36. A. let out　　　　　　　　　 B. gave out　　　　　　　　　　 C. came out　　　　　　　　　　 D. set out

55. A. from　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．than　　 　　　　　　　　 C．through 　　　　　　　　 D．with

答案　 36.A　 37.B　 38.D　 39.A　 40.C　 41.A　 42.D　 43.C　 44.B　 45.C　 46.C　 47.D　 48.C　 49.A　 50.B　 51.D　 52.A　 53.B　 54.D　 55.B

Passage 4

(07·安徽)

It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java' s young people mad with excitement.

Fireworks were lit long before the moon 　36　 . The big noise brought people out 　37　 　the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene. Everywhere, there were the paper remains of 　38__　 fireworks lying on the ground. Little boys 　39　 　more and covered their ears as they waited　 _ 40__　 for the explosions.

The moon appeared above the horizon(地平线) : huge, 　41　 　ball high above the city, and the　 __42　 　filled with people, as Java began to enjoy one of the year' s greatest _ 43 _ : ' the Night of the Full Moon' , a festival(节日) that is especially popular 　44_ 　young people.

More and more young Javanese 　45 　together and walked slowly through the 　46　 　Joking and chatting, they moved towards the mountain _ 47　 　the city. They continued to climb 　48　 　they reached the old temple( 寺庙 ) at the 　49　 　of the mountain.

After they were _ 50　 　the temple, they drank their water and ate their moon-cakes -- delicious home-made ones, 　51　 　of dried fruit and nuts. Outside, on the mountain, young people 　52__　 cross-legged in circles, chatting and telling each other jokes. And 　53　 　, in their hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to 　54　 　the brightly shining moon.

By midnight, the fireworks had stopped shooting up from the 　55 　city in the valley below them. But during the night, the sound continued to be heard from the distance.

54．A. costly　　 　　　　 　　B．formal　　 　　　　　　 C．group 　　　　　　　　　 D．personal

53．A．nearly　　 　　　　　　 B. simply　　 　　　　　　　 　　C．generally 　　　　 　　D. hardly

52．A. point　　 　　　　 　　B．view　　 　　　　　　　　 C．problem 　　　　　　　　 D．difficulty

51．A．stops　　 　　　　 　　B．appears　　 　　　　　　 C. starts 　　　　　　　 　　D．continues

50．A．what　　 　　　　　　　 B．how　　 　　　　　　　　 C．when　 　　　　　　　　 D．where

49．A．used to　　 　　　　　　 B．seemed to　　 　　　 C．had to 　　　　　　　　　 D．happened to

48．A．capital　　 　　　　　　 B．meaning　　 　　　　　 C．design　 　　　　　　　　 D．change

47．A．old　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．normal　　 　　　　　　 C．first　　 　　　　　 　　D．present