(10·全国Ⅱ卷)

A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and  21 .  It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a 22  with very little effort.

I will give  23 .  A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting 24  We had been close as 25  but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 26 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 27  our misunderstanding. Then he 28  a small island in the Caribbean and we 29  touch .One day he wrote me a letter. He describeb his island and its people, told me what he was doing,said how he felt,and encouraged me to 30  . Rereading the letter, I was 31  by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions,These were all qualities for which I had 32  respected my order brother but 33  he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so 34  .And with that one letter we became friends 35.

It might never have occurred to 36  to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 37  ,For him, writing was a necessity, It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of 38 communication(通讯),people often 39  that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 40  . And that is to write.

21. A.received    B.rewritten  C.returned      D.reread

22.A.record      B.promise   C.friendship     D.secret

23.A.an example  B.a lesson   C.an experience  D.a talk

24.A. through     B.together  C.along         D.away

25.A.brothers     B.children   C.fellows       D.classmates

26.A.normal     B.necessary   C.pleasant     D.possible

27.A.deepen     B.start        C.express     D.settle

28.A.toured      B.stopped over  C.reached    D.moved to

29.A.lost        B.kept in       C.needed     D.got in

30.A.think       B.write        C.enjoy       D.read

31.A.driven      B.beaten      C.surprised     D.honored

32.A.never      B.seldom      C.sometimes    D.once

33.A.realized     B.judged      C.thought      D.expected

34.A.well       B.often        C.much        D.soon

35.A.later      B.anyhow      C.too          D.again 

36.A.us        B.anyone else   C.someone     D.my  brother

37.A.mail services  B.transport   C.phones      D.relatives

38.A.poor      B.easy         C.popular      D.busy

39A.believe    B.decide        C.argue       D. forget

40.A.habit     B.choice       C.method      D. plan

 (10·江西)

When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __36_, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so __37__.

As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly __38__ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.

With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __39__ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also __40__. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something __41__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need __42__. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”

 “Airport? You __43__ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers __44__ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and __45__ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the __46__ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no __47__ you’ll get there in five minutes!”

“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll __48__ in time.”

The __49__ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it __50__ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something __51__ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __52__from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __53__ just above the ground. As the car __54__ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling __55__, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

36 A However        B Besides       C Therefore           D Otherwise

37 A brave          B excited       C curious             D stubborn

38 A fell           B seemed        C proved              D grew

39 A aside          B around        C forward             D backward

40 A arrived        B stopped       C stayed              D started

41 A gathered       B existed       C dropped             D moved

42 A help           B gas           C rest                D water

43 A necessarily    B normally      C basically           D certainly

44 A if             B until         C unless              D as

45 A drive          B walk          C follow              D march

46 A address        B signs         C notices             D guidance

47 A doubt          B room          C time                D way

48 A have it        B get it        C make it             D finish it

49 A door           B window        C headlight           D wheel

50 A passed         B rushed        C turned              D continued

51 A strange        B sensitive     C imaginable          D horrible

52 A developed      B appeared      C spread              D faded

来源：(高考资源网) 53 A rolling        B floating      C drawing             D flashing

54 A pointed        B returned      C broke               D rose

55 A tune           B voice         C sound               D tone

 (10·湖北)

The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to   31     the seats, settled in one of them.

It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of     32    . Susan’s husband Mark watched her    33   into hopelessness and he was    34    to use every possible means to help his wife.

Finally, Susan felt ready to   35    to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too     36    to get around the city by herself. Mark   37   to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening    38    she could manage it by herself.

For two weeks, Mark   39    Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other   40     , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new    41     .

At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip   42    . Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband   43    , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude（感激）.She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their    44    ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement    45    Susan. She was doing it!

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work   46    . As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure   47   you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver   48     .

“You know ,every morning for the __49_week,a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.

   Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than_50_,That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.

31.A. touch            B.grab          C.count             D.feel

32.A.weakness         B. sickness       C.darkness          D.sadness

33.A.run              B.sink           C.jump             D.step

34.A.inspired          B.determined     C.honored           D.pleased

35.A.return            B.adjust          C.contribute         D.stick

36.A.dred             B.astonished      C.depressed         D.frightened

37.A.volunteered       B.attempted       C.continued         D.struggled

38.A.when            B.as             C.until             D.after

39.A.drove            B.direted         C.accompanied      D.sent

40.A.feeling           B.organs         C.skills             D.senses

41.A.position          B.environment    C.status            D.role

42.A.on her own       B.in person        C.to her benefit      D.on foot

43.A.politely          B.calmly          C.briefly           D.tightly

44.A.opposite         B.separate         C.fixed             D.lonely

45.A.took charge of                      B.took place of

  C.took advantage of                    D.took hold of

46.A.as usual                           B.as a rule

  C.as well                            D.as a consequence

47.A.respect       B.evry               C.know         D.support

48.A.what         B.how               C. why          D.who

49.A.past         B.same               C.first          D.next

50.A.courage      B.will                C.sight         D.wisdom

 (10·福建)

