outstanding ‎43. . A. shut out B. shut off C. shut down D. shut up ‎44. . A. marched B. flew C. struggled D. climbed ‎45. . A. bent B. hit C. shook D. pulled ‎46. . A. Falling B. Lying C. Appearing D. Thinking ‎47. A. it B. itself C. him D. himself ‎48. A. and B. but C. or D. so ‎49. A. Thus B. Otherwise C. Then D. Rather ‎50. . A. walked B. ran C. returned D. withdrew ‎51. . A. rapidly B. ruddenly C. madly D. urgently ‎52. . A. bedroom B. basement C yard D. house ‎53. A. at the bottom of B. in the middle of C. . at the top of D. in the front of ‎54. A. regretting B. resting C. relaxing D. recovering ‎55. A. never B. ever C. still D. already ‎ 41．【答案】C ‎【考点】代词词义辨析 ‎【试题解析】根据后面讲的Inky救Glen Kruger命的过程，可知是它做了一件让它与其它普通的猫区别开的事。所以用something.‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎42．【答案】C ‎【考点】形容词词义辨析 ‎【试题解析】与Inky救主人的命比起来，其它的猫相对就是普通的了，所以选C项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎43．【答案】B ‎【考点】动词词组辨析 ‎【试题解析】A项意为：把……关在外面；B项意为：关闭；C项意为：停工；D项意为：住嘴，囚禁。可以看出，四个选项中只有B项能与wood stove搭配，所以选B项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎44．【答案】D ‎【考点】动词词义辨析 ‎【试题解析】当他结束后，爬到梯子顶上，去关灯。所以用climb.‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎45．【答案】B ‎【考点】动词词义辨析 ‎【试题解析】根据后面沉重的架子倒在地上，并把Glen Kruger也带下了梯子，所以是他在做件事的过程中，他的背撞在一个旧架子上。所以选B项。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎ 51．【答案】C ‎【考点】副词词义辨析 ‎【试题解析】Inky跑到卧室门口后就疯狂的抓门，直到Brenda打开门，A项意为：快速地；B项意为：突然；D项意为：急切地均不合题意。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎52．【答案】B ‎【考点】名词词义辨析 ‎【试题解析】Glen Kruger在地下室，Inky自然要把他妻子带到地下室。所以选B。‎ ‎【难度】一般 ‎【2012浙江卷】‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）‎ 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ " Just sign here, sir," the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package. ‎ ‎ The package consisted of a long , narrow box ___21____ wrapped in brown paper. __22___ the box , Oscar saw an umbrella inside—— a very old one with a beautifully carved handle. ____23___He had not seen it in more than 20 years , he recognized it ____24____. ‎ ‎ Oscar was 16 when he first saw the ___25____ umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving , he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its ____26____, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its ___27____. ‎ ‎ Oscar ___28____ the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat ____29___ Oscar had found the umbrella . The name was Mrs. Katie O'brien. ‎ ‎ Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs O'brien's ___30____ on their way home. He rang the bell , the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. "May I __31___ you ? "she asked. ‎ ‎ "I'd like to return it if its yours," Oscar said , ____32____ the umbrella as if presenting a ___33___ that had long been wished for. ‎ ‎ "Why , yes! it's mine, "replied Mrs. Brien with a ___34____ smile and shining eyes. " It was given to by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your ____35____ ? "‎ ‎ " No, ma'am , " he said " my grandmother says a good deed is its own reward."‎ ‎ " Well, that 's ____36_____ my father used to say. What is your name , Young man ?" ‎ ‎ Years later, Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remember Mrs. O' Brien . It was in perfect condition, considering how__37__ it was. Why had it arrived here today? ‎ ‎ As if ___38____, a note fell from the paper. It read: Mrs O'brien wanted you to ___39___ this umbrella as a present for a kind, __40___gesture long ago.‎ ‎21. A. strictly B. carefully C. roughly D. casually ‎ ‎22, A, opening B, seizing C, observing D, searching ‎ ‎23, A, After B, When C, Since D, Although ‎ ‎24, A, clearly B, fully C, immediately D, suddenly ‎25, A, average B, unusual C, plain D, typical ‎ ‎26, A, beauty B, shape C, origin D, history ‎ ‎27, A, designer B, seller C, user D, owner ‎ ‎28, A, convinced B, forced C, encouraged D, advised ‎ ‎29, A, until B, before C, which D, where ‎ ‎30, A, family B, theater C, house D, neighborhood ‎ ‎31, A, invite B, help C, bother D, know ‎ ‎32, A, putting up B, turning out C, picking up D, holding out ‎ ‎33, A, chance B, fact C, gift D, result ‎ ‎34, A, wide B, confident C, proud D, shy ‎ ‎35, A, patience B, kindness C, courage D, determination ‎ ‎36, A, obviously B, naturally C, exactly D, probably ‎ ‎37, A, old B, rare C, precious D, nice ‎ ‎38, A, in contrast B, in return C, in exchange D, in answer ‎ ‎39, A, possess B, accept C, carry D, value ‎ ‎40, A, attractive B, significant C, unselfish D, sympathetic ‎ ‎【答案】‎ 完形答案： ‎ BADCB ADADC BDCAB CADBC ‎ ‎【2012湖北卷】‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the 31 society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I 32 hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. 33 the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you 34 have done. Life has become hopelessly 35 . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you 36 things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I 37 at the other end of the town. I was 38 that this simple vehicle could let me 39 long distances in a fairly short time. But how 40 did I really go?‎ Since I hated to be 41 , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to 42 an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but 43 , “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a 44 without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were 45 to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many 46 .” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.‎ ‎“You can’t leave the back part 47 ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons 48 the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel 49 on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to 50 the offer.‎ ‎“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.‎ ‎31. A. adult B. human C. consumer D. bachelor ‎ ‎32. A. eventually B. immediately C. reluctantly D. gratefully ‎33. A. Although B. Because C. As D. Unless ‎34. A. would B. should C. must D. could ‎35. A. boring B. complicated C. stressful D. tough ‎36. A. natural B. mysterious C. complex D. unique ‎ ‎37. A. gave up B. broke down C. calmed down D. ended up ‎38. A. amazed B. amused C. confused D. concerned ‎39. A. march B. drive C. cover D. measure ‎40. A. far B. long C. fast D. deep ‎41. A. unreliable B. impractical C. unprepared D. inaccurate ‎42. A. fix B. check C. repair D. lay ‎43. A. swore B. added C. replied D. concluded ‎44. A. pencil B. fork C. box D. cake ‎45. A. distributed B. converted C. applied D. attached ‎46. A. shapes B. sizes C. functions D. models ‎47. A. loose B. blank C. bare D. incomplete ‎48. A. beside B. before C. below D. behind ‎49. A. sick B. hungry C. hot D. thirsty ‎50. A. consider B. withdraw C. make D. resist ‎ ‎ 31.C【命题立意】考查名词辨析。难度中等。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据本句中的“consuming”和下句中的“consumer society”可知，答案为C。“consumer society”意为“消费社会”。A项意为“成人”，B项意为“人类”，D项意为“单身”，都与语境和文章主题不符。‎ ‎32.B【命题立意】考查副词辨析。难度中等。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据本句中的“hurried”，结合语境可知，我立即赶到邻家的自行车商店，B项意为“立即”，符合语境；A项意为“最后，终于”，C项意为“不情愿地”，D项意为“感激地”，都与语境不符。‎ ‎ 38. A【命题立意】考查形容词辨析。难度中等。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据语境可知，对于这中简单工具的作用，我感到很惊奇。A项意为“惊奇的”，B项意为“愉快的”，C项意为“困惑的，不解的”，D项意为“关注的”，都与语意不符。‎ ‎39. C【命题立意】考查动词辨析。难度中等。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据语境可知，该句意为：……这种简单的工具在如此之短的时间内能够让我经过如此长的路程……，cover long distances 意为“经过漫长的路程”，故C项正确。A项意为“行军”，B项意为“驾驶”，D项意为“测量”，都与语境不符。‎ ‎40. A【命题立意】考查形容词辨析。难度中等。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据第二段第一句中“ an odometer”可知，我安装了里程表，是想知道我实际上行了多远，A项意为“远的”，符合句意，故A项正确。B项意为“长的”，C项意为“快的”，D项意为“深的”，都与语意不符。‎ ‎41. D【命题立意】考查形容词辨析。难度中等。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据语境可知，我在自行车上装里程表，是因为我想知道精确的里程。D项意为“不准确的”，与hated连用，符合语意，故D项正确；A项意为“不可靠的”，B项意为“不适用的”，C项意为“没有准备的”，都与语意不符。‎ ‎42. A【命题立意】考查动词辨析。难度中等。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据语境可知 ‎，该句意为：我回去找Johnson先生在自行车上安装了一个里程表。A项意为“安装”，符合句意。B项意为“检查”，C项意为“修理”，D项意为“放置”，都与语意不符。‎ ‎ 43. B【命题立意】考查动词辨析。难度中等。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据该句中的“but”结合语境可知，他有补充说了些话，B项意为“补充，增加”，符合语意；A项意为“发誓”，C项意为“回答”，D项意为“总结”，都与语意不符。‎ ‎44. B【命题立意】考查名词辨析。难度中等。‎ ‎【解题思路】该句意为：有里程表没有速度计，就如有刀却无叉。B项意为“叉”，符合句意。‎ ‎45. D【命题立意】考查动词辨析。难度中等。‎ ‎【解题思路】根据语境可知，这两种装置被绑在手把上，D项意为“绑上，系上”，符合句意。A项意为“贡献”，B项意为“转换”，C项意为“申请”，都与语意不符.‎ ‎【2012安徽卷】‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ When I settled in Chicago，my new city seemed so big and unfriendly, Then I had a ‎ ‎ 36 problem and had to go to hospital for a 37 examination.‎ ‎ It seemed a small 38 compared to the one I was about to face ,but things started to go 39 right from the beginning , Not having a car or 40 the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B, 41 I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was 42 I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the 43 direction.‎ ‎ I 44 the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do, I look into the eyes of a 45 who was trying to get past me, 46 instead of moving on ,she stopped to ask if I ‎ ‎ was 47 , After I explained my 48 to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street , where a bus would take me back into the city to my 49 . Sitting there waiting , I felt 50 that someone had been willing to help . 51 , hearing a horn （喇叭） nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend 52 at me to get in, She had returned to offer me a 53 to the hospital.‎ ‎ Such unexpected 54 from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive, As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose 55 ，for all things are possible.‎ 这是一篇记述文，格调当然是健康向上的。文章有两条线，第一是事情发展，第二是作者心里变化。‎ 首先是关键词unfriendly, 接下来都是麻烦事了。传统选法5个A、5个B、5个C、5个D的法则失效了。‎ ‎【答案】36—40ADBAC 41—45ACDCC 46---50 BCDAB 51—55BCACB ‎【2011高考试题】‎ ‎1.(2011·山东卷)完形填空 ‎ I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!‎ ‎ I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.‎ I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.‎ After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show. ‎ ‎40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged ‎41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space ‎42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous ‎43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke ‎44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto ‎45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear ‎46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast ‎47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest ‎48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember ‎49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change ‎50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage ‎51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken ‎52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling ‎53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration ‎54. A. though B. otherwise C. instead D. besides ‎55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine ‎ 2.（2011·浙江卷）完形填空 Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.‎ Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 21 was more manageable , I 22 ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk ‎ songs. 23 that was years ago and times have changed. 24 I live with mother on a country farm.‎ Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 25 my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). 26 I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my 27 . I decided that I would consider 28 to singing in restaurants.‎ My family are all musicians, so I was 29 when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of 30 to get started. And 31 you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can 32 use. ‎ When I told the owner of the shop about my 33 ; he gave me a long thoughtful 34 . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.” ‎ He led me 35 the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand 36 on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your 37 and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.” ‎ I 38 . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose 39 that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help. ‎ His 40 still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance. ‎ ‎21. A. loneliness B. sadness C. tiredness D. sickness ‎22. A. set B. enjoyed C. kept D. shared ‎ ‎23. A. Gladly B. Eventually C. Unfortunately D. Surprisingly ‎ ‎24. A. Now B. Then C. Sometime D. Meanwhile ‎ ‎25. A. add up to B. make up for C. get rid of D. take advantage of ‎ ‎26. A. If B. As C. Though D. Before ‎ ‎27. A. movement B. condition C. choices D. positions ‎ ‎28. A. reaching out B. living up C. getting on D. going back ‎ ‎29. A. recognized B. interviewed C. found D. invited ‎ ‎30. A. money B. time C. energy D. knowledge ‎ ‎31. A. thus B. once C. seldom D. often ‎ ‎32. A. actually B. hardly C. nearly D. formerly ‎ ‎33. A. job B. family C. idea D. offer ‎ ‎34. A. face B. view C. look D. sight ‎ ‎35. A. over B. along C. towards D. through ‎ ‎36. A. unhappily B. lovingly C. pitifully D. gratefully ‎ ‎37. A. pick B. turn C. role D. step ‎ ‎38. A. had to cry B. ought to cry C. should have cried D. could have cried ‎ ‎39. A. more B. the ones C. few D. the rest ‎ ‎40. A. courage B. devotion C. kindness D. trust ‎ ‎【点评】‎ ‎2011年高考英语浙江卷完形填空部分原文节选于读者文摘（Reader'sDigest)澳大利亚版，考题略有删节，并替换掉原文中超过高考范围的词汇，采取同义词替换的手段使原文表述通畅。所选文章延续历年出题模式，以记叙文为题材，选取作者在生命中不平凡的阶段受到陌生人帮助的事实，歌颂和赞扬人间真情和助人的美德。‎ ‎　　25题，属于固定搭配法，addupto总计，makeupfor弥补，补偿，getridof处理，摆脱，takeadvantageof利用，此题应选B.makeupfor。此选项考生不应陌生，2009年浙江卷完形填空部分第21题D选项曾出现过此词，可见背历年考题中的选项部分的重要性。‎ ‎　　26题，属于逻辑关系法，此法多用于句子与句子之间，解决连词的问题。此题因为作者下午需要睡觉，所以受到限制。故选B.As。‎ ‎　　27题，属于上文解释法，第三段首句提到作者打算做某事，但由于病情，下午需要睡觉，所以选择受限，故选C.choices。‎ ‎　　28题，属于前后照应法，上文提到过几年之前唱歌的事实，此处再次出现要去唱歌，故选D.goingback。‎ ‎　　29题，属于中文代入法，全家都是音乐家，所以走进音像店会被认出，故选A.recognized。‎ ‎　　30题，属于AandB法，这是并列结构，要求前后词性与词义要相似，几乎在每年的高考完形中都会考查这个知识点。本题and之前说东西很贵，之后理应推出没有足够的钱，故选A.money。‎ ‎　　40题，属于主旨概况法，即所选选项要与原文中心相一致。本文详细描述店主对作者的帮助，店主的善举感动作者，故选C.kindness。‎ ‎3.（2011·江西卷）完形填空 What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed in to their nightclothes. Mary had ___36___ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting（照看）the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ___37___,” she thought.‎ ‎“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she ___38___ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) ___39___ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s ___40___ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was ___41___ what she did, of course.‎ Strangely enough, she soon ___42___ that she was a world-famous chef（主厨）. She made a ___43___ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or ___44___ — her favorite hobby. She ___45___ took the leading role in her own TV show.‎ That is, until she became too ___46___. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ___47___ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ___48___ to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ___49___ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ___50___ to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ___51___ a sharp sound awoke her.‎ She got shocked and confused — ___52___ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ___53___ little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were ___54___, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She___37__ them never to fall asleep on the job again!