(08·天津)

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was

ready for new  16  in high school.

      17  , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be  18  for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  19  read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  20  as the list ended without her name. Feeling   21   , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was  22  . She moved on to English and history, and was  23   to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  24   math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school  25  . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as  26  as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough  27  for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled  28  and left. “Why is high school so

29  ?” she sighed.

Later in  30  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much   31  . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to  32  at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  33  . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  34  a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  35  fish you can be.”

16. A. processes                    B. decisions             C. challenges            D. exercises

17. A. Therefore             B. However              C. Otherwise           D. Besides

18. A. difficult                B. easy                        C. boring              D. interesting

19. A. editor                        B. boss                        C. candidate            D. judge

20. A. jumped                B. sank                 C. stopped             D. raced

21. A. strange                B. happy                C. awful               D. lonely

22. A. struggling             B. improving             C. working            D. complaining

23. A. ashamed              B. disappointed           C. shocked            D. relieved

24. A. put up                B. prepare for            C. worry about         D. give up

25. A. committee             B. newspaper                   C. radio               D. team

26. A. enthusiastic            B. artistic                C. sympathetic         D. realistic

27. A. speakers                B. readers                C. cheerleaders         D. writers

28. A. widely                  B. weakly                C. excitedly            D. brightly

29. A. similar                  B. ordinary               C. different            D. familiar

30. A. physics                 B. history                C. English             D. math

31. A. pleasure                 B. hope                  C. trouble            D. sorrow

32. A. fit in                   B. look out               C. stay up            D. get around

33. A. swim                  B. try                    C. ask               D. escape

34. A. in return for             B. in case of              C. in terms of         D. instead of

35. A. slimmest                B. smallest               C. best              D. gentlest

 (08·四川)

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter.For several weeks she had been  16  me to play chess(棋)with her,so I suggested a game and she eagerly  17  .It was a school night,however,and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could  18  my moves,because she  19  to go to bed;she had to get up at six in the morning.I  20  she had strict sleeping habits,  21  I thought she ought to be able to  22  some of this strictness.I said to her,“  23  ，you can stay up late for once.We’re having  24  .”We played on for another fifteen minutes,during which time she looked  25  .Finally she said,“Please,Daddy,do it quickly.”“No,”I replied.“If you’re going to play it  26  ,you’re going to play it slowly.”And so we  27  for another ten minutes,until  28  my daughter burst into tears,and  29  that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made  30  .I had started the evening wanting to have a  31  time with my daughter but had  32  my desire to win to become more  33  than my relationship with my daughter.When I was a child,my desire to win  34  me well.As a parent,I  35  that it got in my way.So I had to change.

16.A.guiding                     B.asking                    C.training                  D.advising

17.A.followed                   B.expected                    C.replied                    D.accepted

18.A.change                        B.repeat                     C.hurry                     D.pass

19.A.agreed                         B.needed                   C.begged                   D.hated

20.A.knew                           B.learned                   C.guessed                  D.heard

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

22.A.put up                         B.take up                   C.pick up                         D.give up

23.A.As usual                   B.Go ahead                   C.By the way             D.Come on

24.A.patience                    B.luck                          C.fun                        D.success

25.A.excited                     B.proud                        C.anxious                  D.angry

26.A.well                          B.again                         C.fairly                      D.regularly

27.A.discussed                     B.continued                  C.counted                  D.argued

28.A.nervously                     B.immediately            C.strangely                D.suddenly

29.A.promised                         B.admitted                    C.wondered                  D.discovered

30.A.a mistake                     B.a decision               C.an attempt              D.an effort

31.A.free                          B.different                    C.full                           D.happy

32.A.managed                   B.recognized              C.allowed                     D.reduced

33.A.important                     B.attractive                C.practical                    D.interesting

34.A.offered                     B.served                    C.controlled               D.taught

35.A.realized                     B.apologized              C.imagined                   D.explained

 (08·陕西)

A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her  21  by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,  22  “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer-by asked to  23  for the night. Seeing that he had an  24  face, she let him in and gave him a nice   25  . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her  26  that anyone who climbed up her tree  27   not be able to come back down until she   28  it.

     When the children came back to steal her  29  , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long  30  she gave the tree permission to let  31   go. Aunty Misery was free from the

  32  at last.

One day another man   33  her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,   34   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you  35   me,” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 36    some pears from my dear tree to remember the  37  it brought to me in this life. But I am too   38   to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so  39   as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree  40  and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

21.  A. hopeless               B. painful                   C. dull                        D. crazy

22.  A. calling                 B. shouting                 C. announcing             D. whispering

23.  A. stay                   B. live                     C. hide                     D. lie

24.  A. interesting              B. honest                   C. anxious                 D. angry

25.  A. gift                     B. kiss                     C. treat                     D. smile

26.  A. suggestion           B. demand                C. permission               D. wish

27.  A. could                  B. should                  C. might                    D. must

28.  A. permitted              B. promised              C. answered              D. declared

29.  A. branch                 B. food                      C. tree                      D. fruit

30.  A. after                   B. while                    C. since                  D. before

31.  A. it                      B. them                    C. him                    D. her

32.  A. trick                   B. question                C. trouble                 D. difficulty

33.  A. stepped into           B. left for                C. stopped at             D. walked around

34.  A. so                      B. but                    C. although              D. because

35.  A. with                    B. off                    C. upon                 D. for

36.  A. choose               B. pick                     C. shake                  D. hit

37.  A. honor                B. pleasure                        C. hope                    D. excitement

38.  A. light                  B. short                   C. old                            D. thin

39.  A. proud                B. kind                    C. fine                     D. smart

40.  A. disappointedly     B. cheerfully      C. unwillingly            D. eagerly

    

 (08·江西)

The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets．About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading

  36   to the sea．

“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim．“Those two men are   37   heavy rocks．I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological   38   ”．

“You don’t    39    a crane（起重机）to unload less than a dozen rocks, do you?” smiled Joshua.

