40. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　 D. or

39. A. It　　　　　　　　　　　 B. She　　　　　　　　　 C. There　　　　　　　　 D. That

38. A. waited　　　　　　　　 B. searched　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　　　　　 D. asked

37. A. building　　　　　　　 B. home　　　　　　　　 C. room　　　　　　　　 D. cottage

36. A. cold　　　　　　　　　 B. strange　　　　　　　 C. hungry　　　　　　　 D. sad

55. A. love　　　　　　　　 B. anxiety　　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　　　　 D. anger

答案：36~40 CBABD　　 41~45 ABDCC　　 46~50 BBDAC　　 51~55 ABDCD

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江西省萍乡市安源中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

There’s an interesting story about King Alfred during his wars. At one time the enemy was winning. Alfred’s soldiers had all run away, and the king was alone in a forest. It was late, and Alfred was tired and　 36　 .

　　 After walking for some time, he came to a little　 37　 . He knocked at the door and　 38　 for food and shelter(住处)for the night.　 39　 was a poor woman in the cottage(茅屋). She did not know that Alfred Was the king　 40　 his clothes were torn and dirty. She let him in, and　 41　 him to sit down by the fire to　 42　 himself. She asked him to　 43　 her cakes which were baking, while she went to the well to　 44　 water.

　　 Poor Alfred had　 45　 important things to think about than the cakes, which he soon　 46 .When the woman came back, her cakes were all　 47　 . She was very　 48　 .

　　 “You, worthless(无用的)man!” she said. “You can’t　 49　 watch some cakes for a quarter of an hour. Take that! And that!” She began beating the　 50　 king with a big stick.

　　 51　 some of the enemy’s soldiers came. When they saw the woman　 52　 him, they thought he was her　 53　 . So they laughed and left. Later some of Alfred’s own soldiers　 54　 him and bowed before him.　 55 the poor woman learnt that it was the king whom she had beaten, she was very frightened. She went down on her knees and begged for mercy(乞求宽恕). Instead of anger, the king thanked her and said that he would always remember her for saving his life.

54. A. pity　　　　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　　　　 C. happiness　　　　　 D. success

53. A. fell　　　　　　　　　 B. flowed　　　　　　　 　　　 C. moved　　　　　　　 　　　 D. gathered

52. A. surely　　　　　　　 B. tightly　　　　　　　 C. roughly　　　　　　 D. fiercely

51. A. Astonished　　　　 B. Puzzled　　　　　　 C. Encouraged　　　 　　　 D. Interested