全国大调研(安徽卷)
英语试题(二)
本卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力理解(共两节。满分30分)
第一节(共5小题：每小题1．5分，满分7．5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15 B. ￡
答案是B。
1. What are the speakers doing?
A. Running. B. Waiting for the bus. C. Having a walk.
2. How long has the plane been delayed?
A. 45 minutes. B. 40 minutes. C. 35 minutes.
3. What was the weather like?
A. Windy and rainy. B. Windy and cloudy. C. Windy and snowy.
4. Why are the neighhours moving out?
A. They don't like the flat. B. They can't afford the high rent.
C. The landlord doesn't keep his promise.
5. Who is familiar with Disney World?
A. The man. B. The woman. C. The woman's grandmother.
第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答6―8题。
6. Where does this conversation most likely take place?
A. In a park. B. In a school. C. At a party.
7. Where did the girl grow up?
A. In England. B. In America. C. In France.
8. What does the girl's father do?
A. An inventor. B. A teacher. C. A doctor.
听第7段材料，回答9―11题。
9. Who is the man?
A. An officer. B. A reporter. C. A fisherman.
10. Which areas are the most dangerous?
A. In the mountain. B. In the centre of the capital. C. Between the volcano and the sea.
11. How many people were killed by the eruption (火山爆发) ?
A. None. B. Six thousand. C. Eleven thousand.
听第8段材料，回答12―14题。
12. Who was Mrs. Stowe?
A. A writer. B. A slave. C. An actress.
13. What can we learn about the book?
A. It is hard to read. B. It is about the Civil War. C. It is about the life of slaves in America.
14. What does the man want to do tonight？
A. Read the book. B. See a film. C. Buy a ticket.
听第9段材料，回答15―17题。
15. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Boss and secretary.
16. What do we know about the pictures?
A. They were taken in China. B. They were taken by the man.
C. They were taken by the woman's Chinese friends.
17. What do we know about the woman?
A. She doesn't know Chinese. B. She doesn't like Chinese food.
C. She's got a lot of Chinese friends.
听第10段材料，回答18―20题。
18. In which city did Elizabeth attend the medical school?
A. New York. B. Philadelphia. C. Paris.
19. What forced Elizabeth to give up being a surgeon (外科医生)?
A. An eye illness. B. Social pressure. C. Lack of money.
20. What was Elizabeth's contribution?
A. She set up the first hospital in the world. B. She trained many experienced nurses.
C. She set up the first medical school for women.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节。满分45分)
第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例：Alice was the letter from Tom, but it didn't reach her for some reason.
A. expecting B. waiting C. waiting for D. expected 答案是A。
21. -- Would you lend me paper to write paper?
-- Sorry, I haven't any.
A. any; some B. any; a C. a; some D. some; a
22. -- May I have a talk with one of your sports reporters?
-- Sorry, but all of them are out to the main events of the day.
A. get B. find C. cover D. search
23. We are glad to see our students have made an encouraging to our new teaching methods.
A. demand B. difference C. remark D. response
24. Mr. Lee felt at the news that he might be charged with the murder of his wife.
A. frightening; attempting B. frightened; attempted
C. frightening; attempted D. frightened; attempting
25. Some women a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.
A. must make B. should have made C. would make D. could have made
26. So many directors , the board meeting had to be put off.
A. were absent B. been absent C. had been absent D. being absent
27. -- We want someone to design the new art museum for us.
-- the young fellow have a try?
A. May B. Shall C. Will D. Need
28. Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun sightseeing.
A. rather than to go B. more than going C. other than going D. than to go
29. The new dictionaries are very useful. They well and already.
A. sell; have been sold out B. sold; had sold out
C. sell; sell out D. are sold; have been sold out
30. This is an illness that can result in total blindness left untreated.
A. after B. if C. since D. unless
31. He made another wonderful discovery, of great importance to science.
A. which I think is B. which I think it is C. which I think it D. I think which is
32. I hope that every one of us will be successful in our studies.
A. do B. did C. does D. doing
33. Would you please keep me with the latest news?
A. informing B. to inform C. being informed D. informed
34. Miss Tang teaches and we all like her class.
A. our English B. ours English C. us English D. English for us
35. -- Could I borrow that newspaper for a few moments?
