42. A. suggested　　　　　　 B. solved　　　　　　　　 C. discovered　　　　　 D. explained

41. A. picture　　　　　　　　　 B. ground　　　　　　　　 C. scene　　　　　　　　　 D. area

40. A. good 　　　　　　　　　 B. simple 　　　　　　　　 C. big 　　　　　　　　　　 D. proper

39. A. going 　　　　　　　　　 B. moving 　　　　　　　 C. driving 　　　　　　　 D. flying

38. A. hoping 　　　　　　　　 B. admitting 　　　　　　 C. realizing 　　　　　　 D. believing

37. A. gathered 　　　　　　 B. warned 　　　　　　　 C. organized 　　　　　 D. comforted

36. A. During 　　　　　　　　 B. Until 　　　　　　　　　 C. Upon 　　　　　　　　 D. Before

35. ---I’m still working on my project.

　 ---Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is ___.

A. running out　　 B. going out　　 　　　　　 C. giving out 　　　　 D. losing out

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分)

When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. 　36 　the move, my father 　37 　us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 　38 　that the universe would suddenly change its course. "In May, we're 　39 　to Arizona."

　　 The words, so small, didn't seem 　40 　enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a tram moving across the country. I watched the 　41_　 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 　42 　mysteries(奥秘) yet to come. Finally, we arrived and 　43 　into own new home.

　　 　44 　my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I 　45　 　explored(探索) our new surroundings.

　　 One afternoon, I was out exploring 　46 　and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. "You'd better not 　47 　that."

　　 I turned around to see an old woman

　　 "Are you new lo this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 　48 , new to the entire state.

　　 "My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 　49 ? It must be quite a　 _50 　after living in Boston."

　　 How could I explain how I 　51 　the desert? I couldn't seem to find the right words.

　　 "It's vastness," she offered. “That vastness 　52 　you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert -- you can 　53 　how little you are in comparison with the world.　 _54 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless.”

　　 That was it. That was the feeling I'd bad ever since I'd first seen the mountains of my new home. Again, my 　55 　would change with just a few simple words.

　　 "Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn't touch."

34. The parents felt helpless when they found their son had ___ love stories for long.

A. addicted　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. addicted to　　 　

C. addicted himself　　 　　　　　　　 D. been addicted to

33. I don’t feel like ___ to do this or that. I’d like to be the master of myself.

A. telling　 　　　　　　　　 B. asking　 　　　　　　　　　 C. being asked　　　　　　　 D. To be asked