38. A. forgive　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. persuade　 　　　　　　　　 C. forget　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. excuse

37. A. engine　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. race　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. route　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. car

36. A. lectures　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. suggestions　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lessons　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. pictures

55. A. badly　　　　 B. wisely　　 　　　　C. early　 　　　　　　 D. confidently　　　　　

答案 　36-40 CACBD 41-45 ABDCC 46-50 ABADA 51-55 BCABD

Passage 78

(河南省郑州外国语学校2010届高三上学期第三次月考)

The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father. Though he's been gone for 17 years, his 　　36　 　still resonate(产生共鸣). He taught me how to run my own 　　37　 　in life. But the most inspiring thing he taught me was to 　　38　 .

One incident is 　　39　 　in my mind. It happened when I was a teenager. My sister and I weren’t very fond of a so-called friend of 　　40　 . Dad was a very generous man, and as he'd done with so many people, he'd given this fellow great help. But when he asked for a favor　　 41　　 , the guy didn't deliver.

Dad’s outlook(人生观) on most things was "Live and let live." In this case, however, his calmness 　　42　 　Terre and me, and we let him know it.

"How can you be nice to that man?" we said to him. "You've been so kind to him, 　　43　 　he's not being kind back. Why would you want to give him the time of day again?"

My father shrugged(耸肩) and said to us, "I do not bend my back with 　　44　 ."

I didn't 　　45　 　it at first, but over the years I came to understand the 　　46　 . Holding a grudge(怨恨) doesn't 　　47　 　the person you're angry with, but it changes you. It makes you　 　　48　 　and gives you more weight to drag around.

After my father died in 1991, a(n) 　　49　 　came from a fellow I'd had a quarrel with years before to 　　50　 　his sympathy. He wrote: "I thought I'd tell you how sorry I am 　　51　 　the loss of your father. I know he 　　52　 　the world to you. I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts."

Much moved, I wrote back. I thanked him for his 　　53　 . And then, because he'd 　　54　 　our disagreement, I recalled Dad's 　　55　 　words. "I am my father's daughter," I wrote. "And like him, I do not bend my back with yesterday."

54. A. learn　　　　　　　 B. take　　　 　　　　C. see　 　　　　　　　　　 D. make　　　　　　　　　

53. A. attitude　　　 B. experience　　 　　C. skill　 　　　　　　　　 D. advantage　　　　　　

52. A. never　 　　　　　 B. again　　 　　　　C. once　　　　　　　 　　 D. nearly 　　　　　　　　

51. A. step forward　 B. go back　　 　　　C. come out　　　　　　 D. look around

50. A. realize　　 　　B. explain　　 　　　C. think 　　　　　　　　 D. admit　　　　　　　　　　

49. A. worse　　　　　　　 B. more　　　 　　　C. rather　 　　　　　　　 D. less