(06·江西)

While l studied at school，I felt a great difficulty in leaning my Latin translations．I was always very   36  in using a dictionary，and    37   it most difficult，while to other boys it seemed   38  .

   I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade．He was very clever and  39   read Latin as easily as English．My friend for his part was almost as  40  troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was  41  these Latin words. We agreed together that he should   42   me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement                          43   wonderfully．The headmaster seemed quite   44   with my work，and I had more time to myself in the morning.On the othcr hand，once a week   45  I had to compose the essays Of my fnend．For several months no difficulty   46  ，but once we were near]y caught out．

    One afternoon，the headmaster   47  my friend tO discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit．“I was interested in this   48   you make here．I think you might have gone further．Tell me   49   you had in your mind." The headmaster continued in this   50   for some time to fear of my friend．However the headmaster，not wishing to   51   an occasion of praise into  52   of fault-finding，finally   53   him go．He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow   54   and I made up my mind to make every effort tO study my   55  .

36．A．quick               B．slow                C．hard                D．good

37．A．made               B．got                  C．foud                D．left

38．A．trouble             B．difference        C．labor               D．worry

39．A．mlght              B．would              C．should             D．could

40．A．very                B．little                 C．much                     D．few

41．A．for                  B．by                   C．in                    D．to

42．A．change            B．take                 C．forgive            D．tell

43．A．worked            B．tried                C．happened         D．developed

44．A．angry                     B．satisfied           C．frightened        D．sad

45．A．or so               B．or else             C．as usual           D．as far

46．A．became            B．seemed            C．lay                  D．appeared

47．A．called              B．taught              C．arranged          D．sent

48．A．aim                 B．goal                 C.point                  D．opinion

49．A．why                B．how                C．which              D．what

50．A．exciment          B．way                 C．meaning           D．disappointment

51．A．turn                 B．leave                C．grow               D．become

52．A．none                B．one                  C．either               D．some

53．A．ordered            B．asked               C．took                D．let

54．A．surprise           B．escape             C．hope                D．chance

55．A．reading            B．writing             C．translations      D．essays

 (06·江西B篇)

      Buster Brown waw  a thief-and a good one，too，he thought．  He’d never been

caught by the police because he never took chances．  He was always Prepared for any

unforeseen event or emergency.

    Confidently，he stood outside the house Of his intended victim(受害者)and read

the sign On the front gate of the house．“Don't worry about the dog—be aware of the

owner!”it said．Buster smiled and found his way in．

    The house looked quite normal outside，but inside it was very exotic with

fascinatig objects on display．As he began putting them into his bag，a dog came into

the room．It stopped when it saw Buster，then wagged its tail madly adn went over to．

him，licking his outstretched hand．  "Good boy，”Buater whispered．  “What a great

guard dog you are—trying to lick me to death.”

    Satisifed he'd made friends with the dog，Bluster bggan tO wander round the house，choosing items to put in his bag．His skilled eye picked out only the best antiques(古董)：a pair of silver candleholders，a silver tea-and-coffee ervice，etc．．His new friend，the dog，sat and watched，as if wondering what was happening．

    “Well，boy，”Buster whispered，finally．“That might do．Any more and I won't be able to carry it!”He swung the heavy bag onto his shoulders, just as the lights came on, nearly blinding him. He shielded his eyes with his hand.

      "You're a very silly person," the figure in the doorway said, his voice dry em dust. As the man came closer,Buster could see he was well dressed. His face seemed familiar, but Buster couldn't quite place where he had seen him hafore.

      "You should have taken more notice of the sign outside," the man rasped. "I knew about this attempted robbery last week and I also know you will end up behind bars for 20 years. Fancy trying to rob the house of the world's greatest fortune-teller!"

60. Why was Buster so confident?

   A. He was not afraid of dogs.              

B. He knew the owner of the house lived alone]

   C. He had  never been caught by the police.  

D. The house had no security alarm.

61. Which of the definitions is closest in me&ting to the word "exotic" in the third paragraph?

   A. Messy and untidy.                        B. Rich and expensive.

   C. Comfortable and calming.                  D. Foreign and unusual.

62. How did Buster decide which objects tff take7

   A. He took those that were easy to carry in his bag.

   B. He took only the best antiques.

   C. He took those that he knew he could sell easily.

   D. He looked for silver objects.

63. What punishment waits for Buster Brown?

   A. A prison sentence with hard labour.          B. A long prison sentence.

   C. A heavy fine.                            D. Community service for 20 years.

 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one job by myself and not tell them about it till I'd got one.               

