39.　 A. observed　　 B. helped 　　　 C. followed 　　 D. kept

38.　 A. wall　　 　　 B. room　 　　　 C. position　　　　 D. roof

37.　 A. angry　 　　 B. satisfied　　 　 C. worried　　　　 D. curious

36.　 A. show　 　　 B. hidden　　　 　　　 C. stuck　　　 　　 D. killed

50.　 A. influence　　 B. leave　 C. produce　　　 D. mean

答案：31-35 BBCDC　 36---40 ADCBA　 41---45 BCBAC　　 46---50 ABBCD

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湖南省衡阳八中10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

This is a true story that happened in Japan. In order to repair a house with a history of 10 years, someone in Japan tore open the walls ( Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls.)

While painting the walls, he found that there was a lizard　 36　 there because a nail from outside had been hammered into one of its feet. Seeing this, he felt pity and at the same time　 37　 .When he checked the nail, he found it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built.

What happened? The lizard had survived in such a　 38　 for 10 years--- in a dark wall partition for 10 years without moving! It was incredible. He wondered how this lizard had survived for 10 years without moving a single step--- since its foot was nailed!

So, he stopped his work and　 39　 the lizard: what has it been doing and what has it been　 40　 . Later, he didn’t know from where　 41　 lizard appeared, with food in its mouth… AHHH! He was astonished and touched deeply. The lizard that was stuck by the nail had been fed by this　 42　 lizard. Just imagine it had been doing this for 10 tiresome years,　 43　 giving up hope for its partner!

Before hearing the story, I watched a program on a father who kept digging in the ruins caused by an earthquake for 38 hours before finding his son, despite the dangers of fires and aftershocks. He talked about his　 44　 to his son: No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!

What beautiful love that occurred between both humans and such　 45　 creatures as lizards! The relationship between the two lizards remains unknown,　 46　 no matter what it is, the love between them has done a　 47　 . So never abandon your loved ones.

49.　 A. some　 B. still　　 C. no　　　 D. none

48.　 A. as well as　 B. rather than　 C. in addition to　　 D. except for

47.　 A. delighted　　 B. challenged　 C. moved　　　 D. respected

46.　 A. around　　　 B. against　　　 C. above　 D. below

45.　 A. Above all　 B. On the contrary　 C. In other words　 D. In this case