40．A．relationships　　　　　 B．operations　　　　　　　 C．instructions　　　　　　 D．situations

39．A．generous　　　　　　　　 B．energetic　　　　　　　　 C．creative　　　　　　　　　 D．mature

38．A．suggested　　　　　　　　 B．explained　　　　　　　　 C．believed　　　　　　　　　 D．mentioned

37．A．how 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．whether　　　　　　　　　 C．when　　　　　　　　　　　 D．where

36．A．anxious　　　　　　　　　 B．proud　　　　　　　　　　 C．disappointed　　　　　　 D．successful

55.　 A. see　　　　　　　　　 B. cut　　　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　 D. think

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

Passage 11

(江苏省徐州市2009届高三第三次调研考试)

I had my first job at the age of thirteen，when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop．I was very 　　36　 to earn my own pocket money and my parents never interfered with　　 37　　 I spent it，even when I was spending it foolishly．They　　 38　　 that by earning money，spending it，and learning from my mistakes，I would become more　　 39　　 and responsible about how to handle work，　　 40 with others，and money．

Like many American parents，my parents also let my brother and me do things over which they　　 41　 　a great deal．When I was sixteen，　 42　 ，after I finished high school and before I entered　　 43　 ，I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe．My mother was against the idea of my traveling 　　44　 at such a young age，but my father felt that it would be a great　　 45　 for me．In the end，my father won the argument on the condition that I　　 46　 my　 traveling to France，my mother’s home，where I had many relatives who could　　 47　 　shelter and help if I needed it．

Three years later，when he was eighteen，my brother decided to　　 48　 a year off after his first year in university and　 49　 through the States and the Caribbean．Again my mother was worried to see my brother leave school，but my father encouraged him and my brother had a fantastic year　 50　 his way on trains and ships to earn passage to different ports and cities，and　 51　 many fascinating places and people．

Such experiences are 　　52　 　rare children in many countries，but in the US they are fairly　 53　 ．Most parents start pushing their children at a young age to do small things by themselves．　 54　 they finish high school，many American kids have already had part-time jobs，traveled around the US or other countries on their own，　　 55　 a university and maybe even decided on their future career．

54.　 A. related　　　　　　　　　　 B. measured　　　　　 C. contributed　　　　 D. compared

53.　 A. supplies　　　　　　 B. senses　　　　　　　 C. ideas　　　　　　　　 D. influences

52.　 A. far　　　　　　　　　　 B. long　　　　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　 D. even

51.　 A. defeated　　　　　　 B. recommended　　 C. introduced　　　　 D. struck