40.　 A. assisted　　　　　　 B. tended　　　　　　　 C. managed　　　　　 D. intended

39.　 A. attitude　　　　　　 B. assumption　　　　 C. instruction　　　　 D. account

38.　 A. thinner　　　　　　　 B. stronger　　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　　　 D. healthier

37.　 A. And　　　　　　　　　 B. Yet　　　　　　　　　 C. Still　　　　　　　　　 D. Thus

36.　 A. little　　　　　　　　 B. rich　　　　　　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　　　 D. enough

55. A. away　　　　　　　 B. out　　　　　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

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

Passage 10

(江苏省南京十三中2009届高三第三次模拟考试)

In 1982, Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He got into a life boat, but his supplies were　 36 　. His chances of surviving were small.　 37　 　when three fishermen found him 76 days later, he was alive-much 　38　 　than he was when he started, but alive.

His 　39　 　of how he survived is fascinating. His cleverness - how he　 40　 　to catch fish, how he evaporated(蒸发)sea water to 　41　 　fresh water - is very interesting.

But the thing that 　42　 　my eye was how he managed to keep himself going when all hope seemed lost, and there seemed no　 43　 　in continuing the struggle. He was starved and 　44　 worn-out. Giving up would have seemed the only possible choice.

When people 　45　 　these kinds of circumstances, they do something with their minds that gives them the courage to keep going. Many people in 　46　 　desperate circumstances 　47 　in or go mad. Something the survivors do with their thoughts helps them find the courage to carry on 　48　 　difficulties.

“I tell myself I can　 　49　 　it,” wrote Callahan in his book. “Compared to what others have been through, I’m fortunate. I tell myself these things over and over, 　50　 　up courage…”

I wrote that down after I read it. It 　51　 　me as something important. And I’ve told myself the same thing when my own goals seemed 　52　 　off or when my problems seemed too terrible. And every time I’ve said it, I have always come back to my 　53　 .

The truth is, our circumstances are only bad 　54　 　to something better. But others have been through the much worse, that is, in comparison with what others have been through, you’re fortunate. Tell this to yourself over and over again, and it will help you 　55　 　through the rough situations with a little more courage.

54. A. lose　　　　　　　　 B. defeat　　　　　　　　　 C. beat　　　　　　　　　　　 D. win

53. A. sleep　　　　　　　 B. quit　　　　　　　　　　　 C. return　　　　　　　　　 D. continue

52. A. walk　　　　　　　 B. climb　　　　　　　　　 C. rest　　　　　　　　　　　 D. move

51. A. side　　　　　　　　 B. road　　　　　　　　　　 C. peak　　　　　　　　　　 D. way