47. A. direct　　　 　　　 B. twisted　　　　　 　 C. straight　　　 　 D. smoothed

答案：36-40 C B D A B　 41-45 A B D A C　 46-47　 A　 B

Passage 6

(云南省2010届高三下学期模拟测试)

If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong ．You must also 　21 　as if your life is completely out of control at times．It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or 　22　 strangers can boost (增强) your spirits．It is also during those 　23 　that destructive words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression．

　 For example, consider this story about a group of 　24 　who were traveling through the woods when 　25 　of them fell into a deep pit (坑)．All of the other frogs gathered around the　 26　 ．When they saw how 　27 　the pit was, they told the two 　28 　frogs they would never get out．

　 The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to 　29 　out of the pit．The other frogs kept telling them not to jump, 　30 　it was in vain．Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply 31 ．He fell down and 　32 ．The other frog continued to jump as　 　33 　as he could．Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to 　34 　the pain．The more they 35 , the harder he jumped and finally he 　36 　to safety．

　 When he 　37 , the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all 　38　 him to simply quit．The frog 　39 to them that he was a little bit deaf．He thought they were 　40 him all the time．

46. A. trust　　　　 　　 B. deny　　　 　　　　　 C. suspect　　　 　　 D. depend

45. A. sign　　　　 　　　 B. signal　　　　　 　　 C. result　　　　 　 D. secret

44. A. stop　　　　 　　 B. walk　　　　　　 　　 C. run　　 　　　　 D. spin

43. A. flees　　　　 　B. flies　　　　　　 　　　 C. floats　　　　 　 D. flows

42. A. believe it or not　　　　　　　　　 B. let alone

　 C. what’s more　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. to tell the truth

41. A. Eyesight　　 　　　　 B. Hearing　　　　　 　 C. Touch　　 　　　　 D. Feeling

40. A. As　　　 　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　 　 C. Because 　　　D. For

39. A. none　　　 　　　　 B. any　　　　　 　　　　 C. few　　 　　　　　　　　 D. some

38. A. rearrange　　 　　　 B. make　　　　　 　　　　 C. find　　　 　　　　 D. readjust