I heard a shotgun blast．I must have been hit because I was down and felt it in my stomach．I was lying on the ground of a parking a lot in the dark，scared，hurt and alone，not knowing if I would live or die．It seemed so real，ever thought it was a dream．

This dream，after my father’s death，help me understand the shock and physical hurt I was going through．I bad never experienced the loss of someone I loved．It was as if a part of me had died．

I soon began to receive and experience the incredible healing(康复)power of love．It was an honest outpouring from the people who surrounded me，wrote letters and called．One expression of sympathy I will always remember came from my friend Diana who lost her mother to cancer when she was a teenager．Soon after we returned home from Dad’s funeral there was a knock at the door．There Diana stood holding the most beautiful bouquet of flower．She put her hand over her heart and said two words，“My mother．”We didn’t need to talk．I knew she was telling me about the love she lives on． She knew how I was feeling and wanted to share this time with me．

During this time，my tears would come as easily as the memories of Dad．I believe tears are like holy water．They flow from the well of our hearts, where we hold our feelings．I stayed with my sadness．I shared it with others and received great comfort because they too had sadness．

My mother said she gardened with her grief．Her yard was never more beautiful than the year my father died．I have learned that our sadness ennobles us as humans．It means we have loved deeply．It is this love that will never die．I wrote about this in a poem the summer after my Dad died．

41．According to the passage．we know that the author’s father died________．

    A．from cancer

    B．because he was shot by someone with a gun

    C．when the author was very young

    D．None of the above

42．In the third paragraph，the author uses Diana’s example to show that_______．

    A．people usually have the same feeling in some events

    B．the author was really thankful for Diana’s timely help

    C．people around him offered him much help and he was thankful for that

    D．it’s necessary to share your feelings with your friends

43．The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to________．

    A．my tears       B．my feelings     C．my sadness      D．this time

44．The author wrote the poem “MY FATHER” to show that_________．

    A．he was still deeply sad about his father’s dead

    B．his love for his father would ever live on

    C．he has gone through hi8 shock and hurt brought by his father’s death

    D．he would live on bravely 

45．Which of the following statements is RIGH?

    A．The author dreamed of his，father and．felt shocked and physically hurt．

    B．The author had never experienced the loss of someone before his father’s death

    C．The author received,，great comfort from others after his father died

    D．Not until his father died did the author know that he loved him deeply

I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children’s        .

A. reach       B. hand       C. hold       D. place

________the old man got on the bus．

1. A.
   Supporting the young man
2. B.
   Supported by the young man
3. C.
   Being supported by the young man
4. D.
   To support the young man

Susan decided not to work on the program at home because she didn’t want her parents to know what she ______ .

A. has done     B. had done         C. was doing        D. is doing

The twentieth century saw greater changes than any century before: changes for the better,

changes for the worse; changes that brought a lot of benefits to human beings, changes that put man in danger. Many things caused the changes, but, in my opinion, the most important was the progress in science.

     Scientific research in physics and biology has vastly broadened our views. It has given us a deeper knowledge of the structure of matter and of the universe; it has brought us a better understanding of the nature of life and of its continuous development. Technology m the application of science m has made big advances that have benefited us in nearly every part of life.

     The continuation of such activities in the twenty-first century will result in even greater advantages to human beings: in pure science -- a wider and deeper knowledge in all fields of learning; in applied science -- a more reasonable sharing of material benefits, and better protection of the environment.

      Sadly, however, there is another side to the picture. The creativity of science has been employed in doing damage to mankind.  The application of science and technology to the development and production of weapons of mass destruction has created a real danger to the continued existence of the human race on this planet. We have seen this happen in the case of nuclear weapons, Although their actual use has so far occurred only in the Second World War, the number of nuclear weapons that were produced and made ready for use was so large that if the weapons had actually been used, the result could have been the ruin of the human race, as well as of many kinds of animals.

     William Shakespeare said, “The web of our life is of a mingled yarn (纱线), good and ill together.” The above brief review of the application of only one part of human activities----- science seems to prove what Shakespeare said. But does it have to be so? Must the ill always go together with the good? Are we biologically programmed for war?

Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A.               B.                   C.                  D.

From the fourth paragraph, we can infer that________.

A. a great many nuclear weapons were actually used for war

B. a large number of nuclear weapons should have been used for war

C. the author is doubtful about the ruin of human beings by nuclear weapons

D. the author is anxious about the huge number of nuclear weapons on the earth

The underlined word "mingled" in the last paragraph most probably means________.

A. simple           B. mixed           C. sad               D. happy

What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write?

A. Further application of science to war.

B. More reading of William Shakespeare.

C. Proper use of science in the new century.

D. Effective ways to separate the good from the ill.