(广西柳州铁一中2009届高三第二次模拟考试)

A lecturer was giving a lecture on stress management．He raised a glass of water and asked the audience，“   36    heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The audience’s answers  3  7  from 20g to 500g．

It does not depend on its  38  .It depends on  39  you hold it．If I hold it for a minute，It is OK, If I hold it for an hour，I will have a(n)  40  in my right arm．If I hold it fot  41,  you will have to call an ambulance．It is the exact same weight，  42  the longer I hold it，the  43 it becomes．

If we carry our burdens  all the time，  44  ，we will not be able to catty on，the burden becoming  45  heavier．  46  you have to do is to put the glass down，rest for a while  47  holding it up again．

 We have to  48  the burden from time to time．so that we can be refreshed and are    49  to carry on．So before you return home from  50  tonight，put the burden of work down．Don’t 

51  it back home．You can   52  tomorrow.   53  burdens you are having now on your  54  ，let it down for a moment if you can．

    Life is short，  55   it !

    36．A．What                B．Where                   C．When             D．How

    37．A．ranged            B．changed                C．came                     D．turned

    38．A．height                     B．length                    C．weight            D．width

    39．A．how far            B．how long               C．how soon              D．how much

    40．A．wound                     B．injury                     C．cut                 D．ache 

    41．A．a year                     B．a month                 C．a day                    D．a second

    42．A．or                     B．therefore               C．but                 D．so

    43．A．bigger                     B．1arger                   C．heavier          D．1ignter

    44．A．in no time         B．sooner or later             C，on time           D．first  of all

    45．A．briefly              B．interestingly           C．increasingly   D．decreasingly

    46．A．That                 B．What                            C．How                D．It

    47．A．since                B．after                      C．before            D．because

    48．A．put down          B．write down             C．note down          D．push  down

    49．A ．kind                B．able                       C．strong            D．eager

    50．A．school                     B．hospital                 C．work               D．walk

    51．A．hold                 B．sell                        C．carry                     D．return

    52．A．pick it up          B．get rid of it             C．carry it up             D．put it out

    53．A．However          B，Whichever             C．Whoever        D．Whatever

    54．A．heart                B．shoulders                     C．bodies            D．heads

    55．A．have                B．eat                        C．enjoy                     D．hate

 (黑龙江省西北地区重点高中联谊校2007届高三第三次模拟考试)

A lady was going by ship from a city to another in America. On board she was with her baby boy and a maid. The maid was carrying  36  in her arms.

     37  the ship came near to the landing-place, it began to reduce speed. The maid walked to the side of the ship to  38 , when all at once the child sprang out of her arms, and  39  the water below. The swift stream carried it quickly away.

    The mother was  40  wild with grief and fear. The  41  began to lower a boat.  42  everyone could see that the child would be drowned before  43  could reach it. What was to be done?

    Hearing the cries of the mother, a gentleman who was reading in the ship came  44  forward and said, “Can you give me  45  the child has worn?”

    The maid gave him a tiny apron. The gentleman  46  a fine dog that stood near, looking up into his face. He pointed first  47  the apron, and then to the spot  48  the child had sunk.

     49  did the dog spring into the water. Soon the dog was seen far away with something in his  50  . More than one on board cried for  51  as the boat reached the dog and the sailors saved the child. Then the mother burst into tears and said to his owner, “Oh, sir, I  52  have this dog! I will give anything for the dog!” “I’m very  53  , madam, that Hector has been of service to you; but I couldn’t lose him for anything in the world,” the gentleman said. The dog  54  at his master’s feet, with a look that seemed to say, “No, master, nothing shall  55  us!”