‎ ‎36. A. given B. written C. told D. taught ‎37. A. successful B. helpful C. tiring D. surprising ‎38. A. shook B. put C. bent D. kept ‎39. A. difficult B. boring C. important D. easy ‎40. A. eyes B. mind C. heart D. legs ‎41. A. nicely B. exactly C. curiously D. carelessly ‎42. A. realized B. reminded C. learnt D. dreamt ‎43. A. decision B. fortune C. business D. plan ‎44. A. cooking B. reading C. running D. babysitting ‎45. A. just B. ever C. even D. only ‎46. A. selfish B. proud C. stubborn D. sensitive ‎47. A everything B. something C. anything D. nothing ‎48. A. tried B. arranged C. managed D. prepared ‎49. A. Panic B. Pain C. Noise D. Stress ‎50. A. frozen B. dragged C. pushed D. brought ‎51. A. because B. until C. as D. unless ‎52. A. smoke B. light C. water D. fire ‎53. A. cheerful B. strange C. guilty D. confident ‎54. A. busy B. hungry C. worried D. asleep ‎55. A. promised B. allowed C. expected D. persuaded ‎46. 答案：B。‎ 解析：根据下一句。I’m definitely the best in the world.我一定是世界上最棒的，体现Mary骄傲的心情。‎ ‎47. 答案：D 解析：“Nothing seemed to go right. 什么都不对劲。”‎ ‎ 48. 答案：C 解析：A努力去做，尽力去做，B计划去做， C设法做成某事，D准备去做。‎ ‎49. 答案：A。‎ 解析：根据文意Mary 此时非常焦急，焦虑。 ‎ ‎50. 答案：A 解析： A冻住， B拖，拉，拽，C推，D带来。Be frozen to the spot.站在一个地方动不了。‎ ‎51. 答案：B。‎ 解析：A因为，B直到，C因为，正如，D除非。根据句意，她努力想移动但是没有做到，直到一道尖锐的声音惊醒了她。‎ ‎52. 答案：A。‎ 解析：根据后文very burnt bread.可知厨房因为烤焦面包在冒烟。‎ ‎53. 答案：C。‎ 解析：A振奋，B奇怪， C内疚，D自信。根据后文，孩子说抱歉，说明他们在厨房烤焦面包感到内疚，不好意思。‎ ‎54. 答案：D。‎ 解析：根据前文，得知Mary当时正在熟睡。‎ ‎55. 答案：A。‎ 解析：A承诺， B允许， C期待，D 劝说。Promised sb. never to do sth. 向某人承诺不在做某事了。‎ ‎4.（2011·陕西卷）‎ In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.‎ The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.‎ ‎ The second rich man ,seeing the _31 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32 all his food and drink, since he _33 see that money would be of little _34 to them. He made sure that they each _35 their fair share and would have enough food to _36 for some time . Then, he left.‎ The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37 and went straight through the _38 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_39 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _40 that they themselves had been there to offer help.‎ However, three days later, they 41 the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 42 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 43 the gold and valuables they had been 44 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 45 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.‎ ‎26. A. loss B. expectations C. success D. problems 【D】‎ ‎27. A. standing B. travelling C. gathering D. running 【B】‎ ‎28. A. faraway B. poor C. different D. ancient 【B】 ‎ ‎29. A. unless B. because C. so D. if 【C】 ‎ ‎30. A. them B. anything C. nothing D. those 【A】‎ ‎31. A. curious B. worrying C. dangerous D. puzzling 【B】‎ ‎32. A. the villagers B. his servants C. the others D. the rest 【A】‎ ‎33. A. could B. might C. should D. must 【A】‎ ‎34. A. interest B.concern C. use D. attraction 【C】‎ ‎35. A. returned B. gained C. offered D. received 【D】‎ ‎36.A.remain B.last C.supply D.share 【B】‎ ‎37.A.turned back B.set out C. showed off D. speeded 【D】[来源:学+科+网]‎ ‎38.A.village B.land C.field D.road 【A】‎ ‎39.A.whether B.how C.where D.when 【B】‎ ‎40.A.good B.certain C.true D.strange 【A】‎ ‎41.A.welcomed B.met C.taccepted D.persuaded 【B】‎ ‎42.A.still B.already C.always D.indeed 【A】‎ ‎43. A. except B. instead of C. apart from D. along with 【B】 ‎ ‎44.A. loading B. treasuring C. carrying D. earning 【C】‎ ‎45.A. food B. jewels C. money D. seeds 【D】‎ ‎ 36题词汇辨析，last维持，够用。稍有难度。‎ ‎37题短语辨析加动作顺序选speeded up.‎ ‎38题具体环境选village.‎ ‎39题貌似纯粹考语法了，选how.‎ ‎ 5.（2011·安徽卷）完形填空 When I begin planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these 36 , I got there in July 2010. 37 I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job 38 my living experience. Determined to do this 39 , I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found 40 response（回应）.‎ One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask 41 there were my job opportunities（机会）. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that 42 . As I was about to 43 , a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside 44 . Nearly ten minutes later, he 45 . He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay 46 . Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to ‎47 a job.‎ I was a little surprised, but had a 48 feeling about him. Along the way, I realized that I had 49 resumes（简历）. Seeing this, the man 50 at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen 51 copies. He also gave me some 52 on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very 53 . The following day, I received a 54 from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.‎ It seems that the world always 55 to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.‎ ‎【文章大意】作者由于去国外学习，人地生疏，求职困难，生活无着，但在好心人的帮助下，顺利地找到了一份工作，于是感到了人间的真爱，生活的美好。‎ ‎36. A. doubts B. concerns C. instructions D. reasons ‎【解析】选B。上文提到尽管作者的妈妈担心a lack of jobs and cultural differences，作者也没有顾忌这些concerns (忧虑，担心)，而是于2010年7月到了Auckland。A项为“怀疑”；C项为“指示，说明”；D项为“原因”。‎ ‎ 43. A. answer B. work C. leave D. refuse ‎【解析】选C。此处寻找工作未果，作者正要“离开”(leave)。A项为“回答”；B项为“工作”；D项为“拒绝”。‎ ‎44. A. for ever B. at any time C. as usual D. for a while ‎ ‎【解析】选D。那里有一个人一直在听我说话，这时他走到我跟前，要我在外面等“一会”(for a while)。A项为“永远”；B项为“在任何时候”；C项为“像往常一样，照例”。‎ ‎45. A. returned B. hesitated C. passed D. regretted ‎【解析】选A。大约十分钟后，他“回来”(return)了。B项为“犹豫”；C项为“过去，通过”；D项为“后悔”。‎ ‎46. A. silent B. busy C. positive D. comfortable ‎【解析】选C。他问了问我的打算，鼓励我要振作起来，不要灰心。A项为“沉默不语的”；B项为“忙绿的”；C项为“积极乐观的，有信心的”；D项为“舒适的，舒服的”。‎ ‎ 53. A. lonely B. funny C. disappointed D. satisfied ‎【解析】选D。我分发完简历回到家感到非常“满意”(satisfied)。A项为“寂寞的，孤独的”；B项为“滑稽的，可笑的”；C项为“失望的，沮丧的”。‎ ‎54. A. call B. tip C. present D. report ‎【解析】选A。第二天，我收到Royal Oak这个地方的一家商店打来的“电话”(call)，提供给我一份工作。B项为“小费”；C项为“礼物”；D项为“报告”。‎ ‎55. A. turns off B. goes over C. gives back D. looks up ‎ ‎【解析】选C。当你需要这个世界时，世界似乎总会对你有所“回报”(gives back，归还)。A项为“关闭”；B项为“转变；检查”；D项为“仰望；尊敬；拜访”。‎ ‎6.（2011·江苏卷）完形填空 A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, ‎36 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 37 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 38 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.‎ ‎39 as high as he could , but even as his tallest 40 he was unable to touch It. He began to 41 up and down , as high as he could, at the 42 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 43 . Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to 44 on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 45 the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy . Looking 46 , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , 47 luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use . He had tried everything he could think to do . 48 seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he 51 like this , the more unhappy he became.‎ ‎52 ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself .,This isn’t 53 ,I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s 54 more I can do to get the apple that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to 55 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?‎ ‎36.A. preferring B. offering C. receiving D. allowing ‎37.A. so B. then C. but D or ‎38.A.sadder B. angrier C. hungrier D. tastier ‎39.A. expanding B. stretching C. swinging D. pulling ‎40.A. strength B. length C. range D. height ‎41.A.jump B. look C. walk D. glance ‎42.A. tip B. stage C. top D. level ‎43.A hope B. hand C. sight D. reach ‎44.A. put B. stand C. get D. hold ‎45.A. break B. shake C. take D. strike ‎46.A. up B. forward C. down D. around ‎47.A.for B. with C. on D. of ‎48.A. After B. Through C .Without D. Upon ‎49.A. back B. away C. up D. down ‎50.A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D. goals ‎51.A. thought B. imagined C. tried D. claimed ‎52.A.Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise ‎53.A. skilful B. cheerful C. harmful D. helpful ‎54. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing ‎55.A．change B. express C. forget D. describe ‎47. B 小男孩希望自己能够找到一个旧箱子，一块大石头，或者，如果顺利的话，能找到一架梯子。for luck为了吉利，为了祈求好运；with luck如果一切顺利的话；其他两个介词不能与luck搭配。‎ ‎48. C 小男孩尝试了所有的方法，在眼看没有任何其他选择的情况下，小男孩只好放弃了。‎ ‎49. B 没有办法摘到苹果，小男孩只好失望地走开。walk away走开。‎ ‎50. C 根据上文可知，小男孩做了很多努力，因此耗尽了力气，觉得又累又饿。‎ ‎51. A 此处表示他越是这样想，就越觉得不开心。‎ ‎52. B 根据上下文内容可知，此处存在的是转折关系，所以选择however“然而，可是”。‎ ‎53. D 根据下文内容可知，小男孩开始理智地看待自己遇到的问题，觉得生气、失望、难过等都没有帮助，不能从根本上解决问题。‎ ‎54. D 结合上文内容可知，小男孩清醒地认识到自己已经没有其他法子可用了，苹果也不会得到了。‎ ‎55. A 小男孩的反省也是文章主题的升华：面对无法解决的问题，我们可以做到的就是改变自己的情感态度。‎ ‎7.（2011·四川卷）完形填空 I truly feel that my mother led me here,to Morzaine,and to my future as happy wife and bussinesswoman.When Mum ‎21 in October 2007,I was cook.. In December that year.while Iwas working for a wedding,apearl neeklace Mum had left me 22 .I was distraught（忧心如焚的）.Some days later,I was 23 that a guy who was working with us that day。“could prnhably have made a fortune 24 the neeklace he found.” 25 .he returnde it.Hearing he I’d 26 Mum for six months before her death,he said,”Christmas is going to be 27 —why not go out to the Alps for a couple of I come to M? ,a small ,friendly village in the Alps and___28_ fell in love with it .What was __29__to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life .I kept travelling between London and here and felt _30__than I had in months .In December 2008 , I was __31_as a hotel manager and moved here full time .‎ A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning , I didn’t want to discuss___32__, because the sadness of losing Mum__33__felt great. Paul understood that and sever___34__me. But, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom’s house, to build our own ___35__.‎ We want to give our guests a ___36__ feel, so each room is themed(以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also style to remind me of Mom ---- a tiny chair which ___37___ be in her bedroom is set in one room.‎ We are having a wonderful life Mum ___38___ naturally part of it, _39___ there’s no way we would be here. If it wasn’t for the __40__ she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us .‎ ‎21.A.died B. came C. returned D.visited ‎22.A. burned B. disappeared C . broke D. dropped ‎ ‎23.A.shown B.comforted C.persuaded D.told ‎24.A. B.stealing C.selling D.wearing ‎25.A.Luckly B. Naturally C.Surely D.Hopefully ‎26.A.nursed B. cured C.missed D.guarded ‎27.A.long B. hard C. merry D.free ‎28.A. suddenly B.finally C. nearly D.immediately ‎29.A.said B.proved C. supposed D.judged ‎30.A.smarter B.higher C.firuer D.lighter ‎31.A.phonnured B.hired C.regarded D.trained ‎32.A. travel B.business C. children D.marriner ‎33.A.recently B.once C.still D.first ‎34.A.left B.pushed C.surprised D.interrupted ‎35.A.hotel B.restaurant C.home D.shop ‎36.A.homely B.lively C.motherly D.friendly ‎37.A.ought to B.used to C.might D.could ‎38.A. takes B.keeps C.looks D.feels ‎39.A.unless B.while C.because D.though ‎40.A. B.chair C.house D.neeklace ‎【答案】21-25 ABDCA 26-30 ABDCD 31-35 BDCBA 36-40 ABDCD ‎8.（2011·重庆卷）完形填空 My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at 36 . As for me, I 37 both before twelve because of living close to Lake‎ ‎Ontario.‎ The last time Dad and I set sail together is really 38 . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and 39 Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the 40 lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything 41 well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.‎ When we were in the middle of the lake, a 42 wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit 43 . Dad was always at his best in any 44 , but at this moment he 45 .‎ ‎“John! 46 !” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.‎ In my memory he could fix any 47 . He was the one I always 48 for strength and security. Before I could respond, a 49 of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller 50 it was too late. Anther huge wall of water 51 the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely 52 of him.‎ I swam to Dad 53 and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of 54 . “It’s all right, Dad. We are safe now,” I comforted him.‎ That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start 55 for my father.‎ ‎36.A.boating B. running C. swimming D. teaching ‎37.A.enjoyed B. desired C. hated D. learned ‎38.A.unforgivable B. unforgettable C. cheerful D. regretful ‎39.A.sent B. ordered C. invited D. allowed ‎40.A.calm B. icy C. stormy D. thundery ‎41.A.finished B. went C. seemed D. sounded ‎42.A.strong B. gentle C. cold D. hot ‎43.A.respeatedly B. lightly C. hardly D. violently ‎44. A. danger B. place C. sport D. job ‎45. A. suffered B. fell C. froze D. withdrew ‎46. A. look B. Help C. Run D. Jump ‎47. A. problem B. relationship C. machine D. boat ‎ ‎48. A. turned to B. lived with C. argued with D. objected to ‎49. A. fountain B. stream C. shower D. wave ‎50. A. if B. for C. after D. but ‎51. A. got through B. poured into C. turned over D. lifted up ‎52. A. ashamed B. protective C. tired D. afraid ‎53. A. hopelessly B. quickly C. slowly D. helplessly ‎54. A. pain B. anger C. fear D. shame ‎55. A. making up B. getting ready C. paying off D. looking out ‎【答案】36-40 CDBCA 41-45 BADAC 46-50 BAADD 51-55 CBBCD ‎9.（2011·辽宁卷）完形填空 ‎36. A. cousin B. daughter C. grandson D. nephew ‎ 37. A. friends B. parents C. classmates D. brothers ‎ 38. A. presented B. annoyed C. confused D. occupied ‎ 39. A. entering B. dividing C. sticking D. drawing ‎ 40. A. anyhow B. though C. again D. therefore ‎ 41. A. guess B. choose C. pay D. see ‎ 42. A. sweets B. toys C. clothes D. books ‎ 43. A. pleased B. disturbed C. accepted D. disappointed ‎ 44. A. surprised B. hopeful C. patient D. excited ‎ 45. A. after B. until C. unless D. since ‎ 46. A. shock B. trouble C. peace D. time ‎ 47. A. happily B. eagerly C. cautiously D. quickly ‎ 48. A. on his own B. in his way C. now and then D. more or less ‎ 49. A. drag B. rest. C. lay D. step ‎ 50. A. 8shamed B. angry C. worried D. doubtful ‎ 51.A. about B. to C. at D. across ‎ 52. A. young ladies B. new customers C. loving parents D. small boys ‎ 53. A. figure B. actor C. man D. doll ‎ 54.A. on time B. at once C. just now D. once again ‎ 55.A. policeman B. spaceman C. caveman D. postman ‎【2010高考试题】‎ Passage 1‎ ‎(10·福建)‎ Born in America , I spoke English ,not Chinese , the language of my ancestors . When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face , but I pushed them 37 . My mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready . But the 39 never came.[来源:Zxxk.com]‎ On a Chinese New Year’s Eve , my uncle spoke to me in Chinese , but all I could do was 40 at him , confused , scratching my head . “ Still can’t speak Chinese?” He 41 me , “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .” ‎ ‎“Hey ,this is America , not China. I’ll get some 42 with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for 43 .‎ ‎“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu ,” she said ,handing over a $20 bill . I 44 the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.‎ I found the fish 45 surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I should to the fishman. But he 46 my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased 47 their impatience. With every 48 , the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— 49 me to cry out . “ Xian Sheng Yu , please.” “Very Xian Sheng ,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter . My face turned 50 and I ran back home 51 , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.