A

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been　 1　 me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly ___2__. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could __3__ my moves, because she _4__ to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I ___5　 she had strict sleeping habits, 　6　 I thought she ought to be able to　 7 some of this strictness. I said to her, “　 8　 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having 　9　 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 　10　 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it 　11　 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 　12　 　for another ten minutes, until __13　 my daughter burst into tears, and　 14　 that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made　 15　 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 　16　 time with my daughter but had 17　 my desire to win to become more　 18　 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win　 19　 me well. As a parent, I　 20　 that it got in my way. So I had to change.

1. A. guiding　　　 _{高&考%资*源#网}　 B. asking　　　　　 C. training　　　　 D. advising

2. A. allowed　　　　 B. expected　　　　 C. replied　　　　　 D. accepted

3. A. change　　　　　 B. repeat　　　　　 C. hurry　　　　　 D. pass

4. A. agreed　　　　　 B. needed　　　　　 C. begged　　　　 D. hated

5. A. knew　　　　　 B. learned　　　　　 C. guessed　　　　 D. heard

6. A. so　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　 D. or

7. A. put up　　　　　 B. take up　　　　 C. pick up　　　　 　D. give up

8. A. As usual　　　　 B. Go ahead　　　　 C. By the way　　 D. Come on

9. A. patience　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　 C. fun　　　　　　 D. success

10. A. excited　　　　 B. proud　　　　　 C. anxious　　　 　D. angry

11. A. well　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　 C. fairly　　　　　 D. regularly

12. A. discussed　　　 B. continued　　　　 C. counted　　　　 D. argued

13. A. nervously　　　 B. immediately　　 　　C. strangely　　　 D. suddenly

14. A. promised　　　　 B. admitted　　　　　 C. wondered　　　 D. discovered

15. A. a mistake　　　　 B. a decision　　　　　 C. an attempt　　 D. an effort

16. A. free　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　 C. full　　　　　 　D. happy

17. A. managed　　　　 B. recognized　　　　 C. allowed　　　 　D. reduced

18. A. important　　　 　B. attractive　　　　 　C. practical　　 　　D. interesting

19. A. offered　　　　 　B. served　　　　　 　C. controlled　　 　D. taught

20. A. realized　　　　 B. apologized　　　　 　C. imagined　　　 　D. explained

B

The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets. About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading 　21 to the sea.

“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim. “Those two men are 　22 　heavy rocks. I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological 　23　 . ”

“You don’t 　24 　a crane(起重机)to unload less than a dozen rocks, do you?” smiled Joshua.

“But those men don’t 　25 　to have muscles at all,” said Michael, rather surprised. Joshua smiled.

“They are 　26 　laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they　 　27 　. See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his 　28 　. Some of the rock’s weight is set 　29　 　his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand. His body isn’t bent. His legs are well　 30　 . ”

“You’re right, Josh.He may have a small build, 　31　 　he certainly well knows his job. Dear me! And to think we have been studying 　32　 　! ” Rahim thought about all that was happening. Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t 　33　 　the human being completely, it appears.”

“I don’t think it will. ” 　34　 　Joshua. “You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you 35　 　use that equipment to harvest tea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”

“You can get a computer to　 　36　 　multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce or assess essays, can you?” asked Michael.

“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as　 37　 　as ever --- that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim.

“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody 　38　 　who can carry a large rock the way those men do. It’s not going to be a very 　39　 　world, I’m afraid.” Sighed Michael.

“You’re too much of a pessimist (悲观主义者_{高&考%资*源#网})，Mike.” Said Joshua. “　 　40 　will always be other things that will make the world exciting. ”

21. A. through　 　B. across　　 　C. down　　 D. up

22. A. loading　 　B. unloading　 　C. covering　 D. uncovering

23. A. way　　　 　B. revolution　 C. process　 　D. era

24. A. ask　　　 　B. expect　　　 C. attempt　 　D. hope

25. A. happen　 　B. fail　　　　 C. have　　 D. seem

26. A. ambitious 　B. experienced　 C. potential　 D. energetic

27. A. take　　　 B. fetch　　 　C. carry　　 D. bring

28. A. shoulder　 B. back　　　 　C. chest　　 D. arms

29. A. on　　　　 B. against　　 　C. toward　　 D. under

30. A. supported　 B. grasped 　　C. placed　　 　D. strengthened

31. A. but　　　　 B. however 　　C. so　　　 　D. therefore

32. A. chemistry　 B. physics　 　C. biology　 　D. psychology

33. A. control　　 　B. affect　　　 C. remove　 　D. replace

34. A. agreed　　 B. proposed　 　C. refused　 　D. denied

35. A. can’t　　　 B. mustn’t　　 　C. won’t　　 　D. needn’t

36. A. point out　 　B. take out　 　C. hand out　 　D. print out

37. A. dirty　　　 B. clean　　　 C. old　　　 　D. new

38. A. caught　　 　B. arranged　　 C. left　　　　 D. convinced

39. A. exciting　 　B. mysterious　 C. technological　 D. modern

40. A. That　　　 B. This　　　　 C. They　　　 D. There