Born  in  America , I spoke English ,not Chinese , the language of my ancestors . When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese    36  at my face , but I pushed them   37   . My mom believed I would learn   38    I was ready . But the    39   never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve , my uncle spoke to me in Chinese , but all I could do was    40   at him , confused , scratching my head . “ Still can’t speak Chinese?” He     41   me , “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .”

“Hey ,this is America , not China. I’ll get some    42    with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for     43    .

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu ,” she said ,handing over a $20 bill . I     44   the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish    45   surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I should to the fishman. But he     46    my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased     47    their impatience. With every   48  , the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—    49    me to cry out . “ Xian Sheng Yu , please.” “Very Xian Sheng ,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter . My face turned    50   and I ran back home    51   , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at     52    . Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my fish      53   , but , in the end, the joke is on    54  . Every laugh is a culture     55   ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.

36        A. custom      B. games    C .characters             D. language

37        A. ahead       B. around    C. along                D. aside

38        A. when       B. before     C. unless               D. until

39        A. success     B. study      C. time                 D. attempt

40        A. aim         B. joke      C. nod                  D. stare

41        A. cared about         B. laughed at          C. argued with      D. asked after

42        A. right now           B. from now          C. at times         D. in time

43        A. decision            B. Permission         C. information      D. preparation

44        A. repeated            B. reviewed          C. spelled          D. kept

45        A. farm               B. stand             C. pond            D. market

46        A. guessed            B. forget             C. doubted         D. ignored

47        A. by                B. as                 C. with            D. from

48        A. second            B. effort              C. desire            D. movement

49        A. forcing            B. allowing           C. persuading        D. leading

50        A. bright             B. blank              C. pale             D. red

51        A. open-mouthed      B. tongue-tied         C. empty-handed      D. broken-hearted

52        A. service            B. home              C. risk             D. root

53        A. trade              B. deed              C. challenge         D. incident

54        A. it                 B. us                C. me              D. them

55        A. thrown            B. lost               C. divided           D. reflected

（2011·辽宁卷）完形填空

This year I decided to do something to regain my good name as a kindly uncle. My 36　 Tony,had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year. His 37 had no reason to be thankful to me either,because the year before, I had 　38 their dear son with a pot of paste(浆糊) and some funny pictures. Instead of 　39　 them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them. This year, 　40 , I decided to let him 41 for himself.

We went into a big shop,but Tony was very particular about 　42 . Although I tried to show him toy after toy,he was not to be　 43 . Then I saw he suddenly became 44 ; he had discovered something he really liked: a large tin dram. I was quite happy too　 45　 I thought what Tony’s mother would say when she saw it. Nobody would get any 　 46　 for weeks! I led Tony away　 47 , saying that the dram was too expensive.

　 Tony asked for permission to go off　 48　 and I made the most of my chance to sit down end　 49　 my aching feet. Fifteen minutes passed but there was still no sign of Tony. I began to get　 50　 and got up to look for him. I asked a young lady if she had seen a little boy in a grey suit. She looked　 51　 her helplessly and pointed out that there were so many　 52

in grey suits. I was just going to call the police for help,when I saw a strange　 53 dressed in strange orange clothes. He was wearing a false beard and had a caveman’s axe(斧子)in one hand,and a space gun in the other. It was, of course,Tony, who informed me 54　 that he was the first　 55　 to fly into space.

