（一）北京2004
Don?t Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports
When I ｊｏｉｎed a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential, and I became captain of my 1 . That was before all the fun was taken out of 2 . At first, everyone on the team got 3 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 4 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 5 one-on-one training, got angry when she didn?t give them more playing time in our 6 . The coach was replaced. The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: all we did during practice was 7 . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 8 . Of course, all teams run drills; they are 9 . But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 10 . Younger people shouldn?t be doing exercises 11 for 18-year-olds. I was very thin 12 I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn?t eat much, because I was afraid of being too 13 to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 14 . Is all this pressure necessary? I 15 up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That?s 16 , because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they 17 from the coach or their parents. I continued playing football at school and 18 my love for it. I ｊｏｉｎed a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing 19 him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 20 down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it?s a lot easier to do it well. 1. A. class B. club C. team D. board 2. A. playing B. living C. learning D. working 3. A. great B. equal C. right D. extra 4. A. business B. struggle C. attempt D. pressure 5. A. free B. private C. good D. basic 6. A. matches B. courses C. lessons D. programs 7. A. jump B. play C. run D. shoot 8. A. duty B. meeting C. operation D. training 9. A. necessary B. boring C. scientific D. practical 10. A. speaking B. moving C. sleeping D. breathing 11. A. used B. intended C. made D. described 12. A. till B. since C. before D. because 13. A. full B. tired C. lazy D. big 14. A. size B. share C. space D. state 15. A. gave B. kept C. ended D. picked 16. A. sad B. shameful C. silly D. serious
17. A. received B. suffered C. brought D. felt 18. A. reconsidered B. rediscovered C. re-formed D. replaced 19. A. at B. by C. for D. aroun d 20. A. fell B. stepped C. slowed D. calmed （二）湖北2004
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road. 1 she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student 2 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. No 3 tire.
At this time, a car 4 . Paul and Diane told Clay to 5 them to a service station near their 6 . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 7 with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul. The couple called around to find a tire, No 8 . They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a 9 of keys, “Take our car. We 10 be using it over the holiday.” Clay was 11 . “But I?m going all the way to South Carolina, and I?ll be gone for two weeks,” she 12 them. “We know,” Paul said. “We?ll be 13 when you get back. Here?s our number if you need to 14 us.”
Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the 15 put her luggage into their car and then 16 her off. Two weeks later she 17 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 18 .
“Thank you so much,” she said. “How much do I 19 you？” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don?t want any money. It?s our 20 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do onto others” spirit.
1. A. Suddenly B. Finally C. Immediately D. Fortunately 2. A. afforded B. wanted C. allowed D. managed 3. A. spare B. free C. full D. empty 4. A. passed B. stopp ed C. paused D. started 5. A. help B. push C. take D. follow 6. A. garage B. house C. shop D. hotel 7. A. agree B. match C. go D. deal 8. A. way B. message C. success D. luck 9. A. set B. number C. pair D. chain 10. A. can?t B. shouldn?t C. mustn?t D. won?t 11. A. satisfied B. worried C. astonished D. disturbed 12. A. persuaded B. advised C. reminded D. promised 13. A. happy B. here C. away D. busy 14. A. get in touch with B. keep in touch with C. be in touch with D. put in touch with 15. A. repairmen B. cleaners C. friends D. couple 16. A. sent B. shook C. watched D. drove 17. A. shocked B. happened C. returned D. came 18. A. loaded B. fixed C. tied D. rebuilt 19. A. owe B. lend C. give D. offer 20. A. wish B. job C. duty D. pleasure （三）湖南2004
I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a 1 village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be 2 at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and 3 to pick him up at 4 pm, then ｄｒｏｐped off the car at the 4 . With several hours to spare, l went to a theater. 5 , when the last movie finished, it was six. 1 was two hours late!
I knew Dad would be angry if he 6 I?d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I 7 there I apologized for being late, and told him I?d 8 as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repairs. I?ll never forget the 9 he gave me. “I＇m disappointed you 10 you have to lie to me, Jason.” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn?t 11 , I called the garage to ask
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if there were any 12 , and they told me you hadn?t yet picked up the car.” I felt 13 as I weakly told him the real reason. A 14 passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I＇m angry with 15 . I realize I?ve failed as a father. I?m going to walk home now and think seriously about 16 I?ve gone wrong all these years.” “But Dad, it?s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were 17 . Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, 18 him all the way, but he walked silently.
