42．A． check　　　　　　　　 B． determine　　　　　 C． correct　　　　　　　 D． recover

41．A． judge　　　　　　　　 B． find　　　　　　　　　 C． describe　　　　　　 D． face

40．A． explain　　　　　　　 B． prove　　　　　　　　 C． show　　　　　　　　 D． see

39．A． ways　　　　　　　　 B． conditions　　　　　 C． stages　　　　　　　　 D． orders

38．A． fail　　　　　　　　　 B． work　　　　　　　　 C． change　　　　　　　 D． develop

37．A． Besides　　　　　　 B． Instead　　　　　　　 C． Otherwise　　　　　 D． However

36．A． serious　　　　　　　 B． usual　　　　　　　　 C． similar　　　　　　　 D． common

55. A. unfamiliar　　　　　　 B. unknown　　　　　　 C. unexpected　　　　　　 D. uncertain

蜂王为“不速之客”，意料之外的礼物。

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People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a _ 36 _ problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking；they try to find a solution by trial and error, __ 37　 , when all of these methods 　38　 , the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six __39 _ in analyzing a problem.

　 First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam's bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must __40 _ that there is a problem with his bicycle.

Next the person must 　41　 　the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must _ 42 _ the parts that are wrong.

Now the person must look for　 　43 _ that will make the problem clearer and lead to ___44　 　solutions. For example, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. At this time he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, _ 45 _ his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.

After _ 46 _ the problem, the person should have _ 47 _ suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example _ 48 _, his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.

In the end, one　 　49 _ seems to be the solution　 　50 _ the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes quite __51 _ because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 　52 _ way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖)stuck to a brake. He __53　 　hits on the solution to his problem：he must __54__ the brake.

Finally the solution is __55 _. Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.

54. A. bee-keeper　　　　　　 B. policeman 　　　　 C. waiter　　　　　　　　　 D. repairman

　 由下文55选项后一句可知。

53. A. advised　　　　　　　　　 B. required　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　　　　 D. requested

　 此时此情，其他人“建议”车主请人帮助。B项为“要求”，C项为命令”，D项为“请求”，均不符合题意。