‎ Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at 52 . Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.‎ Sometimes, I laugh at my fish 53 , but , in the end, the joke is on 54 . Every laugh is a culture 55 ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.‎ 36 A. custom B. games C .characters D. language ‎ 37 A. ahead B. around C. along D. aside ‎ 38 A. when B. before C. unless D. until 39 A. success B. study C. time D. attempt ‎ 40 A. aim B. joke C. nod D. stare ‎ 41 A. cared about B. laughed at C. argued with D. asked after ‎ 42 A. right now B. from now C. at times D. in time ‎ 43 A. decision B. Permission C. information D. preparation 44 A. repeated B. reviewed C. spelled D. kept 45 A. farm B. stand C. pond D. market ‎ 46 A. guessed B. forget C. doubted D. ignored[来源:高&考%资(源#网ZXXK.COM]‎ 47 A. by B. as C. with D. from ‎ 48 A. second B. effort C. desire D. movement 49 A. forcing B. allowing C. persuading D. leading 50 A. bright B. blank C. pale D. red ‎ 51 A. open-mouthed B. tongue-tied C. empty-handed D. broken-hearted 52 A. service B. home C. risk D. root ‎ 53 A. trade B. deed C. challenge D. incident ‎ 54 A. it B. us C. me D. them 55 A. thrown B. lost C. divided D. reflected ‎ ‎ Passage 2‎ ‎(10·湖北)‎ The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 31 the seats, settled in one of them.‎ It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of 32 . Susan’s husband Mark watched her 33 into hopelessness and he was 34 to use every possible means to help his wife.‎ Finally, Susan felt ready to 35 to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too 36 to get around the city by herself. Mark 37 to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening 38 she could manage it by herself.‎ For two weeks, Mark 39 Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other 40 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 41 .‎ At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip 42 . Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband 43 , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude（感激）.She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 44 ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement 45 Susan. She was doing it!‎ On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work 46 . As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure 47 you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver 48 .‎ ‎“You know ,every morning for the __49_week,a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.‎ ‎ Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than_50_,That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.‎ ‎31.A. touch B.grab C.count D.feel ‎32.A.weakness B. sickness C.darkness D.sadness ‎33.A.run B.sink C.jump D.step ‎34.A.inspired B.determined C.honored D.pleased ‎35.A.return B.adjust C.contribute D.stick ‎36.A.dred B.astonished C.depressed D.frightened ‎37.A.volunteered B.attempted C.continued D.struggled ‎38.A.when B.as C.until D.after ‎39.A.drove B.direted C.accompanied D.sent ‎40.A.feeling B.organs C.skills D.senses ‎41.A.position B.environment C.status D.role ‎42.A.on her own B.in person C.to her benefit D.on foot ‎43.A.politely B.calmly C.briefly D.tightly ‎44.A.opposite B.separate C.fixed D.lonely ‎45.A.took charge of B.took place of ‎ ‎ C.took advantage of D.took hold of ‎46.A.as usual B.as a rule ‎ C.as well D.as a consequence ‎47.A.respect B.evry C.know D.support ‎48.A.what B.how C. why D.who ‎49.A.past B.same C.first D.next ‎50.A.courage B.will C.sight D.wisdom 答案：31.D 32.C 33.B 34. B 35.A 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.C 40.D ‎41.B 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.D 46.A 47.B 48.C 49.A 50.C Passage 3‎ ‎(10·江西)‎ When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __36_, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so __37__.‎ As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly __38__ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.‎ With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __39__ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also __40__. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something __41__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need __42__. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”‎ ‎ “Airport? You __43__ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers __44__ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and __45__ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the __46__ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no __47__ you’ll get there in five minutes!”‎ ‎“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll __48__ in time.”‎ The __49__ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it __50__ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something __51__ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __52__from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __53__ just above the ground. As the car __54__ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling __55__, the ‎ car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…‎ ‎36 A‎ However B Besides C Therefore D Otherwise ‎37 A‎ brave B excited C curious D stubborn ‎38 A‎ fell B seemed C proved D grew ‎39 A‎ aside B around C forward D backward ‎40 A‎ arrived B stopped C stayed D started ‎41 A‎ gathered B existed C dropped D moved ‎42 A‎ help B gas C rest D water ‎43 A‎ necessarily B normally C basically D certainly ‎44 A‎ if B until C unless D as ‎45 A‎ drive B walk C follow D march ‎46 A‎ address B signs C notices D guidance ‎47 A‎ doubt B room C time D way ‎48 A‎ have it B get it C make it D finish it ‎49 A‎ door B window C headlight D wheel ‎50 A‎ passed B rushed C turned D continued ‎51 A‎ strange B sensitive C imaginable D horrible ‎52 A‎ developed B appeared C spread D faded 来源：(高考资源网) ‎53 A rolling B floating C drawing D flashing ‎54 A‎ pointed B returned C broke D rose ‎55 A‎ tune B voice C sound D tone ‎36. 答案：B。‎ 解析：A表转折B表并列C表因果D二选一。考连词。前一句说她不怕黑, 后一句说只要15分钟就能到家。这两句为并列关系。‎ ‎37. 答案：A 解析：A勇敢B兴奋C好奇D固执。前文说主人公wasn’t nervous. 后文but, 语意转折. ‎ ‎44. 答案：D 解析：A如果B直到C除非D当。跟据句意, 是一直走直到到达某处。‎ ‎45. 答案：A 解析：A驾驶B走C跟随D行军。前文说的是开车, 所以是drive。‎ ‎46. 答案：B 解析：A地址B标识C通知D指导 根据句意, “按照XX的指示就可以到飞机场了”只有选标识才说的通。答案：B。因为沿途不会有指导。‎ ‎47. 答案：D 解析：固定搭配.A no doubt毫无疑问B no room没有空间C no time没时间D不可能.C选项看似正确但整句话矛盾(你没时间在5分钟内到达)。‎ ‎48. 答案：C 解析：A拥有B得到C做成某事D结束。固定用法,表示成功做成某事 ‎ ‎54. 答案：D 解析：A指向B返回C破门而入D升入空中。文中意思, 车子飞起升上填空汇总。‎ ‎55. 答案：C 解析：A发出一阵声响A曲调B指人的生音D 语气。C表示声音的意思 Passage 4‎ ‎(10·全国Ⅱ卷)‎ A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and 21 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a 22 with very little effort.‎ I will give 23 . A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 24 We had been close as 25 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 26 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27 our misunderstanding. Then he ‎28 a small island in the Caribbean and we 29 touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to 30 . Rereading the letter, I was 31 by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had 32 respected my order brother but 33 he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so 34 .And with that one letter we became friends 35.‎ It might never have occurred to 36 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 37 ,For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of 38 communication(通讯),people often 39 that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 40 . And that is to write.‎ ‎21. A.received B.rewritten C.returned D.reread ‎ ‎22.A.record B.promise C.friendship D.secret ‎23.A.an example B.a lesson C.an experience D.a talk ‎24.A. through B.together C.along D.away ‎25.A.brothers B.children C.fellows D.classmates ‎ ‎26.A.normal B.necessary C.pleasant D.possible ‎27.A.deepen B.start C.express D.settle ‎ ‎28.A.toured B.stopped over C.reached D.moved to ‎ ‎29.A.lost B.kept in C.needed D.got in ‎30.A.think B.write C.enjoy D.read ‎ ‎31.A.driven B.beaten C.surprised D.honored ‎ ‎32.A.never B.seldom C.sometimes D.once ‎33.A.realized B.judged C.thought D.expected ‎34.A.well B.often C.much D.soon ‎ ‎35.A.later B.anyhow C.too D.again ‎ ‎36.A.us B.anyone else C.someone D.my brother ‎ ‎37.A.mail services B.transport C.phones D.relatives ‎38.A.poor B.easy C.popular D.busy ‎ ‎39A‎.believe B.decide C.argue D. forget ‎40.A.habit B.choice C.method D. plan 第三节 完形填空 详细解析 ‎21. D 解析：前文有enjoy, read，不可能是received 或 returned, 只能是“重读”。Rewritten表示“重写”‎ ‎22. C 表示保持两人的友谊 ‎23. A 根据后文举例说明，故用give an example ‎24. C get through通过，完成； get together 聚会，聚焦； get along 相处； get away走开，离开 ‎25. B Children 与后面的grow apart呼应 ‎ 37. C 同36题 ‎38. B 当代是通讯发达的年代，故选easy，表示便捷的意思。‎ ‎39. D 根据文章，人们忘掉了这一点（参考总体评析）。此处提醒人们要记得并非必须用电话、电子邮件才能交流 ‎40. B 另一种选择 choice Passage 5‎ ‎(10·山东)‎ It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __36___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __37___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __38_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __39___ —so I thought. I waited baskstage all __40__ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies __41__ that my class was next.‎ My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet,‎ ‎ facing the __42___. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an __43__ move. I was concentrating so much __44___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look __45__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __46__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___47___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___48___.” I did my best to follow her ___49___ as I continued with the routine.‎ When the curtain dropped, so did my __50___ for the evening. I ___51___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __52__ me down. ‎ ‎ Recently I realized I had been a __53__ that night. I was ___54___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __55___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.‎ ‎ 40. A. dressed up B. folded up C. covered up D. mixed up 解析：本句描述了自己的穿戴，所以句意应为“我等在后台，穿着黑色的紧身衣，扎着金色的腰带。”表示“穿着”用dress up。‎ 答案:A ‎41. A. suggested B. explained C. announced D. predicted ‎ 解析：本句句意应为“典礼的主持人清晰地大声宣布下面表演的是我们班。”‎ 表示“宣布”用announced。‎ 答案:C ‎ ‎42. A. music B. audience C. curtain D. stage 解析：演出自然少不了观众，演员们要面对观众表演，所以本句句意应为“我们的舞蹈班成员在一个两英尺见方的箱子上做固定的动作，面向观众。”所以B项正确。‎ 答案:B ‎ ‎43. A. easy B. active C. adventurous D. extra 解析：本句句意应为“ 我的动作真的非常简单”，所以A项符合句意。‎ 答案:A ‎44. A. containing B. hiding C. sharing D. keeping 解析：作者在本句中描述了出现失误前我的表演，本句句意应为“我脸上带着微笑，高昂着头，注意力如此集中以至于我没有看到我的脚伸向了哪里。” 表示“保持某种状态”用keep，所以D项正确。contain表示“包含”; hide表示“躲藏”；share表示“分享”；keep表示“保持，保存”。‎ ‎ 50. A. doubts B. hopes C. voice D. patience 解析：根据作者 的描述可知， 作者本来是想要表现一下的，结果却出现了失误，所以自己的希望落空了，因此本句句意应为“当幕布落下，我的希望也落空了。”故B项符合语境。‎ 答案:B ‎53. A. star B. pioneer C. loser D. fool 解析：事情过去这么多年后，作者能够回过头来重新审视自己，所以本句句意应为“近来我认识到那天晚上我就是一个明星。”所以A项符合语境。‎ ‎ Passage 6‎ ‎(10·陕西)‎ I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.‎ ‎ I was on my lunch break and had 26 the office to get something to eat . On the way, I ‎27a busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some ‎28 in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 29 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He 30 like that type-young and ragged. 31 what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 32 I had no right to place myself above 33 just because he was busking.‎ I 34 and dropped all the coins into his 35, and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As 36 as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 37 or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened 38 , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of ‎39 ‎,”I thought.‎ On my way home at the end of the 40, I saw the busker again and he was 41 . I watched him pick up the hat and walk ‎42 a cafe counter. There he poured the 43 contents into a tin collecting ‎ 44 an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity(慈善)！‎ Now I donate any 45 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.‎ ‎26. A. left B. cleaned C. prepared D. searched ‎ ‎27. A. led B. chose C. saw D. fooled ‎ ‎28. A. chocolates B. coins C. tins D. drugs ‎ ‎29. A. almost B. only C. rather D. still ‎ ‎30. A. acted B. looked C. sounded D. smelt ‎ ‎31. A. Though B. For C. Therefor D. But ‎ ‎32. A. declared B. realized C. expected D. guessed ‎ ‎33. A. it B. all C. him D. them ‎ ‎34. A. waited B. followed C. stopped D. arrived ‎ ‎35. A. rag B. hat C. pocket D. counter ‎ ‎36. A. selfish B. awkward C. innocent D. special ‎ ‎37. A. happiness B. sadness C. love D. hate ‎ ‎38. A. Disappointedly B. Unfortunately C. Coincidentally D. Comfortably ‎ ‎39. A. words B. effort C. space D. money ‎ ‎40. A. moment B. day C. break D. event ‎ ‎41. A. walking around B. passing by C. packing up D. running off ‎ ‎42. A. around B. in C. behind D. to ‎ ‎43.A. chief B. basic C. actual D. total ‎ ‎44.A.by B. for C. on D. with ‎ ‎45.A.work B. time C. energy D.change ‎ 1. A。【解析】由本句中的to get something to eat可以推断出此处选A。‎ 2. C。【解析】句意是：在路上，我看到一个街头艺人，面前放着一顶帽子。选C。‎ 1. B。【解析】根据空后的in my pocket可以推断出此处选B。‎ 2. B。【解析】句意是：我考虑他仅仅是用这些钱去满足自己的毒瘾或酒瘾。选B。‎ 3. B。【解析】根据本句中的young and ragged可以推断出所填词和like构成搭配，意思是：看起来像，选B。、‎ 4. D。【解析】此处与前一句是转折关系，故用转折连词but，选D。‎ 5. B。【解析】句意是：后来我意识到我不能把我置于他之上，因为他在街头卖艺。选B。‎ 6. C。【解析】所填词做介词above的宾语，指代那位街头艺人，故选C。‎ 7. C。【解析】由后文的dropped和walked off可以推断出此处所填词意思是：停下来，选C。‎ 8. B。【解析】由前文的with a hat in front of him可知此处选B。‎ 9. A。【解析】根据文章首句可知此处选A。‎ ‎ Passage 7‎ ‎(10·四川)‎ Recently， I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight ‎2l before setting down. High desert winds had 22 the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be 23 the city for a few minutes waiting to 24 . We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened 25 there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．We11，that few minutes turned into about four—five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) 26 by comparison.‎ The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt 27 and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，that’s not good thing to have happen in a(n) 28 space because it only 29 to increase the discomfort of the situation. w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very 30 . w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be 31 noticed．Every passenger simply held on for dear life …except one. A 32 was having a good time! With each bump of the33!he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight As I observed this，I 34 that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his 35 He neither thought ‎ about the past nor about the future Those are what we grown—ups have learned from 36 .He was 37 the ride because had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this，I took a deep breath and 38 back into my seat，pretending I was 39 on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even 40 to giggle once or twice ,much to the chagrin(随恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.