9. A. near B. after C. about D. around 10. A. insists B. sighs C. jokes D. apologizes 11. A. besides B. therefore C. however D. otherwise 12. A. terrible B. tasty C. expensive D. special 13. A. starved B. traveled C. worked out D. ate out 14. A. Due to B. As for C. Along with D. Except for 15. A. until B. before C. if D. unless
16. A. an easier way B. a cheaper way C. a cleaner way D. a harder way 17. A. receive B. welcome C. greet D. fetch 18. A. good B. wrong C. right D. opposite
19. A. admitted B. suggested C. agreed D. explained 20. A. operating B. realizing C. sharing D. performing （十）天津2004
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn?t healed from a(n) 1 injury. I had 2 whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, 3 for the 3,000-meter run. “Ready…set…” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed 4 me. I felt 5 as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray! ” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 6 I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should 7 ,” I thought as I moved on. 8 , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran 9 and decided not to 10 in track next year. It wouldn?t be worth it, 11 my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer— 12 than the one I?d heard earlier. I turned around and 13 , the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.” I was leaving 14 several girls came up to me. “Wow, you?ve got courage!” one of them told me.
“Courage? I just 15 a race! ” I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”
Suddenly I regained 16 . I decided to 17 track next year. I realized strength and courage aren?t always 18 in medals and victories, but in the 19 we overcome. The strongest people are not always the people who win, 20 the people who don?t give up when they lose. 1. A. slighter B. worse C. earlier D. heavier 2. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted 3. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty
4. A. from behind B. ahead of C. next to D. close to 5. A. ashamed B. astonished C. excited D. frightened 6. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise
7. A. slow down B. ｄｒｏｐ out C. go on D. speed up 8. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However 9. A. with delight B. with fear C. in pain D. in advance 10. A. play B. arrive C. race D. attend 11. A. even if B. only if C. unless D. until 12. A. weaker B. longer C. lower D. louder 13. A. well enough B. sure enough C. surprisingly enough D. strangely enough 14. A. while B. when C. as D. since 15. A. finished B. won C. passed D. lost 16. A. cheer B. hope C. interest D. experience 17. A. hold on B. turn to C. begin with D. stick with 18. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased 19. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseases D. tiredness 20. A. or B. nor C. and D. but （十一）浙江2005
It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 1 I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed 2 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn?t feel their souls 3 their souls belonged to the 4 .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 5 in front of it. “I?m Steve”, he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can?t talk with you. I?m 6 ”, he said. He was chatting online with somebody—probably someone he didn?t know and, 7 , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was 8 .
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Why didn?t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 9 to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 10 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction. I was 11 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ 12 !”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I 13 , and saw nobody showed any interest.
14 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 15 having a relationship with the 16 , particularly Steve. I wouldn?t want to 17 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 18 with people.
I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn?t even 19 that the coffee was bad, 20 Steve didn?t notice there was a person next to him. 1. A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While 2. A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. fear 3. A. because B. when C. until D. unless 4. A. home B. world C. Net D. Cafe
5. A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning 6. A. busy B. thirsty C. tired D. sick
7. A. first of all B. just then C. at the same time D. by that time 8. A. surprised B. delighted C. moved D. frightened 9. A. once B. again C. first D. even 10. A. but B. so C. if D. or
11. A. excited B. respected C. afraid D. unhappy
12. A. Shut up B. Enjoy yourself C. Leave me alone D. Help me out 13. A. walked about B. walked out C. raised my hand D. raised my head
14. A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all 15. A. interested in B. tired of C. careful about D. troubled by 16. A. computer B. soul C. shop D. geek 17. A. tell B. plan C. imagine D. design
18. A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as 19. A. pretend B. understand C. insist D. realize 20. A. as if B. just as C. just after D. even though （十二）山东2005
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1 , but I always knew he was 2 . He never criticized us, but used 3 to bring out our best. He?d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don?t give them water, they die.” I 4 as a child I said something 5 about somebody, and my father said, “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it?s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 7 people, I would get the best 8 . From then on I?ve always tried to 9 the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad?s also always been very 10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 11 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 13 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 14 me to go into law. And I?ve 15 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 16 I didn?t pursue my 17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 18 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I?d ｌｉｋｅ to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 20 me.
1. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener 2. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned 3. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth 4. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
5. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual 6. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other 7. A. on B. in C. at D. about
8. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return 9. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
10. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding 11. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
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12. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice 13. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
14. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested 15. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost 16. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore 17. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream 18. A. this B. he C. it D. that
19. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project 20. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised （十三）湖南2005
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 1 the move, my father 2 us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 3 that the universe would suddenly change its course. “In May, we?re 4 to Arizona.”
The words, so small, didn?t seem 5 enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the 6 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 7 mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 8 into own new home. 9 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 10 explored our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 11 and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched(蹲) down for a closer look. “You＇d better not 12 that.” I turned around to see an old woman. “Are you new to this neighborhood?” I explained that I was, 13 , new to the entire state.
“My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 14 ? It must be quite a 15 after living in Boston.” How could I explain how I 16 the desert? I couldn?t seem to find the right words.
