(08·江西)

The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets．About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading

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“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim．“Those two men are   37   heavy rocks．I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological   38   ”．

“You don’t    39    a crane（起重机）to unload less than a dozen rocks, do you?” smiled Joshua.

“But those men don’t    40    to have muscles at all.” said Michael, rather surprised. Joshua smiled.

“They are    41    labourers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they

  42  ．See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his   43  ．Some of the rock’s weight is set   44   his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand．His body isn’t bent．His legs are well  45  .”

“You’re right, Josh．He may have a small build．  46    he certainly well knows his job．Dear me! And to think we have been studying   47   ! ” Rahim thought about all that was happening．Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t   48   the human being completely, it appears．”

“I don’t think it will．”   49    Joshua．“You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you   50    use that equipment to harvest tea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”

“You can get a computer to    51    multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce or assess essays, can you?” asked Michael．

“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as   52    as ever — that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim．

“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody    53    who can carry a large rock the way those men do．It’s not going to be a very   54    world, I’m afraid.” sighed Michael．

“You’re too much of a pessimist (悲观主义者），Mike.” said Joshua．“    55   will always be other things that will make the world exciting．”

36．A．through                 B．across                C．down                         D．up

37．A．loading                 B．unloading              C．covering                D．uncovering

38．A．way                   B．revolution             C．process                 D．era

39．A．ask                    B．expect               C．attempt                 D．hope

40．A．happen                 B．fail                  C．have                   D．seem

41．A．ambitious              B．experienced           C．potential               D．energetic

42．A．take                  B．fetch                   C．carry                  D．bring

43．A．shoulder               B．back                  C．chest                 D．arms

44．A．on                    B．against                 C．toward                D．under

45．A．supported             B．grasped                C．placed                 D．strengthened

46．A．but                   B．however               C．so                     D．therefore

47．A．chemistry             B．physics                 C．biology                 D．psychology

48．A．control                B．affect                C．remove                 D．replace

49．A．agreed                B．proposed              C．refused                 D．denied

50．A．can’t               B．mustn’t             C．won’t                D．needn’t

51．A．point out               B．take out               C．hand out               D．print out

52．A．dirty                  B．clean                 C．old                    D．new

53．A．caught                 B．arranged              C．left                   D．convinced

54．A．exciting                B．mysterious            C．technological         D．modern

55．A．That                  B．This                 C．They                  D．There

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was in middle school, I was one of the smaller players on the basketball team. In our first game of the season, we were   31  to face a good team, all of whom were tall guys. Naturally, at my   32 , it would have been easy to be   33  by our competitors.

On game day, my basketball coach called me over to him. He was a strong and tough coach, and in his   34  rough manner said, “Joel, you’re not that   35 , but let me tell you that size doesn’t matter. Don’t be afraid. What   36  is right down in here.” He pointed his finger at his  37  as he continued, “Joel, you’ve got a big heart, and you’re to   38  it this year.”

When I heard the coach’s   39  , I stood taller than usual! I thought to myself: The coach believes in me! My confidence   40  and I played better that year than I’d ever done before.

It’s   41  what we can achieve when we know somebody really believes in us. That coach took a little time to make a big   42   . He took time to make me confident in myself. If we’re going to   43  the best in people, we need to sow seeds of   44  .

As the saying goes, “Love looks for a way of being constructive.”   45  , love looks for ways to help improve somebody else’s life.

When people are   46  us, they should leave better off than they were before. People should feel   47  and inspired after spending any time with you and me  48  feeling discouraged or defeated.

Remember, there’s   49  greater investment（投资）in life than in being a people builder. Relationships   50  much more to us than our achievements.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Having left the town , the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay（海湾）. She stepped into the   1and rowed out silently . The tide was rushing to the entrance and   2to the wild open sea . She had to row across the bay to reach   3side . The waves struck against the side of the boat ,   4and uneven ; it became   5difficult to row . If she   6for a moment , the tide would push the boat back towards the   7.

She wasn’t even halfway ,   8she was already tired and her hands   9from pulling on the rough wooden oars（船桨）. “ I’m never going to   10it ” , she thought . She rested the oars on her knees and   11her head helplessly , then looked up as she   12the boat shift（晃动）against the tide .

The east wind , which had swung（旋转）around from the south-west ,   13her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains . It was going to be   14. Her hands weren’t so painful . Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst   15.

The lights of the town became   16. One of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she   17it with a start . Had she been asleep , or just   18? She looked over her shoulder . She was almost on the beach . The girl gave one last   19on the oars to ground the boat , and then lay back against the seat . She listened to the waves   20and knew she had come home . Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain .

1.A. car                B. boat             C. ship             D. sail

2.A. beside         B. before               C. behind               D. beyond

3.A. another            B. other                C. either               D. the other

4.A. deep           B. calm             C. gentle               D. rough

5.A. more           B. less             C. as               D. least

6.A. slept          B. continued            C. rested               D. rowed

7.A. home           B. mountains            C. south-west           D. entrance

8.A. if             B. so               C. but              D. since

9.A. hurt           B. ruined               C. troubled         D. broke

10.A. get               B. make             C. keep             D. take

11.A. turned            B. dropped          C. cocked               D. raised

12.A. saw           B. made             C. heard                D. felt

13.A. got to            B. came to          C. sent for         D. reached for

14.A. difficult         B. serious          C. all right            D. certain enough

15.A. any more      B. still more           C. no more          D. once more

16.A. brighter          B. bigger               C. closer               D. smaller

17.A. destroyed     B. threw                C. repaired         D. seized

18.A. dreaming      B. guessing         C. inventing            D. expecting

19.A. blow          B. hit              C. pull             D. strike

20.A. anxiously     B. happily          C. sadly                D. carefully