42．What does the underlined word “It’’ in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The fact that the author was born an albino．　　　 　

B．What had to be done differently to the author．

C．The way that the author’s parents treated him．

D．The fact that the author had no idea what an albino was．

41．What is an albino according to the passage?

A．Someone with bad eyesight．　　　 　　　B．Someone with some kind of disease．

C．Someone who looks older than his age．　　 D．Someone who joins the circus．

44．What is the best title of the passage?

　　 A．An Unhappy Christmas　　　　　　 　　B．An Unusual Present

　　 C．A Poor Couple's Life　　　　　　　 　　D．A Helpful Customer

答案　 41.A　 42.D　 43.C　 44.B

Passage 7

(广东省湛师附中2009届高三最后一模A篇)

I was born an albino．No one in my family had ever known what an albino was，what it meant to be an albino，and what had to be done differently because I was an albino．

My parents treated me just like they treated everybody else．That was just about the best thing they could have done．It helped me trust myself，so when the annoyances came along，I could deal with them．

True，my photo always looked like a snowball with two pieces of coal for eyes．Kids would tease me，asking if I was joining the circus and calling me “Whitey”．Like most albinos，I had terrible eyesight，and my grades suffered until eventually I overcame my feeling ashamed of myself and realized it was okay to ask to sit in the front of the classroom so I could see the blackboard better．People stared at me when I held reading material right at the tip of my nose so I could see it well enough to read．Even when I was eight or nine．movie-theater clerks started asking me to pay adult prices because I “looked older”．

The worst part for me was that because my eyesight was so bad，I couldn’t play sports very well．I didn’t give up trying，though．And I studied harder．

Eventually，I got better at school and loved it．By the time I got to college 1 was double majoring，going to summer school and devoting myself to every kind of extracurricular activity I could find．I had learned to be proud of being an albino．I did my best to make “albino” a positive word．And I decided to make my living with my eyes．

I couldn’t see well enough to play spots，but with a solid education and the drive to do it．I could make a living involved in the field I loved．I’ve done it now for more than thirty years in print and in video，and now in cyberspace．People make jokes about how I’m the only “blind editor” they know，but most of the time the jokes are signs of respect．And I make jokes about being an albino．

I was just a proud albino kid from the coal country of Pennsylvania．I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties，gain confidence，and be proud of my personal achievement and humble about my professional accomplishments．

43．We can probably infer from the passage that the woman _______.

　　 A．cheated to raise her children　　　　　　 　

B．moved to escape paying back the debts

　　 C．was a person with honesty　　　　　　

D．wanted to give her children a Christmas gift

42．The author helped Ben by offering him _______.

　　 A．a Christmas present　　　　　　　　　　 B．the debtor' s new address

　　 C．some money to cover the loss　　　　　　 D．a suggestion to cheer him up

41．Ben was upset one morning because _______.

　　 A．a customer left without paying the bill　　　　　　

B．he lost $ 79 on the way of the delivery

　　 C．he had to buy a present for the children　　　　　

D．he was going to lose his job

59．From the passage we learn that 　　　　　.

　　 A．Many house plans are offered free of charge.

　　 B．Most of the house plans arc offered by building instructors.

　　 C．Most of the owner-builders design their homes.

D．Fifty percent of the American young couples build houses.

答案　 56.B　 57.D　 58.A　 59.C

Passage 6

(天水市一中2006级2008-2009学年第二学期第四次考试题A篇)

When Ben delivered milk to my home one morning before Christmas，he wasn’t his usual sunny self．He told me a customer had left without paying the bill，$79，nor leaving her new address．So it meant that he had to cover the loss．

　“She was a pretty woman，”he said， “with six children and another on the way．She was always saying．‘I’m going to pay you soon when my husband gets a second job．’I believed her，but she left．Isn’t it annoying?”

　“Give her the milk．Make it a Christmas present to the kids who need it．”I said．

The holidays came and went．On a sunny January morning two weeks later，Ben was rushing to deliver milk when he saw a woman running down the street，waving money．He recognized her immediately--the woman who didn’t pay her bill．

　“I’m so sorry．”she said．“I really have been meaning to pay you．”

She explained that her husband had come home one night and announced he' d found cheaper apartment. He' d also got a new job. With all that happened, she' d forgotten to leave the new address. “But I've been saving,” she said. “Here's $20 toward the bill. “

　　　 “That' s all right,” Ben replied. “It's been paid.”

　　　 “Paid!” she exclaimed (惊叫).　 “What do you mean? Who paid it?”

　　　 “I did,” Ben said,　 “It went to the children as a Christmas present!”

58．The underlined phrase “take the plunge” in paragraph 3 most probably means “　　　　 　.”

　　 A．decide to build a house　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．decide to pull down a house

　　 C．decide to buy a house　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．decide to rent a house

57．It can be inferred from the passage that many Americans find it difficult to 　　　　.

　　 A．build a house　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．find a ready-made house

　　 C．have a good job　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．buy a house

56．What does the passage mainly tell us?

　　 A．The cost of having a house built.

　　 B．The American dream of owning a house.

　　 C．The life of owner-builders in America.

　　　 D．A comparison between young couples and their parents.