41. A. went　 　　 　　　 B. ran　　 　 　　　 C. spoke　 　　　　 　　　 D. swam

40. A. had　　　 　 　　　 B. kept　 　　　　　　 C. let　　　 　 　　　　　　　 D. made

39. A. useful　 　　　　　 B. brave　　 　　　 C. nervous　 　　　 　　　　　　　 D. terrible

38. A. life　　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. question　 　　　 　　　 C. mouse　 　　　　　　　 D. danger

37. A. when　　 　　　 B. until　 　　　　　　 C. after　 　　　　　 　　　 D. once

36. A. brave　　 　　　 B. real　 　　　　 C. hard　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. certain

35. I don’t like the way ________ you speak to her.

A. of which　　 　 　　　　 B. in that 　　　　　 C. which　 　　　　　　　 D. that

[答案] D。考查定语从句。that在此可用in which替换。

SECTION　B　(18　points)

Directions:　For　each　blank　in　the　following　passage　there　are　four　words　or　phrases　marked　A,　B,　C　and　D. Fill in　each　blank　with　the　word　or　phrase　that　best　fits　the　context.

Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know whether you think you are a 　36 　person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question 　37 　you are tested in real life. Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real 　38 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes.

Lenny had always thought of himself as a 　39 　person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. Then on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny happened to see a woman in the ice-cold water. He did not feel afraid. He 　40 　very calm and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, 　41 　to the woman, and kept her head 　42 　the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not 　43 　.

When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically(自动地) produces a chemical called adrenalin in the blood. With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are 　44 　to fight or run away. However, when you are terrified greatly, the body can produce too much adrenalin. 　45　 　this happens, the muscles become very hard. You are then paralyzed (麻木) with fear. This is why when we are extremely frightened, we sometimes say we are “petrified”. This word 　46　 　a Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. 　We are 　47 　　frightened that we become stonelike.

34. The professor along with his assistant came in, ________ by a group of excited students.

　　　 A. follow　　　　　　　　　　　 B. following　　　　　 C. followed　　　　　　　　 D. to follow

[答案] C。followed为过去分词，表被动。

33. Nobody noticed the thief enter the house because the lights happened to _______.

A. go over　　 　 　　　　 B. go through　　　 　　 C. go on 　 　 　　　　　　　 D. go out

[答案] D。go out 表示“熄灭”。

32. The headmaster suggested that a good preparation ________ ahead of time.

　　　 A. must be made　　　　 B. should be made　　　 C. will be made　　 　　　 D. can be made

[答案] B。suggest表“建议”时，在其宾语从句中，谓语动词用“should+动词原形”。