41. A. split　　　　 　　 B. spend　 　　　 C. spare　　　　 　　 D. save

40. A. point　　　 　　 B. reason 　　　 C. result　　　 　　 D. right

39. A. brave　　　 B. hard　　 　　　 C. smart　　　 　　 D. unfair

38. A. amount 　　 B. part　　　 　　 　C. sum 　　　　 D. rest

37. A. How　　　 　　 B. Why　　 　　　 C. Who　　　　　 　　 D. What

36. A. cleaned 　　 B. covered　　　　 　 C. counted　 　　 D. checked

40. A. judging　　　 B. making　　　　 C. concerning　　　　　　 D. depending

答案 　21---25 DABCD　 26---30 CBAAC　　 31---35 DBABD　　 36---40 CABDC

Passage 54

(吉林省吉林一中2010届高三上学期第二次月考)

If it’s possible to see red(get angry) about not seeing red, that is what I was doing. We had　 26 the

　timing of our autumn trip to see the changing 　27　 　in the Great Lakes States, and I was really 　28　 . No matter how I strained my eyes I couldn’t spot red anywhere. Not 　29　 　a bit of golden yellow broke through the dull greenery.

　 This vacation was a complete 　30 　. I sat alone in the backseat of our rented car and got 　31　 as we drove north through the dull, dark green. In the 　32　 seat my brother and my father chatted merrily, obviously 　33　 .

　 Then a motto came to mind: “Happiness is a decision.” It must have been something my mother said. She was always passing on words of 　34　 . When I was a child, she gave me a black book with 　35　 　pages. On the flyleaf she had written, “Look for a beautiful thing and you’ll find it.” I was supposed to 　36　 　a record of the most beautiful thing I saw each day.

　 I remembered spending hours discussing what I’d 　37　 　. A baby’s smile? A stone shining with fool’s gold? Pictures in the clouds, or tulips tipping their heads? I found so many beautiful things that it was 　38　 to pick just one.

　 Now, on the road, I played Mother’s game again. I took in the all-green 　39　 　. Thick forests lined both sides of the highway. The long hill pines and spruce were seen 　40　 　. Maple leaves danced in the gentle wind. I felt like a little girl again- 　41　 　by beautiful things.

　 Later in the 　42　 , after we crossed the Upper Peninsula and drove into Canada, I found the bright 　43　 　plants I had been looking for. But by then I’d already seen a million shades of __44　 , the infinite variety and beauty that only our heavenly Father can 　45　 　. And that we can always find-if we look closely enough.

答案 　26-45　 CDABC　　 DAABD　　 CBADC　　 BADCB

[09年12月更新]

Passage 55

(安徽省巢湖市示范高中2010届高三上学期四校联考期中考试)

James’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed.　

＄24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90! __37__ on earth was he going to get the __38__ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __39__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __41__.　

There was only one way to get the money, and that was to __42__ it . He would have to find a job . __43__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __44__ on most things.　

　“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”

That was the __45__ of　 James’ s odd-job(零工)business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __46__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __47__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49__ for the bicycle he longed for.　

The day __50__ came when James counted his money and found ＄94.32. He __51__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __54__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __55__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.　

39. A. actually　　　 B. urgently　　　　 C. adequately　　　　　　 D. eventually

38. A. typical　　　　 B. legendary　　　 C. particular　　　　　　　 D. average

37. A. set up　　　　 B. put on　　　　 C. took on　　　　　　　 D. focused on