down had 20 : “I believe in you. You?ll succeed.” 1. A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful
2. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing 3. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful
4. A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing 5. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told 6. A. me B. them C. her D. it
7. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty 8. A. see B. know C. understand D. face
9. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition 10. A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back 11. A. day B. night C. month D. year 12. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success
13. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up 14. A. while B. if C. when D. or 15. A. there B. here C. it D. that
16. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated 17. A. tired B. calm C. nervous D. famous 18. A. And B. But C. However D. Well 19. A. just B. exactly C. so D. very
20. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advised （十九）北京2005 Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today?s world. Well, I?m here to give you 1 .
I wanted to do something very 2 for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He 3 all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it 4 it looked almost new. I was so 5 of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.
I could 6 wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to 7 the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a 8 :” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so 9 . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could 10 lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I?ll get you one” was my husband?s 11 . I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could 12 this expensive gift.
Of course, the 13 awoke, and my son was thrilled(激动的) with my reaction. Many kisses were 14 , and I immediately wanted him to 15 my gift. As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not 16 what I was expecting. Then I 17 that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard. Of course I was the proudest mother 18 on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still 19 and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me! I thought you?d love to 20 this story.
The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle. 1. A. hope B. advice C. support D. courage 2. A. polite B. similar C. special D. private 3. A. played B. studied C. traveled D. worked 4. A. after B. before C. unless D. until 5. A. sure B. fond C. proud D. confident 6. A. perhaps B. really C. almost D. hardly 7. A. start B. cook C. set D. serve 8. A. note B. notice C. word D. sign
9. A. disturbed B. confused C. astonished D. inspired 10. A. give B. take C. draw D. teach
11. A. reason B. request C. comment D. response 12. A. present B. afford C. find D. order
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13. A. neighbor B. building C. home D. house
14. A. exchanged B. experienced C. expected D. exhibited 15. A. tear B. open C. check D. receive
16. A. purely B. basically C. obviously D. exactly 17. A. realized B. remembered C. imagined D. supposed 18. A. only B. still C. ever D. even 19. A. works B. exists C. matters D. counts 20. A. send B. publish C. share D. write （二十）全国（I）2005
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 1 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 2 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 3 in front of him, which he was 4 to read, but I could 5 that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my 6 the man was clearly puzzled by the 7 way in which the waiter and I 8 each other. He seemed even more puzzled as 9 went on and it became 10 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 11 . When he came out, he paid his bill and 12 without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 13 . “Well,” he said，“that man was a detective. He 14 you here because he thought you were the man he 15 .” “What?” I said, showing my 16 . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 17 say he looked very much ｌｉｋｅ you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 18 .” “Well, it?s really 19 I came to a restaurant ｗｈｅｒｅ I?m known, ” I said.“ 20 , I might have been in trouble.” 1. A. knew B. understood C. noticed D. recognized 2. A. since B. even if C. though D. as if 3. A. flat B. open C. cut D. fixed
4. A. hoping B. thinking C. pretending D. continuing 5. A. see B. find C. guess D. learn 6. A. menu B. bill C. paper D. food 7. A. direct B. familiar C. strange D. funny
8. A. chatted with B. looked at C. laughed at D. talked about 9. A. the waiter B. time C. I D. the dinner 10. A. true B. hopeful C. clear D. possible 11. A. restaurant B. washroom C. office D. kitchen 12. A. left B. acted C. sat down D. calmed down 13. A. wanted B. tried C. ordered D. wished 14. A. met B. caught C. followed D. discovered 15. A. was to beat B. was dealing with C. was to meet D. was looking for 16. A. care B. surprise C. worry D. regret 17. A. must B. can C. need D. may
18. A. discovery B. mistake C. decision D. fortune 19. A. a pity B. natural C. a chance D. lucky 20. A. Thus B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore （二十一）北京2006 Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 1 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy but rather when he was 2 and ill.
