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

A few years after Mom died, Dad handed me a plastic bag. That evening, I 　36 　 the bag to find dozens of shells, each one 　 37 　 in white tissue paper and having Mom’s handwriting.

The shells were pretty 　　38 　 , but to Mom, they were evidence of her endlessly magical life and 　 39 　 me of the seashore trip with her. She was 61 when she 　40 　 these shells, and already showing 　 41 　 of the lung disease that would kill her the next year. We knew something was 　 42 　 and mom needed an adventure. She suggested a dinner and a movie. But two friends and I had bigger 　　43 　 .

Mom had been to the ocean only twice, but she 　　44 　 the seashore. Her kitchen was decorated with souvenirs from those two trips. I called Mom and told her that we would 　　45　 for Jersey Shore. Mom was so　 46 that she screamed and Amber, her dog, who was sitting on her lap was 　　47 　 to jump onto the floor.

One of my favorite 　 48 　 on the road was a discussion about movies. Mom often got the titles wrong. “Ohhhh,” she said, “what was that movie about a teacher at the boys’ school?” Before anyone could 　 49 　 , she shouted, “I remember! The Dead Man’s Poet!” I looked in the rearview mirror and saw a back seat full of 　 50 　 . “Mom,” I said. “You mean Dead Poets Society?” “That’s it!” Mom yelled. 　 51 　 filled the car.

Once we got to Stone Harbor, she began to 　 52 　 the trip, greeting strangers and spending hours gathering shells.

　 The morning we left, I found her photographing every inch of her bedroom. “I don’t ever want to 　　53 　 this,” she said.

For a long time, Mom’s shells stayed 　 54 　 in a drawer. Last month, I 　 55 them again while searching for something else. I put them in a visible place as a reminder from a mother who never lost her sense of wonder.

36. A received　　 　　 　　　 B. opened　 　　　　 C. checked　　 　 　　　 D. packed

37. A. folded　　 　　 　　　 B. included　　 　 　　　 C. trapped　　　 D. covered

38. A. amazing　　　 B. common　　 C. lucky　　 　　 　　　 D. funny

39. A. reminded　　 　 B. demanded　　 C. informed　　 D. warned

40. A. moved　　　 　 B. protected　　 　　　 C. collected　　 D. examined

41. A. signals　　 　　　　　　 B. scenes　　　 C. signs　　　　 D. sights

42. A. wrong　　 　　 　　　 B. missing　　　 C. strange　　　 　　　 D. boring

43. A. cars　　　 　　 　　　 B. days　 　　　 C. maps　　　　 D. plans

44. A. remembered　　 　　 B. trusted　　 　 　　　 C. loved　　　 　 　　　 D. respected

45. A. wait　　　 　　　　　　 B. head　　　　 C. look　　　 　　 　　　 D. pay

46. A. encouraged　　 B. relaxed　　　 C. surprised　　 　　　 D. excited

47. A. frightened　　 B. embarrassed　 C. disappointed　 D. pleased

48. A. reasons　　　 　 B. thoughts　　 　 　　　 C. memories　　 D. questions

49. A. realize　 　　　　 B. add　　　 　　 　　　 C. advise　　　 D. answer

50. A. confusion　　 　 B. worry　　　 　　　 C. emotion　　 D. peace

51. A. Pride　　 　　　 B. Laughter　　 C. Shouts　　　 D. Challenges

52. A. enjoy　　 　　　 B. organize　　 C. support　　　 D. take

53. A. decide　　 　　 　　　 B. forget　　　 C. believe　　　 D. mean

54. A. unexpected　　 B. stuck　　 　　 　　　 C. unknown　　 　　　 D. buried

55. A. mistook　 　　　　 B. developed　 　 C. discovered　　 　　　 D. prepared

You Did More Than Carry My books

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark _46 down and helped the boy pick up these articles. _47 they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark 48 _ the boy’s name was Bill, that he 49 computer games,

baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 50 with his other subjects and that he had just broken 51 with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was 52 in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 53 with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They 54 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before 55 , Bill asked Mark if they 56 talk.

Bill 57 him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you 58 wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I 59 out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess(脏乱) 60 anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to 61 my things. But after we spent some time together 62 and laughing, I realized that 63 I had done that, I would have 64 a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You 65 my life.”