‎ ‎21. A. mistake B. delay C. change D. wind ‎ ‎22. A. forced B. warned C. swept D. reminded ‎23. A. watching B. visiting C. circling D. crossing ‎24. A. arrive B. enter C. stop D. land ‎25. A. if B. though C. because D. while ‎26. A. light B. pale C. easy D. quick ‎27. A. sick B. nervous C. angry D. afraid w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m ‎28. A. empty B. narrow C. secret D. open ‎29. A. happens B. continues C. fails D. serves ‎ ‎30. A. quiet B. hot C. dirty D. crowded ‎31. A. partly B. gradually C. shortly D. clearly ‎32. A. pilot B. baby C. guard D. man ‎33. A. seats B. passengers C. flight D. airplane ‎34. A. realized B. hoped C. agreed D. insisted ‎35. A. health B. safety C. joy D. future[来源:学§科§网Z§X§X§K]‎ ‎36. A. teachers B. books C. experience D. practice ‎37. A. learning B. taking C. missing D. enjoying ‎38. A. sat B. lay C. went D. rode ‎39. A. nearly B. finally C. really D. suddenly w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m ‎40. A. attempted B. managed C. wanted D. decidedw _w w. k#s5_u.c o*m ‎ 24. 答案：D 解析：根据上下文句意可知，飞机要绕城市盘旋几分钟以便等待着陆 ‎25. 答案：C 解析：句意为；“我们被告知仍在座位上坐好，系好安全带，因为飞机可能有颠簸。”此处应为because引导的原因状语从句 ‎31. 答案：D 解析：飞机上的焦躁不安，应该是能够很明显的被感觉到，故选clearly ‎32. 答案：B 解析：从后文中的 “he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried…Those are what we grown—ups have learned …”他不知道害怕和着急……，那是我们成年人……，可推测出应该是孩子[来源:Zxxk.Com]‎ ‎33. 答案：D 解析：应是飞机的每一次颠簸让孩子体验坐过山车一样的感受，孩子发出咯咯的笑声 ‎34. 答案：A 解析：句意为我意识到孩子不知道他应该害怕和担心 ‎35. 答案：B 解析：应是为他的安全担心 ‎ w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m Passage 8‎ ‎(10·天津)‎ Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer. Much of his work involves dealing with 16 an gang (团伙)problems in the schools of his community. Knowing that many kids often 17 trouble, he decided to do something about it. So in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day 18 .‎ Those fun trips had a(n) 19 impact. A chance encounter in 2000 proved that. One day, 20 working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys 21 .He sensed trouble between them. 22 one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hug.”I 23 you. You took me 24 when I was in fifth grade. That was one of the 25 days of my life .”‎ Deeply touched by the boy’s word, Moody decided to create a foundation（基金会）that 26 teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs. “As a policeman, I saw 27 there was violence, drugs were always behind it. They have a damaging 28 on the kids,” says Moody.‎ By turning kids on to fishing, he 29 to present an alternative way of life, “When you’re sitting there waiting for a 30 ,”he says, “you can’t help but talk to each other, and such 31 can be pretty deep.”‎ ‎“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer（同龄人）pressures in high school,” says Michelle, 17 who 32 the first program. “And I was able to help my little brother 33 drugs.”‎ Moody faces ‎34 in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full-time.”I’m living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my 35 to give back,” Moody says.”If I teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow.”‎ ‎16. A. drinking B．drug C．security D．smoking ‎16.B. 根据下文的drugs were always behind it和Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer（同龄人）pressures in high school可以确定，此处是指“毒品，吸毒”。‎ ‎ 22. A．Slowly B．Suddenly C．Finally D．Secretly ‎22.B. 在Robert Moody警官意识到要出乱子的时候，“突然”发生了下面的事情。对Robert Moody警官来说有点意外。‎ ‎23. A．understand B．hear C. see D．remember ‎ ‎23.D. 因为下文提到是五年级带着去钓鱼，所用用remember比较恰当。‎ ‎24. A．fishing B．sailing C．boating D. swimming．‎ ‎24.A. 带着去钓鱼。‎ ‎25. A．quietest B．longest C．best D．busiest ‎ ‎25. C. 既然记得那么清楚，说明那天对他来说很重要，所以用best。 ‎ ‎26. A．connects B．introduces C．reduces D．commits ‎26. B. 把青少年引导过来。‎ ‎27. A．where B．unless C．as D．whether ‎27.A. where引导地点状语吵架，意思是“在有暴力的地方，其后也总有毒品”。‎ ‎28. A．impression B．burden C．decision D．impact ‎34. A. unemployment B. challenge C. competition D. retirement ‎34. D. 根据后面的when he hopes to run the foundation full-time.说明他不做工作才能全职管理基金，因此可判断是三年后，退休。‎ ‎35. A. team B. school C. family D. community ‎35.D. 第一段中提到his community。‎ Passage 9‎ ‎(10·浙江)‎ I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be _21_ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 22 ?” Just when I started to 23 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 24 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 25 that I would no ‎ longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t 26 . Somebody had thought 27 of me to bring me a gift. ‎ ‎ Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 28 Christmas there special and memorable, I 29 remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 30 for as many children as I could possibly reach. ‎ ‎ So I ‎31 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 32 with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were 33 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 34 them that they couldn’t open their presents 35 every child had come forward. Finally the 36 they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 37 up the room. The ‎38 in the room was obvious, and 39 wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew 40 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter. ‎ ‎ 26. A. blamed B. loved C. forgotten D. affected ‎ 答案：C 解析：本题考查动词辨析。分析四个选项，结合上下文，可以得知，这件礼物对我是多么重要，所以此处表达我将不会忘记这件事情，故选择C。‎ ‎27. A. highly B. little C. poorly D. enough 答案：D 解析：本题考查短语辨析。联系上下文，首先排除B、C，think highly of sb的意思是“对……评价很高”。此处根据作者的前面的心态，选择enough，表示有人关心自己。‎ ‎28. A. present B. first C. recent D. previous 答案：B 解析：本题考查形容词辨析。联系上下文，提到是new house，肯定选择first，西方人对于圣诞节很重视，是一家人团圆的日子，所以此时表达重要性，作者想让自己在新家过的第一个圣诞节有意义。选择B。‎ ‎29. A. hardly B. instantly C. regularly D. occasionally ‎ 答案：B 解析：本题考查副词辨析。根据四个选项的意思，联系上下文，可了解当时作者那种激动的心情，所以应该是很快就想到了那件让她难忘的事情；故选择B。‎ ‎35. A. after B. until C. when D. since 答案：B 解析：本题考查连词辨析。同34题，此时选择until，直到每个人都拿到礼物。‎ ‎36. A. chance B. gift C. moment D. reward 答案：C 解析：本题考查名词辨析。根据下文的意思，此处表达大家等待的拆礼物的时刻到来了，故选择moment。‎ ‎37. A. lit B. took C. burned D. cheered 答案：A 解析：本题考查动词辨析。分析四个选项的意思，根据文章的上下文：他们灿烂的笑容照亮了整个房间，所以选择light的过去式lit。‎ ‎【2009高考试题】‎ Passage 1‎ ‎(09·湖北)‎ There was a very special teacher who made a far –reaching difference in my life ‎ Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who”，I asked a senior , is Mrs. McNamara, my 10thgrade English teacher? He just __31__and said something about my begin in __32__. Soon , Understood what he meant Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of ___33___that she repeated again and again , we would have a literature reading task for_34__The next day , when we came to class , there would were____36__to write an in-class essay about one of the topics , The following day , she would ___37__thd corrected and graded essays and each person would be called ___38__to stand in front of the class and to _____39____hisher essay The class were required to criticize（评论）that essay ___40__the grade of everyone in class would be reduced ‎ The first time that I_41__her read-write criticize method I had not ___42to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant _____43___the extreme embarrassment I suffered , standing before my classmates _____44____myself No one laughed at me , no one would be ___45_____enorgh , or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs. McNamara’s class. The embarrassment came from ___46_____and along with it came a strong ____47____not to let it happen again ‎ Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files. It was easy to see the ____48____in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken peace, at least for me. What Mrs. McNamar______49_____me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself And_____50__, Thank you Mrs. McNamara ‎ ‎31. A. nodded B. laughed C. apologized D. shouted ‎ ‎32. A. trouble B. sorrow C. danger D. anger ‎ ‎33. A. behavior B. evaluation C. activity D. thought ‎ ‎34. A. review B. performance C. practice D. homework ‎ ‎35. A. added B. related C. contributed D. advised ‎ ‎36. A. expected B. persuaded C. allowed D. advised ‎ ‎37. A. collect B. return C. send D. receive ‎ ‎38. A. on purpose B. at first C. by chance D. in turn ‎ ‎39. A. talk through B. hand over C. read out D. show off ‎ ‎40. A. so B. and C. but D. or ‎ ‎41. A. tried B. adopted C. examined D. experienced ‎ ‎42. A. undertaken B. attempted C. examined D. experienced ‎ ‎43. A. remember B. attempted C. bothered D. hesitated ‎ ‎44. A. playing jokes on B. making a fool of C. trying a trap for of D. taking advantage ‎ ‎45. A. brave B. careless C. proud D. selfish ‎ ‎46. A. above B. within C. behind D. below ‎ ‎47. A. tendency B. preference C. determination D. sense ‎ ‎48. A. improvements B. pains C. difficulties D. advantages ‎ ‎50. A. did B. could C. had D. would ‎ 答案 31.B 32.A 33.C 34.D 35.B 36.A 37.B 38.D 39.C 40.D 41.D 42.C 43.D 44.B 45.A 46.B 47.C 48.A 49.C 50.A Passage 2‎ ‎(09·四川)‎ I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it __21__ me and my family a fabulous(极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. __22__, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve __25__. ” I’d been so well respected; __26__ I was of no value. ‎ ‎ For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie(僵尸). I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything __29__ me. ‎ ‎ Then. in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30__ the same final, so he was __31__ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me __32__ him on was unbelievable. From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions(激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s ban — I __33__ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so __34__. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long. and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world. ‎ ‎ __37__, being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being __38__ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional __39__ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life. ‎ ‎21. A. Promised B. afforded C. showed D. left ‎ ‎22. A. Therefore B. Anyhow C. Otherwise D. However ‎ ‎23. A. quickly B. gently C. partly D. easily ‎ ‎24. A. until B. after C. as D. so ‎ ‎25. A. failed B. finished C. tried D. changed ‎ ‎26. A. suddenly B. finally C. immediately D. shortly ‎ ‎27. A. secret B. quiet C. lonely D. dark ‎ ‎28. A. see B. get C. suggest D. understand ‎ ‎29. A. defended B. directed C. deserted D. disturbed ‎ ‎30. A. watched B. missed C. lost D. won ‎ ‎31. A. disappointed B. worried C. honoured D. delighted ‎ ‎32. A. cheering B. taking C. leading D. passing ‎ ‎33. A. just B. even C. still D. almost ‎ ‎34. A. hopeful B. meaningful C. difficult D. strange ‎ ‎35. A. work B. family C. matches D. performances ‎ ‎36. A. successful B. thoughtful C. thankful D. peaceful ‎ ‎37. A. Naturally B. Doubtfully C. Disagreeably D. Unexpectedly ‎ ‎38. A. employed B. comforted C. valued D. encouraged ‎ ‎39. A. education B. experience C. relationship D. future ‎ ‎40. A important B. interesting C. simple D. surprising ‎ 答案 21.B 22.D 23.B 24.C 25.A 26.A 27.D 28.A 29.C 30.B 31.D 32.A 33.B 34.B 35.A 36.C 37.D 38.C 39.D 40.A Passage 3‎ ‎(09·天津)‎ 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 line 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 答案 16.C 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.C 21.A 22.C 23.B 24.D 25.A 26.B 27.C 28.D 29.A 30.B 31.C 32.A 33.D 34.B 35.D Passage 4‎ ‎(09·重庆)‎ People often fall ill because of me. 36 , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 37 .A tired person may get 38 , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 39 is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.‎ My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 40 , he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.‎ I seized this golden chance to 41 him .He reacted ,trying to 42 me , but I was already 43 deep in his throat. He kept sneezing(打喷嚏) and his nose was running. 44 he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept 45 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 46 .‎ The next day he couldn’t go to 47 . He had lost his appetite and was not as 48 as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 49 ‎ For two days he was 50 by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 51 . I knew I had to 52 him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 53 , it was my turn to feel 54 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 55 and finally my time was over.‎ Do you know what I am?‎ ‎36. A .Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Then ‎37. A .business B . responsibility C. excuse D. fault ‎38.A. punished B. blamed C. caught D. killed ‎39.A. temperature B. season C. place D. condition ‎40.A. excited B. hurt C. late D. tired ‎41.A. injure B. bother C. attack D. destroy ‎42. A. get on with B. get rid of C. put up with D .take hold of ‎43. A. reproducing B. waiting C. hiding D. disappearing ‎44. A. Since B. Once C. Whether D. Although ‎45. A. reminding B. upsetting C. comforting D. influencing ‎46. A. escaped B. succeeded C. regretted D. failed ‎47. A. bed B. work C. school D. hospital ‎48. A. peaceful B. afraid C. active D. happy ‎49. A .recovery B. development C. study D. affected ‎50. A. protected B. nursed C. scolded D. affected ‎51. A. loss B. operation C. pressure D. movement ‎52. A. leave B. catch C. forget D. beat ‎53. A. Uncertainly B. Unsuccessfully C. Unusually D. Unfortunately ‎54. A. painful B. disappointed C. nervous D. ashamed ‎55. A. bigger B. weaker C. smaller D. stronger 答案 36.C 37.D 38.C 39.A 40.D 41.C 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.B 46.D 47.C 48.C 49.A 50.B 51.C 52.A 53.D 54.A 55.B Passage 5‎ ‎(09·广东)‎ Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining，construction，and warfare as the inventor of dynamite（炸药）. On April 12，1888，Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper _21_ his brother for him and carried an article _22_ the death of Alfred Nobel. “The merchant of death is dead. ”the article read. “Dr. Alfred ‎ Nobel，who became _23_ by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before，died yesterday. ”Nobel was _24_ to find out not that he had died，but that，when his time was up， he would be thought of only as one who profited from _25_ and destruction. ‎ To make sure that he was _26_ with love and respect. Nobel arranged in his _27_ to give the largest part of his money to _28_ the Nobel prizes，which would be awarded to people who made great _29_ to the causes of peace，literature，and the sciences. So _30_ ，Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about. ‎ ‎21. A. found B. misunderstood C. mistook D. judged ‎22. A. introducing B. announcing C. implying D. advertising ‎23. A. famous B. sick C. rich D. popular ‎24. A. upset B. anxious C. excited D. pleased ‎25. A. death B. disease C. trouble D. attack ‎26. A. repaid B. described C. supported D. remembered ‎27. A. book B. article C. will D. contract ‎28. A. establish B. form C. develop D. promote ‎29. A. additions B. sacrifices C. changes D. contributions ‎30. A. generally B. basically C. usually D. certainly 答案 21.C 22.B 23.C 24.A 25.A 26.D 27.C 28.A 29.D 30.D ‎ Passage 6‎ ‎(09·宁夏、海南、全国Ⅰ)‎ The True Story of ‎Treasure Island It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. ___36___，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.‎ Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years in 1881 he returned to ‎ Scotland‎ for a 38 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 .‎ Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 40 over the hills. They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days 42 . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some 43 .‎ One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the 46 treasure “said the boy Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure story in the boy’s 48 While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the ‎49 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd. But who would he the pirate（海盗）?‎ Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the 50 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 51 such a man in a story 52 Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was 53 .‎ So thanks to a 54 .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest 55 stories in the English language.‎ ‎36．A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally ‎37．A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad ‎38．A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．jib ‎39．A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John ‎40．A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game ‎41．A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying ‎42．A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold ‎43．A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising ‎44．A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized ‎45．A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island ‎46．A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected ‎47．A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned ‎48．A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind ‎49．A．star B．hero C．writer D．child ‎50．A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom ‎51．A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept ‎52．A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus ‎53．A．read B．born C．hired D．written ‎54．A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy ‎55．A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure 答案 36.A 37.D 38.C 39.A 40.C 41.D 42.B 43.C 44.B 45.D 46.B 47.A 48.C 49.B 50.A 51.C 52.D 53.B 54.A 55.D Passage 7‎ ‎(09·湖南)‎ ‎“It’s no use, Mum,” said Johnny. “I’m just no good at dancing.”‎ ‎“You’ve got to keep trying. Tonight will be     36    , dear. Try a turn with that pretty Lisette.”‎ Johnny     37    . Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week. He and his parents went to the     38     at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion （手风琴） with the band. But lately everything had changed. Now that Johnny was older, he was     39     to dance with a girl!‎ ‎40     Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started. Johnny got up his     41     to approach Lisette. “May I have this dance?” Johnny asked. “That’s all right,” said Lisette. Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette’s     42     steps, but he was always one beat behind her. Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say, “Look! Johnny has two left feet!”     43‎ burst from the crowd. Johnny     44     and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance.‎ The next Saturday, Alcide     45     to Johnny’s house for some potatoes. He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion. Alcide’s eyes     46    . “Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight,” Alcide said. Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open- mouthed     47     him.‎ At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and     48     her. The band played for a long time before Alcide said, “Dear friends, I got a     49     for you tonight. Young Johnny is going to join us!”     50    , Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor. He began to play, and the band     51     behind him. When the song ended, he heard cheers. Johnny kept playing until the dance was     52    . “You did a fine job tonight. Play with us again next Saturday night,” Alcide said. “Yes, sir!” said Johnny. 53 he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door. Lisette stepped     54    , smiling. “You played really good tonight!” she said.‎ ‎“Thank you,” Johnny blushed （脸红）. As he walked on, Pierre     55     moved out of the way for him to pass.‎ Johnny patted his accordion. Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor.‎ ‎36. A. difficult B. troublesome C. different D. terrible ‎37. A. answered B. sighed C. smiled D. laughed ‎38. A. platform B. appointment C. meeting D. dance ‎39. A. expected B. invited C. allowed D. chosen ‎40. A. If B. Since C. Though D. When ‎41. A. spirits B. feelings C. courage D. strength ‎42. A. smooth B. clumsy C. slow D. small ‎43. A. Shouts B. Laughter C. Applause D. Cheers ‎44. A. broke away B. went out C. broke up D. turned out ‎45. A. ran B. walked C. drove D. cycled ‎46. A. opened B. rolled C. sharpened D. widened ‎47. A. off B. with C. after D. for ‎48. A. caught B. searched C. sought D. spotted ‎49. A. surprise B. puzzle C. story D. joke ‎50. A. Struggling B. Trembling C. Wandering D. Whispering ‎51. A. got round B. joined in C. turned around D. showed off ‎52. A. in B. out C. over D. on ‎53. A. As B. Because C. Until D. So ‎54. A. backward B. forward C. onward D. downward ‎55. A. still B. even C. ever D. almost 答案 36.C 37.B 38.D 39.A 40.D 41.C 42.A 43.B 44.A 45.C 46.D 47.C 48.D 49.A 50.B 51.B 52.C 53.A 54.B 55.B Passage 8‎ ‎(09·江西)‎ Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 36 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys 37 with their tent and food. ‎ Carrying their heavy 38 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. . They were eager to reach their 39 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 40 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 41 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 42 Peter followed his brother deeper into the 43 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 44 the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 45 to the river to catch some fish. ‎ ‎“Are you sure that this is the right 46 ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago. ” Paul walked 47 silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. 48 , they were a long distance from where they were 49 to be. They were not even 50 of where they had set up their camp. They set in 51 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues（线索） the way trackers ‎52 in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 53 some broken tree branches and leaves. ” ‎ Carefully, the boys 54 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 55 the direction of the river. ‎ What would their parents think of their adventure? ‎ ‎36. A. surprising B. exciting C. annoying D. frightening ‎37. A. went round B. went back C. went away D. went though ‎ ‎38. A. load B. torn C. food D. storage ‎ ‎39. A. grassland B. destination C. field D. river ‎ ‎40. A. live B. lie C. wait D. stay ‎ ‎41. A. but B. and C. or D. so ‎ ‎42. A. Unconsciously B. Unfortunately ‎ C. Unwillingly D. Uninterestingly ‎ ‎43. A. woods B. farm C. setting D. camp ‎ ‎44. A. put off B. put on C. put down D. put up ‎ ‎45. A. forward B. near C.  back D. further ‎ ‎46. A. place B. mark C. way D. time ‎ ‎47. A. alone B. about C. in D. on ‎ ‎48. A. After all B. At last C. Above all D. At first ‎ ‎49. A. discovered B. encouraged C. persuaded D. supposed ‎ ‎50. A. afraid B. sure C. informed D. reminded ‎ ‎51. A. enjoyment B. satisfaction C. disappointment D. imagination ‎ ‎52. A. appear B. do C. work D. behave ‎ ‎53. A. behind B. out C. aside D. amount ‎ ‎54. A. fetched B. watched C. followed D. collected ‎ ‎55. A. for B. to C. at D. in ‎ 答案 36.B 37.C 38.A 39.B 40.D 41.A 42.C 43.A 44.D 45.C 46.C 47.D 48.A 49.D 50.B 51.C 52.B 53.A 54.C 55.D Passage 9‎ ‎(09·辽宁)‎ A young man was getting ready to gradually from college, for many months he bad ‎36 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 his father could well 38 it, he told him that was all he wanted. ‎ On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 39 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40 but slightly disappointed, the young man 41 the box and found a lovely book, 42, he raised his voice at his father and said. ” 43 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 44 the book in the study ‎ He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 45 one day he saw in the strict an old man who looked like his father. He 46 he had to go back home and see his father. ‎ When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 47 the hospital. he saw on the desk the 48 new book ,just as he had left it one 49 ago. he opened it and began to 50 the pages. suddenly, a car key 51 from an envelope taped behind the book ,it bad a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 52 dealer who had the sports car he bad 53 on the tag was the 54 of his graduation. and the 55 PAID IN FULL ‎ ‎36. A. expected. B. enjoyed. C. admired. D. owned ‎ ‎37 A‎. finding B. proving C. deciding D. knowing ‎ ‎38. A. afford. B. offer C. keep D. like ‎ ‎39. A. encouraged. B. comfortable C. proud. D. moved ‎ ‎40. A. Nervous B. Serious C. Careful D. Curious ‎ ‎41. A. packed. B. opened. C. picked up D. put aside ‎ ‎42. A. Angrily B. Eagerly C. Calmly D. Anxiously ‎ ‎43 A‎. At B. From C. With D. To ‎ ‎44 A‎. toasting B. putting C. forgetting D. leaving ‎ ‎45 A‎. until B. as C. before D. unless ‎ ‎46 A‎. learned . B. realized. C. recognized. D. admitted ‎ ‎47 A‎. get to B. search for C. turn to D. leave for ‎ ‎48 A‎. much B. still C. hardly D. quite ‎ ‎49 A‎. year B. month C. week D. day ‎ ‎50 A‎. clean B. read. C. turn D. count ‎ ‎51 A‎. lost B. came C. appeared. D. dropped ‎ ‎52 A‎. old. B. same C. special D. new ‎ ‎53 A‎. remembered. B. desired. C. found. D. met ‎ ‎54. A. Picture B. place C. date D. met ‎ ‎55. A. word. B. information C. date D. card ‎ 答案 36.C 37.D 38.A 39.C 40.D 41.B 42.A 43.C 44.D 45.A 46.B 47.D 48.B 49.A 50.C 51.D 52.B 53.B 54.C 55.A Passage 10‎ ‎(09·山东)‎ Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more __36__wthting for the final school bell. Upon its _37____everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David ‎ David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _38___what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __39__for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __40__I can still remember he was always __41____a smile and willing to help. He always __42__after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much He__43___just smile and ask what else he could do ,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44___home ‎ Weeks passed and the __45___ovre the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__before the holiday break. I smiled in ___47 __as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ___48___standing by my desk. ‎ ‎ “I have something for you” he said ____49____from behind his back a small box. __50___it to me, he said anxiously. “Open it “I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lift the lid and to my __51__saw nothing I looked at David‘s smiling face add back into the box and said. “The box is nice, David, but it’ s__52__” ‎ ‎ “Oh no it isn’t” said David “It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there” ‎ Tears filled my eyes ___53___Iooked at the proud dirty race that I had rarely given____54___to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___55___the little empty box set on my desk ‎ ‎36. A. anxious B. courageous C. serious D. cautious ‎ ‎37. A. warning B. ringing C. calling D. yelling ‎ ‎38. A. scolded B. wondered C. realized D. learned ‎ ‎39. A. modestly B. naturally C. inaccurately D. inappropriately ‎ ‎40. A. popular B. upset C. special D. funny ‎ ‎41. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing D. sharing ‎ ‎42. A. practised B. wandered C. studied D. stayed ‎ ‎43. A. would B. should C. might D. could ‎ ‎44. A. aim at B. turn to C. put off D. head for ‎ ‎45. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. program ‎ ‎46. A. school B. year C. education D. program ‎ ‎47. A. relief B. return C. vain D. control ‎ ‎48. A. weakly B. sadly C. quietly D. helplessly ‎ ‎49. A. searched B. found C. raised D. pulled ‎ ‎50. A. Holding B. Handing C. Sending D. Leaving ‎ ‎51. A. delight B. expectation C. appreciation D. surprise ‎ ‎52. A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. improper ‎ ‎53. A. as B. until C. because D. though ‎ ‎54. A. advice B. support C. attention D. command ‎ ‎55. A. from B. behind C. over D. towards ‎ 答案 36.A 37.B 38.B 39.D 40.C 41.C 42.D 43.A 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.A 48.C 49.D 50.B 51.D 52.B 53.A 54.C 55.B Passage 11‎ ‎(09·陕西)‎ One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” ‎ I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store. I have something 23 to show you. ” ‎ At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face. ‎ ‎ “People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29, some of the apples may not 30 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully. ‎ Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but ‎33 ‎a different place. ‎ ‎ “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.” ‎ He said, “I 34 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ” ‎ He took 37, and then a huge smile came across his face. . ”People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ” ‎ He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. ‎ ‎21. A. although B. so C. because D. if ‎ ‎22. A. stop B. start C. turn D. stay ‎ ‎23. A. expressive B. encouraging C. informative D. interesting ‎ ‎24. A. bought B. counted C. saw D. collected ‎ ‎25. A. check B. mention C. answer D. improve ‎ ‎26. A. size B. type C. shape D. class ‎ ‎27. A. worried B. satisfied C. proud D. curious ‎ ‎28. A. ordinary B. normal C. different D. regular ‎ ‎29. A. outside B. whole C. table D. inside ‎ ‎30. A. still B. even C. only D. ever ‎ ‎31. A. examining B. measuring C. drawing D. packing ‎ ‎32. A. keeping B. placing C. pulling D. giving ‎ ‎33. A. on B. toward C. for D. in ‎ ‎34. A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t ‎ ‎35. A. each one B. each other C. the other D. one another ‎ ‎36. A. admit B. consider C. decide D. believe ‎ ‎37. A. big bites B. deep breaths C. a firm hold D. close look ‎ ‎38. A. just B. always C. merely D. seldom ‎ ‎39. A. put away B. get down C. hand out D. take off ‎ ‎40. A. made B. took C. got D. did ‎ 答案 21.D 22.A 23.D 24.A 25.C 26.B 27.D 28.C 29.A 30.B 31.A 32.B 33.D 34.B 35.A 36.C 37.A 38.A 39.D 40.C ‎ Passage 12‎ ‎(08·江苏)‎ Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled ‎ how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.‎ ‎“Early on I decided not to allow the 36 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 37 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 38 .Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never ‎ 40 me.”‎ ‎“My 41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 43 the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动) I feel through my body and through my 44 .My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 45 that I have.”‎ ‎“I was 46 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 47 this before and some teachers 48 my admission. Based on my performance, I was ‎ ‎ 49 admitted and went on to 50 with the academy’s highest honours.”‎ ‎“After that, I established myself as the first fulltime solo percussionist. I ‎ ‎ 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.”