Seeing Dad in so much 19 and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was 20 the most successful lesson. I have never lied since. 1. A. lonely B. small C. distant D. familiar 2. A. kept B. washed C. watched D. serviced 3. A. agreed B. planned C. determined D. promised 4. A. village B. community C. garage D. theater 5. A. However B. Then C. Therefore D. Still 6. A. realized B. found out C. thought D. figured out 7. A. went B. ran C. walked D. hurried 8. A. started B. left C. arrived D. come 9. A. word B. face C. look D. appearance 10. A. find B. decide C. believe D. feel
11. A. turn up B. drive out C. go away D. come out 12. A. questions B. problems C. mistakes D. faults 13. A. ashamed B. frightened C. nervous D. surprised 14. A. nervousness B. sadness C. silence D. thought 15. A. you B. myself C. me D. yourself 16. A. ｗｈｅｒｅ B. how C. why D. when 17. A. meaningless B. useless C. helpless D. worthless 18. A. asking B. persuading C. begging D. following 19. A. physical B. practical C. personal D. natural 20. A. indeed B. always C. also D. almost （四）重庆2004
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school?s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy?s 1 , she said she would go. This 2 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 3 his mother and he felt 4 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that 5 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 6 why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people were 7 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 8 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and 9 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 10 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 11 , “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “ 12 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 13 afraid to go in because the fire was 14 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 15 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 16 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 17 , but to this day, I have never 18 what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 19 of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 20 for the rest of the day.
1. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement 2. A. would B. could C. should D. must 3. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met 4. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired 5. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
6. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about 7. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted 8. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of 9. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
10. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning 11. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously 12. A. As B. When C. Since D. While 13. A. so B. much C. quite D. too
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14. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control 15. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless 16. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched 17. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening 18. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted 19. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride 20. A. quietly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly （五）福建2004
Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest 1 out of our Polynesian Village resort(度假胜地) at Walt Disney was asked how she 2 her visit. She told the front-desk clerk that she had had a(an) 3 vacation, but was heart-broken about 4 several rolls of Kodak color film that she had not yet 5 . At that moment she was particularly 6 over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, 7 this was a memory she especially treasured.
Now, please understand that we have no written service rules 8 lost photos in the park. 9 , the clerk at the front desk 10 Disney?s idea of caring for our 11 . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of 12 film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.
Two weeks later the guest received a 13 at her home. In it were photos of all the actors of our show, 14 signed by each performer. There were also 15 of the public procession(游行队伍) and fireworks in the park, taken by the front desk clerk in her own 16 after work. I happened to know this 17 because this guest wrote us a letter. She said that 18 in her life had she received such good service from any business.
Excellent 19 does not come from policy(政策性的) handbooks. It comes from people who 20 —and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude. 1. A. working B. checking C. trying D. staying 2. A. expected B. realized C. paid D. enjoyed
3. A. disappointing B. wonderful C. uncomfortable D. important 4. A. taking B. ｄｒｏｐping C. losing D. breaking 5. A. developed B. taken C. washed D. loaded 6. A. silly B. nervous C. calm D. sad 7. A. when B. ｗｈｅｒｅ C. as D. which 8. A. covering B. finding C. making D. keeping 9. A. Excitedly B. Fortunately C. Therefore D. Quietly 10. A. understood B. reminded C. trusted D. discovered 11. A. workers B. guests C. managers D. clerks 12. A. printed B. shot C. unused D. recorded 13. A. film B. card C. camera D. packet
14. A. frequently B. personally C. alone D. actually 15. A. rules B. pictures C. handbooks D. performances 16. A. case B. work C. time D. position 17. A. story B. place C. photo D. show 18. A. only B. almost C. never D. nearly 19. A. advice B. experience C. quality D. service 10. A. care B. serve C. ｌｉｋｅ D. know （六）全国（I）2004
It was the night before the composition was due(到期). As I looked at the list of topics, “The Art of Eating Spaghetti” caught my eyes. The word “spaghetti”(通心粉) brought back the 1 of an evening at Uncle Allen?s in Belleville 2 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 3 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic(外来的) treat in 4 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 5 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be 6 it. What laughing 7 we had about the 8 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 9 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 10 it down simply for my own 11 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 12 , I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 13 left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 14 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 15 papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, The Art of Eating Spaghetti.”
My words! He was reading my words out 16 to the whole class. 17 laughed, and then the whole class was laughing with openhearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 18 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 19 my words had the power to make people 20 . 1. A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience 2. A. when B. ｗｈｅｒｅ C. since D. after
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3. A. cooked B. served C. got D. made 4. A. their B. past C. last D. those 5. A. none B. one C. some D. neither
6. A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in 7. A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments 8. A. nearly B. naturally C. officially D. socially 9. A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately 10. A. settle B. put C. take D. let 11. A. work B. story C. luck D. joy
12. A. However B. Except for that C. As for him D. Therefore 13. A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea 14. A. give up B. continue C. hand in D. delay 15. A. written B. graded C. collected D. signed 16. A. loud B. fast C. publicly D. calmly 17. A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I 18. A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure 19. A. if B. for C. while D. although 20. A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laugh （七）全国（II）2004
Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American female writer. But her writing 1 was something she picked up by herself. After her first 2 , teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. 3 , writing stories was simply a 4 interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商). 5 , they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long 6 and paid Tracy a $50,000 in advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for 7 writer.”
