36. A. hopeless　　　　　　　　　　 B. worst　　　　　　　　　　　 C. more　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. best

9、 　　　 (河南省郑州市智林学校高一第一次月考)　　 A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the __36__ was that he found himself unable to ask for help---his mobile phone went out of __37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to _38__ in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then _39_ of the rescue.

　 　　 It is almost __40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his __41__: “First of all, I checked up my __42__, checked up my conditions and found myself not in mortal danger. As there was no __43__ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from __44__. In this way I dozed off.”

　 　　 His story put an end to my regret for the __45__ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men __46___ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. __47__to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __48__. Finally they feel dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the __49__ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the __50__ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to __51__ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.

　 　　 Don’t you think you can compare it with __52__ itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. __53__ you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle __54__. It seems to be a negative(消极) attitude, __55__ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight(远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.

55. A. speak　　 　　　　　 B. use 　　　　　　　　　 C. love 　　　　　　　　 D. write

54. A. mouth　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　 C. ears　　　　　　　　　 D. mind

53. A. quickly　　　　 B. soon　　　　　　　　 C. freely　　　　　　　　 D. easily

52. A. some time　　　　　 B. sometimes　 C. all the time D. for the time

51. A. speaking　　　　　　 B. writing　　　　　　　 C. thinking　　　　　　 D. doing

50. A. ask 　　　　　　　　　 B. want　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　 D. ask for

49. A. does　　　　　　　　　 B. says　　　　　　　　　 C. listens to 　 D. follows

48. A. same　　　　　　　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　 C. useful　　　　 D. good