‎ ‎“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 54 that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 55 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”‎ ‎36.A.conditions B.opinions C.actions D.recommendations ‎37.A.enjoying B.choosing C.taking D.giving ‎38.A.sight B.hearing C.touch D.taste ‎39.A.evidence B.result C.excuse D.cause ‎40.A.left B.excited C.accompanied D.disappointed ‎41.A.purpose B.decision C.promise D.goal ‎42.A.turned B.learned C.used D.ought ‎43.A.tell B.see C.hear D.smell ‎44.A.carefulness B.movement C.imagination D.experience ‎45.A.sense B.effort C.feeling D.idea ‎46.A.dissatisfied B.astonished C.determined D.discouraged ‎47.A.done B.accepted C.advised D.admitted ‎48.A.supported B.followed C.required D.opposed ‎49.A.usually B.finally C.possibly D.hopefully ‎50.A.study B.research C.graduate D.progress ‎51.A.wrote B.translated C.copied D.read ‎52.A.enough B.some C.many D.few ‎53.A.However B.Although C.When D.Since ‎54.A.mean B.seem C.conclude D.say ‎55.A.directed B.guided C.taught D.limited 答案 36.B 37.C 38.B 39.D 40.A 41.D 42.B 43.A 44.C 45.A 46.C ‎47.A 48.D 49.B 50.C 51.A 52.D 53.B 54.A 55.D ‎【2008高考试题】‎ Passage 13‎ ‎(08·北京)‎ When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 36 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he ‎37 in class.‎ When I took the first exam, I was 38 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 39 English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained_ 40 .‎ I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 41 because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 42 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 43 .‎ One more test before the final exam. One more 44 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, 45 the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my 46__ did no good and everything 47 as before.‎ The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what 48 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the 49 goodbye.‎ I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 50 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have 51__with a test.‎ A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He 52__ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you 53 , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”‎ I stared at him, 54 that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head 55 , as I had never done before.‎ I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.‎ ‎36. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get ‎37. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained ‎38. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious ‎39. A. but B. so C. for D. or ‎40. A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved ‎41. A. reflected B. meant C. improved D. affected ‎42. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted ‎43. A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view ‎44. A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure ‎45. A. memorized B. considered C. accepted D. learned ‎46. A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. method ‎47. A. stayed B. went C. worked D. changed ‎48. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment ‎49. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject ‎50. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed ‎51. A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks ‎52. A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed ‎53. A. valued B. imagined C. expected D. welcomed ‎54. A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. realizing ‎55. A. out B. over C. on D. off 答案 36. A 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. D 41. B 42. B 43. B 44. C 45. D 46. C ‎ ‎ 47. B 48. A 49. A 50. C 51. A 52. D 53. C 54. D 55. D Passage 14‎ ‎(08·辽宁)‎ I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a 36 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was 38 . I’ve always been glad about that.‎ ‎ It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t 39 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 40 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 41 .‎ They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 42 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 43 to share by all five of us.[来源:Zxxk.Com]‎ The big 44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 46 back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.‎ Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 49 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 50 to be angry again. This is what she told me：‎ ‎ “I was looking 51 thinking of what to buy, and I 52 to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’.One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”‎ ‎ I never felt so 55 as I did that day.‎ ‎36. A. roof B. hat C. sky D. star ‎37. A. little B. less C. enough D. more ‎38. A. busy B. serious C. strict D. kind ‎39. A. effort B. room C. time D. money ‎40. A. improvement B. problem C. surprise D. excitement ‎41. A. shopping B. travelling C. parties D. greetings ‎42. A. the other B. each other C. one by one D. every other one ‎43. A. toys B. clothes C. presents D. bills ‎44. A. day B. chance C. cheque D. tree ‎45. A. forced B. reminded C. invited D. begged ‎46. A. draw B. stay C. move D. meet ‎47. A. including B. besides C. except D. regarding ‎48. A. quiet B. excited C. happy D. ashamed ‎49. A. since B. after C. while D. until ‎50. A. waiting B. ready C. hoping D. afraid ‎51. A. out B. over C. forward D. around ‎52. A. forgot B. stopped C. failed D. hated ‎53. A. wanted B. did C. got D. played ‎54. A. made B. searched C. bought D. fetched ‎55. A. angry B. rich C. patient D. bitter 答案 36. A 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. D 41. A 42. B 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. D 47. C 48. A 49. D 50. B 51. D 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. B ‎ Passage 15‎ ‎(08·湖北)‎ On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees.Rolling down the windows to ‎41 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch.Suddenly she ‎42 a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot.Before she came to 43 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”‎ ‎ Neilson 44 .‎ Pulling open her door, the man seized her 45 the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground.She screamed, 46 her purse and the keys.‎ Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a 47 , heard the screams and began running.‎ When they 48 Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was ‎ 49 searching for the keys.Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out.The attacker 50 back.But even in his cornered panic, he was no 51 for the two athletic men.‎ Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too.He rushed back to the office to 52 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes—used to tie up newspapers.‎ With his arms 53 tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 54 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves— you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 55 him and waited for the police.‎ Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 56 carjacker (劫车者）and suspected murderer, whose 57 — but with a full head of hair—had been recently printed on their own newspaper.‎ Neilson considers herself lucky 58 she suffered injuries.She believes the story might have had a 59 ending if those good people had not come to her aid.“Unfortunately,” she says, “many people would 60 have done what they did, and that is the real truth.”‎ ‎41.A.bring B.let C.gather D.send ‎42.A.recognized B.watched C.noticed D.met ‎43.A.realize B.understand C.imagine D.conclude ‎44.A.escaped B.struggled C.refused D.obeyed ‎45.A.by B.around C.with D.on ‎46.A.burying B.forgetting C.offering D.grabbing ‎47.A.trip B.visit C.break D.holiday ‎48.A.started B.stopped C.entered D.reached ‎ ‎49.A.carefully B.madly C.disappointedly D.patiently ‎50.A.fought B.turned C.jumped D.shouted ‎51.A.match B.target C.equal D.companion ‎52.A.remind B.phone C.invite D.beg ‎53.A.rolled B.folded C.bent D.tied ‎54.A.angrily B.kindly C.coldly D.warmly ‎55.A.caught B.thanked C.comforted D.ignored ‎ ‎56.A.ordinary B.professional C.honest D.outstanding ‎ ‎57.A.picture B.background C.character D.story ‎58.A.and B.but C.though D.when ‎ ‎59.A.ridiculous B.similar C.strange D.different ‎60.A.sometimes B.never C.often D.forever 答案 41．B 42．C 43．A 44．C 45．A 46．D 47．C 48．D 49．B 50．A ‎51．A 52．B 53．D 54．C 55．D 56．B 57．A 58．C 59．D 60．B Passage 16‎ ‎(08·江西)‎ The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets．About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading ‎ ‎ 36 to the sea．‎ ‎“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim．“Those two men are 37 heavy rocks．I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological ‎38 ”‎．‎ ‎“You don’t ‎39 a crane（起重机）to unload less than a dozen rocks, do you?” smiled Joshua.‎ ‎“But those men don’t 40 to have muscles at all.” said Michael, rather surprised. Joshua smiled.‎ ‎“They are 41 labourers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they ‎ 42 ．See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his 43 ．Some of the rock’s weight is set 44 his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand．His body isn’t bent．His legs are well 45 .”‎ ‎“You’re right, Josh．He may have a small build． 46 he certainly well knows his job．Dear me! And to think we have been studying 47 ! ” Rahim thought about all that was happening．Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t 48 the human being completely, it appears．”‎ ‎“I don’t think it will．” 49 Joshua．“You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you 50 use that equipment to harvest tea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”‎ ‎“You can get a computer to 51 multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce or assess essays, can you?” asked Michael．‎ ‎“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as 52 as ever — that’‎ s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim．‎ ‎“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody 53 who can carry a large rock the way those men do．It’s not going to be a very 54 world, I’m afraid.” sighed Michael．‎ ‎“You’re too much of a pessimist (悲观主义者），Mike.” said Joshua．“ 55 will always be other things that will make the world exciting．” ‎ ‎36．A．through B．across C．down D．up ‎37．A．loading B．unloading C．covering D．uncovering ‎38．A．way B．revolution C．process D．era ‎39．A．ask B．expect C．attempt D．hope ‎40．A．happen B．fail C．have D．seem ‎41．A．ambitious B．experienced C．potential D．energetic ‎42．A．take B．fetch C．carry D．bring ‎43．A．shoulder B．back C．chest D．arms ‎44．A．on B．against C．toward D．under ‎45．A．supported B．grasped C．placed D．strengthened ‎46．A．but B．however C．so D．therefore ‎47．A．chemistry B．physics C．biology D．psychology ‎48．A．control B．affect C．remove D．replace ‎49．A．agreed B．proposed C．refused D．denied ‎50．A．can’t B．mustn’t C．won’t D．needn’t ‎51．A．point out B．take out C．hand out D．print out ‎52．A．dirty B．clean C．old D．new ‎53．A．caught B．arranged C．left D．convinced ‎54．A．exciting B．mysterious C．technological D．modern ‎55．A．That B．This C．They D．There 答案 36．C 37．B 38．D 39．B 40．D 41．B 42．C 43．A 44．B 45．C 46．A 47．B 48．D 49．A 50．C 51．D 52．A 53．C 54．A 55．D Passage 17‎ ‎(08·陕西)‎ A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 21 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 22 “Aunty Misery” at her.‎ One evening, a passer-by asked to 23 for the night. Seeing that he had an 24 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 25 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 26 that anyone who climbed up her tree 27 not be able to come back down until she 28 it.‎ ‎ When the children came back to steal her 29 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long 30 she gave the tree permission to let 31 go. Aunty Misery was free from the ‎ 32 at last.‎ One day another man 33 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 34 she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you 35 me,” said he.‎ Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 36 some pears from my dear tree to ‎ remember the 37 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 38 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 39 as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 40 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.‎ ‎21. A. hopeless B. painful C. dull D. crazy ‎22. A. calling B. shouting C. announcing D. whispering ‎23. A. stay B. live C. hide D. lie ‎24. A. interesting B. honest C. anxious D. angry ‎25. A. gift B. kiss C. treat D. smile ‎26. A. suggestion B. demand C. permission D. wish ‎27. A. could B. should C. might D. must ‎28. A. permitted B. promised C. answered D. declared ‎29. A. branch B. food C. tree D. fruit ‎30. A. after B. while C. since D. before ‎31. A. it B. them C. him D. her ‎32. A. trick B. question C. trouble D. difficulty ‎33. A. stepped into B. left for C. stopped at D. walked around ‎34. A. so B. but C. although D. because ‎35. A. with B. off C. upon D. for ‎36. A. choose B. pick C. shake D. hit ‎37. A. honor B. pleasure C. hope D. excitement ‎38. A. light B. short C. old D. thin ‎39. A. proud B. kind C. fine D. smart ‎40. A. disappointedly B. cheerfully C. unwillingly D. eagerly 答案 21.D 22.B 23.A 24.B 25.C 26.D 27.B 28.A 29.D 30.D ‎31.B 32.C 33.C 34.A 35.A 36.B 37.B 38.C 39.B 40.C Passage 18‎ ‎(08·全国Ⅱ)‎ From the time each of my children started school,I packed their lunches.And in each lunch,I ‎21 a note.Often written on a napkin(餐巾)，it might be a thank-you for a 22 moment,a reminder of something we were happily expecting,or a bit of 23 for the coming test or sporting event.‎ In early grade school they 24 their notes.But as children grow older they become self-conscious(有自我意识的)，and 25 he reached high school,my older son,Marc,informed me that he no longer 26 my daily notes.Telling him that he no longer needed to 27 them but I still needed to write them,I 28 until the day he graduated.‎ Six years after high school graduation,Marc called and asked if he could move ‎ ‎ 29 for a couple of months.He had spent those years well,graduating from college, 30 two internships(实习) in Washington,D.C.,and 31 ,becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento. 32 short vacation visits,however,he had lived away from home.With his younger sister leaving for college,I was 33 happy to have Marc back.Since I was 34 making lunch for his younger brother,I 35 one for Marc,too.Imagine my 36 when I got a call from my ‎ 24-year-old son, 37 his lunch.‎ ‎“Did I do something 38 ? Don’t you love me 39 ,Mom?”were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 40 asked him what was wrong.‎ ‎“My note,Mom,”he answered.“Where’s my note?”