40. A. look　　　　　　　　　 B. live　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. prepare　　　　　　 D. work

39. A. beyond　　　　　　　 B. outside　　　　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　　　　　　　 D. near

38. A. listening　　　　　　 B. talking　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. describing　　　　 D. explaining

37. A. flat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　　　 D. calm

36. A. morning　　　　　　 B. afternoon　　　　　　　　 C. evening　　　　　　 D. night

3. 　2007年南通市高三第一次调研考试

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each 　36　 　to help drain the fluid(排出流质) from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time 　37　 　on his back.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their families, their homes, their jobs and a whole lot of things. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by 　38　 　to his roommate what he could see 　39　 　the window.

The man in the other bed began to 　40　 　for those one-hour periods when his 　41　 　would be broadened and brightened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a 　42　 　with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children 　43　 　their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm among 　44　 　of every color and a fine 　45　 　of the city skyline could be seen in the 　46　 . As the man described all this, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 　47　 　the beautiful scene.

Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to find the man by the window, had died 　48　 　in his sleep.　 　　　

Later, the other man asked 　49　 　he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch.

Slowly, painfully, he managed to 　50　 　and take his first look at the 　51　 　world outside. Surprisingly, it 　52　 　a blank wall.　 　

The next day he learned from the nurse that the man was 　53　 　and could not 　54　 　see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to 　55　 　you.”

2. 南京市07届高三第二次调研测试

Most mornings, Marcus Jackson is up by 6:15. A fourteen-year old in Harry Potter-style glasses, he wastes little　 36　　 　before rushing down the stairs of his home. As Mom 　　37　 　breakfast, he heads straight for a kitchen drawer and 　　38　 　out a Pingpong paddle and ball. For the next five minutes, Marcus practices serves off the refrigerator.

　　 “ I can hit the ball really　 39　 　so that the other person hardly even sees it fly 　　40　 　the table,” he says. He’s so good at his game that he holds the number-one ranking in table tennis for boys under 15 in 　　41　 　.

He 　　42　 　his success to a set of practice that goes 　　43　 　morning contests with his parents’ Kenmore refrigerator. Since he was six-and-a-half years old, Marcus has spent two hours a day, six days a week,　 44　 　with his dad, Morris, who won the national table-tennis 　　45　 　in 1988. He also receives lessons from Cheng Yinghua and Jack Huang, two former Chinese National Team members.

　　 When Marcus was eight, he 　　46　 　himself to be a force in the sport by winning the United States Table Tennis Association National Championships (Under-ten). Since then, his talent has led him all over the country for competitions. Along the way, he has learned how to deal with 　　47 　　as well. “ I know when to step back if I get 　　48　 　,” Marcus says. He’s also 　　49　 　a bit of the true spirit of sports. During a match last year, when he was up 8 to 0, his dad flashed him a 　　50　 　---- a quick move of his thumb over the shoulder----to let Marcus know he 　　51　 　allow his opponent(对手) to score 　　52　 　once. At 10 to 0, Marcus finally gave 　　53　 　a score. He took the next point, for an 11-to-1 victory.

　　 Apart from table tennis, Marcus enjoys Game Boy, basketball and swimming. The straight---- A student hopes to study electrical engineering at an Ivy League colleges when he gets 　　54　 　. In the meanwhile he has two athletic goals: “　 55　 　in the 2008 Olympics in China and beating my dad on a regular basis.”

［key　　 CBADB　 CAABC　 DBCDA　 CBDDA ］

55. A. easy-going　　　　　 B. thoughtful　　 　　　 C. tough　　　　　　 　 D. serious

[ key 　36-40. B A A B A　 41-45. C C C D D 　46-50. C C A D C　 51-55. A B A DB ]

54. A. attention　　　　 　　 B. care　　　　 　 C. praise　　　　　　 　 D. respect

53. A. importance　　　 　　 B. situation　　　 C. meaning　　　　　　 　　 D. effort