“But those men don’t    40    to have muscles at all.” said Michael, rather surprised. Joshua smiled.

“They are    41    labourers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they

  42  ．See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his   43  ．Some of the rock’s weight is set   44   his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand．His body isn’t bent．His legs are well  45  .”

“You’re right, Josh．He may have a small build．  46    he certainly well knows his job．Dear me! And to think we have been studying   47   ! ” Rahim thought about all that was happening．Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t   48   the human being completely, it appears．”

“I don’t think it will．”   49    Joshua．“You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you   50    use that equipment to harvest tea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”

“You can get a computer to    51    multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce or assess essays, can you?” asked Michael．

“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as   52    as ever — that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim．

“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody    53    who can carry a large rock the way those men do．It’s not going to be a very   54    world, I’m afraid.” sighed Michael．

“You’re too much of a pessimist (悲观主义者），Mike.” said Joshua．“    55   will always be other things that will make the world exciting．”

36．A．through                 B．across                C．down                         D．up

37．A．loading                 B．unloading              C．covering                D．uncovering

38．A．way                   B．revolution             C．process                 D．era

39．A．ask                    B．expect               C．attempt                 D．hope

40．A．happen                 B．fail                  C．have                   D．seem

41．A．ambitious              B．experienced           C．potential               D．energetic

42．A．take                  B．fetch                   C．carry                  D．bring

43．A．shoulder               B．back                  C．chest                 D．arms

44．A．on                    B．against                 C．toward                D．under

45．A．supported             B．grasped                C．placed                 D．strengthened

46．A．but                   B．however               C．so                     D．therefore

47．A．chemistry             B．physics                 C．biology                 D．psychology

48．A．control                B．affect                C．remove                 D．replace

49．A．agreed                B．proposed              C．refused                 D．denied

50．A．can’t               B．mustn’t             C．won’t                D．needn’t

51．A．point out               B．take out               C．hand out               D．print out

52．A．dirty                  B．clean                 C．old                    D．new

53．A．caught                 B．arranged              C．left                   D．convinced

54．A．exciting                B．mysterious            C．technological         D．modern

55．A．That                  B．This                 C．They                  D．There

    

 (08·全国Ⅱ)

From the time each of my children started school,I packed their lunches.And in each lunch,I   21   a note.Often written on a napkin(餐巾)，it might be a thank-you for a   22   moment,a reminder of something we were happily expecting,or a bit of   23   for the coming test or sporting event.

In early grade school they   24   their notes.But as children grow older they become self-conscious(有自我意识的)，and   25   he reached high school,my older son,Marc,informed me that he no longer   26   my daily notes.Telling him that he no longer needed to   27   them but I still needed to write them,I   28   until the day he graduated.

Six years after high school graduation,Marc called and asked if he could move

  29   for a couple of months.He had spent those years well,graduating from college,  30   two internships(实习) in Washington,D.C.,and   31  ,becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento.  32   short vacation visits,however,he had lived away from home.With his younger sister leaving for college,I was   33   happy to have Marc back.Since I was   34   making lunch for his younger brother,I   35   one for Marc,too.Imagine my   36   when I got a call from my 24-year-old son,  37   his lunch.

“Did I do something   38  ? Don’t you love me   39  ,Mom?”were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I   40   asked him what was wrong.

“My note,Mom,”he answered.“Where’s my note?”

21.A.carried                     B.found                          C.included                    D.held

22.A.difficult                    B.special                    C.comfortable            D.separate

23.A.congratulation                  B.improvement              C.explanation             D.encouragement

24.A.loved                           B.answered                   C.wrote                        D.examined

25.A.lately                           B.by the way             C.by the time             D.gradually

26.A.received                    B.understood             C.enjoyed                     D.collected

27.A.copy                           B.read                          C.take                          D.send

28.A.held up                     B.gave up                     C.followed                    D.continued

29.A.out                           B.home                        C.to college               D.to Sacramento

30.A.organizing                    B.planning                    C.comparing                 D.completing

31.A.hopefully                     B.finally                     C.particularly             D.certainly

32.A.Because of                   B.Instead of               C.Except for              D.As for

33.A.especially                     B.immediately            C.equally                   D.generally

34.A.once                            B.again                         C.still                           D.even

35.A.packed                        B.fetched                   C.bought                   D.filled

36.A.fear                                                             B.surprise                    

C.anger                                                            D.disappointment

37.A.waiting for                B.worrying about       C.caring for               D.asking about

38.A.wrong                         B.funny                        C.strange                   D.smart

39.A.any more                         B.enough                   C.once more                 D.better

40.A.interestingly              B.bitterly                   C.politely                   D.laughingly