36.A.the lady		B. a dog		C. a bag		D. the child
37.A. While		B. As		C. Until		D. After
38.A. look at		B. look out		C. look over		D. look up
39.A. fell behind		B. fell into		C. fell off		D. fell down
40.A. nearly		B. mainly		C. mostly		D. hardly
41.A. lady		B. maid		C. passenger		D. sailors
42.A. But		B. So		C. Then		D. Although
43.A. the lady		B. the dog		C. the maid		D. the boat
44.A. quickly		B. anxiously		C. suddenly		D. surprisingly
45.A. something		B. anything		C. everything		D. nothing
46.A. turned down		B. turned to		C. bent to		D. said to
47.A. in		B. to		C. out		D. down
48.A. that		B. what		C. where		D. which
49.A. On the way		B. By this means		C. Out of question		D. In no time
50.A. mouth		B. hand		C. arm		D. leg
51.A. joy		B. help		C. surprise		D. sorrow
52.A. can		B. should		C. must		D. need
53.A. sorry		B. glad		C. grateful		D. sad
54.A. sit down		B. rushed out		C. moved around		D. lay down
55.A. save		B. bother		C. part		D. kill

 (山东省兖州市2009届高三高考仿真考试)

The school was across the street from our home and I would watch the kids as they   36  during the break. She seemed so small as she,    37   her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She stood out from them all.     ’

I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing   38   . She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark.  One day I asked her  39  she practiced so much. She looked  40   in my eyes and without a moment of    41    she said, ‘‘I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a（an）  42   . I am going to play college basketball. I want to be college. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t   43  . ”

Well, I had to give it in to her—she was   44   . One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head   45  in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was the matter. ‘‘Oh, nothing, "came a soft reply. ‘‘I am just too   46  . ”The coach told her that at her height she would probably  47   get to play for a top ranked team much  48   offered a scholarship. So she should stop dreaming about college.  

She was heartbroken and I   49  her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were  50   .  

They just did not understand the   51   of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship,   52  could stop her except one thing—her own   53  .  

The next year,  as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach. She was indeed   54   a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked    55   it for all those years.  

36. A. studied             B. relaxed                  C. played                     D. enjoyed

37. A. pushed             B. cleared                  C. lost                         D. gave

38. A. well                 B. freely                    C. together                   D. alone

39. A. how                B. why                      C. where                     D. whether

40. A. brightly            B. bitterly                  C. directly                    D. casually

41. A. argument         B. glance                   C. panic                       D. hesitation

42. A. scholarship        B. reputation                C. occupation               D. graduation

43. A. disappear         B. occur                    C. exist                        D. count

44. A. admired           B. determined              C. ashamed                  D. ignored

45. A. showed            B. nodded                  C. turned                     D. buried

46. A. unique             B. flexible                  C. short                       D. nervous

47. A. never               B. always                  C. ever                        D. still

48. A. more               B. less                       C. too                          D. as

49. A. removed          B. sensed                   C. reduced                   D. imagined

50. A. wrong             B. strict                     C. cautious                  D. important

51. A. nature              B. complex                C. power                     D. result

52. A. something        B. anything                C. everything               D. nothing

53. A. skill                 B. attitude                  C. champion                D. award

54. A. offered            B. required                 C. promoted                 D. gained

55. A. out                  B. with                      C. toward                    D. at

（天津市南开中学2010届高三下学期5月模拟考试）

As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I rebellious(叛逆)on the outside, __16__ on the inside I wanted people to __17__.

    Once I left home to hitchhike(搭便车)to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t __18__, and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular __19__ me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was different-----not so outwardly sure of myself.

I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was __20___ with us, was wearing my clothes. And my __21__ seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be __22__ if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that __23__ Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could __24__ me. I pointed out, “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful __25__, but I was the only person who could fill my __26__. She made me realize that even with my __27__, ------ and they were many-----I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.

    I became a searcher, __28__ who I was and what made me unique. My __29__ of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist pressure to __30__ in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I __31__ who I really was. I came to feel much more __32__ that no one can ever take my place.

    Each of us __33__ a unique place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So __34__ about being replaced. You __35__ be.

