24．A. much　　　　　　 B．more　　　　　　 C．1ess　　　　　　 D．fewer

23．A．satisfied　　　　 B．prepared　　　　 C．worried　　　　　 D. blessed

22．A．early　　　　　　 B．slow　　　　　　 C．1ate　　　　　　 D．fast

21．A fully　　　　　　　 B．truly　　　　　　 C．painfully　　　　 D mainly

55. A.miss　　　　　 B. hate　　　　 C. forget　　　 D. find

答案 　36---40 DBAAC 41---45 BCDCA 46---50　 ADBDC 51---55　 ABACA

Passage 71

(甘肃省会宁四中2010届高三第一学期第二次月考)

Dear God，

　　 Now that I am no longer young，I have friends whose mothers have passed away．I have heard these sons and daughters say they never 　2 1 　appreciated their mothers until it was too 　22 　to tell them．

　　 I am 　23 　with the dear mother who is still alive．I appreciate her　 24 each day．My mother does not　 25 　，but I do． 　26　 　I grow older and wiser．I realize what a(n) 　27 　person she is．How sad that I am　 　28 　to speak these words in her presence， 29　 they flow easily from my pen．

　　 How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for giving her life I 　30 ? For the love，patience and just plain hard work that go into 　31 　a child? For 32 　a toddler，for understanding a moody teenager，for tolerating a college student who thinks she knows 　33 ？ For waiting for the day　 34 　a daughter realizes her mother really is？

How does a　 　35 　　woman thank for a mother for continuing to be a mother？For being ready with advice (when asked) or　 36　 silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying: “I 　37 　you so ,”when she could have spoken these words dozens of 　38　 　?For being essentially herself---- loving ,thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?

I don’t know how，dear God，except to bless her as richly as she 　39 　and to help me live up to the example she has set．I pray that I will look as good a daughter in the eyes of my 　40 　as my mother looks in mine．

54. A. failure　　　 B. student　　 C. success　　　 D. hero

53. A. high　　　　 B. tall　　　　 C. low　　　　　 D. down

52. A. preventing　 B. reviewing　 C. learning　　 D. making

51. A. expected　　 B. received　　 C. wished　　　 D. hoped

50. A.jumped　　　 B. grew　　　　 C. scored　　　 D. drank