8 Tracy?s characters are interesting, her stories sometimes 9 readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could 10 the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”
“Can I? I don?t think I can.” Tracy said with a laugh. “But sometimes I do have 11 when things come to me 12 .” Once, she was wondering how to complete a 13 set in ancient(古代的) China. 14 the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese 15 . It came without her having 16 it.
Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained 17 by her fame. She lives in the same 18 she lived 27 years ago—although in a more comfortable home. There?s more room for 19 in her life and it wasn?t just 20 .
1. A. skill B. experience C. practice D. method 2. A. duty B. effort C. job D. task
3. A. Instead B. Normally C. Certainly D. Then 4. A. general B. deep C. personal D. lively
5. A. Interested B. Anxiously C. Seriously D. Encouraged 6. A. film B. story C. program D. article
7. A. a foreign B. a popular C. an unusual D. an unknown 8. A. Now that B. Even though C. Just because D. Except that 9. A. find B. turn C. leave D. hold
10. A. make up B. connect with C. control D. explain 11. A. events B. chances C. feelings D. moments
12. A. for no reason B. from a distance C. by accident D. as gifts 13. A. description B. painting C. scene D. talk
14. A. Surprisingly B. Suddenly C. Expectedly D. Fortunately 15. A. cooking B. history C. play D. medicine 16. A. known B. sent C. realized D. ordered
17. A. unchanged B. excited C. determined D. unmoved 18. A. life B. city C. house D. way 19. A. success B. work C. joy D. variety 20. A. writing B. reporting C. luck D. fun
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（八）江苏2004
We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever we?ve become used to suddenly disappears. 1 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 2 to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter 3 the weather was ｌｉｋｅ, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On 4 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 5 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 6 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 7 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 8 I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 9 her.
“Did she have an accident? Something 10 ?” I thought to myself about her 11 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had 12 her. I began to realize that part of our 13 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 14 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 15 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 16 markers in our byes. They add weight to our 17 of place and belonging.
Think about it. 18 , while walking to work, we mark ｗｈｅｒｅ we are by 19 a certain building, why should we not mark ｗｈｅｒｅ we are when we pass a familiar, though 20 person? 1. A. Make B. Take C. Give D. Have 2. A. happened B. wanted C. used D. tried 3. A. what B. how C. which D. when 4. A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. snowy 5. A. took B. brought C. carried D. turned
6. A. Clearly B. Particularly C. Luckily D. Especially 7. A. believed B. expressed C. remembered D. wondered 8. A. long B. often C. soon D. much
9. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired 10. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
11. A. disappearance B. appearance C. misfortune D. fortune 12. A. forgotten B. lost C. known D. hurt 13. A. happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily 14. A. friends B. strangers C. tourists D. guests 15. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably 16. A. common B. pleasant C. important D. faithful 17. A. choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense 18. A. Because B. If C. Although D. However 19. A. keeping B. changing C. passing D. mentioning 20. A. unnamed B. unforgettable C. unbelievable D. unreal （九）浙江2004
“It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had 1 made a “motherhood contract(合同)”—declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 2 the care of their four children and all the housework. 3 he didn?t even know how to make coffee when he sighed, he was very confident.
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 4 . “I was beaten down,” admits Bob. “Not only is motherhood a 5 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being.”
Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After the married, Pat 6 a secretary to help put him through university. 7 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. 8 two years ago Pat went back to work. “I had been 9 children so much,” she 10 . “I couldn?t talk to a grown-up.” She continued to run the household, 11 —until Bob sighed the contract.
Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 12 . For the last three weeks, the family 13 a lot—sometimes having MacDonald?s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.
14 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 15 the bed is made. “I found 16 —I shut the doors,” he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. “When we went to 17 Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 18 side out so they would look clean.” Now that Bob has publicly 19 he was wrong, he is 20 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. 1. A. only B. just C. nearly D. ever
2. A. stick to B. set about C. think about D. take over 3. A. If B. As C. Since D. Although
4. A. carry on B. give up C. break down D. find out 5. A. strange B. pleasant C. difficult D. serious 6. A. sent B. employed C. learned from D. worked as 7. A. In time B. Before long C. Since then D. Later on 8. A. Then B. Thus C. So D. Still
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