44. A.begged　　　　　　 B.persuaded　　 C.ordered　　　　 D.invited

43. A.opinion　　　　　　 B.image　　　　 C.espectation　　 D.mind

42. A.ageement　　　　　 B.friendship　　 C.gap　　　　　 D.relationship

41. A.but　　　　　　　 B.so　　　　　　 C.and　　　　　 D.or

40. A.perfect　　　　　　 B.right　　　　　 C.wrong　　　　 D.impolite

39. A.dragged　　　　　 B.shook　　　　 C.raised　　　　 D.bent

38. A.sooner　　　　　　 B.later　　　　　 C.longer　　　　 D.earlier

37.A.distinguished　　　 B.favored　　　　 C.mistaken　　　 D.rewarded

2010年高考题

Passage 1

(10·江苏)

Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved.That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she enterd our home in rural Virginia. My father__36__me to her with these words:“I would like you to meet the fellow who is___37　 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___38　 than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, ___39　 my head slightly upward,and looked me right in the eye.Then she looked at my father and replied,“You are ___40 　.This is not the worst boy at all, ___41　 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet(释放的途径)for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a(n) ___42　 between us.No one had ever called me smart,My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___43　 as a bad boy . My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things.She ___44　 my father to go to a dental school,from which he graduated with honors.She moved our family into the county srat,where my father’s career could be more ___45　 and my brother and I could be better___46　 .

When I turned fourteen,she bought me a secondhand___47　 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer.I knew her ernthusiasm,I___48

it had alreadly improved our lives.I accepted her ___49　 and began to write for local newspapers.I was doing the same kind of___50　 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later.I wasn’t the ___51　 beneficiary (受益者).My father became the ___52　 man in town.My brother and stepbrthers became a physician,a dentist,a lawyer,and a college president.

　 What power __53　 has!When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ___54　 strengthened by faith,it becomes an irresistible(不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___55　 .

　 You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it.This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

36.A.rushed　　　　　　 B.sent　　　　　 C.carried　　　 D.introduced

60．It can be concluded that __________.

　　　 A．Grandpa never lost heart in time of hardships

　　　 B．Grandpa never threw doubt upon his fate

　　　 C．Grandpa was born to be a businessman

　　　 D．Grandpa didn’t live up to his friend’s expectations

答案　 56.B　 57.C　 58.A　 59.C　 60.A