50.A.spending 51.A.busy
B.collected
B.cold
C.remaining C.hard
D.borrowed D.fearful
52.A.giving 53.A.forgotten 54.A.move 55.A.world
B.wearing C.taking C.earned C.lighten
D.forcing D.returned D.carry
D.friendship
B.used
B.increase B.journey
C.smile
答案 36.D 37.B 38.A 39.C 40.D 41.C 42.A 43.A 44.A 45.D 46.D 47.B 48.C 49.D 50.C 51.C 52.B 53.A 54.C 55.B
Passage 9
(08·四川)
One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter.For several weeks she had been 16 me to play chess(棋)with her,so I suggested a game and she eagerly 17 .It was a school night,however,and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could 18 my moves,because she 19 to go to bed;she had to get up at six in the morning.I 20 she had strict sleeping habits, 21 I thought she ought to be able to 22 some of this strictness.I said to her,“ 23 ，you can stay up late for once.We’re having 24 .”We played on for another fifteen minutes,during which time she looked 25 .Finally she said,“Please,Daddy,do it quickly.”“No,”I replied.“If you’re going to play it 26 ,you’re going to play it slowly.”And so we 27 for another ten minutes,until 28 my daughter burst into tears,and 29 that she was beaten. Clearly I had made 30 .I had started the evening wanting to have a 31 time with my daughter but had 32 my desire to win to become more 33 than my relationship with my daughter.When I was a child,my desire to win 34 me well.As a parent,I 35 that it got in my way.So I had to change. 16.A.guiding 17.A.followed 18.A.change 19.A.agreed 20.A.knew
B.asking B.expected
B.repeat B.needed B.learned
C.training
C.replied
D.advising D.accepted D.pass D.hated D.heard
C.hurry C.begged C.guessed
21.A.so
B.for
C.but
D.or D.give up D.Come on D.success D.angry D.regularly D.argued D.suddenly
D.discovered
22.A.put up 23.A.As usual 24.A.patience 25.A.excited 26.A.well
B.take up C.pick up
B.Go ahead B.luck
C.By the way C.fun
B.proud B.again
C.anxious C.fairly C.counted
27.A.discussed 28.A.nervously 29.A.promised 30.A.a mistake 31.A.free
B.continued B.immediately
C.strangely
B.admitted
C.wondered
B.a decision
C.an attempt
C.full
D.an effort
D.happy D.reduced D.interesting
B.different
32.A.managed 33.A.important 34.A.offered 35.A.realized
B.recognized
B.attractive
C.allowed C.practical
B.served C.controlled C.imagined
D.taught
D.explained
B.apologized
答案 16.B 17.D 18.C 19.B 20.A 21.C 22.D 23.D 24.C 25.C 26.A 27.B 28.D 29.B 30.A 31.D 32.C 33.A 34.B 35.A
Passage 10
(07·重庆)
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score. Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ(智商) test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual. We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort. Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University. On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony (典礼) at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of
thanking us for the _49_ we had in him. Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_. Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child. 36. A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment 37. A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully 38. A. student B. son C. friend D. doctor 39. A. argued B. realized C. decided D. understood 40. A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder. 41. A. specially B. strictly C. naturally D. carefully 42. A. poor B. good C. average D. standard 43. A. in B. about C. of D. for 44. A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered 45. A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered 46. A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended 47. A. high B. same C. low D. different 48. A. curiously B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly 49. A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight 50. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for 51. A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed 52. A. imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory 53. A. honestly B. much C. well D. bravely 54. A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak
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答案 36.D 37.A 38.B 39.C 40.B 41.C 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.C 46.D 47.C 48.D 49.A 50.B 51.A 52.B 53.C 54.C 55.D
Passage 11
(07·四川)
It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before 36 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 37 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 38 like me. She said, \—the 39 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 40 to the mosquitoes. \ 41 it, I replied, \
Well, less than a week 42 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 43 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 44 , but they all proved useless.
Late one 45 in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the 46 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 47 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine.
Unhappy for being 48 she said, \ With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地) 49 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 50 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others' 51 , only to find they were all sleeping 52 as the same thing occurred again and again.
From those bites, I came to 53 my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n) 54 mind about those strange old wives' tales 55 they do have some truth to them.
36. A. leaving B. passing C. visiting D. finding
37. A. persuaded B. reminded C. warned D. informed 38. A. students B. foreigners C. passengers D. visitors 39. A. earlier B. longer C. sooner D. later 40. A. grows B. goes C. flows D. remains 41. A. expecting B. understanding C. recognizing D. believing 42. A. after B. before C. when D. as 43. A. shade B. pile C. cloud D. blanket 44. A. touched B. bitten C. defeated D. discovered 45. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night 46. A. noise B. hit C. pain D. effect 47. A. woke up B. shouted at C. looked for D. dropped on 48. A. blamed B. interrupted C. moved D. frightened 49. A. having B. watching C. making D. helping 50. A. land B. fly C. fall D. wait 51. A. houses B. flats C. rooms D. homes 52. A. joyfully B. anxiously C. soundlessly D. worriedly 53. A. tell B. know C. remember D. accept 54. A. open B. active C. clear D. honest 55. A. and B. so C. because D. until
答案 36.A 37.C 38.D 39.B 40.A 41.D 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.B 49.B 50.A 51.C 52.C 53.D 54.A 55.C
Passage 12
(06·北京)
Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill.
My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must very often give things up 43 we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 44 that after we give something up, we gain
something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 45 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up
46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question: “I 48 the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. In this 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 54 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 55 . 36. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile 37. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow 38. A. already B. still C. only D. once 39. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put 40. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. Hopeless 41. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking 42. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs 43. A. as B. since C. before D. till 44. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires 45. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened 46. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything 47. A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly 48. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed 49. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned 50. A. should B. could C. would D. might 51. A. quiet B. calm C. Relaxed D. happy 52. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able 53. A. case B. form C. method D. way 54. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess 55. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word 答案 36.C 37.B 38.D 39.A 40.B 41.C 42.D 43.A 44.C 45.A 46.D 47.A 48.C 49.A 50.C 51.B 52.D 53.D 54.B 55.B
Passage 13
(06·重庆)
Eleven-year-old Angela had something wrong with her nervous system（神经系统）.She was unable to 36 .In fact, she could hardly make any 37 .Although she believed that she had a 38 chance of recovering, the doctors said that 39 ,if any, could come back to normal after getting this disease. Having heard this, the little girl was not 40 .There, lying in her hospital bed, she 41 that no matter what the doctors said, her going back to school was 42 .