(2013·高考重庆卷，A)When Joe was about to start school，all signs pointed to success.Yet things turned out to be quite___.The fourth grade even found him at the___of the class.Joe? struggled day and night，but it did not____－until one stormy afternoon.

On that afternoon，____the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts，dark? clouds covered the sky，and the storm set in.Hard though she tried to make the kids____，the thunder won the battle for their attention.No one____the concepts.Except for Joe.He understood them and answered all the questions correctly.The teacher patted him on the back，and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had? managed it.____by his newfound? success，Joe moved quickly throughout the room.Soon math time was followed by the time for____.All children naturally drew____pictures on such a day.Except for Joe.

Since then，Joe started____.Though he never made it to the top，his math teacher was always____and curious about the change：Why had that stormy day changed Joe?

On the day Joe? graduated，he presented the teacher with his most____possession－the picture of a bright yellow sun.On the picture Joe had written：This is the day I____my brightness.

1.A.unfair? B．boring

C．disappointing? D．dangerous

2.A.center? B．top

C．beginning? D．bottom

3.A.happen? B．work

C．finish? D．last?????

4.A.until? B．since

C．because? D．as?

5.A.concentrate? B．change

C．hide? D．sit

6.A.challenged? B．grasped

C．doubted? D．admitted

7.A.Relieved? B．Surprised

C．Encouraged? D．Puzzled

8.A.class? B．sports

C．art? D．tea

9.A.great? B．dark

C．different? D．strange

10.A.improving? B．painting

C．recovering? D．studying

11.A.worried? B．amazed

C．friendly? D．cautious

12.A.familiar? B．expensive

C．admirable? D．precious

13.A.woke up to? B．put up with

C．got on with? D．looked down upon

（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·重庆卷）A

There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckers. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.

Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.

Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”

And all that the old bucket could say was, “I know I’m not very useful, but I can only do my best. I’m happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”

One day, the gardener heard that kind or conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.”

Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare (光秃秃的) earth; on the onther side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.

56. What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?

A. Dirty                       B. Dark

C. Worn-out                    D. Plain-looking.

57. What was the old bucket ashamed of?

A. His past.                     B. His aging.

C. His manner.                  D. His leaking.

58. The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to         

A. laugth at the old one

B. take pity on the old one

C. show off its beautiful looks

D. praise the gardener’s kindness

59. Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?

A. Because it was used to keep a balance

B. Because it stayed in its besr condition

C. Because it was taken as a treasure

D. Because it had its own function

（2011·重庆卷）D

William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13,1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry.

Yeats had strong faith in coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.

Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very tradisional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.

He had not enjoyed a major public lift since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the age of 50 and 75. After Yeats’s death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the falling liners:

Earth, receive an honoured guest:

William Yeats is laid to rest.

Let the Irish vessel (船) lie

Emptied of its poetry.

68. Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family?

A. It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter.

B. It was shocked by Yeats’s choice.

C. It was a typically wealthy family.

D. It had an artistic atmosphere.

69. According to thse passage, what do we know about Yeats’s life?

A. Yeats founded the first Irish theater.

B. Yeats stuck to modern forms in his peotry.

C. Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.

D. Yeats was not favored by the publie until the 1923 Noble Prize.

70. What kind of feeling is expressed in W.H.Auden’s lines?

A. Envy.                        B. Sympathy.

C. Emptiness.                    D. Admiration.

71. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Yeats’s literary achievements.

B. Yeats’s historical influence.

C. Yeats’s artistic ambition.

D. Yeats’s national honor.

（重庆卷23） He had lost his temper and his health in the war and never found     of them again.

A. neither           B. either             C. each            D. all