从题中所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

People often fall ill because of me.  36  , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own  37  . A tired person may get  38  , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in  39  is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.

My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though  40  , he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

I seized this golden chance to  41  him .He reacted, trying to  42  me , but I was already  43  deep in his throat. He kept sneezing（打喷嚏） and his nose was running.  44  he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept  45  him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but   46  .

The next day he couldn’t go to  47  . He had lost his appetite and was not as  48  as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his  49

For two days he was   50  by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the   51  . I knew I had to   52  him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back.  53  , it was my turn to feel   54 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became  55  and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

1.A .Therefore  B. Besides C. However       D. Then

2.A .business     B. responsibility         C. excuse  D. fault

3.A. punished   B. blamed C. caught  D. killed

4.A. temperature      B. season  C. place     D. condition

5.A. excited       B. hurt       C. late            D. tired

6.A. injure         B. bother  C. attack    D. destroy

7.A. get on with         B. get rid of       C. put up withD. take hold of

8.A. reproducing       B. waiting  C. hiding   D. disappearing

9.A. Since                    B. Once             C. Whether   D. Although

10.A. reminding         B. upsetting       C. comfortingD. Influencing

11.A. escaped   B. succeeded    C. regretted      D. failed

12.A. bed B. work     C. school   D. hospital

13.A. peaceful  B. afraid    C. active    D. happy

14.A .recovery B. development         C. study     D. affected

15.A. protected         B. nursed  C. scolded          D. affected

16.A. loss  B. operation      C. pressure        D. movement

17.A. leave        B. catch     C. forget   D. beat

18.A. Uncertainly              B. Unfairly           C. Unusually          D.Unfortunately

19.A. painful     B. tired      C. nervous         D. ashamed

20.A. bigger      B. weaker C. smaller D. stronger

In 1883, an engineer named John Roebling intended to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. 1 , experts throughout the world thought it impossible and not 2 .

    Roebling couldn't 3 the vision in his mind of this bridge. He knew deep in his heart it could be done. He just had to 4  the dream with someone else. After much persuasion he managed to   5  his son Washington, a young engineer; that the bridge6  could be built.

    Working together, the father and son developed concepts of 7  it could be accomplished and how the difficulties could be 8 . With great 9  and inspiration, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

    The project started well, but unfortunately an accident took the life of John. Washington was injured and left with a brain damage, 10  him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

    Everyone had a 11 comment to make and felt the project should be trashed. In 12 of his disability, Washington still had a burning 13  to complete the bridge and his mind was still as 14 as ever.

    He tried to pass on his 15 to some of his friends. Suddenly an idea 16  him as he lay in hospital. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best 17 of it. By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. He used the method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish 18  the project was under way again.

    For 13 years Washington lapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed.

    Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die 19  that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and 20 an impossible goal.

1. A．Furthermore           B．However            C．Otherwise           D．Therefore

2. A．wonderful              B．creative             C．imaginative.          D．practical

3. A．ignore                 B．mark                C．follow              D．handle

4. A．share                  B．spare                C．enjoy              D．leave

5. A．advice                 B．force               C．convince            D．introduce

6. A．as usual                B．in fact               C．by chance          D．after all

7. A．whether                      B．where              C．why              D．how

8. A．overcome             B．uncovered            C．separated              D．abandoned

9. A．disappointment         B．arrangement          C．excitement          D．treatment

10. A．taking up            B．setting aside           C．resulting in            D．leaving off

11. A．negative             B．persuasive           C．informative       D．active

12. A．case               B．spite                C．place              D．front

13. A．plan                B．suggestion           C．ability              D．desire

14. A．serious              B．skilful                C．sharp             D．special

15. A．power              B．enthusiasm            C．contribution        D．influence

16.A．benefited              B．attacked              C．greeted             D．hit

17.A．use                   B．fun                  C．change             D．advantage

18. A．so                 B．and                 C．or                  D．but

19. A．fortune              B．attitude             C．judgment          D．energy

20. A．explores              B．owns                C．achieves           D．selects

In 1883，an engineer named John Roebling intended to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island.  36 ，experts throughout the world thought it impossible and not  37  .

Roebling couldn’t  38  the vision in his mind of this bridge. He knew deep in his heart it could be done. He just had to  39  the dream with someone else. After much persuasion he managed to  40  his son Washington，a young engineer，that the bridge  41  could be built.