My father was 3 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 4 all that away. Now he can no longer walk and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 5 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters, we started 6 about life, and I told them about one of my 7 . I said that we must always very often give things up 8 we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always 9 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 10 up. He said, “But, Petet. I gave up 11 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 12 , he answered his own question : “I 13 the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also 14 by his words. After that, when I began to fell irritated(愤怒的) at someone, I 15 remember his words and become 16 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 17 to give up my small irritations. In this 18 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 19 what other things I could learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 20 .
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1. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile 2. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow 3. A. already B. still C. only D. once 4. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put
5. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. hopeless 6. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking 7. A. decisions B. experience C. ambitions D. beliefs 8. A. as B. since C. before D. till
9. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires 10. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened 11. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything 12. A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly 13. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed 14. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned 15. A. should B. could C. would D. might 16. A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy 17. A. ready B. ｌｉｋｅly C. free D. able 18. A. case B. form C. method D. way 19. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess 20. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word （二十二）福建2006
The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasn?t until October 26 that Vice. Admiral(海军中将) Collingwood was 1 to send off his report to Britain 2 the victory and Nelson?s death. He chose 3 the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet. Pickle, 4 by Captain Lapenotiere. In spite of 5 winds and rough seas, Pickle made the 6 of more than 1,000 miles in just over eight days, 7 Falmouth on the morning of November 4.
From there, Captain Lapenotiere 8 a fast post chaise(轻便马车) to London, traveling 9 for 37 hours. He reached the Admiralty in Whitehall at 1a.m. on Wednesday, November 6—less than 11 days after he had 10 Collingwood.
Most of the officials had gone to bed 11 , but the secretary was still 12 in the famous Board Room. Lapenotiere hurried in and 13 the report with the simple words: “Sir, we have gained a great victory. But we have 14 Lord Nelson.”
Copies of the report were quickly made and 15 to the Prime Minister and King George III. A special edition of a 16 was rushed out and delivered all over the country.
The atmosphere of public 17 for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow the 18 of Nelson. As one poet later wrote: “The victory of Trafalgar was 19 , indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing(欢庆), 20 they were without joy.” 1. A. eager B. anxious C. able D. sure
2. A. announcing B. telling C. mentioning D. warning 3. A. with B. from C. for D. among 4. A. seated B. brought C. owned D. led 5. A. strong B. weak C. warm D. light 6. A. distance B. flight C. voyage D. march
7. A. leaving for B. arriving at C. staying in D. sailing for 8. A. made B. took C. kept D. sat
9. A. freely B. aimlessly C. slowly D. continuously 10. A. seen B. found C. told D. left
11. A. long before B. long ago C. before long D. long after 12. A. on leave B. on business C. at work D. at sea 13. A. took over B. handed over C. gave out D. turned out 14. A. defeated B. beaten C. missed D. lost 14. A. sent B. carried C. suggested D. written 16. A. book B. newspaper C. weekly D. magazine 17. A. hope B. search C. desire D. happiness
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18. A. return B. failure C. death D. injury
19. A. congratulated B. celebrated C. gained D. reported 20. A. and B. so C. for D. but （二十三）江苏2006
I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 1 .
He had gone out of the study for some 2 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see 3 was on his desk. In the 4 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 5 “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Series of Biographies(人物传记)”.
A(n) 6 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 7 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 8 until the start of the exam so I could not 9 reading it. When the headmaster 10 , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had 11 then. It would have been so 12 to say: “I?m sorry, but I 13 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You?ll have to 14 it.” The chance passed and I did not 15 it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn?t 16 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow. That was thirty-eight years 17 when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, 18 have I tried to explain to myself why not.
