阅读下面短文,掌握其中大意,然后从36-56各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

       I still don’t believe in ghosts even after my experience at the Rose Inn.41 I have never seen one.But stories have made me feel 42  since then.I arrived at the inn late at night and asked the landlord for a room.

       “There is nothing left,” he said, “ 43 you’d like to sleep in Number 7.”

       “Why not?” I said.“What’s 44 it? I am  45 that I would sleep 46 .”

       “Nothing,” he said slowly, “but something happened there a few months ago.”

       Every old inn has its own strange stories, so I thought that 47 he told me about it, the better.I was willing to listen to anything for a room to 48

       “A man came here late at night 49 you.” the landlord said, “I thought there was something strange about him because he kept 50 while he was signing his name in the book.He asked me 51 room he could have and I offered him No.7 .‘ 52   a man who has said he’ll 53 me,’ he said suddenly, ‘with a knife.’ He looked so frightened that I thought I had better 54 him to his room.I closed the door and left him 55.The next day we found him dead, with a knife beside him.He had cut his throat.” The landlord said, “Or 56 had done it.Do you 57 sleeping there now you know the story?”

       “Well,” I said, “no one is 58 me.But I wish you had told me the story 59 .As it is, I’ll sleep here on the floor in the bar if you have a couple of  60 .”

41.A.Because         B.Of course  C.At all       D.Though

42.A.natural    B.unsafe      C.brave D.uncomfortable

43.A.unless     B.if     C.since        D.whether

44.A.the price B.wrong with     C.the matter D.strange for

45.A.so tired  B.so hurt      C.very weak       D.too worried

46.A.somewhere      B.anywhere  C.nowhere   D.everywhere

47.A.the later       B.the quicker     C.the sooner      D.the slower

48.A.rest   B.live in     C.lie down         D.go to

49.A.like        B.with        C.behind      D.because of

50.A.looking after   B.looking into    C.looking over   D.looking back

51.A.what       B.which     C.whose     D.whether

52.A.There’s  B.He’s        C.It’s         D.That’s

53.A.harm      B.punish     C.frighten  D.kill

54.A.invite          B.take        C.bring D.allow

55.A.by himself           B.for himself     C.at himself       D.to himself

56.A.whoever             B.nobody  C.anybody         D.someone else

57.A.like        B.mind      C.permit     D.promise

58.A.tricking      B.following       C.killing     D.frightening

59.A.at night      B.at once    C.in time    D.in the morning

60.A.chairs         B.blankets         C.books      D.swords

I was a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of work, as always,that morning.
I would always turn to the crossword, but that day it didn't  31  I'd been doing it for 30 odd years, but trying to read this one was like treading through syrup(糖浆): 32  slow and hard. I thought I must be tired. I said to my assistant. The 33  colleague contacted my wife, Beth, and she drove me straight to hospital. There, confirmation came that I'd had a stroke in the part of my brain that 34 communication. I was now in a condition that means it's difficult or 35 to receive and produce language. It was the only time I 36 .
I was back at home a week later, and my goal was to get better and  37  Work in a couple of months. The way to  38  my language ability was rough. I'd look at simple pictures and try to describe them as my mind  39  round and round in the darkness, looking for words.
As the months passed it became  40  that I wasn't going to be able to go back to my old job. For 25 years, I had  41  myself as a publisher. I was used to a busy day of meetings. I enjoyed colleagues and the 42 I'd had. I didn’t feel ready to say goodbye to my old self. There were times when I felt incredibly  43 .
In the darkest months, I devoted myself to  44 . I couldn't manage novels or newspapers,  45  I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines less overwhelming. My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, though much more slowly. I also learned the  46  to keep up. I allowed myself to slow down, and started to enjoy it.
47  , I rid of my old skin. I grieved the past, its passing and its absence, and started to 48  it. Now,  10 years  later,  I look after my grandson a day a week, and my relationship with my family is deeper than ever. If you'd asked me 15 years ago to  49  the importance of the things in my life I might have said work, but now I'm no longer a high-achieving publisher. I'm a  50         man. 

【小题1】
A.wear off B.make any senseC.count upD.pay off
【小题2】
A.temporarilyB.scarcelyC.incrediblyD.savagely
【小题3】
A.curious B.reservedC.rigidD.concerned
【小题4】
A.calls forB.deals withC.suffers fromD.responds to
【小题5】
A.practical B.absurdC.impossibleD.innocent
【小题6】
A.prayedB.criedC.failedD.withdrew
【小题7】
A.contribute toB.agree to C.return toD.appeal to
【小题8】
A.obtaining B.rebuildingC.revealingD.improving
【小题9】
A.slipped B.doubtedC.wanderedD.reckoned
【小题10】
A.messy B.flexibleC.straightforwardD.self-evident
【小题11】
A.informedB.estimated C.reflectedD.defined
【小题12】
A.extinctionB.rewardC.agendaD.status
【小题13】
A.angry B.acuteC.prejudicedD.merciless
【小题14】
A.speakingB.tryingC.writingD.managing
【小题15】
A.since B.until C.SOD.as
【小题16】
A.favor B.patienceC.coincidenceD.comfort
【小题17】
A.Gradually B.HopefullyC.Narrowly D.Annually
【小题18】
A.keep up withB.come to terms withC.get around toD.live up to
【小题19】
A.arrangeB.compareC.rankD.declare
【小题20】
A.geniusB.communityC.dignity D.family

