40. A. judging B. making C. concerning D. depending
答案 21---25 DABCD 26---30 CBAAC 31---35 DBABD 36---40 CABDC
Passage 54
(吉林省吉林一中2010届高三上学期第二次月考)
If it’s possible to see red(get angry) about not seeing red, that is what I was doing. We had 26 the
timing of our autumn trip to see the changing 27 in the Great Lakes States, and I was really 28 . No matter how I strained my eyes I couldn’t spot red anywhere. Not 29 a bit of golden yellow broke through the dull greenery.
This vacation was a complete 30 . I sat alone in the backseat of our rented car and got 31 as we drove north through the dull, dark green. In the 32 seat my brother and my father chatted merrily, obviously 33 .
Then a motto came to mind: “Happiness is a decision.” It must have been something my mother said. She was always passing on words of 34 . When I was a child, she gave me a black book with 35 pages. On the flyleaf she had written, “Look for a beautiful thing and you’ll find it.” I was supposed to 36 a record of the most beautiful thing I saw each day.
I remembered spending hours discussing what I’d 37 . A baby’s smile? A stone shining with fool’s gold? Pictures in the clouds, or tulips tipping their heads? I found so many beautiful things that it was 38 to pick just one.
Now, on the road, I played Mother’s game again. I took in the all-green 39 . Thick forests lined both sides of the highway. The long hill pines and spruce were seen 40 . Maple leaves danced in the gentle wind. I felt like a little girl again- 41 by beautiful things.
Later in the 42 , after we crossed the Upper Peninsula and drove into Canada, I found the bright 43 plants I had been looking for. But by then I’d already seen a million shades of __44 , the infinite variety and beauty that only our heavenly Father can 45 . And that we can always find-if we look closely enough.
26. A. kept |
B. missed |
C. misjudged |
D. seized |
27. A. situation |
B. weather |
C. plants |
D. leaves |
28. A. upset |
B. excited |
C. happy |
D. sorry |
29. A. yet |
B. even |
C. still |
D. ever |
30. A. success |
B. time |
C. waste |
D. pleasure |
31. A. sleepy |
B. mad |
C. patient |
D. angry |
32. A. front |
B. back |
C. right |
D. left |
33. A. unconcerned |
B. disappointed |
C. worried |
D. surprised |
34. A. order |
B. advice |
C. apology |
D. help |
35. A. nice |
B. common |
C. missing |
D. empty |
36. A. set |
B. break |
C. keep |
D. put |
37. A. brought in |
B. written down |
C. got through |
D. referred to |
38. A. impossible |
B. valuable |
C. necessary |
D. strange |
39. A. forests |
B. leaves |
C. hills |
D. scenery |
40. A. nowhere |
B. anywhere |
C. everywhere |
D. somewhere |
41. A. wondered |
B. surrounded |
C. waken |
D. treated |
42. A. trip |
B. autumn |
C. course |
D. game |
43. A. leaf |
B. hill |
C. highway |
D. fall |
44. A. red |
B. trees |
C. green |
D. plants |
45. A. observe |
B. produce |
C. find |
D. provide |
答案 26-45 CDABC DAABD CBADC BADCB
[09年12月更新]
Passage 55
(安徽省巢湖市示范高中2010届高三上学期四校联考期中考试)
James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed.
$24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __37__ on earth was he going to get the __38__ of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __39__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __41__.
There was only one way to get the money, and that was to __42__ it . He would have to find a job . __43__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __44__ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the __45__ of James’ s odd-job(零工)business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __46__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __47__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49__ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __50__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __51__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __54__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __55__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.