83. Why was Paragraphs 3, 6 written in italics?　

A. so the reader will know there is new vocabulary.　

B. So the reader will read with more expression　

C. To show that Becky is speaking　

D. To set off difficult paragraphs

82.What caused Becky to invent Glo-sheet?　

A. She was having trouble with math problems.

B. She was trying to do homework when it got dark.　

C. She was trying to earn money.

D. She was working on a school project.　

81. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Caring Makes us Human

B. Prison Culture is Important

C. Animals Need Care

D. Everyone Needs to be Cared for

答案　 DCA

Passage 48

(福建省三明一中2010届高三上学期第二次月考)

D

In the United Sates, a person has to be sixteen to drive, seventeen to see certain movies, and eighteen to vote. People can get terrific discounts on all sorts of stuff- provided they’re over sixty-five. Everywhere we look there are age limits that define what people can and can’t do. But creativity has no boundaries, no limitations. Anyone can invent. And they do. Inventors are popping up at the youngest of ages.

Sitting in the car waiting for her mom to return from shopping, Becky decided she might as well try to finish her math homework. But it was growing dark and getting hard to see the paper.

“I didn’t have a flashlight, and I didn’t want to open the car door because then the whole car would light up.” Recalled Becky. “so I thought it would be neat to have my paper light up somehow, and that’s when the idea came to me.”

It isn’t every day that a ten-year-old intents a product eagerly sought by several businesses, but that’s exactly what Becky Schroeder did when she created a tool that enabled people to write in the dark. Her invention? The Glo-sheet.

That night Becky went home trying to imagine different ways of making her paper glow in the dark. She remembered all sorts of glow-in-the-dark toys-like balls and Frisbees-and wondered how they were made. She was determined to find a solution. So the very next day. Beck’s dad took her on an outing to the hardware store. They returned with a pail of phosphorescent paint. She took the paint and stacks of paper into the darkest room in the house-the bathroom. There, she experimented.

“I’d turn on the light, turn it off, turn it on,” said Becky. “My parents remember me running out the room saying “It works, it works! I’m writhing in the dark!”

She used an acrylic board and coated it with a specific amount of phosphorescent paint. She took a complicated idea and made it work rather simply. When the coated clipboard is exposed to light, it glows. The glowing board then illuminates or lights up the paper that has been placed on top. Two years after her initial inspiration, in 1974, Becky became the youngest female ever to receive a U.S. patent.

She didn’t actively market her Glo-sheet. She didn’t need to. The New York Times wrote an article about and incredible invention- patented by a twelve-year-old, and the inquiries and orders streamed in.　

80. We can infer from the third paragraph that __________.

A. showing love to others can make prisoners strong

B. the American prison culture will be improved

C. the author is not content with the prison culture

D. caring for others is encouraged in American prisons[

60. The author of the passage tends to agree that _________.

A. family should be as important as work

B. work is more important than family

C. we can show our love till some other time

D. we should spend more time with our family

答案　 56-60 ACCAD

Passage 46

(安徽省利辛二中2010届高三上学期第四次月考)

B

　When I was a little kid, a father was like the night in the refrigerator. Every house had one, but no one really knew what either of them did once the door was shut.

　My dad left the house every morning and always seemed glad to see every one again at night . He opened the jar of pickets when no one else at home could. He was the only one in the house who wasn’t afraid to go into the basement by himself.

Whenever it rained, he got the car and brought it around to the door. When anyone was sick, he went out to get the prescription filled. He set mousetraps. He cut back the roses so the thorns (刺)wouldn’t snag you when you came to the front door. He oiled my roller skates, and they went faster . When I got my bike ,he ran alongside me for at least a thousand miles until I got the hang of it. He signed all my report and my cards. He took a lot of pictures, but was never in them. He tightened up Mother’s sagging(松垂的)clothesline every week or so.

I was afraid of everyone else’s father, but not my own.

Whenever I played house, the mother doll had a lot to do. I never knew what to do with the daddy doll, so I had him say, “I’m going off to work mow,” and threw him under the bed.

When I was nine years old, my father didn’t get up one morning and go to work, he went to the hospital and died the next day.

There were a lot of people in the house who brought all kinds of good food and cakes. We had never had so much company before.

He never did anything, I didn’t know his leaving would hurt so much.

60 The phrase “got the hang of it.” In Paragraph 3 means being able to 　　　　　　　

A held the bike　　 B repaired the bike C controlled the bike D ran as fast as bike

61 Father did a lot of things including　　　　 besides going off to work

A making roller skates　　 B　 helping mom wash clothes

C looking after the sick　 D　 seeing to the flowers in the garden

62 From the passage we can infer that the author seemed NOT to　　　 when she was a child

A enjoy playing house with other children at all

B be aware of his father’s role in the house at first

C be afraid of going into the basement alone

D miss his father much after he passed always

63 From the passage,　 we can see that father 　　　　　

A loves his family very much　　 B loves only about his work

C is very careless　　　　　　　 D always acts strangely

答案　 CDBA

Passage 47

(福建省三明一中2010届高三上学期第二次月考)

C

　　 When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard, I was one of the first to go out there and pet it. I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years. I spent at least 20 minutes, knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around, relaxed. What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly. It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care.

　　 Over the next few days, there were other prisoners responding to the cat. Every yard period, a group of prisoners gathered there. They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat. These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other. Several times I saw an officer in the group, not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners. Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it.

　　 The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape. People said that the cat came to the right place. He’s getting treated like a king. This was true, but as I watched I was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us. There was a lot of talk about what’s wrong with prisons in America. We need more programs. We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds. Some may even talk about making prisons more kind. But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness. Not receive it, but give it. After more than two decades here, I know kindness is not a value that’s encouraged. It’s often seen as a weakness. Instead, the culture encourages keeping your head down, minding your own business, and never letting yourself be weak.

　　 The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here. By simply saying,“I need some help here”, he did something important for us. He needed us. And we needed to be needed. I believe we all do.

79 From the passage, we can learn that the author was __________.

A. an animal protector

B. the owner of the cat

C. a prison officer

D. a prisoner

59. It can be inferred from the passage that_________.

A. the author regretted for not showing much love to his mother

B. the author was satisfied to do something for his mother

C. the mother felt happy to pay for the bill in advance

D. the mother was sorry for inviting her son to have dinner

58. During the dinner, what did they talk about?

A. Extraordinary things.

B. Some national events.

C. Each other’s daily life.

D. Movies and dishes.

57. What can we know about the author’s mother according to the passage?

A. She wanted to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.

B. She wanted to invite her son to have dinner again.

C. She died of a massive heart attack very suddenly.

D. She wrote a letter to tell her son about her illness.

56. From the passage we can see _________.

A. the mother was happy to have dinner with her son

B. the author doesn’t like his work and his three children

C. the author and his mother went to a high-class restaurant

D. the author saw a movie with his mother after dinner

59. What suggestion does the author give for going to an art show?

　 A. Like it whether it is good or not.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Don’t compare it with anything.

　 C. Observe its effect and form your own opinion.　 D. Be a good mouthpiece.

答案　 ACDC

[2010年1月更新]

Passage 45

(山东省淄博市2010届高三上学期期末考试)

A

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. The other woman my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.

That Friday after work, when I arrived at her house, my mother waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.

We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.

As we arrived at her house later, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I agreed.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.

Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place Mother and I had dined. An attached note said: “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but, nevertheless, I paid for two plates-one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son.”

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: ‘I love YOU’ and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.

Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some “other” time.