37．A．annoying　　　　　　 B．astonishing　　　　　 C．delighting　　　　　　 D．disappointing

36．A．lie　　　　　　　　　　　 B．bend　　　　　　　　　 C．look　　　　　　　　　　 D．fall

55. A. remembered　　　 B. understood　　　　 C. touched 　　　　　　　D. respected

答案　 36-40 ACBAD　 41-45 BDCBA　 46-50 CBDDA　 51-55　 CADDB

Passage 38

(北京市海淀区2010届高三上学期期中考试)

Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would 　36　 down and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead.

　　 I don’t remember when it first started　 37　 me-her hands pushing my hair that way, for they

felt work-worn and rough　 38　 my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t

do that any more-your hands are too rough!” she made no　 39　 and left quietly. But never again

did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her　 40　 .

With the passing years, my 　41　 returned to that night time after time. By then I 　42　 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very　 43　 , sometimes far away, but always it was　 44　 in the back of my mind.

The years have passed,　 and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once　 45　 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.

Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives　 46　 . One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself　 47　 to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to　 48　 the hair from my forehead. Then a 　49　 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.

In my memory, thousands of times, I 　50　 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how　 51　 I was for that night. I thought she’d remember　 52　 I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and 　53　 long ago.

That night, I fell asleep with a new　 54　 for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 　55　 to be found.

54. A. tears　　　　　　　　 B. pain　 　　　　C. troubles　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. courage

53. A. if　　　　　　　　　　 B. because　　　 C. until　 　　　　　　　　　D. though

52. A. family　　　　　　　 B. children　　　　　 C. function　 　　　　　　　D. experience

51. A. For　　　　　　　　　 B. On　　　　　　　　 C. By　 　　　　　　　　　D. Of

50. A. preferred　　　　　 B. managed　　　　 C. used　 　　　　　　　　　D. agreed

49. A. quickly　　　　　　 B. naturally 　　C. happily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. right

48. A. How　　　　　　　　 B. What　 　　　C. When　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Where