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(08·天津)
Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was
ready for new 16 in high school.
17 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22 . She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so
29 ?” she sighed.
Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”
16. A. processes B. decisions C. challenges D. exercises
17. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
18. A. difficult B. easy C. boring D. interesting
19. A. editor B. boss C. candidate D. judge
20. A. jumped B. sank C. stopped D. raced
21. A. strange B. happy C. awful D. lonely
22. A. struggling B. improving C. working D. complaining
23. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. shocked D. relieved
24. A. put up B. prepare for C. worry about D. give up
25. A. committee B. newspaper C. radio D. team
26. A. enthusiastic B. artistic C. sympathetic D. realistic
27. A. speakers B. readers C. cheerleaders D. writers
28. A. widely B. weakly C. excitedly D. brightly
29. A. similar B. ordinary C. different D. familiar
30. A. physics B. history C. English D. math
31. A. pleasure B. hope C. trouble D. sorrow
32. A. fit in B. look out C. stay up D. get around
33. A. swim B. try C. ask D. escape
34. A. in return for B. in case of C. in terms of D. instead of
35. A. slimmest B. smallest C. best D. gentlest
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One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter.For several weeks she had been 16 me to play chess(棋)with her,so I suggested a game and she eagerly 17 .It was a school night,however,and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could 18 my moves,because she 19 to go to bed;she had to get up at six in the morning.I 20 she had strict sleeping habits, 21 I thought she ought to be able to 22 some of this strictness.I said to her,“ 23 ,you can stay up late for once.We’re having 24 .”We played on for another fifteen minutes,during which time she looked 25 .Finally she said,“Please,Daddy,do it quickly.”“No,”I replied.“If you’re going to play it 26 ,you’re going to play it slowly.”And so we 27 for another ten minutes,until 28 my daughter burst into tears,and 29 that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made 30 .I had started the evening wanting to have a 31 time with my daughter but had 32 my desire to win to become more 33 than my relationship with my daughter.When I was a child,my desire to win 34 me well.As a parent,I 35 that it got in my way.So I had to change.
16.A.guiding B.asking C.training D.advising
17.A.followed B.expected C.replied D.accepted
18.A.change B.repeat C.hurry D.pass
19.A.agreed B.needed C.begged D.hated
20.A.knew B.learned C.guessed D.heard
21.A.so B.for C.but D.or
22.A.put up B.take up C.pick up D.give up
23.A.As usual B.Go ahead C.By the way D.Come on
24.A.patience B.luck C.fun D.success
25.A.excited B.proud C.anxious D.angry
26.A.well B.again C.fairly D.regularly
27.A.discussed B.continued C.counted D.argued
28.A.nervously B.immediately C.strangely D.suddenly
29.A.promised B.admitted C.wondered D.discovered
30.A.a mistake B.a decision C.an attempt D.an effort
31.A.free B.different C.full D.happy
32.A.managed B.recognized C.allowed D.reduced
33.A.important B.attractive C.practical D.interesting
34.A.offered B.served C.controlled D.taught
35.A.realized B.apologized C.imagined D.explained
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A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 21 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 22 “Aunty Misery” at her.
One evening, a passer-by asked to 23 for the night. Seeing that he had an 24 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 25 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 26 that anyone who climbed up her tree 27 not be able to come back down until she 28 it.
When the children came back to steal her 29 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long 30 she gave the tree permission to let 31 go. Aunty Misery was free from the
32 at last.
One day another man 33 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 34 she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you 35 me,” said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 36 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 37 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 38 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 39 as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 40 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
21. A. hopeless B. painful C. dull D. crazy
22. A. calling B. shouting C. announcing D. whispering
23. A. stay B. live C. hide D. lie
24. A. interesting B. honest C. anxious D. angry
25. A. gift B. kiss C. treat D. smile
26. A. suggestion B. demand C. permission D. wish
27. A. could B. should C. might D. must
28. A. permitted B. promised C. answered D. declared
29. A. branch B. food C. tree D. fruit
30. A. after B. while C. since D. before
31. A. it B. them C. him D. her
32. A. trick B. question C. trouble D. difficulty
33. A. stepped into B. left for C. stopped at D. walked around
34. A. so B. but C. although D. because
35. A. with B. off C. upon D. for
36. A. choose B. pick C. shake D. hit
37. A. honor B. pleasure C. hope D. excitement
38. A. light B. short C. old D. thin
39. A. proud B. kind C. fine D. smart
40. A. disappointedly B. cheerfully C. unwillingly D. eagerly
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(08·江西)
The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets.About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading
36 to the sea.
