39．A．money　　　 B．love　 C．time　 D．distance

38．A．silently　　 B．carefully　 C．certainly　 D．happily

36．A．expensive B．low　 C．cheap　　　 D．high

55. A. cane　　 B. speech C. mother　　　 D. story

答案：36-40 DACAB　 41-45 BACAC　　 46-50 BCACD　　　　　　 51-55 ADDBB

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四川省棠湖中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

Love Is Just a Thread(爱只是一根线)

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the　 36　 tuition for my brother and me. They don’t　 37　 in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. My father has a bad temper; it’s easy for him to lose his temper.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I　 38　 sat down beside her and looked at her.

“Is there any　 39　 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.

My mother stopped her work and raised her head with　 40　 in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.　 41　 at last I heard my mother say the following words:

“Susan,” she said　 42　 . “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的). If life is a　 43 , then love should be a thread. It can　 44　 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is　 45　 .”

I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next　 46　 . At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were　 47　 , every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk　 48　 on the country road. My father had never been so　 49　 . Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun softly shone through the leaves. All of these　 50　 the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would　 51　 in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk alone. We were all worried.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan,” he said kindly. “To tell you the truth, I just like　 52　 with your mom. I like this kind of life.”　 53　 from his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.

Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this　 54　 , I understand that love is just a　 55　 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

54. A. more slowly B. more clearly　　　 C. more carefully D. faster

53. A. praised B. received　　 C. won　　 D. declared

52. A. helps　　 B. operates　　 C. succeeds　　 D. works

51. A. ice　　　 B. street　 C. yard　　 D. square

50. A. helped　 B. supported　 C. noticed　　　 D. watched

49. A. pen　　　 B. hand　 C. nail　　 D. cane