Even though the son was always on the bench(候补选手), his father was always in the stands cheering. The young man loved 36  and determined to try his best at every practice. But he 37  remained a bench all four years in high school.
One day as he ran onto the practice field shortly before the big playoff game, the basketball coach met him with a 38 . The young man read the telegram and he became 39 . The coach put his arm 40  around his shoulder and said, “Take the rest of the week off, son. And don’t even plan to come back to the 41  on Saturday.” Saturday arrived, and the game was not going 42 .
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points behind, a silent young man ran onto the sidelines, the 43  and his players were astonished to see their 44  teammate back so soon.
“Coach, please let me 45 . I have just got to play today,” said the young man.
The coach pretended not to 46  him. Never would he let his 47  player in this close playoff game. But the young man 48 , and finally feeling sorry for young man, the coach 49 . This little unknown, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposite team could not 50 him. His team began to win.  51 , the coach came to him and said, “Young man, 52  did you do it?”
With 53  in his eyes he said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind?” The young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, 54  today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to 55  him I could do it!”

近年来，我国在载人航天研究方面进展迅速，其中有些技术的创新与仿生学密切相关。如宇航服的发明创意就来自于一种生物生理现象的启示，该生理现象是

1. A.
   蜘蛛的结网
2. B.
   蝙蝠的回声定位
3. C.
   长颈鹿的血液循环
4. D.
   萤火虫的发光

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请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.

Though Michael was the    36    of the class when he entered high school, his    37    continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play    38    if he didn’t want to.

However, Michael loved football and was    39    to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never    40    a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员) all four years. His    41    father was always in the stands, with words of    42    for him.

It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly    43    the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael    44    the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for    45    immediately.

In the third quarter, when the team was ten points    46   , a silent young man eagerly    47    onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so    48   .

“Coach, please let me    49   . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach    50   . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n)    51   . He helped his team win finally.

When the team was cheering for their    52   , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me    53    you did it?”

Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He    54    a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could    55    me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”

A. strongest          B. smallest         C. biggest          D. youngest

A. coach              B. players          C. classmates           D. father

A. football               B. games                C. practices            D. basketball

A. required               B. determined           C. satisfied            D. reminded

A. failed             B. lost             C. missed               D. won

A. sympathetic            B. upset                C. faithful         D. optimistic

A. encouragement      B. judgment         C. wisdom           D. amusement

A. after              B. since                C. towards          D. before

A. went through           B. turned over          C. got over         D. tore up

A. school             B. home             C. field                D. class

A. ahead              B. beside               C. behind               D. away

A. walked              B. ran              C. stepped          D. slipped

A. quietly                B. sadly                C. punctually           D. soon

A. go                 B. fight                C. work             D. play

A. left                    B. refused          C. agreed               D. cried

A. star               B. son              C. amateur          D. trainer

A. victory                B. award                C. memorial         D. unity

A. why                B. when             C. where                D. how

A. spread             B. skipped          C. forced               D. stopped

A. hear               B. see              C. feel             D. make

A car drew up outside the Swan Hotel and a young man got out.Pausing only for a moment to see that he had come to the right place，he went into the hotel and rang the bell on the counter of the bar.
Mrs.Crump，the landlady，who was busy in the kitchen at the time，hurried out，wiping her hands.The young man raised his hat.
“Excuse me，”he said.“I’m looking for my uncle，Mr.White.I believe he is staying here.”
“He was staying here.”Mrs.Crump corrected him.“But I’m afraid that he went back to London yesterday.”
“Oh，dear，”said the young man，looking disappointed.“I understood that he was going to stay here until the end of the month.At least that is what his servant told me when I rang up his house.”
“Quite right，”said Mrs，Cramp.“He planned to stay here the whole of July，as he always does. But yesterday he got a telegram to say that his relative was ill.So he caught the train back to London immediately.”
“I wish he had let me know, ”The young man said.“I wrote him a letter saying that I was coming.I’ve had all this trouble for nothing.Well，since he isn’t here，there’s no point in waiting.”
He thanked Mrs.Grump and went out.Mrs.Grump went to the window and watched him drive off.When his car was out of sight，she called out：“You can come out now, Mr.White. He’s gone.”
Mr.White came out of the kitchen，where he had been waiting.
“Many thanks，Mrs.Grump，”he said，laughing，“you did that very well.These nephews of mine never gave me any peace.That young man is the worst of them all.As you see，when he needs money, he even follows me into the country.Well，perhaps next time he won’t warn me by writing a letter!”

1. 1.

   This story is about a man         .

   1. A.
      who was very much loved by his nephews
   2. B.
      whose nephew went to visit him at the hotel
   3. C.
      who was not willing to meet his nephew
   4. D.
      whose nephew is always asking him for help
2. 2.

   When his nephew came to the hotel，Mr.White            .

   1. A.
      took the train back to London
   2. B.
      left to visit a sick relative
   3. C.
      went to pick up a telegram
   4. D.
      hid himself in the kitchen
3. 3.

   Mr. White didn’t like his nephews because         .

   1. A.
      they always follow him around
   2. B.
      they frequently disturb their relatives
   3. C.
      they won’t write to him often
   4. D.
      they usually visit him in hotels

I ____ to send him a telegram to congratulate him on his marriage, but I ____ it.

A．hoped,  hadn’t managed      B. has hoped, didn’t manage

   C．hope, don’t manage          D. had hoped, didn’t manage