34.A.bought　　　　　　　　 B.made　　　　　　　　 C.lent　　　　　　　　　　 D.handed

33. A.time　　　　　　　　　　 B.room　　　　　　　　 C.ability　　　　　　　　 D.idea

32. A.duty　　　　　　　　　　 B.place　　　　　　　　　 C.turn　　　　　　　　　 D.distance

31. A.argued　　　　　　　　 B.talked　　　　　　　　 C.fought　　　　　　　　 D.played

35. A. happy　　　　　 　　 B. fresh　　　　 　　　 C. friendly　　　　　　 D. nice

答案：16-20 CCDAC　 21-25 CBADC　 26-30 CDBAD　 31-35 CBABA

10

湖北省荆州中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word "shmily" in a　　 31　　 place for the other to find. They took turns leaving "shmily" around the house, and as soon as one of them　　 32　　 it, it was their turn to hide it once more.

There was no　　 33　　 to the places where "shmily" would appear. Sometimes, "Shmily" was written in the　　 34　　 left on the mirror after a hot shower, where it would reappear bath after bath.　　 35　　 , my grandmother even unrolled an entire roll of toilet paper to　　 36　　 "shmily" on the very last sheet.

It took me a long time before I was able to fully　　 37　　 my grandparents' game. It was　　 38　　 their funny little game; it was a way of life. Grandma and Grandpa held hands every chance they could. They　　 39　　 kisses as they ran into each other in their tiny kitchen. Before every meal they bowed their heads and gave their　　 40　　 : a wonderful family, good fortune, and　　 41　 .

But there was a　　 42　　 cloud in my grandparents' life: my grandmother had breast cancer, which had first appeared ten years earlier. As always, Grandpa was with her every

　　 43　　 of the way. He comforted her in their yellow room, painted that way　　 44____　　 she could always be surrounded by sunshine, even when she was too　　 45　　 to go outside.　　 Then one day, what we all　　 46　　 finally happened. Grandma was gone.

"Shmily." It was written in yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmother's funeral bouquet. As the crowd　　 47　　 and the last mourners (哀悼者) turned to leave, my aunts, uncles, cousins and other family members　　 48　　 and gathered around Grandma　　 49　　 . Grandpa stepped up to my grand-mother's casket and,　　 50　　 with sorrow, he began to sing to her. Through his tears and grief, the song came, a deep and throaty lullaby (摇篮曲).

SHMILY: See how much I love you.

31　　 A. exact　 B. surprising　 C. usual　 D. regular

32　　 A. discovered　 B. defeated　　 C. folded D. announced

33　　 A. start　　 B. point　 C. doubt　 D. end

34　　 A. steam　 B. water　 C. air　　　 D. dust

35　　 A. In an instant　　　 B. As a result　 C. At one point　　　 D. Once for all

36　　 A. link　　 B. leave　 C. find　　 D. attract

37　　 A. enjoy　 B. attend C. handle D. appreciate

38　　 A. similar to　 B. due to C. rather than　 D. more than

39　　 A. rejected　　　 B. lacked C. stole　 D. assessed

40　　 A. blessings　　 B. orders C. guides D. treats

41　　 A. a peaceful world　　　 B. each other　 C. delicious food　　 D. happy time

42　　 A. colorful　　 B. dark　　 C. strange　　　 D. splendid

43　　 A. step　　 B. minute　　　 C. time　　 D. moment

44　　 A. in case　　　 B. even if　　　 C. as well as　 D. so that

45　　 A. comfortable　　　 B. sick　　 C. cautious　　 D. thrilled

46　　 A. hoped B. dreamed　　 C. feared D. loved

47　　 A. thinned　　　 B. increased　　 C. swelled　　　 D. approached

48　　 A. came forward　　 B. set off C. broke away D. sat down

49　　 A. over and over again　 B. for one thing　　 C. one last time　　　 D. here and there

50　　 A. shaking　　　 B. smiling　　　 C. leaving　　　 D. praying

答案：31-35 BADAC　　　　 36-40 BDDCA　　　　　　 41-45 BBADB　　　　　　 46-50 CAACA

11

湖北省孝感高中10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man　 31　 with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait for long before his　 32　 . But the wise man told him he had no　 33　 to explain the secret of happiness then. He　 34　 the boy a teaspoon(茶匙) that held some drops of oil and said, “Please　 35　 the palace and return in two hours, but　 36　 this spoon without allowing the oil to spill (洒出).”

The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes　 37　　 the spoon. After two hours, he returned.

“Well”, asked the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful　 38　 hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the　 39　 it took the gardener ten years to create? ”The boy’s　 40　 turned red. He said his only　 41　 was not to spill the oil.

“Then go back and　 42　 my palace”, said the wise man, “You cannot　 43　 a man if you don’t know his house”.

Relieved (放松下来),the boy picked up the　 44　 and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the　 45　 in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in　 46　 everything he had seen.

“But where are the drops of oil I gave you?” asked the wise man. Looking　 47　 at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was　　 48　 .

“Well, this is the only　 49　 I can give you”, said the wise man, “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and　 50　 to forget the drops of oil on the spoon”.

34. A. how　　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　 D. where

33. A. will　　　　　　　　　　 B. dare　　　　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　　　 D. should

32. A. starts　　　　　　　　　 B. happens　　　　　　 C. remains　　　　　　 D. works

31. A. ruler　　　　　　　　　 B. god　　　　　　　　　 C. mother　　　　　　　 　　 D. daughter

30. A. prepared　　　　　　 B. forgot　　　　 　 C. studied　　　　 　　 D. discovered