Working together，the father and son developed concepts of  42  it could be accomplished and how the difficulties could be  43  . With great  44  and inspiration，they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well，but unfortunately an accident took the life of John. Washington was injured and left with a brain damage， 45  him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

Everyone had a  46  comment to make and felt the project should be trashed. In  47  of his disability，Washington still had a burning  48  to complete the bridge and his mind was still as  49  as ever.

He tried to pass on his  50  to some of his friends. Suddenly an idea  51  him as he lay in hospital. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best  52  of it. By moving this，he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. He used the method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish  53  the project was under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm，until the Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die  54  that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and  55  an impossible goal.

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　Mrs Wilson, the middle-aged wife of a rich businessman, invited some of her friends to lunch． She was very anxious to 　1　　 　a new way of cooking a fish dish, 　2　　 　she was very 　3　　 　with herself when the dish was ready． 　4　　 　the dish was very 　5　　 　, she put it near the open window to cool it for a few minutes． 　6　　 　, five minutes later, when she came back for it she was 　7　　 　to find the neighbour's cat, Chester, at the dish． 　8 　she was 　9　　 　to stop the cat from eating the fish． That 　10　　 　was a good success and everyone 　11　　 　the dish very much． They talked and 　12　　 　till four o'clock．

　At the end of the afternoon, 　13　　 　she was alone, Mrs Wilson felt tired but 　14　　 　． She was in an armchair just near the 　15　　 　and 　16　　 　the window she was 　17　　 　to see the neighbour's cat 　18　　 　in the garden． Why, the fish dish must be 　19　　 　．What would happen 　20　　 　her friends? She at once phoned the family doctor for 　21　　 　．The doctor told her to 　22　　 　each of the visitors to meet him at the hospital as soon as possible． Finally the danger was over． Once again Mrs Wilson was 　23　　 　in her armchair in the living room, still tired but 　24　　 　happy, just then the phone rang． It was her neighbour． “Oh, Millie,”her neighbour cried, “Chester is dead． She was 　25　　 　by someone in a car and thrown in your garden．”

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空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had a large      , from Picasso to Van Gogh. They would often sit together and       the paintings of great artists. When the Vietnam conflict      , the son went to war.       he died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was in deep      .

A month later, a young man came with a large       in his hands. He said, “Sir, I am the soldier for whom your son       his life. He often talked about your love for      . So please accept it as a gift.” The father opened the package and saw a       of his son. The father was so drawn to the picture that his eyes welled up with tears.

A few months later, the wealthy man died. There was to be a great auction (拍卖) of his

     . Many people gathered,       over having an opportunity to       one painting. The auctioneer said, “We will start the bidding (竞拍) with this picture of the son. Who will bid for it?” There was      . Then a voice shouted, “We want to see the famous paintings. Just

      it.” “The son! Who’ll take the son?” the auctioneer continued.

Finally, a       came from the very back. It was the gardener of the old man. “I’m poor and can only       $10 for that.” The auctioneer asked the crowd to bid more.      , they still kept silent. So he pounded the gavel (小锤). “SOLD for $10!” A man shouted, “Go on with the collection!” The auctioneer said, “I’m sorry, the auction is      . According to       will, only the picture of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that picture would be      with all of the possessions, including the paintings.”

1.A. library                                    B. collection               C. house                               D. garden

2.A. admire                                   B. process                   C. sell                                    D. arrange

3.A. broke away                           B. broke up                 C. broke out                         D. broke off

4.A. Unwillingly                   B. Surprisingly   C. Generally                         D. Unfortunately

5.A. mood                                      B. sorrow                    C. pressure                          D. nerve

6.A. package                                 B. book                        C. box                                    D. case

7.A. cost                                   B. gave                          C. assessed                           D. concluded

8.A. music                                      B. smoking                  C. clothes                             D. art

9.A. watch                                     B. picture                    C. gift                                     D. letter

10.A. house                    B. garden                    C. paintings                          D. son

11.A. disappointed                      B. excited          C. puzzled                            D. stressed

12.A. buy                        B. search                      C. steal                                  D. adopt

13.A. noise                                    B. shout                       C. delight                              D. silence

14.A. ignore                                  B. defeat                     C. divide                     D. tolerate

15.A. seller                                    B. painter                    C. voice                                 D. scream

16.A. spend                                   B. sponsor                   C. contribute                       D. afford

17.A. Thus                                     B. However                 C. Therefore                        D. Besides

18.A. over                                     B. on                         C. apart                                 D. alongside

19.A. the gardener’s          B. the son’s                 C. the young man’s             D. the old man’s

20.A. supplied                         B. appointed                C. presented                        D. equipped