29. A. opened　　　　　　　　　　 B. smiled　　　　　　　　　　 C. shone　　　　　　　　　　 D. looked

28. A. up　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. away　　　　　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. off

27. A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. one　　　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. this

26. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. around　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

25. A. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. attempt　　　　　　　　 C. afford　　　　　　　　　　 D. manage

24. A. putting on　　　　　　　 B. dressing　　　　　　　　 C. having　　　　　 　 D. wearing

23. A. way　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. time

22. A. survival　　　　　　　　　　 B. labor　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hardship　　　　　　　　 D. entertainment

21. A. Because　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Since　　　　　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. After

40．A．valuable　　　　　　　　　 B．unconditional　　　　 C．precious　　　　　　　　　 D．unique

答案　 21.C　 22.A　 23.B　 24.C　 25.A　 26.C　 27.D　 28.A　 29.B　 30.A　 31.B　 32.C　 33.D　 34.B　 35.D　 36.C　 37.C　 38.C　 39.D　 40.B　

Passage 22

(浙江省金华一中2008年5月高考模拟试卷)

We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store. 　21　 we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than 　22 　and making a sale.

One lesson stands out in my 　23　 . It was shortly before Christmas. I was in eighth grade and was working evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was 　24　 　a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me　 - too poor to　 25　 to buy anything. He looked　 26　 the toy section, picked up this item and　 27 , and carefully put them　 28　 in their place.

Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His steel blue eyes　 29　 and the dimple(酒窝) in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas 30 　to buy his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his　 31　 and look around. He did.

After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy　 32 , walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”

“How much you got?” Dad asked.

The little boy held out his hand and 　33　 it. His hand was creased(起皱) with　 34　 lines of dirt from holding his 　35 　　too tightly. In his hand 　36　 two dimes, a nickel and two pennies-27 cents. The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was $3.98.

“That’ll just 　37　 it,” Dad said as he　 38　 the sale. Dad’s reply still　 39　 in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with a　 40　 .