40. A. founded　　　　　 B. discovered　　　　　　　　　 C. saw　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

39. A. reached　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrived

38. A. places　　　　　　　 B. address　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. directions　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. train

37. A. novel　　　　　　　　 B. letter　　　　　　　 　　　 C. phone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. magazine

36. A. afraid　　　　　　　 B. anxious　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. nervous

31.C　 32.D　　 33.A　　 34.A　　 35.B　　 36.C　 37.C　 38.C　 39.B　　 40.D

Passage 41

(河南省许昌新乡平顶山2010届高三第一次调研考试)

Dear Debby, you let world know that kind people still exist.

I was on my way to two job interviews. Not surprisingly, I was 　36　 　, so before getting off the train, I took my　 37　 　out of my bag, making sure the　 38　 　was right. A short walk later, I 　39　 　the subway, but when I went to get money for my ticket, I 　40　 　that my wallet was gone. Suddenly I realized that I might have lost it when I used the phone on the train.

I ran back to the information　 41　 　of the train station and asked the conductor if __42　 　had found my 　43　 　. The answer was no. I was 　44　 　. At this time, a woman told me that the train had not left 　45　 　. Her name was Debby, and she was a shopkeeper in the train station. I hurried to see　 46　 　they had found my wallet. 　47__, it seemed that someone had taken it.

I returned to the information counter heartbroken. Not only would I 　48　 　the two interviews, but I was　 49　 　into the embarrassing situation of having no money. I 　50__ into tears as I explained my 　51　 　to Debby. To my surprise, she reached into her bag and handed me 　52　 　. "It's all I have right now," she said. "Use it to get to your interviews." 　53　 　I finished my two interviews with the $ 7, I came back to thank her, but she had 　54__.

I was deeply moved by the woman's 　55　 . I just want to share that kindness can happen when we least expect it. When it happens, we should pay it forward.

40. A. woman　　 　　　　 B. doctor　　 　　　　 C. sister　　　 　　　　 D. teacher

答案　 21.B　 22.A　　 23.D　 24.C　 25.B　 26.D　 27.A　 28.A　 29.B　　 30.C

39. A. training　　 　　　　 B. grades　　 　　　　 C. experiments　　　　 D. abilities

38. A. rich　　　　 　　　　 B. famous　　 　　　　 C. successful　 　　　　 D. powerful

37. A. set up　　　 　　　　 B. pushed up　 　　　　 C. gave up　　 　　　　 D. looked up