-- .
A. No way B. Yes. You could C. No chance D. By all means
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As a young man, Gordon was a skilled artist. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son 36 a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some 37 intestinal (肠) disorder, neither Gordon nor his wife 38 the condition very seriously. But the boy died 39 that night.
Knowing the death could have been 40 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Gordon's emotional health worsened 41 the enormous burden of his guilt. To make 42 worse, his _43 left him, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were 44 Gordon could handle, in time Gordon became an alcoholic (酒鬼). 45 Gordon died alone in a San Francisco motel (汽车旅馆) room.
"What a complete _46 .!"I thought.
As time 47 , my judgment began to change. You see, I knew Gordon's now adult son, Ernie. I _48 Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them. One day I worked up my _49 to ask him. "I'm really puzzled by something," I said. "I know your father was the only one to _50 you. What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and 51 for a few moments. Then he said, "From my earliest memories as a child 52 I left home at 18, Gordon came into my room every night, gave me a 53 and said, 'I love you, son. '"
Tears came to my 8yes as I 54 what a fool I had been to judge Gordon as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind. 55 he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
36. A. picked B. affected C. developed D. balanced
37. A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. normal
38. A. took B. made C. looked D. regarded
39. A. expectedly B. naturally C. meaningfully D. suddenly
40. A. delayed B. failed C. prevented D. suffered
41. A. in B. of C. with D. under
42. A. affairs B. events C. matters D. business
43. A. dog B. wife C. son D. father
44. A. more than B. less than C. no more than D. not more than
45. A. Surprisingly B. Disappointedly C. Eventually D. Fortunately
46. A. success B. surprise C. failure D. delight
47. A, went by B. went out C. went along D. went away
48. A. watched B. observed C. noticed D. looked
49. A. energy B. courage C. power D. strength
50. A. question B. provide C. raise D. inspire
51. A. reflected B. prepared C. controlled D. conveyed
52. A. unless B. until C. even if D. as though
53. A. hand B. book C. shout D. kiss
54. A. realized B. convinced C. memorized D. represented
55. A. And B. Therefore C. But D. Nevertheless
第三部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Everyone must receive education from teachers at school or at university. Think about all teachers who taught you. Can you find which one is your favorite? And the reason? Are the teachers you liked best also the ones who were the most excellent teachers with good qualities? Before you read the following paragraphs, think about what qualities make a teacher extraordinary.
Most people will say that the several important qualities of a teacher are that he should love his students, that he needs to have an expert knowledge of his subjects, and that he should devote himself to his job wholeheartedly. All of these can be the good qualities of a teacher, but not the all.
As we all know, it is impossible for a teacher to love everyone of his students that he teaches in his life. Teachers must try their best to make most of their students interested in the subject so that they are able to teach themselves in the future. This requires teachers to master many teaching skills, which include how to control a class, and so on. Teachers have to spend much time and energy on their work. However, students also imitate many things of the teacher. It is important for teachers to be well--balanced people with interests outside their schoolwork--family, friends, hobbies, etc.
56. The author thinks it's impossible for a teacher to .
A. master knowledge well of the subject he teaches
B. be a model for his students to imitate
C. pass the knowledge of his subjects on to his students in an effective way
D. love all the students of his
5?. the author suggests that you think about the teachers so that .
A. you might select extraordinary teachers
B. you might know the qualities of extraordinary teachers
C. you might learn from extraordinary teachers
D. you might praise outstanding teachers
58. A well-balanced person is one .
A. who has interests neither in nor outside his work
B. who has interests both in and outside his work
C. who spends most of his time and energy on his family, friends, hobbies, etc
D. who spends all his time and energy on his work
59. From the test, we can conclude that .
A. teachers should be trained to love all the students they teach
B. even if a teacher has a good knowledge of his subjects, he can not be a good teacher if he doesn't have the ability to pass that knowledge on to his students
C. teachers spend much time and energy on their work if they do have enough knowledge of their subjects
D. most teachers have the good ability of explanation
B
Why do you think people should go to Mars? As has been said, 2008 may very well turn out to be the defining year for the American leadership role in space exploration in the 21st century. As grass-roots members of the Mars Society, we all have the capacity to share our feelings and knowledge regarding the importance of Human Mars Exploration and Settlement with our representative decision makers. We can do so now, through the Mars Society's Operation President.
