2、While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I had an experience which occurred merely two feet away from me．

       Trying to locate my friend among the passengers coming through the jet way, I noticed a man walking toward me carrying two light bags．He stopped right next to me to greet his family．

       First he kissed his three children one by one and said, “It’s nice to see you．I missed you so much!” Then he hugged his wife, “I’ve saved the best for last!” giving her the longest, most passionate kiss I ever remember seeing．They stared at each other’s eyes, smiling at one another, while holding both hands．For an instant they reminded me of newlyweds, but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be．

       Full of admiration, I asked, “Wow! How long have you two been married?” “Being together for fourteen years total, married twelve of those．” He replied, without breaking his gaze from his lovely wife’s face．“Well, then, how long have you been away?” I asked．“Two whole days!” “Two days?” I was astonished．By the intensity (热烈) of the greeting, I had assumed he’d been gone for at least several weeks ― if not months．I knew my expression betrayed me, so I turned away my eyes and said quietly, “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after so long!”

The man suddenly stopped smiling and looked at me straight in the eye．With forcefulness he told me something that left me a different person．“Don’t hope, friend…decide!” Then he smiled again, shook my hand and said, “God bless!”

With that, he and his family turned and walked away together．

I was still watching that man and his special family walk just out of sight when my friend came up to me and asked, “What are you looking at?” Without hesitation, and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “My future!”

41．The best title of the passage may be __________．  

A．Long Loving Hugs                                B．My Future

C．Don’t Hope, Decide                            D．Love Is Everywhere

42．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

      A．The man replied to the author, with his eyes still fixed on his wife’s face．

      B．After being away for several weeks, the man missed his family very much．

      C．It was fourteen years since the couple had got married．

      D．Their three kids reminded the author of newlyweds．

43．By saying “my expression betrayed me” (in Paragraph 4), the author means that _______．

      A．he failed to express his ideas to the man

B．the man sensed his real feelings from his expression

C．he didn’t believe in his expression any more  

D．his expression was not faithful to him

44．From the passage, we can infer that __________．

       A．the experience may be easily forgotten by the author

B．the author will live a passionate life from now on

C．the author will be away from his family and hug them passionately upon his return

D．Americans prefer to save the best for last 

1、I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the  21  celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not  22  much from the war there, though, like most children of my age, I often saw  23  houses in the streets and the very big  24  lorries passing through. But both at home and at school I had become  25  to the phrases “before the war” and “when the war is over”. “Before the war”, obviously,  26  had been better, though I was too young to understand why,  27  there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice cream and bananas, which I had  28  heard of. When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant very  29  to me. I did not remember what London was like.

  What I remember now  30  V-Day was the afternoon and the evening. Some boys and girls were collecting  31  and building an enormous bonfire. We stood and watched them for a time, and then I went home and  32  myself in with my key and waited for my parents to come back from work.

  It was May and still broad  33  when my mother arrived, and my father came in about an hour later. After dinner I said I wanted to  34  the bonfire, so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very  35 , and somehow people had collected some old clothes to  36  “Hitler” with the moustache they had put on top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames  37  soon. Everyone was cheering and shouting.

  I stood beside my father until the  38  started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had  39  in the First World War and remembered everything he had experienced. At last he said, “Well, that’s it, son. Let’s hope that this time it really will be the  40  one”

38、Many people hold the view that        prison isn’t        only cure for law-breakers .

       A．a ; the                B．不填; the            C．the ; the              D．the ;a

37、It’s very hot and dry , but it        to be cool in the evening .

       A．expects               B．promises             C．wants                 D．hopes

36、―Jane has got a very good job in the government .

―       she looks so happy .

       A．It’s natural          B．That’s because    C．No wonder         D．As though

35、The book is _____ boring. It is, in fact, rather exciting and fascinating.

   A. anything but    B. nothing but     C. no more time     D. all but

34、---Go for a picnic this weekend, OK?

--- _____. I love getting close to nature.

    A. I couldn't agree more           B. I'm afraid not

    C. I believe not                        D. I don't think so

33、I never dreamed of there ____ such a quiet place in the noisy city.

   A. was               B. had been                   C. being                D. to be

32、 _____, we have the correct leadership of the Party.

   A. To start with    B. To begin      C. To start     D. At begin