After my dad died on Aug.30, 2001, my mother made sure we marked each anniversary. At first, my brothers and sister and I would travel hours to get home, but eventually we got to the point where just one or two of us would make it back to go to Mass with her and spend the day together.
The great love of her life, the man who broke up with her right before her college graduation, only to return two years later claiming he’d traveled the world and hadn’t found anyone to compare with her, remained a daily presence in her life. She spoke about him so often and kept his memory so alive that people were sometimes surprised to learn that he was gone. She took over the garden where he’d planted and made it her own.
When the 10th anniversary of his death approached, my mom began talking about it and planning for it weeks in advance. The date on her kitchen calendar was circled and marked R.I.P. (Rest in Peace). Of course she wanted all of us there and settled the dates for our coming back.
On Monday — the day before the anniversary — she went to morning Mass and walked downtown for lunch with friends, and later told my sister on the phone that she felt Dad still so close that as she was walking back home, she heard someone yell and thought, “Oh, there’s Dick.”
That evening she went out to water flowers, just as my father, 10 years before, had gone out to the garden to pick vegetables before he died. A neighbor heard the tin watering can strike the ground as she fell and hit her head. My mother died within hours, on Aug.30, 2011, the 10thanniversary. She needed to mark that anniversary, she wanted us all home and my dad had waited long enough.
【小题1】From the second paragraph we know that the author’s father______.

A.traveled around the world and left her mother
B.left her mother first but returned two years later
C.had a quarrel with her before her graduation
D.was not the right man her mother wanted at that time
【小题2】We can infer from the passage that the author’s mother _____.
A.knew her last day was coming on Aug.30
B.kept everything of her father’s home
C.missed Father though he had passed away
D.remained a daily presence in his life
【小题3】Which of the following statements is true EXCEPT that _____.
A.Mother died the day before the anniversary of Father’s death
B.Mother died in the garden as Father did ten years ago
C.Mother died because she fell to the ground accidentally
D.Mother died on the same date when Father did ten years ago
【小题4】What does the writer imply in the underlined part of the last sentence?
A.She wanted us to stay at home.B.Mother missed us very much.
C.Mother expected us to get back.D.That day was her last day.

Medalists of the 1948 London Olympic Games look back on their summer of victory.
SAMMY Lee, 91, U.S.
GOLD AND BRONZE, DIVING
I first had my Olympic dream at 12, when they held the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. My father and I were at a grocery store, and I asked, “What are all the flags doing here?” He said, “We are having the Olympic Games. That’s where they honor the greatest athletes in the world.” I said, “Papa, someday I’m going to be an Olympic champ.”
Walking up the 10-meter platform, I thought to myself, “I’ve waited 16 years for this moment. Am I going to win?” So I prayed to God that I was most deserving of winning the Games.
DAVID BOND, 90, BRITAIN
GOLD, SAILING
During the war, I spent six years in Royal Air Force. I think in general, the 1948 Olympics meant very little to most people. We were too busy after the war to be worried about sport very much anyway.
Our team had about six weeks before the Olympics down at Torquay and we went out sailing every day.
Winning gold was quite something. It was nice to stand on the platform with lots of people cheering. We celebrated by going to a big dance.
MICHAEL LAPAGE, 88, BRITAIN
SILVER, ROWING
I started rowing when I was 14. I joined the navy in 1942. In 1945 the war came to an end and I started rowing again.
In 1948 we were still on rations (配给供应): 4 oz. of red meat a week. But the United States had all the meat they wanted. They were the favorites to win.
On the day of the final, we led the Americans at the start, but their stronger staying power took them through to win. There were no ribbons on the medals, so we just showed them round the family.
THOMAS GODWIN, 91, BRITAIN
BRONZE, CYCLING
At 14 I left school and got a job delivering groceries on a bicycle, which excited my interest in cycling. When the war broke out, I volunteered but was held back, so I continued riding.
After my team won our bronze medals, we went home just round the corner and had a sit-down and a chat and a laugh. It was a different world. Money was never, never thought about.
【小题1】 According to the passage, Sammy Lee ___________.

A.was 28 when he attended the 1948 Olympics
B.never thought he could win medals in diving
C.found that he has a talent for sports at age 12
D.prepared for the 1948 Olympics for 16 years
【小题2】 Michael Lapage blamed his team’s loss of the gold medal on their ___________.
A.weak willB.poor skill
C.poor nutritionD.hurried preparation
【小题3】 What did David Bond and Thomas Godwin have in common?
A.They both took part in a team event.
B.A lot of money was awarded to them.
C.The 1948 Olympics meant little to them.
D.They both served in the army during World War II.
【小题4】What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Long-lived medalistsB.The 1948 Olympics
C.Famous athletesD.Great in 1948

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