38. A. change　　　　　 　　 B. steal　　　　　 　　 C. catch　　　　　 　　 D. buy

37. A. healthy　　　　　 　　 B. beautiful　　　 　　　 C. meaningful　　　 　　 D. funny

36. A. laugh　　　　　 　　 B. rest　　　　　 　　　 C. sleep　　　　　 　　 D. jump

35. A.　adventure　　　 　　 B. beauty　　 　 C. trust　　 　　　 D.　life　

答案：16-20 C D B C D　 21-25 A A B DB　 26-30 C A C D B　31-35 AC A BD 　

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山东省苍山县10-11学年高二上学期期中测试

When I was a boy of twelve, something stopped me forever from putting any wild creatures in a cage.

　　 We lived in a village. Every evening the mockingbirds (仿声鸟) would come and　 36　 in the trees and sing. No musical instruments can produce a more　 37　 sound than the songs of the mockingbird.

　　 I decided to　 38　 a young bird and keep it in a cage so that I would have my own private　 39　 .

　　 Finally I managed to catch　 40　 and put it in a cage. At first, the bird moved wildly about in the cage, but at last it　 41　 in its new home. I felt very pleased　 42　 myself and looked forward to some beautiful　　 43　 from my little musician.

　 On the second day, my new pet's　 44　 flew to the cage with something in her mouth. The baby bird　 45　 everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this.　 46　 , the mother knew better than I about how to　 47　 her baby.

　 The following morning　 48　 I went to see how my bird was doing, I was shocked to find it on the floor of the cage,　 49　 I had taken good care of it, but　 50　 had happened?

　　 Arthur Wayne, a famous scientist, happened to be visiting my father at the time. Hearing me crying over the death of my bird, he　 51　 what had happened. "A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it　 52　 food. She thinks it better for her young to　 53　 than to live in a cage."

　　　 54　 then I have never caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a　 55　 to live free.

34. A. learn　　 　　　 B. make　　 　　 C. favor　　 　　 D.　try 　

33. A.　necessarily　　 　　 B. completely　　 　 C. naturally　　 　　　 D.　frequently

32. A　.agreement　　 　　　 B.　expression　　 　 C.　acceptance　　 　　 D.　exhibition

31. A.　realize　 　　　 B.　suggest　　 　 C.　hope　 　　　 D.　prove　 　

30. A. curiosity　　　 　　　 B.　tears　　　 　　 C.　words　　 　　 D.　judgment　 　

29. A. only　　　　　 　　　 B. then　　　　　 　　　 C. thus　　 　　 D. still