Whether you feel we need to go to Mars as an environment back-up plan, that we need to go purely for scientific exploration, or that we need to go for economic gain, it is important that all of these reasons are shared with our elected officials. While there are a number of people on Capital Hill with an understanding of the importance of .Mars exploration, there are a significant number of those lacking this understanding. These people need to hear from us,
We've already encouraged you to write or visit our representative in Congress, but this is also an opportune time for Mars Society members to write to Presidential candidates. A great thing about Mars Society members conveying our ideas to political staff is that messages coming from grass-roots, regular people are typically held in very high regard.
Start this effort today. If you want some help or more details for how or to whom we need to write, please visit the Political Task Force webpage for ideas, sample letters, and links--including for all currently announced presidential candidates' sites. Please contact Chris Carberry or me with any of your questions or concerns, or to let us know how it goes. Thank you.
60. The passage is mainly intended for .
A. Presidential candidates B. members of the Mars Society
C. scientists D. people on Capitol Hill
61. What does the Mars Society consist of?
A. Mars researchers. B. Elected officials. C. Astronauts. D. Common people.
62. People are encouraged to write to ask Presidential candidates to .
A. pay more attention to Human Mars Exploration and Settlement
B. improve the lives of grass-roots of American society
C. allocate more money to the Mars Society
D. hold the opinions of common people in high regard
63. What is probably the title of the passage?
A. A Human-to Mars Advocate B. A Presidential Candidate
C. A Mars Explorer D. The Mars Society's Operation President
C
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64. Which of the following magazines is published monthly?
A. Discover. B. Self. C. Instyle. D. Wired.,
65. Which two magazines are published by the same publisher?
A. Wired and Instyle. B. Discover and Instyle. C. Self and Discover. D. Self and Wired.
66. Which magazine offers the biggest price cut?
A. Instyle. B. Wired. C. Discover. D. Self.
67. The "Style Lab" in Self provides readers with articles which .
A. offer advice to ordinary women on clothes B. show how a woman can become famous
C. introduce places with the best food D. discuss ways of training models
D
If you ran into SmarterChild on line, you would be surprised at a US computer program called SmarterChild. It really has huge memory and can recite many facts. For example, SmarterChild knows every baseball player in every team this season. He knows every word in the dictionary and the weather in every major city across the US. However if you ask SmarterChild other questions, you get strange answers. A quest, ion about SmarterChild's age returns, "One year, one month, 11 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes, 47 seconds!" Asking where he lives gets, "In a clean room in a high-tech building in California."
SmarterChild uses the vast~ information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank.. To answer questions about spelling, for instance, SmarterChild goes to American Heritage Dictionary online. For the weather, he visits www.Intellieast.com.
Some scientists believe that by joining the many systems of the Internet, an artificial being with the combined knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However, if SmarterChild wants to think and learn on his own like the boy-computer David in the film A.I., he must overcome two big problems.
The first is that computers find it difficult to read Web pages because the files are marked in different ways. That's why programmers need to tell SmarterChild where to look for the weather. It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it himself; Another problem is that while SmarterChild can supply information more accurately and faster than any human, he lacks common sense--a basic grounding of knowledge that is obvious to any young children.
68. You would be surprised at SmarterChild because .
A. he is so clever a boy B. it can memorize and recite many facts
C. it can tell you strange answers D. he knows everything
69. If you want SmarterChild to read Web pages, he has to .
A. turn to any dictionary B. visit www. intellicast, corn
C. let him find it himself D. depend on programmers
70. Which one of the following is not right according to this passage?
A. SmarterChild isin a clean room in a high-tech build in California.
B. SmarterChild can't find the Web pages needs in the internet.
C. SmarterChild doesn't think and learn on his own.
D. SmarterChild lacks common sense that any young children have.
71. Which one can be used as the title for this passage?
A. An AmericanClever Boy B. Web Child Knows Nothing
C. Smart Web Child Online D. A US Computer
E
Penguins live together, but each pair has a little piece of ground of their own. When a penguin wants to wants to walk through its neighbor's ground, it must ask permission. If it does not, it will have to fight. Penguins come and go all day. They fight for fish and look after children.
