That night, I fell asleep with a new 39 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 40 to be found.
21．A．lie B．bend C．look D．fall 22．A．annoying B．astonishing C．delighting D．disappointing 23．A．along B．above C．against D．aside 24．A．reply B．promise C．request D．agreement 25．A．pity B．sadness C．apology D．love 26．A．feelings B．opinions C．spirits D．thoughts 27．A．missed B．forgot C．held D．shook 28．A．strange B．close C．serious D．common 29．A．stressed B．existed C．hidden D．exposed 30．A．expected B．changed C．reminded D．complained 31．A．yet B．away C．alone D．long 32．A．drawn B．carried C．moved D．stayed 33．A．cut B．wash C．brush D．take 34．A．tear B．kiss C．press D．hand 35．A．returned B．remembered C．realized D．recalled 36．A．sorry B．happy C．angry D．nervous 37．A．when B．how C．why D．as 38．A．disappeared B．forgiven C．apologized D．abandoned 39．A．imagination B．inspiration C．decoration D．appreciation 40．A．still B．soon C．nowhere D．anyhow 答案：
21—40 BACAD DABCB CACBD ADBDC 21.B bent down 意即：母亲在床边俯身，
22. A “when it first started annoying me…” 句中的it指母亲捋我头发这事，母亲这一举动使我
不高兴。
23. C 母亲的手抚摸我，我感到粗糙。against 有 touching 之意。 24. A 我冲母亲叫，她没回应。这里用reply promise : 诺言；request: 要求；agreement: 同
意
25. D 根据上下文，这里的意思是：母亲表达的是一种爱。
26. D 我几年之后又想到那晚的情景，think的名词是thoughts；feelings: 感情，心情， 27. A 我怀念母亲的手。missed: 想念，惦记
28. B 儿时发生的那件事在我的记忆中时而近时而远，但总是内心挥之不去的愧疚。close与
后文的far away有关。 29. C 句中的it指“愧疚”，它始终在我心中。be hidden in 隐藏在……; exist是不及物动词搭
配不对
30.B “I once changed to be so rough”是定语从句修饰hands, 这里的意思是：我使母亲的手变得粗糙，因为母亲为我操劳了许多。
31. C 父亲去世后，母亲单独生活。后文有…to her house to spend the night with her 32. A drawn to her house: 自己被母爱所“吸引”
33. C 把挡住额头的头发梳了过去。 brush one’s hair：梳头发 34. B 母亲吻了我。
35. D recall：回忆；returned：返回；归还； remembered：记住； realized：意识到。I recalled
the night.. 意即：I thought of the night…
36. A sorry一词与愧疚有关。其余的选项与上下文意思不符。 37. D as I did是一个表方式的状语，像我一样记得那事。
38. B forgotten and forgiven说的是母亲忘了，原谅了我。. abandoned：被放弃[扔弃，遗弃]了的。
39. D 这里说的是作者对母亲的手产生了一种新的“感激”
40. C 母女情深，这时我感到得到了母爱的包容，因而我的愧疚荡然无存。
Passage 3
（河北省正定中学2010届高三下学期第二次月考）
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist.He had a wife and two fine sons.One night, his oldest son 21 a severe stomachache.Thinking it was only some 22 intestinal （肠内的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very 23 . But the boy 24 suddenly that night. Knowing the death could have been 25 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his guilt. To make matters __26 , his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two 27 were more than Al could handle, and he 28 to alcohol.In time Al __29 an alcoholic.
