19. A. deep　　　　　　 B. calm　　　　　　　　 C. gentle　　　　　　　 D. rough

18.A. another　　　　 B. other　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　 D. the other

17. A. beside　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　　　　　　　 D. beyond

16. A. car　　　　　　　　　　 B. boat　　　　　　　　　 C. ship　　　　　　　　　 D. mail

55．A．send　　　　　　　　　 B．publish　　　　　　　　 C．share　　　　　　　　　 D．write

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

Passage 18

(05·天津)

Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾)She stepped into the 　16　 and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and

　 17　 　to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 18 　side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, 　19　 and uneven; it became 　20　 difficult to row. If she 　21 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the 　22　 .

She wasn' t even halfway, 　23　 she was already tired and her hands 　24 　from pulling on

the rough wooden oars (船桨). "I'm never going to 　25　 it”, she thought. She rested the oars on

her knees and 26　 her head helplessly, then looked up as she 　27 　the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.

　The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, 　28 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be　 　29　 . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst 　30　 .

The lights of the town became 　31　 . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 　32　 　it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just 　33　 ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last 　34　 on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves 　35　 and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

54．A．works　　　　　　　　 B．exists　　　　　　　　　 C．matters　　　　　　　　 D．counts

53．A．only　　　　　　　　　 B．still　　　　　　　　　　 C．ever　　　　　　　　　　 D．even

52．A．realized　　　　　　　 B．remembered　　　　 C．imagined　　　　　　 D．supposed

51．A．purely　　　　　　　　 B．basically　　　　　　　 C．obviously　　　　　　 D．exactly

50．A．tear　　　　　　　　　　 B．open　　　　　　　　　 C．check　　　　　　　　　 D．receive