‎ ‎21.A.carried B.found C.included D.held ‎22.A.difficult B.special C.comfortable D.separate ‎23.A.congratulation B.improvement C.explanation D.encouragement ‎24.A.loved B.answered C.wrote D.examined ‎25.A.lately B.by the way C.by the time D.gradually[来源:Zxxk.Com]‎ ‎26.A.received B.understood C.enjoyed D.collected ‎27.A.copy B.read C.take D.send ‎28.A.held up B.gave up C.followed D.continued ‎29.A.out B.home C.to college D.to Sacramento ‎30.A.organizing B.planning C.comparing D.completing ‎31.A.hopefully B.finally C.particularly D.certainly ‎32.A.Because of B.Instead of C.Except for D.As for ‎33.A.especially B.immediately C.equally D.generally ‎34.A.once B.again C.still D.even ‎35.A.packed B.fetched C.bought D.filled ‎36.A.fear B.surprise ‎ C.anger D.disappointment ‎37.A.waiting for B.worrying about C.caring for D.asking about ‎38.A.wrong B.funny C.strange D.smart ‎39.A.any more B.enough C.once more D.better ‎40.A.interestingly B.bitterly C.politely D.laughingly 答案 21.C 22.B 23.D 24.A 25.C 26.C 27.B 28.D 29.B 30.D 31.B 32.C 33.A 34.C 35.A 36.B 37.D 38.A 39.A 40.D Passage 19‎ ‎(08·湖南)‎ ‎“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,”said our science teacher, Mr. Baker.“You can work alone or with a partner.”‎ My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects ‎ 36 .‎ The 37 of the Challenge was simple—to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when 38 the stadium wall.‎ I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 39 the butter cream gave me an idea.‎ ‎“I have a brilliant design for our 40 container!”I said when Cassie arrived.“We can 41 the egg with some butter cream.”‎ ‎“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞) 42 ?”Cassie rolled her eyes.“The parachute is better than that stupid idea.”‎ I couldn’t believe it. Of course we’d had our little ‎43 in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “ ‎44 ”‎before.‎ ‎“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”‎ ‎ 45 words had been out, our friendship was challenged.‎ When Friday finally arrived, I had to 46 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good. 47 ,my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 48 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.‎ After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 49 .I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the 50 .The sidewalk was dotted with egg shells(蛋壳) from those 51 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Gream.‎ ‎“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,”Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 52 raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. 53 .‎ ‎“My egg bounced 54 ,”she explained, pointing to a broken shell.‎ ‎“A tie(平局),”Mr.Baker said.‎ Cassie looked at me,and her glare 55 .I laughed. She smiled...‎ ‎36.A.patiently B.silently C.together D.alone ‎37.A.function B.goal C.reason D.result ‎38.A.rolled down B.pushed against C.thrown at D.dropped over ‎39.A.Spreading B.Boiling C.Baking D.Holding ‎40.A.butter B.sandwich C.cream D.egg ‎41.A.protect B.replace C.carry D.mix ‎42.A.followed B.covered C.attached D.supported ‎43.A.ideas B.fights C.worries D.challenges ‎44.A.wrong B.stupid C.brilliant D.scientific ‎45.A.Since B.While C.But D.And ‎46.A.explain B.deny C.admit D.prove ‎47.A.Therefore B.Anyway C.Otherwise D.Besides ‎48.A.paced down B.turned around C.walked up D.went back ‎49.A.left B.wanted C.chosen D.discovered ‎50.A.steps B.way C.wall D.sidewalk ‎51.A.intended B.unexpected C.failed D.desired ‎52.A.eyes B.hands C.feet D.heart ‎53.A.Lost B.Dirty C.Broken D.Empty ‎54.A.around B.out C.in D.down ‎55.A.returned B.remained C.increased D.softened 答案 36.C 37.B 38.D 39.A 40.D 41.A 42.C 43.B 44.B 45.A 46.C 47.B 48.C 49.A 50.A 51.C 52.D 53.D 54.B 55.D ‎【2007高考试题】‎ Passage 20‎ ‎(07·宁夏、海南、全国Ⅰ)‎ In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic ‎ ‎（技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 38 to take them home. There she carefully 39 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 40 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41 .‎ Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother. ‎ As they 43 , the girl was able to 44 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 45 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 47 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her. ‎ Caring about 49 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 50 or follow him, and 51 slept in the grass. ‎ One day, the girl 52 into the plane, started it and soon left the 53 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 54 flapped（拍打）their wings and 55 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following. ‎ ‎36. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed ‎ ‎37. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted ‎ ‎38. A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant ‎39. A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined ‎ ‎40. A. ago B. out C. later D. long ‎ ‎41. A. family B. lake C. home D. world ‎ ‎42. A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still ‎43. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew ‎44. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow ‎45. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing ‎ ‎46. A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake ‎47. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse ‎ ‎48. A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane ‎49. A. his B. her C. their D. its ‎ ‎50. A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive ‎ ‎51. A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too ‎52. A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell ‎53. A. house B. floor C. water D. ground ‎54. A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly ‎55. A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back 答案 36. C 37. A 38. B 39. A 40. D 41.A 42. C 43. D 44.C 45. B 46. C ‎ ‎ 47. A 48. B 49. C 50. A 51. C 52. B 53.D 54. D 55. B Passage 21‎ ‎(07·全国Ⅱ)‎ We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to ‎21 a car because we had sold the one we had in England before 22 home. Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was 23 . I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet 24 driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it 25 so we went together to 26 it. We paid for ‎ the car and 27 the papers. They told us that there was 28 petrol（汽油）to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. The 29 garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there 30 . But when I turned into main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing 31 me. I got out of 32 as fast as I could by backing into the garage 33 and the man behind 34 me.‎ ‎“It’s such a problem to 35 to drive on the right side, isn’t it?” my wife said. “Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for 36 .” I replied. “You had better go 37 on the way home,” my wife said. “You’d be sorry if you had 38 on the first day, wouldn’t you?” While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English,” Would you mind telling me 39 you are thinking of leaving? 40 are you going to sit in your car all day?”‎ ‎21.A. borrow B. drive C. buy D. choose ‎22.A. leaving B. making C. returning D. getting ‎23.A. right B. ready C. fixed D. sold ‎24.A. sure of B. satisfied with C. interested in D. used to ‎25.A. on my own B. right away C. in a hurry D. on the way ‎26.A. receive B. bring C. order D. fetch ‎27.A. accepted B. wrote C. signed D. copied ‎28.A. little B. enough C. much D. no ‎29.A. best B. nearest C. quickest D. cleanest ‎30.A. lately B. directly C. safely D. slowly ‎31.A. after B. with C. around D. towards ‎32.A. their way B. the garage C. their sight D. the car ‎33.A. at last B. once more C. as usual D. as well ‎34.A. caught B. cheered C. shouted at D. chatted with ‎35.A. prepare B. continue C. choose D. remember ‎36.A. discussion B. adventure C. experiment D. practice ‎37.A. carefully B. smoothly C. quickly D. differently ‎38.A. an error B. a problem C. as accident D. a headache ‎39.A. when B. why C. how D. what ‎40.A. For B. Or C. But D. So 答案 21.C 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.A 26.D 27.C 28.B 29.B 30.C 31.D 32.A 33.B 34.C 35.D 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.A 40.B Passage 22‎ ‎(07·北京)‎ Ban the Band(乐队)‎ Every year,out school has a dance for all the students. It’s a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful __36____,instead of the usual school uniform.‎ Most of us think the dance is great _37___ ---even the teachers enjoy being there.___38__,two weeks ago someone said that there would be no ___39___ band this year ---onlu CDs.‎ ‎“I don’t __40__ it!”Amy cried out during the lunch break.‎ ‎“Someone said the school couldn’t __41__ a band, and they think it’s too noisy anyway/”added Daniel.‎ ‎“Well, I don’t think it’s __42__ enough without a band!”declared Angela.” and I’m going to ‎ see what can be done.”‎ Angela was as good as her __43__.In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the __44__ some more thought. And he suggested that one __45__for having a band was to increase the price of each ticket from $5 to $10.Angela had to ___46__ out whether the students would like to do that.‎ ‎“I need all of you to help me,” she __47__to our group before school the next day.”Mr. Berry gave me a list of all the names, and suggested we ask each one their __48__ about the band and the extra cost.”‎ ‎___49___ the day we asked around as Angela suggested, and wrote down people’s feelings about the band and the cost. We were amazed how much __50__ there was for the band and everyone agreed to pay the extra $5.‎ ‎“I’m surprised,” smiled Mr. Berry, when we gave him the __51__.”I really thought that only a few people __52__ their band and that the cost would be too high.OK. Angela, your next __53__is to find a good band and line them up for the dance. ”‎ Angela was all smiles and __54__ the news to Amy and Daniel.”You’re __55__,”smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.‎ ‎36. A. shapes B. dressed C. flowers D. pictures ‎37. A. fun B. work C. effort D. progress ‎38. A. Besides B. Otherwise C. However D.Therefore ‎39. A. new B. live C.foreign D.narching ‎40. A. mean B.need C. accept D.believe ‎41 A‎. lead B.serve C.afford D.form ‎42. A. good B. clear C.useful D.easy ‎43. A. look B.behavior C.mind D.word ‎44. A. schedule B.situation C.view D.action ‎45. A.possibility B.concern C.decision D.chance ‎46. A. call B.find C.carry D.point ‎47. A.admintted B.replied C.apolpgized D.announced ‎48. A.knowledge B.instruction C.opinion D.information ‎49. A. On B. For C. By D.During ‎50. A.trust B.money C.support D.care ‎51. A.results B.notices C.questions D.examples ‎52. A.welcomed B.wanted C.defended D.invited ‎53. A.task B.business C.exercise D.duty ‎54. A.showed B.wrote C.broke D.read ‎55. A.amusing B.interesting C.exciting D.amazing 答案 36.B 37.A 38.C 39.B 40.D 41.C 42.A 43.D 44.B 45 .A 46.B ‎ ‎47.D 48.C 49.D 50.C 51.A 52.B ‎53 A ‎54 C 55.D ‎ Passage 23‎ ‎(07·天津)‎ Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to 16 . Now she was Portia, a strong–willed ‎17 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words ‎ flowing 18 form her.‎ ‎19 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She 20 being in front of other people. She was very 21 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 22 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making 23 friends. She had excellent grades, 24 she always thought that something was missing.‎ Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and 25 her to join in.‎ ‎“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 26 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”‎ Her mother wouldn’t let the 27 drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you 28 do it. The trick is to look past the 29 to find the love of what you’re doing.’’‎ So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the 30 of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, 31 the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she 32 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 33 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.‎ On the day of the audition, she 34 two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 35 was hers. ‎ ‎16. A. sing B. dance C. speak D. report ‎17. A. member B. actress C. player D. character ‎18. A. weakly B. rapidly C. smoothly D. slowly ‎19. A. At first B. In fact C. After all D. In all ‎20. A. hated B. enjoyed C. appreciated D. regretted ‎21. A. honest B. shy C. polite D. patient ‎ ‎22. A. avoid B. focus C. pay D. attract ‎23. A. few B. a few C. several D. many ‎24. A. or B. so C. for D. but ‎25. A. forced B. requested C. encouraged D. reminded ‎26. A. accept B. play C. offer D. learn ‎27. A. role B. matter C. interest D. grade ‎28. A. can B. must C. may D. should ‎29. A. anger B. pain C. sadness D. fear ‎30. A. purpose B. way C. idea D. importance ‎31. A. memorizing B. organizing C. checking D. improving ‎32. A. disliked B. loved C. expected D. bore ‎33. A. consideration B. description C. selection D. understanding ‎34. A. practiced B. planned C. performed D. delivered ‎ ‎35. A. part B. play C. speech D. position ‎ 答案 16.C 17.D 18.C 19.B 20.A 21.B 22.D 23.A 24.D 25.C 26.B 27.B 28.A 29.D 30.C 31.A 32.B 33.D 34.C 35.A Passage 24‎ ‎(07·江苏)‎ Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc. (铺路公司) in Atlanta‎, ‎USA. In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her 36 and skill but left her flying high.‎ ‎“When the Atlanta‎ ‎Airport was under ‎37 in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved 38 the cars could be on site 39 the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away! 40 other local paving company wanted to do the job, 41 it couldn’t be done in such a short time.‎ ‎“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were 42 to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and 43 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also 44 them that if we failed, they would be no worse off, 45 they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.‎ ‎“We got the job and immediately went into 46 . Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our 47 challenge was to keep the rock mixture 48 enough. All the available water wagons (洒水车) were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one. 49 , I got a special 50 to rent fire engine hoses (消防水龙带) and connect them to nearby hydrants (消防栓); then I 51 held one of those hoses to 52 down the rock.‎ ‎“Those ten days were filled with challenges that 53 one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the 54 company that had cars on the parking lot.‎ ‎“The key to our success was having the 55 to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”‎ ‎36. A. kindness B. patience C. imagination D. experience ‎37. A. construction B. repair C. control D. development ‎38. A. after B. as C. for D. so ‎39. A. while B. since C. where D. when ‎40. A. Some B. Any C. No D. Every ‎41. A. stating B. reporting C. telling D. warning ‎42. A. able B. nervous C. afraid D. willing ‎43. A. supported B. promised C. continued D. improved ‎44. A. asked B. surprised C. reminded D. demanded ‎45. A. though B. but C. as D. unless ‎46. A. discussion B. action C. practice D. production ‎47. A. next B. first C. past D. previous ‎48. A. cold B. wet C. loose D. clean ‎49. A. Naturally B. Obviously C. Meanwhile D. Instead ‎50. A. excuse B. order C. permit D. reason ‎51. A. exactly B. personally C. angrily D. hardly ‎52. A. pull B. knock C. hit D. water ‎53. A. required B. mixed C. followed D. formed ‎54. A. best B. last C. second D. only ‎55. A. courage B. interest C. hope D. chance 答案 36.C 37.A 38.D 39.D 40.C 41.A 42.D 43.B 44.C 45.B 46.B 47.A 48.B 49.D 50.C 51.B 52.D 53.A 54.D 55.A Passage 25‎ ‎(07·辽宁)‎ Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 36 his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”‎ What made him sad was 37 his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist. ‎38 a nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly 39. He decided that he didn’t want to be a 40 any more. For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano 41 his father didn’t push, but waited.