I had seen an agency advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the   21_   in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as    22_  as if I were going on the stage. Finding the    23_  quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said " Enter without knocking, if you please. "

The simple atmosphere of the office    24_  me. The woman looked carefully at me   25_  through her glasses, and then    26_  me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather   27_  . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of   28_  . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be   29  to get a job without    30_  . I wondered whether I ought to leave,   31_   the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:

“   32_  , I've got someone in the   33_  at this very moment who might    34_   . " She wrote down a   35_   . and held it out to me, saying: "Ring up this lady. She wants a    36   immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people."

"Oh yes, " said I——   37_   having cooked for more than four in my life. I   38_  her again and again, and rushed out to the   39_  telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.

I spent the next few hours   40_   cook books.

21． A．bed        B．house      C．agency      D．office

22． A．proud       B．please        C．nervous     D．worried

23． A．family       B．door      C．place        D．stage

24． A．calmed       B．excited       C．frightened    D．disturbed

25． A．as usual      B．for a while   C．in a minute   D．once again

26． A．advised      B．examined     C．informed    D．questioned

27． A．encouraged   B．dissatisfied   C．hopeless     D．pleased

28． A．place        B．job            C．advice       D．help

29． A．difficult      B．helpless       C．possible      D．unusual

30． A．ability       B．experience     C．knowledge   D．study

31． A.  after      B．since       C．until         D．when

32． A． Above all   B．As a matter of fact   C．As a result   D．In spite of that

33． A． family     B．house        C．office        D．restaurant

34． A． hire       B． accept      C．suit          D．offer

35． A． letter      B．name    C．note        D．number

36． A． cook       B．help      C．teacher      D．secretary

37． A． almost      B．never        C．nearly       D．really

38． A． answered    B．promised     C．thanked     D．told

39． A.  outside    B． local       C．closest       D．nearest

40． A． burrowing   B．buying         C．reading      D．lending

Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m   26  or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers.   27 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll   28  me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the   29  to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and   30  every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to   31  me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So   32  I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I   33  feeling like a failure as a mom.

After many   34  attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the   35  that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the   36  one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it   37 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said,＂Thank you so much for always bringing   38  drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also   39  class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough   40  for everyone.＂

I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could   41  remember how many kids were in the class. But her   42  taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.

Not everyone is cut out to be a(n)   43  mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I   44  something to drink. And I think that’s just as   45 .

1.                A．smart          B．lazy            C．tired D．desperate

2.                A．However        B．Therefore       C．Otherwise D．Besides

3.                A．cost           B．give            C．introduce D．take

4.                A．dream         B．ability          C．experience    D．tool

5.                A．compare        B．save           C．treasure  D．teach

6.                A．reflect         B．puzzle          C．upset D．amuse

7.                A．unless          B．because        C．though   D．when

8.                A．ended up       B．went on        C．insisted on D．set about

9.                A．failed          B．careless        C．successful D．useful

10.               A．goal           B．opinion         C．fact  D．impression

11.               A．slowest         B．best           C．worst D．quickest

12.               A．stood out       B．got out         C．came back D．paid off

13.               A．cold           B．soft            C．extra D．fresh

14.               A．attend         B．hold           C．enjoy D．leave

15.               A．cookies        B．drinks          C．books D．cups

16.               A．already         B．always         C．ever  D．never

17.               A．contribution     B．appreciation     C．Congratulation  D．comprehension

18.               A．loyal           B．clever          C．able  D．rich

19.               A．provide        B．make          C．buy  D．retell

20.               A．believable      B．ridiculous       C．interesting D．important

It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet   26 . The loaded plates I carried   27  to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything   28 . As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice cream   29  a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father   30  at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve   31  us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness   32 . I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “  33 ! Those few words of praise had   34  everything. Praise is like   35  to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And   36 , while most of us are only too   37  to apply to others the cold wind of criticism (批评), we are   38  to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why so when one word of praise can bring such   39 ?”
It’s strange how chary (吝啬的) we are about praising. Perhaps it’s    40  few of us know how to accept it. It’s   41  rewarding to give praise in   42  in which an effort generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admiration for a wonderful picture, a cook for a   43  meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are   44  just right? In fact, to give praise   45  one nothing but a moment’s thought and moment’s effort.
26．A．rested                 B．hurt                    C．broke                  D．slipped
27．A．remained             B．became               C．seemed                D．had