39．A. delighted 　　　　　　　 B. surprised 　 　　　　　 C. interested 　　　　　　　 D. encouraged

38．A. school　 　　　　　　　　　 B. company 　　　　　　　　 C. society 　　　　　　　　　 D. class

37．A. enjoy　 　　　　　　　　　 B. hate 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. start　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. avoid

36．A. away　 　　　 　　　　　　　 B. down 　　　　　　　　　　 C. along　　　　 　　 　　　 D. back

35．A. feeling 　　　　　　　　　 B. interest 　　　　　　　　　 C. computer　　　　　　　　　 D. business

34．A. late　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. early　 　　　 　　　　　 C. noisily 　　　　　　　　　　 D. quietly

33．A. hardworking　 　　　　 B. cheating　 　　　　　　　 C. rude　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. selfish

32．A. professor 　　　　　　　　 B. student 　　　　　　　　　 C. president　　　　　　　　　 D. classmate

31．A. line　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. conversation　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　　　　　 D. picture

60．A．look after 　　　　　　　 B．bring up　　　　　　　　 C．care about　　　　　　　 D．agree with

答案　 41-60　　　　　　　 BCADB　 BBBBA　 CDCAC　 BCBAC

Passage 16

(河南省桐柏实验高中2010届高三期中考试)

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you 　36 . I wanted to do something very 　37 　for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He 　38 　all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it 　39 　it looked almost new. I was so 　40 　of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit. I could 　41 　wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon a wakening, I went to the kitchen to 　42 　the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a 　43　 : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.” I was so 　44 . It had been a log-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could 　45 　lessons. “ Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s 　46　 . I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could 　47 　this expensive gift. Of course, the 　48 　awoke, and my son was thrilled(激动的)with my reaction. Many kisses were 　49 , and I immediately wanted him to 　50 　my gift.

AS he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not 　51 　what I was expecting. Then I 　52 　that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard. Of course I was the proudest mother 　53 　on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month. So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still 　54 　and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to 　55 　this story.

Yours,

Hilary

Helmet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　keyboard

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

答案　 36-40 ACDDC　 41-45 DAACB　 46-50 DBDAB　 51-55 DACBC

Passage 17

(湖北省黄冈中学2010届高三11月月考)

One student took a box of chicken to class，another carried on a cell phone 　31　 　and still another whistled loudly every time the　 　32　 　turned his back.

　　　 Reform school? No. College.

　　　 More and more, professors say, they are coming across 　33　 　students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young scholars (学者) arrive late, leave　 34　 , talk loud or take care of personal 　35　 　such as paying bills during class.

Why are the students behaving badly?

“Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors let them get 　36　 　with it.”

　　 Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms-and even 　37　 　taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire 　38　 .

People are 　39　 　when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in 　40　 　education, says Dr Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco. They 　41　 　some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to 　42　 　will behave more politely.

Dr Amanda believes that society in 　43　 　has become more tolerant (容忍的) of rude behavior and 　44　 　people in power, including professors, no longer 　45　 　standards for 　46　 . That leads to a growing imprudence (轻率行为) 　47　 　some college students. “There’s a great 　48　 　of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and 　49　 　disrespect,” said Dr Amanda, 　50　 　that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude.”