Many textbooks are not written in the kind of English that we speak every day .     36    ,sometimes the reading is so difficult that it almost seems like a foreign language. In a way , it is the language of science. You should not    37    to be able to read a difficult science passage the same way you read an interesting story; you should not expect to read it easily and all at once. Instead, you      38    read it several times through, catching on the meaning of difficult words, going back over difficult sentences , and finally      39      the whole thing together . Do not be discouraged     40       the meaning of the whole passage is not clear to you at first . You need to pick it apart patiently until you can understand it.

These are the steps to follow when you    41    something difficult.

1.Start to read normally until you meet a sentence that is not clear to you .

2.When you don’t understand a sentence, go back and read it again more slowly.

3.Look for any word you don’t know in the sentence. Try to understand their meanings using word parts and context clues(上下文线索).If necessary ,     42      the dictionary .

   4. Look at the next      43       sentences to see if they explain more about the sentence you are working on. Do not read very much farther ahead until you understand what is being said.

   5.Finally, read the sentence again. Try to put it into simpler words.

6.Read through the passage once. Try to understand all the hard parts well. Then read the whole passage once more at a usual speed. This helps you to put all ideas together.

The      44      sound a lot harder than they are. It is really just the normal way good readers understand anything      45    is difficult to read. After you have done the best you can this way , you should always feel free to ask for help from your teacher, if you have one.

(             )36. A. In fact                           B. Instead                          C. As a result

(             )37. A. expected                        B. be expected                     C. expect

(             )38. A. must have to                 B. need have to                    C. may have to

(             )39. A. put                               B. putting                            C. to put

(             )40. A. when                      B. while                             C. if

(             )41. A. have read                      B. are reading                      C. will read

(             )42. A. look it up                     B. look up it                    C. look them up

(             )43. A. few                                     B. a few                             C. a little

(             )44. A. ideas                        B. steps                             C. tips

(             )45. A. that                          B. which                             C. /

　　I'll never forget that summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died. Later that afternoon, a police officer came to ask my father's permission（允许）for the hospital to __1__ mother's valve（心脏瓣膜）. I shouted and cried. At fourteen I __2__ couldn't understand why anyone would take it away from a person I __3__. But my father told him.“Yes.”

　　“Linda.”he said quietly putting his arms __4__ me,“the greatest thing you can give is a part of yourself. Your mother and I decided __5__ that if we can make a difference in just one person's __6__ after we die, our death will have meaning.”

　　Years passed. In 1996, my father was seriously ill and he told me when he died, he wanted to donated（捐献）whatever needed, especially his eyes.

　　My father died and we donated his eyes __9__ he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said,“Mum, I'm so __10__ what you did for grandpa.”At that moment I realized that my father gave much more than his __11__. What he __12__ behind sparkled（闪耀）in my daughter's eyes. That was love.

先通读下面短文，掌握大意，然后在所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __36__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __41__! I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__...

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

31. A. talked　 　 　　　　　 B. spoke　 　　　　　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. told

32. A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　B. quickly　　　　　　　　　 C. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 D. easily

33. A. guitar　 　 　　　　　　 B. gift　　 　　 　　　　　　 C. cake　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. card

34. A. rushed　 　 　　　　 B. rode　 　　　　　　　　　 C. climbed　　 　　　　　　 D. came

35. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

36. A. exciting B. interesting C. relaxing D. disappointing

37. A. liked　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hated　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thanked

38. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. for

39. A. got in　　　　　　　　　　　B. got on　　　　　　　　　　 C. got off　　　　　　　　　　　D. got up

40. A. surprised　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. bad

41. A. look ahead　　　　 　 B. look back　　　　　　　　 C. come up　　　　　　　　　 D. come down

42. A. anything　　　　　　　　　B. nothing　　　　　　　　　 C. something　　　　　　　 D. everything

43. A. love B. money C. friendship D. knowledge

44. A. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. news　　　　　　　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　　　　 D. story

45. A. spends　　　　　　　　　　 B. costs　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pays　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. offers