40.A.heavy　　　　　　　 B.easy　　　　　　　 C.hard　　　　　　　 D.safe

38.A.once　　　　　　　 B.if　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　 D.though

venient　 　　　B.practical　　　　　 C.strange　　　　　　 D.difficult

37.A.looks　　　　　　　 B.reason　　　　　　 C.value　　　　　　　 D.advantages

2010年高考题

Passage 1

(10·安徽)

Most people give little thought to the pens they write with,especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very 36 things are the written.All too often ,people buy a pen based only on 37 ,and wonderwhy they are not satisfied 38 they begin to use it.However ,buying a pen that you’ll enjoy is not 39　 it you keep the following in mind.

First of all,a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be 40 to use .The thinckness of the pen is the most important characteristic(特征)41 comfort.Having a small hand and thick fingers ,you may be comfortable with a thin pen .If you have a 42 hand and thicker fingers you may 43 fatter pen.The length of a pen can 44 influence comfort. A pen that is too 45 can easily feel top-heavy and unstable.

Then,the writing point of the pen should 46 the ink to flow evenly(均匀地)while the pen remains in touch with the paper. 47 will make it possible for you to create a 48 line of writing. The point that does not block the 50 may leave drops of ink, 51 you pick the pen up and put it down again.

52 ,the pen should make a thick,dark line.Fine-line pens may 53 bad handwriting ,but fine,delicate lines do not command 54 next to printed fext,as, 55 ,a signature on a printed letter .A broader line, on the other hand ,give an impression of confidence and authority(权威)。

36.A.many　　　　　　　 B.few　　　　　　　　 C.pleasant　　　　　 D.important

55．A．lessons　　　　　　　　 B．prizes　　　　　　　　　 C．gifts　　　　　　　　　　 D．subjects

答案　 36.B　 37.D　 38.B　 39.C　 40.A　 41.A　 42.D　 43.B　 44.A　 45.C　 46.A　 47.A　 48.C　 49.D　 50.B　 51.D　 52.C　 53.B　 54.A　 55.C

54．A．purpose　　　　　　　 B．pleasure　　　　　　　 C．position　　　　　　　 D．progress

53．A．shoulders　　　　　　 B．fingers　　　　　　　　 C．arms　　　　　　　　　 D．legs

52．A．while　　　　　　　　　 B．after　　　　　　　　　 C．when　　　　　　　　　 D．before

51．A．if　　　　　　　　　　　 B．once　　　　　　　　　 C．and　　　　　　　　　　 D．but

50．A．cared　　　　　　　　　 B．mattered　　　　　　　 C．troubled　　　　　　　 D．meant