19. A. believe B. consider C. doubt D. forget 20. A. defeated B. caught C. damaged D. struck （二十六）陕西2006
The child in the hospital bed was just waking up after having a throat operation. His throat 1 , and he was afraid. However, the young nurse 2 by his bed smiled so 3 that the little boy smiled back. He 4 to be afraid. The young nurse was May Paxton 5 was deaf. May Paxton graduated 6 the Missouri School for the Deaf near the year 1909. Three years 7 she went to see Dr. Richard son about 8 nurse. Dr Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City. 9 had never heard of a deaf nurse. She told May that her 10 would be very low and that the work would be 11 . However, May said that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson was 12 her, and accepted May as a student nurse.
Dr. Richardson never 13 her decision 14 , she was so pleased with May?s work that she later accepted two other deaf women as student nurses. The 15 was Miss Marian Finch, who was hard of 16 .The second was Miss Lillie Bessie. These three were 17 “the silent angles of Mercy Hospital” during the 18 they worked there.
Dr. Richardson often 19 her faith in the girls? ability to learn nursing. She wrote to May, “For three years, you have been with us… It is wonderful to me that no man, 20 or child ever, to my knowledge, made a complaint against you…” 1. A. cut B. burnt C. wounded D. damaged 2. A. standing B. jumping C. lying D. crying 3. A. shyly B. sadly C. cheerfully D. weakly 4. A. continued B. began C. stopped D. forgot 5. A. for B. so C. and D. but 6. A. as B. from C. with D. in 7. A. later B. before C. ago D. then
8. A. seeking B. changing C. hiring D. becoming 9. A. You B. She C. We D. He 10. A. money B. check C. pay D. price
11. A. easy B. disappointing C. joyful D. difficult
12. A. angry with B. satisfied with C. sorry for D. ashamed of 13. A. regretted B. thought of C. ｌｉｋｅd D. believed 14. A. In fact B. In a hurry C. In surprise D. In public 15. A. one B. others C. first D. other
16. A. reading B. hearing C. listening D. writing 17. A. offered B. chosen C. told D. called 18. A. year B. month C. time D. term 19. A. spoke of B. said C. heard of D. noticed 20. A. person B. woman C. boy D. girl （二十七）浙江2006
One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 1 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 2 . When he saw a photograph booth(照相亭) nearby, he had 3 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 4 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 5 even him.
He wrote his wife?s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 6 behind the desk in the booth. “ 7 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 8 someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then 9 his office in Morrison Building, 10 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 11 ! He sat down with a smile.
His wife 12 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married.
How are you with 13 ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 14 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important 15 of a happy and rewarding life. 16 , some things are worth waiting for. 17 presents many opportunities for wait training. We can hate waiting, 18 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 19 —we cannot avoid it. How is your 20 coming along? 1. A. proudly B. respectfully C. patiently D. curiously 2. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty 3. A. a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea 4. A. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient 5. A. hurt B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked
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6. A. clerk B. secretary C. passer-by D. friend 7. A. Since B. Before C. As D. If
8. A. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for 9. A. called up B. returned to C. visited D. left 10. A. worried B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised 11. A. description B. preparation C. excuse D. lecture 12. A. tore B. saved C. developed D. destroyed
13. A. your wife B. determination C. patience D. your family 14. A. hoping for B. waiting for C. ready for D. fit for 15. A. lesson B. experience C. purpose D. quality 16. A. For example B. After all C. Right now D. So far 17. A. Every age B. Every shop C. Every day D. Every office 18. A. accept B. control C. change D. improve 19. A. certain B. interesting C. precious D. easy 20. A. photo taking B. job hunting C. decision making D. wait training （二十八）重庆2006
Eleven-year-old Angela had something wrong with her nervous system(神经系统). She was unable to 1 . In fact, she could hardly make any 2 . Although she believed that she had a 3 chance of recovering, the doctors said that 4 , if any, could come back to normal after getting this disease. Having heard this, the little girl was not 5 . There, lying in her hospital bed, she 6 that no matter what the doctors said, her going back to school was 7 .
She was moved to a specialized health center, and whatever method could be tried was used. Still she would not 8 . It seemed that she was 9 . The doctors were all fond of her and taught her about 10 that she could make it. Every day Angela would lie there, 11 doing her mental exercise.
One day, 12 she was imagining her legs moving again, it seemed as though a miracle(奇迹) happened: The bed began to 13 ! “Look, what I?m doing! Look! I can do it! I moved! I moved!” she 14 . Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was 15 . More importantly, they were running 16 safety.
