21.　 A. sorrow　　　　 　　 B. hope　　 　　　　 C. comfort　　　 　 D. happiness

55．A．breakout 　　　　　　 B．breakdown 　　　　 C．get along　 　　　　 D．get across

答案 　36-40 DCABC　　 41-45 BADAC　　　　 46-50 CBBCD　　　　 51-55 DDCAC

Passage 44

(贵州省遵义一中2010届高三上学期第一次联考)

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt

My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disasters. When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with 21 in spite of the terrible surroundings. The families living here, who tried to make their living from the land, 22 great losses.

I felt sorry especially for the 23 , but I 24 to be hopeless, I decided that where I was, I could do 25 to help them. I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who 26 my knock,“I know that you are 27 and give the birds that come to your yard a little 28 . Please consider me your bird. Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your 29 . I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the 30 children.”

No one seemed to 31 giving me a handful of rice, even 32 they had little themselves. On Sunday, I would go to the 33 and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to 34 to the children.

One day, I came to a house that had 35 to give. I told my story and asked if I could be their bird. The woman called her daughters, and 36 gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice!　 I began to ask for 37 and rice from the other “bird feeders”, and they gave them to me. Everyone was happy to help those who were suffering, even 38 only this small way. The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing.

　　 “Consider me your bird.” My 39 idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was 40 some peace.

54．A．peace　 　　　　　　　 B．food　 　　　　　　　 C．sports　 　　　　　　　 D．music

53．A．party　 　　　　　　　 B．meeting　 　　　　　 C．theme　 　　　　　　　 D．question

52．A．smartes　 　　　　　　 B．tallest　 　　　　　　　 C．best　 　　　　　　　 D．oldest

51．A．lazy　 　　　　　　　 B．stupid　 　　　　　　　 C．young　 　　　　　　　 D．shy

50．A．guide　　　　　　　　　 B．principal　 　　　　　 C．parents　 　　　　　 D．teachers

49．A．idea　 　　　　　　　 B．problem　 　　　　　 C．chance　 　　　　　　 D．intention

48．A．arriving　 　　　　　 B．traveling　 　　　　　 C．teaching　 　　　　　 D．passing

47．A．why　 　　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　　 C．whatever　 　　　　　 D．when