38. A. Firmly　 B. Easily C. Shakily　　　 D. Quickly

37. A. rushed to　　 B. stood by　　 C. looked at　　 D. ran around

36. A. dropped　　　 B. touched　　　 C. lay　　　 D. fell

55. A. never　　 B. even　　 C. still　　　 　　　 D. once

答案：36-40 CACDB　 41-45 DBCDA　 46-50 DCAAB 51-55 CBDBA　

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陕西省西安交大阳光中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

I was catching a flight to St.. Louis, then to Minnesota. In front of me__21__ an old lady. She smiled back at me; I smiled at her_22_ in return.

　 Everything was smooth__23___ during the flight, but as I was getting off the plane I saw her standing by, not knowing what__24___ she was to take and what gate. I stood beside her 25_ my gate, and flight number. I told her that I had_26_ her on the flight to St. Louis. She said, “Thank you.”I asked_27_ flight she was taking. She said the flight to Phoenix. I knew she28 a two-hour layover(停留). I also had it and asked her29 she would like to go to the shop for something to eat or drink. She said, “Sure.” We _30__ each other on the way there, and she told me that her__31_ was “Phyllis”. I laughed and said, “My name is Phyllis_32__.”

　 As we sat in the hall she 33_ telling me that she had been told she was 34_ of cancer and had less than 6 months to_35__ . She was on her way to visit her children and grand-children before she began taking treatment(治疗). She _36__ told me that she had never_37 before and she had prayed a specific prayer. She was 38_ she would get lost at the airport. She prayed that _39_ would meet her at the gate and help her. She then asked me, “Are you an Angel God has sent? ”No, I assured her I was no angel. But I was_ 40_. I was ready to help whoever was in trouble.

21　　 A. lay　　 B. stood　 C. sat　　　 D. slept

22　　 A. nervously　 B. politely　　　 C. sadly D. quickly

23　　 A. as usual　　　 B. in common C. in fact D. later on

24　　 A. flight　 B. way　　 C. number　　　 D. route

25　　 A. seeing to　　 B. watch out　 C. looking for D. waiting for

26　　 A. noticed　　　 B. found　 C. discovered　 D. caught

27　　 A. that　　 B. what　 C. how　　 D. when

28　　 A. managed　　 B. planned　　　 C. had　　 D. tried

29　　 A. whether　　 B. when　 C. why　　 D. what

30　　 A. introduced　 B. said　　 C. required　　 D. wished

31　　 A. husband　　 B. address　　　 C. name　 D. home

32　　 A. either　 B. neither　　　 C. anyway　　　 D. too

33　　 A. decided　　　 B. began　 C. hoped D. avoided

34　　 A. tired　 B. made　 C. dying　 D. fond

35　　 A. stay　　 B. play　　 C. survive　　　 D. live

36　　 A. thus　　 B. still　　 C. also　　 D. then

37　　 A. traveled　　 B. cured　 C. relaxed　　　 D. flown

38　　 A. glad　　 B. afraid　 C. surprised　　 D. sad

39　　 A. everyone　　 B. no one　　　 C. anyone　　　 D. someone

40　　 A. believed　　 B. sure　　 C. considered　 D. proud

答案：21-25.CBAAC　 26-30.ABCAA　 31-35.CDBCD　 36-40.DDBDB

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四川省成都市七校协作体10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face　 36　 first into the mud. David　 37　 her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom”　 38　 , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.

Susan was falling more　 39　 since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a　 40　 danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having　 41　 of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked　 42　 .

　One day, David's teacher announced a　 43　 homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an　 44　 ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.

　An idea　 45　 David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I　 46　 your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.

　“　 47　 the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.

　“No, Mom, I　 48　 make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the　 49　 returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father　 50　 as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the　 51　 . Happily Susan cried out, “It　 52　 !”

　In July 1999, David was　 53　 national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate　 54　 .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his　 55　 is becoming well accepted.

54. A. sure　　B. proud　　　　 C. ashamed　　 　　　 D. afraid

53. A. and then 　 B. even if　　　　 C. so that　　 　　　 D. as if

52. A. show 　　B. stage　　 C. duty　　　 　　 D. time

51. A. free　　 B. popular　 C. interesting　　 　　　 D. embarrassing

50. A. news 　　B. lives　　　　 C. advantages　　 　　 D. achievements

49. A. interview 　 B. report 　　　 C. tell 　　　 　　 D. write