36. A. cousin　　　　　　 B. daughter　　　　 C. grandson　　　　 D. nephew

37. A. friends　　　　 B. parents　　　　 C. classmates　　　 D. brothers

38. A. presented　　　　 B. annoyed　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. occupied

39. A. entering　　　 B. dividing　　　 C. sticking　　　 D. drawing

40. A. anyhow　　　　 B. though　　　　 C. again　　　　　 D. therefore

41. A. guess　　　 　　 B. choose　　　　　 C. pay　　　　　　 D. see

42. A. sweets　　　　 B. toys　　　　 C. clothes　　　 D. books

43. A. pleased　　　 B. disturbed　　 C. accepted　　　 D. disappointed

44. A. surprised　　　　 B. hopeful　　　　 C. patient　　　 　 D. excited

45. A. after　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　 D. since

46. A. shock　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　 C. peace　　　　　 D. time

47. A. happily　　　　 B. eagerly　　　 C. cautiously　　　 D. quickly

48. A. on his own　 　　B. in his way　　　 C. now and then　　 D. more or less

49. A. drag　　　　　 B. rest.　　　　 C. lay　　　　　 D. step

50. A. 8shamed　　　　 B. angry　　　　　 C. worried　　　　 D. doubtful

51.A. about　　　　 B. to　　　　　 C. at　　　 　　D. across

52. A. young ladies　　　 B. new customers　　 C. loving parents　　 D. small boys

53. A. figure　　　　　 B. actor　　　　　 C. man　　　　　 D. doll

54.A. on time　　　　　 B. at once　　　　 C. just now　　　　 D. once again

55.A. policeman　　　 B. spaceman　　 C. caveman　　　 D. postman

（2011·重庆卷）完形填空

My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at   36  . As for me, I  37  both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.

The last time Dad and I set sail together is really   38   . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and  39  Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the  40  lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything  41  well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.

When we were in the middle of the lake, a   42   wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit  43  . Dad was always at his best in any  44 , but at this moment he  45  .

“John!   46 !” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.

In my memory he could fix any   47 . He was the one I always  48  for strength and security. Before I could respond, a   49   of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller   50  it was too late. Anther huge wall of water   51  the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely  52  of him.

I swam to Dad   53  and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of   54  . “It’s all right, Dad. We are safe now,” I comforted him.

That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start  55  for my father.

36.A.boating          B. running        C. swimming        D. teaching

37.A.enjoyed         B. desired         C. hated            D. learned

38.A.unforgivable     B. unforgettable    C. cheerful          D. regretful

39.A.sent             B. ordered        C. invited         D. allowed

40.A.calm            B. icy            C. stormy         D. thundery

41.A.finished          B. went          C. seemed         D. sounded

42.A.strong           B. gentle         C. cold            D. hot

43.A.respeatedly       B. lightly         C. hardly          D. violently

44. A. danger         B. place          C. sport           D. job

45. A. suffered        B. fell           C. froze            D. withdrew

46. A. look           B. Help          C. Run            D. Jump

47. A. problem        B. relationship    C. machine         D. boat      

48. A. turned to       B. lived with      C. argued with      D. objected to

49. A. fountain        B. stream        C. shower          D. wave

50. A. if             B. for            C. after            D. but

51. A. got through     B. poured into     C. turned over       D. lifted up

52. A. ashamed       B. protective       C. tired            D. afraid

53. A. hopelessly     B. quickly         C. slowly           D. helplessly

54. A. pain          B. anger           C. fear             D. shame

55. A. making up     B. getting ready     C. paying off        D. looking out

（2011·四川卷）完形填空

I truly feel that my mother led me here,to Morzaine,and to my future as happy wife and bussinesswoman.When Mum   21  in October 2007,I was cook.. In December that year.while Iwas working for a wedding,apearl neeklace Mum had left me      22      .I was distraught（忧心如焚的）.Some days later,I was     23      that a guy who was working with us that day。“could prnhably have made a fortune     24    the neeklace he found.”  25     .he returnde it.Hearing he I’d     26    Mum for six months before her death,he said,”Christmas is going to be  27  —why not go out to the Alps for a couple of

I come to M? ,a small ,friendly village in the Alps and___28_ fell in love with it .What was __29__to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life .I kept travelling between London and here and felt _30__than I had in months .In December 2008 , I was __31_as a hotel manager and moved here full time .

A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning , I didn’t want to discuss___32__, because the sadness of losing Mum__33__felt great. Paul understood that and sever___34__me. But, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom’s house, to build our own ___35__.

We want to give our guests a ___36__ feel, so each room is themed(以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also style to remind me of Mom ---- a tiny chair which ___37___ be in her bedroom is set in one room.

We are having a wonderful life Mum ___38___ naturally part of it, _39___ there’s no way we would be here. If it wasn’t for the __40__ she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us .

