(08·北京)

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could   36   tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he  37  in class.

When I took the first exam, I was   38   to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper,   39   English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained_ 40   .

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that   41   because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I   42   with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his  43  .

One more test before the final exam. One more  44  to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time,  45  the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my  46__    did no good and everything  47   as before.

The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what   48   I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the   49   goodbye.

I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even  50  myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have 51__with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He  52__ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you  53  , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him,  54  that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head   55  , as I had never done before.

I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

36.  A. take                  B. discuss                C. cover                       D. get

37.  A. sought                B. presented               C. exchanged                   D. obtained

38.  A. shocked              B. worried                C. scared                D. anxious

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

40.  A. unchanged            B. unpleasant              C. unfriendly             D. unmoved

41.  A. reflected              B. meant                 C. improved              D. affected

42.  A. quarreled              B. reasoned               C. bargained              D. chatted

43.  A. attitude               B. mind                  C. plan                  D. view

44. A. choice                B. step                   C. chance                D. measure

45.  A. memorized                  B. considered              C. accepted              D. learned

46.  A. ambition             B. confidence             C. effort                       D. method

47.  A. stayed               B. went                  C. worked               D. changed

48.  A. grade               B. answer                C. lesson                D. comment

49.  A. scholarship          B. course                 C. degree                D. subject

50.  A. helped              B. favored                 C. treated                D. relaxed

51.  A. fun                B. luck                    C. problems                    D. tricks

52.  A. happened           B. proved                  C. pretended             D. seemed

53.  A. valued              B. imagined                C. expected               D. welcomed

54.  A. remembering        B. guessing                C. supposing              D. realizing

55.  A. out                B. over                    C. on                   D. off

 (北京先知文化中心2009届高三模拟测试（三）)

One night last summer, my neighbor Debbie came over and knocked on my door. “I’m leaving for   21, Jim,” she said. “Would you mind dropping by my house in a bit and   22 on my mother?”

   “Not a problem,” I said.

I’d lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old  23  , Nan, for about six months, and we’d become fast friends. Debbie always worked at night. She  24  leaving her mom alone, so she asked if it was okay if she rigged (装配) up one of those baby monitors and  25  me a receiver.

I was 26  to help. After all, I’ve been blind since infancy(婴儿期) and out of work for years. In fact, at 54, I’d come to wonder if I had much   27 anymore.

Like me, Nan was   28 —and was also hard of hearing. That evening Nan and I chatted for a bit 29.

“If you’re okay,” I said, “I think I’ll turn in.” Before I 30, I made sure the baby monitor was working.

“Good night, Nan,” I said. I 31  my stick and headed out the door. “See you tomorrow,” Nan called behind me. I locked the door and 32  my way home.

Several minutes 33 I heard a sound. It was Nan on the 34  . “Jim! Jim!” I heard over the monitor. “The house is 35 ! Help! ”

I went as   36   as I could to Debbie’s. I got to the front door. I could 37 a heavy, thick smoke. I put my hand on the doorknob(门把手), and reached for my key and 38  the door. “Here, Jim. Help!” Her voice was weak.

“Let’s get out of here!” I shouted. Grabbing her hand, I started to move on. I tapped with my cane 39 we found the front door. We felt our way down the steps, 40 in the sweet, fresh summer air, and to the gate of her yard. Thank you, Lord. We’re all safe.

21. A. play                     B. study               C. game                 D. work

22. A. checking                   B. taking                      C. putting                     D. keeping

23. A. father                        B. mother                    C. sister                       D. brother

24. A. thought about       B. worried about           C. cared for                       D. looked for

25. A. sold                          B. bought                     C. brought                   D. gave

26. A. sad                           B. sorrowful                C. glad                        D. upset

27. A. value                         B. price                        C. money                     D. service

28. A. deaf                          B. old                           C. wise                        D. blind

29. A. long before                B. before long              C. once again                      D. as usual

30. A. left                           B. stayed                     C. talked                      D. chatted

31. A. set up                       B. put up                     C. picked up                D. took up

32. A. moved                             B. pushed                   C. wound                    D. felt

33. A. instead                             B. later                        C. then                       D. ago

34. A. neighbor                    B. receiver                   C. worker                            D. speaker

35. A. on fire                       B. in trouble                 C. in danger                 D. on sale

36. A. fast                           B. slowly                      C. safely               D. well

37. A. see                                   B. feel                         C. taste                        D. smell

38. A. unlocked                   B.shut                         C. broke                             D. knocked

39. A. before                       B. after                        C. until                        D. since

40. A. showing                   B. noticing                   C. losing                      D. breathing

 (08·北京A篇)

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked. “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”

“Oh, you’re such a good man,”she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

At dawn, she suddenly said,“I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I owe you?” she asked.