‎ Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 42 some holiday songs. He didn’t to, hut as he placed his fingers on the piano key., he 43 that he could show others that he had talent__44__.That day he told his father 45 he had been waiting to hear--- that he wanted is study with a new teacher. 46 that point on, everything turned around.‎ He started 47 competitions(比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 48 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 49 to hold back his tears. Soon 50 as clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big ‎51 in 1997 Lang Lang 52 again, this time to Philadelphia, U. S. There he spent Two years practicing. And by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 53 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, giga(特邀演出 ) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie hail started 54 Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him, and lets him 55‎ ‎36.A. exercise B. fortune C. knowledge D. wealth ‎37.A. whether B. why C. when D. that ‎38.A. Like B. With C. To D. As ‎39.A. hurt B. weakened C. ruined D frightened ‎40.A. singer B pianist C. Conductor D. player ‎41.A. Hopefully B. Patiently C. Wisely D. Painfully ‎ ‎42.A. play B. sing C. write D. study ‎43.A. seemed B . admitted C. noticed D. realized ‎44.A. in all B. above all C. after all D. at all ‎45.A. that B. what C. which D. when ‎46.A. From B. At C. Since D. After ‎47.A. receiving B. accepting C. winning D. beating ‎48. A. told B. mentioned C. announced D. recognized ‎49. A. excited B. encouraged C. shocked D. satisfied ‎50. A. this B. it C. that D. what ‎51. A. conceits B. tours C. competitions D. stages ‎52.A. started B. left C. moved D. performed ‎53. A. successful B. cheerful ‎ C. respectful D. meaningful ‎54. A. pulling B. breaking C. falling D. pouring ‎55. A. brighten B. shine C. admire D. develop 答案 36.B 37.D 38.D 39.A 40.B 41.C 42.A 43.D 44.C 45.B 46.A 47.C 48.C 49.A 50.B 51.D 52.C 53.A 54.D 55.B Passage 26‎ ‎(07·福建)‎ I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents 36 the necessities of life 37 they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father ‎38 a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them 39 .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t 40 them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.‎ ‎ When I 41 from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily ‎ ‎ 42 . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully 43 discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t ‎ ‎ 44 whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the 45 of the company.‎ I went 46 to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I 47 most was the comseling(咨询) meeting I 48 with the family members of the men and women in my 49 , trying to help them deal with the long periods of 50 . These proved popular and word of them spread. 51 I was being asked to give encouraging 52 to business groups, educators and keds across the country.‎ But I consider the boot camp my first real 53 , and my life is still guided by the ‎ ‎ 54 lessons I hearned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to 55 it.‎ ‎36.A.provided B.got C.made D.bought ‎ ‎37.A.while B.but C.so D.or ‎38.A.about B.with C.for D.of ‎39.A.themselves B.ourselves C.yourself D.myself ‎40.A.pay B.find C.produce D.afford ‎41.A.came B.returned C.escaped D.graduated ‎42.A.drills B.tasks C.exercises D.reports ‎43.A.included B.asked C.required D.met ‎44.A.matter B.mean C.exist D.work ‎45.A.good B.boss C.rest D.right ‎46.A.out B.on C.away D.off ‎47.A.took B.hated C.enjoyed D.did ‎48.A.ended B.began C.continued D.held ‎49.A.charge B.situation C.position D.choice ‎50.A.lessons B.meeting C.training D.separation ‎51.A.Long before B.Before long C.As usual D.Once again ‎52.A.performances B.descriptions C.speeches D.gifts ‎53.A.vacation B.place C.job D.travel ‎54.A.important B.bitter C.normal D.difficult ‎55.A.gain B.achieve C.show D.match 答案 36.A 37.B 38.C 39.C 40.D 41.D 42.B 43.C 44.A 45.A 46.B 47.C 48.D 49.A 50.D 51.B 52.C 53.C 54.A 55.B Passage 27‎ ‎(07·浙江)‎ The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 21 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.‎ He had 22 set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just 23 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 24 ; it was locked.‎ He went into the building, only a few minutes 25 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief ‎26 in the toliet, he would be on his way to the playground to 27 Eric.‎ David stepped out of the toliet and stopped in 28 — the library lights were off. The place was 29 . The doors had been shut. They 30 be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!‎ He tried to ‎31 a telephone call, but was unable to 32 . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 33 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.‎ ‎ 34 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ 35 ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. 36 , someone passing by would see it.‎ He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 37 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to 38 .‎ He knew he had to 39 , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a 40 thing.‎ ‎21. A. but B. because C. or D. since ‎ ‎22. A. ever B. nearly C. never D. often ‎23. A. pass B. drop C. carry D. take ‎ ‎24. A. problem B. mistake C. case D. question ‎ ‎25. A. during B. after C. over D. before ‎ ‎26. A. rest B. break C. walk D. stop ‎27. A. visit B. meet C. catch D. greet ‎28. A.delight B.anger C.surprise D. eagerness ‎29. A. lonely B. empty C. noisy D. crowded ‎ ‎30. A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t ‎ ‎31. A. make B. fix C. use D. pick ‎ ‎32. A. get on B. get up C. get through D. get in ‎ ‎33. A. If B. As C. Though D. Until ‎34. A. On time B. Now and then C. By the way D. At last ‎ ‎35. A. Come B. Help C. Hello D. Sorry ‎36. A. Surely B. Thankfully C.Truly D. Gradually ‎37. A. at most B.after all C.in short D. as usual ‎38. A. watch B. paly C. read D. write ‎39. A. wait B. stand C. sleep D. work ‎40. A. bad B. cool C. strange D. nice 答案 21.A 22.C 23.B 24.A 25.D 26.D 27.B 28.C 29.B 30.C 31.A 32.C 33.B ‎ ‎ 34.D 35.B 36.A 37.B 38.C 39.A 40.A ‎ Passage 28‎ ‎(07·湖北)‎ Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.‎ One very cold,wet night at about 3:‎30 a.m.,there was a 41 on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from 42 to toe,explained that he had 43 out of petrol about ‎30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children 44 at the car and siad that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.‎ Once I had ‎45 a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 46 ,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he 47 me back.‎ Before leaving,I had turned the heater ‎48 in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and 49 .While the little ones played and ran 50 ,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the 51 .‎ It was about ‎5 a.m. before they 52 .The young fellow asked me how much he 53 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had 54 $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.‎ About a month later,I received a 55 from Interstate,a large bus company that we had been trying to 56 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It 57 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most 58 person in the company.‎ In his letter,he thanked me again and 59 me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this 60 ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.‎ ‎41.A.kick B.hit C.beat D.knock ‎42.A.finger B.shoulder C.head D.hand ‎43.A.driven B.used C.come D.run ‎44.A.away B.behind C.over D.out ‎45.A.supplied B.poured C.equipped D.filled ‎46.A.sleeping B.crying C.quarrelling D.fighting ‎47.A.allow B.ring C.lead D.follow ‎48.A.on B.off C.in D.over ‎49.A.neat B.hot C.warm D.attractive ‎50.A.around B.inside C.nearby D.along ‎51.A.drivers B.guests C.customers D.adults ‎52.A.left B.arrived C.ate D.disappeared ‎53.A.gave B.paid C.owed D.offered ‎54.A.appeared B.exhibited C.calculated D.shown ‎55.A.call B.letter C.check D.notice ‎56.A.get B.force C.requite D.hope ‎57.A.pointed B.turned C.worked D.found ‎58.A.generous B.successful C.serious D.powerful ‎59.A.praised B.persuaded C.informed D.convinced ‎60.A.lesson B.business C.aspect D.case 答案 41.D 42.C 43.D 44.B 45.D 46.B 47.D 48.A 49.C 50.A 51.D 52.A 53.C 54.D 55.B 56.A 57.B 58.D 59.C 60.D ‎ Passage 29‎ ‎(07·湖南)‎ When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.‎ ‎ One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar ‎36 a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before. I 38 that instead of making money, I would end up owing it. ‎ ‎ “You can do it,” said my mother, “ 39 , you won’t get much business until lunch.”‎ ‎ “But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good 40 money. Please, Mom, don’t 41 me.‎ ‎ “Then I’ll help you,” she said. ‎ ‎ I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother’s 42 was a bad one, but I 43 . ‎ ‎ When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was 44 . Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks. 45 , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed 46 , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I ‎47 a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to 48 me, and she also showed me how to make 49 . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over ‎ ‎ 50 quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more 51 after that. ‎ ‎ By the end of the day, I could remember orders, 52 the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little 53 when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she 54 that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy ‎ ‎ 55 the restaurant I would open one day. ‎ ‎36.‎ A. to ‎ B. for ‎ C. after D. over ‎37.‎ A. because ‎ B. though C. until ‎ D. while ‎40.‎ A. of B. on C. about D. with ‎41.‎ A. blame B. fool C. frighten D. make ‎42.‎ A. idea B. bar C. day D. answer ‎43.‎ A. guessed ‎ B. obeyed ‎ C. begged D. admitted ‎44.‎ A. angry B. sad ‎ C. worry D. ashamed ‎45.‎ A. At least B. At last C. At most ‎ D. At first ‎ ‎46.‎ A. surprised ‎ B. impolite C. pleased ‎ D. impatient ‎47.‎ A. damaged ‎ B. destroyed ‎ C. broke D. ruined ‎ ‎48.‎ A. scold B. help C. beat D. save ‎49.‎ A. money B. lunch C. coffee D. change ‎50.‎ A. two B. three C. four D. five ‎51.‎ A. smoothly B. fairly C. simply D. conveniently ‎ ‎52.‎ A. turn in ‎ B. count out ‎ C. take over ‎ D. add up ‎ ‎53.‎ A. discouraged B. disturbed ‎ C. disappointed ‎ D. distrusted ‎ ‎54.‎ A. thought B. stated ‎ C. announced ‎ D. suggested ‎ ‎55.‎ A. imagining ‎ B. preparing C. examining ‎ D. describing ‎ 答案 36.A 37.B 38.C 39.C 40.D 41.D 42.A 43.B 44.C 45.D 46.D 47.C 48.B 49.D 50.B 51.A 52.D 53C 54.D 55.A Passage 30‎ ‎(07·江西)‎ Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years ‎ 36 ,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English 37 ,began to believe be might 38 this almost magic barrier.‎ It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew be had a 39 chance. Bannister had been 40 hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 41 to him. Describring the 42 later,Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I 43 for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved 44 now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”‎ ‎“The gun fired. My legs 45 to meet no resistance, as if I was 46 forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful 47 gave me greater strength. I felt the 48 of a lifetimes had come.”‎ ‎“I was driven on by a 49 of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy 50 it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 51 could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（冲向）the 52 tape, I fell, almost 53 .‎ ‎“I knew I had done it, even before I 54 the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was ‎55 in the noise of excitement.”‎ ‎36.A.passed along B.passed down C.went by D.went ove ‎37.A.coach B.athlete C.captain D.judge ‎38.A.defeat B.move C.beat D.break ‎39.A.real B.lucky C.serious D.false ‎40.A.competing B.training C.figthting D.attending ‎41.A.eagerness B.pleasure C.relief D.worry ‎42.A.accident B.event C.issue D.topie ‎43.A.did up B.made up C.put up D.lined up ‎44.A.safely B.heavily C.thinly D.gently ‎45.A.seemed B.used C.happened D.had ‎46.A.dragged B.drawn C.pulled D.pushed ‎47.A.mass B.residents C.crowd D.team ‎48.A.moment B.period C.while D.date ‎49.A.concentration B.collection ‎ ‎ C.combination D.cleassification ‎50.A.so B.but C.or D.as ‎51.A.never B.ever C.even D.still ‎52.A.starting B.lasting C.finishing D.running ‎53.A.unconcerned B.unconscious C.unkinown D.unnoticed ‎54.A.offered B.told C.announced D.beard ‎55.A.stuck B.involved C.lost D.spread 答案 36.C 37.B 38.D 39.A 40.B 41.D 42.B 　　43.D　 44.D 　45.A　‎ ‎ 46.D　 47.C　 48.A 　49.C 　50.B 　51.A 　52.C 53.B 54.D 55.C Passage 31‎ ‎(07·陕西)‎ I was having my dioner at McDonald’s one evening when so old couple siowly walked in. They 21 their meal. Took a table near the window and started 22 food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man 23 the food into two halves and carefully placed 24 before his wife.‎ ‎ He took a sip(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then 25 the cup down between them. “That 26 old couplel All they can 27 is one meal ofr the two of them,”thought L 28 the man began to eat his French fries. I 29 to my feet, went over and said that I was 30 to buy another meal for them. Bet he ‎ ‎31 refused me and said that they made it a 32 to share everything.‎ ‎ 33 ,the lady didn’t take a bite, She sat there 34 her husband eat, and taking turns (轮流) sipping the drink, Again I 35 to buy them something but was refused,When the man finished eating and was 36 his face with a napkin (纸巾).‎ I 37 no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. 38 being politely refused, I asked the lady 39 ,“Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everthing, 40 is it that you are waiting for?”“The teeth,”she auswercd.‎ ‎ 21.A.served B.requested C.collected D.ordered ‎ ‎ 22.A.carrying B.raking C.fetching D.bringing ‎ ‎ 23.A.divided B.cut C.changed D.formed ‎ ‎ 24.A.it B.this C.that D.one ‎ ‎ 25.A.got B.settled C.set D.torned ‎ ‎ 26.A.funny B.crazy C.strange D.poor ‎ ‎ 27.A.afford B.pay C.demand D.choose ‎ ‎ 28.A.While B.Since C.As D.Until ‎ ‎ 29.A.came B.struggled C.rushed D.rose ‎ ‎ 30.A.anxious B.willing C.satisfied D.quick ‎ ‎ 31.A.warmly B.proudly C.kindly D.seriously ‎ ‎ 32.A.way B.habit C.case D.model ‎ ‎ 33.A.Surprisingly B.Sadly C.Shockingly D.Bitterly ‎ ‎ 34.A.seeing B.noticing C.watching D.finding ‎ ‎ 35.A.wanted B.asked C.planned D.attempted ‎ ‎ 36.A.wiping B.touching C.bathing D.washing ‎ ‎ 37.A.should B.could C.might D.would ‎ ‎ 38.A.In B.Upon C.After D.With ‎ ‎ 39.A.curiously B.carefully C.naturally D.plainly ‎ ‎ 40.A.How B.Who C.Why D.What ‎ 答案 21D 22.B 23.A 24.D 25.C 26.D 27.A 28.C 29.D 30.B 31.C 32.B 33.A 34.C 35.B 36.A 37.B 38.C 39.A 40.D