39．A．drawer 　　　　　　　 B．corner 　　　　　　　 C．middle　　　　　　　　 D．box

38．A．this　　　　　　　　　　 B．which　　　　　　　　 C．that　　　　　　　　　　 D．what

37．A．reason　　　　　　　　 B．course 　　　　　　　 C．example　　　　　　　 D．vacation

36．A．plan　　　　　　　　　　 B．fault　　　　　　　　　 C．grade　　　　　　　　　 D．luck

55. A. very　　　　　　　 B. so　　　 　　　　　　　C. how　　　　　　　 D. too

答案　 36.B　 37.C　 38.A　 39.B　 40.C　 41.C　 42.A　 43.B　 44.D　 45.B　 46.A　 47.D　 48.A　 49.C　 50.D　 51.C　 52.B　 53.A　 54.B　 55.D

Passage 15

(06·江苏)

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time .That was my real 　36　 　.

He had gone out of the study for some 　37　 　, leaving me alone . In his absence I looked to see 　38　 　was on his desk . In the 　39　 　was a small piece of paper on which were written the 　40　 　“English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Series of Biographies (人物传记).”

A(n)　 41　 　boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 　42　 　. I did not . The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 　43　 　until the start of the exam so I could not 　44　 　reading it .

When the headmaster 　45　 　, I was looking out of the window .

I should have told him what had 　46　 　then . It would have been so 　47　 　to say : “I’m sorry but I 　48　 　the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk . You’ll have to 　49　　 　it.”

The chance passed and I did not 　50　 　it . I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t 　　51　 　to cheat , but it was still cheating anyhow .

That was thirty-eight years 　52　 　when I was fifteen . I have never told anyone about it before ,　 53　 　have I tried to explain to myself why not .

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen me title 　54　 　admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk .　 55　 　there must have been more behind it . Whatever it was , it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入)you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).

54. A. receive　　　　　　 B. expect　　　　　　　　 C. collect　　　　　　 D. require

53. A. earned　　　　　　 B. deserved　　　　　　　 C. given　　　　　　　 D. used

52. A. sense　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　　　　 C. degree　　　　　 D. mood

51. A. pointed　　　　　 B. replied　　　　　　　　　　 C. turned　　　　　 D. introduced

50. A generally　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes　　　　 D. always