All penguins are good parents -- the male penguins are the best father in the world. They walk in from the sea in the middle of the dark Antarctic water. They choose their wives in the dark. They can only hear them -- not see them. Then the female Penguins lay eggs and go away for about two months. The males look after the eggs. If the eggs get cold, there will be no chicks (小企鹅). There is no food. The snow fails and the wind blows -- sometimes at 150 kilometers an hour. The penguins do not move. When the female penguins return from the sea, they will not remember their husbands. It does not matter. Only one thing matters the eggs. Male penguins never fight unless a penguin leaves a chick for a minute. Then they fight because they all want it. They are strange and wonderful birds.
72. It seems interesting and unusual that the male penguins choose wives .
A. when the female penguins return from the sea B. just by hearing in the dark
C. each time they see the lovely females D. after they have had their own grounds
73. It is that take care of the eggs.
A. the male penguins B. the female penguins
C. both the husbands and the wives D. the penguins that lost in the fight
74. Only when can a penguin walk through its neighbor's ground.
A. it wins the fight B. it has become a father C. it gets married D. it gets permission
75. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Female penguins often have their new husbands.
B. Male penguins fight when choosing their wives.
C. Female penguins take care of the eggs.
D. Male penguins use their ears to choose wives.
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共35分)
第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。
Recently 3 kinds of foods are very popular in the US.
Convenience Foods
Instead of buying only fresh foods, Americans buy many more convenience foods. These are foods which are ready partly or completely prepared. There are also many canned convenience foods, such as soups and vegetables.
Convenience foods save time and trouble. They are popular with people who are busy or who don't like cuisine or washing dishes. But they often cost more money than fresh, unprepared foods and may contain man-made additives. Also they don't taste as good as home cooked foods.
Health Foods
In the 1960s, a "back-to-the earth" movement was started by young people in the US. The movement was a reaction against the harmful effects of technology. Many people now prefer natural and organic foods to the prepared foods sold in food stores.
Diet Foods
These, days Americans are more and more concerned with their weight. American supermarkets sell a variety of diet foods as diet soft drinks, diet candy, and diet salad dressings. Each year dozens of new diets are popularized. However, some of the diet foods are unbelievable. There are tricks in their advertisements.
Three popular foods in the US
Kinds of foods
Convenient Foods
Health Foods
Diet Foods
People who like
the foods
Those who are not 76 ___.
Those who aren’t 77 ____
of cooking or washing dishes
Those who 78 ___
the harmful effects
of technology.
Those who care more
about their 79 ______
advantages
Save trouble and 80 _____
Be good for one’s
health
81 _____ people from
getting fat
82 ________
Cost more 83 _____ May contain man-made additives
Not 84 _____ as good as home ?made foods
unknown
Not all of the diet foods
are 85 _____
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
作为中学生，你经历多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败。请你根据提示内客，简要概述中学生普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度，并结合自身实际，说明你的态度及理由。
消极态度
积极态度
你的态度
1．情绪低落
2．丧失信心
3．不再继续努力
1．分析失败的原因
2．改进学习方法
3．增强自信心
1．…
2．…
注意：词数120左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
We middle school students have had many tests or exams._________________________________
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附听力原稿
Text 1
M: Cold enough for you?
W: Sure is. Can’t get much colder
M: At least the buses are running again.
W: Running late, you mean.
Text 2
W: I can’t wait to see James. I haven’t seen him for nearly two years.
M: It’s already a quarter to three now. His plane should have landed at ten past two. What’s going on?
W. Look, his plane is landing now!
Text 3
W. When the lights went out, nothing could be seen. Then the wind started up, and all the
windows started to shake so hard that I thought the house was going to fall down.
M: Then what happened?
W: I looked out of the window and saw the sky covered with dangerous, dark clouds.