“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim.“Those two men are 37 heavy rocks.I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological 38 ”.
“You don’t 39 a crane(起重机)to unload less than a dozen rocks, do you?” smiled Joshua.
“But those men don’t 40 to have muscles at all.” said Michael, rather surprised. Joshua smiled.
“They are 41 labourers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they
42 .See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his 43 .Some of the rock’s weight is set 44 his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand.His body isn’t bent.His legs are well 45 .”
“You’re right, Josh.He may have a small build. 46 he certainly well knows his job.Dear me! And to think we have been studying 47 ! ” Rahim thought about all that was happening.Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t 48 the human being completely, it appears.”
“I don’t think it will.” 49 Joshua.“You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you 50 use that equipment to harvest tea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”
“You can get a computer to 51 multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce or assess essays, can you?” asked Michael.
“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as 52 as ever — that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim.
“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody 53 who can carry a large rock the way those men do.It’s not going to be a very 54 world, I’m afraid.” sighed Michael.
“You’re too much of a pessimist (悲观主义者),Mike.” said Joshua.“ 55 will always be other things that will make the world exciting.”
36.A.through B.across C.down D.up
37.A.loading B.unloading C.covering D.uncovering
38.A.way B.revolution C.process D.era
39.A.ask B.expect C.attempt D.hope
40.A.happen B.fail C.have D.seem
41.A.ambitious B.experienced C.potential D.energetic
42.A.take B.fetch C.carry D.bring
43.A.shoulder B.back C.chest D.arms
44.A.on B.against C.toward D.under
45.A.supported B.grasped C.placed D.strengthened
46.A.but B.however C.so D.therefore
47.A.chemistry B.physics C.biology D.psychology
48.A.control B.affect C.remove D.replace
49.A.agreed B.proposed C.refused D.denied
50.A.can’t B.mustn’t C.won’t D.needn’t
51.A.point out B.take out C.hand out D.print out
52.A.dirty B.clean C.old D.new
53.A.caught B.arranged C.left D.convinced
54.A.exciting B.mysterious C.technological D.modern
55.A.That B.This C.They D.There
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(08·全国Ⅱ)
From the time each of my children started school,I packed their lunches.And in each lunch,I 21 a note.Often written on a napkin(餐巾),it might be a thank-you for a 22 moment,a reminder of something we were happily expecting,or a bit of 23 for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they 24 their notes.But as children grow older they become self-conscious(有自我意识的),and 25 he reached high school,my older son,Marc,informed me that he no longer 26 my daily notes.Telling him that he no longer needed to 27 them but I still needed to write them,I 28 until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation,Marc called and asked if he could move
29 for a couple of months.He had spent those years well,graduating from college, 30 two internships(实习) in Washington,D.C.,and 31 ,becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento. 32 short vacation visits,however,he had lived away from home.With his younger sister leaving for college,I was 33 happy to have Marc back.Since I was 34 making lunch for his younger brother,I 35 one for Marc,too.Imagine my 36 when I got a call from my 24-year-old son, 37 his lunch.
“Did I do something 38 ? Don’t you love me 39 ,Mom?”were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 40 asked him what was wrong.
“My note,Mom,”he answered.“Where’s my note?”
21.A.carried B.found C.included D.held
22.A.difficult B.special C.comfortable D.separate
23.A.congratulation B.improvement C.explanation D.encouragement
24.A.loved B.answered C.wrote D.examined
25.A.lately B.by the way C.by the time D.gradually
26.A.received B.understood C.enjoyed D.collected
27.A.copy B.read C.take D.send
28.A.held up B.gave up C.followed D.continued
29.A.out B.home C.to college D.to Sacramento
30.A.organizing B.planning C.comparing D.completing
31.A.hopefully B.finally C.particularly D.certainly
32.A.Because of B.Instead of C.Except for D.As for
33.A.especially B.immediately C.equally D.generally
34.A.once B.again C.still D.even
35.A.packed B.fetched C.bought D.filled
36.A.fear B.surprise
C.anger D.disappointment
37.A.waiting for B.worrying about C.caring for D.asking about
38.A.wrong B.funny C.strange D.smart
39.A.any more B.enough C.once more D.better
40.A.interestingly B.bitterly C.politely D.laughingly
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