As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 30 — his home, his land, his art works everything. 31 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete 32 . I thought. \
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment.I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie.He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have 33 known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 34 of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father.One day I worked 35 my courage to ask him.\really 36 by something,\I said.\know your father was 37 the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?\
Ernie sat quietly and 38 for a few moments. Then he said, \__39 as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son.' \
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to 40 Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
21.A.formed B.developed C.received D.gained
22.A. average B. normal C. ordinary D. common 23.A. slightly B. secretly C. seriously D. terribly 24.A.died B.choked C.starved D.worsened 25.A.cured B.prevented C.forbidden D.saved
26.A.better B.heavier C.worse D.happier 27.A.disasters B.adventures C. directions D.situations 28.A.got B.drank C.turned D.sank
29.A.turned B.became C.followed D.created 30.A.needed B.shared C.benefited D.possessed
31.A.Eventually B.Gradually C.Therefore D.Meanwhile 32.A.trouble B.hardship C.failure D.waste 33.A. never B. even C. still D. ever 34.A.win B.fall C.space D.flow 35.A.up B.with C.on D.through 36.A.worried B.puzzled C.interested D.attracted 37.A.especially B.basically C.merely D.specially 38.A.argued B.searched C.analyzed D.reflected
39.A.thoughts B.ideas C.minds D.memories 40.A.treat B.call C.judge D.feel
答案：21---25BDCAB 26---30 CDCBD 31---35 ACDDA 36---40 BBDDC
Passage 4
（河南省郑州智林学校2010届高三下学期模拟测试2）
The House Fairy
As young parents, my husband and I felt that at age 6 and 8, our children were old enough to be cleaning their rooms and making their beds. But they thought 36 . My complaints, repeating myself, even self-justified shouting were landing on 37 ears. I felt frustrated (沮丧的) , and very often a whole afternoon’s scolding would end with their 38 into tears, I realized I needed to 39 my methods of “mothering”.
One day while they were at school, I had great fun 40 their rooms. On their desks, in plain 41 , I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was 42 to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the House Fairy. ” 43 arriving back, the children were 44 excited to receive the little note from the House Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the House Fairy 45 for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and 46 asking them to
play a certain violin 47 . Each day, thank--you notes would be worded differently to keep the ideas 48 . Sometimes the House Fairy would propose a little 49 : “If you can finish your homework today and 50 it before dinner, I’ d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight. ” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in 51 of jobs especially well done the day 52 .
53 I can’t remember how long “the House Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were no longer age appropriate (合适的), we used various versions of Post-Its. The bathroom mirror became the 54 centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.
We all benefited from and 55 the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true legacy of the House Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.
36. A. different B. no C. otherwise D. doubtful 37. A. side B. deaf C. neither D. either 38. A. crying B. breaking C. bursting D. bumping 39. A. adjust B. adopt C. access D. addict 40. A. to tidy B. tidying C. tidied D. tidy 41. A. distance B. words C. speech D. sight 42. A. sent B. read C. delivered D. addressed 43. A. As B. At C. Of D. Upon 44. A. more than B. rather than C. no more than D. other than 45. A. asking B. waiting C. praying D. expecting 46. A. politely B. friendly C. gently D. toughly 47. A. music B. song C. piece D. tone 48. A. respectable B. uninteresting C. incredible D. fresh 49. A. challenge B. question C. suggestion D. advice 50. A. go with B. go through C. look up D. look into 51. A. response B. answer C. praise D. honor 52. A. ahead B. before C. over D. ago
53. A. Actually B. Even so C. Even if D. Though 54. A. reminder B. main C. memory D. life 55. A. learned B. appreciated C. shared D. thanked 答案：36-40：CBCAB 41-45：BDDAB 46-50：CCDAB 51-55：CBAAB
Passage 5
(2010吉林市高三第二次市统考)
Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed
I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just As I was sitting at my desk, I 17 it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a didn’t feel so 16 .
single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 18 .
Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I 19 to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift, 20 to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have 21 of a birthday this year. As always, 22 , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I 23 .
After I hung up, I couldn’t 24 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day. 25 feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I 26 gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise 27 me I’d done the right thing and were a generous 28 for the little effort it had taken.
When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a 29 friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had 30 my own!
Isn’t that the way it is 31 we take the time and make the 32 to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who 33 .”
Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with 34 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to 35 . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too. 16. A. special 17. A. explained 18. A. family 19. A. decided
B. positive B. training
C. nervous C. work
D. proud D. school
B. complained
C. remembered C. agreed
D. informed
B. continued D. refused