44. A. keep　　　　　 　　　 B. control　　　　　　 　　　 C. face　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. catch

43. A. doubtful　　　 　　　 B. shameful　　　　　 　　　 C. harmful　　　　　　 　　　 D. painful

42. A. communication 　 B. confidence　　 　 C. courage　 　 D. consideration

41. A. hardly　　　　 　　　 B. certainly　　　　　　　　 　 C. consequently　　　　　　　　 　 D. exactly

40. A. comment　　 B. loss　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　 　　　 D. expense

39. A. opportunities 　　 B. expectations　　 　 C. choices　　　　　　 D. aspects

38. A. success 　　　 B. pressure　　　　　 C. friendship　　　　 　　　 D. difficulty

37. A. design　　　　 B. promote　　　　　 　　　 C. direct　　　　　　　 　　　 D. shape

36. A. seem to　　　 B. come to　　　　　　 　　　 C. hope to　　　　　　 D. try to

55. A. his house　　　　 B. the sea　　　　 C. the river　　　　 D. land

答案：36-40 DABBD　 41-45 CBBAA　　 46-50 BBDCB　　 51-55 DBCDB

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浙江省杭州二中10-11学年高二上学期期中试题

Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we __36__ realize that those challenges are the very things that __37__ us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with __38__.

　　　 When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two __39__: we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn’t worth the __40__ and call it quits. Although there are __41__ times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most cases all that is needed is commitment and __42__.

　　　 When we are devoted to something, it means that no matter how __43__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __44__ it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a __45__ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to (对照) just saying what the other person did wrong. __46__ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” __47__ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.

　　　 In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for __48__ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or __49__ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only __50__ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”