People were crying, and equipment was 17 . You see, it was an earthquake. But don?t 18 that to Angela. She has 19 that she did it, just as she had never doubted that she would recover. And now only a few years later, she?s back in school. You see, to such a person who can 20 the earth, such a disease is a small problem, isn?t it? 1. A. see B. hear C. talk D. walk
2. A. progress B. difference C. movement D. achievement 3. A. poor B. good C. little D. special 4. A. few B. all C. some D. most
5. A. satisfied B. delighted C. surprised D. discouraged 6. A. insisted B. sighed C. feared D. promised 7. A. true B. doubtful C. certain D. impossible 8. A. get up B. give up C. turn up D. stand up
9. A. disappointed B. proud C. troubled D. undefeatable 10. A. thinking B. expecting C. pretending D. imagining 11. A. sadly B. madly C. carefully D. faithfully 12. A. as B. since C. after D. before 13. A. fly B. move C. roll D. speak
14. A. jumped B. wondered C. screamed D. recovered 15. A. frightened B. pleased C. touched D. encouraged 16. A. in B. by C. for D. with
17. A. rising B. falling C. missing D. gathering 18. A. tell B. do C. give D. show
19. A. noticed B. supposed C. believed D. discovered 20. A. push B. shock C. shake D. save （二十九）安徽2006
Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you 1 do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a 2 for
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many people to shop without 3 having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are 4 of department stores and supermarkets— 5 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight 6 of finding anything they want to buy. They?d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 7 a friendly announcer describe a product 8 a model shows it. And they can 9 around the clock, buying something 10 by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-order companies are 11 to ｊｏｉｎ in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy 12 their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. 13 can ask questions about products and place 14 , all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television 15 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so. 16 many people find shopping at a 17 store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 18 or try on dresses they want to buy. That?s 19 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 20 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it. 1. A. must B. should C. shall D. can 2. A. program B. way C. reason D. purpose 3. A. ever B. never C. still D. once 4. A. proud B. fond C. tired D. careful 5. A. fighting B. striking C. treating D. stopping 6. A. sense B. doubt C. hope D. feeling 7. A. see B. watch C. let D. notice 8. A. until B. since C. if D. while 9. A. shop B. wait C. turn D. deliver
10. A. suitably B. cheaply C. simply D. hardly 11. A. nervous B. lucky C. equal D. eager
12. A. putting up B. making up C. setting up D. looking up 13. A. Guests B. Assistants C. Managers D. Customers 14. A. orders B. goods C. books D. answers 15. A. lastly B. finally C. especially D. fortunately 16. A. Then B. Yet C. However D. Therefore 17. A. general B. popular C. real D. true 18. A. design B. make C. wear D. touch 19. A. how B. why C. what D. when 20. A. exist B. practice C. follow D. appear （三十）湖北2006
In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she 1 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 2 was from the textbooks she had read. “I had a 3 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy 4 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.”
Atsuko 5 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 6 world. “People were struggling with problems and often seemed 7 ,” she said. “I felt very alone.” One of her hardest 8 was physical education. “We played volleyball,” she said. “The other students were 9 it, but I wasn?t.”
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 10 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 11 the net. No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 12 she failed.
A young man on her team 13 what she was going through. “He walked up to me and 14 , ?Come on. You can do that.?”
“You will never understand how those words of 15 made me feel…Four words: You can do that. I felt ｌｉｋｅ crying with happiness.” She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 16 .
Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. “I have 17 forgotten the words,” she said. “When things are not going so well, I think of them.”
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 18 to her. “He probably doesn?t even remember it,” she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will 19 . She?s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 20 words: You can do that. 1. A. learned B. spoke C. dreamed D. heard 2. A. way B. life C. education D. spirit 3. A. photo B. painting C. picture D. drawing 4. A. baking B. frying C. steaming D. boiling 5. A. hoped B. arranged C. ｌｉｋｅd D. attempted 6. A. described B. imagined C. ｃｒｅａｔd D. discovered 7. A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted 8. A. times B. question C. classes D. projects
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9. A. curious about B. good at C. slow at D. nervous about 10. A. kick B. pass C. carry D. hit 11. A. through B. into C. over D. past 12. A. after B. if C. because D. until
13. A. believed B. considered C. wondered D. sensed 14. A. warned B. sighed C. ordered D. whispered 15. A. excitement B. encouragement C. persuasion D. suggestion
16. A. interested B. doubtful C. puzzled D. sure 17. A. never B. already C. seldom D. almost 18. A. happened B. applied C. seemed D. meant 19. A. continue B. stay C. exist D. live 20. A. merciful B. bitter C. simple D. easy （三十一）湖南2006
I returned to Abujs, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.
Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored. She said “Here?re the car keys. Go and buy some fruit.” 1 , I jumped into the car and speeded off. Seeing me or rather my 2 , a boy sprang up(跳起来), 3 to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira. Peanut 200 naira!”
