38. A. ordered 39. A. hesitation 40. A. other 41. A. again 42. A. nothing 43. A. finding 44. A. behind 45. A. much 46. A. far 47. A. and 48. A. 1itres 49. A. $15 50. A. until 51. A. what 52. A. excited 53. A. easier 54。A. comer 55. A. there B. booked B. doubt B. last B. already B. everything B. accepting B. beyond B. some B. 1ong B. but B. kilograms B. $20 B. as B. which B. surprised B. better B. way B. here C. offered C. permission C. extra C. only C. anything C. looking for C. ahead of C. any C. short C. SO C. pounds C. $25 C. although C. whatever C. interested C. faster C. ground C. out D. bought D. difficulty D. rest D. also D. something D. pointing at D. next to D. enough D. high D. while D. kilometers D. $30 D. unless D. whichever D. encouraged D. worse D. carpet D. around 答案 36.D 37.C 38.A 39.A 40.C 41.D 42.D 43.A 44.C 45.D 46.C 47.B 48.A 49.B 50.B 51.A 52.B 53.B 54.C 55.A
Passage 2
(09·北京)
Jame’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed .
＄24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90!_37____ on earth was he going to get the ___38___ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycle. It was __39___ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no ___40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to _41____.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42_ it . He would have to find a job . __43____ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice ,who usually had__44_ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr.. clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the __45__ of James’ s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards ,and mended books. He lost count of the _46____ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the 47 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48___ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49____ for the bicycle he longed for.
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The day __50_ came when James counted his money and found ＄ 94. 32. He _51___ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard _53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _54__ he had bought it with his own money. He had _55__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle. 36. A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked 37. A. How B. Why C. Who D. What 38. A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest 39. A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair 40. A. point B. reason C. result D. right 41. A. split B. spend C. spare D. save 42. A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect 43. A. Or B. So C. For D. But 44. A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge 45. A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening 46. A. similarity B. quality C. suitability D. variety 47. A. brand B. number C. size D. type 48. A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble 49. A. all B. enough C. much D. some 50. A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly 51. A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted 52. A. patiently B. proudly C. silently D. tiredly 53. A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working 54. A. since B. if C. than D. though 55. A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned
答案 36.C 37.A 38.D 39.B 40.A 41.C 42.B 43.D 44.C 45.A 46.D 47.B 48.C 49.B 50.A 51.D 52.B 53.D 54.A 55.C
Passage 3
(09·福建)
Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker, 36 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 37 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 38 , he loaded his family into the car and 39 them to see family members in Canada with a 40 ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”
The 41 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 42 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 43 that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t 44 , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they 45 was how warm the people were in the house and how 46 of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 47 hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 48 in telling tales,
evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university 49 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 50 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The 51 is telling the stories in a way children can 52 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 53 , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 54 , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children
55 they should take from the story and what the moral is . ” 36. A. missed B. lost C. forgot D. ignored 37. A. when B. while C. how D. why 38. A. friendless B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless 39. A fetched B. allowed C. expected D. took 40. A. hope B. promise C. suggestion D. belief 41. A. tale B. agreement C. arrangement D. report 42. A. large B. small C. new D. grand 43. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried 44. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise 45. A. talked about B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about 46. A. much B. many C. little D. few 47. A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through 48. A. argument B. skill C. interest D. anxiety 49. A. study B. design C. committee D. staff 50. A. provide B. retell C. support D. refuse 51. A. trouble B. gift C. fact D. trick 52. A. perform B. write C. hear D. question 53. A. means B. ends C. begins D. proves 54. A. needs B. activities C. judgments D. habits 55. A. that B. what C. which D. whom 答案 36.B 37.A 38.C 39.D 40.D 41.A 42.B 43.D 44.C 45.B 46.A 47.D 48.C 49.A 50.B 51.D 52.C 53.C 54.A 55.B
Passage 4
(08·宁夏、海南、全国ⅠA篇)
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant．Having worked with an experienced 36 for a few days, I was 37 to wait tables on my own.All went 38 that first week．When Saturday night came, I was luckily 39 the tables not far from the kitchen． 40 , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘)．
Before I knew it ,the 41 was full of people. I moved slowly, 42 every step. I
remember how 43 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was 44 on．It had nice handles, which made it 45 to move around．I was pleased with everything and began to 46 I was a natural at this job．
Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved 47 you work.It seems your tray stand has been very 48 to you, but we are getting ready to 49 now ,and my wife needs her 50 back．”
At first his 51 did not get across．“What was he talking about?” Then, I got it．I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器)．I stood frozen as ice ,but my face was 52 ．I wanted to get into a hole and 53 ．
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 54 . I have learned to be more 55 and not to be too sure of myself． 36．A．manager
B．assistant C．cook D．waitress
C．allowed
D．advised D．wrong D．shown D．Finally
37．A．promised B．invited
38．A．well B．quickly C．safely 39．A．left B．given C．brought 40．A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise
41．A．kitchen B．street C．restaurant D．table 42．A．minding 43．A．angry 44．A．fixed 45．A．slower 46．A．believe 47．A．letting 48．A．useful 49．A．rest 50．A．bag 51．A．idea 52．A．cold 53．A．lie
B．changing B．calm B．trained B．lighter B．agree B．making B．familiar B．order B．walker B．praise
C．taking C．sad C．loaded C．quieter C．regret
D．saving D．happy D．waited D．easier D．pretend D．having D．interesting D．leave D．coat
C．watching C．unusual C．eat C．tray
C．message
C．pale C．defend
D．need
D．on fire D．stay D．described
B．full of joy B．hide
54．A．repeated B．discovered C．corrected
55．A．careful B．patient C．honest D．practical
答案 36．D 37．C 38．A 39．B 40．B 41．C 42．A 43．D 44．B 45．D 46．A 47．C 48．A 49．D 50．B 51．C 52．D 53．B 54．D 55．A
Passage 5
(08·山东)
On August 26,1999,New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm.The rain caused the streets to 36 and the subway system almost came to a stop. Unfortunately,this happened during the morning rush hour.Many people who were going to work were 37 to go home.Some battled to 38 a taxi or to get on a bus.Still others faced the 39 bravely,walking miles to get to work. I 40 to be one of people on the way to work that morning.I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 41 had stopped.After making my way 42 crowds of people,I finally found a subway line that was 43 .Unfortunately,there were so many people waiting to 44 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 45 .So I took the train going in the opposite direction,and then switched back to the downtown train.Finally,after what seemed like forever,the train 46 my stop.Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain.When I finally got to my office,I was 47 through,exhausted and 48 . My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off.When it was 5∶00 pm,I was ready to go home.I was about to turn off my computer 49 I received an email from Garth,my Director: I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 50 reported to work.It is always reassuring (令人欣慰),at times like these,when employees so clearly show their 51 to their jobs.Thank you.
Garth’s email was short,but I learned more from that 52 message than I ever did from a textbook.The email taught me that a few words of 53 can make a big difference.The rainstorm and the traffic 54 had made me tired and upset.But Garth’s words immediately 55 me and put a smile back on my face. 36.A.break
B.flood B.refused
C.sink
D.crash D.gathered
37.A.forced C.adjusted