40．A．sign　　　 　　　　　　 B．scene　　　　 　　 C．scenery　　　 　　　 D．sight

39．A．upward　 　　　　　　 B．into　　　 　　　　　 C．down　　　 　　　　　 D．up

38．A．last　　　　 　　　 B．first　　 　　　　　　　 C．very　　　 　　　　　 D．next

37．A．show　　 　　　　　　　 B．give　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．leave　　　 　　　　　 D．instruct

36．A．experience 　　　　　　 B．spend　　 　　　　　　　 C．enjoy　　 　　　　　　　 D．shape

35.A. 对某个人产生影响。

Passage 6

(福建省龙岩一中2010届高三第七次月考)

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel．In a few hours he would be flying to France to　 36　 a different life．It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life．I wanted to 　37　 him some words of significance．But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the　 　38　 time I had let such moments pass．

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten．He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked 　39　 the steps of the bus and disappeared inside．The bus drove away and I said nothing．A decade later, a similar 　40　 　played itself out．I drove him to college．As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him　 41　 　and confidence as he started this new stage of life．Again, words　 42　 　me．

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 　　43　 opportunities．How many times have I let such moments 　44　 　? I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have　 45 　to me．Or what he might 　46　 to face in the years ahead．Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything．

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?　 47　 as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter．My father and I loved each other．Yet, I always　 48　 　never hearing him put his　　 49　 into words．Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten．Why is it so　 50 　to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly．“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you．” That’s all I could say．He hugged me．For a moment, the world　 51　 , and there were just Daniel and me．He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying．All I was 　52　 of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed 　　53　　 mine．What I had said to Daniel was 　54　 ．It was nothing．And yet, it was 　　55　　 ．

34.A. 生活为我们提供机会。

33.B. receives 与 gives 相对应。

32.C. 同上。

31.A. 当我们付出时间和努力的时候。