21.A.died      B. came            C. returned          D.visited

22.A. burned   B. disappeared     C . broke            D. dropped

23.A.shown     B.comforted        C.persuaded          D.told

24.A.          B.stealing         C.selling            D.wearing

25.A.Luckly    B. Naturally       C.Surely             D.Hopefully

26.A.nursed    B. cured           C.missed             D.guarded

27.A.long           B. hard        C. merry            D.free

28.A. suddenly      B.finally      C. nearly           D.immediately

29.A.said           B.proved       C. supposed         D.judged

30.A.smarter        B.higher       C.firuer            D.lighter

31.A.phonnured      B.hired        C.regarded          D.trained

32.A. travel        B.business     C. children         D.marriner

33.A.recently       B.once         C.still             D.first

34.A.left           B.pushed       C.surprised         D.interrupted

35.A.hotel          B.restaurant   C.home              D.shop

36.A.homely         B.lively       C.motherly          D.friendly

37.A.ought to       B.used to      C.might             D.could

38.A. takes         B.keeps        C.looks             D.feels

39.A.unless         B.while        C.because           D.though

40.A.               B.chair        C.house             D.neeklace

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A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  36  a bar of chocolate if given the choice,     37    , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the    38    he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

39   as high as he could , but even as his tallest  40  he was unable to touch It. He began to  41  up and down , as high as he could, at the  42  of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of  43  .

  Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to  44  on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  45   the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and  Gameboy . Looking   46  , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or ,   47  luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .

  He had tried everything he could think to do .   48   seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk   49  . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  50  , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he  51  like this , the more unhappy he became.

52   ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself .,This isn’t    53     ,I   don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  54   more I can do to get the apple  that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  55  our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

36.A. preferring    B. offering   C. receiving     D. allowing

37.A. so          B. then      C. but           D or

38.A.sadder    B. angrier      C. hungrier        D. tastier

39.A. expanding    B. stretching    C. swinging   D. pulling

40.A.  strength    B. length       C.  range      D. height

41.A.jump     B. look        C. walk       D. glance

42.A.  tip       B. stage      C. top      D.  level

43.A hope       B. hand        C.  sight      D.  reach

44.A. put         B. stand         C. get   D.  hold

45.A. break     B.  shake         C. take  D.  strike

46.A.  up       B.  forward       C. down D.  around

47.A.for           B. with           C. on  D. of

48.A. After      B. Through     C .Without  D. Upon

49.A. back      B.  away      C. up      D. down

50.A. wishes      B.  beliefs     C. efforts   D. goals

51.A. thought     B.  imagined     C. tried   D. claimed

52.A.Therefore     B. However     C. Moreover  D. Otherwise

53.A. skilful    B. cheerful      C. harmful   D.  helpful

54. A. something    B. anything    C. everything    D. nothing

55.A．change   B. express   C. forget   D. describe

完形填空

When I begin planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these   36   , I got there in July 2010.  37   I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job   38   my living experience. Determined to do this   39   , I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found   40   response（回应）.

One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask   41   there were my job opportunities（机会）. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that   42   . As I was about to 43   , a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside   44   . Nearly ten minutes later, he   45   . He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay     46   . Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to   47   a job.

I was a little surprised, but had a   48   feeling about him. Along the way, I realized that I had   49   resumes（简历）. Seeing this, the man   50   at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen   51   copies. He also gave me some   52   on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very   53   . The following day, I received a   54   from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.

It seems that the world always   55   to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

（2011·陕西卷）

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.

The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.

 The second rich man ,seeing the _31  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32  all his food and drink, since he _33  see that money would be of little _34  to them. He made sure that they each _35  their fair share and would have enough food to _36  for some time . Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37  and went straight through the _38  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_39  the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _40  that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, three days later, they  41 the  third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was  42  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  43  the gold and valuables they had been  44  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  45  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

26. A. loss           B. expectations   C. success      D. problems   

27. A. standing       B. travelling     C. gathering    D. running      

28. A. faraway        B. poor           C. different    D. ancient      

29. A. unless         B. because        C. so           D. if          

30. A. them           B. anything       C. nothing      D. those    

31. A. curious        B. worrying       C. dangerous    D. puzzling   

32. A. the villagers  B. his servants   C. the others   D. the rest         

33. A. could          B. might          C. should       D. must     

34. A. interest       B.concern         C. use          D. attraction 

35. A. returned       B. gained         C. offered      D. received    

36.A.remain         B.last       C.supply          D.share        

37.A.turned back    B.set out   C. showed off      D. speeded        

38.A.village       B.land       C.field            D.road         

39.A.whether       B.how        C.where         D.when  

40.A.good          B.certain     C.true            D.strange       

41.A.welcomed      B.met         C.taccepted    D.persuaded    

42.A.still        B.already      C.always          D.indeed          

43. A. except     B. instead of    C. apart from   D. along with          

44.A. loading     B. treasuring    C. carrying     D. earning           

 45.A. food        B. jewels        C. money        D. seeds