46. A. fell　　　 　　　　　 B. sat　　　 　　　　 C. lay　　 　　　　　　 D. knelt

47. A. Although　 　　　　　 B. Since　　 　　　　　 C. After　　　　　　　　　 D. Until

48. A. discovered 　　　　 B. realized　　 　　　 C. said　 　　　　　　　 D. decided

49. A. played　　 　　　　　 B. loved　　　 　　　 C. tried　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

50. A. questions　 　　　　　 B. ideas　　 　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　　　 D. doubt

51. A. up　　　 　　　　　 B. out　　　 　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　　　　 D. away

52. A. called　 　　　　　　 B. helped　　 　　　 C. invited　 　　　　　 D. allowed

53. A. peacefully 　　　　　 B. willingly　 　　　　　 C. freely　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasantly

54. A. continued　　　　　　　 B. agreed　　　　　　　　 C. forced　　　　　　　　 D. offered

55. A. graduation　　　　　　 B. movement　　　　　　 C. separation　　　　　　 D. vacation

56. A. would　　　　　　　　　 B. should　　　　　　　　 C. could　　　　　　　　　 D. must

57. A. told　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reminded　　　　　　　 C. spoke　　　　　　　　　 D. asked

58. A. ever　　　　　　　　　　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　　　 D. never

59. A. checked　　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　 C. cleaned　　　　　　　　 D. put

60. A. over　　　　　　　　　　　 B. into　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

61. A. find　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pick　　　　　　　　　　 C. pack　　　　　　　　　　 D. hold

62. A. talking　　　　　　　　　 B. playing　　　　　　　　 C. reading　　　　　　　　 D. watching

63. A. before　　　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　　 D. as

64. A. forgotten　　　　　　　 B. passed　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

65. A. helped　　　　 B. recovered　　　　　　 C. improved　 　 　D. changed

 (吉林省实验中学2008届高三第三次模拟考试)

Three weeks ago, Paul David was given up for dead. Today the 24-year-old truck driver is on the road to getting   21  , thanks to quick,  22  first aid of six skilled college student nurses, who were traveling a few minutes   23  his truck and got to him   24  it crashed.

The student nurses were on the way back from a day of medical   25  at a hospital. When they saw the   26  , they jumped out of their car. They   27  that David was already dead, but they wouldn’t move on without seeing for   28  . With the help of three men they lifted him out. He was bleeding   29  and his heart almost stopped beating. He was obviously   30  .

One girl found an ice-cream  31  on the ground and made an airway down his throat. Another student held his tongue down. Then a third girl found a towel and   32  down with it on David’s neck to slow the bleeding. A fourth nurse brought a blanket and   33  David to warm him up. They kept his legs   34  .“We kept talking to him,” Miss Taylor said. “We   35  that the last thing you lose is your   36  .”

The student nurses kept David   37  until he could be gotten to hospital. There, he was brought out of   38  . A doctor said that David would have choked and bled to death without the   39  of the six student nurses. That is   40  he is alive today.

21．A．well                    B．worse                 C．buried                 D．away

2,4,6

22．A．physical              B．scientific             C．gentle                  D．exact

23．A．earlier                 B．later                    C．behind                 D．before

24．A．before long          B．long before          C．long after            D．soon after

25．A．training               B．team                   C．exercise              D．examination

26．A．driver                  B．accident              C．incident               D．car-racing

27．A．were told             B．discovered           C．checked              D．reminded

28．A．him                     B．them                   C．himself                D．themselves

29．A．hardly                 B．badly                   C．sadly                   D．slightly

30．A．died                    B．dead                    C．dying                  D．death

31．A．stick                   B．box                     C．paper                  D．packet

32．A．pulled                  B．took                    C．pressed               D．lay

33．A．covered               B．removed              C．dressed               D．offered

34．A．rising                  B．risen                   C．raising                 D．raised

35．A．found out            B．suggested            C．thought               D．learned

36．A．breathing             B．seeing                 C．hearing                D．smelling

37．A．talking                 B．bleeding               C．alive                    D．lively

38．A．control                B．danger                 C．car                     D．life

39．A．care                    B．cure                    C．talk                     D．study

40．A．because              B．why                    C．what                   D．where