26．A．regretful　　　　　　 B．thankful　　　　　　　 C．relieved　　　　　　　 D．annoyed

25．A．drawing　　　　　　　 B．turning　　　　　　　　 C．writing　　　　　　　　 D．finding

24．A．archaeology　　　　 B．art　　　　　　　　　　　 C．architecture　　　　 D．poetry

23．A．But　　　　　　　　　　 B．Then　　　　　　　　　 C．Besides　　　　　　　 D．However

22．A．impatient　　　　　　 B．unlikely　　　　　　　 C．unable　　　　　　　　 D．impossible

21．A．lasted　　　　　　　　　 B．took　　　　　　　　　　 C．cost　　　　　　　　　　 D．wasted

55.　 A. direction　　　 　　　 B. number　　 　　　 C. address　　　 　　　　 D. route

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

Passage 14

(浙江省2008学年第二学期温州中学高三三模考试)

Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The　 New Testament(《新约全书》)on tape .

　　　 But it 　21　 a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered(结巴)so badly that I was completely 　22　 to speak in public.

　　　 　 23　 　when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and 　24　 was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal, 　　25　 pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt 　26　 for not being a part of our school sooner.

　　　 When he 　27 that I not only loved poetry but was 　28　 it, we became closer. There was, however, one 　29　 -- Professor Crouch could not stand the 　30　 that I refused to read my poems to the class.

　　　 “Jim, poetry is 　31　 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and 　32　 .

　　　 One day he 　33　 me .

　　　 After handing in a poem, I waited for his 　34　 . It didn’t come. Instead one day as the students had gathered together, he 　35　 me , “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”

　　　 I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started, 　36　 flooding me. “of course I did !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from 　37　 .”

　　　 By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there, 　38　 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way 　39　 !

　　　 Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a (n)　 40　 and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.

54.　 A. communication　　 　 B. touch　　　　 C. understanding　 　　　 D. greeting

53.　 A. took　　　　　 　　　 B. pointed　　　 　 C. sent　　　　　 　　　 D. showed

52.　 A. even if　　　　　 　 B. as if　　　　 　 C. only if　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. when