“Nothing,” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

56. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

A. show she was familiar with the city

B. see some places for the last time

C. let the driver earn more money

D. reach the destination on time

57. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.

A. wanted to do her a favor                            B. shut off the meter by mistake

C. had received her payment in advance          D. was in a hurry to take other passengers

58. What can we learn from the story?

A. Giving is always a pleasure.

B. People should respect each other.

C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.                                                 

D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
I wouldn’t ask for a dressing room. My mom always asked for me.
The evening before I had   21 risen from my seat and piled on excess （过量） noodles. Then I licked（舔）my bowl with the buttered garlic bread,   22 no evidence of the four servings I had eaten greedily. In the morning I would be forced to lie on my bed and suck in my   23  just to button my jeans. I feared school   24 . The sale rack, with its slender size markers, knew my number continued to grow.
I learned   25  to eat from my dad: fast and without thinking. In our house, the dinner table involved   26 ,with the children on defense. One   27  move and our dinner would be snatched off our plates without warning and eaten up by our father   28  than we could blink. We soon learned to keep a hand up while   29  our chicken, and if Mom decided to cook that night we needed to hurry and get   30  before it was gone.
Only one pair of jeans I tried on fit. I   31  and told my mother I could button every pair but only needed the jeans that lay   32  in my hands. We walked to the checkout.
I kept my head down as we passed a group of girls. They   33 . I glanced up only long enough to know my place. Their   34  cut at me, hands cupped over their mouths in secrecy.
The shop was about to close and I   35  two girls in my third grade class out.
“I like your pants. Where did you get them?” Marcy asked Alicia. I nodded in agreement,   36 they had removed their cupped hands and I could hear the   37 .
“Really? I like yours better,” Alicia replied.
“We should trade. What   38  are you?” Marcy asked.
“I don’t know …” Alicia said, finding the tag in the back of her pants. “Seven.”
“Me too,” Marcy said.
I   39  in line as I held the jeans, tag folded in so   40  could see the number on it was 12. I am not a size seven.
21．A．hurriedly             B．hungrily              C．repeatedly           D．worriedly[
22．A．leaving               B．offering              C．collecting            D．examining
23．A．stomach              B．legs                    C．waist                   D．hands
24．A．uniforms             B．meals                  C．holiday               D．shopping
25．A．what                   B．how                    C．why                    D．when
26．A．battle                  B．game                  C．strike                  D．debate
27．A．big                     B．unusual               C．false                   D．bold
28．A．harder                 B．further                C．earlier                 D．faster
29．A．swallowing          B．biting                  C．tasting                 D．cooking
30．A．excuses               B．seconds               C．opportunities       D．demands
31．A．ordered               B．lied                     C．paid                    D．promised
32．A．closed                 B．guided                C．guarded               D．satisfied
33．A．laughed               B．murmured           C．shouted               D．whispered
34．A．mouths               B．hands                  C．eyes                    D．ears
35．A．led                     B．followed             C．invited                D．walked
36．A．thankful              B．afraid                  C．anxious               D．excited
37．A．interview            B．conversation        C．question              D．report
38．A．number               B．size                     C．color                   D．weight
39．A．jumped               B．waited                 C．cried                   D．hid
40．A．everybody           B．anybody              C．nobody               D．somebody

In Africa, when the antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing         31.           comes into his mind is, “I must be able to run   32.       (fast) than the fastest lion,  33.            I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the same time, the lion   34.         (wake) out of his dream, and the first thing          35.             (flash) into his mind is: “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope, otherwise I will starve to   36.             (dead).” So almost at the same moment   37.         the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start  38.              (run) toward the rising sun.

Such is life —   39.         you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to dash forward without   40.         (hesitate) when the sun rises.