55. A. laughing　　 　　　 B. joking　　　　 C. worrying　　　 　　　 D. crying

答案：36-40 DBACB　 41-45 ABADC　　 46-50 DDBCA　 51-55 BCCAD

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陕西省宝鸡中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

　 A businessman was deep in debt (欠债)and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench,　 21　 in hands, wondering if anything could　 22　 his company.

　　　 Suddenly an old man appeared. “I can see　 23　 is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the businessman's　 24　 ,the old man said, “I believe I can　 25　 you.”　 He asked the businessman’s name ,and　 26　 a　 check (支票), saying , “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can　 27　 me back at that time.” Then he left quickly.

　　　 The businessman　 28　 in his hand a check for $ 500,O00,signed(签字)by John D. Rockefeller, who was then one of the　 29　 men in the world! “I can get rid of my money worries now!” he realized. But instead, he　 30　 to put the check in his case, just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a　 31　 to save his company.

　　　 Within a few months, he was out of debt and　 32　 money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the 33　 with the check. At the agreed-on　 34　 , the old man appeared. Just　 35　 the businessman was about to hand back the cheek and　 36　 his successful story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man. “I am so　 37　 I caught him!” she cried, “I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's　 38　 escaping from the rest home and　 39　 people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led him away by the arm. The businessman just stood there,　 40.

　　　 Suddenly, he realized it wasn't the money, real or imagined, but his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.

54. A. wish　　 　　 B. hope　　　　　 　　　 C. want　　　 　　 D. congratulate

53. A. teacher　 　　 B. sister　　　　　 　　　 C. daddy　　　　 　　　　 D. aunt

52. A. recording　 B. discovery　　　 C. drawing　　　 　　　 D. writing

51. A. seemed　 　 B. decided　　　　 　　　 C. refused　　　 　 D. promised

50. A. happy　　　 B. regretful　　　 　　 C. brave　　　　 　 D. rude

49. A. wild　　　　 　　 B. useful　　　　 　　　 C. sweet　　　　 　 D. hard

48. A. worst　　　　 　B. best　　　　　 C. favorite　　　 D. simplest

47. A. carefully　　 　B. quickly　　　　 　　　 C. wrong　　　　 D. right

46. A. Who　　　　 　　 B. Whose　　　　 　　　 C. Which　　　　 　　　 D. What