38. A. to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

37. A. tears　 　　　　　　　　　 B. truth　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. health　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. lies

36. A. white　 　　　　　　　　 B. red　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. black　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. blue

40. A. trouble　　 B. challenge　 C．risk　　　　　 D. opportunities

答案 　DCDAB　 BACCD　 BCACD　 ABCBD

Passage 86

(江苏省海门市2010届高三第二次诊断性考试)

If you think your woman would never lie to you, guess again. From little 　36 　lies to the more serious variety, most women will hold back the 　37 　at some point in a relationship. Her motivation 　38 　lying can stem (起源于) from wanting to protect your feelings or, sure enough, to save her own butt (抵触).

One day, when a seamstress(女裁缝师)was sewing 　39 　sitting close to a river, her thimble(顶针)fell into the river. When she cried out, the Lord 　40 　and asked, ‘My dear child, why are you crying?’ The seamstress replied that her thimble had fallen into the water and 　　　41 　she needed it to help her husband in making a living for their family. The Lord dipped his hand into the water and 　42 　a golden thimble set with sapphires(蓝宝石).

‘Is this your thimble?’ the Lord asked. The seamstress replied, ‘No.’

The Lord again dipped into the river. He 　43 　a silver thimble.

‘Is this your thimble?’ the Lord asked. Again, the seamstress replied, ‘No.’

The Lord 　44 　down again and came up with a leather thimble.

‘Is this your thimble?’ the Lord asked. The seamstress replied, ‘Yes.’ The Lord was pleased with the woman’s 　45 　and gave her all three thimbles to keep, and the seamstress went home, much 　46 .　

Some years later, the seamstress was walking with her husband along the 　47 , and her husband fell into the river and disappeared under the water. 　48 　she cried out, the Lord appeared and asked her, ‘Why are you crying?’ ‘Oh Lord, my husband has fallen into the river!’

The Lord went down into the water and came up with George Clooney. ‘Is this your husband?’ the Lord asked.

‘Yes,’ cried the seamstress. The Lord was 　49. ‘You lied! That is a(n) 50 　!’ The seamstress replied, ‘Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a 　51. You see, if I had said ‘no’ to George Clooney, you would have come up with Brad Pitt. Then if I said ‘no’ to him, you would have come up with my husband. Had I then said ‘yes,’ you would have given me 　52 . Lord, I’m not in the best of health and 　53 　be able to take care of all three husbands, 54 　THAT’S why I said ‘yes’ to George Clooney.’

　　 And so the Lord let her keep him.

The 　55 　of this story is: Whenever a woman lies, it’s for a good and honorable reason, and in the best interest of others.

39．A．children　 　B．memories　 　C. encouragement　 D. experience

38．A．sense　　　 B．confidence　 C. health　 　　　　D. time

37．A．times　　　 　B．way 　　　　C. same　　　　　 D. best

36．A．followed　 　B．stopped　　 C．respected　　　 D. scorned(藐视)

35．A．sighing　　 B．joking　　　 C．discussing　　 D．watching

34．A．on　　　　　 B．along　　 　　C．off 　　　　　　D．over