34.　 A. common　　 B. normal　　　 C. formal　　　 D. usual

33.　 A. injured　　　 B. destroyed　 C. frightened　 D. cheated

32.　 A. age　　 B. size　　 C. weight　　　 D. experience

31.　 A. requested　 B. arranged　　 C. determined D. accepted

50．A. difficult　　 B. impressive　 C. early　 D. natural

答案：31-35 BDDCA　　　　　　　 36-40 BCBAD　　　　　　 41-45 DDBAC　 46-50 BABCD

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湖北省襄樊市10-11学年高二上学期期中考试四校联考

When I was in middle school, I was one of the smaller players on the basketball team. In our first game of the season, we were　 31　 to face a good team, all of whom were tall guys. Naturally, at my　 32　 , it would have been easy to be　 33　 by our competitors.

　　 On game day, my basketball coach called me over to him. He was a strong and tough coach, and in his　 34　 rough manner said, “Joel, you’re not that　 35　 , but let me tell you that size doesn’t matter. Don’t be afraid. What　 36　 is right down in here.” He pointed his finger at his　 37　 as he continued, “Joel, you’ve got a big heart, and you’re to　 38　 it this year.”

　　 When I heard the coach’s　 39　 , I stood taller than usual! I thought to myself: The coach believes in me! My confidence　 40　 and I played better that year than I’d ever done before.

　　 It’s　 41　 what we can achieve when we know somebody really believes in us. That coach took a little time to make a big　 42　 . He took time to make me confident in myself. If we’re going to　 43　 the best in people, we need to sow seeds of　 44　 .

　　 As the saying goes, “Love looks for a way of being constructive.”　 45　 , love looks for ways to help improve somebody else’s life.

　　 When people are　 46　 us, they should leave better off than they were before. People should feel　 47　 and inspired after spending any time with you and me　 48　 feeling discouraged or defeated.

　　 Remember, there’s　 49　 greater investment(投资)in life than in being a people builder. Relationships　 50　 much more to us than our achievements.

49．A. sincerely　　 B. honestly　　 C. falsely D. correctly

48．A. lost　　 B. stuck　 C. opposed　　 D. devoted

47．A. desiring　　 B. claiming　　 C. begging　　　 D. valuing

46．A. gradually　 B. suddenly　　 C. immediately　　　 D. slowly

45．A. news　 B. notice C. response　　 D. reaction