what the kind fairy said.‖
The lovely old woman still 34 and said, ―She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or 35 . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.‖ 21. A. thought B. found C. sounded D. felt 22. A. butterfly B. bird C. snake D. squirrel 23. A. so B. or C. but D. as 24. A. on B. up C. into D. down 25. A. surprised B. tired C. mad D. angry 26. A. catching B. beating C. killing D. saving 27. A. active B. happy C. energetic D. humorous 28. A. always B. never C. seldom D. hardly 29. A. success B. secret C. power D. lesson 30. A. asked B. hoped C. answered D. refused 31. A. witch B. fairy C. ghost D. princess 32. A. village B. town C. city D. world 33. A. excited B. pleased C. glad D. afraid 34. A. shouted B. cried C. smiled D. jumped 35. A. young B. great C. nice D. quiet
七【2012梅州】
A man walked into a restaurant. The restaurant advertised it had the 46 menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how 47 it was.
At the bottom of the 48 , there was a notice that said, ―If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away.‖
The man 49 the menu and decided to make sure if it was true. He would order 50 that was very unusual.
When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, ―You say you can serve any dish, even if it‘s not on your longest menu in the world.‖
―That is correct, sir. We are able to meet everyone‘s requirements.‖
―Well,‖ the man said, ―bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears. 51 , not African.‖ The waiter wrote down in his paper: Two Indian elephant ears on toast. ―Very good, sir,‖ he said. ―That shouldn‘t 52 long.‖ The waiter walked away quickly.
The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.
Then he smiled 53 the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face. ―Ah!‖ the man said. ―You can‘t 54 it to me, can you?‖ The waiter made an apology (道歉).
―I‘m very sorry, sir, and this is the 55 embarrassing,‖ he said, ―but I‘m afraid we can‘t because we‘ve run out of bread.‖
46. A. biggest B. thickest C. heaviest D. longest 47. A. unfair B. unusual C. beautiful D. important 48. A. menu B. dish C. restaurant D. table 49. A. looked for B. took out C. looked at D. picked up 50. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
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51. A. American B. Indian C. Canadian D. Australian 52. A. pay B. cost C. take D. spend 53. A. as B. and C. so D. though 54. A. catch B. take C. fetch D. bring 55. A. least B. most C. less D. more
八【2012咸宁】
Start Today
\when I 36 the TV the other day. They were coming from one of the talk shows 37 are so popular on TV these days. I started to turn the channel but the words I had 38 made me stop for a moment. I 39 the speaker of them. He couldn't have been more than 18 years old, but already he was writing off （认为……已失败） his life as a useless waste.
I wanted to shout at him:\ 40 yet!\
It is 41 sad that so many people cannot get beyond (摆脱) their pasts and live 42 the present. There are so many people like that talk show guest. There are people still in their teen years 43 that their lives are over. There are people in their twenties who already think they have 44 the boat to success and happiness. There are people in their thirties and forties who sit around complaining that life has passed them by. I want to shout to them all:\Wake up! You're still 45 ! What have you done today?\If you want a happy life, you can't dwell on(细想、纠缠于)your past 46 . If you want joy and love in your life, you have to choose them today. God gives us a new chance at life every time we wake up in the morning. It is up to us to seize it.
Today 47 be the beginning of a new life for each of us. We can choose joy right now. We can share love today. We can live in delight starting at this moment. It doesn't matter how hard our past has been. Our present can be full of joy and our future can be full of 48 . It doesn't matter if we are eight 49 eighty--we can still make our lives 50 . Life isn't over until your last heartbeat. Start today, then, to make your heart beat with joy, love, and light.
36. A. turned down B. turned off C. turned on D. turned up 37. A. when B. that C. one D. what
38. A. heard B. found C. seen D. listened to 39. A. looked up B. looked after C. looked for D. looked at 40. A. death B. dead C. die D. died 41. A. so B. so a C. such D. such a 42. A. at B. with C. in D. to
43. A. think B. thinking C. thinks D. to think 44. A. taken B. caught C. missed D. lost 45. A. alive B. living C. lively D. lovely 46. A. mistake B. mistakes C. wrong D. ideas 47. A. must B. mustn't C. can't D. can
48. A. pain B. happiness C. sadness D. challenge 49. A. and B. to C. or D. between 50. A. wonder B. wondering C. wondered D. wonderful
九【2012日照】
Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I 36 to take a bus. Not knowing the routes(线路), I thought
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I'd just go east.
A bus stopped. I got 37 and asked the driver how far she was going. ―Ten more miles,‖ she said. There was 38 bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.
I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look 39 . After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi 40 home. Then a bus came up. There was no lighted number above its windshield (挡风玻璃). It was out of service, but the door opened. It was the same driver.
―I just can't leave you here,‖ she said. ―This isn't the nicest place. I will take you home.‖ ―You will drive me home on the bus?‖ I asked in 41 . ―No, I will take you in my car,‖ she said. ―It's a long way.‖
―Come on,‖ she said. ―I have nothing 42 to do.‖
She began telling me a story 43 we drove from the station in the car. A few days 44 , her brother had run out of gas (汽油). A kind man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. ―I'm just passing the kindness along,‖ she said.
When I offered her money as a thank-you, she refused. ―Just do 45 nice for somebody. Pass it along,‖ she said. 36. A. agreed B. decided C. found D. used 37. A. away B. down C. on D. off 38. A. another B. same C. every D. each 39. A. at B. into C. after D. for 40. A. ride B. ticket C. guide D. driver 41. A. agreement B. surprise C. heart D. order 42. A. hardly B. probably C. else D. everywhere 43. A. so B. because C. before D. as 44. A. later B. earlier C. more D. missing 45. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
十【2012乐山】
A
In the US, when your school doesn‘t have a bus, and you live too far to walk, you need a carpool（拼车）.A carpool is a group of 36 sharing a car to school in the morning. There are 37 four or five kids in their cars. Parents take turns driving the kids in their cars.
