25.A.cured　 　　　　　　　 　　　 B.prevented　　　 　 　 C.forbidden　 　　　　 　　　 D.saved

24.A.died　 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B.choked　　　　 　　 　　 C.starved　　 　　　　 　　　 D.worsened

23.A. slightly　　　 　　　 B. secretly　　　 　　 C. seriously　　　 　　　 D. terribly

22.A. average　　　 　　　 B. normal　　　 　　 C. ordinary　　　　 　　　 D. common

21.A.formed 　　　　　　 　　　 B.developed　　　　 　 C.received 　　　　　 　 　　　 D.gained

40. C 母女情深，这时我感到得到了母爱的包容，因而我的愧疚荡然无存。

Passage 3

(河北省正定中学2010届高三下学期第二次月考)

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist.He had a wife and two fine sons.One night, his　oldest son 　21 　a severe stomachache.Thinking it was only some　 22 　intestinal (肠内的)disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very　 23　 . But the boy　 24 　suddenly that night.

　　　 Knowing the death could have been　 25 　if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden of his guilt. To make matters __26　 , his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two　 27 　 were more than Al could handle, and he　 28 　 to alcohol.In time Al __29　 an alcoholic.

　　　 As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he　 30　 　 - his home, his land, his art works everything. 　 31 　 　Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

　　　 When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete　 32 　.　 I thought. "What a totally wasted life".

　　　 　As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier judgment.I knew Al's now adult son, Ernie.He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have　 33　 known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 　34　 of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his father.One day I worked 35 　my courage to ask him."I'm really　 36 　by something," I said."I know your father was　 37 　the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"

　　　 Ernie sat quietly and 　38 　for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest __39 　as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son.' "

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to 　40 　Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.

39. D 这里说的是作者对母亲的手产生了一种新的“感激”

38. B forgotten and forgiven说的是母亲忘了，原谅了我。. abandoned：被放弃[扔弃，遗弃]了的。

37. D as I did是一个表方式的状语，像我一样记得那事。

36. A sorry一词与愧疚有关。其余的选项与上下文意思不符。