The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title 19 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 20 there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap you in a more serious moral corner(道德困境). 1. A. plan B. fault C. grade D. luck
2. A. reason B. course C. example D. vacation 3. A. this B. which C. that D. what 4. A. drawer B. corner C. middle D. box 5. A. names B. words C. ideas D. messages 6. A. honest B. handsome C. friendly D. active 7. A. desk B. paper C. book D. answer 8. A. question B. key C. note D. secret 9. A. help B. consider C. practise D. forget 10. A. disappeared B. stayed C. returned D. went 11. A. existed B. remained C. happened D. continued 12. A. tiring B. easy C. important D. difficult 13. A. saw B. gave C. set D. made
14. A. repeat B. defend C. correct D. change 15. A. take B. have C. lose D. find
16. A. remember B. learn C. mean D. pretend 17. A. past B. ago C. then D. before 18. A. either B. never C. nor D. so 19. A. by B. besides C. through D. without 20. A. But B. Though C. Otherwise D. Therefore （二十四）山东2006
One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I ｌｉｋｅd 1 better than driving our truck, 2 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I?d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.
Sixteen is a 3 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 4 of racial discrimination was 5 a fact of life. I?d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 6 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just ｌｉｋｅ me who were 7 ｌｉｋｅ thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery. My family was 8 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 9 us?
At Davis?s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 10 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 11 to the cash desk, I said 12 , “I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 13 . But Buck?s face didn?t change. “Sure,” he said 14 . “Your daddy is 15 good for it.” He 16 to the other man, “This here is one of James William?s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly 17 . I was filled with pride. James William?s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult?s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 18 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 19 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 20 much to do wrong. 1. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
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2. A. and B. so C. but D. for
3. A. prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful 4. A. intention B. shadow C. habit D. faith 5. A. thus B. just C. still D. ever
6. A. guessed B. suspected C. questioned D. figured 7. A. watched B. caught C. dismissed D. accused 8. A. generous B. honest C. friendly D. modest 9. A. blame B. excuse C. charge D. trust 10. A. until B. as C. once D. since
11. A. purchases B. sales C. orders D. favorites 12. A. casually B. confidently C. cheerfully D. carefully 13. A. look B. stare C. response D. comment 14. A. patiently B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly 15. A generally B. never C. sometimes D. always 16. A. pointed B. replied C. turned D introduced 17. A. sense B. way C. degree D. mood 18. A. earned B. deserved C. given D. used 19. A. receive B. expect C. collect D. require 20. A. very B. so C. how D. too （二十五）四川2006
One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch(牧场) house in a large valley. 1 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 2 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 3 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 4 Raul. The thunder was so loud that he buried his 5 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoof-beats(蹄声). He 6 . There before him stood a tall, white 7 . An old man stared down at him from its back. “Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 8 . “Come with me.”
Raul followed on his horse. A 9 feeling came over him. All 10 them the rain was pouring down, 11 not a ｄｒｏｐ fell on them. They seemed to be 12 back toward Raul?s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 13 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 14 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 15 . Raul?s father ran out across the yard to 16 him. “We have been 17 about you. Are you okay? Hurry, let?s get in out of the 18 .” “Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can?t say I … wait. I 19 my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 20 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”
1. A. Something B. Everything C. Anything D. Nothing 2. A. ｄｒｏｐped B. fell C. rolled D. covered 3. A. Suddenly B. Strongly C. Quickly D. Hardly 4. A. beating B. blinding C. burning D. touching 5. A. nose B. hair C. neck D. head
6. A. looked up B. woke up C. lay down D. sat down 7. A. tiger B. horse C. lion D. elephant 8. A. lazily B. angrily C. coldly D. slowly 9. A. natural B. common C. strange D. bad 10. A. around B. beside C. through D. above 11. A. yet B. for C. so D. or
12. A. walking B. leading C. heading D. returning 13. A. them B. themselves C. him D. himself 14. A. shook B. waved C. held D. took 15. A. gone B. left C. followed D. lost 16. A. see B. meet C. beat D. ask
17. A. waited B. thought C. worried D. excited 18. A. yard B. wind C. grass D. rain
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