61．When buying birthday presents，I　 usually find my idea is____．

　A．poor　　　　　　 B．colourful　　　　 　C．rich　　　　　 　　D．good

60. The main idea of this passage is that ____________.

　A. large numbers of people do not need sleep

　B. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive

　C. people can live longer by trying not to sleep at all

D. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep

答案　 C B A A D

Passage 53

(贵州省兴义市第九中学2010届高三第一次月考)

B

I always have difficulty in buying birthday presents．My idea never seems to go farther than ties，pens or cards．But，strangely enough，it did not take me long to decide on Tom’s birthday present．For the first time in life，I had a good idea. I would buy him a bottle of champagne(香槟酒)．Before the party began，Tom suggested that I should open the bottle．I put it between my knees and began to pull，but it remained unmoved．Soon a lot of people gathered round to watch the fight between me and the bottle．I could hear all kinds of “helpful” suggestions from them like “Break the top off”，“Use your teeth”，etc．But I was losing the fight．We were fighting on the floor together，when all of a sudden there was a loud：“pop” and the cork(塞子)shot up into the air，while the angry bottle showered(淋)every-body with champagne．

59. The word “puzzle” in this passage probably refers to “_____”

　A. make you think a lot because you don’t understand it

　B. make you worry a lot because you can’t sleep well

　C. make you sad because something unusual has happened

　D. make you fear because something terrible has happened

57. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin ________.

　A. needed some kind of sleep.

　B. needed no sleep at all.

　C. was too old to need any sleep.

　D. often slept in a chair.

　58 Al Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ___________.

　A. an unusual one　　　　 B. a common one

　C. very healthy　　　　　　 　　 　D. very funny

56. The doctors came to Herpin’s home in order to __________.

　A. treat him for his illness

　B. find the reason why some old people didn’t need any sleep.

　C. get some proof(证据)to show his sleeplessness was not really true.

　D. help him to have a rest in some day.

63．What does the writer learn from the story?

　　　 A．The wife experienced the most joy in receiving.

　　　 B．An act of kindness can mean a lot.

　　　 C．The prisoner was treated with mercy.　　

D．Whoever breaks the law should be punished.

答案　 CDDB

Passage 52

(贵州省兴义市第九中学2010届高三第一次月考)

A

It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.

Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

　The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by his strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him a lot of questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain this question. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.

　Herpin died at the age of 94.

62．The underlined part in paragraph 3 most probably means “　　　　 ”.

　　　 A．to be sent to hospital　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to be separated from his family

　　　 C．to be comfortable D．to become a prisoner

61．The young woman came to the writer’s office for the purpose of　　　　 .

　　　 A．having her baby examined　　　　　　　　　　

B．giving her husband a chance to make his escape

　　　 C．having her husband examined　　　　　　　

D．getting a chance for her family to get together

60．What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

　　　 A．The writer was a newcomer to her office.

　　　 B．A fellow sent her a dozen red roses as Christmas present.

　　　 C．She was in low spirits because she had to work before Christmas.

　　　 D．She was at work with a light heart.

76．It may be inferred from the passage that _______．

A．the ditch was along a quiet country road

B．the accident happened on a snowy day

C．the bank lent Mr．Johnson a hand about his damage

D．Mr．Johnson was well treated for his injury

答案　 BCCA

Passage 51

(贵州省兴义九中09-10学年高三上学期期中考试)

B

It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas; and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by a fellow I was dating- a dozen long-stemmed red roses.

As I was cleaning my office, our receptionist came and said there was a lady in the front office that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young, tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms. Nervously, she explained that her husband-a prisoner in a nearby prison-was my next patient. The guards were scheduled to bring him to the office that afternoon. She told me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. Her request was for me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. After all, it was Christmas Eve.

A short time later, her husband arrived-with chains on his feet and hands, and two armed guards as bodyguards. The woman’s tired face lit up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept glancing out to watch them laugh, cry and share their child. After almost an hour, I called the prisoner back to my office. While I worked, the guards stood just outside my door. The patient seemed like a gentle and modest man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions. I tried to make him as comfortable as possible.

At the end of the appointment, I wished him a Merry Christmas-a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt saddened by the fact he hadn’t been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.