27. A. proud of　　 　　　 B. interested in 　　　　　　　 C. satisfied with　 　 　　D. ashamed of

26. A. shock　　　 　　　　 B. influence　 　　　　　 　　C. attract　　　　 　　　　　 　　D. impress

25. A. normal　　 　　　　　 　　B. funny　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. special　　　 　　　　　　　 D. unique

24. A. why　　　　 　　　　 B. how　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. whether　　 　　　　　　　 D. when

23. A. refers to　　　 　　 B. relates with　 　　　　　　　 C. talks about　　 　 　　D. comes to

22. A. strange　　 　　　　 B. honest　　　 　　　　　　　 C. perfect　　　 　　　　　　　 D. formal

21. A. mean　　　 　　　 B. say　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. know　　　 　　　　　　　 D. believe

40．A．voice　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．sound　　　　　　　　　　　 C．appearance　　　　　　 D．interest

答案　 21.B　 22.C　 23.B　 24.D　 25.B　 26.A　 27.C　 28.D　 29.A　 30.B　 31.D　 32.A 33.C　 34.D　 35.A　 36.B　 37.D　 38.C　 39.D　 40.A

Passage 15

(甘肃省静宁一中高三第二次模拟考试)

It’s hard being an astronaut’s son. I 　21 　, everybody expects you to be special or 　22 　, and I’m just an average student, and I’m average, too, when it 　23 　basketball, football, soccer, and baseball. 　　 I often wonder 　24 　my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so 　25 　and so good at everything. So I used to dream about doing something spectacular(不平常的) to 　26 　my father and make him 　27 　　me. 　　 In one class, my teacher 　28 　a Father’s Day essay contest for us and the winners’ essays would be read in front of all the parents and students. After school I walked home, 　29 　　my father, who I would write about in my essay. 　　 He sat with me in the 　30 　　when I was a little kid and had a nightmare. He 　31 　　me with a new puppy at my eighth birthday party. He sat and tried to 　32 　　death to me when Grandpa Bob died. To me, he wasn’t a world-famous astronaut, just my dad. 　　 I wrote about all these 　33 　in my essay.

One of our neighbors said, “I 　34 　you’ll win the contest, David. You're the only one in town who could write about being the son of an astronaut.” I 　35 　.

I hadn’t shown anyone the essay, but now I almost hoped I wouldn’t win. I didn’t want to win just 　36 　my father was an astronaut.

I won the second prize. When I finished reading my essay, the 　37 　　applauded. I saw my father blowing his nose. I went back to my seat. 　　 Dad nodded to me, 　38 　his throat, and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the 　39 　moment of my life,” he said. 　　 It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but just then, it was 　40 　just to be my father’s son.

39．A．down　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．around　　　　　　　　　　 D．through

38．A．terrified　　　　　　　　　 B．disappointed　　　　　 C．breathless　　　　　　　 D．aimless