  16.A. as          B. and                   C. but                   D. for

  17.A. leave         B. replace        C. receive                D. like

  18.A. easy        B. hard                  C. fun                    D. long

  19.A. made       B. kept                  C. left                    D. forced

  20.A. playing       B. staying        C. eating                 D. travelling

  21.A. family         B. friends       C. relatives               D. neighbors

  22.A. loved         B. mentioned           C. cared                 D. missed

  23.A. since         B. as           C. while                  D. unless

  24.A. scold         B. replace        C. compare              D. match

  25.A. qualities      B. girls           C. people               D. times

  26.A. character           B. role           C. task                  D. form

  27.A. faults         B. advantages         C. manners              D. pities

  28.A. looking       B. looking back        C. giving up     D. seeking out

  29.A. picture        B. view                C. sense               D. idea

  30.A. think          B. learn               C. change             D. act

  31.A. hated       B. wished              C. celebrated          D. expected

  32.A. sure        B. doubtful             C. happy               D. lonely

  33.A. takes         B. catches             C. seizes              D. holds

  34.A. talk           B. forget              C. care         D. argue

  35.A. mustn’t       B. shouldn’t           C. can’t                D. needn’t

 (福建省泉州七中2009届高三最后一次模拟考试)

Thanksgiving Day was near. Lucy, the first grade teacher, gave her class a fun  36  --- to draw a picture of somebody or something for which they were   37  . When the students  38   their assignment, she found that most of them drew some pictures of their parents, teachers, brothers, sisters, friends or neighbors. “What   39   students! How wonderful the pictures are!” She thought.

   Douglas, however, made a different kind of picture. He was a   40  boy. He didn’t act the same as others. He always seemed to be shy and __41__. He seldom __42__ with other children during the break __43__ they kindly invited him to. Lucy treated him very well. She always helped him and encouraged him to be confident and have a good time with his classmates. Yes, his picture was different. He just drew a __44__. Nothing else. His abstract image _45__ the imagination of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One guessed it was a mother’s hand，for mother’s hand gives children warmth and __46__. Another child guessed it was a farmer’s hand, because farmers raise turkeys. Still others thought it was a police officer’s hand, because the police __47__ people and care for people. And so the discussion __48__.

   When the children were discussing it, Lucy paused at Douglas’ desk, __49__, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy murmured, “ It’s __50__, teacher.” Douglas was most thankful for her hand. She was __51__ and felt tears in her eyes. She thought of the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there. She __52__ how often she had said to him, “Take my __53__, Douglas. We’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” or “Let’s do this together.”

   The story speaks of __54__ thankfulness. It also says something about teachers teaching and

parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the children like Douglas. They might not always say “__55__” out, but they’ll remember the hand that you reach out to give them love and be grateful to you always.

36. A. assignment                 B. question                   C. suggestion                D. solution

37. A. sorry                B. regretful            C. thankful           D. responsible

38. A. gave in               B. handed in           C. put off                   D. called off

39. A. lovely                B. honest            C. brave                    D. friendly

40. A. strong               B. kind               C. different          D. humorous

41. A. slow                 B. strict             C. angry                    D. sad

42. A. played                B. exercised          C. joked             D. lived

43. A. because              B. though             C. as                 D. since

44. A. hand                 B. face               C. ear                      D. leg

45. A. reduced              B. ruined            C. inspired           D. used

46. A. comfort              B. praise              C. sorrow                   D. coldness

47. A. search                B. question            C. meet             D. protect

48. A. ended                B. succeeded          C. continued         D. failed

49. A. stood up              B. pulled down         C. looked up         D. bent down

50. A. his                  B. yours                    C. my mother’s              D. my father’s

51. A. disappointed           B. annoyed            C. tired               D. touched

52. A. forgot                B. regretted          C. recalled           D. understood

53. A. hand                 B. book             C. lesson            D. gift

54. A. rather than            B. more than         C. anything but       D. nothing but

55. A. I’m sorry            B. Take care           C. I’m all right         D.Thank you