Teamwork （协作）is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make 38 late for class. If you sit in the car and wait for a classmate for a long time, you‘ll probably get a little 39 . Also, your carpool friends might feel the 40 way when you keep them waiting.
You learn a great 41 in responsibility（责任）in the carpool before school ever starts. 36. A. teachers B. drivers C. students 37.A. usually B. hardly C. already 38.A. another B. the other C. the others 39.A. angry B. worried C. tired 40.A. different B. wrong C. same 41.A. use B. lesson C. work
B
My parents took me to England when I was a boy. I lived there for 3 years. When I came back, I could speak English quite well. ―I must do something 42 with my English.‖ I said to myself. Not long after that, I got a good 43 . Because
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of serious illness, I stayed home with nothing to do. My father brought me an English book. ―Why don‘t you 44 into Chinese? It could make you English much better.‖ I 45 to translate 1，500 words each day. But later I found it very 46 to keep the promise. One day, I wanted to go out because the weather was sunny. But those 1，500 words hadn‘t been translated yet. 47 wished I could just go outside and play football with my friends! I just wanted to 48 . I really couldn‘t control(控制) myself. I rushed out of the door. 49 the way to the playground, I didn‘t feel so happy that I could not enjoy myself. Suddenly I remembered the words my parents had told me, ―Whatever you do, don‘t stop halfway.‖ So I turned back and 50 with the translation. 42. A. useful 43. A. excuse 44. A. add 45. A. failed 46. A. possible 47. A. What 48. A. keep up 49. A. In 50. A. continued B. funny B. idea B. make B. promised B. right B. How B. give up B. At B. prepared C. hopeful C. chance C. send C. refused C. hard C. When C. look up C. On C. began D. serious D. rest D. translate D. advised D. true D. Why D. make up D. With D. played
十一、【2012丹东】
Peter came from a poor family. His father died when he was five. His mother had no money to send him to school. His mother‘s best friend, Mrs Smith, felt that the boy was 41 , and decided to give him some money so he 42 go to school. When the boy finished high school, he found a job in the city.
43 soon Mrs Smith had a serious illness. As she was dying(即将死亡的)，she asked Peter
to look after her daughter. A few years later, Peter married the girl. He loved her so much that he tried to make her 44 every day. He cooked lots of delicious food and bought all kinds of beautiful clothes for her. So she became very fat and found 45 hard to walk.
One day, she felt uncomfortable. She went to the hospital. The doctor 46 and told her not to eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like that. She was afraid she might 47 the doctor‘s words, so she wrote all the names of the foods on a piece of paper. When she got home, she put the 48 on the table and went out. When she returned home, she found all kinds of meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Peter was busy 49 . As soon as he saw her, he said 50 ,―I‘ve bought all the foods you wanted, dear!‖
41. A. lazy B. clever C. funny D. interesting 42. A. would B. must C. had to D. could
43. A. Though B. So C. But D. Or 44. A. outgoing B. lovely C. active D. happy 45. A. it B. its C. that D. this 46. A. looked her up B. looked her over C. looked for her D. looked at her
47. A. forge B. catch C. remember D. follow 48. A. notice B. name C. words D. list 49. A. eating B. drinking C. cooking D. having 50. A. sadly B. excitedly C. anxiously D. angrily
十二、【2012随州】
Life is not easy, but I‘d like to say \
When I was young, I was 36 nervous that I couldn‘t talk to anyone. My classmates often 37 me. I was
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sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. It meant I had to 38 in front of all the teachers and students in my school!
\ 39 .\At last I 40 the topic, \times. 41 my mother's great love, I did well in the contest. I could 42 believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first prize. I heard the 43 from the teachers and students. Those who once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said \ 44 . Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to have confidence. This can be 45 not only for a person but also for a country.
( ) 36. A. so B. to C. very D. quite ( ) 37. A. worked on B. broke down C. fell off D. laughed at ( ) 38. A. write B. speak C. tell D. say ( ) 39. A. win B. lose C. beat D. pass ( ) 40. A. reached B. brought C. chose D. thought ( ) 41. A. At B. To C. As D. With ( ) 42. A. almost B. nearly C. ever D. hardly ( ) 43. A. cheer B. noise C. thank D. wish ( ) 44. A. angrily B. sadly C. quietly D. excitedly ( )45. A. real B. really C. true D. truly
十三、【2012兰州】
41 a river there was a very narrow (窄的) bridge. One day a goat was crossing this bridge, just at the middle of the bridge he met another goat. There was no room for them to pass.
\ 42 . \ 43 of us.\
\ 44 you go back?\ \ 45 than you.\ \
\羊角) 46 . \ 47 into the river and be drowned (淹死). 48 , I have a plan--1 shall lie down, and you may walk over me.\
Then the wise goat 49 down on the bridge, and the other goat walked 50 over him. So they passed each other, and went on their ways.
41. A. On B. In C. Over D. Under 42. A. other B. the other C. another D. the others 43. A. both B. all C. neither D. none 44. A. not B. don't C. are D. aren't 45. A. strong B. stronger C. thin D. thinner 46. A. fight B. fought C. fighting D. to fight 47. A. feel B. fall C. fell D. felt 48. A. Instead B. Though C. However D. Because 49. A. lie B. lied C. laid D. lay
50. A. light B. lighter C. lightly D. more lightly
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