Text 4
M: I don't understand why the neighbours are moving out so soon. They just moved into the flat last month.
W. The landlord has refused to mend the thing he promised to before they moved in.
Text 5
W. We're flying to Florida tomorrow to visit my grandmother. She's going to take me to Disney World.
M: Will that be your first time there?
W. Yes, but my grandmother goes every time someone visits her. She really knows her way around.
Text 6
M. Oh, hi. What was your name again? Since this is only the second day of school, I can't remember the students' names yet.
W. It is okay. I have a hard time remembering names myself.
M.. Uh, Karen, right?
W.. No, it is Nancy. My mom's name is Karen.
M. Nancy. Okay. I think I heard you were from England.
W. Well, I was born there, but my parents are American. I grew up in France.
M. Oh, a world traveler!
W: But then we moved here when I was nine.
M. So, what does your father do now?
W: Well, he is a college professor, and he is in Scotland at the moment.
M. How interesting! What does he teach?
W. Oh, I have no idea. Nah, just joking. He teaches chemistry.
Text 7
W. I'm standing in the centre of Plymouth, the capital of Montserrat, where just one week ago, a volcanic eruption took place. With me is Frank Savage, the officer of the island. Mr, Savage, thank you for talking to us.
M: You're welcome.
W. What exactly happened last week?
M. Well, the volcano erupted, and ash and lava poured down the mountain towards the sea. Unfortunately, there were several villages in its path.
W: That's terrible. Was anybody hurt?
M. No. Luckily, we had plenty of warning and I told people who lived in the path of the ash and lava to leave the island. We managed to get half the population to another island before the eruption took place.
W.. How many people live on the islands?
M. Eleven thousand people live here and about six thousand people have left.
W. Which areas are the most dangerous?
M. Well, the most dangerous places are between the volcano and the sea. There are a lot of villages there. And it was dangerous. Sadly, hundreds of houses caught fire when the lava reached them.
W: Oh, I'm very sorry to hear that.
M. Thankfully, no one was killed.
Text 8
M. What are you reading?
W.. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
M: Is it famous?
W: Yes. It was written by Mrs. Stowe, who is regarded as the first fighter against slavery.
M: Was she an American?
W: Yes, she is regarded as one of the most famous women writers in American history.
M: What's the book about?
W: It's about the' life of the slaves in America before the Civil War.
M: Is it difficult to read?
W: No. It's rewritten in simple English. By the way, the film with the same name is on at the Grand Cinema tonight. Would you like to see it?
M: Why not? Seeing the film will help me to understand the book better. Can you get me a ticket?
W. I think I can. I'll call you if I get one.
Text 9
W: Sam, have you seen the pictures I took in Beijing?
M: No, I haven't. Where are they?
W. Here are some. I took them at the Great Wall last week.
M: How beautiful the Great Wall is! And your pictures are wonderful, too. Did you have a good time in China?
W: Yes, I had a wonderful time there. Have you ever been to China?
M: No, I haven't. How do you like China, Kate?
W: It's great[ I like the people there. I've made many Chinese friends there. And I also like the Chinese food.
M. Really? Then you must have learned some Chinese.
W: I can speak a little everyday Chinese, such as Nihao, Zaijian, Duibuqi and Haojile.
M: That's great! I wish I could go there someday.
Text 10
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and settled in New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught at school and gave music lessons to earn money for her study. In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye illness forced her to give up the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first female doctor and founding her own hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.
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76. free 77. fond 78. oppose 79. weight/figure 80. time
81. Protect 82. Disadvantages 83. money 84. taste 85. believable
One possible version:
We middle school students have had many tests or exams. We have both achieved success and suffered from failure. Different students take different attitudes to failure. Some fall in low spirits when they don't do well in the exams. They usually lose heart and no longer study as before. But most students take an active attitude towards failure. They encourage themselves to be self-confident. They try to find out and analyze the causes so that they will no longer make similar mistakes. They often turn to their teachers, classmates or friends for advice. I agree with those with active attitudes. As we all know, failure is the mother of success. Even great men have failed many times before they succeeded. So we must deal with our failure correctly.
