(巢湖市2009届高三第二次教学质量检测)

I Know You Need Me

      His nose was flat. His ears were too big. He was the ugliest kid he had ever seen.

         36   lunchtime, Tim had forgotten about the new kid. He sat down at his   37   table in the corner, all alone. Tim was a loner. He wasn't as ugly as the new kid, just a little   38 .

Nobody talked to Tim much, but he was used to it.

      About halfway through his sandwich, Tim   39   up and saw that kid again. He was holding his lunch tray and   40   straight to Tim's table.

      "Do you mind if I   41   you?" he said.

      Tim said, "I don't mind."

      So the kid sat down. And he came back, day after day, until they were   42  .

      Tim had never had a real friend before, but Jeff--that was his name--invited Tim to his   43  and go on trips with his family.

      One day kids were talking to Tim and nodding to him in the hallway. He wasn't a loner 44  .

      When Jeff sat by Tim at lunch one day, Tim had to ask him. "Why did you sit with me that first day?"

      "Because you   45   me . You looked lonely and scared. I knew that   46  . I used to

have one too, just like it," explained Jeff.

    "You?" Tim   47   believe it.

      "At my old school, I always sat alone, with my eyes on my lunch. I was   48   that if I

looked up I would see   49   laughing at me. "

      "You?" Tim couldn't   50   Jeff sitting all by himself. He's so friendly.

      "   51  ! I was alone because I never smiled or took an interest in other people. I was so

concerned (关心) about myself that I   52   paid attention to anyone else. That's why I sat

with you. To let you know that someone   53    "

      Then Tim looked at Jeff. He isn't so   54   looking. Tim thought. That's when Tim realized that he was seeing Jeff for the first time. Months   55   , all that Tim had seen were a

funny--looking nose and big ears.

36. A. By                      B. After                        C. For                   D. Till

37. A. new                    B. common                   C. usual                 D. old

38. A. fat                      B. handsome                 C. lazy                  D. strong

39. A. stood                  B. looked                      C. sat                    D. rose

40. A. running               B. floating                     C. jogging              D. walking

41. A. trouble                B. follow                      C. join                   D. interrupt

42. A. friends                B. colleagues                 C. servants            D. students

43. A. dormitory            B. house                       C. school               D. class

44. A. anyway               B. anyhow                    C. anywhere          D. anymore

45. A. need                   B. believe               C. trust                 D. miss

46. A. scene                  B. sight                        C. look                  D. appearance

47. A. mightn't                     B. couldn't                    C. mustn't             D. shouldn't

48. A. afraid                  B. glad                         C. eager                D. excited

49. A. every girl            B. everyone                  C. every boy          D. every teacher

50. A. spot                    B. catch                       C. bear                  D. picture

51. A. You                    B. Him                         C. Me                   D. Us

52. A. never                  B. usually                     C. often                 D. always

53. A. minded               B. believed                    C. said                  D. cared

54. A. good                   B. bad                          C. funny                D. strange

55. A. later                    B. earlier                       C. afterwards         D. ahead