2、       Alexis was hot and tired. With anger in her voice she shouted，“Pull me up. I give up. I hate this. This is stupid!”It was at that moment when Jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said，“Ed, I’m going to go down and talk with her.”I then shouted down to Alexis,“Hold on! You can do this. We know you can!”

       Jason grasped another rope, put this climbing harness（系带）on and began to move down the cliff. Within moments Jason was beside Alexis. She had her cheek directly against the face of the rock with her feet barely resting on a small piece of the cliff that jetted outward.

       Jason said to Alexis，“I know that you have been on this cliff now for what seems like a long time. Your feet and fingers are cramping（痉挛）” up and your forearms feel as though they are on fire. But, Alexis, you are strong. Look how far up you are already. You have taken one of the more difficult parts up the cliff. Alexis, look at the path you have taken.”

       At that moment, Alexis moved her cheek away from the rock face and looked down. The bright white chalk she used on her hands to give her a better hold, showed the path where her tired hands had moved her upward on the cliff. Jason was right. Alexis had taken the hardest way up the cliff. Jason then looked straight into Alexis’ eyes and in a calm voice he said,“You are not alone out here. There are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. We are going to do this together. Are you ready?”Slowly she nodded and took a deep breath.

56．Jason went down the cliff because      .

       A．Alexis took a wrong path                        B．Alexis was trapped in rocks

       C．Alexis didn’t believe in herself               D．Alexis’ forearms were badly hurt

57．We can infer from the passage that      .

       A．Alexis was finally pulled up by Ed

       B．Alexis regretted having taken the wrong path up the cliff

       C．Alexis was immediately sent to hospital after she was pulled up

       D．Alexis successfully rock-climbed

58．The underlined word“hot”in the story means      .

       A．disappointed                                        B．angry

       C．comfortable                                        D．astonished

59．Alexis would probably become      .

      A．more strong-minded                             B．easier to give up

       C．poorer in health                                   D．less interested in rock-climbing

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30、--Look, these boys are playing like crazy in the street, all wet through.

--Yeah, they don’t seem to         the heat, the darkness, or the passing cars.

       A．see                     B．sense                  C．feel                     D．notice

29、--Dad, my birthday is coming.

--Oh, you        have a new MP4 for your birthday, Kathy.

--Thank you, Dad.

       A．ought to              B．can                     C．shall                    D．must

28、---What do you think of her speech last night?

---Just so so. She gave us too much information, so that everyone got          .

       A．confused             B．to confuse           C．confusing            D．to be confused

27、Considering the coming of the entrance exam, some schools have abandoned the      of doing morning exercises.

       A．action                 B．practice               C．habit                   D．custom

26、The more efforts you make to learn English, the more progress you         .

       A．make                  B．have made           C．will make            D．made

25、The girl has been an independent one since her childhood, so she seldom, if      , turns to her brother for help.

       A．never                  B．once                   C．ever                    D．always

24、---Do you know that scientist?

---You mean         making a speech in the lecture hall?

       A．one                     B．who                    C．he                       D．the one