21．D考查代词和冠词。paper用作不可数名词，意为“纸”；用作可数名词，意为“报纸、报告、论文”。some用于表示请求的疑问句，表示希望对方给予肯定回答。
22．C考查动词辨析。cover意为“(记者)采访……，报导”。
23．D 考查名词。根据句意，学生们对我们采用的新的教学方法做出令人鼓舞的回应，故选D。make a demand提出要求；make a remark about／on对……作出评论；make a response to sth．对……作出回应。
24．B考查非谓语动词。Frightened感到害怕的，此处作表语；attempted形容词化的过去分词作定语，attempted murder意为“谋杀未遂”。
25．D考查虚拟语气。could+ have done意为“本来能够做……(但实际没做)”是虚拟语气的一种用法。 ’
26．D考查独立主格结构。“名词{doing…”构成独立主格结构，表示原因。
27．B考查情态动词。shall表示征求意见或请求指示，含有按对方的指示行事的意思。只用于第一、三人称的疑问句中。
28．C考查比较状语。other than意为“除了……以外”，其后接的going与前面hunting的并列形式一致。rather than意为“与其……不如，不是……而是”，在前后的并列应保持一致。
29．A考查动词的语态。“动词+副词(well，easily，quickly等)”中的动词不必用被动式，这类动词有read，wash，sell，open，shut，clean，burn，pull，draw等。
30．B考查状语从句。“if+过去分词”可视为条件从句的省略句。
31．A考查定语从句。此句是整个句子He made another wonderful discovery作先行词的非限定性定语，从句缺少主语，which代替整个句子作主语，is of great important to为固定词组，I think为插入语。
32．A考查特殊句式。do在这里是强调“do'’，用于强调句子的谓语动词，强调“do"有人称和时态的变化。根据宾语从句中的will可知答案是A。
33．D考查keep用法。keep sb．doing sth．中，sb．与doing是主动关系，keep sb．done中，sb．与done是被动关系。
34．C考查双宾语。teach后接双宾语。
35．D考查交际用语。by a11 means意为“当然可以；没问题”。选项B改为“Yes，you can／may”，也可人选。选项A、C的回答极不礼貌。
36．C pick采，摘；染上疾病，应该用pick up。affect影响，不合题意。develop出现，产生。balance平衡，不合题意。根据文章意思，只有C合适。
37．B ordinary普通，与special相反；common常见的；usual通常的；normal正常的。根据意思排除D；此处表示：他认为那仅仅是一些常见的肠紊乱症状。
38．A此处take…seriously意为“认真对待某事”，是固定搭配。他认为那仅仅是一些常见的肠紊乱症状，夫妻两人都没有认真对待他的病。
39．D expectedly意料到地；naturally自然地；meaningfully有意义地；suddenly突然。这儿有but这一转折连词，说明他们的儿子的死出乎意料，所以选择D。
40．C delay推迟，拖延；fail失败，不用于被动；prevent防止，制止；suffer遭遇，此词不用于被动语态，故排除D。此处表示：如果早知道病情的严重性，他们完全可以(采取措施)制止他儿子的死的。
41．D under the burden of是固定搭配，意为“在……压力下”。
42．C to make matters worse更糟糕的是，是固定用法，在这里充当插入语。
43．B大儿子没了，妻子走了，出现妻离子散的境况，才使他心灰意冷，出现后面酗酒，并死在外面的结局。
44．A more than超过，多于，仅仅；less than不到，少于；no more than仅仅；not more than不超过。这两种情况都是他对付不了的。
45．C surprisingly令人惊奇地；disappointedly失望地；eventually最终，最后；fortunately幸运地。在此是说明Gordon的结局，既不令人惊奇，也不令人失望。
46．C从文章最后一段第一句中可知。
47．A go by(指时间)过去，消逝；go out熄灭；go along进展；go away离开，走开。这里表示：随着时间的流逝。
48．A observe"观察”；从不同的角度长时间地看并研究．；notice"看到，注意到，觉察到”，偶尔看到细小的但可能是重要的事情；look(at)意味着集中注意力地看，是有意的，强调动作；
watch表示所看事物的变化、移动和发展，所以正确答案是A。