Looking at his black-striped bananas, I 4 to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He 5 . I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn?t have 6 . So I told him not to worry. He was 7 and smiled a row of perfect teeth.
When two weeks later, I 8 this same boy. I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should 9 this country as the son of a 10 . But it was hard to find pleasure in a place ｗｈｅｒｅ it was so 11 to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.
“What?s up?” I asked. He answered in 12 English, “I…I no get money to buy book.” I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around 13 before sticking his hand into the car 14 the bills. One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 15 only 50,000 cash year.
The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you?re a fountain of opportunity.” 16 it?s right, but this happens everyｗｈｅｒｅ in the world. I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for 17 . After six months? work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road. “Are you in school now?” He nodded.
A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 18 what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “Take this.” He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 19 hurt. “It?s a gift.” I said.
Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts, “I?ve been waiting to 20 these to you.” 1. A. Encouraged B. Disappointed C. Delighted D. Confused 2. A. car B. mother C. driver D. keys 3. A. willing B. afraid C. eager D. ashamed
4. A. got down B. bargained down C. put down D. look down 5. A. explained B. promised C. agreed D. admitted 6. A. change B. notes C. checks D. bills
7. A. troubled B. regretful C. comfortable D. grateful 8. A. ran after B. ran into C. ran over D. ran to 9. A. protect B. enjoy C. help D. support
10. A. minister B. headmaster C. manager D. president 11. A. lucky B. amazing C. funny D. common 12. A. old B. broken C. traditional D. modern 13. A. proudly B. madly C. curiously D. nervously 14. A. for B. with C. at D. upon
15. A. spends B. pays C. makes D. affords
16. A. Possibly B. Actually C. Certainly D. Fortunately 17. A. joys B. nuts C. books D. bananas
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18. A. asked B. imagined C. reminded D. realized 19. A. when B. as if C. even if D. after 20. A. send B. provide C. sell D. give (三十二)全国I 2006
On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greet island. Over hundred degrees in 1 air. Crowded. Tempers of both the tourists and waiters had 2 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment.
At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 3 couple, waiting for 4 . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 5 and stepped together 6 the edge of ｗｈｅｒｅ they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 7 for the two chairs. He politely 8 his lady in the kneed-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered. 9 appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 10 the table and take their 11 , and then walked back to the 12 cheers of the rest of his 13 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went 14 into the water to 15 the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒) each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 16 by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 17 to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter. One doesn?t step into water in one?s best summer clothes. Why not? Customers are not served 18 . Why not?
Sometimes one should consider 19 the line of convention(常规) and enjoy 20 to the fullest. 1. A. fresh B. cool C. still D. thin
2. A. managed B. expected C. attempted D. risen 3. A. lonely B. curious
C. well-dressed D. bad-tempered
4. A. cheers B. service C. attention D. flowers 5. A. metal table B. empty bottle C. chairs D. bags 6. A. on B. off C. around D. along 7. A. outside B. forward C. down D. back 8. A. led B. seated C. watched D. received
9. A. The manager B. A friend C. A waiter D. The servant 10. A. set B. wash C. remove D. check 11. A. menu B. bill C. food D. order 12. A. loud B. anxious C. familiar D. final 13. A. tourists B. customers C. fellows D. assistants 14. A. at last B. in time C. once more D. as well 15. A. change B. drink C. sell D. serve
16. A. replied B. insisted C. agreed D. understood
17. A. prepared B. ｊｏｉｎed in C. settled up D. continued 18. A. with pleasure B. in the café C. in the sea D. with wine 19. A. following B. keeping C. limiting D. crossing 20. A. life B. wine C. lunch D. time (三十三) 全国II 2006
The year I went to college was a very difficult transition(过渡期) for me.
1 is probably true with many people, I got quite homework and 2 thought about going home.
Although the 3 time for many students is getting 4 from home, my mailbox was frequently 5 . One day when I went to the mailbox, there was a postcard 6 out at me. I sat down to read it, 7 a note from someone back home. 8 I became increasingly puzzle as 9 postcards were ｌｉｋｅ this: It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby. I took the card back to my room and 10 about it.
Several days later I 11 another postcard, this one 12 news about Maybelline, Mabel?s cousin. Soon after, another card arrived and then another, 13 full of news of different people. I began to 14 look forward to the next one, 15 to see what this author would come up with 16 . I was never 17 .
Finally, the card 18 coming, right about the time I had begun to feel 19 college life. They had been such a happy distraction(调剂) that I have 20 all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift. 1. A. If B. So C. As D. What
2. A. often B. carefully C. seldom D. merely 3. A. hard B. last C. busiest D. happiest
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