When my oldest son was in high school, he planned to attend a Christian contemporary concert with the youth group from our church. To my    36  , Aaron invited me to go along.  I    37   accepted; however, by the time the date of the concert arrived, my youngest son had been ill, and I was    38  about him. My husband    39   me to attend the concert, promising he would take care of our youngest. I hesitated.
Finally, it    40   me. Aaron was sixteen years old. How many    41   would I have to do something fun with him    42   he went away to college? And how many youth actually    43   their mothers to attend a concert with them that was clearly for teens?  The   44  was made. I would not miss this opportunity.
At the concert, I sat with Aaron in the third row, stuffing (填塞) cotton in my ears to block out the    45  , ear-splitting music of the first performer. I stood when the kids stood, clapped when they clapped, and never let anyone know how  46   I was to feel the floor vibrate (震动) beneath my feet. Aaron and his friends were  47   at my enthusiasm.
By the time we left the concert, my ears were ringing, but it quickly passed.  48   did my son’s teenage years.   49  he was in college and away from home. I missed him more than I could say. On days when I was especially  50  for his ready smile and his teasing manner, I would think back to the concert we attended and be thankful once again that I didn’t  51  an opportunity to spend time with my son.
Aaron is now grown and has a family of his own, but we are still very  __52 __ . Some days he calls just to __53__ and tell me about his day. I drop everything and   54  the moment, knowing these times too shall    55  .

【小题1】
A.amazement B.agreementC.argumentD.disappointment
【小题2】
A.hardlyB.suddenlyC.rapidlyD.readily
【小题3】
A.crazyB.mercifulC.concernedD.patient
【小题4】
A.preventedB.encouragedC.stoppedD.refused
【小题5】
A.determinedB.hit C.controlledD.annoyed
【小题6】
A.momentsB.yearsC.festivals D.opportunities
【小题7】
A.afterB.since C.beforeD.when
【小题8】
A.advisedB.invitedC.allowedD.promised
【小题9】
A.invitationB.designC.decisionD.demand
【小题10】
A.sillyB.loudC.pleasantD.sweet
【小题11】
A.nervousB.excited C.curiousD.surprised
【小题12】
A.puzzledB.annoyedC.disappointedD.amused
【小题13】
A.SuchB.SoC.NeitherD.Either
【小题14】
A.In no timeB.In timeC.At a timeD.At the time
【小题15】
A.tiredB.worriedC.upsetD.lonely
【小题16】
A.missB.haveC.obtainD.grasp
【小题17】
A.openB.closeC.youngD.positive
【小题18】
A.talkB.speakC.communicateD.chat
【小题19】
A.waitB.enjoyC.listen D.spend
【小题20】
A.loseB.gainC.pass D.keep

Bollworms are a traditional threat to cotton crops.Young ones feed on the boll, the part of the

cotton plant that contains the seeds.

 

A bacterium known as Bt is able to kill bollworms and some other pests.Bt is short form for Bacillus thuringiensis.It was discovered in the early twentieth century.Farmers began using Bt as a natural pesticide(杀虫剂).

Then,in the 1990s,researchers found a way to grow cotton plants that contain a Bt gene.The genetically modified cotton plant produces toxins that kill bollworms.Farmers around the world are now growing an estimated fourteen million hectares of Bt cotton.

Cotton bollworms also attack other crops.But scientists in China recently reported that Bt cotton may help suppress bollworm in other crops growing nearby.

The study involved crops grown in six provinces of northern China between 1992 and 2008.The study area contained three million hectares of cotton and twenty-two million hectares of corn,peanuts,soybeans and vegetables.

The researchers say the study suggested that Bt cotton not only controls bollworm on the transgenic cotton,but also may reduce its presence on other crops.And that reduction,they say,may decrease the need for insecticide use in general.

But the researchers also pointed out concerns.They say bollworms could develop resistance to the cotton plants designed to resist them.And they noted that insects called mirids have become “key pests” of cotton in China.They said this is because of a decrease in pesticide use made possible by Bt cotton.

The researchers say they do not believe that Bt cotton alone can solve all insect problems.Instead,they say farmers in China should consider it just one part of pest management systems.

44.What is Bt in this passage?

         A.It's a kind of hi-tech invention.      B.It's a natural bacterium.

         C.It's a kind of pest.                    D.It's a man-made pesticide.

45.Bt cotton has all the advantages EXCEPT that ________.

         A.it resists bollworms

         B.it does good to other crops growing around

         C.it reduces the use of insecticide

         D.it helps to develop new insects

46.The underlined word “ones” in the first paragraph refers to ________.

         A.bollworms             B.cotton crops          C.cotton seeds        D.pests

47.From the passage,we can infer ________.

         A.farmers around the world are now growing a large area of Bt cotton

         B.researchers are probably now searching for new ways to solve other cotton problems

         C.bollworms could not exist in Bt cotton any longer

         D.Chinese scientists found the way to grow Bt cotton

 

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