“It?s vastness,? she offered. “That vastness 17 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert—you can 18 how little you are in comparison with the world. 19 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”
That was it. That was the feeling I?d had ever since I?d first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 20 would change with just a few simple words. “Would you ｌｉｋｅ to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn?t touch.” 1. A. During B. Until C. Upon D. Before
2. A. gathered B. warned C. organized D. comforted 3. A. hoping B. admitting C. realizing D. believing 4. A. going B. moving C. driving D. flying 5. A. good B. simple C. big D. proper 6. A. picture B. ground C. sense D. area
7. A. suggested B. solved C. discovered D. explained 8. A. settled B. walked C. hurried D. stepped 9. A. If B. After C. once D. While
10. A. bitterly B. easily C. proudly D. eagerly 11. A as well B. as usual C. fight away D. on time 12. A. move B. dig C. pull D. touch
13. A. of course B. in fact C. after all D. at least 14. A. desert B. city C. state D. country 15. A. luck B. doubt C. shock D. danger 16. A. found B. examined C. watched D. reached 17. A. why B. when C. how D. ｗｈｅｒｅ 18. A. prove B. guess C. sense D. expect
19. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile 20. A. idea B. life C. home D. family （十五）江苏2005
On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, 1 my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it 2 over a fence. Chris was paralyzed(瘫痪) from the chest down, 3 to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of 4 with lots of unexpected challenges. We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”. Or so we thought. 5 what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of 6 difficulties. We came to learn that something 7 could happen in a disaster. All over the world people 8 Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a 9 center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of 10 had been received and sorted.
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As 11 , we opened letter after letter. They gave us 12 and became a source of strength for us. We used them to 13 ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a 14 , or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or 15 in bed living happily and 16 . These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so 17 we offer one of them to you. Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your 18 accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this 19 challenge. People everyｗｈｅｒｅ are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you 20 . 1. A. since B. before C. when D. while 2. A. walked B. climbed C. pulled D. jumped 3. A. able B. unable C. suitable D. unsuitable
4. A. disability B. possession C. convenience D. experience 5. A. So B. For C. Or D. Yet
6. A. sharing B. separating C. fearing D. exploiting 7. A. terrible B. similar C. wonderful D. practical 8. A. wrote for B. cared for C. hoped for D. sent for 9. A. medical B. postal C. experimental D. mental 10 A. news B. paper C. equipment D. mail 11. A. patients B. a family C. nurses D. a group 12. A. effect B. effort C. comfort D. explanation 13. A. encourage B. express C. control D. treat 14. A. cry B. laugh C. chat D. sigh 15. A. much B. never C. even D. seldom 16. A. bitterly B. fairly C. weakly D. successfully 17. A. here B. there C. therefore D. forward 18. A. driving B. flying C. running D. riding 19. A. technical B. different C. difficult D. valuable 20. A. nearby B. close C. busy D. alive （十六）湖北2005
You are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells are exploding; people are shooting from a house behind you. What are you doing there? You aren?t a soldier. You aren?t 1 carrying a gun. You?re standing in front of a 2 and you?re telling the TV 3 what is happening.
It?s all in a day?s work for a war reporter, and it can be very 4 . In the first two years of the 5 in former Yugoslavia(前南斯拉夫), 28 reporters and photographers were killed. Hundreds more were 6 . What kind of people put themselves in danger to 7 pictures to our TV screens and 8 to our newspapers? Why do they do it?
“I think it?s every young journalist?s 9 to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that?s 10 you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, you take it 11 it is a war.” But there are moments of 12 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes, when you?re lying on the ground and bullets are flying 13 your ears, you think: ?What am I doing here? I?m not going to do this again.? But that feeling 14 after a while and when the next war starts, you?ll be 15 .”
“None of us believes that we?re going to 16 ,” adds Michael. But he always 17 a lucky charm(护身符) with him. It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It?s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh, 18 , and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ?If you get me out of this, I 19 I?ll never do it again.? You can almost hear God 20 , because you know he doesn?t believe you.” 1. A. simply B. really C. merely D. even 2. A. crowd B. house C. battlefield D. camera 3. A. producers B. viewers C. directors D. actors 4. A. dangerous B. exciting C. normal D. disappointing 5. A. stay B. fight C. war D. life
6. A. injured B. buried C. defeated D. saved 7. A. bring B. show C. take D. make
8. A. scenes B. passages C. stories D. contents 9. A. belief B. dream C. duty D. faith 10. A. why B. what C. how D. ｗｈｅｒｅ
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11. A. even so B. ever since C. as if D. even if 12. A. fear B. surprise C. shame D. sadness 13. A. into B. around C. past D. through 14. A. returns B. goes C. continues D. occurs 15. A. there B. away C. out D. home 16. A. leave B. escape C. die D. remain 17. A. hangs B. wears C. holds D. carries
18. A. never B. many times C. some time D. seldom 19. A. consider B. accept C. promise D. guess 20. A. whispering B. laughing C. screaming D. crying （十七）福建2005
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer 1 of Harvard?s president. But they were 2 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become 4 and go away. But they didn?t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 8 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would ｌｉｋｅ to 9 a memorial(纪念物) to him, someｗｈｅｒｅ on campus.”
The president wasn?t 10 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can?t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 11 would look ｌｉｋｅ a cemetery,” “Oh, no,” the lady 12 quickly. “We don?t want to put up a statue. We would ｌｉｋｅ to give a 13 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 16 , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 17 ? Why don?t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 18 their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California ｗｈｅｒｅ they founded the University that bears their 19 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about. 1. A. lab B. library C. hall D. office
2. A. watched B. stopped C. followed D. interviewed 3. A. hoping B. finding C. realizing D. imagining 4. A. surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled 5. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly 6. A. pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad 7. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served 8. A. clever B. brave C. proud D. happy
9. A. set about B. set up C. take down D. take over 10. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed 11. A. house B. part C. garden D. place
12. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted 13. A. building B. yard C. playground D. square 14. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called 15. A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion 16. A. bored B. astonished C. interested D. pleased 17. A. department B. university C. business D. club 18. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though 19. A. name B. character C. picture D. sign 20. A. talked B. knew C. heard D. cared （十八）安徽2005
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “You?re never going to be 2 but a failure.”
After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let?s 8 it, you?ve failed at everything you?ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel 10 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, ｗｈｅｒｅ I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself— 15 was a working-class boy who?d 16 school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now I?m rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me
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